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The Being Formed Podcast25. Tending the Soul (with Casey Tygrett)In this conversation, Casey Tygrett and Adam Ormord explore the complexities of memory, the nature of the soul, and the importance of spiritual formation. They discuss how our memories shape our understanding of God, ourselves, and the world around us. The conversation emphasizes the significance of engaging with our memories through practices like journaling to foster personal growth and connection with God.
Casey Tygrett has been involved in the work of spiritual formation for nearly 25 years. Through various positions in churches, seminaries, and para-church organizations, his work in writing and speaking have aligned to create content that...
2025-02-0556 min
Future ChristianCasey Tygrett on Why Remembering Matters
What if the key to a deeper relationship with God lies in the way we remember? In this episode, spiritual director and author Casey Tygrett joins us to explore how memory shapes our identity and faith journey. Together, we discuss how embracing spiritual practices that center on intimacy, rather than punishment, can help us unlearn harmful narratives about God. Casey shares insights on remembering as a path to healing, especially in addressing generational trauma that influences our beliefs. We also delve into the role of lament in processing painful memories and the wisdom we gain from them. Finally, we reflect...
2024-11-1349 min
Doable DiscipleshipHow Remembering Can Be A Spiritual Practice with Casey TygrettThere’s a phrase from the back of a book that is worth noting. It says, “How we hold and carry our memories – good and bad – is a part of what forms us spiritually.” Memory is universal, we all have memories that form us, shape us and influence us and often in ways that we don’t even notice. But what happens when we turn our attention and intention at our memories? What happens when we turn remembering into a spiritual practice? In today's episode Doable Discipleship host and Saddleback Church pastor Jason Wieland is joined by Casey Tygrett...
2024-03-1243 min
FrontStage BackStage with Jason Daye - Healthy Leadership for Life and MinistryHow Do Memories Relate to Spiritual Formation? - Casey Tygrett - 93 - FrontStage BackStage with Jason DayeHow do our memories, whether good or bad, relate to our spiritual formation? In this week's conversation on FrontStage BackStage, host Jason Daye is joined by Casey Tygrett. Casey oversees the spiritual direction practice at Soul Care and has written a number of books, including his latest, The Practice of Remembering. Together, Casey and Jason explore how our memories are inextricably tied to our lives with God. Casey also shares how we, as pastors and ministry leaders, can process through our painful and even traumatic memories in healthy ways and help others do the same.Dig deeper...
2024-01-2341 min
Embark On A Sensational Full Audiobook On Your Commute.The Practice of Remembering: Uncovering the Place of Memories in Our Spiritual Life by Casey TygrettPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719813to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Practice of Remembering: Uncovering the Place of Memories in Our Spiritual Life
Author: Casey Tygrett
Narrator: Casey Tygrett
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 48 minutes
Release date: December 5, 2023
Genres: Counseling & Inspirational
Publisher's Summary:
Christianity Today Award of Merit What if our memories are like shells we gather on a beach? According to pastor and spiritual director Casey Tygrett, 'We—and all those who have come before us—pick up the experience and we sense it: we feel its edges, notice its color, we smell the distinctive character (for shells it i...
2023-12-056h 48Savor Into A Award-Winning Full Audiobook During Your Workout.The Practice of Remembering: Uncovering the Place of Memories in Our Spiritual Life by Casey TygrettPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719813to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Practice of Remembering: Uncovering the Place of Memories in Our Spiritual Life
Author: Casey Tygrett
Narrator: Casey Tygrett
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 48 minutes
Release date: December 5, 2023
Genres: Christianity
Publisher's Summary:
Christianity Today Award of Merit What if our memories are like shells we gather on a beach? According to pastor and spiritual director Casey Tygrett, 'We—and all those who have come before us—pick up the experience and we sense it: we feel its edges, notice its color, we smell the distinctive character (for shells it is t...
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Title: The Practice of Remembering: Uncovering the Place of Memories in Our Spiritual Life
Author: Casey Tygrett
Narrator: Casey Tygrett
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 48 minutes
Release date: December 5, 2023
Genres: Counseling & Inspirational
Publisher's Summary:
Christianity Today Award of Merit What if our memories are like shells we gather on a beach? According to pastor and spiritual director Casey Tygrett, 'We—and all those who have come before us—pick up the experience and we sense it: we feel its edges, notice its color, we smell the distinctive character (for shells it i...
2023-12-056h 48Listen to Trending Full Audiobooks in Religion & Spirituality, ChristianityThe Practice of Remembering: Uncovering the Place of Memories in Our Spiritual Life by Casey TygrettPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/719813to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Practice of Remembering: Uncovering the Place of Memories in Our Spiritual Life
Author: Casey Tygrett
Narrator: Casey Tygrett
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 6 hours 48 minutes
Release date: December 5, 2023
Genres: Christianity
Publisher's Summary:
Christianity Today Award of Merit What if our memories are like shells we gather on a beach? According to pastor and spiritual director Casey Tygrett, 'We—and all those who have come before us—pick up the experience and we sense it: we feel its edges, notice its color, we smell the distinctive character (for shells it is t...
2023-12-056h 48
Things AboveConversation with Casey Tygrett Part ThreeJames Bryan Smith has a Things Above conversation with author and spiritual director Casey Tygrett. James and Casey discuss Casey’s latest book, “The Gift of Restlessness.” Casey emphasizes that restlessness is a sign that we must move up, move on, or move out. Working within the prayerful tradition of writers like Henri Nouwen and Barbara […]
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2023-11-0137 min
Future ChristianCasey Tygrett on the Journey of Faith and TransformationWhat is the role of restlessness in our life of faith? In this episode, Casey Tygrett joins the pod to talk about how suffering can be a teacher, the changing images of God, and the impact of the pandemic on spirituality. Casey emphasizes the importance of seeking guidance from spiritual directors or counselors and encourages listeners to embrace restlessness as an opportunity for growth. Casey also touches on the shifting dynamics in churches during the pandemic and the concept of purpose and trust in God.
Casey Tygrett is an author and spiritual director living in the Chicago...
2023-09-1252 min
The Deep Dive Spirituality Conversations PodcastEpisode 135 Casey Tygrett on the Gift of RestlessnessCasey Tygrett takes us on a rich and deep dive into the sense of restlessness that many of us confront in our spiritual lives. Casey is an outstanding observer of the human experience of grace as well as the challenges of living moment by moment with the God who loves us. I found Casey's thinking and reflections on the inner life to be profound and moving. You'll also hear tips on writing as well as on spiritual direction.
Casey Tygrett (DMin, Lincoln Christian Seminary) is a theologian in residence at Parkview Christian Church in Orland Park, Illinois. He...
