August 30 – Making Room for Others

The Daily Ripples Podcast · Aug 30, 2026 · 16m · transcript

Pastor Mike opens on the first twelve-step meeting he ever walked into — a newcomer meeting, which meant that the moment it started, every person in the room turned and began talking directly to him about how they got there and how to stay. He sets that beside what happens in larger rooms and larger churches, where a new face can arrive and go unnoticed while everything runs on its familiar format. Then the image that anchors the episode: three little girls, one knocks on the bedroom door, gets let in, and immediately slams it shut so her sisters can't follow. He's honest that he did the same…