Welcome to Episode 4, “Healing, Wholeness & Faithfulness,” of The Heart of a Disciple Podcast. 

This podcast episode is 4th in a 5-part series of conversations with the author of the book, “The Heart of a Disciple,” Bob McCarty, and ministry leaders Lisa Martinez and Tammi McCarthy.

If you missed the introduction to this series in Episode 1, "Pilgrims Traveling Together," we encourage you to go back and listen here.

Episode 2 is here: https://www.littlewithgreatlove.com/does-my-path-have-heart/

This episode, 3, can be found here: https://www.littlewithgreatlove.com/living-the-jesus-dream/

Ep 4 The Heart of a Disciple podcast key points on book chapters 8-11:

Chapter 8: A Healing Heart

Key points:

• Woundedness is part of the human condition.
• Disarming our hearts is key to living an authentic life.
• Jesus offers holistic healing, a wholeness that includes every dimension of the human person.

Key questions:

• How do we arm our hearts – and how do we disarm?
• What role does pain play in our journey?
• How can we understand suffering?

Chapter 9: Sharing your Heart

Key points:

• Discipleship is all about planting seeds.
• Soil conditions vary and that impacts how we sow.
• We need to consider the seeds that have been planted in us – and what seeds we are planting.

Key questions:

• Share examples of seeds that you try to plant.
• How do soil conditions impact our planting?
• How are we the various types of soil?

Chapter 10: A Steadfast Heart

Key points:

• Steadfastness includes both dying and healing.
• Waiting is an act of faith and hope.
• Institutions are fallible and will disappoint.

Key questions:

• Dying and healing are powerful images. How can we incorporate them into our spiritual journey?
• How can a person maintain faithfulness when the failings of the Church as institution seem so blatant?
• What role does hope play in our attempt to have a steadfast heart?

Chapter 11: Holy Hearts

Key points:

• Poetic stillness and prophetic action are intertwined in discipleship.
• Poets measure time differently – Kairos, rather than chronos.
• Prophets become the voice for those with no voice.

Key questions:

• What does it mean when you write that poets live in kairos time?
• What does it mean to be a prophet today? It seems prophets are people from the past. How can “normal people” be prophets?
• Why is it important to balance these two dimensions of discipleship? And how can we develop that healthy balance?

Episode 4 Journal Questions:

How have I experienced recalibration through this journey?

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This podcast is sponsored by: 

The Mark D. Pacione Foundation: https://pacionefoundation.com/ 

And Paulist Press: https://www.paulistpress.com/Default.aspx

Special thanks to:

Tammi McCarthy, podcast co-host, Founder of Whispers of Love & Faith. founding member of Little With Great Love, Catholic speaker. Read more about Tammi here.

• Website: https://whispersofloveandfaith.com/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whispersofloveandfaith
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whispersofloveandfaith

Joe Coleman, podcast sound technician:

• Website: https://colemancreates.com
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joecolemanfreelance