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Awakening Your Creativity
St. Irenaeus said, "The glory of God is man fully alive." One of the significant ways we express the glory of God is through our creativity. Because to reflect the image of God is to be wildly creative. In the first half of this series, John and Allen share why pursuing what we love to do with God is essential to our wholeness—and how shame tries to derail this heart-awakening. Show Notes: The book referenced is The Soul of Shame by Curt Thompson. The video of the former ballerina with Alzheimer's performing Swan Lake can be found here. _______________________________________________ There is more. Got a question you want answered on the podcast? Ask us at Questions@WildatHeart.org Support the mission or find more on our website: WildAtHeart.org or on our app. Apple: Wild At Heart AppAndroid: Wild At Heart App Episode Number 780 Watch on YouTube More pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android. Apple: One Minute Pause AppAndroid: One Minute Pause App
Love As Refuge with John Eldredge
Why is seeking refuge in God's love essential during these turbulent times? Today, Stasi invites her beloved husband, John, to explore just that. They delve into his upcoming book, which will be released in February 2025, to talk about living in the safety of the shelter of God's love. They also highlight the vital practice of offering radical forgiveness and avoiding bitterness. Friends, our God’s divine love serves as a sanctuary and is the only safe place for our hearts. We flourish under the canopy of his love. In today’s podcast, we'll explore how to cultivate this in our daily lives and relationships by practicing tangible ways to stay tucked in.…..SHOW NOTES:…..VERSES: 1 John 4:7–8; 15–17 (NLT) — Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love. … All who declare that Jesus is the Son of God have God living in them, and they live in God. We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them. And as we live in God, our love grows more perfect. So we will not be afraid on the day of judgment, but we can face him with confidence because we live like Jesus here in this world.Psalm 91:1–2 (NLT) — Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty. This I declare about the Lord: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I trust him.Philippians 1:9 (NLT) — I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding. Deuteronomy 4:24 (NLT) — The Lord your God is a devouring fire; he is a jealous God.Hebrews 12:25–29 (NLT) — Be careful that you do not refuse to listen to the One who is speaking. For if the people of Israel did not escape when they refused to listen to Moses, the earthly messenger, we will certainly not escape if we reject the One who speaks to us from heaven! When God spoke from Mount Sinai his voice shook the earth, but now he makes another promise: “Once again I will shake not only the earth but the heavens also.” This means that all of creation will be shaken and removed, so that only unshakable things will remain. Since we are receiving a Kingdom that is unshakable, let us be thankful and please God by worshiping him with holy fear and awe. For our God is a devouring fire.…..RESOURCES:Wild at Heart Podcast – Spotify: https://wahe.art/3xsHmuvWild at Heart Podcast – YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WildatHeartOfficialJohn’s New Book – Title TBD – Releases February 2025; visit WildAtHeart.org for updatesThe Awakened Heart by Gerald May – https://amzn.to/4b5ApNP…..Don’t Miss Out on the Next Episode – Subscribe for FreeSubscribe using your favorite podcast app:Spotify Podcasts – https://spoti.fi/42SsOipApple Podcasts – https://apple.co/42E0oZ1 Google Podcasts – http://wahe.art/3M81kxLAmazon Music & Audible – https://amzn.to/3M9u6hJ
Your Summer Rescue & Our Origin Story - Q2 Recap
In the second half of our quarterly recap, John and Allen offer ways to make the most of your remaining summer days. They then reveal a few more stories of how Wild at Heart began...and where we're headed. _______________________________________________ There is more. Got a question you want answered on the podcast? Ask us at Questions@WildatHeart.org Support the mission or find more on our website: WildAtHeart.org or on our app. Apple: Wild At Heart AppAndroid: Wild At Heart App Episode Number 779 Watch on YouTube More pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android. Apple: One Minute Pause AppAndroid: One Minute Pause App
Everyday Experiences with Jesus - Q2 Recap
What were the top moments from the last twelve Wild at Heart podcasts? In the first half of our second quarter recap, John and Allen talk about the big ideas and disruptive concepts from our recent Ordinary Mystics series.Clips pulled from these episodes:April 8th - Disciples of the InternetApril 15th - Weary, Skeptical PragmatistsApril 22nd - What Children & Mystics KnowMay 13th - What's an Ordinary Mystic?_______________________________________________There is more.Got a question you want answered on the podcast? Ask us at Questions@WildatHeart.orgSupport the mission or find more on our website: WildAtHeart.org or on our app.Apple: Wild At Heart AppAndroid: Wild At Heart AppEpisode Number 778Watch on YouTubeMore pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android.Apple: One Minute Pause AppAndroid: One Minute Pause App
