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02 – Glory or Desolation
Many of us are living with a quiet ache, sensing the weight of a world in turmoil and wondering how long we can keep going. In this session of The Resilient Experience, John Eldredge unpacks why the times we’re living in feel uniquely draining—and how the glory of God is meant to strengthen us from within. Drawing from Matthew 24, Ezekiel 36, and Ephesians 3, John makes the case that we are living in what Scripture calls “the end of the age”—a time of increased spiritual pressure and global upheaval. But the answer isn’t fear. It’s resilience. And God has made a way for us to receive it. The human heart is now the temple of God’s presence, and His glory is no longer reserved for sacred buildings or distant places. It’s meant to fill us. This glory—God’s splendor, power, and presence—is what brings transformation, endurance, and strength. In a time when many are losing heart or walking away from faith, this session offers a hopeful alternative: a return to the One who fills His people with light, power, and peace. If your reserves are low or your soul feels under siege, this is an invitation to come back to the center—where Christ dwells in your heart and the glory of God strengthens you to stand.Additional resources for deeper exploration: • Resilient by John Eldredge – The book that inspired this series • 30 Days to Resilient – inside the One Minute Pause App – A free, guided program to help you build soul strength over 30 days • Daily Prayer – A grounding way to start each day with God’s presence • Keep Recovery and Resilience in Front of You – A blog post about staying focused on restoration in this hour
04 – The Deep Well Inside Us
Many of us long for more of God—but we stay stuck in the noise and distraction of modern life. In this session of The Resilient Experience, John Eldredge introduces a life-changing practice called the prayer of descent: learning to follow Jesus into the depths of your own soul, where He dwells. Through passages in Hebrews 10, Ephesians 3, and John 10, John reveals how God offers us resilience not by pushing harder but by going deeper—communing with His presence in the quiet center of our being. Our lives are often lived in the “shallows,” constantly distracted. Even our prayer lives can feel surface-level or scattered. But as we learn to move through the shallows and Midlands—our worries, stresses, and fears—we find that Jesus is waiting in the depths. And it’s here, in the deepest places of love and hope, that we discover the strength that prevails. This practice of inner stillness and connection isn’t mystical or reserved for monks—it’s for every believer. The question isn’t, “Will God show up?” The question is, “Will we slow down long enough to notice He’s already here?”Additional resources for deeper exploration: • Resilient by John Eldredge – The book that inspired this series • 30 Days to Resilient – inside the One Minute Pause App – A free, guided journey of daily resilience and soul restoration • Restoration of the Heart – Session 6: Fragmentation and Healing – A teaching on wholeness and healing at the core of our being • Daily Prayer (John) – A full daily prayer to align your heart with God’s presence • The Life Prayer – A simple prayer for receiving God’s life into weary or fragmented places
03 – Unconverted Places
Why do we keep struggling with the same things, even after years of following Jesus? In this session of The Resilient Experience, John Eldredge explores how times of stress expose the unconverted places within us—the areas of our lives where fear, control, anger, or shame still rule. Drawing from Peter’s denial, the story of Eustace from The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, and Paul’s call to complete transformation in 1 Thessalonians 5, John reframes salvation not only as a moment of grace, but as an ongoing process of being made whole. The goal isn’t perfection—it’s wholeheartedness. In a culture addicted to comfort, Jesus invites us into healing that reaches every part of us. This session teaches you how to bring your brokenness to God instead of hiding it, so that Christ can inhabit even the places you’re tempted to keep closed off. Resilience grows as we allow Jesus to transform every part of our humanity with his presence and love.Additional resources for deeper exploration: • Resilient by John Eldredge – The book that inspired this series • 30 Days to Resilient – inside the One Minute Pause App – A free, guided program to strengthen your inner life over 30 days • Prayer for Inner Healing – A guided prayer to invite Jesus into the wounded places of your soul • A Prayer for Mental Resilience – Refocus your thoughts and receive peace in pressure-filled moments • Restoration of the Heart – Session 6: Fragmentation and Healing – A teaching on wholeness, healing, and integration in the spiritual life