2023-07-171h 03
The Grafted Life PodcastThe Gift of Restlessness (with Casey Tygrett)Casey Tygrett is our guest on this episode of the Grafted Life Podcast. Adam Ormord and Kelly Arabie of Grafted Life Ministries talk with Casey about his latest book, The Gift of Restlessness. Casey is a pastor, speaker and the director of spiritual direction practice for Soul Care, a ministry which helps church and nonprofit leaders restore health to their souls.Resources Mentioned: Soul Care website (https://soulcare.com) – Spiritual Direction Practice, Becoming Curious, As I Recall (re-released in winter 2024 as The Practice of Remembering), The Gift of Restlessness, https://www.caseytygrett.com
2023-05-301h 02
Teach ReachThe Gift of Restlessness - with Casey Tygrett
Casey Tygrett is a pastor, author, and speaker who is passionate about helping people live more deeply and authentically in their faith.
Casey is the author of several books, including "Becoming Curious: A Spiritual Practice of Asking Questions," and "As I Recall: Discovering the Place of Memories in Our Spiritual Life” which was awarded the 2020 Award of Merit in Spiritual Formation by Christianity Today.
This conversation is about Casey’s latest book The Gift of Restlessness: A Spirituality for Unsettled Seasons. Casey talks about how the irritated & unsettled places of life are actually the p...
2023-04-271h 16
So Much More: Scripture Meditation (Lectio Divina)Leaning into the Gift of Restlessness | Casey TygrettNo one asks for restless moments. No one wants to feel irritated, unsettled, or stuck. But what if restlessness is normal, healthy, and even holy? And what if we need to pay attention to our restlessness as an invitation from God? In the episode, Casey Tygrett, author of The Gift of Restlessness: A Spirituality for Unsettled Seasons, helps us unpack a new way to view restlessness. Casey holds a Master of Divinity and a Doctor of Ministry in Spiritual formation. He is a Spiritual Director an...
2023-04-2633 min
Experience A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Eye-Opening.The Gift of Restlessness: A Spirituality for Unsettled Seasons by Casey TygrettPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/673018to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Gift of Restlessness: A Spirituality for Unsettled Seasons
Author: Casey Tygrett
Narrator: Christopher Grove
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 4 hours 12 minutes
Release date: April 25, 2023
Genres: Counseling & Inspirational
Publisher's Summary:
No one asks for restless moments. No one wants to feel irritated, unsettled, or stuck. When pressed into restless seasons in our relationships, work, or faith, we feel the hum: You can't go back, but you can't stay here. But what if restlessness is normal, healthy, and even holy? What if spiritual questions are not problems to be solved but...
2023-04-254h 12Absorb A High-Impact Full Audiobook On Your Commute.The Gift of Restlessness: A Spirituality for Unsettled Seasons by Casey TygrettPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/673018to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Gift of Restlessness: A Spirituality for Unsettled Seasons
Author: Casey Tygrett
Narrator: Christopher Grove
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 4 hours 12 minutes
Release date: April 25, 2023
Genres: Christianity
Publisher's Summary:
No one asks for restless moments. No one wants to feel irritated, unsettled, or stuck. When pressed into restless seasons in our relationships, work, or faith, we feel the hum: You can't go back, but you can't stay here. But what if restlessness is normal, healthy, and even holy? What if spiritual questions are not problems to be solved but invitations...
2023-04-254h 12
space for faith with mike goldsworthy057 - Casey Tygrett - The Gift of RestlessnessCasey Tygrett is a pastor, a spiritual director and author. He has degrees and certifications and all of the stuff. But, what you need to know is that he's incredibly thoughtful, intuitive and generous. His newest book (releasing today) called The Gift of Restlessness was such a gift to me. I think you're going to appreciate the book and the conversation.
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2023-04-2555 min
Gravity Commons PodcastCasey Tygrett: Developing a Spirituality For Unsettled SeasonsSpiritual director Casey Tygrett joins us to challenge the notion that restlessness is a sign that we must move up, move on, or move out, and instead helps us explore some of our deepest questions: Where do I belong? What am I here for? Is there enough? Casey helps us begin to create a spirituality sturdy enough for our unsettled seasons.Casey's new book is The Gift of Restlessness: A Spirituality For Unsettled Seasons.You can connect with Casey's writing and work at caseytygrett.com.Connect with Gravity LeadershipLeave us a...
2023-04-2553 minGrab the Essential Full Audiobooks in Religion & Spirituality, Counseling & InspirationalThe Gift of Restlessness: A Spirituality for Unsettled Seasons by Casey TygrettPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/673018to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Gift of Restlessness: A Spirituality for Unsettled Seasons
Author: Casey Tygrett
Narrator: Christopher Grove
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 4 hours 12 minutes
Release date: April 25, 2023
Genres: Counseling & Inspirational
Publisher's Summary:
No one asks for restless moments. No one wants to feel irritated, unsettled, or stuck. When pressed into restless seasons in our relationships, work, or faith, we feel the hum: You can't go back, but you can't stay here. But what if restlessness is normal, healthy, and even holy? What if spiritual questions are not problems to be solved but...
2023-04-254h 12Access Must-Have Full Audiobooks in Religion & Spirituality, ChristianityThe Gift of Restlessness: A Spirituality for Unsettled Seasons by Casey TygrettPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/673018to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Gift of Restlessness: A Spirituality for Unsettled Seasons
Author: Casey Tygrett
Narrator: Christopher Grove
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 4 hours 12 minutes
Release date: April 25, 2023
Genres: Christianity
Publisher's Summary:
No one asks for restless moments. No one wants to feel irritated, unsettled, or stuck. When pressed into restless seasons in our relationships, work, or faith, we feel the hum: You can't go back, but you can't stay here. But what if restlessness is normal, healthy, and even holy? What if spiritual questions are not problems to be solved but invitations...
2023-04-254h 12
Unhurried Living | Helping Christians Rest Deeper & Lead Better250: The Gift of Restlessness (Alan with Casey Tygrett)We talk a lot on this podcast about God’s gift of rest. But I wonder if you’ve ever thought about the gift of restlessness. Today, I’m talking with a long-time friend of the podcast, Casey Tygrett, about his new book, The Gift of Restlessness. In fact, Casey was among the first interviews we did when we launched the Unhurried Living podcast nearly six years ago. That was episode #16 and we talked about his first book, Becoming Curious. Casey speaks with the compassion and wisdom of a spiritual director. You’re going to appreciate what he has to...
2023-04-2444 min
Being Human with Steve CussS7E8 - Casey TygrettCasey Tygrett has been involved in the work of spiritual formation for nearly 25 years. Through various positions in churches, seminaries, and para-church organizations, Casey’s work in writing and speaking have aligned to create content that is wise and helpful for the journey of life and faith. He completed the Tending the Holy spiritual direction training program in 2015, and since then has provided spiritual direction to individuals both privately and as the Director of Spiritual Direction at Soul Care.He is the author of two books, Becoming Curious: A Spiritual Practice of Asking Questions and As...
