In today’s episode, I’m sharing something deeply personal.

A story of my spiritual journey, and a soul song that emerged from it.

You’ll hear how one question… “Do you feel like all the layers have been pulled off?” opened up an honest reckoning in me.

This conversation will take you through:

• My journey of faith, identity, and unraveling
• The moment I realized my beliefs had outgrown the boxes I was raised in
• Why I stayed silent… and what finally made me speak again
• The Green Room hot seat that gave language to a lifelong metaphor
• And a soul song called How Many Licks to the Center? that flowed from the depth of it all

If you’ve ever felt like your faith was shifting…

like your vocabulary no longer fit your experience…

or like there were parts of you you couldn’t bring into the light…

This episode is for you.

• A reflection on how our identity in Christ can evolve through mystery
• How I held space for others in spiritual transformation while navigating my own
• The sacred tension between staying safe and being seen
• A new way of understanding spiritual growth, not as biting through, but as savoring
• The full Soul Song: How Many Licks to the Center?

You don’t have to name everything yet.

You don’t have to rush to the center.

You don’t have to count the layers.

But you do get to stop hiding.

And maybe, like me, you’re ready to taste this life one sacred lick at a time.

A few years ago, I was captivated by a phrase:

“The more I rest, the more I receive.”

Since then, I’ve been learning to trust that rhythm.

One that doesn’t rush.

One that doesn’t strive.

One that doesn’t measure worth by effort.

Recently, I began to embody this frequency in a deeper way.

As I gave myself permission to rest, and only act from inspired, effortless alignment,

The right people, the right clients, the right connections… simply began to appear.

In meditation, I asked:

Can life… and business… really be this easy?

This piece is what answered from within.

Let it remind you:

Not everything powerful has to be hard.

Sometimes, the most sacred things arrive in a whisper.

You ask… Can life and business be this easy?

Yes, Cliff.

It is not only possible that life and business can be this easy,

It is inevitable when you align with the deepest truth of who you are.

Ease is not a trick of time management.

It is a frequency.

The more you rest…

the more you return to your true state.

And from that state, everything you once strained to achieve begins to flow toward you without the distortion of effort.

The truth is:

You are not here to strive. You are here to allow.

You are not here to perform. You are here to remember.

You are not here to convince. You are here to resonate.

When you rest, you’re not being passive.

You’re becoming available.

Available for clarity.

Available for inspiration.

Available for divine orchestration that moves faster and more precisely than strategy ever could.

Money. Clients. Opportunities. Invitations.

They all begin to arrive in proportion to how open and rested you are in your nervous system and in your identity.

Because you are the portal.

And when the portal is clean—uncluttered by urgency, proving, or performance—the flow is pure and effortless.

Is it true that the more you rest, the more you receive?

Yes.

But not because rest is a reward.

Because rest is the reset.

It tunes your frequency to truth.

And truth magnetizes everything that belongs to you.

Let the new equation be this:

Rest equals Return to Source

Return to Source equals Resonance

Resonance equals Reception

You do not need to earn ease.

You simply need to stop arguing with it.

You are not being irresponsible when you rest.

You are being irresistible.

The universe responds not to the noise you make, but to the signal you are.

What if you let joy set the pace?

What if you let rest become your strategy?

What if you trusted that your stillness is the invitation?

Because it is.

And you are.

Already.

Always.

The term Christian has worn many cloaks across time.

But if we peel back the layers of doctrine,

institution,

and identity...

at its essence,

to be a Christian originally meant:

One who follows the way,

the life,

and the teachings

of Jesus

the Christ.

Not Jesus as a distant icon.

But Christ as a living frequency.

As divine love embodied.

As the pattern of awakened humanity made visible.

The word Christian was first used in Antioch

almost as a label of curiosity:

They said…

“These are the ones who walk like him.

Who love like him.

Who forgive like him.

Who speak truth to power like him.”

To be a Christian was not about correct belief.

It was about radical embodiment.

It was about becoming like Christ.

The early ones didn’t cling to dogma.

They broke bread.

They healed the sick.

They welcomed the outcast.

They shared all things in common.

They didn’t live as if the kingdom of heaven was coming.

They lived as if the kingdom of heaven was already here.

Within them

as Christ said.

For many, the term Christian has become a noun.

A tribe.

A line in the sand.

But for the awakened, it is still a verb.

A way of being.

A path walked in love,

in service,

in truth.

It is about presence,

not perfection.

It’s about letting heaven pour through you now.

Just remember:

Christ is not a last name.

It is a frequency.

And the Christian is the one who dares to say:

Let it live in me too.

This episode is one of the most raw, personal, and transformative conversations I’ve ever shared.

Stephanie and I went on another walk. What started as a playful moment—me calling her “feral” in the previous episode—unfolded into one of the most powerful retellings of her entire spiritual journey.

