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Elevate with EDP · July 27 · 4 min

A Love that Lets

A clip from message, Let Down Your HairMary walked into a room carrying a year's wages in a bottle. She broke it open. She poured it out. And then she let down her hair.In a world that teaches you to love carefully — to keep a little something in reserve, just in case — Mary kept nothing back. And somebody in the room decided she had lost her mind.But the people who love radically always look a little crazy to the people who love carefully.This is a tribute to the ones who pour before it makes sense.From the special tribute broadcast "Let Your Hair Down" — a message preached in honor of my late mother on her birthday. It was her favorite message of mine. So today, I brought it home.📖 Text: John 12:1–8@elevatewithedpwww.ederrikporter.com E. Derrik Porter is a pastor-scholar, educator, and moderator of The Presence Collective who writes on faith, leadership, and the examined life, shedding with people who refuse to live shallow and want their lives to carry weight and make Godly impact This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ederrikporter.substack.com/subscribe

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A clip from message, Let Down Your HairMary walked into a room carrying a year's wages in a bottle. She broke it open. She poured it out. And then she let down her hair.In a world that teaches you to love carefully — to keep a little something in reserve, just in case — Mary kept nothing back. And somebody in the room decided she had lost her mind.But the people who love radically always look a little crazy to the people who love carefully.This is a tribute to the ones who pour before it makes sense.From the special tribute broadcast "Let Your Hair Down" — a message preached in honor of my late mother on her birthday. It was her favorite message of mine. So today, I brought it home.📖 Text: John 12:1–8@elevatewithedpwww.ederrikporter.com

E. Derrik Porter is a pastor-scholar, educator, and moderator of The Presence Collective who writes on faith, leadership, and the examined life, shedding with people who refuse to live shallow and want their lives to carry weight and make Godly impact



This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ederrikporter.substack.com/subscribe
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