Welcome to Spiritual Formation: An Invitation to Drawing Near, which is a podcast aimed at recovering the Word-centered, Spirit-empowered, whole-life spirituality that was central to the original evangelical vision. The host of this podcast is Kyle Strobel, associate professor of spiritual theology, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University.

In this episode the following books were mentioned:

* Formed for the Glory of God: Learning from the Spiritual Practices of Jonathan Edwards

* A Christian Directory by Richard Baxter

* The Life of God in the Soul of Man by Henry Scougal

This is the inaugural episode to Spiritual Formation: An Invitation to Drawing Near. Unlike latter episodes, the goal is to introduce you to myself and the reason I am starting this podcast. Ultimately, I hope it will encourage you to draw near to Jesus.