The episode you're about to listen to was released back when the mere Christians podcast was called the call to mastery

Now if you love mere Christians, you're still going to love these older episodes because the majority of each

conversation focuses on how the gospel influences the work of our guests. With that disclaimer out of the way, please enjoy the episode. Hey everybody. Welcome to the Call to the Call to Mastery. I'm Jordan Rayner. This is a

podcast for Christians who want to do their most exceptional work for the glory of God

and the good of others. Each week I host a conversation

with a Christian who's pursuing world-class mastery of their Man, I was excited about this interview beforehand, but Ardi Sakura blew my mind.

Just totally exceeded expectations.

If you don't know Ardi, she's the host of Ardy Party on the Food Network.

She's the winner of season 6 of Food Network Star and just a world-class chef and on-air personality.

We talked about so many good things, including the significance that God himself,

scripture tells us, is in the kitchen, metaphorically, preparing the literal feast of the lamb.

We talked about Ardy's real, raw, vulnerable conversations with God after she lost her dream job at CNN.

And I love this little mention towards the end of the episode about what the art of improv can teach us about focusing out

as we seek to master our careers.

Guys you're going to love this episode with my new friend Artie Sakura.

Arie, Sakura.

Arie, welcome to the podcast.

Thanks for having me.

It was actually a former guest on the podcast,

our mutual friend, Candice Cameron Barre.

Oh, she's like, you have to have Ardy. As soon as we end the

podcast you got to have Ardy on so you got her to think. Thank you Candace.

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