What happens when someone the Bible says doesn’t belong finds themselves at the center of the Gospel? In this episode, I reflect on the story of the Ethiopian eunuch in Acts 8—a powerful, excluded figure who dares to ask, “What is to prevent me from being baptized?” This is a meditation on radical belonging, the Spirit that goes ahead of us, and the kind of faith that still makes room for those the Church has often pushed aside. Especially as Pride Month approaches, this is a word of welcome for those who’ve been told they’re not enough. Nothing prevents you. Nothing at all.
What Is to Prevent Me?
The gospel of a eunuch, the gospel for the ones left out.
May 25, 2025

Whispers and Wonders with Garrett Andrew
Part spoken-word prayer chapel, part teaching space, Whispers and Wonders is where the sacred and the searching meet. Join Dr. Garrett J. Andrew for reflections on Scripture, poetic blessings, and classes that ask hard questions with holy hope. Come as you are—especially if that means unsure, undone, or still trying.
Part spoken-word prayer chapel, part teaching space, Whispers and Wonders is where the sacred and the searching meet. Join Dr. Garrett J. Andrew for reflections on Scripture, poetic blessings, and classes that ask hard questions with holy hope. Come as you are—especially if that means unsure, undone, or still trying.Listen on
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