We struggle to identity ourselves, but what is the real truth about our Identity?
Today Dustin is talking about Identity with David Sachsenmaier, a trained and certified executive coach whose identity was challenged by a family crisis as a child and now focuses on identity as a cornerstone in his work with others.
We continue the conversation on Benedictine Spirituality with Sister Mary Colleen. It’s an emotional and deep conversation on discernment and the four movements of rhythm; work, study, prayer, and leisure. As you listen, ask these questions: what is speaking to you, and what stirs in you as you listen? Share your answers at podcast@pottersinn.com, we would love to hear from you as you take the steps toward a life of rhythm.
What is Benedictine spirituality? And how can it be a model in our chaotic, confusing, fast-paced world?
Today Steve is talking with Sister Mary Colleen Schwartz from Benet Hill Monastery, a Benedictine Monastery in Colorado Springs, CO that follows the teachings of St. Benedict. St. Benedict recognized that prayer, work, study, and leisure, while in community, could create a mechanism to seek Christ authentically. Listen as Steve and Sister Mary Colleen unpack what that means for each of us, and how to live an integrated and contemplative life.
The potter and the clay are a beautiful metaphor that has been used in the Bible more that any other metaphor. Potter’s Inn was created with this image; God as our potter, digging us out of the clay and creating us in His perfect image. Today we are talking to sculptor Scott Stearman, who shapes clay to tell stories that endure the test of time and culture. Join us for this soul giving conversation that helps us all understand each of our spiritual transformation.
Today we are talking about friendship. Not just any kind of friendship, but spiritual, or soul friendship. What is a soul friend (in Gaelic known as Anam Cara)? And how does it tie in to having a spiritual director? Listen in on this conversation with Kaylene and Tara Owens, founder of Anam Cara Ministry, and learn!
Last week we laid the foundation and discussed what Rhythm means in our lives. This week we are looking at the Model of Rhythm in the life of Jesus… the perfect example, the way, the truth, and the life for each of us. This is one of the most important topics we share and a game changer for so many!
What is the rhythm of our life/the speed in which we live in? This week’s podcast will help you look at your own rhythm and how the urgency in today’s world should not dictate how you manage and care for your own soul. Steve will take you through the scriptures mentioned below and will then lead us in a reflection on Matthew 11:28-30.
How do we determine where we are on the spiritual journey? It can be 1 step forward, 2 steps back! This is what we call the Critical Journey, a model that includes 6 stages in our journey in Soul Care. Today we will be discussing the first three stages (next week we will discuss the final three stages):
1. The Recognition of God
2. The Life of Discipleship
3. The Productive Life
We have heard about the Soul, we know we have one – everyone is talking about it, but who really knows what the soul is? And if we are confused about the soul, how can we ever care for something we don’t understand?
While we care for our physical bodies because we understand that to survive, we need healthy foods, water, and so much more. It’s the same with our souls, but how do you care for your soul and live the abundant life? Join is as Steve looks at the internal workings and the structure of the soul and how to begin living your own abundant life.
We are excited to be launching our second season on August 20! While you are waiting for our new season, we wanted to share this timely message from Steve and Gwen Smith. If you have ever wondered why soul care should matter to you, this is the podcast for you.
Five Reasons Soul Care Matters
1. We live in perilous times – we are exhausted, weighed down with troubles. All of this affects us.
2. The tendency to live in a sense of scarcity instead of inner abundance.
3. Jesus said the soul matters.
4. It’s about how-to embrace life on earth - It’s not about finding the perfect answer. It’s not just about surviving.
5. The promise of Abundant life - it is not about a busy life but a life of reflection, a chance to slow down and live meaningful.
We are excited to offer today’s podcast as a gift to men and the women who love them. Steve Smith and Joe Chambers sit down and share their true confessions of being fathers. They share the good, the bad and the beautiful, as well as the brutal, in their journey to being fathers. They explore the “waking up” of their own souls, as well as the souls of their children and wives. It’s an honest conversation that will invite you to the courageous parts of your own story and inspire you to live out your fathering from the heart.
In our heads, we know that being is more important than doing. But the reality of our day-to-day life is that we easily drift into a performance-based relationship with God and others. Jesus modeled a different way to live. In today’s episode, we learn how Jesus lived a life that began with acceptance by his Heavenly Father and ended by achieving more than any human being ever has. He has shown us the way---living as the beloved of God.
The art of reflecting on our day is almost a lost art in our busy and over-committed life. However, in this week’s podcast, Steve explores an ancient spiritual exercise called The Daily Examen. In this podcast, Steve walks us through five easy steps used to reflect back upon our day, to see where God was in our midst that we might have missed because of our busyness, and to foster a heart of gratitude.
All of us are looking to discover God’s will. We all need clarity in making decisions. This exciting conversation between Steve and Father Tim Corbley unpacks spiritual discernment, defined as the art of finding clarity. Through discernment, our goal is to “find God in all things.” Father Tim was Steve Smith’s spiritual guide for year long journey Steve took in 2017, called The Ignatian Exercises. This conversation is like listening to two seasoned souls talk of deep things.
In this episode, Steve speaks with Mel Lawrenz, former lead pastor of Elmwood Church and the author of the book “Time of Dignity.” Together they delve into the question “How do you define Dignity?” In the process they discuss inherent worth and the assaults that are eroding our basic sense of dignity and worth: illness, aging, bureaucracy, technology, and busyness. It’s a discussion that will challenge you to think about the universal truth of the Genesis account, how that truth is violated all the time in our culture, and the ultimate truth that all people matter.
In 2000, Steve and Gwen Smith moved their family, their work, and their geography to begin living out what was happening in their inner lives. Potter’s Inn was the result of that shift. Dustin Hibbard sits down with Steve and Gwen to discuss how a point of personal crisis was the beginning of Potter’s Inn, and how the question, “what is the abundant life?” would be the catalyst for their healing… from the inside out. They share how that healing helped to redefine their success, redefine their rolls, and helped them relax and learn to live in the rhythms of Jesus Christ, leading to a daring adventure called Potter’s Inn.
Rejoin Kaylene and Gwen for Part 2 of their conversation (see Part 1) about Sabbath Keeping. Gwen gets practical, but maybe not in the way you’d expect. In this approach to the practice of Sabbath Keeping you will have permission to struggle with the “how.” You’ll also learn how to set up your family for Sabbath success, and how to create a Sabbath culture in your family and lifestyle. Sabbath is not just a switch that gets flipped on Sunday, it’s a whole new way of being in the world.
Co-host Kaylene Derksen sits down with Gwen Smith to spend some more time discussing what it means to be a Sabbath keeper. Gwen re-emphasizes God’s intention with Sabbath: to delight over us and His creation. Ask yourself, why does God delight in me? If your answer has something to do with the work you do or what you do for God then listen to this interview for a new and freeing perspective!
In this episode we are treated to a special preview of the Potter’s Inn Soul Care Institute where Gwen Smith teaches on Sabbath Keeping: God’s Design For Our Dilemma. The discussion includes the origin of Sabbath, why we feel so much guilt concerning Sabbath, and why God gave us Sabbath in the first place.
