What if Christian faith isn’t about being correct, but about being creative? January Jaxon and Andrew McRae explore Maureen Murdock’s Heroine’s Journey through two of history’s most famous women: Eve, the mother of all, and Mary, the mother of Jesus. From the Fall to the Cross, Jaxon and McRae unveil a spiritual adventure that transforms shame, violence, and mimetic rivalry into trust, integrity, and creative power.

You’ll hear:

• A fresh theological reading of Eve and Mary

• Why creativity — not correct behavior — brings love into the world

• The 10 stages of the Creative Journey

• Real stories about freezing in moments when love called us to act — and what it takes to become the kind of people who can say yes

PLUS practices of Sabbath, stillness, and open-focus attention that make space for that shift to begin.

Coming June 1, 2026

What if the Kingdom of Heaven isn’t a goal to achieve but a gift to receive? January and Andrew unpack the Bible’s quietly subversive use of pregnancy as a metaphor for creativity — the vulnerable, sometimes-painful labor of bringing aliveness into the world. Contrasting Sarah’s violence with Hannah’s trust, the hosts follow Saint Paul in imagining a Kingdom born from cooperation instead of control.

You’ll hear:

• Why it turns into violence when we try to achieve God’s promises instead of receiving them 

• Why Genesis 3:16 isn’t about divine punishment, gender hierarchy, or marital submission

• How Saint Paul’s Christian conversion transformed his understanding of power from militant retribution into motherhood, birth pangs, and nursing

• How we discern between healthy receiving and harmful passivity

PLUS a “mini-manifesto” exercise to help your creativity work toward your values — not against them.

Coming June 8, 2026

What if shame isn’t just a feeling, but an internalized form of violence? January and Andrew explore a reading of Genesis 3 through the eyes of the victim, interpreting humanity’s Fall into sin as an inflicted wound, not a willful disobedience. Drawing a parallel between the anthropology of René Girard and the psychological model mapped by Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, they imagine a path beyond violence rooted in trust, integration, and the refusal to war against ourselves.

You’ll hear:

• Understanding shame as a violence against ourselves

• How Girard’s prohibition, sacrifice, and myth echo IFS managers, firefighters, and exiles — both stabilize identity by concealing violence

• Why “perfect love casts out fear” might mean embrace, not expulsion

• What the Trinitarian nature of God may show us about a way to be human without violence

PLUS a “Letters from Unconditional Love” practice to build the habit of speaking with compassion instead of accusation.

Coming June 15, 2026

What if blame isn’t a path to justice, but a catharsis for pain we don’t know how to bear? January and Andrew continue their reading of Genesis, interpreting the story of Cain and Abel as an attempt to solve inner conflict by exporting it. Charting a connection from Eve’s self-betrayal to the brother-betrayal of her children, January and Andrew draw on René Girard and Internal Family Systems to suggest that violence begins long before physical harm is done — in the moment we decide someone is an obstacle to overcome instead of a person to love.

You’ll hear:

• How internal shame becomes external blame

• Why disgust — not just desire — drives the scapegoat mechanism

• Why eliminating the “problem person” never creates lasting peace 

• The important distinction between naming harm and needing a villain

PLUS practices of confession and forgiveness that interrupt self-righteousness and help us recognize ourselves in the person we blame.

Coming June 22, 2026