05 – Don't Look Back
In the final session of The Resilient Experience, John Eldredge calls us to the most important question of all: What’s your plan? We are living in the hour of the ten bridesmaids—and the hour of Lot’s wife. This is not a time for divided hearts or casual faith. It’s time to build a life rooted in God, to care for our Eden hearts, and to make room for the presence of God daily. Drawing from Luke 17, Hebrews 10, and Revelation 21, John urges us to resist the trap of trying to “fit God in” to an overloaded life. Instead, he shows how to create a new rhythm—a sustainable, soul-first way of living that allows us to receive strength, resilience, and joy. Through story, prayer, and personal reflection, this final session helps you name what needs to change in your daily life and invites you to choose wholehearted devotion over comfort or distraction. Rescue is coming. Eden is being restored. But we must be the ones who prepare—who bring oil, build margin, and orient our lives around God’s presence.Additional resources for deeper exploration: • Resilient by John Eldredge – The book that inspired this video series • 30 Days to Resilient – inside the One Minute Pause App – A free, guided experience of daily soul restoration • A Daily Prayer (John) – A foundational daily rhythm to center your life in God • The Life Prayer – A simple, powerful way to invite Jesus into every part of your life • Stasi’s blog: Rhythm and Margin – A reflection on choosing soul-care over busyness
00 – Book Trailer
We are living in an hour that demands more than survival—it calls for true resilience. In this compelling five-part video series, John Eldredge, author of the bestselling book Resilient, invites your church, small group, or men’s ministry into a journey of strength, recovery, and wholeheartedness.Designed for group discussion or personal study, The Resilient Experience offers practical and spiritual tools for navigating this hour with courage and hope. Each session helps participants access the supernatural resilience that comes from union with God—not grit or hustle.If you’re a pastor or ministry leader searching for ready-to-use, deeply impactful video content, this series is an ideal resource. It’s especially relevant for those navigating burnout, disillusionment, or longing to help their people go deeper with God.Pair this series with the 30 Days to Resilient program in the free Pause App for a daily rhythm of restoration. And for more resources—including small group guides, guided prayers, and more—visit the Resilient landing page.Your people don’t need to abandon their lives to restore them. They just need a better way in.
Hearing God in the Everyday
John, Alex, and Allen swap stories about what it looks like to ask God for guidance in life's daily decisions—from work deadlines to expectations for this Thanksgiving.
Tending to Your Heart
The busyness of the world can leave us feeling fragmented and buried. Jamie Goudie joins Stasi to talk about the ways the pressures of life separate us from the heart of God, and the importance of not letting go of the things that bring us life and connect us to Him. Tending to our hearts is an invitation to show up just as we are, trusting Him to meet us with His mercy and kindness.SHOW NOTES:Hebrews 13:5 (NIV) — “Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.’” Resilient: Restoring Your Weary Soul In These Turbulent Times by John EldredgeGet Your Life Back: Everyday Practices for a World Gone Mad by John EldredgePause App: 1-minute Pause and 30 Days to ResilientAdditional Podcasts Referenced from Wild at Heart:Depleted ReservesProtect the EpicenterWas Summer Enough?Natural vs. Supernatural Help
Healing Rhythms – Part 5
In the series conclusion, John guides you through a time of listening prayer and questions for a life more deeply rooted in God.
Healing Rhythms - Part 4
John provides space to practice soul care by taking you through an actual experience of how he closes his day in union with God. Show Note: Featured song is "Dancing On the Waves" by Bethel Music, featuring We The Kingdom from the album Peace.
