To read God’s Word is human. We are made for communion with God. It’s been given to us in the Bible and it’s an important aspect of our lives. But many of us approach reading the Word without knowing how our biases impact how we interpret. In this episode, Mark and Chris call us into a deeper way of spending time with Jesus to get the full measure of Scripture. To learn more or to support us financially, visit us on our website: humanproject.us Show produced by Chris Conlin and Mark Wavle, with ...
Jun 03, 2024•26 min
To have empathy is human. We were created to connect and trying to be with someone is a big component of that. But misusing empathy is easy to do to accomplish our own goals at the expense of someone else. In this episode, Mark and Chris talk about how to wield this power tool appropriately. Take a listen and see how to appropriately use empathy as God designed it to be. To learn more or to support us financially, visit us on our website: humanproject.us Show produced by Chris Conlin and Mark Wa...
May 27, 2024•19 min
To connect is human. But many of us struggle to connect with others. A symptom of this is that many of us are having multiple conversations at the same time and we get lost for which one we’re discussing. In this episode, Mark and Chris discuss the most appropriate type of tool for each conversation. Take a listen and see how you can use these tools to be a super connector! To learn more or to support us financially, visit us on our website: humanproject.us Show produced by Chris Conlin and Mark...
May 20, 2024•22 min
To seek success is human. Does our definition of success align with God’s definition of success? Why is success so easy to give our attention? Are we doing what God wants us to do? What would it look like if we threw all of our measures of success out the window and operate moment by moment in faith? In this episode, Mark and Chris dive into this topic and get very vulnerable with their own definitions of success. Take a listen and wrestle through with yourself on your definition of success. To ...
May 13, 2024•25 min
To have other perspectives is human. God designed us to not be alone. But we often don’t like to hear other perspectives. Why is that? What does pride stop us from seeing? And how do we overcome this? In this episode, Mark and Chris dive into how to set ourselves up for leveraging feedback to its fullest potential To learn more or to support us financially, visit us on our website: humanproject.us Show produced by Chris Conlin and Mark Wavle, with our lead editor: Derek Donley. To _____ is human...
May 06, 2024•27 min
To live in relationship is human. It’s how God designed us. But man, it is really annoying and inconvenient sometimes! Other people want to go different directions, aren’t always aligned with what we want, and sometimes are just a pain in the neck. Why does this inconvenience exist? In this episode, Mark and Chris explore this topic and help us think through the beauty found in the inconvenience and how it draws us closer to what God has for us. To learn more or to support us financially, visit ...
Apr 29, 2024•21 min
To live a quiet life is human. But many of us think we need to do amazing things with our life - whether for ourselves or for ministry. In this episode, we explore 1 Thessalonians 4:11 where it talks about living quietly and a video from Francis Chan down below. Take a listen and see how this applies to your life. The video from Francis Chan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOzIKZs0ymE To learn more or to support us financially, visit us on our website: humanproject.us Show produced by Chris Con...
Apr 22, 2024•24 min
Speaking the Truth in Love To speak the truth in love is human. God created us for the capacity for healthy conflict. When we are in community, conflict is going to happen and we are going to need to go beyond just connecting. In this episode, Mark and Chris dive in to the topic of how to speak the truth in love, holding all of those things together. Take a listen and see how you can improve your skills in conflict. To learn more or to support us financially, visit us on our website: humanprojec...
Apr 15, 2024•20 min
To notice is human. God gave us so many tools for seeing the world around us - so we can notice what is going on. He also gave us brains for analyzing and synthesizing information. But which do we tend to use more of in relationships? Which one helps drive connection more? In this episode, Mark and Chris explore these topics and more. Take a listen and let us know what you think! If you’d like to check out the “Creating Connection” class, visit humanproject.us to see available classes. To learn ...
Apr 08, 2024•20 min
To experience thrills is human. God created us for wonder. One of the ways He did this is through creating dopamine as part of our system, where we get to experience a biological experience of thrill. However, it’s easy to hijack that for distraction to be an end of itself. So what is the balance that we can have with thrill and satisfaction? Mark and Chris explore this and more in this episode. Take a listen and see how you can use dopamine for the purposes God intended. The article from the Ho...
