Today we are continuing the conversation with special guest Wesley Vander Lugt and Steve, as they continue to discuss beauty as oxygen and Kinshop Plot , a mission that is all about the deep belonging, resonant relationships, and entangled identities that bring us fully alive. Thanks for joining us in today’s conversation! TODAY’S GUEST - WESLEY VANDER LUGT Wes is a pastor, theologian, writer, educator, nonprofit leader, and arts advocate with a passion for beauty, slowness, cultivation, kinship...
Feb 28, 2023•38 min•Season 9Ep. 133
Oxygen is essential to our survival. Did you ever think that Beauty might also be essential to our survival? Special guest Wesley Vander Lugt and Steve dig deep into how Beauty is not just about decoration in our lives or as an illustration of truth, but something deep in us that longs to not only enjoy beauty, but to be drawn into it and participate in it. Thanks for joining us in today’s conversation. TODAY’S GUEST - WESLEY VANDER LUGT Wes is a pastor, theologian, writer, educator, nonprofit l...
Feb 21, 2023•53 min•Season 9Ep. 132
We are approaching a new season. The days will get longer now. The darkness will be more and more dispelled. The days of Lent are near. Easter is coming, but not yet. Lent is a time for self-examination and reflection - it is the 40 days leading up to Easter. In these 40 days, we are invited to look deeper and to look within. It's a time of humbling ourselves and recognizing what is most dead in us -- and with that, what needs to come alive in us! And that is why Potter’s Inn and Steve has creat...
Feb 14, 2023•35 min•Season 9Ep. 131
Aspen trees are a beautiful sight in the Western US. But did you know you will never find an aspen tree growing alone in a natural setting? Aspen trees grow in community. Their roots are intertwined under the ground, making a grove of trees into one big tree. The story of Lazarus echoes the spiritual lesson of the aspen grove: we cannot grow alone. We were never meant to remain alone as we emerge from the tomb. As we learn from Lazarus, we see that our roots intertwine with others. Jesus calls u...
Feb 07, 2023•48 min•Season 9Ep. 130
How do we live with difficult people and how do we live when we’ve been hurt in a relationship? Today Joe Chambers is reading from Steve’s book “The Jesus Life” and it unpacks those very subjects. It’s Steve at his most raw, honest, and vulnerable. Thank you for joining us for this challenging discussion! RESOURCES MENTIONED IN PODCAST The Jesus Life: Eight Ways to Recover Authentic Christianity by Stephen W. Smith John 2:24 NIV Mark 3:13 NIV Ps. 8:3-4 MSG Eph. 1:4 MSG John 15:15 MSG Mark 3:14 N...
Jan 31, 2023•49 min•Season 9Ep. 129
Today Joe Chambers joins us in reading from Steve’s Book “ Soul Custody. ” It’s a discussion about Soul Companions and how the four quadrants of the human heart offer us a picture of the four levels to friendship. Being made in the image of God--the Trinity--we are most fully ourselves when we live life together. Thank you for joining us in today's discussion! RESOURCES MENTIONED IN PODCAST Soul Custody: Choosing to Care for the One and Only You by Stephen W. Smith Proverbs 27:19 TLB Ruth 1:16-1...
Jan 24, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 9Ep. 128
SHOW NOTES Welcome to Season 9 of the Soul Care Conversations Podcast! We are beginning Season 9 with a 3-part series on Friendship, and today will be a reading from a book that Steve contributed to, The Transformation of a Man’s Heart. The Chapter is written by David G. Benner and is titled “Friendships: Experiencing Others on the Journey.” This chapter has such depth and wisdom on the importance of friendship in our lives. Take some time as you listen - take notes, contemplate the friendships ...
Jan 17, 2023•57 min•Season 9Ep. 127
SUPPORT THE PODCAST It takes a lot to create our podcast episodes! Please consider a gift to support this vital ministry. We have a few ways to make it easy for you: Use our Donation Page on our Website Donate using our new App Send by mail (Potter’s Inn, PO Box 35, Divide, Colorado 80814 - make sure you make note that your gift is for the podcast) ________________________________________________________ SHOW NOTES On our final podcast for this season, Steve has a remarkable and soulful conversa...
Dec 13, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 8Ep. 126
SHOW NOTES How many times have you thought you were completely alone in this stress-filled world - financial issues, family conflicts, marital struggles, depression… the list is long and exhausting. The big question is, does God care about all that? Does he care that your kids are misbehaving and making you lose your mind? That at night you can’t get your mind to shut off and goes further into depression and anxiety? That you and your spouse can barely talk to each other? The answer is so much m...
