Podcast Episodes

Something Wild in the Heart

A judge in his sixties, a real southern gentleman with a pinstriped suit and an elegant manner of speech, pulled me aside during a conference. Quietly, almost apologetically, he spoke of his love for…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Replenish Your Reserves

Reserves are replenished when there’s more coming in than there is going out.

That’s how it works. That’s why people come back from their vacations feeling better, and why folks who have taken real ti…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Simply Himself

Playful, cunning, generous, fierce — not one moment of it is contrived. Jesus never plays to the audience, never kowtows to the opposition, never takes his cues from the circus around him. He is simp…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Down Time

I think it was Archibald Hart who pointed out that because we are so accustomed to moving pedal to the metal in our own world, the thing we overlook in the Gospels are all of the in-between times whe…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Praying for Guidance

How to pray for guidance. First off, do whatever you can to reduce the pressure. Pressure is a killer; it nearly always gets in the way of hearing from God. As best you can, lay down the pressure as …

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

A Life Worth Living

I love watching a herd of horses grazing in an open pasture, or running free across the wide, sage-covered plateaus in Montana. I love hiking in the high country when the wildflowers are blooming—the…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

Loving God in Your Pain

Love God in your suffering.

Stay with me now. Your heart is the greatest treasure you have. Without a heart it’s impossible to love, or receive love. Without a heart you can’t possibly dream, hope, l…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

The Traitor Within

However strong a castle may be, if a treacherous party resides inside (ready to betray at the first opportunity possible), the castle cannot be kept safe from the enemy. Traitors occupy our own heart…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

His Magnetic Pull

But we are not like those who turn away from God to their own destruction. We are the faithful ones, whose souls will be saved. (Hebrews 10:39)

I wonder—could our heightened state of longing for thing…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

How Is Your Soul?

How would you score your soul these days:

Are you happy most of the time?
 How often do you feel lighthearted?
 Are you excited about your future?
 Do you feel deeply loved?
 When was the last time you fe…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago