Stay ConnectedDeepen your friendship with God through informative conversation and personal spiritual disciplines. Each episode focuses on a different topic and how we can approach it from a spiritual growth perspective. Whether it’s talking about relationships, the Bible, prayer, cultural issues, anxiety, or anything else related to your life, this podcast looks at how we can live as disciples of Jesus. Episodes feature conversations with authors, professors, or pastors.
Hosted by Jason Wieland.
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Pull up a listening ear and learn about Stacie Wood. Learn about her early days as a new follower of Jesus and the influence her parents and others had on her life and faith. How could her life be used to make a difference? How did she come to know the significance of eternity, the assurance of salvation? How did she move beyond her young growing faith to a mature faith that leads her to invest in others? Join us in this up close and personal conversation with Stacie Wood. For complete show notes, click HERE
Are the fruits of the Spirit (love, joy, peace, patience, etc.) just good personal quality or character traits that we would aspire to exemplify or something we can attain on our own efforts? Or are they more? Are they traits that are a result, a byproduct of living a Spirit-filled life, or put another way… walking by the Spirit? How am I living my life? Acts of the flesh or fruit of the Spirit? Join us for this time of introspection and study. For complete show notes, click HERE
Today’s guest, Kevin Monroe, began to discover the true power of gratitude and embrace gratitude as a lifestyle after a bout of depression in 2018. As a gratitude consultant, Kevin shares his thoughts on gratitude and a gratitude exercise in this episode on The Power of Gratitude with Jason and Linda. For complete show notes, click HERE
Since Andy Wood’s call to be lead pastor of Saddleback Church, he has been on a discipleship journey. Are you sensing God moving in you, rearranging your life, starting a new chapter? Have you put your faith and trust in God to guide your process? Grief, mourning and humility are parts of this journey. Listen and learn from a vulnerable, honest discussion with lead pastor, Andy Wood, on he and Stacie’s discipleship journey and possibly how to navigate into the future God has for you. For complete show notes, click HERE
Prayer is such an integral part of our Christian walk. It’s a sacred time of supplication, conversation, intersession and communion with God, our father, healer and creator. Pastor Buddy Owens joins Jason in this intimate and heart-felt discussion about prayer in light of all that is going on and might be going on in your life. Join us as Buddy and Jason relate many of truths, even misconceptions about prayer. Episode 289 ends with Buddy praying over and encouraging you and all who might be listening. For complete show notes, click HERE
What’s in a Name? Did you know that the Bible uses more than 200 names for God? Each name can teach you about various aspects of who God is and about the relationship he wants to have with you. By studying God’s names and using them when you pray, you are demonstrating that you want to know him better. It also shows that you recognize his ability to help you in every area of your life. God wants you to praise him for who he is! Join hosts Jason and Linda as they have this inspired conversation with Celebrate Recovery’s Meaghan Grider, about the names of God. For complete show notes, click HERE
Today’s special episode of Doable Discipleship Jason interviews Dr. Richard Vance Goodwin about his book, Seeing Is Believing. In this Study in Theology and the Arts (STA) volume, theologian Richard Goodwin considers how the images that constitute film might be a conduit of God's revelation. By considering works by Carl Theodor Dreyer, Stanley Kubrick, Paul Thomas Anderson, Robert Bresson, Martin Scorsese, Terrence Malick, and more, Goodwin argues that by inviting emotional responses, film images can be a medium of divine revelation. For complete show notes, click HERE
This week, you’ll have the pleasure of hearing host Jason Wieland’s story through Linda’s thoughtful questions. We’ll dig into some of his spiritual background including a brief detour (a good one) in his early years. Jason’s journey asks “how can God make beauty from ashes?” Ultimately, Jason lands at Saddleback Church as part of the 201 or Spiritual Maturity team and helps others grow in their walk and relationship with Jesus through his caring leadership and of course, the Doable Discipleship podcast and more. Today’s episode shows why Jason is so foundational to Doable’s success. For complete show notes, click HERE
You know her as the co-host of Doable Discipleship, but do you really know Linda Tokar? You’ll enjoy listening to her story, her faith journey and how she has been shaped and molded by God, through loss and tough times, to be who she is, and to serve the way that she does today. In this episode you’ll find out why we love her and why she is such an integral part of Doable Discipleship. For complete show notes, click HERE
This fun conversation about people of the Bible can bring a greater understanding and relatability of Bible stories, God’s truth for you, how God’s story plays out in his children. Are there examples from people of the Bible that are your favorite? Who in the Bible would you invite to a dinner party? What questions would ask Esther, Paul, John the Baptist, Elijah, Ruth and more? Is your faith strengthened by their stories? For complete show notes, click HERE
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