Owning Your Awkward
It’s helpful to know we are not alone in not fitting in. Today’s guest is Nancy Carmichael, creator of IsleofMisfits.com. She loves to encourage others in their “weird,” and today she shares her three core values: owning your awkward, loving your fellow misfits, and seeking beauty and truth. Believing that God doesn’t just love us but actually likes the way he made us can help us own who we are and step into the glory and purpose he intended.SHOW NOTES:Verses: John 6:67-68 (NIV) — “You do not want to leave too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve. Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.Luke 8:26-39 (NIV) — Story of Legion being set free — (verse 36-37) Those who had seen it told the people how the demon-possessed man had been cured. Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave them, because they were overcome with fear. So he got into the boat and left.Galatians 5:1 (NIV) — It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. …John Keats Quote: “Beauty is truth — truth beauty — that is all ye know on earth and all ye need to know.”NANCY CARMICHAELWebsite: https://isleofmisfits.com/Podcast: https://isleofmisfits.com/podcasts/Blog: https://isleofmisfits.com/blog/Nancy Carmichael Bio:Nancy Carmichael is the Proprietor and Chief Misfit of the IsleofMisfits.com, a blogging and podcasting Oasis for self-proclaimed square pegs, far and wide. Through it, she hopes to build a community of people who own their awkward, love their fellow misfit and embrace beauty and truth in the weirdness of life. Aside from this, one of her main claims to fame is being merely 1 degree separated from Kevin Bacon, thanks to a friend who once played a stand-in for his leading lady in the 80’s classic “She’s Having a Baby”. As if it could get any better, Nancy is married to a man so good it took EHarmony to help her find him, and a daughter she will obnoxiously brag about if given even half a chance. She has spent her life communicating good news wherever in the world the door opens, through writing, singing, speaking, coaching, counseling and advocating for those whom society often overlooks.
Healing Rhythms - Part 3
Our deepest need is union with God...but rarely do we structure our life to make this a reality. This week, John and Blaine share simple ways to experience daily soul care.
Healing Rhythms - Part 2
John and Blaine discuss how to develop the desire and plan for a new way of life that your soul needs for this unique time in history.
When We Fail
So often our plans do not go quite as well as we had hoped. What then? Where is God in that? Join Stasi in this week's podcast as she shares from personal experiences about that very thing.SHOW NOTES:Verses: Luke 17:21 (NIV) — When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he said to his disciples, “As you know, the Passover is two days away—and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”Proverbs 27:17 (NIV) — As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.Psalm 52:8-9 (NIV) — But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God’s unfailing love forever and ever. For what you have done I will always praise you in the presence of your faithful people. And I will hope in your name, for your name is good.Women at the Well original video recording When We FailStory Clip from This is Us, Season 6 Episode 06, “Our Little Island Girl Part II”
Healing Rhythms – Part 1
John and Blaine Eldredge begin this new series with ways to restructure our lives to be more fully saturated with God's presence.
What Sets You Off?
When something pushes your buttons, do you shut down or blow up? In this conversation from 2019, Morgan and Allen share stories of ways the heart responds when the heat is on.
A Conversation with Rita Springer
Join Stasi in this delightful conversation with singer, songwriter and gifted worship leader Rita Springer. Rita shares pieces of her story, including the powerful moment when she heard God ask her to “sing.” Friends, worshipping Jesus releases both a sweet, alluring fragrance and the power to break strongholds. Listen in and be encouraged by this wise woman.SHOW NOTES:Isaiah 54; specifically verse 54:1 (NIV) — “Sing, barren woman, you who never bore a child; burst into song, shout for joy, you who were never in labor; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband,” says the Lord.Rita SpringerWebsite: http://www.ritaspringer.com/welcomePodcast: https://ritaspringerpdocast.buzzsprout.com/shareInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ritaspringer/Songs that Stasi referenced:Never LostThey Kingdom ComeRita Springer Bio:Rita is one of the most gifted worship leaders to arise over the last fifteen years. She believes that the joy of being a worship leader is to make those listening, jealous for what has been found in Christ. Making Christ famous through the art, act and physical sound of our worship is Rita’s anthem and her deepest desire is to see this arise in the body of Christ. Her motto is; “To make the Lord famous in whatever I do with my worship and relationship with Him”. Born out of that deep desire and to see women free through the tools of the Word, Worship and Prayer, she started her own women’s conference in 2000 called ‘Fragrant Oil’ it was an incredible season of 7 years watching God use worship powerfully to transform lives across the globe.In 2008 she began a worship school called DIVE. (Deep - Innovative - Vertical - Expression) The School trains and encourages upcoming worship leaders all over the world with weeklong intensive one-on-one courses. Staying true to her calling, Rita continues to write new songs and leads worship at churches, conferences and events around the country. Rita released her first book in 2013, Finding Eve.Jonathan Edwards Quote from Sermons and Discourses, 1743-1758 (WJE Online Vol. 25): It is the sight of the divine beauty of Christ, that bows the wills, and draws the heart…