Podcasts about Striving

Striving for Revival – 2 Sam 7 (A) - 10/01/2026

Thank you For Listening. Click here to Send us a comment if you have any thoughts on the episode! He steps off the plane thinking he has plenty of time, grabs his phone to find lunch, and realizes the airport clocks disagree. Minutes later, Bryson Hutchison is sprinting through Denver, watching his Jacksonville flight pull away, and making one of the most dreaded calls a return missionary can make: “Mama, I have missed my flight.” The story is hilarious, painful, and weirdly relatable if you've ever trusted the wrong time zone.From there, we zoom out to the real journey: Bryson's missionary service in the San Jose California mission. We talk about growing up in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, showing up consistently without feeling deeply prepared, and the moment the MTC made familiar truths click in a new way. He shares what it's like to live with companions 24-7, get pushed into leadership early, and realize pride can block learning even when the other person is trying to help you.We also dig into the daily realities of missionary life: waking up on time, learning to teach instead of just “know,” door knocking that unexpectedly leads to real conversions, and the kind of service that builds charity. Bryson reflects on people he still remembers by name, why journaling matters, and why coming home can feel both exhausting and heartbreaking. He closes with a perspective worth sitting with: missions don't change you on their own, Jesus Christ changes you.If you enjoy honest return missionary stories, faith-building conversations, and practical lessons you can use after the name tag comes off, listen through to the end. Subscribe, share this with someone preparing to serve, and leave a review with the biggest takeaway you heard.Support the showThanks for listening!  Keep on Striving!Don't Forget to leave a review and rating.  Let us know your thoughts about the episode.  You can also follow on the following:YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@thejacksonhowellpodcastFacebookhttps://www.facebook.com/TheJacksonHowellPodcastTik Tokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@thejacksonhowellpodcastInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jacksonhowell5/

Striving for Revival – 2 Sam 6 (C) - 09/30/2026

Striving for Revival – 2 Sam 6 (B) - 09/29/2026

Striving for Revival – 2 Sam 6 (A) - 09/28/2026

In today's episode, a conversation with Min Jin Lee, the acclaimed author of the major global bestseller Pachinko, who has returned with American Hagwon – a breathtaking contemporary epic that follows one family as they reckon with ambition and moderation, love and loyalty, personal dreams and familial duty. Min Jin Lee was joined in conversation by Raeden Richardson, to discuss this new book. John and Helen Koh and their three children – Bo, DH and Mido – are building new lives in Korea when they find their worlds upended, first by a terrible betrayal and then by the 1997 Asian financial crisis. Striving to regain their footing, the Kohs set out to do whatever it takes to provide for their children's futures. They leave Seoul for Sydney and eventually settle in California, where new opportunities open for the Koh children, as the parents, strangers in a strange land, adjust to a difficult existence in which their qualifications mean little. Their way forward is lit by the faith that education will lead the next generation to the success and security that have eluded their parents. The Kohs, their friends, relatives and even their foes move in and out of each other's lives as they navigate love, work, fortune and fulfilment across the years. But with each new sacrifice and fresh horizon, larger questions begin to open up before them: what are we willing to give up to secure the happiness of the ones we love? What is the purpose of education? And what is truly important for a good life? The titular Hagwon refers to the private, for-profit educational institutes or cram schools in South Korea that provide additional classes outside of regular school hours – by now a near-mandatory extracurricular activity for many of the country's youth. Building on this, in American Hagwon, Min Jin Lee has crafted a transcendent, panoramic novel of profound emotional richness, where the smallest of gestures can have enormous repercussions. This is the most ambitious and extraordinary work yet by one of our greatest novelists. Enjoyed what you heard? Click here to purchase the book: https://www.readings.com.au/product/9780008823917/american-hagwon--min-jin-lee--2026--9780008823917

What if the future we're building is also building us?Two years after her first visit to Be Well with Dr. Michelle Greenwell, dancer, artist, and creator Kristen Mangione — The Dance Alchemist — returns for a beautiful exploration of creativity, movement, presence, and what happens when the work we create begins speaking back to us.Our conversation was inspired by Kristen's recent Artist's Letters, where she shares the discoveries emerging from her own creative process rather than simply reporting what she has done or promoting what comes next.Together, we explore some wonderfully expansive questions:✨ What happens when we revisit something we created years ago and discover it still has something to teach us?✨ Can the future we are creating actually participate in shaping who we become?✨ What happens when the clock becomes irrelevant and we become completely absorbed in an experience?✨ What is the difference between **doing** and truly **being**?✨ Can an old story remain part of our history without continuing to organize our future?✨ What changes when movement becomes ceremony — art that is not simply observed, but inhabited?Michelle also brings these ideas into conversation with BioEnergetic Wellness (BEW) and its person-led, future-oriented approach to wellbeing. Rather than prescribing what someone should become, what might happen when we create the conditions for awareness, possibility, organization, and new experiences to emerge?

