Social Distancing – a word that is all too familiar right now. If you are quarantined at home, you may be experiencing some side effects from your attempt at social distancing… loneliness, isolation, fear, insecurity.
Episode 44 - Stress and Soul Care
Episode 43 - Panic, Fear, and Suffering
Episode 42 - Redefining Success through Doing Your Inside Job
Effective leaders work very hard to succeed, but often at the cost of their own souls. They are challenged to keep themselves emotionally and spiritually healthy in order to survive success to keep their humanity intact. This is the work within the work, and the topic of today’s podcast.
Today we turn the tables as we re-air an interview Steve gave to Warren Smith, publisher of "WORLD "magazine, and producer and host of the nationally syndicated radio program "Listening In."
Episode 41 - Becoming an Ordinary Mystic, Part 2: The Seven Deadly Sins and How to Really Change, Not Manage, Your Sins
Welcome to part 2 of this lively, honest discussion with Steve and the Father Albert Haase, whose new book is “Becoming an Ordinary Mystic.”
Father Albert discusses the 7 Deadly Sins and how they can be great teachers in spiritual formation, showing each of us where our weaknesses, the cracks in our soul are. By becoming aware of why we do what we do and why we keep committing this sin – we can replace our thinking and let Jesus rewire our thinking.
Episode 40 - Becoming an Ordinary Mystic, Part 1
This is a podcast you won’t want to miss! Steve interviews Father Albert Haase - a friar, priest, and author and a man who has a wonderful accent and laugh. His book “Becoming an Ordinary Mystic” is the focus of the podcast, which is all about learning to cultivate a life with God where we draw close, listen, and respond moment to moment. It was such a great conversation that it went way over our usual time, so we made it into 2 parts!
Episode 39 - A Deeper Understanding of the Enneagram
Most of you have heard of the Enneagram. You may have figured out your number and thought “yup, that’s me.” Recognizing your number is just the beginning of the journey, and today’s podcast will help you start that journey!
Kaylene talks with Doug and Adele Calhoun, founders of Calhoun Ministries, who wrote “Spiritual Rhythms for the Enneagram.” While they do give a basic intro to the Enneagram, this is a “What’s Next” discussion about how the Enneagram can help us grow in greater awareness and lead us to spiritual and relational transformation.
Episode 38 - Trauma and the Soul
PLEASE NOTE: This is a helpful conversation that deals with adult topics. We would recommend our listeners be 18 and over for this conversation.
All of us are experiencing a heightened awareness to situations in the world that feels traumatizing to our soul. But what happens to us when we experience trauma? And how can we walk alongside someone who has, or is, experiencing trauma?
Episode 37 - A Life of Listening
At 88 years old, Leighton Ford is a man whose faith is an intimate part of himself; a part of his very being. As an evangelist, first with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and now on his own, Leighton has traveled to over 40 countries to preach and teach.
Leighton sat down with Steve recently and had a conversation that explored many important and pertinent topics…
Episode 36 - Soul Care from a Counselors Perspective
Above the waterline conversations are the norm for our society – we talk about the weather or the latest tv show we watched or the cute thing our kid did. But how often do you share the “deeper stories,” the stories that reveal our fears, heartache, and so on? When we tune into our “below the waterline” we see the beautiful depths of our human soul clearly.
Episode 35 - Soulful Decision Making
How many of you have been stressed or anxious about making decisions? (raising my hand!) Host Jeremy Frye talks with Emily Freeman, author of “The Next Right Thing” about how decision doesn’t need to be stressful, but can be a soulful practice, and how at the core it is not about making decisions, but creating each of our lives.
Episode 34 - Does God Really Care?
How many times have you thought you were completely alone in this stress-filled world - financial issues, family conflicts, marital struggles, depression… the list is long and exhausting.
The big question is, does God care about all that? The answer is so much more complex than a simple “yes.” Listen in as Steve speaks to this very question - please join us.
Episode 33 - Looking Back & Moving Forward
Listen in as our hosts join together for this special year-end podcast, sharing their favorite moments from the past year and some teasers for the upcoming season. Lots of fun stories, and an update on where the podcast is heading in 2020 - thank you for joining the conversation, and blessings in the New Year!
Episode 32 - You are the Beloved of God
What does hiking the Pacific Trail have to do with being the beloved of God? Only our co-host Joe Chambers could answer that question in such a unique and personal way. Listen in as Joe weaves his own personal stories from the trail with the four words that Henri Nouwen talks about in his timeless classic “The Life of the Beloved.”
Episode 31 - Advent: A Season of Anticipation
You have probably heard about Advent before, you may have celebrated it with your church or family! You might even use that Advent Calendar you purchased from your local bookstore (that sometimes included a chocolate or a small gift behind each door!)
But what is the real story of Advent, and why do we celebrate it each year in December?
Episode 30 - The Great Annual Examen
Episode 29 - Praying the Scriptures: Lectio Divina
Episode 28 - Beauty: The Hospitality of God
God has created us wonderfully whole and knows the language our wholeness speaks: it’s the language of beauty. Kaylene Derksen guides us on this journey to Beauty: the true Beauty that only God speaks of.
