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    55. Stop Comparing. Start Living. Jul 17, 2026
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    Why is comparison so hard to escape?
    In this reflection on Psalm 37, John Ortberg explores the hidden power of envy and why it quietly robs us of joy, gratitude, and peace.
    Drawing on insights from Rebecca Konyndyk DeYoung, John explains the difference between jealousy and envy, why comparison always leaves us feeling deficient, and how God's care frees us from measuring our lives against everyone else's.
    This episode explores:
    - Psalm 37 and overcoming envy
    - Why comparison is so destructive
    - The difference between jealousy and envy
    - Biblical stories of envy
    - Social media and the comparison trap
    - Living each day under God's loving care
    Scriptures:
    - Psalm 37
    - Genesis 4
    - Genesis 25–30
    - Genesis 37
    - Matthew 5:5
    #Psalm37 #JohnOrtberg #Envy #Comparison #Prayer #SpiritualFormation #ChristianFaith #BibleStudy #Contentment #Faith
    📚 Today's Resources:
    Rebecca Konyndyk De Young, Glittering Vices: A New Look at the Seven Deadly Sins and Their Remedies
    Victor Hugo, “L’Avarice et L’Envie,” Le Conservateur littéraire (1819)
    Pope St. Gregory the Great, Moralia in Job (~580 CE)
    Francis Bacon, “Of Envy” (1625)
    Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., “Harrison Bergeon,” The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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    00:00 Comparison Is Stealing Your Joy
    00:36 Psalm 37 Begins
    01:09 The External Solution to Envy
    01:32 Kurt Vonnegut's Harrison Bergeron
    02:49 Why Equality Doesn't Cure Envy
    03:18 Living in God's Kingdom
    03:42 Don't Fret or Ruminate
    04:02 Delight Yourself in the Lord
    04:55 Jealousy vs. Envy
    05:48 Why God Is Jealous but Never Envious
    06:46 The Bible's Story of Envy
    07:33 Envy Begins With Deficiency
    08:05 An Envy Self-Assessment
    09:16 Victor Hugo's Story of Envy
    09:56 How Envy Shows Itself
    10:56 Social Media & Comparison
    11:32 Spending Your Days Under God's Care
    12:13 Live an Envy-Free Day


    54. Does Prayer Actually Change Anything? Jul 16, 2026
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    If God already knows everything...
    why pray?
    In this reflection on Psalm 74, John Ortberg wrestles with one of the oldest questions about prayer.
    Can our prayers actually matter?
    Drawing on insights from Walter Brueggemann and Dallas Willard, John explores the difference between the ancient philosophical idea of the "Unmoved Mover" and the God revealed in Scripture—the God who listens, responds, and is deeply moved by His people.
    This episode explores:
    - Psalm 74 and communal lament
    - Psalms of orientation and disorientation
    - Why the church needs lament
    - God's unchanging character and responsive heart
    - Dallas Willard's "Most Moved Mover"
    - Why your prayers matter
    Scriptures:
    - Psalm 74
    #psalm74 #JohnOrtberg #Prayer #WalterBrueggemann #DallasWillard #Lament #SpiritualFormation #ChristianFaith #BibleStudy #God
    📚 Today's Resources:
    Walter Brueggemann, Praying the Psalms: Engaging Scripture and the Life of the Spirit
    Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy
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    00:00 Does Prayer Change God?
    00:30 Why Pray If God Already Knows?
    01:24 Psalm 74 & Communal Lament
    02:03 Psalms of Orientation & Disorientation
    02:40 "Why Have You Rejected Us?"
    03:34 Remembering God's Faithfulness
    03:59 Walter Brueggemann on Lament
    05:25 The God Who Suffers With Us
    06:21 Is God Really Unchangeable?
    07:07 Dallas Willard's Community of Prayerful Love
    08:13 The Most Moved Mover
    09:00 The Unmoved Mover vs. the God of the Bible
    10:03 Jesus Reveals God's Heart
    11:03 Bring God Your Disorientation
    12:02 Enter Into Another Person's Lament


