Overview:
This episode reclaims the prophetic voice—not as someone who predicts the future, but as someone who tells the inconvenient truth. Prophets speak to the moment. They disrupt power. They remind the world what it has chosen to forget.
And they often pay a price for it.
In This Episode:
What it really means to speak prophetically
Why prophets are rarely praised in their own time
How systems try to silence, exile, or reframe prophets as threats
What happens when you tell the truth that others fear
How we all carry prophetic capacity—in speech, art, presence, and persistence
Key Concepts Covered:
Prophets as moral disruptors, not predictors
The burden and blessing of seeing what others ignore
How prophetic speech fuels social, spiritual, and systemic change
The connection between honesty, holiness, and resistance
Featured Frameworks:
12 Utilities: Prophetic voices name where systems fail—especially fairness, care, and truth
PERMAH: Meaning and purpose drive the courage to speak out
Admiration Equation: Prophets evoke awe and gratitude when their truth is rooted in care
Prospect Theory: Those who benefit from the status quo perceive prophetic truth as loss
Memorable Quote:
“Prophets don’t speak to be liked. They speak because the silence is killing people.”
Reflection Prompt:
Whose truth has changed you?
What truth are you being asked to speak, even if it costs you?
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