In this final episode of Season 4, Steve and Dean are joined by Matt Hastings, Pastor of Hermitage Church of the Nazarene for a conversation on the practice of time within the Christian tradition.

The practice of mercy is central to living together as the people of God. As those who have received mercy, we offer mercy. Steve and Dean share how mercy has shaped their lives and helped them to enter into this difficult but essential practice.

As Christians, we have a better story to tell, and we tell it through our every word and action. Steve and Dean discuss the practice of being good witnesses to the story of God.

Steve and Dean talk about discipleship as a practice that includes mentoring and caring for one another in addition to Bible study and devotions.

In this episode, Steve and Dean transition from individual practices to those practices we share as the body of Christ. and central to the virtue and character of a good church is good worship.

The good life requires a rhythm of work, play, and rest that resonates with the life of God. Steve and Dean talk about the necessity of true rest amid the hectic pace of modern life.

Generosity is essential to living a good life and in this episode Steve and Dean explore the ways in which the practice of giving requires not only being generous with our money but also our time, talents, and other resources.

Steve and Dean discuss how reading, whether for the purpose of study, devotion, or leisure, is an essential practice for developing the virtues.

Steve and Dean talk about prayer as the central practice that empowers all the other Christian practices.

Steve and Dean introduce the newest season of "This is the Good Life" and discuss the importance of practices in the development of virtue and character.