2021-10-1153 minThings AboveConversation with Casey Tygrett Part 2James Bryan Smith has a Things Above Conversation with Casey Tygrett. Casey is back for his second appearance on the Things Above podcast. In this episode, Casey and James talk about the impact the pandemic has had on us now that we have been dealing with it for over a year. They discuss the importance […]
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2021-06-1645 min
otherWISEEpisode 403 // Padraig O'Tuama On Faith And Poetry In Seasons of GriefThis week we welcome a RETURNING guest! Padraig O’Tuama, award-winning poet and current Theologian in Residence for On Being, joins the podcast to “trade” poems with Casey Tygrett. This week’s format is a bit different and follows the flow of Padraig’s own podcast, Poetry Unbound. The poems shared in this week’s episode are intended to help us all understand how poetry and faith fit together, and how times like grieving the loss of a beloved friend or moving through a pandemic are ripe moments for poetry to do its best work. Pádraig Ó Tuama’s w...
2021-02-2354 min
otherWISEEpisode 401 // Kaitlyn Schiess - Politics, Spiritual Formation, and Our True LovesThis week we talk with author Kaitlyn Schiess on the way that politics flow out of our spiritual formation and vice versa. This conversation is critical in light of the political climate we live in and the overlap between our faith and the partisan divides all around us. We talk about ordering our loves, finding the power of liturgy, and learning how to live by Genesis 1 (rather than Genesis 3) in our politics. Kaitlyn Schiess is a staff writer at Christ and Pop Culture. Her writing has also appeared at Christianity Today, Relevant, and Fathom Magazine. She lives...
2021-02-0952 min
otherWISEEpisode 323 // Nikole Lim Is Going to Free All the GirlsThis week on the podcast we talk with documentarian and justice worker Nikole Lim about the work she has done (and is doing) to liberate girls who are victims of sexual assault & oppression in Africa and around the world. We focus on her Chinese heritage, her own struggles in justice work, and the heartbreaking but empowering stories in her new book, Liberation Is Here: Women Uncovering Hope in a Broken World. Nikole Lim is a speaker, educator, and consultant on leveraging dignity through the restorative art of storytelling. She is the founder and international director of...
2020-11-1755 min
otherWISEEpisode 322 // Kristin Kobes Du Mez on Jesus, John Wayne & the Fractured Power of White EvangelicalismIn our official “Pre-Election Day” conversation we talk with author and historian Kristin Kobes DuMez about the history of white evangelicalism and how John Wayne - who wasn’t an evangelical - set the template for American evangelical power & politics. This discussion comes from her recent book, Jesus & John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation.Kristin Kobes Du Mez is a professor of History and Gender Studies at Calvin University. She holds a PhD from the University of Notre Dame and her research focuses on the intersection of gender, religion, and po...
2020-10-2757 min
otherWISEEpisode 321 // Robert Chao Romero on Recognizing the Gifts of the Brown ChurchThis week we return with a conversation about the “glory and honor” of theology from other traditions. Our guest is Robert Chao Romero, author of the beautiful book Brown Church: Five Centuries of Latina/o Social Justice, Theology, and Identity.This conversation is essential to those of us searching for theological voices from places other than the typical white European influences that are deeply woven into many churches and traditions.Robert Chao Romero (PhD, University of California at Los Angeles; JD, University of California at Berkeley) is associate professor in the Departments of Chicana/o Stud...
2020-10-0755 min
Unhurried Living | Helping Christians Rest Deeper & Lead BetterThe Way of Presence (Alan with Casey Tygrett)The Way of Presence: The Empowering Reality of God-With-Us launches September 8. Today, I'm sharing here a conversation with my friend and fellow author, Casey Tygrett, about the book and its life-giving message. Casey Tygrett is author of the recent Christianity Today award-winning book As I Recall, was able and willing to join me in a conversation about my new book. I know you'l appreciate how Casey helps get at the heart of what I’ve sought to say through this new book project. Jesus being the way, the truth, and the life is more than just...
2020-09-0738 min
otherWISEEpisode 320 // D.L. Mayfield On Neighbors, Original Sin, and the Myth of the American DreamToday we talk with writer and activist D.L. Mayfield. We talk about her life in Portland, the truth about loving our neighbors, as well as some of our thoughts about sin that are essentially unhelpful. Much of what we talk about comes from D.L.’s book, The Myth of the American Dream: Reflections on Affluence, Autonomy, Safety, and Power.D. L. Mayfield is a writer and activist who has spent over a decade working with refugee communities in the United States. Her work has been published in McSweeney's, The Washington Post, Christianity Today, Christian Century, So...
2020-08-2500 min
otherWISEEpisode 319 // Cindy Bunch on Self-Kindness as Spiritual PracticeThis week we talk with author and editor Cindy Bunch about the various spiritual practices that make up what she calls “self-kindness.” Her new book, Be Kind to Yourself: Releasing Frustrations and Embracing Joy releases today (July 28)!In a time when we are struggling with stress, pressure, anxiety, and uncertainty the practices of self-kindness aren’t ways of “turning in” and away from others. Instead, to be kind to ourselves is a way of loving others, as Jesus teaches us to love our neighbor “AS ourselves.” (Matthew 22:38-39)Cindy Bunch is associate publisher and director of editorial a...
2020-07-2800 min
otherWISEEpisode 318 // What Does Jay Kim Think About Church Online?This week, we talk with Jay Kim about ecclesiology - the theology of the church - in the light of advances in digital technology. Specifically we talk about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the thoughts he offers in his book, Analog Church: Why We Need Real People, Places, And Things In the Digital Age.Jay brings humor, humility, and his experience as pastor of Vintage Faith Church in Santa Cruz, California to a discussion that needs nuance and creativity in order to be helpful.Jay Y. Kim is pastor of teaching and leadership at...
2020-07-0700 min
otherWISEEpisode 317 // Marlena Graves On Losing Ourselves to Find Ourselves In This Present MomentIn this episode we talk with writer Marlena Graves about her new book, The Way Up is Down: Becoming Yourself by Forgetting Yourself. In this honest and prophetic conversation, Marlena brings together Scriptural imagination, her experiences as a Puerto Rican living in America, and an honest appraisal of the church and individuals in this present cultural moment.Marlena Graves is a writer and adjunct professor. Marlena holds an MDiv from Northeastern Seminary in Rochester, New York, and is a graduate of the Renovaré Institute. She has been a bylined writer for Christianity Today, (in)courage, womenleaders.com, a...