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Striving for Revival – 2 Sam 5 (B) - 09/25/2026

Striving for Revival – 2 Sam 5 (A) - 09/24/2026

My guest for this episode of Necronomicast is author Beau L'Amour!  Beau L'Amour is a writer and entertainment industry jack-of-all-trades. He is the son of best selling novelist Louis L'Amour and has managed his father's literary estate since 1988. Striving to maintain that legacy, he has done editorial work, revised unfinished manuscripts, managed a literary magazine and an audio/radio drama series, done art direction, been a comic book writer and producer and become an expert in marketing. In the years since his father passed away L'Amour has helped sell over 120 million books, nearly 5 million audio programs and placed a number of books of short stories (out of 16 posthumous collections) on the Best Seller lists. Tonight we discuss his new book, "Skyring Water".   In this blockbuster pageturner, Louis and Beau L'Amour present a collaboration across time, an epic novel of Cold War suspense, as a pair of unlikely heroes, a woman without a name, and the undefeated agents of the Third Reich find themselves locked in a deadly race to control the greatest secret of the 20th century. The son of a literary legend and an accomplished writer in his own right, Beau L'Amour is my guest on NECRONOMICAST! Beau L'Amour's official website. Skyring Water official website. Support the Necronomicast at "Buy Me A Coffee"!  Thank you! "Phantom from Space" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Striving for Revival – 2 Sam 4 - 09/23/2026

Who holds the authority for healing?Is it the therapist, the method, the diagnosis, the research—or the person actually living the experience?In this thought-provoking episode of Be Well with Michelle Greenwell, writer and conceptual artist Mark A. Michaels joins Michelle to explore some of the assumptions underlying traditional psychotherapy, contemporary psychedelic therapy, and our broader healing culture.Drawing from his forthcoming preprint, Binaries, Multitudes, and Beyond, Mark examines authority, expertise, personal agency, and what can happen when individuals are encouraged to engage critically and creatively with their own therapeutic experiences.Together, Michelle and Mark explore an important distinction: expertise does not necessarily have to mean authority.Can we value the knowledge of therapists, physicians, researchers, and facilitators while also honouring the lived experience and observations of the individual? Can healing language sometimes encourage us to continually search for something that needs fixing? And what becomes possible when we move beyond being a recipient of care and become an active participant in our own wellbeing?They also explore psychedelic therapy and vulnerability, creativity as another way of knowing, the surprising value of humour and irreverence, and one particularly important question:If we remove the expert from the centre of the healing process, what belongs in the centre instead?

Maybe you have learned how to live and work for God. While this approach is sincere and offered in love, we might not realize it's also limited. New grace comes when we learn to live with God. This includes learning to trust Jesus in our weaknesses, which helps us rely more on his grace.Join us for this episode of Soul Talks as Bill and Kristi discuss the Spirit-Led Ministry stage of faith. Are you longing for more joy and power to love and help others? You don't have to push or press to get there. Instead, you can grow in surrender to God's presence and purposes by cultivating a more prayerful partnership with Jesus.Resources for this EpisodeAttend a Soul Shepherding RetreatEarn a Certificate in Spiritual Direction Donate to Support Soul Shepherding and Soul Talks

In today's Spiritual Foundation Episode, I talk about Philippians 1: 21-30. I talk about how living for Christ means living for service to others. I also talk about how the sacred and secular are always connected. Show Notes and Resources.   Want to be a guest on Inspired Stewardship? Send Scott Maderer a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/scottmaderer

Striving for Revival – 2 Sam 3 (C) - 09/22/2026

Striving for Revival – 2 Sam 3 (B) - 09/21/2026

Michael Dittman builds telescopes for NASA by day and has spent the last nine years processing a decade of chronic pain, a shattered family and his daughter's four overdoses into a story of hard-won redemption. In this conversation he talks candidly about the gap between knowing the right theological answers and actually experiencing the delight of an intimate relationship with Jesus, tracing how thirty years of striving, shame and unexplained physical suffering eventually gave way to a single, transformative encounter at a men's retreat: hearing Jesus say "I know, me too."   From infertility and inflammatory arthritis to his daughter's descent into addiction and two painful church experiences, Michael doesn't shy away from the mess. He explains how a small, untrained house church taught him more about genuine transformation than forty years in churches with gifted preachers ever did, and shares the framework he now teaches through Grace Forge, the ministry he and his wife Karen have built around the idea that God has already forged the grace we need. His new book, In the Wake of Jesus: Grace That Changes You and the World, unpacks it all.   Michael G. Dittman GraceForge

