E833 | Advanced Spiritual Warfare Skills - Workshop 2
In the second half of this "deeper life" series, John explores another skill needed to thrive in this moment—more sophisticated warfare fighting tools. This teaching, originally offered as a staff workshop, focuses on advanced ways to see what's set against you in the spiritual realm as well as how to be more effective in shutting the schemes of the enemy down._______________________________________________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 AppWatch on YouTubeThe stock music used in the Wild at Heart podcast is titled “When Laid to Rest” by Patrick Rundblad and available here.More pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android.Apple: One Minute Pause AppAndroid: One Minute Pause App
July 21, 2025
E832 | Deeper Communion with God - Workshop 1
This new "deeper life" series is drawn from recent staff workshops where John taught on two advanced spiritual skills needed in this particular hour and cultural moment. In the first half of the series, you'll discover how to enter into deeper communion with God through actual, intimate encounters with him—and how to make this a regular part of your sustenance rather than the rare, occasional experience. The session concludes with an extended communion exercise led by John. To fully engage, find a place free of distractions where you can listen with your eyes closed.Show NotesUnion with God by Jeanne Guyon is available wherever books are sold._______________________________________________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 AppWatch on YouTubeThe stock music used in the Wild at Heart podcast is titled “When Laid to Rest” by Patrick Rundblad and available here.More pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android.Apple: One Minute Pause AppAndroid: One Minute Pause App
July 14, 2025
E831 | Bear Grylls - The Greatest Story
Bear Grylls is known worldwide for his numerous adventure shows, including Man vs. Wild. In addition, he's one of the youngest climbers of Mt. Everest, and a former SAS (a special forces unit of the British Army) soldier. Bear joins John to talk about his family, his faith, and his upcoming book on the life of Jesus—The Greatest Story Ever Told: An Eyewitness Account. In this candid conversation, Bear shares stories of what makes his heart come alive, his recent wilderness adventure with The Chosen cast, and how writing this book was, in his words, "an Everest of another level for me, the hardest and best thing I've ever done...by miles."Show NotesBear Grylls' new book, The Greatest Story Ever Told: An Eyewitness Account, releases in the U.S. on July 22, 2025, Pre-order it now wherever you buy books. The Times article by Bear Grylls ("To Be Fully Understood, The Christian Faith Must Be Tried") can be read here. John's book referenced in this podcast, Beautiful Outlaw, is available wherever books are sold._______________________________________________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 AppWatch on YouTubeThe stock music used in the Wild at Heart podcast is titled “When Laid to Rest” by Patrick Rundblad and available here.More pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android.Apple: One Minute Pause AppAndroid: One Minute Pause App
July 7, 2025
E830 | Be a Martian
We are all living in a global moment of massive instability. Culture, technology, and constant chaos actually are conditioning us against God. The result is a growing sense of restlessness, weariness, and disillusionment. John and Allen describe how the only rational response for believers in this world gone mad is to risk looking weird as we pursue God above all else. In other words, you must choose to be a martian!Show NotesThe two Wild at Heart podcast series featuring Mark Sayers released June 16th and June 23rd, 2025. Gerald May's book, Addiction & Grace, is available wherever books are sold._______________________________________________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 AppWatch on YouTubeThe stock music used in the Wild at Heart podcast is titled “When Laid to Rest” by Patrick Rundblad and available here.More pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android.Apple: One Minute Pause AppAndroid: One Minute Pause App
June 30, 2025
E829 | Global Instability & Revival - with Mark Sayers
Mark Sayers continues his conversation with John and Blaine Eldredge about significant shifts happening during this time of massive global instability. The second half of the series focuses on the ways God is on the move, worldwide revival is accelerating, and spiritual hunger is increasing with younger generations. Mark also explores how a platform mentality is misshaping our contemporary world and contrasts this to the biblical call of Christians to live as pillars.Show Notes: Mark Sayers website is marksayers.co. Find his Rebuilders podcast at rebuilders.co/podcast. Discover more about 24-7 Prayer at 24-7prayer.com. Mark's new books—Platforms to Pillars—is available wherever you buy books._______________________________________________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 AppWatch on YouTubeThe stock music used in the Wild at Heart podcast is titled “When Laid to Rest” by Patrick Rundblad and available here.More pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android.Apple: One Minute Pause AppAndroid: One Minute Pause App