2020-06-2300 min
otherWISEEpisode 316 // Austin Martin on John Cassian, Gaps, and Why God Is In EverythingToday we get to chat with my our dear friend Austin Martin. Austin helps us understand how Christian faith often excludes its own history. He also helps point us toward the insights from the ancient writer John Cassian regarding how God is in everything.Austin is the Lead Pastor at Chaparral Church in Scottsdale, AZ. He holds a Bachelors in Biblical Literature from Ozark Christian College and a MA in Church History/Historical Theology from Lincoln Christian Seminary.Austin is married to Rachel with 3 kids, no pets, and an old off-brand Toyota.Some...
2020-06-0900 min
otherWISEEpisode 315 // Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil Stopped "Just Quoting the Bible"This week we talk with Dr. Brenda Salter McNeil, a fiery and prophetic voice on the way followers of Jesus must engage in racial reconciliation. We draw on her books A Credible Witness as well as her newest book, Roadmap to Reconciliation 2.0 which is an update of her previous book of the same name.Dr. Brenda is is a dynamic speaker, author, professor, and thought-leader with over 30 years of experience in the ministry of reconciliation. Her mission is to inspire, equip and empower emerging Christian leaders to be practitioners of reconciliation in their various spheres of influence...
2020-05-2600 min
otherWISEEpisode 314 // KJ Ramsey on Finding Grace In Suffering That LingersToday’s conversation is a very honest and realistic discussion of how transformation actually happens within our suffering. Our guest, KJ Ramsey, brings insight from a decade plus of dealing with AS (ankylosing spondylitis) and the limitations and suffering that come with a long-term chronic illness. Through that insight, she gives us a fresh approach to wisely encountering any type of suffering in our lives.KJ Ramsey is a therapist, writer, and recovering idealist who believes sorrow and joy are necessary friends. Her writings has appeared in Christianity Today, RELEVANT, The Huffington Post, Health Central, Fathom Magazine, Th...
2020-05-1900 min
otherWISEEpisode 313 // Dr. Jim Wilder on How Attachment Will Transform UsToday we take a dive into the deep end to talk about neurotheology and transformation that comes when we realize that the most powerful love we can experience comes through the people with whom we form attachments. Jim’s recent book Renovated: God, Dallas Willard, and the Church That Transforms brings the teachings of Dallas Willard together with contemporary neuroscience and the result is something Jim and Dallas referred to as a “soteriology of attachment.”The result is a change in the way we see our frustration with spiritual transformation, the way we engage in spiritual practices, and ul...
2020-05-1200 min
otherWISEBarbara Peacock On Soul Care in African American PracticeThis week we talk with spiritual director Barbara Peacock about her new book Soul Care in African American Practice.In our conversation, Barbara draws us in to the deep stream of spiritual direction and soul care flowing through the words of “ancestors” such as Frederick Douglas, Rosa Parks, Renita Weems, and Howard Thurman. Through her kindness, patience, and tenacity Barbara details the history of spiritual direction in the African-American tradition and the wisdom we can find when we explore the voices of those who suffered injustice and hate but pressed on in their formation with grace.B...
2020-05-0400 min
otherWISEEpisode 311 // Leslie Leyland Fields Believes You Have a StoryThis week we talk with author Leslie Leyland Fields about the journey of finding, writing, and also living the brutal but beautiful stories within each of us.Leslie’s new book Your Story Matters: Finding, Writing and Living The Truth of Your Life released this week. In the book she weaves together masterful writing, personal commentary, and practical advice for the spiritual journey of uncovering the story within each of us.Leslie Leyland Fields is the multi-award winning author/editor of eleven books, including The Wonder Years: 40 Women Over 40 on Aging, Faith, Beauty and Strength an...
2020-04-0800 min
Forefront PodcastForefront Conversations with Casey TygrettWhat if our memories are like shells we gather on a beach? According to Casey Tygrett, how we carry and hold onto these memories - both good and bad - is a part of what forms us spiritually. In this interview, Casey discusses his new book, As I Recall: Discovering the Place of Memories in Our Spiritual Life, and explores how memory has shaped our experience with God and spirituality and how there are biblical texts and practices to guide us in bringing our memories back to God for spiritual transformation. As he writes, "memories are the raw material that...
2020-04-0248 minForefront PodcastEPISODE 32: CASEY TYGRETTEPISODE OVERVIEW
What if our memories are like shells we gather on a beach? According to Casey Tygrett, how we carry and hold onto these memories - both good and bad - is a part of what forms us spiritually. In this interview, Casey discusses his new book, As I Recall: Discovering the Place of Memories in Our Spiritual Life, and explores how memory has shaped our experience with God and spirituality and how there are biblical texts and practices to guide us in bringing our memories back to God for spiritual transformation. As he writes, "memories ar...
2020-04-0248 min
otherWISEEpisode 310 // Gena Thomas On Faith and Sacrifice At The BorderToday we talk with author Gena Thomas, about the story behind her book Separated By the Border: A Birth Mother, A Foster Mother, and a Migrant Child’s 3,000 Mile Journey.Gena’s compassion and vulnerability gives us a closer view of what happens to mothers and children' trying to escape darkness and death in Mexico and Central America. In what could be a politically polarizing moment, the wisdom Gena brings (both in the book and in our conversation) helps us see our neighbors fleeing death and despair in an entirely new light.Gena Thomas is a wr...
2020-03-3100 min
otherWISEEpisode 309 // Chuck DeGroat On When Narcissism Comes to ChurchAfter some time away due to deadlines and then the “great pause” of preparing for quarantine due to COVID-19, we’re back with a new episode.This week we talk with Chuck DeGroat, professor of Pastoral Care and Christian Spirituality at Western Seminary, about his brand new book When Narcissism Comes To Church: Healing Your Community from Emotional and Spiritual Abuse.With a gentle pastoral spirit and the heart of a trained counselor, Chuck helps us understand narcissism and the damage it can cause to the people and the witness of any local church.Chu...
2020-03-2200 min
otherWISEBONUS EPISODE // Casey & Holley With Thoughts from QuarantineAfter a week of “self-quarantine,” my wife Holley and I did a little review of the week gone by. We turned on the mics and headed to the basement because we thought, perhaps, it would be helpful.Enjoy a little bonus - and hopefully encouraging - conversation for your weekend!Music by Robert EbbensArtwork by Eric Wright/Metamora Design
2020-03-2000 min
otherWISEEpisode 308 // 3 Questions For Your SoulToday’s episode is a brief - but hopefully helpful - discussion about 3 specific questions that help us check in on the health of our soul. The point of this episode is to give you a resource that can be used on a weekly basis to stop, ask some critical questions, and gain perspective on God, yourself, and others.The questions we deal with are:What story are you telling yourself today?What has your body been telling you?What invitation do you sense God giving you today?We al...
