The Amsalu Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Addiction doesn’t only wreck your body and relationships, it can warp your faith until God feels distant and you feel disqualified. We sit with Darren, a brother in recovery, as he tells the unfiltered story of growing up with early abandonment, finding a loving adoptive home, and still drifting into the kind of restless ambition that chased money at any cost. That pursuit took hi...

Send us Fan Mail Fear doesn’t always look dramatic. Sometimes it’s a normal day that flips in an instant, a random trigger that pulls old memories to the surface, or a nightmare at 12 AM and 3 AM that leaves your body on high alert. We start with prayer, then get uncomfortably real about what it feels like when anxiety and paranoia creep in and your purpose suddenly feels harder to reach. We talk...

Send us Fan Mail One bad night doesn’t have to become a relapse, but it can expose something just as dangerous: the quiet slide into complacency. We sit down for a raw, faith-forward conversation about vulnerability in recovery, what it really means to “white knuckle” sobriety, and why ending up in the wrong environment can be a warning light you shouldn’t ignore. We dig into the difference betwee...

Send us Fan Mail A single line can be “just a joke” until you hear it back and feel your stomach drop. We start there, rewinding a moment of humor that didn’t land right, and letting it turn into something more useful: accountability. We talk about freedom of speech, the difference between honest commentary and being mean, and why a microphone makes your choices echo louder than you expect. If you...

Send us Fan Mail A radio in a sewing room convinced David there had to be a person living behind the wall, feeding the music and sending voices into the house. That childhood wonder didn’t fade. It became a decades-long journey through electrical engineering, Christian growth, and the gritty reality of building stations when the odds and the regulations weren’t friendly. We talk about what Christi...

Send us Fan Mail Rock bottom is not always dramatic, but sometimes it is brutally clear. We talk about the moment you realize the road only ends in jail, an institution, or death and what it actually takes to choose something else. Gully and I dig into addiction recovery with the kind of honesty most people never hear. We unpack why recovery meetings feel “far away” to families who have never need...

Send us Fan Mail You can hear it in the first few minutes, this is not a polished “career story” chat. It’s two friends getting real about how calling actually unfolds when your childhood dream was soccer, your present reality is Christian media, and your heart keeps pulling you toward serving people with integrity and unity. KG shares how he thinks about bringing different backgrounds together, a...

Send us Fan Mail Music can be a hobby, a coping tool, or a whole identity. For us, it gets deeper when we ask one uncomfortable question: if God gave you the gift, what are you doing with it? That’s the heart of this Amsalu Podcast conversation, starting with the meaning of “Amsalu” (“in His image”) and moving straight into the real-life mess and beauty of building a faith-led creative life. We ta...

Send us Fan Mail If you’ve ever promised a helicopter before you even had a brief, this conversation is the reset you’ve been craving. We get candid about how creative ambition drifts into people pleasing, why overpromising sours client relationships, and the simple systems that pull you back to steady ground. From physical notebooks and calendars to clear, written scopes, we map out how to trade...

Send us Fan Mail What if excellence is worship—and collaboration the way we get there? We take the meaning of Umsalu—“in His image”—and use it as a lens to reimagine Christian creativity in South Africa, from radio and labels to church stages and DIY studios. No bashing, no gatekeeping. Just a grounded, practical blueprint for a vibrant, youth-aware ecosystem built on integrity, craft, and communi...

Send us Fan Mail Happy Valentines Day! Here is an unofficial release of our single 2:AM.

Send us Fan Mail Chopping it up with the moms! I unpack some of my upbringing with mommy dearest and I discover some crazy, though minor, things about me. The foundations of Road to 27 have been established. It's about to get wild in the season approaching! Be expectant and willing to tap in. Love y'all 

Send us Fan Mail The podcast lives on! Episode 7 is back and soon after a special episode 8 is coming along! Kindness be the chat with the boys! Let's Go!

Send us Fan Mail Releasing what was, embracing what is. Sometimes, letting go is the bravest act of all, allowing our hearts to dance freely in the winds of change... and everything in between. On the road to 27 we are at a place of having identified what can no longer remain in our lives in preparation for a better and transformed 27, we are now letting go. This is just the beginning. As KG says,...

Send us Fan Mail You can’t effectively love others if you don’t love yourself. Don’t let yours past determine your future. This journey starts with You. You are worth investing in. Much like a road trip, the journey to self-love requires direction and not just good intention. You don’t have to know all the steps to reach the end, because just knowing what the end is can make a difference in your d...

Send us Fan Mail In life, we often find ourselves torn between staying true to who we are and compromising for the sake of success. It’s a tricky balance, but authenticity is worth fighting for.  Why do other people's opinions of you matter?  What prevents you from being real and vulnerable? How close is your social media feed to the real you?  #A5NCOMANE 

Send us Fan Mail We often measure our worth by what we do, forgetting how unique each of us is and the gifts we’ve been blessed with.⁣ We each have unique dreams that we wish to see manifest in our lives. On the road to 27, along the way I've had to stop and take a sip of gratitude because it gets busy upstairs and you forget your purpose and message given to you.  #A5NCOMANE 

Send us Fan Mail Why purpose? Well, I suppose it really is understanding that if I come from the Source(that being God), then I should be looking to Him for my every need. Looking to Him, not out of frustration for my next move. More like tuning in to God's vision for me and seeing the image start to clear up as I go along. I begin to see reason to love, to serve, to grow. That's purpose...

Send us Fan Mail This episode starts at a place where God just confirmed something for me. Something that I was moving towards in and on little faith (not out of lack so much as building it... if that makes sense.) came from a gent I met unexpectedly (22 February 2023). The words he had to share with me, for me were undeniable. The story he had to share on and off the record was amazing and I love...