    53. The Surprising Cure for Loneliness Jul 15, 2026
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    What if the cure for loneliness isn't finding more people... but learning to be alone?
    In this reflection on Psalm 139, John Ortberg explores one of the deepest realities of being human: our longing to be fully known and never abandoned.
    Drawing on the wisdom of Dallas Willard, John explains why we spend so much energy avoiding solitude—and why silence may actually become the place where we discover God's loving presence most deeply.
    This episode explores:
    Psalm 139 and being fully known by God
    - The difference between aloneness and loneliness
    - Why we distract ourselves with constant noise
    - Dallas Willard's "strange cure for loneliness"
    - Romans 8 and God's inseparable love
    - How solitude leads to deeper community
    Scriptures:
    - Psalm 139
    - Romans 8:35–39
    - Hebrews 13:5
    #Psalm139 #JohnOrtberg #DallasWillard #Loneliness #Solitude #Prayer #SpiritualFormation #ChristianFaith #BibleStudy #GodKnowsYou
    📚 Today's Resources:
    Dallas Willard, Hearing God
    Ludie Day Pickett, “Never Alone”
    Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy
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    00:00 The Strange Cure for Loneliness
    00:30 Psalm 139 Begins
    01:01 You Have Searched Me and Know Me
    01:47 God Knows Every Moment
    02:16 Even There, You Are Present
    02:49 Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
    03:23 Holding My Newborn Daughter
    04:28 Dallas Willard's Story of Aloneness
    05:17 The Human Condition of Being Alone
    06:26 God Can Go Where No One Else Can
    07:01 Never Alone
    07:56 Why We Distract Ourselves
    08:41 The Cure for Loneliness
    09:19 Nothing Can Separate Us From God's Love
    10:05 God Already Knows
    10:33 Present to the Presence
    11:06 Solitude Leads to Community
    11:32 You Are Never Alone


    52. Does God Feel Far Away? Jul 14, 2026
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    What do you do when you feel completely forsaken?
    In this reflection on Psalm 22, John Ortberg explores one of the most haunting prayers in all of Scripture:
    "My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?"
    These are not only the words of the psalmist—they are the words Jesus prayed from the cross.
    John explores the unique pain of abandonment, the difference between explanation and healing, and the remarkable hope hidden in one tiny word that many of us overlook:
    "My."
    This episode explores:
    - Psalm 22 and the experience of forsakenness
    - Why abandonment wounds so deeply
    - Jesus' cry from the cross
    - The man with the withered hand
    - The difference between explanation and healing
    - The hope found in belonging to God even in our darkest moments
    Scriptures:
    - Psalm 22
    - Matthew 27
    - Mark 15
    - Mark 3
    - Isaiah 53
    #Psalm22 #JohnOrtberg #Prayer #Jesus #Cross #SpiritualFormation #ChristianFaith #BibleStudy #Hope #Suffering
    📚 Today's Resources:
    The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
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    00:00 The Deepest Prayer in Scripture
    00:36 Psalm 22 Begins
    01:21 What It Means to Be Forsaken
    02:09 Why Forsakenness Hurts So Deeply
    03:07 The Question That Won't Go Away
    04:06 It's a Cry for Healing
    04:43 The Man With the Withered Hand
    05:07 God-Forsaken
    06:20 The Fellowship of the Withered Hand
    06:52 Jesus Prays Psalm 22
    07:50 The Cross & Complete Forsakenness
    08:16 One Little Word Changes Everything
    08:50 "My God..."
    09:42 He Is Still My God
    10:18 Meeting Jesus in Our Deepest Pain
    11:06 When the Prayer Becomes Simply... "My God"


    51. This Law Explains the Whole Bible (Psalm 113) Jul 13, 2026
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    Who really gets the good stuff?
    In this reflection on Psalm 113, John Ortberg explores what Dallas Willard called the Law of Inversion—one of the great themes running through the entire Bible.
    Again and again, God overturns the world's prestige system.
    The first become last.
    The overlooked become honored.
    The humble are lifted up.
    From Abel to Jacob, Hannah to Mary, the Beatitudes to Jesus washing His disciples' feet, Scripture tells one remarkable story: God's kingdom operates differently.
    This episode explores:
    - Psalm 113 and God's care for the overlooked
    - The Law of Inversion
    - The world's pecking order
    - Hannah's prayer and Mary's Magnificat
    - The Beatitudes
    - Jesus' upside-down kingdom
    - Why every person has access to "the good stuff"
    Scriptures:
    - Psalm 113
    - Genesis
    - Exodus 15
    - 1 Samuel 2
    - Luke 1
    - Matthew 5
    - John 13
    - Philippians 2
    #Psalm113 #JohnOrtberg #DallasWillard #KingdomOfGod #Beatitudes #Prayer #SpiritualFormation #ChristianFaith #BibleStudy #Humility
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    00:00 Who Gets the Good Stuff?
    00:35 Psalm 113 Begins
    01:15 God Raises the Poor From the Dust
    01:40 The World's Prestige System
    02:10 Dallas Willard's Law of Inversion
    02:30 Cain, Abel & the First Reversal
    02:53 Jacob, Joseph & God's Pattern
    04:00 Miriam's Song of Victory
    04:21 Hannah's Prayer
    05:16 Mary's Magnificat
    06:05 The Pecking Order Explained
    07:21 Jesus Turns the World Upside Down
    08:07 The Beatitudes & the Blessed Life
    09:33 Jesus Washes His Disciples' Feet
    09:56 The Great Law of the Kingdom
    10:26 Remember: You Are Blessed
    10:53 See People the Way God Does
    11:16 Live the Law of Inversion


