In this deeply personal episode, Jackie Roese shares why she’s stepping away from the mic. Jackie opens up about pain, purpose, and presence with spine surgery on the horizon and a sacred calling to train women to preach. She reflects on what it means to honor a beautifully good body, why women must preach, and how God shows up—even when we’re laid low.
This isn’t a goodbye. It’s a benediction.
To anyone wrestling with calling, chronic pain, and what it means to be faithful when life rearranges you—this one’s for you.
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In this deeply personal episode, Jackie Roese shares why she’s stepping away from the mic. Jackie opens up about pain, purpose, and presence with spine surgery on the horizon and a sacred calling to train women to preach. She reflects on what it means to honor a beautifully good body, why women must preach, and how God shows up—even when we’re laid low.
This isn’t a goodbye. It’s a benediction.
To anyone wrestling with calling, chronic pain, and what it means to be faithful when life rearranges you—this one’s for you.
#125 - Mary for President: My Write-In Vote for Real Leadership
The Marcella Project
6 months ago
#125 - Mary for President: My Write-In Vote for Real Leadership
Tired of what’s happening in politics? Me too. I’m reposting an episode to remind us, we need to dream bigger — like Nazareth-big. I’m making the case for why my write-in vote this election would go to Mary, the mother of Jesus.
Forget the mudslinging, the super PACs, and the endless superlatives — what we need in the Oval Office is the guts, grit, and grace of a woman who survived patriarchal oppression, political refugeeship, and raising the Savior of the world. (And did it all without a social media manager.)
We’ll explore how Mary’s life experience — her leadership, her suffering, her faith — makes her more qualified than most modern candidates. Plus, I’ll midrash a little, take a few playful swings at politics-as-usual, and offer a fresh vision for leadership rooted in compassion, courage, and relentless hope.
Because honestly? We don’t just need a President.
We need a Mother.
And Mary gets my vote.
The Marcella Project
In this deeply personal episode, Jackie Roese shares why she’s stepping away from the mic. Jackie opens up about pain, purpose, and presence with spine surgery on the horizon and a sacred calling to train women to preach. She reflects on what it means to honor a beautifully good body, why women must preach, and how God shows up—even when we’re laid low.
This isn’t a goodbye. It’s a benediction.
To anyone wrestling with calling, chronic pain, and what it means to be faithful when life rearranges you—this one’s for you.