Sacred Thoughts Podcast

<p>Today we have entered into a new year as the people of God. The page was turned to the season of Advent, a time of anticipation, waiting and longing for Christ to come.</p><p>Some 15 years ago, I was drawn into the...

<p>On Monday, I was able to host Mandy Smith on the Sacred Thoughts podcast. She is a pastor, author and all around amazing human being. Her most recent book is Confessions of an Amateur Saint. Though an Australian...

<p>Today I was able to host Marlena Graves on the Sacred Thoughts podcast. She is a professor, author and speaker. Her most recently authored work is Bearing God: Living A Christ-Formed Life in Uncharted Waters. What is...

<p>Today I was able to host Karen Swallow Prior on the podcast. She is a writer, professor and world-traveler. Her most recently authored work is The Evangelical Imagination, which we discuss in the first half of the...

<p>Yesterday I was able to host Dr. Léon Van Ommen on the podcast. He is Senior Lecturer in Practical Theology at the University of Aberdeen. Léon is also Co-Director for the Centre for Autism and Theology at Aberdeen...

<p>Yesterday I was able to host Becky Castle Miller on the podcast. She is a PhD student at Wheaton where her research looks at emotions and discipleship in the Gospel of Luke. She is also an emotional health coach...

<p>Yesterday I was able to host Andrew Perriman on the podcast. He is a New Testament theologian, lecturer at London School of Theology, has written multiple books, and has been part of a church planting network called...

<p>Over my years of teaching in higher education, I have developed plenty of course content – on world religions, Old Testament, New Testament, leadership development, ministry, mission, and other related...

<p>For my second episode, I offer some thoughts on recent news in the state of Louisiana – a new law has been signed into place that requires the 10 Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms. I also...

<p>Welcome to the first official episode of the Sacred Thoughts Podcast. I start off by introducing the podcast (what, why, etc) and a bit about myself. I then jump in and discuss the idea of "The Church in Exile."</p>...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit sacredthoughts.substack.com<br/><br/><p>For this next episode, I’m posting another session I gave at a mental health workshop for my local church this past...

<p>Most times, our anxiety connects to the future (what might happen). With that, we are not present in the moment. We are stuck in what might be. One way to work through anxiety is through the practice of mindfulness...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit sacredthoughts.substack.com<br/><br/><p>For my first episode, I’m actually posting a talk I gave at a mental health workshop for my local church this past...