    50. These Two Words Will Change Your Life Jul 10, 2026
    Show notes

    What if the two most freeing words you could say are:
    "I can't."
    In this reflection on Psalm 143, John Ortberg explores why admitting our limitations isn't failure—it's the beginning of faith.
    Through a humorous story about assembling a chair, the story of Elijah's exhaustion, and a fresh look at Philippians 4:13, John reminds us that we were never meant to carry life on our own.
    This episode explores:
    - Psalm 143 and praying from weakness
    - Why self-sufficiency is a spiritual trap
    - Elijah's burnout and God's compassion
    - "The journey is too much for you"
    - A better understanding of Philippians 4:13
    - Why "I can't" opens the door to God's strength
    Scriptures:
    - Psalm 143
    - 1 Kings 19
    - Psalm 127:1
    - Philippians 4:13
    #Psalm143 #JohnOrtberg #Prayer #Faith #DependenceOnGod #ChristianFaith #BibleStudy #SpiritualFormation #Philippians413 #Hope
    📚 Today's Resources:
    Gerald F. Hawthorne, World Biblical Commentary: Philippians
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    00:00 Two Words That Can Change Your Life
    00:23 Psalm 143 Begins
    00:59 My Spirit Grows Faint
    01:52 Teach Me the Way I Should Go
    02:14 The Barrel Nut Story
    03:11 Two Life-Changing Words: "I Can't"
    03:59 What You Cannot Control
    05:06 Why We Need God
    05:31 Elijah's Exhaustion
    06:03 "The Journey Is Too Much for You"
    06:58 Unless the Lord Builds the House
    07:19 Rethinking Philippians 4:13
    08:04 "I Can Face All Things"
    08:38 I Can't. He Can.
    09:00 The Honest Prayer of Psalm 143


    49. Why God Doesn’t Reveal Everything At Once Jul 09, 2026
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    Is denial always a bad thing?
    In this reflection on Psalm 39, John Ortberg explores one of the Bible's strangest prayers:
    "Look away from me."
    Why would anyone pray that?
    Drawing on insights from Dallas Willard, Søren Kierkegaard, and Greg Ten Elshof, John explains the surprising difference between healthy denial and unhealthy denial, and why God often reveals truth gradually rather than all at once.
    This episode explores:
    - Psalm 39 and radical honesty
    - Why Job, Peter, and Jonah wanted distance from God
    - Healthy vs. unhealthy denial
    - Self-deception and procrastination
    - Why Jesus said, "You cannot bear it now"
    - The grace of gradual transformation
    Scriptures:
    - Psalm 39
    - Job 7
    - Luke 5
    - Jonah 1
    - John 16
    #psalm39 #JohnOrtberg #DallasWillard #SelfDeception #Prayer #SpiritualFormation #ChristianFaith #BibleStudy #Truth #Healing
    📚 Today's Resources:
    Gregg A. Ten Elshof, I Told Me So: Self-Deception and the Christian Life
    Søren Kierkegaard, The Sickness Unto Death
    Dallas Willard, Renovation of the Heart
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    00:00 One of the Strangest Prayers in the Bible
    00:33 Why We Need Denial
    00:59 Psalm 39 Begins
    01:22 Silence Isn't the Goal
    02:12 "Look Away From Me"
    02:51 Job's Similar Prayer
    03:40 Peter & Jonah Run From God
    04:29 How Self-Deception Works
    05:08 "I'll Deal With It Later"
    05:35 Kierkegaard on Denial
    06:13 "You Cannot Bear It Now"
    06:58 Dallas Willard on Healthy Denial
    08:05 "You Can't Handle the Truth"
    08:50 Healthy vs. Unhealthy Denial
    10:30 Are You Ready to See?
    11:16 God Reveals Truth With Love
    11:57 Denial Is an Emergency Brake


