Podcast Episodes

A Shared Life

The book “Killing Lions” is a conversation between John and Sam Eldredge about the trials young men face.

[Sam]   Should you have killed a lion before you commit? Many traditional cultures like the …

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

Where Is My Hope?

It might help you to ask, How is my hope these days? Where is my hope these days? 

To shepherd your first hope for the treasure it is, you need to be aware of what you are currently doing with hope r…

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

Protecting Faith in a Fast Paced World

Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.” Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, “Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!”
Mark 9:23–…

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

The Secret Set within Our Hearts

It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are alive. There are certain things we feel to be beautiful and good, and we must hunger for them. (George Eliot)

And I still haven't f…

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

A Cunning Jesus

Jesus is more impressed with the cunning of “the people of this world” than he is the naïveté so common to “the people of the light.” And then — back to the doves and snakes analogy — he urges us to …

Published on 10 months, 1 week ago

Take Charge!

Look again at the story — when God gave us the earth, he gave us a mission. God blessed them: 

“Prosper! Reproduce! Fill earth! Take charge! 

Be responsible for fish in the sea and birds in the air, 

f…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

I Give Everything for Your Everything

I shudder at how easily my heart can be divided. I do love God, I really do. I know you do too. The double-mindedness is revealed when we only sort of want God. Our longing for life to be good again …

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

The Source of It All

Abiding in the love of God is our only hope, the only true home for our hearts. It's not that we mentally acknowledge that God loves us. It's that we let our hearts come home to him, and stay in his …

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

God in Our Dailies

We do need more of God, much more. Little sips between long droughts will not sustain us. We need more of God in our bodies, our souls, our relationships, our work, everywhere in our lives. But when …

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

Comfort Culture

In our own times of severe testing, we want to be made “holy in every way,” our entire “spirit and soul and body ... kept blameless” (1 Thessalonians 5:23 NLT). Let me be quick to add, I think much o…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago