Best Wild At Heart Podcasts (2024)

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Let Him In 1:24

2h ago1:24

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Maybe the most devastating limit is simply the idea that “Jesus doesn’t act like that anymore.” (Or, “Jesus doesn’t act like that with me.”) Sure —he was amazing in the Gospels. But that was then and this is now and things have changed. Or so the idea goes. In one fell swoop, this belief shuts down just about everything and anything we could hope t…

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When the Next Crisis Hits 50:37

1h ago50:37

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This moment in time isn't unprecedented, but it is unique. In Part 2 of this series, John, Blaine, and Allen look at how the followers of Jesus responded to crises over the ages. It's a needed reminder because the pace of life and technology have left us weakened and weary rather than ready for whatever's coming next. Rather than grow more disencha…

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Our Situation 2:09

1h ago2:09

2:09

Let me say this again: the story of your life is the story of the long and brutal assault on your heart by the one who knows what you could be and fears it. I hope you are beginning to see that more clearly now. Otherwise, much of the Bible will not make sense to you. Much of your life will not make sense to you. I will go before you and will level…

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The REAL You 2:10

1h ago2:10

2:10

You are not your sin; sin is no longer the truest thing about the man who has come into union with Jesus. Your heart is good. "I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you" (Ezek. 36:26). The Big Lie in the church today is that you are nothing more than "a sinner saved by grace." You are a lot more than that. You are a new creation in Ch…

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We Can Move Mountains 1:40

2h ago1:40

1:40

Prayer sets up a terrible dilemma for us. We want to pray; it’s in our nature. We desperately want to believe that God will come through for us. But then ... he doesn’t seem to, and where does that leave us? I believe God is in the dilemma; I believe he wants us to push through to real answers, solid answers. For one thing, this reality we find our…

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This Is Not My Heart 1:41

19m ago1:41

1:41

Twice, in the famous chapter of Romans 7, where Paul presents a first-person angst about our battle against sin, he says, "But this is not my true nature. This is not my heart." As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but sin living in me. I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature ... Now if I do what I do not want to…

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The Bull in the China Shop 2:10

23m ago2:10

2:10

Jesus is a fierce, intentional man to be sure. But his passions are neither reckless nor momentary. Could a small, unintimidating figure accomplish such a sustained riot? To pull off driving “all of them out of the temple” would require more than a few seconds and repeated blows. This is a sustained assault. If a frail man with a meek voice tried t…

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You Must Not Go Alone 2:11

3h ago2:11

2:11

When Neo is set free from the Matrix, he joins the crew of the Nebuchadnezzar — the little hovercraft that is the headquarters and ship of the small fellowship called to set the captives free. There are nine of them in all, each a character in his own way, but nonetheless a company of the heart, a “band of brothers,” a family bound together in a si…

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On Behalf of Others 2:44

5h ago2:44

2:44

“Love your neighbor as yourself,” Jesus taught (Mark 12:31), implying a direct link between one and the other. Loving our neighbor is clearly an essential to Christian faith; I think we all get that one. But the qualifier “as yourself” is lost upon most people; it confounded me for years. It almost sounds too pop psychology, something you’d see on …

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When Am I Not Okay? 51:05

28m ago51:05

51:05

In this new four-part series, Blaine Eldredge joins John and Allen to talk about how moments of crisis reveal who we are—as well as our priorities. In Part 1, they look at the various ways we use to determine if we're okay as well as how not to freak out when the world goes sideways. Show Notes: Follow Blaine's writings on Substack at ⁠blaineeldred…

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Remembering Our Glory 2:18

1h ago2:18

2:18

Every woman is in some way searching for or running from her beauty and every man is looking for or avoiding his strength. Why? In some deep place within, we remember what we were made to be, we carry with us the memory of gods, image-bearers walking in the Garden. So why do we flee our essence? As hard as it may be for us to see our sin, it is far…

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The Primal Drive for Life 2:48

2h ago2:48

2:48

The longing for things to be good again is one of the deepest yearnings of the human heart. It has slumbered in the depths of our souls ever since we lost our true home. For our hearts remember Eden. Most of the time this beautiful, powerful longing flows like an underground river below the surface of our awareness — so long as we are consoled by s…