June 23, 2025
E828 | Mark Sayers on Living Between Eras
If you're feeling like this world is an increasingly unstable place, you're not alone...or crazy. During moments of intense global transition and shaking, it's helpful to have an accessible voice explain the historical and cultural forces at work from a Christian worldview. In this two-part series, Mark Sayers joins John and Blaine Eldredge for a fascinating, globe-spanning conversation. In Part 1, he explains how we're actually living between two eras—what he refers to as the 'gray zone'— and the ambiguity, challenges, and opportunities of such times.Show Notes: Mark Sayers' website is marksayers.co. Listen to his Rebuilders podcast at rebuilders.co/podcast._______________________________________________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 AppWatch on YouTubeThe stock music used in the Wild at Heart podcast is titled “When Laid to Rest” by Patrick Rundblad and available here.More pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android.Apple: One Minute Pause AppAndroid: One Minute Pause App
June 16, 2025
E827 | When Everything Is Stacked Against You
Allen has a new batch of questions for John to answer—including why we say what we do in the Daily Prayer, when to search for a new church, how to navigate the challenges of OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder), what to do when a spouse uses freedom as an excuse to avoid structure, and how to stay close to God when everything is stacked against you.Show Notes: Send your podcast questions to John and Allen at questions@wildatheart.org._______________________________________________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 AppWatch on YouTubeThe stock music used in the Wild at Heart podcast is titled “When Laid to Rest” by Patrick Rundblad and available here.More pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android.Apple: One Minute Pause AppAndroid: One Minute Pause App
June 9, 2025
E826 | Questions and Cap'n Crunch
In this two-part series, John and Allen respond to some of your biggest questions—including one you've likely never had until now: Why is Cap'n Crunch in this week's podcast title? In Part 1, the questions cover a variety of topics including what happens when we hear from God but things still go sideways, how can there be no sadness in heaven if people we love won't be there, why does it seem so hard to pursue union with God, and is it contradictory to engage in apps like the Experience Jesus modules while also trying to spend less time on our phones?Show Notes: The Ladder of Love registration details are at wildatheart.org/events/ladder-of-love-retreat-october-2025. Send your podcast questions to John and Allen at questions@wildatheart.org. See the Cap'n Crunch photo here or by watching this week's Wild at Heart video podcast on YouTube. The books referenced are Hearing God by Dallas Willard and Walking with God by John Eldredge. The past Wild at Heart podcast John mentioned is Discerning What’s From God (January 20, 2025)._______________________________________________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 AppWatch on YouTubeThe stock music used in the Wild at Heart podcast is titled “When Laid to Rest” by Patrick Rundblad and available here.More pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android.Apple: One Minute Pause AppAndroid: One Minute Pause App
June 2, 2025
E825 | The Deep-Rooted Marriage - Part 2
It's possible to experience a marriage that isn't just good, but truly life-giving. In this series conclusion, Dan and Becky Allender swap stories with John and Stasi on how to cultivate intimacy and delight within a marriage. They also reveal ways for spouses to repair what has been broken and choose each other again—whether in seasons of suffering or joy.Show Note: The Deep-Rooted Marriage, by Dan Allender and Steve Call, is available wherever you buy books._______________________________________________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 AppWatch on YouTubeThe stock music used in the Wild at Heart podcast is titled “When Laid to Rest” by Patrick Rundblad and available here.More pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android.Apple: One Minute Pause AppAndroid: One Minute Pause App
May 26, 2025
E824 | The Deep-Rooted Marriage - Part 1
