The People God Assigns to Your Story
How God uses mentorship to multiply impact across generations
Some relationships are strategic.
Others are divine.
This one is both.
Jack Raney and I met at the Hoffman Institute back in March, a place designed to strip away titles, résumés, and defenses. Careers were off-limits. Backgrounds stayed unspoken. God had a way of doing the introductions Himself. Jack wore a shirt that quietly signaled he understood bitcoin, I clocked it immediately, and a friendly rivalry emerged as he is a USC grad and I Notre Dame. We both love golf. Enough said.
What started as proximity became alignment.
After the week-long immersion ended, Jack and I went straight for coffee. The professional silence lifted, and everything clicked. Bitcoin. Faith. Conviction. Long-term thinking. The kind of conversation that feels less like catching up and more like confirming something God already set in motion. Jack’s passion for bitcoin was obvious, but more importantly, his heart for truth was unmistakable.
Since then, Jack has stepped into a role at MARA, one of the most important bitcoin mining companies in the world, and has become a core contributor to Kingdom Bitcoin. His writing on Kingdom Voices carries depth, humility, and clarity, and this Christmas he launched something special. Jack authored Kingdom Bitcoin’s The 12 Days of Christmas, a thoughtful daily devotional series that began on Christmas Day and runs through January 5th. Each post drops in the Kingdom Voices section, blending tradition, education, and stewardship in a way that feels both timely and eternal.
This is the fruit of discipleship and trust.
God has given me a deep love for mentoring. I believe legacy is not what you build, but who you build. That instinct was shaped long before Kingdom Bitcoin, by my own mentor, Phil Raskin.
Phil has walked with me through the lowest lows and the highest highs over the last fifteen years. His career speaks for itself. Chairman of Leo Burnett. CMO of Morgan Stanley. But his impact on me has nothing to do with titles. We met when he was a professor during my Notre Dame MBA. Two minutes into his first class, I knew he would matter in my life, even while the rest of the room wondered who this guy was. At the first break, I walked up and said, “Let’s have lunch.” He gave his patented grin and said yes.
We have been walking together ever since.
Phil taught me to think bigger, lead humbly, and never hoard wisdom. His instruction has always been simple. Pay it forward. Jack is part of that obedience. My life is where it is because someone poured into me, and now I continue to steward that gift with intention.
This is how the Kingdom grows.
One relationship at a time.
One seed faithfully planted.
Scripture
“Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.”
— Philippians 4:9
Prayer 🙏✨
Father, thank You for divine connections that shape our lives and stretch our callings. Thank You for mentors who speak truth with love and for brothers who run alongside us with courage. Bless Jack’s work, multiply the fruit of his words, and let this season of teaching draw many closer to wisdom and truth. Help us never forget to pay forward what You have entrusted to us. Build Your Kingdom through faithful hearts, humble leadership, and obedient stewardship. In Jesus’ name, Amen. 🕊️💛
12 Days of Christmas
“On the third day of Christmas, Bitcoin gave to me… three confirmations.”
In Scripture, truth is established through multiple witnesses. This pattern protects communities from the risks of relying on a single voice or authority.
Bitcoin reflects this same wisdom. When a transaction receives confirmations, independent computers across the world agree that it is valid. No institution must authorize it and no centralized actor can reverse it. The network itself verifies reality.
This creates a reliable foundation for trust. Instead of depending on opaque processes, anyone can observe the verification and know that the transaction is final.
Verification builds confidence. It transforms trust from something assumed into something visible and measurable.
On the third day of Christmas, Bitcoin offers a dependable method for confirming truth.