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Make a Difference 1:47

36m ago1:47

1:47

The constant push in Western Christianity to “make it practical” betrays our favorite apostasy—it exposes how utterly fixated on the present moment we really are. Yes, we need to embody God’s love in the world today. The human race is not well; things fall apart. We must care for the planet and all creation; we must fight injustice. But we speak of…

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Absorbing His Goodness 2:02

1h ago2:02

2:02

Human beings need oxygen in order to live. Lots of it. So our loving God provided us a world completely engulfed in oxygen; we swim in life-giving air like fish swim in water. Put your arm out — it’s surrounded with oxygen. Look down at your feet — they’re wading through it too. God also arranged for the daily replenishment of this planet-wide ocea…

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Joy is Meant to Be Ours 1:14

1h ago1:14

1:14

In this world where we find ourselves living, having joy often feels both crazy and out of reach. To have joy in the midst of sorrow — or the current news feed — can seem impossible. And all on our own, it is impossible. But just as the angel Gabriel said after making his outlandish proclamation to Mary that she, a virgin, would give birth to the S…

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RESCUE Is God's Plan 1:45

14h ago1:45

1:45

On the day Adam and Eve fell from grace, they ran off and hid in the bushes. And God came looking for them. He called to Adam, "Where are you?" (Gen. 3:9). Thus began the long and painful story of God's pursuit of mankind. Though we betrayed him and fell into the hands of the Evil One, God did not abandon us. Even a quick read of the Old Testament …

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You're Not Yourself 2:45

1d ago2:45

2:45

Yes, dear friends, we are already God's children, and we can't even imagine what we will be like when Christ returns. But we do know that when he comes we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is. (1 John 3:2 NLT) We have an expression that we use to describe someone who's out of sorts, who's not acting like the person we know her to b…

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Survival School - Integration 49:56

30m ago49:56

49:56

This second half of the series features John's live talk at Survival School, a new men's event from Wild at Heart. In this session, John reveals why we are fragmented beings and how Jesus is the integrating force of everything, including us. He then leads an extended time of prayer for the healing and integration of our fragmentation. _____________…

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United to Him 1:10

1h ago1:10

1:10

But there’s something deeper that calls to me, something richer I have tasted which compels me to let go of the life I keep rebuilding in order to learn how to love. I want God. Can you name a better reason? There is simply no other fountain of life; there is no other waterfall of joy. God is the bliss we seek. This is what the Scriptures are tryin…

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A Wild Freedom 2:16

1h ago2:16

2:16

One of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, so he went to the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table. When a woman who had lived a sinful life in that town learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume, and as she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet wit…

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Things Are Not What They Seem 2:07

33m ago2:07

2:07

What do all the great stories and myths tell us? What do they have in common? What are they trying to get across? Wherever they may come from, whatever their shape might be, they nearly always speak to us Three Eternal Truths. First, these stories are trying to remind us that things are not what they seem. There is a whole lot more going on here th…

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To Be a Part of Something Big 1:50

4h ago1:50

1:50

The book “Killing Lions” is a conversation between John and Sam Eldredge about the trials young men face. [John] You have entered the Warrior Stage of a young man’s life. Young men have been at the center of most of history’s revolutions. Deep in your marrow lies a passion to bring down tyrants, overthrow oppression, and fight for a better world — …

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What's Missing 1:07

2d ago1:07

1:07

The loss of personality confounds our imitation of Christ. What happens is, our particular brand of church seizes upon one or two of his virtues as the essence of Christ for us to follow. Justice. Mercy. Righteousness. Whatever. You cannot live a life on one quality any more than you can speak intelligently using one word. Meanwhile, we continue to…

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Elijah Was Just Like Us 1:35

14d ago1:35

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There is an overlooked passage late in the New Testament that is going to begin to connect some dots for us in a wild way. It comes from the book of James, and he brings us back around to the old man, Elijah, praying on the mountain: “The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it…

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A Sudden Loss of Innocence 1:11

15d ago1:11

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How quickly do betrayal and slavery fall upon Joseph after his father gives him the coat of many colors, the symbol of his delight. We don’t know exactly how much time has passed, but those events are told in the same chapter in Genesis, barely verses apart. The result is a stark contrast, the time of being the beloved son cut short by a betrayal. …

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Survival School - Orientation 40:18

