Journey to Joy

How can we speak up for what's right despite our fear?

This episode is based on Timothy Keller's sermons "David's Courage" and "Fear, Faith, and Courage" and Margaret Heffernan’s TED talk "The dangers of 'willful blindness'".

How can we influence and persuade others for their good?

This episode is based on Daniel Pink's book "To Sell is Human" and Jay A. Conger's article "The Necessary Art of Persuasion".

How do we respond to contempt with love?

This episode is based on John Gottman's research, Arthur Brooks's "Love Your Enemies", and Ozlem Cekic's TED talk.

In the heat of the moment, how do we act by our values and commitments instead of by our feelings?

This episode is based on Kelly McGonigal's "The Willpower Instinct", Nir Eyal's "Indistractable", James Clear's "Atomic Habits", BJ Fogg's "Tiny Habits", and Brene Brown's "The Gifts of Imperfection".

When conflict naturally arises, how can we humbly examine and admit to our own wrongdoing, yet graciously accept others' faults?

This episode is based on Timothy Lane and Paul Tripp's book "How People Change" and Harriet Lerner's book "The Dance of Anger".

This episode is based on Dan McCartney's book "Why Does It Have to Hurt?: The Meaning of Christian Suffering" and Timothy Keller's book "Walking with God through Pain and Suffering".

How can we build meaningful relationships?

This episode is based on Vaughan Roberts's book "True Friendship", Timothy Keller's sermon "Friendship", and Keith Ferrazzi's book "Never Eat Alone".

Self-esteem may be the root of—not the solution to—our sense of insecurity or superiority.

This episode is based on Timothy Keller's book "The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness" and Jon Bloom's article "Lay Aside the Weight of Insecurity".

Who is your God? Our answer to this question changes our purpose, behaviors, and lives.

This episode is based on Stephen Covey's book "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" and A. W. Tozer's book "The Knowledge of the Holy".