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Striving for Revival – 2 Sam 3 (A) - 09/18/2026

Striving for Revival – 2 Sam 2 (B) - 09/17/2026

Unbelief rarely announces itself. It creeps in quietly — and it usually shows up first as a small slip in obedience.In this week's Hebrews Bible study, we look at why the whole book was written: believers under cultural and social pressure, tempted to walk away from their faith. Hebrews' answer is simple but profound — Jesus is better. He fulfilled the Old Testament law completely, serving as both God's sent messenger and our perfect High Priest, the One who made the ultimate sacrifice for sin. Because He experienced temptation and suffering Himself, He understands our struggles in a deeply personal way.The good news is that God's rest is still available to everyone who trusts in what Jesus has already done. You don't earn it. You stop striving, and you rest in Him.

Striving for Revival – 2 Sam 2 (A) - 09/16/2026

On this episode of the Off the Blue Podcast presented by Select Health, Boise State soccer forward Asia Lawyer joins the show to discuss her recent run of goals, her family's deep athletic roots, hard work in the classroom, and much more.Timestamps | 0:00 - 1:14 - Intro, 1:15 - 2:29 - Growth as a player, 2:30 - 4:29 - Team Chemistry, 4:30 - 6:59 - Highlight-reel Goals, 7:00 - 9:30 - Track Roots, Niece of a Pac-10 POY, 9:31 - 12:15 - In the Classroom, 12:16 - 13:59 - Sketching Hobby, 14:00 - 15:14 - Pac-12 Play Looming, 15:15 - 15:59 - Striving for a Third Straight Title, 16:00 - 18:23 - Personal Growth, OutroSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Striving for Revival – 2 Sam 1 (B) - 09/15/2026

Striving for Revival – 2 Sam 1 (A) - 09/14/2026

Today we're joined by Colette Lafia, a spiritual director, poet, and author whose newest book Leaving the Shore: Experiencing Poetry as Prayer invites us into a different way of meeting the divine than we might be used to.Much of our faith language often centers on effort—perseverance, pressing forward, fighting the good fight. Colette offers a somewhat gentler direction: the idea that relationship with God can look much more like surrender than striving.One of the most vivid parts of the conversation is Colette's take on delight. She traces it back to relationship: the moment she stopped approaching God as someone to plead with, and started experiencing the connection as something to simply enjoy. Her point isn't that discipline or commitment don't matter—she still believes in practices that cultivate a spiritual life—but that delight can carry us there without so much of the striving we're used to.We felt like this conversation is an invitation to loosen our grips on outcomes, on certainty, even on the idea that connection with God has to be earned, and to notice what opens up when we let delight and creativity lead instead.Join us September 24-26 at Restore:Connect and don't let finances stop you from joining us - email info@faithmatters.org for a scholarship if you or someone you know could use one. 

Holy Spirit Power in 2026, with Pastor Ryan Montague, Sundays at Viewpoint Church.May God stir up our hearts to hear his voice through the pages of Scripture today. And may we align our hearts with His as we read the pages together as a family.As you sit down to read the Word daily, ask the Holy Spirit to help you understand it. Then join us as we walk daily together through the pages that will change our lives! ------------------------------------------ Whether this is your first time with us or you have been watching for a while, we would love to connect with you! https://www.viewpointchurch.org/connectWe would be honored to pray for you or someone you know. Our team prays for all the prayer requests we receive on a regular basis. https://www.viewpointchurch.org/prayer------------------------------------------STAY CONNECTED!➜ Website: https://www.viewpointchurch.org➜ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/viewpointchurch➜ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ViewpointChurch

