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Life is hard and things are going to fall apart at some point or another – especially when you've experienced trauma in your life. But the problem is that most Christians can't be seen to have moments when they lose control or even struggle. By being honest with the challenges he's faced, Lecrae is going to dive into the hard things no one else will face and talk about what life looks like when you go off the deep end. This show is not for perfect people or people who've never made mistakes. This show is for the rest of us who are just trying to pick up the pieces and find a way forward with vulnerability and honesty.
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- Yesterday1h 23m
My Biggest Critic Deserves An Answer.
You've seen the clip. Before Lecrae responds to Marcus Rogers, he asks a harder question: when did we start treating Matthew 18 like a flowchart for public callouts instead of a chapter about not losing your brother? In this episode, Lecrae unpacks the viral clip from Marcus Rogers and uses it as a launching pad for something bigger than one callout: how discernment culture works, where it goes wrong, and what Scripture actually asks of us when we think someone's walking crooked. He walks through his own past failure judging an artist he'd never met, breaks down what Matthew 18 says (and what it doesn't), and separates testing what someone teaches from diagnosing their heart. Along the way: the Killer Mike story, the Kirk Franklin question, the South by Southwest moment people still bring up, and the Will Smith clip everyone's been quoting out of context.
- 1 weeks ago1h 26m
I Asked 4 Christian Singles What's Wrong With Dating
Is Christian dating actually broken… or are we just doing it wrong? Lecrae sits down with B. Simone, Toni Collier, Chaz Smith, and Matthew Hudson for an honest, hilarious, and surprisingly vulnerable conversation about modern dating, singleness, sex, celibacy, standards, leadership, healing, and what it really looks like to pursue relationships God's way. From waiting until marriage and dating after divorce to unrealistic expectations and learning how to be content while single, nothing is off the table. Whether you're dating, waiting, healing, or wondering if your person is even out there, this conversation is for you. Step Into Reconstruction: https://reconstruct-u.com/ 📱Connect with us on Instagram! - https://www.instagram.com/deependlecrae/ 📱Connect with Lecrae - https://linktr.ee/Lecrae Stream the Deluxe Album: https://music.apple.com/us/album/reconstruction/1828052699 👕 Shop Lecrae Merch: https://lecrae.store/ Get paid EARLY. with the Earn In App. Use code: DEEPENDWITHLECRAE_PODCAST: https://tinyurl.com/3veyjh6j Protect your family today at meetfabric.com/lecrae Stay hydrated throughout your day. Use code lecrae for 20% off at dripdrop.com
- 2 weeks ago41 min
I Was Done With Christianity Until He Showed Up.
Tim Keller was Lecrae's Michael Jordan. Ten years of sermons, a shared reading list with Kendrick Lamar, and a friendship that started with him shaking like "a stripper in church on Sunday." Then 2016 happened, and Lecrae stopped listening to any theologian who looked like Keller. In week two of his series on the men who shaped his theology, Lecrae gets brutally honest about Doctor Timothy Keller: the missionary sermon that rewired how he saw the city, the years of silence during his own "disorientation," and the moment he came back around to find Keller had been standing in the gap the whole time. He talks about writing a book together, watching Keller invest in Bronx pastors most reformed circles ignored, and the small paperback — The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness — that became a spiritual anchor. And he tells the story of a breakdown in Mexico, a copy of Prodigal Prophet, and an actual whale outside his window. This one is personal, complicated, and honest about a man Lecrae calls one of the great Western Christian thinkers — flaws included. Struggling with intrusive thoughts around your faith? It could be OCD, and it's highly treatable. Book a free 15-minute call with NOCD: [NOCD LINK — confirm exact URL/promo code from sponsor before publishing] Feeling stuck in your faith, marriage, or purpose? Reconstruct U is Lecrae's community for rebuilding all three. [Confirm exact URL — transcript audio is unclear between "start.reconstructu.com" and a possible hyphenated variant; verify before publishing] Chapters: 00:00 The theologian who made him nervous like a fan meeting Jordan 03:05 Picking up where the Piper conversation left off 05:00 The father wound behind every theological hero 08:28 A friend named Miguel and the sermon that changed everything 10:13 Trained to be missionaries, not just pastors 10:31 The oil spill metaphor that reshaped