Episode 42 | Lisa Delay & Ignatian Spirituality
Lisa Delay from the Spark My Muse podcast returns to James Talks today to talk about spiritual practices from what’s called ‘ignatian spirituality’. Lisa shares how these can help give us spiritual discernment and make wiser decisions about what we’re going to do with our lives. You can find out more about this work in…
Episode 41 | ‘Science’ Mike McHargue on Becoming An Atheist & Rediscovering Jesus Through Science
Mike McHargue, from the ‘Science Mike’ & ‘Liturgists’ podcasts, joins me today and shares his powerful and deeply moving testimony, of how he lost his faith, became an atheist, and then rediscovered the way of Jesus in a whole new way – grounded in reason, science, logic…and wonder. We also talk about the fascinating interconnections…
Warrior Yoga: The Modern Warrior’s Battle For Spiritual Balance (guest post by Dr Kate Hendricks Thomas)
Today I’m delighted to welcome Dr Kate Hendricks Thomas to my blog. Kate is a neuroscientist and leading expert on resilience & stress management. She has been a guest on my podcast James Talks twice, most recently last Wednesday. Kate has lots of wisdom on personal wellness and spiritual health, it’s a privilege to host…
Episode 40 | The Two Doctors: 3 Proven Secrets to Healthy Balance with Dr Kate Hendricks Thomas & Dr Theresa Larson
Dr Kate Hendricks Thomas & Dr Theresa Larson both return to the podcast today, as we discuss in more detail the three scientifically proven principles for a healthy balanced life, as Kate outlines in her book, ‘Brave Strong True’. Kate, Theresa and I discuss the three principles of social support, self-care and spirituality/religiosity, how they…
Episode 39 | Chasing Lovely Return – Creativity, Spirituality & Other Interesting Things (Wolfie Part II)
Chasing Lovely, the musical/creative duo of Chloe & Taylor Turner, return to James Talks today. They were my first ever guests, and appropriately enough, are my first returning guests. Today I catch up with the Taylor sisters, talk about their latest work, seasons of life both in work & creativity, why they are stopping touring…
Episode 38 | Dr Theresa Larson on Wellness, Grief & Finding Our Inner Warrior
Dr Theresa Larson joins me today. Dr Larson is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and the founder of Movement Rx, a physical therapy and wellness company that offers support to wounded warriors and individuals with health and movement issues. She has just released her first book, a memoir called ‘Warrior’ Today Theresa shares her own powerful story…
Why There’s No Foolproof Methods – Just Our Story
I read a post recently, from last year, called ‘A Letter To Donald Miller’.
It presented some very well reasoned arguments about Donald Miller, a NYT-Bestselling author writer who had spoken about uncertainty, doubt, and mystery. And how he was now selling products and posting blog posts which, in contrast, were about guaranteed results, promises, and certainty.
Now I’m a big fan of Donald Miller. The one thing I treasure above all things in writing is authenticity, and whenever I read Don’s words, whether it’s in books or blog posts, they are always honest. He’s always vulnerable and shares his story honestly. I’ve learned so much from him.
To be honest, I’ve not figured out whether I agree with the poster about Don, or not. That needs further reflection.
The real message to me from this letter though, was this: Whether intentionally or not, Don had given the impression that he had abandoned mystery, questioning and doubt, and moved to certainty. Moved from accepting we don’t have all the answers, to selling courses which promise all the answers.
And for me, those guaranteed, fix-all solutions these type of courses sell us? They simply don’t exist.
Episode 37 | Nish Weiseth on Mental Illness, Hope & Speaking Our Story
Nish Weiseth, author, speaker, mom & fan of Dr Pepper, joins me today. With great vulnerability, Nish shares her own powerful story, including her struggles with depression, and how this shaped both her faith & her creative life. Nish also shares how she discovered the incredible power of story to shape lives, and began a website…
Rob Bell on James Talks (& Why Asking Matters)
Today I’m delighted to welcome the one and only Rob Bell to my podcast. When you start a podcast, and a lot of it is taken up with interviews – as many podcasts are – you know there’s some people you’d absolutely dream to interview. In truth, I’m interested in sharing great stories, not just getting well-known…
Episode 36 | Rob Bell Is Here!
Rob Bell, New York Times Bestselling Author of Love Wins and several other books, international speaker, podcaster and former Pastor, joins me on James Talks – and I gotta say, he’s freaking awesome.