Category: Spiritual Formation

  • 259: Simple Practices for Building a Secure Attachment with God | Summer Joy Gross

    259: Simple Practices for Building a Secure Attachment with God | Summer Joy Gross Summer Joy Gross Summer Joy Gross (MDiv, Virginia Theological Seminary) is an Anglican priest, retreat leader, and spiritual director whose work is guided by the belief that our stories can be transformed by God’s invitation to make his love our home base.…

  • 248: Can a Beautiful & Durable Hope Be Built? | Dr. Curt Thompson

    248: Can a Beautiful & Durable Hope Be Built? | Dr. Curt Thompson Dr. Curt Thompson Curt Thompson is a Christian psychiatrist, working at the intersection of neuroscience and spiritual formation and the bestselling author of The Deepest Place (Zondervan). Inspired by deep compassion for others and informed from a Christian perspective, psychiatrist he shares…

  • 216: Richard Foster & Brenda Quinn | The Virtue of Humility in a Me Centered World

    216: Richard Foster & Brenda Quinn | The Virtue of Humility in a Me Centered World Richard Foster & Brenda Quinn | Humility in a Me Centered World Richard J. Foster is the founder of Renovaré. He is the author of several books, including Streams of Living Water, Prayer, Freedom of Simplicity, Sanctuary of the…

  • 214: Alan Fadling | How to Become an Unhurried Leader

    213: Alan Fadling | How to Become an Unhurried Leader Alan Fadling | How to Become an Unhurried Leader Alan Fadling (MDiv, Fuller Theological Seminary) is president and founder of Unhurried Living, Inc. in Mission Viejo, California, inspiring people to rest deeper, live fuller, and lead better. He speaks and consults internationally with organizations such…

  • 202: Tyler Staton | Deep Prayer & Communion with God

    202: Tyler Staton | Prayer As An Invitation Tyler Staton | Prayer As An Invitation Tyler Staton is the Lead Pastor of Bridgetown Church in Portland, Oregon, and the National Director of 24-7 Prayer USA. He is passionate about pursuing prayer—communion and conversation with God—while living deeply, poetically, wildly, and freely in the honest and…

  • 201: James Bryan Smith | The Good & Beautiful Life

    201: James Bryan Smith | The Good & Beautiful Life James Bryan Smith | The Good & Beautiful Life James Bryan Smith is the author of the Good and Beautiful Series which includes The Good and Beautiful God, The Good and Beautiful You, The Good and Beautiful Life, and The Good and Beautiful Community. He earned…

  • 192: Scott Sauls | Beautiful People Don’t Just Happen

    192: Scott Sauls | Beautiful People Don’t Just Happen Scott Sauls | Beautiful People Don’t Just Happen Scott Sauls is senior pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tennessee, and author of Jesus Outside the Lines, Befriend, From Weakness to Strength, Irresistible Faith, and A Gentle Answer. Scott also served at New York City’s Redeemer…

  • John Eldredge | Practice. Pause. Be Present., 161

    161: John Eldredge | Practice. Pause. Be Present. John Eldredge | Practice. Pause. Be Present. John Eldredge is a bestselling author, a counselor, and a teacher. He is also president of Wild at Heart, a ministry devoted to helping people discover the heart of God, recover their own hearts in God’s love, and learn to…

  • Sarah Geringer | Christian Meditation, 153

    Sarah Geringer | Christian Meditation, 153 Sarah Geringer | Christian Meditation Sarah Geringer is a speaker, podcaster, artist and author of Transforming YourThought Life: Christian Meditation in Focus and Transforming Your Thought Life for Teens: Renew Your Mind with God. She also has three self-published books. She is on the devotional writing teams for Proverbs…

  • Sharon Garlough Brown | Spiritual Practices & Formation, 152

    Sharon Garlough Brown | Spiritual Practices & Formation, 152 Sharon Garlough Brown | Spiritual Practices & Formation Sharon Garlough Brown is an author, spiritual director, and retreat speaker who travels internationally to lead events. A graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary, Sharon has served on the pastoral staff of congregations in Scotland, Oklahoma, England, and most…