his view of the city 16:40 2016 and the year he went quiet 20:51 Why he stopped listening to every white theologian 23:39 Coming back around and catching wind of what he'd missed 27:28 The panel, the book, and the wisdom he didn't expect 28:42 Why he thinks history will remember Keller like C.S. Lewis 34:55 The thin book he makes every artist he signs read 36:18 A breakdown in Mexico, a book about Jonah, and a whale outside the window 41:01 What's coming next: Mark Driscoll Step Into Reconstruction: https://reconstruct-u.com/ 📱Connect with us on Instagram! - https://www.instagram.com/deependlecrae/ 📱Connect with Lecrae - https://linktr.ee/Lecrae Stream the Deluxe Album: https://music.apple.com/us/album/reconstruction/1828052699 👕 Shop Lecrae Merch: https://lecrae.store/
- 3 weeks ago1h 6m
The John Piper Story I've Never Told
For years, John Piper was one of the biggest influences on my faith. His books, sermons, and theology shaped how I followed Jesus and even found their way into my music. But what happens when your heroes become human? This isn't an exposé. It's an honest conversation about what I learned from John Piper, where we differ today, and why I'm still grateful for his impact. More than anything, it's a story about faith, fatherhood, and learning to build your identity on Jesus—not any human leader. Step Into Reconstruction: https://reconstruct-u.com/ 📱Connect with us on Instagram! - / deependlecrae 📱Connect with Lecrae - https://linktr.ee/Lecrae Stream the Deluxe Album: / reconstruction 👕 Shop Lecrae Merch: https://lecrae.store/
- Jun 25, 20261h 0m
I Interviewed Justin Bieber's Pastor (he surprised me…)
From the time he was 7 years old, his dad told him: people like you and want to hear what you have to say. Judah Smith spent the next four decades finding out what that actually meant — and what it cost. He became one of the most recognizable preachers in America. Known as Bieber's pastor. Called America's sexiest pastor. Put on the Mount Rushmore of celebrity pastors. And now, sitting across from Lecrae, he says the scariest thing he's ever admitted out loud: his critics might be right about him. In this episode, Judah opens up about growing up 7th generation in a preaching family with real darkness in its history, the moment he realized he'd been preaching about a Jesus he wasn't sure he actually knew, what happened with Mark Driscoll, the spiritual father who asked to get paid, the friends who disappeared when his circumstances changed, and why he's giving the rest of his life to the 50% of Americans who say they'll never step foot in a church. He also announces a Netflix deal live on camera. Nobody in the room knew it was coming. Step Into Reconstruction: https://reconstruct-u.com/ 📱Connect with us on Instagram! - / deependlecrae 📱Connect with Lecrae - https://linktr.ee/Lecrae Stream the Deluxe Album: / reconstruction 👕 Shop Lecrae Merch: https://lecrae.store/ Reclaim your faith from OCD. Book a free 15 min call at https://www.treatmyocd.com/ Protect your family today at meetfabric.com/lecrae Apply for your Master's in Counseling or Ministry Today: https://admissions.richmont.edu
- Jun 18, 20261h 19m
Lecrae Has A Deep Convo With Dr. Anita Phillips
Dr. Anita Phillips spent 27 years married, went through a divorce, and still woke up the next day believing God is good. That's not a talking point. That's a testimony. In this conversation, the NYT bestselling author of The Garden Within, trauma therapist, and lead pastor joins Lecrae for one of the most wide-ranging, deeply personal episodes of The Deep End yet. They go everywhere. From her unlikely journey starting as a math and physics major, to why she'd rather have a spiritually open Hollywood than a religiously closed church. From why anxiety is actually a scarcity mindset, to the moment she was told in her PhD program that she was "misusing the Bible." From a deep breakdown of why the five stages of grief were never designed for survivors, to what it actually looks like to heal when you have every tool and still hit the floor. Dr. Anita doesn't just bring frameworks. She brings receipts from her own life. This one goes deep. The Garden Within is available now wherever books are sold. __ Step Into Reconstruction: https://reconstruct-u.com/ 📱Connect with us on Instagram! - / deependlecrae 📱Connect with Lecrae - https://linktr.ee/Lecrae Stream the Deluxe Album: / reconstruction 👕 Shop Lecrae Merch: https://lecrae.store/ _____ Stay hydrated throughout your day. Use code lecrae for 20% off at dripdrop.com Sign up for your $1/month trial today at shopify.com/deepend Get 20% off your first order, plus free shipping during the Memorial Day Sale at BollAndBranch.com/deepend Reclaim your faith from OCD. Book a free 15 min call at https://www.treatmyocd.com/
- Jun 12, 20261h 1m
I Finally Want to Address Everything...
