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30 | Know Thyself
In this episode, Blaine and Sam take up the issue of self-knowledge. You’re never going to treat anyone’s heart better than you treat your own, and you’re never going to know anyone’s heart better than you know your own. That being the case, Sam and Blaine share a couple strategies for learning your own heart, and share where they’re growing in their own self-understanding: strengths, action, and relationship.
If I Knew Then...
How do you trust God in the middle of your situation before the outcome is known? John and Morgan share tangible ways to hold on to hope in the midst of uncertainty.
01 – Chapters 1 & 2
Episode 1 of John's Facebook LIVE Book Study of All Things New. Join John as he teaches through Chapters 1 and 2. Included is the Q&A that occurred after his teaching.Videos Referenced in his talk: 1. Planet Earth II trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8aFcHFu8QM2. The final Scene from Les Mishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dFIz5ZG4DQ
29 | Brett Davis: Surfing Evangelist to Evangelist Surfer
Brett Davis is the founder of Christian Surfers International, and has quite the story to go along with it. As part of the continuing goal to hear from the sages in our world, Blaine and Sam get to hear more of Brett Davis's story.
The Serious Business of Play
What do you love doing purely for fun - and how often do you experience that joy? John, Sam, Blaine, and Allen discuss the importance of making time for play in our lives.
28 | Technology (but it's not what you think)
To better grasp how technology effects us today, we need to understand where the idea came from and what the purpose of technology was originally intended to be, and how it's changed and stayed the same over millennia. Spoiler: the issue is often more about how we use it and how it changes us, than it's inherent "goodness" or usefulness.
All Things New – Part 4
In the series conclusion, John explores the breathtaking topic of what we will actually do on the New Earth.
27 | Admiration and Emulation
Blaine and Sam are joined by Jon Dale and Justin Lukasavige from the team to share stories about who we admire. It's a practice that we don't always think to do, but that can be surprising and helpful. So, who do you admire and try to emulate?
All Things New - Part 3
What will our restoration look like when God makes everything new? In this podcast, John reads Chapter 5 from his new book All Things New.
25 – Flourishing – 9/27/2017
9/27/2017: Flourishing – Our souls will only flourish in the magnificently rich soil of God's love yet the weeds of the world relentlessly come to choke out the life that we are meant to know and enjoy. Join Stasi as she shares about the ways God has provided for us to fertilize the garden of our hearts.Video Clips Used1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q77EqqzLIk Worship Set from September 2017Safe Place - (2:59) (Kristene DiMarco; Safe Place)On My Side - (4:12) (Kim Walker-Smith; On My Side)You Don't Miss a Thing (Live) - (7:41) (Bethel Music; We Will Not Be Shaken)Speak to Me - (7:39) (Kari Jobe; The Garden)Defender - (7:17) (Rita Springer; Battles)Closer - (6:54) (Bethel Live; For the Sake of the World)I Am Yours - (5:33) (Darrell Evans; Let the River Flow)Jesus, We Love You (Live)- (6:55) (Bethel Music; We Will Not Be Shaken)In Over My Head- (4:59) (Bethel Music; We Will Not Be Shaken)
26 | Sara Hagerty: Unseen and the Hidden Places of Our Lives
Sara Hagerty is the author of Unseen: The Gift of Being Hidden in a World That Loves to Be Noticed, and together with Blaine and Sam she talks about her journey with the church, burnout, discovering God in new ways, her lessons as a mother, and how choosing to tend to the unnoticed places in our lives can be the most rewarding.
All Things New – Part 2
To celebrate the September 26th book launch of All Things New, John shares about The New Earth and how all of God's creation will be restored.
25 | Tim Thornton: Creativity and Crisis
Welcome back to Season 3 of the And Sons podcast. To kick things off, Sam and Blaine sat down with Tim Thornton, a friend, mentor, and artist, to talk about the creative process, how it mirrors the story of the gospel, and how we respond to crisis. To read the interview with Tim on And Sons: http://andsonsmagazine.com/19/returning-art-interview-tim-thornton To see more of Tim's art: http://timfthorntonart.com/
25 | Tim Thornton: Creativity and Crisis
Welcome back to Season 3 of the And Sons podcast. To kick things off, Sam and Blaine sat down with Tim Thornton, a friend, mentor, and artist, to talk about the creative process, how it mirrors the story of the gospel, and how we respond to crisis. To read the interview with Tim on And Sons: http://andsonsmagazine.com/19/returning-art-interview-tim-thornton To see more of Tim's art: http://timfthorntonart.com/
All Things New – Part 1
John Eldredge discusses his new book on heaven, earth, and the restoration of everything you love. In this first of four podcasts, he reveals the only hope brilliant enough to overcome the heartache of this world.
Back to School - Part 2
In the second half of the series, John Eldredge and three moms from the Wild at Heart team share how they navigate expectations, overcome fears, and pursue the hearts of their children as a new school year begins.