God In All Things Podcast
1) Hope Is Not Optimism
Hope and optimism are not the same thing: optimism is a prediction about outcomes, while hope is an orientation of the spirit that doesn't require a particular future to hold firm. Drawing on Havel, R...Show More
2) The Benevolent Glance: A Spirituality of Seeing
We are made for mutual gaze and this fundamental human need points toward something deeper: a God who gazes upon us with love before we get anything right or wrong. To be truly seen by another, and to...Show More
3) Cherished Belonging: Reimagining Sin as Woundedness
What Christianity has called sin can now be named more precisely as trauma, developmental wounds, and disconnection from our true selves—a shift from moral failure to existential brokenness. Greg Boyl...Show More
4) The Wisdom of Holy Mess
The universe operates on a rhythm of order and creative disruption, from the primordial soup to scattered toys on a living room floor. God doesn't sterilize our chaos—whether the playful mess of child...Show More
5) Lost in the Cloud of Knowing
We live in an age of instant information where every question can be answered with a quick search, but this efficiency kills the wonder that questions are meant to inspire. The spiritual life requires...Show More
6) The Labyrinth, the Race, and the Spirit of Haste
Hastiness reveals the spirit that treats even sacred practices as achievements to be completed rather than journeys to be trusted. The labyrinth teaches us that God's path is inefficient by the world'...Show More
7) Between Opulence and Simplicity: An Ignatian Pilgrimage
On a recent pilgrimage to Spain visiting Ignatian sites, I wrestled with how ornate decoration and costly adornments often obscure St. Ignatius's radical journey from opulence to simplicity. The sacre...Show More
8) Political Grief and the False Comfort of Enemies: A Gospel Response to Violence
Charlie Kirk's assassination and the contrasting responses at his memorial service—his widow's radical forgiveness versus calls for political warfare—reveal the collision between authentic Gospel witn...Show More
Political Grief and the False Comfort of Enemies: A Gospel Response to Violence
12:53 | Sep 25th, 2025
9) What Names Reveal: Defence, War, and the Kingdom
The recent proposal to rename the Department of Defense to the Department of War represents more than a simple change in terminology—it reveals a fundamental shift from defensive protection to aggress...Show More
10) The Spirituality of the Long View
Christian hope is a steady posture of the heart that joins human longing to God’s greater plan. It endures with patience, recognising that the ultimate promise transcends individual lifetimes.