Dan and Becky Allender join John and Stasi Eldredge for a two-part conversation about the highs and lows of married life. Drawing from Dan's new book—The Deep-Rooted Marriage—they talk about why spouses often feel unseen, unheard, or neglected, the greatest agent of harm in a marriage, and how to overcome it by cultivating intimacy, healing, honor, and delight.Show Note: The Deep-Rooted Marriage, by Dan Allender and Steve Call, is available wherever you buy books._______________________________________________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 AppWatch on YouTubeThe stock music used in the Wild at Heart podcast is titled “When Laid to Rest” by Patrick Rundblad and available here.More pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android.Apple: One Minute Pause AppAndroid: One Minute Pause App
May 19, 2025
E823 | The Secret to Summer
It’s easy to fill our summer calendars with activities—from family gatherings and home projects to kids’ events. Yet we often forget to ask God what his plans are for this time. Thankfully, there's a better way—and it's not too late! To help you rethink what your heart needs most this summer, John, Allen, Jamie, and Conrad share stories of their past misses and current pursuits of joy, rest, and adventure._______________________________________________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 AppWatch on YouTubeThe stock music used in the Wild at Heart podcast is titled “When Laid to Rest” by Patrick Rundblad and available here.More pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android.Apple: One Minute Pause AppAndroid: One Minute Pause App
May 12, 2025
E822 | The New Pause Experience
The Wild at Heart Pause app is one of the most beautiful, powerful resources we've ever offered. Since its release, countless people have experienced deep daily intimacy with God through the One Minute Pause and 30 Days to Resilient. In this week's podcast, John and Allen unveil an all-new Pause offering called Experience Jesus, share the story of how it came to be, and take you through the first session of this transformative program.The One Minute Pause is available free in the app store. Link BelowApple: One Minute Pause AppAndroid: One Minute Pause App_______________________________________________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 AppWatch on YouTubeThe stock music used in the Wild at Heart podcast is titled “When Laid to Rest” by Patrick Rundblad and available here.More pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android.Apple: One Minute Pause AppAndroid: One Minute Pause App
May 5, 2025
E821 | Hiding Our Hurts
We often endure our deepest hurts and pains in isolation, choosing to just suck it up and pretend all is well rather than risk transparency and asking for help. In this week's podcast, Allen brings to light an issue he's been struggling with in private, how God orchestrated a path to bring others into his suffering, and the process of pursuing healing in both the physical and spiritual realms.Show Notes: The prayers John referenced—the "Life" Prayer and the Prayer for Breaking Curses—are on the Wild at Heart website and app. Moving Mountains by John Eldredge is available wherever you buy books._______________________________________________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 AppWatch on YouTubeThe stock music used in the Wild at Heart podcast is titled “When Laid to Rest” by Patrick Rundblad and available here.More pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android.Apple: One Minute Pause AppAndroid: One Minute Pause App
April 28, 2025
E820 | John Responds to Your Questions
Every week we receive beautiful, heartfelt questions on almost every topic imaginable. In this podcast, John and Allen respond to as many questions as possible. Today's topics include how to guard our hearts during loss, what to do with a desire to be married before Jesus returns, how to understand God's will, ways to pursue our creativity with God, and how to interpret and combat increased spiritual warfare and fear.Show Notes: Got a question you want answered in a future podcast? Ask us at Questions@WildatHeart.org. The books referenced are Preparing for Heaven by Gary Black and Moving Mountains by John Eldredge. For more on Allen's teachings on creativity, visit withallen.com._______________________________________________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 AppWatch on YouTubeThe stock music used in the Wild at Heart podcast is titled “When Laid to Rest” by Patrick Rundblad and available here.More pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android.Apple: One Minute Pause AppAndroid: One Minute Pause App
April 21, 2025
E819 | Stuck & Unstuck
John is joined by Sam Eldredge, Stacia Littlefield, and Michelle Patterson to talk about how to overcome our stuck places. Discover the role pervasive shame plays in your stuckness, what it looks like to be "in process" as you move from stuck to unstuck, and the different ways to enter into and experience God's healing for your story.Show Notes: For more on upcoming Noble Workshops (including May, June, August, and November 2025), visit www.nobleworkshops.com/get-started. The books Sam references are My Father's Eyes, My Mother's Rage by Rose Brik and The Way of the Heart by Henri Nouwen. Sign up for John's weekly videos at https://wildatheart.org on the bottom of the page._______________________________________________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 AppWatch on YouTubeThe stock music used in the Wild at Heart podcast is titled “When Laid to Rest” by Patrick Rundblad and available here.More pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android.Apple: One Minute Pause AppAndroid: One Minute Pause App