2020-02-1700 min
otherWISEEpisode 307 // Kathy Khang - "Jesus Wasn't White" (And What That Means)This week we talk with the author, speaker, and yoga teacher Kathy Khang. Our conversation dives into the realities of growing up with a white image of God or Jesus and how that changes who we (white Christians) become and what we see. We talk about her recent book Raise Your Voice: Why We Stay Silent and How To Speak Up, as well as what it means to be Korean-American in the context of American Christianity.This conversation challenges us not only to listen to the Christian story through the filters of other races & ethnicities. It...
2020-02-1000 min
otherWISEEpisode 306 // Andrew Hendrixson on Art, Agitation, and Talking About God Without WordsThis episode is deeply personal as our guest, Andrew Hendrixson, has been a friend for some time. Andrew is a visual artist and poet, as well as a beautiful human being seeking ways to talk about God when we don’t have words.We talk about the vocation of the artist, what a poem or painting “is trying to say,” and how all art is following some sort of agitation. In Andrew’s words, “I don’t know how else I would understand God other than poetically or via metaphors.”Andrew has studied art and philosophy in...
2020-02-0300 min
otherWISEEpisode 305 // Dominique Dubois Gilliard on How Christianity Must Rethink IncarcerationIs it possible that prisons are built after examining the stats on SECOND and THIRD grade students’ reading scores?Today’s episode is a bit longer but WELL WORTH IT. We talk with pastor and writer Dominique Dubois Gilliard about the often-ignored statistics about who is in our prison systems, how they got there, and the implications for Christians in knowing the truth about incarceration.HIs book, Rethinking Incarceration: Advocating for Justice That Restores is a nuanced and helpful dive into the reality of our prisons today and how we can begin to rethink criminal just...
2020-01-2700 min
otherWISEEpisode 304 // Justin McRoberts on Listening and the Wisdom of Just TryingThis week we talk with musician, church planter, retreat leader and author Justin McRoberts. We cover a wide range of topics including attentiveness & listening, and how wisdom is always discovered in the context of our real lives. We talk about the practice of prayer as it flows out of Justin and artist Scott Erickson’s new book, May It Be So: Forty Days with The Lord’s Prayer.Justin lives in the Oakland/San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and two children. You can find out more about Justin here.Scott Erickson is a to...
2020-01-2000 min
otherWISEEpisode 303 // Natasha Sistrunk Robinson On the Truth and The Black, Christian, American StoryOn this episode, we talk with the courageous and insightful Natasha Sistrunk Robinson about the world that helped create her recent book, A Sojourner’s Truth: Choosing Freedom and Courage In A Divided World.Natasha weaves together her own story of faith, military service, and leadership development with the narrative of what it means to be a Black woman in America. We talk about how evangelism isn’t bad, just incomplete and why the segregation of Sunday morning isn’t as big of an issue as we might believe.Natasha is the Visionary Founder and Chairp...
2020-01-1300 min
otherWISEEpisode 302 // Aundi Kolber on Trauma And "Trying Softer"This week we talk with therapist and author Aundi Kolber about how we approach trauma in our life. Rather than trying to “force” healing or change, she advocates an approach based on the idea in the title of her new book, Try Softer: A Fresh Approach to Move Us Out of Anxiety, Stress, and Survival Mode - and Into A Life of Connection and Joy.The book launches TODAY (January 6th)!Aundi is a Licensed Professional Counselor (MA LPC), writer, and speaker in Castle Rock, Colorado. She specializes in trauma- and body-centered therapies and is pass...
2020-01-0600 min
otherWISEBONUS EPISODE - To Begin A Year...I wanted to send out a bonus episode to start off 2020 to talk about a few things that happened in 2019 which includes:A bit of a new direction for the otherWISE guest list in 2020A new emotional challenge for me via depression and some encouragement for youSome thoughts about what happens when our journey of comparison takes a turn we didn’t expect - good, bad, or otherwiseStick through to the end of this episode for a peek at the upcoming guests!As always, the music for ot...
2020-01-0100 minThings AboveConversation with Casey TygrettIn this “Things Above Conversation” James Bryan Smith chats with Casey Tygrett. Casey is the host of the “otherWISE” podcast, a place for gathering wise conversations about living well on the journey with Jesus. He holds both a Master of Divinity degree and a Doctor of Ministry in Spiritual Formation degree from Lincoln Christian Seminary. He […]
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2019-12-0456 min
otherWISEEpisode 215 // Dr. Shane Wood on the Beginning, the End, and the In-BetweenOne of the last two episodes of Season 2! Today we talk with Dr. Shane Wood about his own formation journey and how it connects to his latest book, Between Two Trees: Our Transformation From Death to Life.Dr. Wood brings the flowing narrative of the Bible out of the strict academic space. He helps us see the wise connection points between our own story and the Scriptures’ narrative of life and death. Our conversation is practical, vulnerable, and well worth your time.Shane J. Wood completed his Ph.D. from the University of Edinburgh (UK) an...
2019-11-2500 min
otherWISEEpisode 215 // Emily P. Freeman on Wisdom and the Next Right ThingAs Season 2 slowly comes to a close, it’s a blessing to have Emily P. Freeman as our conversation partner for this episode! Emily helps us think about choosing the “next right thing” (from her new book The Next Right Thing: A Simple, Soulful Practice For Making Life Decisions). We also talk about what it means to live a life of wisdom through listening, specifically as it pertains to a life of creativity.Emily is a writer, creative director, and spiritual mentor who helps create space for the soul to breathe so people can walk in step with t...
2019-11-1100 min
otherWISEEpisode 214 // Stephanie Tait On the View from Rock BottomAfter a bit of a hiatus, the otherWISE podcast returns with a truly challenging but hopeful conversation with Stephanie Tait. In her book The View From Rock Bottom: Discovering God’s Embrace In Our Pain , Tait leads us on a journey through her experience with severe chronic illness with a new “theology of suffering.” Stephanie’s story is key for any of us who are facing both tremendous suffering and a lack of clear hope for the end.As an author, speaker, disability advocate, and trauma survivor, Stephanie aims to do what she believes is sorely lacking in our t...
2019-10-2800 min
otherWISEEpisode 213 // Gem and Alan Fadling on What Our Souls LoveIn today's conversation, we chat with Gem & Alan Fadling about our desires and the 8 questions that reveal God’s work in us. In their new book, What Does Your Soul Love? Eight Questions That Reveal God’s Work in Us they utilize years of ministry, speaking, and retreat leadership to talk about how we find the key questions around how God connects us to the real desires of our lives.Alan is also the author of the award-winning book An Unhurried Life and the follow-up, An Unhurried Leader. They co-lead the organization Unhurried Living, which resources and...
2019-09-2300 min
Gravity Commons PodcastCuriosity and Memory in Spiritual Formation with Casey TygrettWe don't often think about spiritual formation in terms of curiosity and memory, but we should, according to Casey Tygrett. This was a fun podcast episode!