    48. The Opposite of Fear Isn't Courage Jul 08, 2026
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    Is the opposite of fear really courage?
    In this reflection on Psalm 27, John Ortberg offers a surprising answer:
    No. The opposite of fear is God’s presence.
    Drawing on the wisdom of Dallas Willard, John explains why Jesus could repeatedly tell His followers, "Do not be afraid," and what that invitation actually means.
    This episode explores:
    - Psalm 27 and trusting God
    - Why courage isn't the ultimate antidote to fear
    - The difference between emotional states and character traits
    - The powerful "Then what?" exercise
    - A practical prayer for anxious moments
    - Learning to be hidden in God's presence
    Scriptures:
    - Psalm 27
    - Exodus
    - Esther
    - Matthew 1
    - 1 Samuel 17
    #Psalm27 #JohnOrtberg #Fear #TrustGod #Prayer #DallasWillard #SpiritualFormation #ChristianFaith #BibleStudy #Anxiety
    📚 Today's Resources:
    The Big Book of AA, Step 4
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    00:00 Fear Isn't the Real Problem
    00:47 The Opposite of Fear Isn't Courage
    01:15 Was Jesus Nuts?
    01:43 Psalm 27 Begins
    02:18 The Lord Is My Light and Salvation
    02:44 Hidden in God
    03:08 God Is the Antidote to Fear
    03:33 State vs. Trait
    04:43 Becoming a Courageous Person
    05:33 Fear Not Doesn't Mean Feel Nothing
    06:14 Moses, Esther & Joseph
    06:41 What Are You Afraid Of?
    07:18 The 12-Step Prayer About Fear
    08:01 The Great White Shark Story
    08:48 "Then What?"
    10:25 Bringing Fear to God
    11:17 Take Action, Then Trust God
    11:40 The Lord Is My Light and Salvation


    47. What God Actually Wants Jul 07, 2026
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    What actually makes someone a good person?
    In this reflection on Psalm 51, John Ortberg explores one of the most important differences between religion and the teaching of Jesus.
    David doesn't simply pray,
    "Forgive my sins."
    He prays,
    "Create in me a clean heart."
    Drawing on insights from Dallas Willard and the remarkable story of Joni Eareckson Tada, John explains why God is after something far deeper than behavior modification. He wants transformation from the inside out.
    This episode explores:
    - Psalm 51 and David's prayer
    - The difference between behavior and the heart
    - Jesus' teaching in the Sermon on the Mount
    - Why outward obedience isn't enough
    - Joni Eareckson Tada's powerful insight about sin
    - Becoming the kind of person who naturally desires what is good
    Scriptures:
    - Psalm 51
    - Matthew 5
    - Matthew 23
    - 2 Samuel 11–12
    #Psalm51 #JohnOrtberg #JoniEarecksonTada #DallasWillard #Prayer #SpiritualFormation #ChristianFaith #BibleStudy #HeartTransformation #SermonOnTheMount
    📚 Today's Resources:
    Dallas Willard
    Joni Eareckson Tada
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    00:00 What Does God Really Want?
    00:44 The Most Misunderstood Part of the Spiritual Life
    01:32 Psalm 51 & David's Prayer
    02:15 Create in Me a Clean Heart
    03:04 What Makes Someone a Good Person?
    03:41 Jesus vs. Behavior Modification
    04:43 Lust, the Heart & the Sermon on the Mount
    05:18 Why Jesus Talks About Gouging Out Your Eye
    06:08 Reductio ad Absurdum Explained
    06:57 Meet Joni Eareckson Tada
    07:50 "Sin Was an Attitude as Much as an Act"
    09:20 The Prayer We All Need
    09:48 Stop White-Knuckling Your Faith
    10:34 God Wants to Change Your Desires
    11:01 Love, Joy & Peace Begin in the Heart


    46. Glenn Packiam: Don't Let a Wounded Heart Become a Bitter Spirit Jul 06, 2026
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    What do you do when prayer feels impossible?
    In this conversation, John Ortberg is joined by pastor and author Glenn Packiam to reflect on Psalm 73 and the reality of spiritual slumps.
    Glenn shares why he always returns to the Psalms when he struggles to pray, and together they explore envy, self-pity, hope, and God's unwavering presence.
    This episode explores:
    - Psalm 73 and spiritual honesty
    - The danger of a wounded heart and bitter spirit
    - "The Bible is reading you"
    - Why "Yet I am always with You" changes everything
    - Christian hope beyond present circumstances
    - Ty Cobb's surprising lesson for prayer
    - Why the best thing you can do is simply keep showing up
    Scriptures:
    - Psalm 73
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    00:00 Meet Glenn Packiam
    00:48 Returning to the Psalms
    02:20 Psalm 73 & A Slipping Faith
    03:23 Envying the Prosperity of the Wicked
    04:05 When the Bible Reads You
    04:56 A Wounded Heart & Bitter Spirit
    05:52 Losing Perspective
    06:13 "Yet I Am Always With You"
    07:00 God Holds You by the Hand
    07:29 My Flesh and My Heart May Fail
    08:18 When You Can't Fix Yourself
    09:46 A Future Filled With Hope
    10:31 Ty Cobb's Bunting Lesson
    11:14 What to Do in a Spiritual Slump
    11:53 Keep Showing Up


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