James Van Der Beek
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65 appearances
2 recordings
2 series
first heard Feb 2026
last heard 14 Feb
James Van Der Beek’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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And for a long time, that felt like a really good definition to the question, who am I?
What am I?
And then this year, I had to look my own mortality in the eye.
I had to come nose to nose with death.
And all of those definitions that I cared so deeply about were stripped from me.
I was away for treatment.
So I could no longer be a husband that was helpful to my wife.
I could no longer be a father who could pick up his kids and put them to bed and be there for them.
I could not be a provider because I wasn't working.
I couldn't even be a steward of the land because at times I was too weak to prune all the trees during the window that you're supposed to prune them.
And so I was faced with the question, if I am just a too skinny, weak guy alone in an apartment with cancer, what am I?
And I meditated and the answer came through.
I am worthy of God's love simply because I exist.
And if I'm worthy of God's love, shouldn't I also be worthy of my own?
And the same is true for you.
And as I move through this healing portal toward recovery, I wanted to share that with you because I think that revelation that came to me was due in no small part to all the prayers and the love that had been directed toward me.
So I offer that to you.
However it sits in your consciousness, however it resonates, run with it.
And if the word God trips you up, um,
I certainly don't know.
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