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Interpreting Your Life – Part 3
How do you interpret your calling? In this 2014 conversation, John Eldredge and Craig McConnell share ways to contend for and consecrate your current circumstances – as well as your dreams for the future.
20 | Justin Rizzo: Worship, Calling, and IHOP
We love hearing about the creative journey here at And Sons, something that each of us acts out in our own unique ways. How someone chooses to pursue a calling, what choices they make, and how they keep their passion alive after a decade of plugging away all make up the story of Justin Rizzo. Part songwriter, part worship leader, part director, Rizzo's story of creativity and calling intertwine in this episode.
Interpreting Your Life – Part 2
As this series from 2014 continues, John Eldredge and Craig McConnell discuss the high cost of misinterpretation.
19 | The Body: Why Exercise Matters and Why We Tri
A longer episode with two parts within it: The first is an exploration of why the body matters, and why it should not be neglected, the second is why Sam and Blaine choose triathlon and lessons they've learned about the sport. We are beings that have multiple aspects: mind, heart, soul, body. To neglect one is to neglect the health of the whole.
Interpreting Your Life – Part 1
We constantly interpret the events of our lives – but is it the right interpretation? Join John Eldredge and Craig McConnell in this transformative conversation from 2014.
18 | Adversity and Persistence: Padre, Interpretation, and How Do You Tell When God is Calling You
We use terms like "God opened a door" or "closed the door" retrospectively all the time, but how do you tell in the moment if you are being invited into something or if God's not in it? How do you know if what you are experiencing is adversity and requires you to keep persisting and fighting through or if you are banging your head against a wall? How do we walk with our choices and relationships with God in unison? Sam, Blaine, and Padre sit down to throw around experiences and moments where these questions rise to the surface, and to give room for new ways of asking what might be the point of it all.
Ready for Anything
Morgan Snyder and Alex Burton discuss the process of initiation that God invites us and our children into.
17 | The Mid-Mission Recording
While filming for the latest And Sons project the team sat around in the truck on a cold night to debrief where they were and what what going on, internally and externally. What followed was an honest conversation about Resistance, what it's like to fight for something, and how each member of the team was managing their internal world.
The Female Body
Women face unique struggles with their body image. In this message for women AND men, Stasi Eldredge and Stacey Burton reveal how to see ourselves as God does.
16 | Dan Allender: On Learning to Listen, Presence, and Wholehearted Quitting
Dan Allender is no stranger in the And Sons world, nor is he a stranger to listening to people's stories. Rather than give the quick steps to better remember names and influence people, the process of learning to be a better listener demands the same intention and commitment that it takes order to use.
16 | Dan Allender: On Learning to Listen, Presence, and Wholehearted Quitting
Dan Allender is no stranger in the And Sons world, nor is he a stranger to listening to people's stories. Rather than give the quick steps to better remember names and influence people, the process of learning to be a better listener demands the same intention and commitment that it takes order to use.
Hope in the Desert
Stasi Eldredge invites Stacey Burton to share her personal story of surviving cancer and embracing hope in this conversation of hard times and healing in the midst of the unknown.
15 | Brian Hardin of Daily Audio Bible: Art, Vocation, and the Introvert Podcaster
How does an introvert in the music industry end up creating and hosting a podcast that gets over 55 million downloads? That's Brian Hardin's story, and it was never one that he would have anticipated. This week, Blaine and Sam get to sit down with the man behind Daily Audio Bible, an app and mission that now reaches millions of people each day, always read aloud by the man himself. From dramatic career shifts, to following the call of the heart, this conversation offers a look inside the success of Brian Hardin to see what makes it all possible.
Mid-Year Check In
John, Sam, and Allen reflect on the advance words God gave them for 2017. As we start the second half of the year, discover how to hear and pursue God's unique words for you.
14 | A Young Man's Story: Jesse Barkalow, The Classics, and Cooking
This episode is an experiment. What happens when you sit three young(er) men around the table and start riffing on life? What stories feel important, what motivators rise to the surface, is it encouraging or intimidating to hear from the lives of those around us? Blaine and Sam sat down with an old friend, Jesse Barkalow, to talk about what's current, what's on the horizon, and what we need to know to become better chefs.
The Story of With - Part 2
We get so busy doing things for God that we can miss life with God. In the second half of this series, John and Allen reveal how our creativity and dreams can lead to deeper intimacy with God.