(Re)Form

Nathan and Karen finish their conversation with Dr. Gary Moon (author of Becoming Dallas Willard) on the life and influence of philosopher, teacher, and Christ-follower Dallas Willard.

Karen and Nathan interview Dr. Gary Moon, Director of Conversatio Divina and Senior Fellow of the Martin Institute of Westmont College in Southern California. Gary was a personal friend of Dallas Willard and is the author of his biography, Becoming Dallas Willard.

Nathan and Karen talk with Dr. Steve Porter about what praying without ceasing is, how to learn to stay aware of the presence of Jesus, and to remain in communion with him at all times.

Karen and Nathan talk spiritual disciplines with Dr. Steve Porter . . . what they are, what they aren't, and ultimately, how they really are a means of grace God has given to cultivate intimacy with him.

Nathan and Chuck talk to Ruth Haley Barton about her favorite spiritual practice: Sabbath. "I don't keep the Sabbath. The Sabbath keeps me."

Ruth Haley Barton is a spiritual director, teacher, author, and founder of the Transforming Center. In this episode, Nathan and Chuck talk with her about why leaders tend to neglect their souls rather than seek to care for them.

Chuck and Nathan talk to John Mark Comer about his book Practicing the Way, where he offers a fresh view of church, which is actually quite ancient, and the current state of the spiritual formation movement.

Karen and Nathan finish their conversation with Jim Smith about how to move away from false narratives and reorient to the biblical narrative that has at its center the love of God.

Nathan and Karen host Jim Smith, author of The Good and Beautiful God, and founder and Executive Director of the Apprentice Institute for Christian Spiritual Formation at Friends University, as well as a founding member of Richard J. Foster’s spiritual renewal ministry, Renovaré. In this episode they discuss how our experiences shape our view of God, and how many Christians unknowingly view him as powerful but angry. Listen in and examine your own view of God.

Nathan and Karen finish their conversation on wounded god images and how they keep us from experiencing the love of God