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2019-09-1755 min
The Cartographers16: Casey Tygrett on the Redemption of Soul MemoriesWe’re connecting the dots between the things that really matter and our everyday, ordinary lives.Today, I sit down with Casey Tygrett to talk about memories. We talk about how they influence our lives and communities and how God might be inviting us into a larger story of redemption through spiritual practices. It’s a wide-ranging conversation — from memories of God’s people in the bible, to how God might make our memories sacred again, and how pain fits into the picture. Plus we talk about how the soul is like a burrito.Listen in. Case...
2019-09-1733 min
otherWISEEpisode 212 // Father Albert Haase on Being an Ordinary MysticIn this week’s episode, the enigmatic Father Albert Haase talks about both the sacredness of the present moment and the life of being an “ordinary mystic.” We talk about his book, Becoming An Ordinary Mystic: Spirituality for the Rest of Us where Fr. Albert gives insightful and practical guidance on how to embrace the life of being an ordinary mystic.Albert Haase, OFM, is a preacher, teacher, and spiritual director. A former missionary to mainland China for over eleven years, he is the award-winning author of ten books on popular spirituality and the presenter on five bestse...
2019-09-0900 min
otherWISEEpisode 211 // Bethany McKinney Fox On Disability and Jesus' Way of HealingIn this week’s episode, Bethany McKinney Fox talks about disabilities and what it looks like to pursue Jesus’ way of healing. We live in a biomedical culture that focuses on “cure” - meaning removing the limitations of a person’s disability. In her book, Disability and the Way of Jesus: Holistic Healing In the Gospels And the Church, Bethany proposes seven marks of healing that rise from the life and work of Jesus.Bethany is founding pastor of Beloved Everybody Church in Los Angeles - an ability-inclusive community where people with and without intellectual disabilities participate and lead t...
2019-08-2600 min
otherWISEEpisode 210 // Catherine McNiel On Why All Shall Be WellAfter a LONG time away, the otherWISE podcast is back with an episode that I know you’ll enjoy. In this conversation, Catherine McNiel talks about the way we navigate different seasons of our spiritual journey. We talk about gardening and how the writing life informs the way she engages with God in different stages and states of growth. Her new book, All Shall Be Well: Awakening to God’s Presence In His Messy, Abundant World releases on Tuesday, August 6th.Catherine is a writer and speaker who seeks to open eyes to God’s creative, redemptive work i...
2019-08-0500 min
otherWISEEpisode 209 // Carol Berry On the Compassionate Life of Henri Nouwen & Vincent Van GoghIn today’s conversation we have the chance to talk with Carol Berry, artist and author of Learning From Henri Nouwen and Vincent Van Gogh: A Portrait of the Compassionate Life.We talk about the lived, incarnational kind of wisdom that both Nouwen and Van Gogh exhibited in their life and work. Also, we talk about the intersection of these two luminous figures with Carol and her husband’s life in ministry from L.A. to the northeast. Carol Berry presents us with a clear picture of what the compassionate life really looks like by asking us to s...
2019-06-2400 min
otherWISEEpisode 207 // Justin Whitmel Earley On the Habits That Saved His SoulToday we talk with author & lawyer Justin Whitmel Earley about the life crisis that led him to develop a system of simple, soul-saving habits. His book The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose In An Age of Distraction is a practical look at how we can incorporate those same life-giving practices into our own lives.Justin is a mergers & acquisitions lawyer living with his wife Lauren and four boys in Richmond, Virginia. He spent several years in China working with The Urbanity Project and also as the director of Thought & Culture Shapers, a nonprofit dedicated...
2019-06-1000 min
otherWISEEpisode 207 // Austin Gohn & Casey Tygrett Talk About Augustine, Restlessness, and MemoriesThis week’s conversation is a BIT different as it is an ACTUAL conversation.Our guest, Austin Gohn, generously suggested that we spend some time the similarities and intersections of two recent books. Austin’s recent book, A Restless Age: How Saint Augustine Helps You Make Sense of Your Twenties is closely aligned with your “esteemed” host’s, As I Recall: Discovering the Place of Memories In Our Spiritual Life.In this conversation, we talk about St. Augustine and how the restlessness of young adults today mirrors the restlessness of Augustine himself. What might Augustine have to sa...
2019-05-2800 min
Dear DaughtersHow Memories Impact Your Spiritual Life | Casey Tygrett| DD 95Who am I? What am I about? If you have ever asked yourself those kinds of questions, then you likely have also had to look back at your story. Author and spiritual director, Casey Tygrett, says that remembering your past is often one of the most courageous things you can do. He spent the past few years researching and unpacking the idea that we are who we are, because of our memories. And his newest book, As I Recall: Discovering the Place of Memories in Our Spiritual Life, speaks to these questions and more. Casey serv...
2019-05-1556 min
otherWISEEpisode 206 // C. Christopher Smith Talks About Healthy TalkingWe’ve had a few weeks off from the podcast - did you miss us?We return with the FIRST return guest of the otherWISE podcast, our dear friend C. Christopher Smith. His new book, How the Body of Christ Talks: Recovering the Practice of Conversation In the Church is a relevant and helpful resource for both individuals and communities.Christopher helps us walk through the theology of communication, the way our bodies work on a conversational basis, and gives some insight into communicating in our divisive social media culture.C. Christopher Smith is...
2019-05-0600 min
Ordinary Faith with Dan JacksonMemories as Spiritual Formation with Casey TygrettCasey Tygrett is the Theologian in Residence at Parkview Christian Church and host of the “otherWISE” podcast, a place for gathering wise conversations about living well on the journey with Jesus. Casey joins me on the episode to talk about his latest book, As I Recall, and the place that memories have in the spiritual life…Full show notes here>>
2019-04-2200 min
otherWISEEpisode 205 // Aubrey Sampson Hears a Louder SongThis week on the podcast, we talk with author and pastor Aubrey Sampson about her book The Louder Song: Listening for Hope in the Midst of Lament. This isn’t just a book, this is a recollection of Aubrey’s life experiences, journeying with Jesus through the darker spaces of life.Aubrey is a church planter, speaker, and the pastor of discipleship and equipping at Renewal Church in the Chicagoland area. She is also the author of Overcomer: Breaking Down the Walls of Shame and Rebuilding Your Soul.Aubrey writes for Propel Women and is curr...
2019-04-0100 min
otherWISEEpisode 204 // Kellye Fabian Talks About a Life of Sacred QuestionsThis week, we talk with author and pastor Kellye Fabian about the challenges of her life and the birth of the book Sacred Questions: A Transformative Journey Through the Bible.Kellye serves at Willow Creek Community Church where she is the Pastor of Protection, Conciliation, and Doctrinal Casework. She has written daily devotionals, small-group content, and class curriculum, in addition to leading spiritual discipline workshops and spiritual practices. Formerly a trial attorney, Kellye has a Certificate of Spiritual Formation through the Transforming Center and is pursuing a master of arts degree in New Testament at Northern Seminary...
