August 21, 2025

“Alone,” but Not Alone with Timber Cleghorn

43 minutes

Timber Cleghorn on Alone: How Extreme Isolation Led to Spiritual Renewal

Survivalist and international aid worker Timber Cleghorn spent three months alone in the Arctic while competing on the History Channel’s reality show Alone. He had to contend with below-freezing temperatures and near-constant darkness, but in that solitude, he was also able to reconnect with nature and with God. In this episode, Timber shares how isolation drew him closer to God, taught him the power of vulnerability, and revealed a deeper purpose beyond Alone's $1 million prize.

Segments/chapters

0:00 Intro

2:44 Timber’s experience on a survivalist reality show

6:43 What Timber learned in the wilderness about God and himself

15:57 Creating solitude: Practices for blocking out distractions and making time for God

21:00 What suffering taught Timber about the character of God

26:20 The biggest challenges Timber faced on Alone

32:33 When we have to make peace with falling short

40:34 Prayer requests for Timber, his family, and their international aid work

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