On episode 299 of Life With God (recorded live at the RēGathering conference), professor and author Rebecca DeYoung talks with Nathan about what to do when we feel angry. Show Notes Resources by Rebecca DeYoung Article: “How to Practice Hope” Essay: “Why Are You Angry?” Talk: “The Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath” Scholarly publications: Available online here Other related resources recommended by Rebecca “ Praying in the Dark ” by J. Todd Billings—on lament, protest, and compassionate witness as ways t...
Jul 11, 2025•39 min•Ep. 299
Venezuelan-Canadian author Paola Barrera joins Nate on Life With God to discuss her story of immigration and how it shaped her outlook on God’s kingdom.
Jun 06, 2025•34 min•Ep. 298
President and CEO of American Leprosy Missions ( Hope Rises International ) Bill Simmons speaks with Nate about burnout and the Sabbatical experience that brought deep healing to his soul. Show Notes Bill’s book: The Way of Interruption: Spiritual Practice for Organizational Life Read an excerpt from The Way of Interruption Find Bill at billsimmons.net , hoperises.org , and LinkedIn . Bill Simmons is President and CEO of American Leprosy Missions (soon to be Hope Rises International), part of hi...
May 23, 2025•33 min•Ep. 297
Nathan speaks with renowned author Kathleen Norris about writing about her sister in her new book, Rebecca Sue: A Sister’s Reflections on Disability, Faith, and Love.
May 09, 2025•30 min•Ep. 296
The McMinn's join Nate to talk about life on their farm and finding the right pace for a flourishing life.
Apr 25, 2025•28 min•Ep. 295
In this audio meditation, Nathan Foster weaves together a selection of beautiful and challenging sayings by 17th-century spiritual director, Jean Pierre de Caussade that invite us to embrace God’s formation deep into our souls.
Apr 11, 2025•22 min•Ep. 294
Nathan talks with Walter Strickland about his new book Swing Low and the way that the African American Christian experience adds crucial wisdom to living a with-God life.
Mar 28, 2025•34 min•Ep. 293
Amanda Opelt talks with Nathan about finding her theological assumptions challenged during a season of deep grief. The two discuss the difference between wholeness and happiness and between goodness and prosperity in this music-filled episode.
Mar 14, 2025•38 min•Ep. 292
James Catford joins Nathan to talk about Jean-Pierre de Caussade's 18th century classic book on trust, Abandonment to Divine Providence — book 4 in this year's Renovaré Book Club. Show Notes James Catford joins Nathan to talk about Jean-Pierre de Caussade's 18th century classic book on trust, Abandonment to Divine Providence . Join several thousand readers in the Renovaré Book Club to read Abandonment to Divine Providence (reading begins March 3, 2025). Join the club at a reduced rate Purchase t...
Feb 24, 2025•26 min•Ep. 291
Reward Sibanda joins Nathan on the Life With God podcast to share his insights on fasting as a God-designed process of total surrender through which our bodies, minds, and spirits grow wide-awake to God.
Feb 14, 2025•40 min•Ep. 290
Matthew Lewis joins Nathan to talk about his new book Human and the beautiful way God designed for our deepest longings — when we give them our attention — to lead us home to Jesus. Where to find Matthew The Follower Podcast: https://wearefollower.com/podcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattlewis516/ Follower Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/we_are_follower/ Website: https://mattlewis.co.za Matthew's book — Human: How our deepest longings lead us home...
Jan 31, 2025•32 min•Ep. 289
Today’s podcast is a 13-minute meditation — an audio retreat — on a prayer by the French priest Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. Put on some headphones, find a comfortable spot, and let your soul be quieted.
Jan 17, 2025•14 min•Ep. 288
"There are open vistas available to us in Christ," says Rich Villodas in this conversation with Nathan about the narrow path of Jesus and the quality of a life transformed by the perspectives and practices of Christ. Show Notes Rich Villodas is the Brooklyn-born lead pastor of New Life Fellowship, a large, multiracial church with more than seventy-five countries represented in Elmhurst, Queens. Prior to becoming lead pastor, he gave oversight to New Life’s small group ministry and served as prea...
Jan 03, 2025•29 min•Ep. 287
Nate visited with Luci Shaw in her home and recorded this special episode about her life as a poet and the potential she sees in words to call us into conversation with the art form itself and with God.
Dec 20, 2024•26 min•Ep. 286
Mindy Caliguire says that stepping into life with God is like underwater breathing — we have to learn how to do it and use the practical supports available to us. Join Nathan and Mindy for a great conversation about practices for spiritual thriving.
Dec 06, 2024•37 min•Ep. 285
Brandan Spencer, Renovaré’s Director of Church Engagement, talks with Nate about family life, church renewal, and Renovaré’s new initiative to help communities step deeper into with-God life.
Nov 15, 2024•27 min•Ep. 284
Author and teacher Jan Johnson joins Nate to talk about Jesus' parables that help us understand God's reign. The kingdom parables are the topic of a new book—created from Dallas Willard's teaching archives—and a companion workbook that Jan Johnson created. Show Notes The Scandal of the Kingdom Workbook The Scandal of the Kingdom Downloadable resources: The Foreword and Chapter One Chapter One of the Workbook Six-Part Sermon Series. The original audio series (for The Scandal of the Kingdom ) is b...