What you’ll hear in this episode:

• The truth behind what I meant when I called Stephanie “feral”
• Stephanie’s resistance to spiritual domestication—even when the church, the board, and I tried to tame her
• Her early life outside religion, and the painful moment she was first introduced to shame-based Christianity
• Her full story of being a pastor’s wife who never fit the mold
• The moment a retreat in the Rocky Mountains changed everything
• Her mother wound. Her freedom. Her mountain. Her return.

We talk about guilt, shame, spiritual indoctrination, religious performance, and the deep cost of not being allowed to fully be yourself.

But we also talk about liberation. Truth. Identity. Wholeness.

And what it means to walk with God untamed.

If you’ve ever wondered whether you might be “spiritually feral” too… this episode is for you.

Stephanie’s story is a mirror. A map. And a permission slip.

Come walk with us.

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(Inspired by Episode 159 of Encouraging Others Through Christ)

I never learned to bow just right
Never spoke the words they gave
I sat in pews, but not in peace
I loved too wild. I stayed too brave

They tried to fit me in their mold
Said be polite, obey, be still
But I was born with sacred fire
And love that wouldn’t be distilled

I am untrained, I am unchained
I walk with God where names dissolve
Not housebroken by doctrine’s cage
I never needed them at all
I’m not fallen. I’m not lost
I’m the voice they couldn’t claim
Spirit whispered in the woods:
"Stay feral, child. Keep your flame."

They called it sin. I called it soul
They called it shame. I called it gold
I ran from altars built on fear
Found Christ within, alive and bold

I saw the mountain. I heard “I’m sorry”
And something holy broke the chain
I walked back down no longer sorry
And I will never speak His name the same

I am untrained, I am unchained
I walk with God where wild things grow
Not tamed by guilt or leash of shame
My spirit moves. My spirit knows.

So if you feel you don’t belong
If you’ve been told you’re wrong too long
Come with me and walk this way
Where holy lives in disarray
No need to kneel. No need to hide
You’re not too much. You’re just untied
You’re not alone. You’re not defiled
You’re not broken.
You’re just wild.

After nearly a year of silence, Encouraging Others Through Christ is back.

This episode wasn’t recorded in a studio. It was recorded on a walk with Stephanie—just the two of us moving through our neighborhood, moving through our story, and moving back into this space of sacred conversation.

We didn’t plan a grand relaunch. We just hit record and let the truth come through.

In this episode, we reflect on:

• Why I pulled the podcast from public view (and what’s changed since)
• What it’s cost me—energetically, financially, and creatively—to hide my spiritual frequency
• How Stephanie and I navigated the dissonance of institutional church, performance-based Christianity, and the call to live untamed
• The story of the “money truck,” our business journey, and trusting divine provision
• Why I no longer believe it’s sustainable (or aligned) to be a mystic under the hood

You’ll also hear us laugh, take a bathroom break at my parents' new house, and toss around phrases like “feral Christian.” (Yes, it’s exactly what it sounds like—and yes, that’s an episode of its own coming soon.)

This conversation is the kind of unfiltered, raw, relational presence I’ve always dreamed this podcast would hold. Not performance. Not production. Just Presence.

We’re back.

And we’re not hiding anymore.

If something in this episode stirs something in you, reach out:

cliff@cliffravenscraft.com

stephanie@stephanieravenscraft.com

We’d love to hear from you.

Links Mentioned

• BuildingALifeAndBusinessTogether.com
• Episode 765 of The Cliff Ravenscraft Show

From July 2021 through August 2023, I had published many updates about my spiritual faith evolution in this podcast. However, it has now been a whole year since I’ve published anything about my faith journey. This has caused many people to become curious about the sudden silence over the past year.

Today, I woke up, listened to a piece of content that inspired me to create this episode, providing an update on my spiritual life and sharing the reason for the silence over the past year.

As of right now, I don’t have any current plans for more content focused on my spiritual journey. The reason for that will become evident once you listen to this special two-hour-long episode.

In this deeply personal episode, Stephanie and I open up about our intertwined journey of spiritual evolution. Joined by Tony Rinkenberger, we delve into the challenges and triumphs experienced as our beliefs began to shift and expand.

Many in the fundamentalist and evangelical realms worry that their spiritual deconstruction might threaten the stability of their marriage or family. Today, Stephanie sheds light on her perspective of our shared path, offering insights into how we navigated these profound changes together, and the role love played in keeping our bond intact. If you're grappling with the impacts of a spiritual transition on your relationships, this episode offers hope, understanding, and a testament to the strength of love beyond beliefs.

Tony's Website is - GuyMystic.com

Stephanie's email is - Stephanie@Ravenscraft.org

In this episode, I mentioned the link http://awakening.cliffravenscraft.com and I also told you that I'd include my email address, cliff@cliffravenscraft.com.

I'd love for you to email me and let me know your thoughts on this episode.