Wild Obedience Man

🎙️ Crumb Confessional — Episode 12 Title: When the Lion Hurts the Lamb: Confessing What I Said to My Wife Description: This isn’t theory. This is confession. I got in a fight with my wife last night. It was my fault. And this voice note is a raw unpacking of what happened, why I blew up, what I’ve learned—and where I saw Jesus show up in the wreckage. I talk about: The old anger that still haunts...

🎙️ Crumb Confessional — Episode 11 Title: From Baby Girls to AI Doomscrolls (and Everything In Between) Description: It’s 4:30 AM. I’m supposed to be taking a 4-hour security course so I can legally exit the ship in two days. But before that, I needed to dump my brain, heart, and spirit into this confessional. Today’s voice note covers: The birth of my niece (surprise-spoiled by my mom 😅) A house...

🎙️ Crumb Confessional — Episode 10 Title: Hidden Sin, AI Confession, and a Baby on the Way Description: This one’s a swirl—half soul spill, half update, and fully real. In this voice note, recorded at 5:08 AM while staring at the trash-speckled Atlantic behind the Global Mercy, I share what’s been weighing heavy on my heart: The rush of our final prep before heading back to Cincinnati The emotiona...

🎙️ Crumb Confessional — Episode 9 Title: A Mustard Seed in Waterloo: What Actually Happened at the First Event Description: This is a front-line report. No filter. No polish. Just the truth of what happened when I walked into a Kush-ravaged community in Sierra Leone with no plan but faith. In this voice note, I reflect on: My 45-minute car ride with Osman (and the conversation that deserves its ow...

🎙️ Crumb Confessional — Episode 8 Title: $7,500 vs. a Synthetic Plague: Today We Go to Waterloo Description: https://www.gofundme.com/f/SaveFreetown It’s 6:37 AM. In less than 90 minutes, I’ll step into one of the hardest-hit communities in Sierra Leone—armed with a translator, a wad of Leone cash, a borrowed mic, and the Holy Spirit. This episode is not polished. It’s not planned. It’s a field no...

🎙️ Crumb Confessional — Episode 7 Title: God’s Will ≠ Your Third Browser Tab Description: At 4:43am, in a freezing conference room on the Mercy Ship, I had a revelation that honestly embarrassed me a little: I’ve been treating God’s will like it’s one of three operating systems running in the background of my life—alongside my dreams, my daily responsibilities, and my own ambitions. But yesterday,...

🎙️ Crumb Confessional — Episode 6 Title: What’s Being Stolen From You? (Real Talk on Spiritual Warfare) Description: This morning, I woke up groggy and disoriented—until one question snapped me back to reality: If the enemy comes to steal, kill, and destroy… what exactly is he trying to take from me today? In this episode, I open up about the subtle battleground of the mind, the lies I’ve agreed w...

🎙️ Crumb Confessional — Episode 5 Title: Skipped a Day (and Sang About It) Description: No full voice note today. No fire and brimstone. Just a short, sung update about skipping a day, feeling the weight, and keeping some things between me and God—for now. You’ll hear: A lighthearted tune about skipping a day of posting Honest tension about whether or not to share something heavy A reminder that t...

🎙️ Crumb Confessional — Episode 4 Title: AI, Anxiety, and the Anchor That Holds Description: The world is speeding up. AI is exploding. Jobs are disappearing Truth is dissolving. And if you’re not careful, your peace will vanish with it. Today’s voice note wrestles with Philippians 4 in the context of our modern crisis—and how Jesus is the only stability strong enough to carry the weight of tomorr...

🎙️ Crumb Confessional — Episode 3 Title: Let Me Do It vs. Let God Do It Description: It’s Monday morning. I’m sitting alone on deck 9 of the Global Mercy ship, watching the sun rise over Freetown while wrestling with one deep spiritual question: Am I letting God do the work, or am I still trying to prove myself? In this episode, I open up about: A verse that wrecked me this morning (Ephesians 2:10...

🎙️ Crumb Confessional — Episode 2 Title: Sunburnt, Sentimental, and Starting a Book Description: It’s Mother’s Day. I’m shirtless on deck 11 of a hospital ship in West Africa, watching my kids play while reflecting on the launch of a new book ( The Spoken Cosmos ), the tension of getting CRUMB’s flywheel built, and the deep gratitude I feel toward the moms in my life—my mom, my mother-in-law, and...

🎙️ Episode 1: The Worst Podcast You’ll Ever Hear (And Why That’s the Point) 📅 Release Date: 5/10/25 🎧 Episode Description: Welcome to The Crumb Confessional . This is not a production. It’s not polished. It’s not planned. It’s just Zach Franke—founder of CRUMB, father of three, pacing a ship in West Africa at 5:30 AM—trying to obey Jesus and speak what’s real. In this first episode, you’ll hear:...