Are you living as though your worth is defined by how productive, useful, or busy you are? In this message, Jessica explores the biblical truth that we were made for delight. So often, we get trapped in "task mode"—believing we can only enjoy life once all the work is done. But God invites us into something deeper: discovering that our belovedness comes before our usefulness, and that joy and rest are not rewards we have to earn, but gifts to receive. * Key Takeaways & Topics: Beloved Before Useful: How the Father spoke Jesus’ identity before any public ministry began (Matthew 3:17). Breaking the "Usefulness Trap": Why we feel guilty when resting and how to let go of productivity-driven worth. Extravagant Love & Celebration: What Jesus’ first miracle (John 2) and Mary’s anointing (John 12) teach us about celebrating without needing utility. Enjoyment vs. Consumption: Moving from a mindset of lack to lingering in gratitude and presence. Sabbath & Childlike Play: Reclaiming space to stop producing and experience wonder again. * Scripture References: Matthew 3:17 — "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased." Genesis 1:31 — God saw all that He had made, and it was very good. John 2:1–11 — The Wedding at Cana. John 12:1–8 — Mary anoints Jesus with costly perfume. 1 Timothy 6:17 — God richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. Ecclesiastes 3:12–13 — Finding joy and satisfaction as the gift of God. * Question for You: What is one small way you can give yourself permission to delight and rest with the Lord this week? Share with us in the comments! Subscribe to Joyland Community for more encouraging messages, teachings, and community reflections. Follow along at our social and media outlets: https://joylandcommunity.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joylandlife/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5-vPe7h_wjctIQxnaUQSnQ?view_as=subscriber Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/joyland-life/id1494637858 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6gCbEDE8pgrNhHlG0WM0fo?si=6fSKeO87SoGrx2BOUveHfQ&nd=1 Zoom: https://www.zoom.us/j/3377733377 Joyland App: https://tithely.app.link/joyland (You must follow this through your phone.) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joylandlife/ X: https://twitter.com/JoylandLife Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/joylandlife

Striving for Revival – 1 Sam 31 (A) - 09/11/2026

Women are Striving for Big not Small

Striving for Revival – 1 Sam 30 (C) - 09/10/2026

Thank you For Listening. Click here to Send us a comment if you have any thoughts on the episode! One moment Jay Edwards is chasing a football future, and the next he's sitting with the reality of getting cut and having to decide who he is without the jersey. That pivot turns into something bigger: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, MMA competition, and eventually a life built around teaching, coaching, and building other people up through hard work and honest standards.We talk about Jay's childhood in South Georgia, including what it meant to have his dad return home after years in federal prison and how that changed Jay's confidence, discipline, and outlook on family. From there we get into the humbling reality of walking into a jiu-jitsu gym as a strong young athlete and learning fast that strength is not the same thing as skill. Jay shares what he learned from amateur and professional fights, what pressure feels like under the lights, and why “fear of regret” can be a better motivator than fear of failure.The conversation also goes deeper than sports. Jay opens up about a manic depressive episode, institutionalization, and the slow process of understanding what was happening in his mind and body. We connect the dots between sleep, movement, fasting, cold therapy, and the small daily choices that can help you stabilize and rebuild.  Jay talks family and the importance of having someone by your side that makes you want to do better, be better, and grow through a relentless pursuit of self improvement.  We talk about the blessings of community involvement and seeing others, young and old, grab hold of the desire to do more and not stay stagnant.  It's a great feeling to have those personal accomplishments and wins but it's a another level to "love someone up" and see them reap the fruits of hard work and dedication.  If you're into wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, mental health, coaching youth sports, or just becoming more resilient, you'll get practical insight and a lot of real talk.If this one hits home, subscribe, share it with a friend who needs a push, and leave a review so more people can find the show.Support the showThanks for listening!  Keep on Striving!Don't Forget to leave a review and rating.  Let us know your thoughts about the episode.  You can also follow on the following:YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@thejacksonhowellpodcastFacebookhttps://www.facebook.com/TheJacksonHowellPodcastTik Tokhttps://www.tiktok.com/@thejacksonhowellpodcastInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jacksonhowell5/

Striving for Revival – 1 Sam 30 (B) - 09/09/2026

Striving for Revival – 1 Sam 30 (A) - 09/08/2026

With their friend's killer at their mercy, the crew makes a choice that could change the course of Striving forever. *** Support us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/tabletopgold Patrons get access to weekly premium episodes, including behind-the-scenes insights into our game, spoiler-free specials featuring games-related chat, and tons more. The cast of Roughnexx is Lars Casteen, R. Matt Humphreys, Robin Lange, Scott Hoffer, and Alexa Monn. If you enjoy the show, please leave us a rating and review at the podcast service of your choice, and find our website at www.tabletopgold.com. Roughnexx is a Tabletop Gold production, produced under the Paizo Incorporated Fan Content policy. Roughnexx uses trademarks and/or copyrights owned by Paizo Inc., used under Paizo's Fan Content Policy (https://paizo.com/licenses/fancontent). Paizo does not recognize, endorse, or sponsor this project in any way. Original characters and content are the property of Tabletop Gold. For more information about Paizo Inc. and Paizo products, visit paizo.com…

