The 2 Best How God Works Podcast Episodes
1) Childhood: Growing the Moral Muscle
Do children need religion to grow into ethical, caring adults? Sixty-five percent of Americans think so, but the relationship between religion and morality is a nuanced one. Join Dave as he talks with...Show More
2) Contemplating Death: A Secret for Happiness
COVID-19 has led to what’s being called The Great Resignation. People are leaving their jobs in record numbers, many to find more meaning in life or to spend more time with family and friends. As it t...Show More
3) Dream Yoga
We spend about a third of our lives sleeping and yet the question of why we sleep and dream has remained a mystery for much of human existence. But recently scientists have developed the tools to begi...Show More
4) Shamanism
When life feels uncertain, who do you turn to? Across cultures and throughout history, many of us have looked to people who seemed to have a special set of abilities and knowledge… shamans. On this e...Show More
5) Give Us This Day Our Daily Kale
For most of human history, religion guided people’s choices about health and food. Then with the rise of modern nutritional science in the 19th century, people began to favor scientific advice over re...Show More
6) Becoming Wise
We often think of wisdom as something that comes with age, or as a gift reserved for a chosen few. But what if wisdom is more like a muscle… one that becomes stronger with practice? On this episode, ...Show More
7) Seeking the Spiritual Life
If you want to grow spiritually, should you go to a monastery and withdraw from the world, or look for greater meaning, connection, and purpose in the loud messiness of life? In other words, do you h...Show More
8) The Friendship Cure
We say friends are what make life worth living. But if that’s true, why are so many of us struggling to find and keep them these days? And what can we do to cultivate better friendships? Join us as w...Show More
9) Season 9 Trailer
Join us for Season 9 of How God Works, starting next week!
10) Healing Rituals: There's Power in Belief (From the Archive)
We will be back with a whole new season of How God Works on October 5th. In the meantime, we wanted to share some of our favorite episodes from the archives. A majority of people in the US believe t...Show More