Anguish and Adoration with Michelle Patterson
Stasi welcomes friend, teacher, singer-songwriter, and lover of God Michelle Patterson to share her powerful story of unwavering and resilient faith amid chronic pain and illness. Michelle has found deep strength in her relationship with Jesus, and she desires to flip the script: Choosing life in the midst of chronic suffering is a stunning strength, not a weakness. She reveals how anguish and adoration can coexist; true worship arises from our deepest, most honest places. We'll hear Michelle's heart and empathy through a song she wrote to honor those living with chronic pain—a testament to God's sustaining love even in our darkest moments.…..SHOW NOTES:…..VERSES: Matthew 22:37 (NIV) — Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.Isaiah 61:3 (NIV) — and provide for those who grieve in Zion—to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.Psalm 34:18 (NLT) — The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed.…..MICHELLE PATTERSONWebsite: barryandmichelle.com https://barryandmichelle.com/Instagram: @michellethornberrypatterson https://www.instagram.com/michellethornberrypatterson/Instagram: @barryandmichellepatterson https://www.instagram.com/barryandmichellepatterson/Spotify Channel: https://wahe.art/4b9Il0uSong: The Flower That Blooms in the Night – Time code 32:40follow @barryandmichellepatterson for news on it’s public release…..Don’t Miss Out on the Next Episode – Subscribe for FreeSubscribe using your favorite podcast app:Spotify Podcasts – https://spoti.fi/42SsOipApple Podcasts – https://apple.co/42E0oZ1 Google Podcasts – http://wahe.art/3M81kxLAmazon Music & Audible – https://amzn.to/3M9u6hJ
The Future of Wild at Heart
In the second half of the series, John and Stasi talk about the deep spiritual ties Wild at Heart has to Iona, Celtic Christianity, and a gospel that is free from the religious spirit. They share about the wild early days of our podcast that's now aired close to 800 weekly episodes. But more than reminiscing about the past, John and Stasi share about the future of this fellowship of the heart—from increasing our global impact to the Wild at Heart fires igniting around the world. _______________________________________________ There is more. Got a question you want answered on the podcast? Ask us at Questions@WildatHeart.org Support the mission or find more on our website: WildAtHeart.org or on our app. Apple: Wild At Heart AppAndroid: Wild At Heart App Episode Number 777 Watch on YouTube More pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android. Apple: One Minute Pause AppAndroid: One Minute Pause App
Becoming a Generalist
In some of his final words to his Kingdom apprentices, Jesus said, “Travel light. You are the equipment.” What if a man and a knife could save the world?
Becoming a Son
What if courage could replace fear and a sense of reliable abundance could replace the specter of scarcity? What if there was a way to become the kind of man who brings authentic strength to his world out of a deep reservoir of life within?
Becoming the Man You Were Born to Be
What did God mean when he meant you? What if desire reveals design and design reveals destiny?
Becoming a King
Very few men ever really learn to love God with their whole heart. How do you become the kind of wholehearted man activated by love to whom God can gladly entrust the care of his Kingdom?
The Way of Becoming
Around what are you arranging your days? How do you cultivate a habitat, habits, and a life-giving relational model that bears the fruit of joy, resolve, and becoming the kind of person who never puts things that matter less in front of things that matter most?
Beauty to Unveil
Each of us, as a daughter of God, has a captivating beauty all our own to unveil. Yet, the world’s messages to us about our beauty have caused most of us countless tears and untold pain. It is in this core place that many women have received their deepest wounds. We need to receive God’s perspective and his healing here, because he says that since we bear His image, we reflect his beauty—inside and out. A beautiful woman is a woman whose heart is alive.
The Wound and the Healer
Some women’s lives may look perfect from a distance. But only from a distance. We all have sorrows and pains. The offer from God is to heal our broken hearts and set free the places that are held captive within us (Isaiah 61). But to be healed, we must let God tenderly open our wounds and expose them to his light and to his love.
A Special Hatred
The story of every woman’s life includes the story of the long and sustained assault upon her heart by an enemy who knows who she could be and fears her. You are under regular spiritual assault. In order to have the life God wants for you, you must rise up and take your stand in Him. Resist the enemy… and he will flee (James 4:7).
The Heart Of A Woman
What did God mean when he meant you? Your feminine heart has been created as a reflection of God’s own heart. And though we are all unique, we also each share the same core desires. Discover how every woman longs to be romanced, to play an irreplaceable role in a heroic adventure, and to unveil beauty.
Becoming Powerful
How do we become the kind of men who can handle power?