2019-03-1800 min
otherWISEEpisode 203 // Ed Cyzewski On Ancient Prayers for Anxious ChristiansThis week on the otherWISE podcast we talk with author Ed Cyzewski about how contemplative practices (including driving in silence!) reconnected him with a deep stream of ancient Christian wisdom. HIs book Flee, Be Silent, Pray explains how these contemplative practices give context and depth to our formation today.Ed is a freelance writer, editor, and retreat leader. He is the author of multiple books and also an encouraging newsletter on contemplation and writing. You can find more about Ed on his website. He and his family currently live in Nashville, TN.Books we mentioned...
2019-03-0500 min
otherWISEEpisode 202 // Bonnie Kristian and The Flexibility of FaithOn this episode of the otherWISE podcast, we talk with writer Bonnie Kristian about her book A Flexible Faith: Rethinking What it Means to Follow Jesus Today. Bonnie walks us through discerning what is “doctrine” and “dogma” and provides a few examples historically of what it means to interact with each other wisely along the journey with Jesus.Bonnie is weekend editor at The Week and fellow at Defense Priorities. Her writing has also appeared at other publications, including Time, CNN, Politico, The Hill, Relevant Magazine, Rare, The American Conservative, and more. In 2016, she graduated from Bethel Seminary...
2019-02-1800 min
otherWISEEpisode 201 // Padraig O'Tuama and the Hunger of the PoetThis week the otherWISE podcast RETURNS!This episode debuts a new format, some new music by my good friend Robert Ebbens, and an extended conversation with poet and community leader Padraig O’Tuama.Poet and theologian, Pádraig Ó Tuama’s work centres around themes of language, religion, conflict and art. Working fluently on the page and with groups of people, Pádraig is a skilled speaker, teacher and group worker. His work has won acclaim in circles of poetry, politics, religion, psychotherapy and conflict analysis.He is currently finishing up time as the Communi...
2019-02-0500 min
otherWISEEpisode 022 // Casey and Phileena Heuertz On The Beauty of ContemplationToday, in one of the last two episodes of this season we talk with author, activist, and spiritual director Phileena Heuertz, author of the new book Mindful Silence: The Heart of Christian Contemplation.Phileena is the author of Pilgrimage of a Soul and a founding partner of Gravity, a Center for Contemplative Activism. For nearly twenty years she and her husband, Chris, codirected an international nonprofit in more than seventy countries, building community among victims of human trafficking, survivors of HIV and AIDS, abandoned children, and child soldiers and war brides.Spiritual director, yoga instructor...
2018-11-2600 min
otherWISEEpisode 021 // Casey and O. Alan Noble On Speaking Truth to DistractionThis episode is the beginning of 3 guests that I know you’ll love who will close out Season 1 of otherWISE. Today we talk with O. Alan Noble about technology, truth, and bearing witness in a distracted age.We talk about his latest book, Disruptive Witness: Speaking Truth in a Distracted Age and we dive into specifics on how we can wisely speak the truth within a culture that is simultaneously mastered and blessed by technology.Alan is assistant professor of English at Oklahoma Baptist University and cofounder and editor in chief of Christ and Pop Cu...
2018-11-1900 min
otherWISEEpisode 20 // Casey Talks About Lessons From Down UnderIn this episode, Casey is flying solo sharing some thoughts he picked up while teaching with Australian College of Ministry in Sydney, NSW.The key thoughts are about Jesus’ invitation to the Kingdom, the life we live in public, and how formation into Christ is the most compelling thing that we could ever invest our lives in.Casey’s new book, As I Recall: Discovering The Place of Memories in Our Spiritual Lives can be pre-ordered here or pick up a copy when it releases on April 9, 2019.Music by Austin MartinArt by E...
2018-11-0500 min
otherWISEEpisode 019 // Casey And John Ortberg Agree Eternity Is NowThis week, otherWISE hosts writer and pastor John Ortberg. John is a well-known author, with books like The Life You’ve Always Wanted, The Me I Want to Be, and If You Want to Walk On Water, You Have to Get Out of the Boat.In this episode we talk about his new book, Eternity Is Now In Session: A Radical Rediscovery of What Jesus Really Taught About Salvation, Eternity, and Getting to the Good Place.John is the Senior Pastor of Menlo Church in Menlo Park, California. He and his wife, author and speaker Na...
2018-10-2900 min
otherWISEEpisode 018 // Casey And Ashley Hales Talk About Holiness In the SuburbsThe otherWISE podcast is back!Our guest today is Ashley Hales, author of the new book Finding Holy in the Suburbs: Living Faithfully in the Land of Too Much that releases on October 23rd.Ashley Hales holds a PhD in English from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. She’s a writer, speaker, the wife to a church planter in the southern California suburbs and mother to 4. Her writing has been featured in such places as The Gospel Coalition,Books & Culture, and Christianity Today. Connect with Ashley at aahales.comor on social media at @aahales....
2018-10-2200 min
otherWISEEpisode 017 // Casey Talks About Talking PrettyToday, I wanted to talk about the way we talk to each other. Especially because our verbal communication - whether social media or actually speaking out loud - is one of the most important issues for our spiritual formation today.Take a listen and take some notes if you feel like it's helpful. Here are the four things I talked about that we need to consider in talking to each other:Where is your head? Deep = LongWhat's the win? But I might be wrong...
2018-09-2400 min
otherWISEEpisode 016 // Casey and Seth Haines Talk Seriously About SobrietyThis week, we spend some time with Seth Haines author of Coming Clean: A Story of Faith, detailing Seth's journey through alcoholism to sobriety.Seth says he is blessed to be the husband of Amber Haines and the father of four boys. He enjoys good sentences, good music, good food, and good fly fishing.You can also find him at A Deeper Story, where he serves as the Church channel editor. He is also a contributor to sites such as Tweetspeak Poetry, The High Calling, and In Touch.You can find out...
2018-09-1700 min
otherWISEEpisode 015 // Casey and Aaron Niequist Talk About the Current We Swim InThis week we spend time talking with Aaron Niequist, worship leader and author of the new book The Eternal Current: How a Practice-based Faith can Save us from Drowning.Aaron is a liturgist, writer, and pastor in the Chicago area. After leading worship at Mars Hill Church (Grand Rapids, MI) and Willow Creek Church (Barrington, IL), he created A New Liturgy - a collection of modern liturgical worship recordings. He then curated a discipleship-focused, formational, ecumenical, practice-based community at Willow Creek called “The Practice”. Aaron recently released a book called The Eternal Current: How a Practice-based Faith can...