Striving for Revival – 1 Sam 29 (A) - 09/07/2026

AI Ethical Considerations Faith Debate: Sunday, September 6th, 2026 (09/13/26 on 930 WFMD in Frederick, Maryland) People respond to AI with excitement/fear/everything between. Are the responses theologically sound, or driven by personality & culture? Some embrace "Artificial Intelligence" for productivity in sermon prep/evangelism/Bible study. Others are anxious over deception, loss of human connection, doctrinal dilution, & the erosion of pastoral care. Some treat AI as evidence the End Times are here. Is any of this based on Christian reasoning; or are saints importing secular anxieties/enthusiasms? Excitement/terror about AI can reveal more about a person's view of providence & human depravity than about AI itself. Are fears legit? Which concerns deserve weight? Which are technophobia dressed in piety? This episode is part 4 of a 5-part conversation (piggybacking on a 2-part AI discussion from earlier in 2026). To hear the 5 parts in uninterrupted fashion, go to the Christian Podcast Community & find the Theology Throwdown show dated 04-11-26. The Faith Debate podcasts can be found at wfmd.com, ChristianPodcastCommunity.org, & most podcast platforms - including SermonAudio & Odysee. Videos are made available in many of these same places, plus on Rumble. Find links for all of these outlets at householdoffaithinchrist.com. The Panel: Troy Skinner. Host, The Faith Debate Andrew Rappaport. Founder, Striving for Eternity Keith Heltsley. Co-host, Quest For Truth Melissa Lex. Host, Thoroughly Equipped Eve Franklin. Co-host, Are You Just Watching? Brandon Hollen. Host, Rooted Reason George Binoka. Co-host, Gospel Talks Podcast Anthony Russo. Host, Grace and Peace Radio

Scores can be useful, but they can also quietly take over—until we start serving the metric instead of the reason we played the game in the first place. Sometimes we don't choose the game. At work, for example, the scoring system just comes with the role. So how do we keep a score useful without letting it hijack our behavior? And for the games we do choose to play, how do we make sure we don't lose the sense of play that made them worth doing? C. Thi Nguyen is an associate professor of philosophy at the University of Utah specializing in the philosophy of games, technology, and value. He was named to Vox's 2024 Future Perfect 50 list of thinkers working to make the world better. His first book, Games: Agency as Art, won the American Philosophical Association's Book Prize, and his newest book is The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else's Game. Some highlights from the episode: 01:00 How metrics can replace the values they were meant to serve 04:00 Work OKRs and the problem of measuring at scale 06:00 Why organizations rely on numbers, even when the numbers are imperfect 11:00 How accountability changes what we measure 16:00 Goals, scoring systems, and when the numbers start taking over 17:00 Can you gamify your work without becoming trapped by a score 18:00 Goals and a purpose 20:00 Striving play 22:00 Games and "unnecessary obstacles"  25:00 When scoring and competition kill the joy of an activity 34:00 Why "just enjoy the process" can actually be bad advice 38:00 What to do if a goal that once motivated you stops working 42:00 Retirement and new games to play 44:00 Process beauty: why the doing can matter more  52:00 Gamifying life  56:00 AI and getting an outcome while skipping the normal effort in getting that outcome  Enjoy! For show notes and more, visit larryweeks.com  

Striving for Revival – 1 Sam 28 (B) - 09/04/2026

She got hit by a 110 mph foul ball to the head. She was 16 weeks pregnant. And nobody at the ballpark knew either thing.In Part 2 of this conversation, Katia Reguero Lindor continues her conversation with Emmy Award-winning sports reporter and SNY host Michelle Margaux. Michelle opens up about how motherhood made her more confident at work but less confident in other parts of her life, why she and her husband are already planning for how they'll parent differently, and the moment she had to compartmentalize her father's declining health while asking players about their home run celebrations, five minutes apart.She also shares the story behind one of the most surreal moments of her career: getting hit in the head by a line drive foul ball while 16 weeks pregnant, hiding both the injury and the pregnancy from everyone around her in the moment, and going back to work anyway.Michelle and Katia talk about privacy in the social media age, letting go of the instinct to protect your kids from everything, and the advice Michelle's dad gave her that changed the entire trajectory of her life.Don't forget to FOLLOW the podcast on Instagram and TikTok. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for all the unapparent content you never knew you needed.

Striving for Revival – 1 Sam 28 (A) - 09/03/2026

Striving for Revival – 1 Sam 27 (A) - 09/02/2026

Striving for Revival – 1 Sam 26 (B) - 09/01/2026

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