Grace, Grit & Grounds: Cracking the Code of Cedar

There’s something about cedar that keeps calling me back.

In this episode of Grace, Grit & Grounds, I head into the shop with a pile of cedar logs, a chainsaw, and a determination to finally figure out why this beautiful wood keeps exploding off my lathe. What starts as a woodworking project turns into a deeper conversation about perseverance, failure, craftsmanship, purpose, and the quiet determination it takes to keep moving forward when things fall apart.

Along the way, I reflect on old memories, the dignity of labor, the struggle to grow as men and creators, and what Scripture teaches us about endurance, suffering, and becoming who God is shaping us to be.

This one is about more than bowls.

It’s about the people who keep showing up.
The people still trying.
The people endeavoring to persevere.

So pull up a chair, grab a cup of coffee, and spend some time in the shop with me while the sawdust flies and the cedar teaches a few lessons of its own.

Grace builds what grit sustains.

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