Apr 01, 2024•22 min
To see reality is human. But many of us tend to either distort, distract from, deny, or defy reality. Why is this so tempting for us? How did God design us to use reality to grow closer to Him? In this episode, Mark and Chris explore God’s design for acknowledging reality - both situationally and ultimately. To learn more or to support us financially, visit us on our website: humanproject.us Show produced by Chris Conlin and Mark Wavle, with our lead editor: Derek Donley. To _____ is human. Dive...
Mar 25, 2024•22 min
To be kind is human. “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.” Does this match God’s call for us? I think God calls us into something deeper. In this episode, we explore what the difference is between being nice vs being kind. How do we practice kindness? Take a listen and let us know what you think! To learn more or to support us financially, visit us on our website: humanproject.us Show produced by Chris Conlin and Mark Wavle, with our lead editor: Derek Donley. To _...
Mar 18, 2024•20 min
To cooperate with God is human. Have you ever felt frustrated with the lack of results in your life? Do you want to do big things, but don’t see them happening? Has this ever made you question what God’s up to? In this episode, Mark and Chris explore this concept of God working in us before He works through us. Take a listen and let us know what you think! Book Reference: One at a Time by Kyle Idleman To learn more or to support us financially, visit us on our website: humanproject.us Show produ...
Mar 11, 2024•21 min
To be comfortable is human? We are constant pursuers of comfort, but is that what God designed? With so much struggle, comfort, and pain in the world, it makes sense that comfort is worth pursuing. In this episode, Mark and Chris walk through how the reality of pain and discomfort awakens us to the ultimate truth - that we can’t do it ourselves. Dive in and take a listen for how we can switch our pursuit of comfort to a pursuit of restoration with how we were designed. To learn more or to suppor...
Mar 04, 2024•20 min
To be diverse is human. Too many of us get stuck in our echo chamber of people that believe exactly what we believe and we’re comfortable with that. But we are missing great beauty by not refining our views with outside perspectives. In this episode, Mark and Chris discuss an alarming study, what that reveals about our hearts, and what we can do about it. Take a listen and see how you can expand your horizons in a healthy way by diversifying who you talk to and listen to. To learn more or to sup...
Feb 26, 2024•21 min
To experience wonder is human. But what is wonder? Why don’t we experience it daily with the beauty that is around us? What causes us to become overly familiar with what’s happening? In this episode, Mark and Chris explore how to reawaken wonder and how it impacts our daily life. To learn more or to support us financially, visit us on our website: humanproject.us Show produced by Chris Conlin and Mark Wavle, with our lead editor: Derek Donley. To _____ is human. Dive into The Human Project Podca...
Feb 19, 2024•21 min
To learn as we go is human. A common term for this is improv. Improv has become a growing movement (remember “Whose Line Is It Anyways?”). The principles go far beyond stage acting and go into how we can treat life, freeing us up for greater joy and connection. Join us in this episode as Mark and Chris discuss how to take improv principles and apply them to everyday life. To learn more or to support us financially, visit us on our website: humanproject.us Show produced by Chris Conlin and Mark W...
Feb 12, 2024•20 min
To live is human. But many of us go through life afraid that people are going to find out we are a fraud. There’s a common term for this: the imposter syndrome. In the second part of this two part episode, Mark and Chris dive into what the imposter syndrome reveals about our identity, and how we can ultimately be saved from ourselves. Take a listen to see how you can overcome the imposter syndrome! To learn more or to support us financially, visit us on our website: humanproject.us Show produced...
Feb 05, 2024•25 min
To live is human. But many of us go through life afraid that people are going to find out we are a fraud. There’s a common term for this: the imposter syndrome. In the first part of this two part episode, Mark and Chris dive into what the imposter syndrome is, what it reveals about our hearts, and how we can combat it using the 4 R’s. Take a listen to see how you can overcome the imposter syndrome! To learn more or to support us financially, visit us on our website: humanproject.us Show produced...
Jan 29, 2024•24 min
To be with other people is human. We all live amongst other people, so we all (either knowingly or not), fall into patterns of social norms. What do these norms get us? How does going against them go against ourselves? And what does this reveal about who God is? In this episode, Mark and Chris dive into these questions and more. Take a listen and let us know what you think. To learn more or to support us financially, visit us on our website: humanproject.us Show produced by Chris Conlin and Mark...