Dec 09, 2022•34 min•Season 2Ep. 34
SUPPORT THE PODCAST It takes a lot to create our podcast episodes! Please consider a gift to support this vital ministry. We have a few ways to make it easy for you: Use our Donation Page on our Website Donate using our new App Send by mail (Potter’s Inn, PO Box 35, Divide, Colorado 80814 - make sure you make note that your gift is for the podcast) SHOW NOTES “Beauty. Some forms of beauty calm us, others excite us, but all tend to grab our attention and intrigue us enough to have an affect. Beau...
Dec 06, 2022•36 min•Season 8Ep. 125
SUPPORT THE PODCAST It takes a lot to create our podcast episodes! Please consider a gift to support this vital ministry. We have a few ways to make it easy for you: Use our Donation Page on our Website Donate using our new App Send by mail (Potter’s Inn, PO Box 35, Divide, Colorado 80814 - make sure you make note that your gift is for the podcast) ________________________________________________________ SHOW NOTES “Beauty. Some forms of beauty calm us, others excite us, but all tend to grab our...
Nov 29, 2022•44 min•Season 8Ep. 124
SUPPORT THE PODCAST It takes a lot to create our podcast episodes! Please consider a gift to support this vital ministry. We have a few ways to make it easy for you: Use our Donation Page on our Website Donate using our new App Send by mail (Potter’s Inn, PO Box 35, Divide, Colorado 80814 - make sure you make note that your gift is for the podcast) SHOW NOTES Jesus promised, “Seek and you will find!” Today we are continuing the conversation with Trevor Hudson on Seeking God. The conversation tak...
Nov 15, 2022•38 min•Season 8Ep. 123
SUPPORT THE PODCAST It takes a lot to create our podcast episodes! Please consider a gift to support this vital ministry. We have a few ways to make it easy for you: Use our Donation Page on our Website Donate using our new App Send by mail (Potter’s Inn, PO Box 35, Divide, Colorado 80814 - make sure you make note that your gift is for the podcast) SHOW NOTES Jesus promised, “Seek and you will find!” We are all seeking, but how do we move beyond insight to truly encounter the living God in your ...
Nov 08, 2022•42 min•Season 8Ep. 122
SUPPORT THE PODCAST It takes a lot to create our podcast episodes! Please consider a gift to support this vital ministry. We have a few ways to make it easy for you: Use our Donation Page on our Website Donate using our new App Send by mail (Potter’s Inn, PO Box 35, Divide, Colorado 80814 - make sure you make note that your gift is for the podcast) SHOW NOTES What if rest has already been created and all we have to do is find ways to participate? Listen in to Steve and Ruth as they discuss how S...
Nov 01, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 8Ep. 121
***NOTE: We had some technical issues with the previously released audio file this morning - this release is the corrected file. Thank you for your patience!*** When it comes to understanding the Enneagram, it's time to consider a shift and deepening of how this tool can enhance our spiritual journey. There's been such a 'fad phase' in the past decade about the Enneagram that it has left many of us wondering... what is the real point of knowing ourselves better? Marilyn Vancil and Steve discuss ...
Oct 25, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 8Ep. 120
SUPPORT THE PODCAST It takes a lot to create our podcast episodes! Please consider a gift to support this vital ministry. We have a few ways to make it easy for you: Use our Donation Page on our Website Donate using our new App Send by mail (Potter’s Inn, PO Box 35, Divide, Colorado 80814 - make sure you make note that your gift is for the podcast) ________________________________________________________ SHOW NOTES How can we reclaim a faith that is simple— free from religious paraphernalia and ...
Oct 11, 2022•54 min•Season 8Ep. 119
SUPPORT THE PODCAST It takes a lot to create our podcast episodes! Please consider a gift to support this vital ministry. We have a few ways to make it easy for you: Use our Donation Page on our Website Donate using our new App Send by mail (Potter’s Inn, PO Box 35, Divide, Colorado 80814 - make sure you make note that your gift is for the podcast) ________________________________________________________ SHOW NOTES Welcome to Season 8 of the Soul Care Conversations podcast! Today Steve delves in...
Oct 04, 2022•39 min•Season 8Ep. 118
The Soul Care Conversation is a much beloved resource across the world. But to continue this work depends upon your support. This link takes you to a list of some of our on-going expenses and how you, your small group, church, or organization could take a “bite-size “ chunk out of our monthly costs. Take a look and help us, would you? SUPPORT THE PODCAST _________________________________________________________________ This is the last episode of our Summer 2022 Replays. We will be back in Septe...
Aug 13, 2022•34 min
The Soul Care Conversation is a much beloved resource across the world. But to continue this work depends upon your support. This link takes you to a list of some of our on-going expenses and how you, your small group, church, or organization could take a “bite-size “ chunk out of our monthly costs. Take a look and help us, would you? SUPPORT THE PODCAST SHOW NOTES “Meanwhile, be content with obscurity, just as Christ was.” Colossians 3:4 (MSG) Isolation - something most of us are experiencing r...
