245. Enough Already: Margin Saved My Life & Making My Bed In The Boat

What if the greatest act of faith isn’t calming the storm - but resting in it?

In this episode of Two Pastors and a Mic, Cory and Channock dive into Chapters 10 & 11 of Enough Already - Margin Saved My Life and Make Your Bed in the Boat. Together they explore the importance of building margin, fighting burnout, and learning to embrace rest as holy, not lazy.

You’ll hear:
🌱 How margin became a lifeline during sabbatical and beyond
📅 Practical tools for scheduling relational, resource, and reflection time
⚡ Why living without margin leads to hurry, burnout, and heaviness
🌊 The Gospel story that redefines faith - not in calming storms, but in joining Jesus at rest
💡 Why rest changes your perspective, your leadership, and your relationships

This episode will encourage you to rethink margin and discover peace in the midst of chaos.

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00:00 - Intro & Audience Feedback
00:28 - Book Promotion & Gratitude
01:00 - Processing While Podcasting
01:28 - Wild Week Recap & Julia’s Sermon
02:00 - Women’s Retreat & Shoutout to Pastor Linda
02:27 - Forgiving Yourself & Practical “4 Rs”
02:34 - Transition to Chapters 10 & 11
03:15 - Chapter 10: Margin Saved My Life
03:42 - Looking Back to Episode 2: “Get You Some”
04:36 - Developing Margin During Sabbatical
05:55 - Leadership Weight During COVID Season
06:42 - Matthew 11:28 and the Call to Rest
07:11 - Tears in the Parking Lot & Ministry Pressure
07:31 - Learning to Create Intentional Margin
08:45 - Fighting the Feeling of Laziness
09:36 - Burnout, Bandwidth & Boundaries
10:07 - Burnout: Who You Do It With Matters
10:46 - How to Schedule Margin Practically
11:46 - The Three Non-Negotiables: Relational, Resource, Reflection Time
12:28 - Importance of Date Nights & Relational Time
13:00 - Resource & Reflection Practices for Renewal
13:58 - Scheduling Margin as Non-Negotiable
14:45 - Book: The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry
15:22 - Slow Living & Easy and Light Living
15:49 - Chapter 11: Make Your Bed in the Boat
16:17 - The Gospel Story of Jesus Sleeping in the Storm
17:19 - The True Act of Faith: Resting with Jesus
18:46 - Learning to Trust the Journey
19:19 - Rest as Holy, Not Lazy
20:41 - Episode 84 Throwback: Boat & Mattress Sermon
21:33 - Rest vs. Laziness & The Importance of Peace
22:11 - Tattoo Story & Rest as a Life Motto
22:34 - Chapter 11 as a Book Turning Point
23:06 - The Shift Toward Peace and Perspective
23:38 - Dance in the Fountain Story from Sabbatical
24:25 - Closing Reflections: Live Light, Live Free
25:34 - Final Encouragement: You Are Loved