September 23 – I Belong Here

The Daily Ripples Podcast · Sep 23, 2026 · 14m · transcript

Corey opens on a lifelong habit of thinking the rules were fine, they just didn't apply to him, and traces it back further than he expected, past drinking altogether, to a childhood spent standing out for reasons he never chose. Pastor Mike matches it with his own version, growing up with a heart condition that kept him out of sports while everyone told him how smart he was instead, and the quiet way that story hardened into a belief that the rules of faith didn't apply to him either. Both trace the same line from feeling exceptional to feeling separate to, eventually, feeling entitled to…