Friend and modern contemplative J Randall Ory joins the podcast to discuss the contemplative life. Jason has been a source of wisdom and encouragement for me, and I am so excited to have the opportunity for him to share his story and journey with you here. We talk about what contemplation is in the Christian […]

Poet Luci Shaw and artist/illustrator Ned Bustard join Phil to discuss art, poetry, creativity, and their new children’s book The O in Hope. Luci and Ned share the process of writing this book together, the creative process in general, and how art and creativity intersect with their faith. The O in Hope is a poetic […]

Tremper Longman, professor, author, scholar, and more joins the podcast to help us understand and grow in wisdom. Diving into topics such as the fear of the Lord, Lady Wisdom and Lady Folly, Proverbs, and more, we explore exactly what wisdom is as well as some practices that can help us become more wise. From […]

Professors and authors Ryan Brandt (Grand Canyon University) and John Frederick (Trinity College Queensland) join us today to discuss their new book Spiritual Formation for the Global Church. An insightful and timely book with contributions from diverse members of the Body of Christ, John and Ryan explore the importance of community in spiritual formation, Beatific […]

Christine Valters Paintner, online Abbess at the Abbey of the Arts, joins us today to discuss her new book Breath Prayer: An Ancient Practice for the Everyday Sacred. Benedictine oblate and author, Christine takes us into the world of breath prayer including what breath prayers are, the unique blessings of incorporating breath prayer into our […]

Author and speaker Ashley Hales joins the podcast to discuss her new book A Spacious Life. We explore what keeps our lives small, constricted, and hurried as well as what can open us to accept the invitation to a more spacious life and what such a life looks like. We discuss the invitations God offers […]

In our 200th episode (!?!), author and breathing expert Patrick McKeown joins the podcast to talk about the importance of breath, what happens when we don’t breathe correctly, what proper breathing through the nose is, and guides us in some helpful practices to breathe. Our breath is connected to everything in our lives and learning […]

In this episode, we are joined by Andrew Bauman, author of the book Stumbling Toward Wholeness. In this book and our conversation, Andrew takes us into the Parable of the Prodigal Son found in Luke 15 and shares how all of us have all three of the main characters in this teaching inside of us. […]

Steve Dancause, pastor and author, joins the podcast to talk all things Trinity! We explore a communal understanding of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and the impact this has on our faith. If God is a community of three persons who are one God, and we are made in this God’s image, this affects […]

In this episode, Pastor Jon Fogel joins the podcast to discuss his recent series on Job and how this book challenges us to rethink much of what we may take for granted in the Bible, life, justice, and theology. We explore wisdom literature, the state of the Church, how Jesus relates to the book of […]