April 14, 2025
E818 | Jon Tyson on Culture, Chaos, and Orientation - Part 2
John Eldredge and pastor, author, and podcaster Jon Tyson continue a wide-ranging conversation on the unique challenges and opportunities of this particular cultural moment. Discover how to counter the fog of chaos and unbelief, why a rightly oriented heart is the key to everything, what's fueling the current revival among young adults, the important distinctions between sociology and spirituality, and why so many men's lives are falling apart...and what to do about it.Show Note: Jon Tyson's weekly podcast—Church of the City New York Podcast—is available wherever you get your podcasts._______________________________________________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 AppWatch on YouTubeThe stock music used in the Wild at Heart podcast is titled “When Laid to Rest” by Patrick Rundblad and available here.More pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android.Apple: One Minute Pause AppAndroid: One Minute Pause App
April 7, 2025
E817 | A Conversation with Jon Tyson - Part 1
In the first of this two-part series, John Eldredge asks pastor, author, and podcaster Jon Tyson about how he came to know God, his incredible journey from Australia to New York, the apologetics of longing, Jon's deep love for the people of New York, and his heart for the Kingdom of God.Show Note: Jon Tyson's weekly Church of the City New York Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts._______________________________________________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 AppWatch on YouTubeThe stock music used in the Wild at Heart podcast is titled “When Laid to Rest” by Patrick Rundblad and available here.More pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android.Apple: One Minute Pause AppAndroid: One Minute Pause App
March 31, 2025
E816 | What A Friend - with Josh Garrels
John Eldredge invites singer and songwriter Josh Garrels back into the podcast studio to talk about the difference between knowing about God and knowing God, friendship with Jesus, how to risk well in loving others, and Josh's song "What A Friend."Show Notes: Josh Garrels' song "What A Friend" from his Chrysaline album is used with permission and available wherever you get music._______________________________________________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 816Watch on YouTubeThe stock music used in the Wild at Heart podcast is titled “When Laid to Rest” by Patrick Rundblad and available here.More pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android.Apple: One Minute Pause AppAndroid: One Minute Pause App
March 24, 2025
E815 | The Life of an Ordinary Mystic
What difference does it make to choose an experiential life with God? It quite literally changes everything! In Part 4 of the Experience Jesus Really series, John and Allen are joined by friends Gloria and Sylvia to talk about what it looks like to pursue all we do with God as everyday, ordinary mystics.Show Notes: Experience Jesus. Really. book, audio book, and 5-session study guide/streaming video series are available wherever you buy books. The Experience Jesus video series is available free at wildatheart.org/media/experience-jesus-really._______________________________________________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 815Watch on YouTubeThe stock music used in the Wild at Heart podcast is titled “When Laid to Rest” by Patrick Rundblad and available here.More pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android.Apple: One Minute Pause AppAndroid: One Minute Pause App
March 17, 2025
E814 | Jesus: The Integrating Center of All Things
In Part 3 of our series, John shares a video session from the new Experience Jesus. Really. curriculum. Then John, Allen, Jamie, and Alex process what it means for Jesus to be the integrating center of everything, including our humanity.Show Notes: Experience Jesus. Really. book, audio book, and 5-session study guide/streaming video series are available wherever you buy books. The Experience Jesus video series is available free at wildatheart.org/media/experience-jesus-really. Visit ChristianBook.com for a 46% limited-time discount on a pack of 10 Experience Jesus. Really. books._______________________________________________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 814Watch on YouTubeThe stock music used in the Wild at Heart podcast is titled “When Laid to Rest” by Patrick Rundblad and available here.More pauses available in the One Minute Pause app for Apple iOS and Android.Apple: One Minute Pause AppAndroid: One Minute Pause App
March 10, 2025