11d ago40:18

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We are living somewhere near the end of the age but are mostly unaware of what that means. John offers orientation and hope in this live session from a recent Wild at Heart men's event called Survival School. In the first half of this series, discover two essential tools you need to survive and thrive in these chaotic times. _______________________…

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Joy Will Be Yours 1:57

16d ago1:57

1:57

There is nothing like stepping out your door into a bright and beckoning world. This is why people vacation in beautiful places. It is also the secret to the stories you love — that magical moment when the hero or heroine steps into a "brave new world". You might still remember that lovely catch of breath and skip of heartbeat the first time you fo…

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The Shallows, Midlands and Depths 4:00

17d ago4:00

4:00

Let’s name the “levels” of our being: You have fleeting thoughts throughout the day, most of which are insignificant. You also have longings, hopes, and dreams that are far more important. Deep within you, you have experienced the cry for love, hope, and joy, which feels almost primal to your being. I call these layers of our being the Shallows, Mi…

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An Intolerable Rest 1:48

18d ago1:48

1:48

In order to learn who we really are, we must have a place in our lives where we are removed from the materialism, entertainment, diversion, and busyness that the Vanity Fair of our society and culture immerse us in. The things sold at the booths in the Fair are tranquilizers that separate us, and protect us, from the emptiness and need of our heart…

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How Do You Interpret Unanswered Prayers? 1:43

19d ago1:43

1:43

Be very careful how you interpret “unanswered prayer.” Our hearts are so vulnerable in these moments. It’s just too easy to lose heart. The conclusions come rushing in — God isn’t listening; he doesn’t care; I’m not faithful enough; prayer doesn’t really work. Catch yourself! Don’t let your heart go there! Ask Jesus to help you interpret what is go…

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By Their Fruit 1:41

20d ago1:41

1:41

You shall know them, Jesus said, by their fruit. The principle holds true for anything in life. It is especially helpful in diagnosing what the enemy might be up to. What is the fruit of what you’re experiencing? What is its effect? If it continues, what will the results of that be? What will be lost? Jesus said he came that we might have life and …

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Soul Care 3:59

21d ago3:59

3:59

We’re going to want our souls strong and ready for the days ahead, filled with God, not fried and empty. So we must practice soul care. I’m not suggesting you go on a witch hunt for every neglected place in your soul. There’s way too much loss in there to take on all at once. Many people are afraid to feel any of it, fearing that if they start cryi…

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Sideshows 1:15

28d ago1:15

1:15

It seems that much of what Christians believe they are called to these days is a cluster of activities that include regular church attendance, Bible study, prayer, giving, concern for justice, and attending the annual men or women’s retreat. Now — what is all that activity for? What are those things supposed to do to us, or in us? If it’s not resto…

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Ask John Anything - Part 2 48:36

27d ago48:36

48:36

In the second half of the series, Allen asks John more of your big questions—including what Wild at Heart's key doctrinal beliefs are, how to address the isolation divorced Christians face, whether the exact wording of our prayers makes a difference, what to do when husbands and fathers don't provide spiritual leadership, and how to respond to the …

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Our Lives Are Stories 2:02

29d ago2:02

2:02

If you want to get to know someone, you need to know their story. Their life is a story. It, too, has a past and a future. It, too, unfolds in a series of scenes over the course of time. Why is Grandfather so silent? Why does he drink too much? Well, let me tell you. There was a terrible battle in World War II, in the South Pacific, on an island ca…

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On the Side of Good 2:15

1M ago2:15

2:15

We are now in the late stages of the long and vicious war against the human heart. I know — it sounds overly dramatic. I almost didn't use the term "war" at all, for fear of being dismissed at this point as one more in the group of "Chicken Littles," Christians who run around trying to get everybody worked up over some imaginary fear in order to ad…

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If Deadness Is Next to Godliness 1:20

1M ago1:20

1:20

If the way to avoid the murderous rage and deceptive allures of desire is to kill it, if deadness is next to godliness, then Jesus had to be the deadest person ever. But he is called the living God. "It is a dreadful thing," the writer of Hebrews says, "to fall into the hands of the living God ... For our 'God is a consuming fire'" (10:31; 12:29). …

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What Role Are You Playing? 1:30