Jan 22, 2024•20 min
To be a friend is human. We were created for community. But many of us are not satisfied with the depth of our friendships. What can we do to go beyond the superficial and get to the connection we were designed for? In this episode, Mark and Chris explore what it means to be friendly, how it is difficult to make friends as adults, and what to do about it. Take a listen and let us know what you think! To learn more or to support us financially, visit us on our website: humanproject.us Show produc...
Jan 15, 2024•24 min
To gather is human. Jesus calls this gathering of people in Him “The Church.” But many people carry wounds from a church. The saying “I love Jesus but not the church” is extremely common and growing. What does this look like? Why is this? Is this even possible? In this episode, Mark and Chris dive into what Jesus intended for humans to belong to The Church. To learn more or to support us financially, visit us on our website: humanproject.us Show produced by Chris Conlin and Mark Wavle, with our ...
Jan 08, 2024•23 min
To be unified is human. It’s how we were designed. That unity got broken and is still causing challenges. There is this prevailing thought that if we are not in perfect unison with people, we are at conflict. Us vs them. So how do we go back to God’s design for unity without agreeing on everything? And how does that impact how we love people we disagree with? In this episode, Mark and Chris dive in on how to deal with tough human issues. Take a listen and let us know what you think. To learn mor...
Jan 01, 2024•27 min
To experiment is human. We often don’t know how something is going to turn out. But we have something we think will happen. What does it look like to approach things with humility? How can we best set ourselves up for learning? How do we partner with God in learning things? Dive into this episode with Mark and Chris to see how experimentation is a part of life. To learn more or to support us financially, visit us on our website: humanproject.us Show produced by Chris Conlin and Mark Wavle, with ...
Dec 26, 2023•20 min
To have joy is human. We were created to be joyful. It’s a command in the Bible - not optional. But what is joy? Is it different than happiness? How do we cultivate it? Join Mark and Chris in this episode as they discuss these things and more. To learn more or to support us financially, visit us on our website: humanproject.us Show produced by Chris Conlin and Mark Wavle, with our lead editor: Derek Donley. To _____ is human. Dive into The Human Project Podcast to discover how we were created to...
Dec 18, 2023•18 min
To do is human. We love to share how busy we are. Why is that? What does that reveal about our mindset and our beliefs? In this episode, Mark and Chris dive into the pervasive mode of busyness and what it reveals about our values. Come explore with us to see how to share beyond “I’m busy”, AND how we can connect with others when they seem overwhelmed with busyness. To learn more or to support us financially, visit us on our website: humanproject.us Show produced by Chris Conlin and Mark Wavle, w...
Dec 11, 2023•24 min
To depend on God is human. Many of us leave God out of our daily lives however. In this episode, Mark and Chris dive into a big audacious question of how we can balance depending on God with our personal responsibility. How does rest factor in? How does faith factor in? How do all of these things work together in how we approach our daily lives? Take a listen and let us know what you think. To learn more or to support us financially, visit us on our website: humanproject.us Show produced by Chri...
Dec 04, 2023•26 min
To live is human. But many of us lack a goal or a destination for where we’re going, resulting in us just handling things as they come. In this episode, Mark and Chris discuss what goals look like biblically and how we can balance living with purpose and still being open to what God desires for us. All of this stems out of how we view God. Take a listen and let us know what you think! To learn more or to support us financially, visit us on our website: humanproject.us Show produced by Chris Conl...
Nov 27, 2023•15 min
To live is human. But many of us find ourselves just drifting through life without zeal, purpose, or joy as God intended. In this episode, Mark and Chris talk about a quote from Dallas Willard on the reality for many of us as human. Then we dive into the two approaches we see most commonly: drifting vs living intentionally. Take a listen and let us know what you think! To learn more or to support us financially, visit us on our website: humanproject.us Show produced by Chris Conlin and Mark Wavl...
Nov 20, 2023•24 min
To connect is human. But is it worth it? Connection opens us up to vulnerability and to pain. So is it worth investing in? In this episode, Mark and Chris dive into the costs and the benefits of harvesting connection. Through stories and our real life experiences, take a listen to see if you want some more connection in your life! To learn more or to support us financially, visit us on our website: humanproject.us Show produced by Chris Conlin and Mark Wavle, with our lead editor: Derek Donley. ...
Nov 13, 2023•18 min
