Before the students arrive, there’s a crossing that has to be made. In this episode of the Resilient Fire Podcast, Dave reflects on a familiar walk from the early years in his career—a trek from instructor camp to student camp that included crossing Tacoma Creek—and how that simple transition became a reminder to prepare his heart before stepping into the mission. Today, that same crossing represents something deeper: the recognition that we don’t have to be fully healed, perfectly prepared, or have everything figured out before God can work through us. Drawing from Mark 1:35 and his own journey of faith, Dave explores the difference between preparation and control, competence and dependence, and vulnerability and being unprepared. You don’t have to be without fractures to lead—you need to know where to take them. Before they arrive, make the crossing, give it to God, and then go stand at the fire circle anyway.

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