1M ago1:30

1:30

We come into the world with a longing to be known and a deep-seated fear that we aren't what we should be. We are set up for a crisis of identity. And then, says Frederick Buechner, the world goes to work: Starting with the rather too pretty young woman and the charming but rather unstable young man, who together know no more about being parents th…

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A Prayer for Mental Resilience 6:26

1M ago6:26

6:26

Mental resilience begins when we decide to take hold of our thought life. Navy SEAL training includes teaching the recruits positive self-talk. Apparently we say something like three hundred to one thousand words to ourselves every minute. You know from experience that a whole bunch of it is negative. Mental resilience is built by intentionally, co…

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To Harden Our Hearts 1:45

1M ago1:45

1:45

What makes the Day of Judgment so unnerving is that all our posing and all our charades will be pulled back, all secrets will be made known, and our Lord will "expose the motives of men's hearts" (1 Cor. 4:5, emphasis added). This is the point of the famous Sermon on the Mount. Jesus first says we haven't a hope of heaven unless our righteousness "…

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Neglecting Our Soul 2:52

1M ago2:52

2:52

It’s human nature to want our problems to simply go away. Be honest now — how many of us have heard a troubling tick, tick, tick or thump, thump, thump coming from the general direction of our car’s engine or transmission and not done a thing about it, hoping it would just go away? We do this with our health all the time — that painful little hitch…

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Ask John Anything - Part 1 52:13

1M ago52:13

52:13

Ever wish you could ask John a question about a Wild at Heart podcast or for advice as a spiritual father? We created an email for listeners and viewers to do just that...and the response has been overwhelming! Allen chose some of the most intriguing questions to ask John in this first half of the series—including why we don't see miracles today li…

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God is with Us 1:40

1M ago1:40

1:40

Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their forefathers to give them. Be strong and very courageous ... Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go. (Joshua 1:6-7, 9) Joshua knew what it wa…

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Upside Down and Inside Out 1:25

1M ago1:25

1:25

Jesus’ movement will disrupt the Jewish system very, very profoundly. He is going to turn things upside down and inside out. The world will never be the same. Literally. But there is a precision to his every move. He will not be baited into their traps; he will not be sidelined as a member of “this group” or “that position.” Guilt by association is…

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Salvation is a Process, Not an Event 2:51

1M ago2:51

2:51

The longing for things to be good again is making us vulnerable to all sorts of compromises. I can help you with this. First, let’s remove the shock and shame of those moments when hard-pressed you suddenly rages, binges, goes faithless, or simply shows up as a very unappealing version of you. Salvation is a process, not an event. Oh yes — salvatio…

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The Artist 1:21

1M ago1:21

1:21

Sunlight on water. Songbirds in a forest. Desert sands under moonlight. Vineyards just before harvest. These all share something in common — they reflect the heart of a particular artist. They are his masterpieces, his expression and his gift to us. The artist’s name is Jesus. Something else lies in common between these treasures and Jesus as well …

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You Will be Vindicated 1:54

1M ago1:54

1:54

The fire will test the quality of each person’s work. If what has been built survives, the builder will receive a reward. (1 Corinthians 3:13–14) You know your every sin is forgiven. So if you can remove all fear of exposure from your heart, and set it safely within the context of your Father’s love, it helps you toward a great moment in the kingdo…

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A "Propositional" Christianity 1:38

1M ago1:38

1:38

We have lived for so long with a "propositional" approach to Christianity, we have nearly lost its true meaning. As Mary Stewart Van Leeuwen says, "Much of it hinges on your view of scripture. Are you playing proof-text poker with Genesis plus the Gospels and Paul's epistles, with everything else just sort of a big mystery in between — except maybe…

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The Longing to Belong 1:48

1M ago1:48

1:48

Whatever else it means to be human, we know beyond doubt that it means to be relational. Aren’t the greatest joys and memories of your life associated with family, friendship, or falling in love? Aren’t your deepest wounds somehow connected to someone also, to a failure of relationship? That you were loved but are no longer, or that you never have …

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Moving into Fierce Mastery 43:54

1M ago43:54

43:54

From the time of Eden, God continually invites his sons and daughters to experience fierce mastery in powerful acts of creation that bring beauty, life, and order to this world. In the second half of the series, John and Allen offer examples of how God-given creativity leads to human flourishing and restoration, including personal stories from thei…

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