Societies don't run primarily on facts or science...but on story. John, Sam, and Allen discuss the competing stories in the world today and why the one you choose matters.

You're not alone if you find yourself distracted, depleted, and running on empty at the start of this new year. Here are some simple practices to fill you with more of God.

Rather than enter this new year with your assumptions and plans, choose instead to consecrate your household and ask God for any advance words for 2022.

During this week between Christmas and the New Year, John invites us to pause and remember both the hard times and the ways we experienced God's goodness in 2021.

Where has your heart been going this Advent season? John and Stasi talk about the importance of shepherding your heart through the holidays.

Show Note: Opening and closing music excerpts are from the album Handel: Messiah / Part 1 - "Comfort Ye, My People...Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted" by Philip Langridge & Academy of St. Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel.

In this third week of Advent, John shares how to replace unbelief and fleeting moments of happiness with the great joy of Jesus and the wonder of our salvation.

Show Note: Joy to the World opening and closing song excerpts from Choir of King's College Cambridge Sings Christmas Carols. Glory to God in the Highest song excerpt from Handel: Messiah by George Frideric Handel, Sir Neville Marriner, and Academy of St. Martin in the Fields.

Navigating the holiday season isn't easy. Through stories and laughter, John, Sam, Stacey, and Allen share past mistakes and good choices made around Christmas.

Discover how the first week of Advent is an invitation to rehearse the re-enchantment of this world and proclaim the return of Eden.

John and Stasi reveal how releasing expectations and extending forgiveness can increase our capacity for gratitude this Thanksgiving.

John and Bart talk about how to keep your heart from being weighed down with fear in these days of intense unrest and division.