Some of what you've said about me is right. I want to say which parts, specifically. When Reach Records partnered with Phillip Anthony Mitchell and 2819 Church, it cracked something open — years of assumptions, questions, and criticisms about Lecrae that people had been carrying quietly suddenly got loud. So instead of guessing what people were thinking, he asked. Voice memos. Real questions. No prepared statements. In this episode, Lecrae listens and responds in real time — to the secular collab criticism, the Cross Movement distance, the Reformed theology departure, the Warnock rally confusion, the people who think his music got watered down, and the Christians who've been watching him for 23 years wondering which direction he's really headed. He also speaks directly to the people who are done with church but still craving community — and to anyone who's ever felt like they just can't win on either side. No PR answer. No saving face. Just an honest one. Topics covered: Why the 2819 partnership brought everything to the surface Secular collabs: missionary or compromiser? Why he stepped back from Reformed theology circles Cross Movement, the Ambassadors, and the bitterness he had to own Growing up in public without a roadmap "Die for the Party" and what it costs to be rebuked by the church Mental health stigma in the church For the 24-year-old stuck between the 9-to-5 and the dream A public apology — and what he'd do differently Step Into Reconstruction: https://reconstruct-u.com/ 📱Connect with us on Instagram! - / deependlecrae 📱Connect with Lecrae - https://linktr.ee/Lecrae Stream the Deluxe Album: / reconstruction 👕 Shop Lecrae Merch: https://lecrae.store/ Go to Baskandlather.co and use code: deepend for 20% off Get paid EARLY. with the Earn In App. Use code: DEEPENDWITHLECRAE_PODCAST: https://tinyurl.com/3veyjh6j Get 20% off your first order, plus free shipping during the Memorial Day Sale at BollAndBranch.com/deepend
- Jun 4, 20261h 2m
Deiondra Sanders Breaks Her Silence on Deion Sanders, Jacquees, and New Motherhood
She grew up in one of the most famous families in American sports — and somehow didn't fully realize it until Deion's Hall of Fame weekend. Deondra Sanders sits down with Lecrae to talk about growing up as Primetime's daughter, losing herself in a relationship, navigating a high-risk pregnancy, postpartum depression, a very public breakup, and what it actually looks like to rebuild when the whole world is watching. She gets honest about the moment she got angry with God. About choosing to come back anyway. Deondra Sanders is the eldest daughter of NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders. An entrepreneur, philanthropist, and athlete manager, she's built her own lane far from the spotlight — until life pulled her into the middle of it. In this episode, Deondra and Lecrae cover: Growing up as Deion's daughter and not realizing what that meant until she was 21 How a privileged childhood quietly killed her ambition Losing herself in a relationship — and having to forgive herself for it The pregnancy her family didn't take well, and why her dad surprised her Postpartum depression: what nobody tells you, and what it actually felt like The public fallout — what she wishes she'd done differently, and why she responded the way she did Getting angry at God for giving her the blessing she prayed for the wrong way Where she is now, and why she knows she's moving in the right direction
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About The Deep End With Lecrae
Life is hard and things are going to fall apart at some point or another – especially when you've experienced trauma in your life. But the problem is that most Christians can't be seen to have moments when they lose control or even struggle. By being honest with the challenges he's faced, Lecrae is going to dive into the hard things no one else will face and talk about what life looks like when you go off the deep end. This show is not for perfect people or people who've never made mistakes. This show is for the rest of us who are just trying to pick up the pieces and find a way forward with vulnerability and honesty.
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