Nov 01, 2024•24 min•Ep. 283
Renovaré’s Education Program Coordinator Wendy Dean talks with Nate about wanting what’s best for our kids—and letting God’s vision of the best supersede our own.
Oct 18, 2024•27 min•Ep. 282
Winn Collier, director of the Eugene Peterson Center for Christian Imagination, talks with Nathan about hardships that shatter false hopes and the one reality that provides a sturdy place to stand.
Oct 04, 2024•32 min•Ep. 281
Steve and Nate have an honest conversation about whether Christian spiritual formation is a movement or just a moment or fad. They also delve into the importance of total abandonment to God and the gift of brokenness.
Sep 20, 2024•34 min•Ep. 280
Nathan welcomes author Sarah Clarkson to the show to discuss Scottish preacher and fiction writer George MacDonald—a key influence on Sarah’s literary career as well as her faith. Show Notes You can find Sarah writing regularly at her Substack, From the Vicarage ( sarahclarkson.substack.com ) or discover her books at sarahclarkson.com Recommended by Sarah Free online version of The Light Princess and Other Fairy Stories Free online version of Princess and the Goblins , one of Sarah’s favorite ch...
Sep 06, 2024•35 min•Ep. 279
Poet laureate, professor, and author Ben Myers joins Nate to discuss a book that has been a constant and formative presence in his life: Dante's The Divine Comedy . Benjamin Myers is the Crouch-Matthis Professor of Literature and the director of the Great Books Honors Program at Oklahoma Baptist University. A former poet laureate of Oklahoma, he is the author of four books of poetry as well as of one previous and two forthcoming books of nonfiction. His poems, essays, and stories have appeared i...
Aug 23, 2024•34 min•Ep. 277
Nathan Foster has an in-person conversation with Mimi Dixon and Richard Foster about the two introductory books in the 2024-2025 Renovaré Book Club season — Richard's classic Celebration of Discipline and Mimi's Worth Celebrating (a book biography that explores why Celebration of Discipline started a movement). Registration for the Renovaré Book Club 2024-2025 season is open! Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster Worth Celebrating by Mimi Dixon (Read an excerpt here .) Other articles, book...
Aug 09, 2024•43 min•Ep. 276
Author and podcast host Nick Page shares some guidelines for understanding the Bible and reading with a heart open to encountering God. Show Notes The Mid-Faith Crisis Podcast Some of Nick’s Books Nick Page on microblog
Jul 26, 2024•31 min•Ep. 275
Mariah Velásquez, Director of the Incarnatio Center for Formation and Integration at Westmont College and Associate Director of the Martin Center, joins Nate on the Life with God podcast to talk about a favorite book—Brother Lawrence’s The Practice of the Presence of God. Show Notes 1. Book excerpts: Practicing the Presence of Christ An Habitual Sense of God's Presence Living Each Moment with a Sense of God's Presence 2. Lectio 365 Prayer App - A helpful way to re-orient to God's presence in the...
Jul 12, 2024•27 min•Ep. 274
Writer and editor Julia Roller joins Nate to talk about how God uses books to guide us into transforming ideas and encounters and shares about the book that changed her life. Julia Roller is an author and editor living in San Diego, CA with her husband and three children. She is also the MomCo Coordinator at Point Loma Community Presbyterian Church. Julia's most recent book is Mom Seeks God, but some of her other books include A Year with God (with Richard J. Foster), A Year with Aslan , and 25 ...
Jun 21, 2024•31 min•Ep. 273
Deep relationships take time. Renovaré board and ministry team member Margaret Campbell shares with Nate what she's learned through the years about the slow and beautiful unfolding of true friendships — with people and with God.
May 31, 2024•24 min•Ep. 272
Joe Davis and Nick Page have been friends for over 30 years and co-host The Mid-Faith Crisis Podcast. They share with Nate about disagreement as a productive part of friendship and faith that helps us work through concepts that impact our ability to love God and others. Show Notes The Mid-Faith Crisis Podcast Some of Nick’s Books Nick Page on microblog...
May 24, 2024•33 min•Ep. 271
South African Spiritual Director Adri-Marie van Heerden talks with Nate about making friends cross-culturally, the need for humility, and learning to see others as God sees us — with great regard. Adri-Marie's organization is called Tending the Fire. You can contact her at a3mvanheerden@gmail.com .
May 03, 2024•29 min•Ep. 270
Nathan talks with prison chaplain John Paul Westin about the penitentiary as parish and learning to see each person there as God's "friends and special ones." Show Notes A few annotated book suggestions from John Paul: Cur Deus Homo — Anselm of Canterbury thinks about why God needed/chose to become human. The 3 Colors of Community , Christian A. Schwarz — How highly flawed individuals can use their propensity to sin to help build healthy Christian community. Fearfully and Wonderfully , Dr. Paul ...
Apr 19, 2024•30 min•Ep. 269
