Spiritualjutsu

Mike Lafrance
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Join Mike Lafrance as he shares simple, meaningful insights that help bring the teachings of Jesus closer to home and into daily living.

  1. 1d ago

    Water Into Wine

    When Jesus turned water into wine, He did more than perform His first recorded miracle. He revealed His divine power to transform. Using stone vessels traditionally reserved for Jewish purification rituals, Christ demonstrated that He can take what is ordinary, imperfect, or in need of cleansing and make it something extraordinary.

  2. Oct 22

    Give it to Jesus (scapegoat)

    What if Jesus Christ didn’t just come to take away our sins, but also to help us carry the anger, frustration, resentment, guilt, and emotional burdens we hold onto? In this episode of Spiritualjutsu, we explore the powerful symbolism of the scapegoat and what it teaches us about the Atonement of Jesus Christ. We often turn to the Saviour for forgiveness, but how often do we turn to Him for emotional healing? Discover how surrendering more than just our sins to Jesus Christ can help us experience greater peace, freedom, and spiritual growth.

  3. Oct 15

    The Fullers Soap

    Jesus Christ is the Master Fuller, who sees beyond our stains, imperfections, and brokenness to the divine potential within us. Just as a fuller cleanses and restores what seems permanently stained, the Saviour works patiently with us, refining, healing, and making us new. In this episode, we explore the beautiful symbolism of the Fuller’s Soap (Malachi 3:2) and discover that no life is too stained, no heart too broken, and no soul beyond the restoring power of Jesus Christ. He doesn’t just make us clean—He helps us become whole.

  4. Oct 7

    The Barley Loaves

    As Thanksgiving approaches, this episode reflects on the miracle of the barley loaves and what happens when we place our limited capacity in the hands of Jesus Christ. What we bring may feel small, ordinary, or insufficient—but Christ has always been able to multiply what is willingly offered. The barley loaves remind us to be grateful not only for what we have, but for a Saviour who can make our offering more than we could ever make it on our own.

  5. Oct 5

    Lessons from Zacchaeus

    In Luke 19, Zacchaeus teaches us something powerful about seeking Jesus: sometimes we need to run, climb, and wait. Zacchaeus ran ahead because he wanted to see Jesus. He climbed because something stood in his way. And then he waited, trusting that Jesus would eventually pass by. There are seasons in our own discipleship when we need to run with greater intention, climb above the things obstructing our view, and then have the spiritual patience to wait upon the Lord. And perhaps the most beautiful part of the story is that while Zacchaeus was trying to see Jesus, Jesus was already looking for him. In this episode, we explore what Zacchaeus can teach us about effort, perspective, patience, and the remarkable truth that Jesus knows us by name.

  6. Sep 30

    Jesus, Grace, and the Sacred Pause

    In one of the most powerful moments in the life of Jesus, He chose not to react—He paused. When a woman was brought before Him in judgment, Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground before responding. In this episode, we explore what this moment teaches us about the emotional and spiritual intelligence of Jesus. His pause created space for wisdom, compassion, and revelation rather than reaction. We’ll discover how learning to pause can help us manage our emotions, challenge our assumptions, hear the Spirit more clearly, and respond more like Christ.

  7. Sep 23

    What Are You Looking At

    When Jesus asked, “Why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye?” He may have been teaching us more than a lesson about hypocrisy. He was also teaching us about attention. In a noisy world constantly competing for our focus, this episode explores the spiritual intelligence of choosing what deserves our attention—and what doesn’t. We can’t always control what is around us, but we can choose what we behold, what we dwell on, and ultimately what shapes our hearts.

  8. Sep 21

    Spiritual intelligence: The Partnership between Grace and Effort

    What is the relationship between God’s grace and our effort? In this episode, we explore how spiritual intelligence grows when we stop seeing grace and effort as opposites and begin seeing them as partners. Grace gives us strength beyond our own, while effort creates the space for growth, transformation, and deeper connection with Jesus Christ. We don’t earn His grace—but through intentional effort, we learn how to receive it, trust it, and allow it to change us.

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Join Mike Lafrance as he shares simple, meaningful insights that help bring the teachings of Jesus closer to home and into daily living.

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  • Creator
    Mike Lafrance
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    18
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Mike Lafrance
  • Show Website
    Spiritualjutsu