Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDesign of Desire: The Struggle with Desire
This week on The Allender Center Podcast, Dan launches a new series, Design of Desire, all about the desire rooted deep in our humanity—where it come…
10 years, 10 months ago
Play, Part Four
Dan has returned from his 10 day motorcycle trip through the backcountry of Colorado and through story from his adventure invites us to consider how …
10 years, 10 months ago
Play, Part Three
Dan continues our series on play by reflecting on the anticipation and preparation that are required for ventures of deep, meaningful play.
10 years, 10 months ago
Play, Part Two
This week, after opening with an excerpt from Diane Ackerman’s Deep Play, Dan discusses what is at stake. What is it that rich, meaningful play req…
10 years, 11 months ago
Play, Part One
Dan begins a two-week series discussing the nature of play and the importance of embracing play in our lives.
10 years, 11 months ago
Play, Story, and Motorcycles: A Conversation with John Eldredge
On this week’s podcast, Dan sits down for a conversation with his long-time friend, John Eldredge.
10 years, 11 months ago
High School Reunion, Part 2
Dan shares his post-reunion reflections, marveling about how returning to specific faces, names, and places of our lives can offer a taste of resto…
10 years, 11 months ago
An Interview with John Cunningham, Part 2
Dan and John discuss how delight in and desire for beauty can shape the way that we engage trauma and brokenness.
10 years, 11 months ago
An Interview with John Cunningham, Part 1
John and Dan discuss the meaning and importance of beauty through the lens of the theology of Jonathan Edwards.
11 years ago
High School Reunion
Dan wrestles with that ambivalence as he and his wife, Becky, prepare to return to Ohio for their 45th high school reunion.
11 years ago