Aug 06, 2022•57 min
The Soul Care Conversation is a much beloved resource across the world. But to continue this work depends upon your support. This link takes you to a list of some of our on-going expenses and how you, your small group, church, or organization could take a “bite-size “ chunk out of our monthly costs. Take a look and help us, would you? DONATE TO PODCAST Show Notes In this episode we join Steve and Gwen for two sessions of their Soul Care 101 course recorded at the retreat center known as Potter’s...
Jul 30, 2022•38 min
Celebrate with us as we hit a BIG milestone for the podcast! Thank you all for your continued support and prayers - we are blessed! SPECIAL REQUEST: For us to continue our work on the podcast, we are asking you to help us with a one time gift, or even better a monthly donation, to help us. There are monthly obligations for all the work, all the technology, the podcast hosting, etc. Whatever you can give will be such a help - it will be a great blessing! >> DONATE HERE << SHOW NOTES J...
Jul 23, 2022•44 min
“When human beings are devalued, everything in society turns sour. Women are humiliated and children despised. The sick are regarded as a nuisance, and the elderly as a burden. Ethnic minorities as discriminated against. The poor are oppressed and denied social justice…labour is exploited in the mines and factories. There is no freedom, no dignity, no carefree joy. Human life seems not worth living because it is scarcely human any longer…people matter…because every man, woman, and child has wort...
Jul 16, 2022•41 min
SHOW NOTES The art of reflecting on our day is almost a lost art in our busy and over-committed life. However, in this week’s podcast, Steve explores an ancient spiritual exercise called The Daily Examen. In this podcast, Steve walks us through five easy steps used to reflect back upon our day, to see where God was in our midst that we might have missed because of our busyness, and to foster a heart of gratitude. RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST Five Steps to the Daily Examen Moment to Breathe...
Jul 09, 2022•27 min
We are all on a critical journey. We are all finding our way in a broken world and hearts that are always being transformed. The two conversations on The Critical Journey that I had with Joe Chambers will anchor us into knowing a path that gives us clarity, direction, and assurance. In the podcast, Joe and I discuss a model of our own journeys to help us find our way forward through confusing times. In the two podcasts, we work through six identifiable stages of our pilgrimage in life. This week...
Jun 30, 2022•30 min
This summer we will be replaying episodes that Steve chooses and sees as “stellar and vital in the care of our souls.” It’s our hope that you’ll listen and then share the podcast around in your community, family, and spheres of influence. SHOW NOTES Gwen and Steve recorded the podcast today about a prayer that took on great meaning and deeper insight during a difficult and dark time. Their conversation today is an exploration of “The Welcome Prayer.” At a dark and tumultuous time in their lives,...
Jun 25, 2022•48 min
This summer we will be replaying episodes that Steve chooses and sees as “stellar and vital in the care of our souls.” It’s our hope that you’ll listen and then share the podcast around in your community, family, and spheres of influence. SHOW NOTES We struggle to identity ourselves, but what is the real truth about our Identity? Today Dustin is talking about Identity with David Sachsenmaier, a trained and certified executive coach whose identity was challenged by a family crisis as a child and ...
Jun 18, 2022•29 min•Season 2Ep. 25
Before there was "original sin" there was original blessing! This is a conversation that may challenge much of what you have believed and help you reframe what the Bible actually says. This is a deep and rich conversation with Author Danielle Shroyer about our true identity as men and women. We talk about reclaiming our blessing and birthright that some theology have taken from us. We talk about parenting with blessing; marriage and blessing; and troubled/broken friendships and blessing. **This ...
May 18, 2022•57 min•Season 7Ep. 117
Today is our third, and final episode in a series called Managing Transitions. And if you've been listening over the course of the last couple of weeks you've heard a lot about the terms of our own internal shifting amid transitions. Change is inevitable, but transitions is really our internal work to the external change that we've been going through. Today we're going to be talking about aging with special guest Alice Fryling. Alice is the author of Aging Faithfully: The Holy Invitation of Grow...
May 11, 2022•55 min•Season 7Ep. 116
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens... — Ecclesiastes 3 We are on the second part of our series on Transitions, and Steve will be talking to us about the many ways we change and transition. Using personal examples and sharing from his heart, this is a podcast to not miss! MENTIONED IN PODCAST Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (NIV) Chapter 9 from Inside Job Workbook Session - a way to work through this series - FREE DOWNLOAD The Inside Job: Doing the Work Within th...
May 04, 2022•59 min•Season 7Ep. 115
It’s been said that the only constant in life is change. While that’s true, it’s not always reassuring. Change, as William Bridges explains it, is “situational: the move to a new site, the retirement of the founder, the reorganization of the roles on a team.” It can be the end of a relationship, the death of a parent, the move of your best friend. Any change brings with it a gap, some-thing called a transition. These in-between times are hard, even in the best of circumstances, because they repr...
Apr 27, 2022•46 min•Season 7Ep. 114
