Formation to Transformation | A Worship Devotional

In this episode of Formation to Transformation: A Worship Devotional, we sit with the honesty of the Psalm. Psalm 23 does not pretend we only live in green pastures. It tells the truth. There are valleys. And David assumes the valley is part of the journey, not proof that something has gone wrong.

One of the quiet assumptions many of us carry is that the valley means God is absent, disappointed, or punishing us. But Psalm 23 gives a steadier lens. The presence of a valley is not proof of the absence of a Shepherd. And David says he...

In this episode of Formation to Transformation: A Worship Devotional, we slow down and talk about what restoration really means in Scripture. Restoration is not only fixing what is broken. Restoration is bringing something back into alignment with its true design. And David starts where most of us do not. He starts with the soul.

We often think restoration is external. A new circumstance. A new season. A new relationship. But biblically, restoration begins deeper. The soul is where your desires, longings, thoughts, and feelings converge. And a tired soul can keep functioning while never feeling whole...

Psalm 23:2 sounds peaceful, and it is. But it is also more intentional than we usually realize. David says, “He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.” That phrase “He makes me” is strong, because most of us do not naturally lie down. We keep moving, producing, thinking, and carrying the weight of what’s next.

In this episode of Formation to Transformation: A Worship Devotional, we talk about how a shepherd does not just take sheep somewhere pretty. A shepherd leads them into safety. Sheep only lie down when they feel secure. So...

Psalm 23:1 is more than a comforting verse. It’s a reorientation. David starts with two statements meant to reshape how you live: “Yahweh is my shepherd. I shall lack nothing.”

In this episode of Formation to Transformation: A Worship Devotional, we slow down and sit with what it means that “LORD” is God’s covenant name. David is not talking about God in general being kind of like a shepherd. He is talking about the covenant God who binds Himself to His people and stays faithful. That God is “my shepherd.”

We also unpack what “I shall lack nothi...

Psalm 23:1 is more than a comforting verse. It’s a reorientation. David starts with two statements meant to reshape how you live: “Yahweh is my shepherd. I shall lack nothing.”

In this episode of Formation to Transformation: A Worship Devotional, we slow down and sit with what it means that “LORD” is God’s covenant name. David is not talking about God in general being kind of like a shepherd. He is talking about the covenant God who binds Himself to His people and stays faithful. That God is “my shepherd.”

We also unpack what “I shall lack nothi...

Welcome to Formation to Transformation, a short worship devotional centered on Scripture and the slow, faithful work of God.

In this episode zero, Dr. Ryan Loche introduces the heart behind the podcast and the verse that anchors the entire project: 2 Corinthians 3:18. Scripture teaches that we are changed not through hustle, performance, or intensity, but as we beholdthe glory of the Lord. Over time. By the Spirit.

Many believers long for transformation. We want freedom, steadiness, and lives that look more like Jesus, often as quickly as possible. But the Bible consistently presents a different vision...