2018-09-1000 min
otherWISEEpisode 014 // Casey and Jonathan Pokluda Talk About Healthy AdultingThis week, we talk with Jonathan Pokluda on the LAUNCH DAY of his book, Welcome To Adulting: Navigating Faith, Friendship, Finances, and the Future.Jonathan “JP” Pokluda is the Campus Pastor of Watermark Community Church in Dallas, TX and leader of The Porch, the largest weekly young adult gathering of its kind in the country. At The Porch, thousands of people in their twenties and thirties hear the gospel, get equipped, and are unleashed to live out their faith.Jonathan's passion is to share the Gospel with anyone who will listen and equip others to do t...
2018-09-0400 min
otherWISEEpisode 013 // Casey and Liz Ditty Talk About Hearing Truth Despite the NoiseThis week on the otherWISE podcast we talk with author and speaker Liz Ditty about her new book, God's Many Voices: Learning to Listen, Expectant to Hear. This book launches AUGUST 21ST so we're happy to help get the word out about an important book on hearing from God through the different stories, situations, and issues we face in life.Liz is part of the teaching team at Westgate Church in Silicon Valley as well as a spiritual director trained through Sustainable Faith. She and her husband live in San Jose, CA. You can find out more...
2018-08-2000 min
otherWISEEpisode 012 // Casey And Suanne Camfield Talk About "The Stirring"This week we talk with author and speaker Suanne Camfield about life as a woman in ministry and her family's journey that led to the book The Sound of a Million Dreams.Suanne is currently the Women's Director at Christ Church of Oak Brook. She has worked in the past with Caris, a nonprofit counseling organization that supports women and children, as an assistant editor and publicist at InterVarsity Press and the blog manager for FullFill, a nonprofit focused on mobilizing women to invest their influence in the world for God's purposes. She is also a founding...
2018-08-1500 min
otherWISEEpisode 011 // Casey And Jarrett Stephens Talk About The Wisdom of Highs And LowsToday on otherWISE our guest is Jarrett Stephens, author of The Mountains Are Calling: Making the Climb for a Clearer View of God and Ourselves available August 7th.Jarrett Stephens is the teaching pastor at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas. is his first book. Stephens graduated from Ouachita Baptist University with a bachelor of arts in biblical studies and psychology. He received a master of divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and a doctorate of ministry from Liberty Theological Seminary. He and his wife Debbie, live in Lewisville, Texas with their daughters.You can...
2018-08-0600 min
otherWISEEpisode 010 // Casey and Jen Pollock Michel Talk About The Wisdom of Heading HomeWe're back! After a brief delay due to some other projects, the podcast is back with a conversation with author and speaker Jen Pollock Michel.Jen is a well-known speaker and author of Teach Us to Want, the 2015 Christianity Today Book of the Year as well as Keeping Place: Reflections on the Meaning of Home. She is also part of a writer's collective called the Redbud Writer's Guild, which seeks to fearlessly expand feminine voice in our communities, faith, and culture.Jen and her family live near Toronto, Canada.In this interview we...
2018-07-3000 min
otherWISEEpisode 009 // Casey and Mandy Smith Talk About Vulnerability and the Changing ChurchToday we talk with Mandy Smith, Senior Pastor of University Christian Church (Cincinnati, OH) and the author of The Vulnerable Pastor: How Human Limitations Empower Our Ministry. She also blogs for Missio Alliance, a collective of writers on the future of the church's mission and engagement with culture.Our conversation moves through key ideas like lament and joy then on to the important question gender roles and leadership and how God opened the door for Mandy to be one of the first (and only) female senior pastors in a church tradition that historically prohibited women from being...
2018-07-0900 min
otherWISEEpisode 008 // Casey And Jerusalem Greer Talk About Finding Home In An Ordinary YearToday on the otherWISE podcast we talk with Jerusalem Greer, an Episcopal licensed lay minister writer, a blogger, and speaker.She has written two books - "A Homemade Year" and "At Home in This Life: Finding Peace at the Crossroads of Unraveled Dreams and Unexpected Surprises." She and her husband Nathaniel and their two boys live in a fixer upper in Conway, Arkansas.You can connect with Jerusalem in several ways here.Music by Austin Martin Cover art by Eric Wright/Metamora Design
2018-07-0200 min
otherWISEEpisode 007 // Casey And Erin Straza Talk About the Tension of ComfortErin is a freelance marketing communications consultant, managing editor of Christ and Pop Culture, co-host of the Persuasion podcast, and author of Comfort Detox: Finding Freedom from Habits That Bind You (InterVarsity Press, 2017). She writes from the Illinois flatlands where she lives with her husband, Mike. Follow her on Twitter @ErinStraza or find her online at ErinStraza.com.Music by Austin Martin. Cover art by Eric Wright/Metamora Design.
2018-06-2500 min
otherWISEEpisode 006 // Casey and C. Christopher Smith Talk About How Reading And Conversation Can Rescue Our CommunitiesToday our guest is C. Christopher Smith, a member of Englewood Christian Church in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. He is the editor of the Englewood Review of Books and is the author of Slow Church (co-authored with John Pattison), Reading For the Common Good, and the upcoming book on conversations called How the Body of Christ Talks: Recovering the Practice of Conversation in the Church. (*I grabbed the title post-episode, FYI) Check out his Amazon Author Page here.Christopher and his family live in Indianapolis, IN. You can engage with him on Facebook and Twitter...
2018-06-1800 min
otherWISEEpisode 005 // Casey And James Bryan Smith Talk About the Amazing True Story of GodThis week we talk to James Bryan Smith, author of The Apprentice Series (The Good and Beautiful God, The Good and Beautiful Life, and The Good and Beautiful Community). His newest book is called The Magnificent Story.Jim is the professor of theology and spiritual formation at Friends University and is the founder of the Apprentice Institute, an organization working through both the university and the local church to help people live deeply in the Kingdom of God as apprentices of Jesus.He lives in Wichita, KS with his wife Meghan and two children, Hope...
2018-06-1100 min
otherWISEEpisode 004 // Casey Talks About the Tuning Fork And Our CallingThis week Casey talks about how he discovered his “calling” or “vocation” and how it all revolves around the idea of a “tuning fork.”You can find Parker Palmer’s book “Let Your Life Speak” here. Photo by Marcin Nowak on UnsplashMusic by Austin Martin - available hereLogo by Eric Wright/Metamora Design
2018-06-0400 min
otherWISEEpisode 003 // Casey And Sarah Bessey Talk About Where We BelongThis week we hear from Sarah Bessey on themes ranging from wisdom in the local church to how Christian feminism and healthy deconstruction are leading us into a new and beautiful future.Sarah Bessey is a critically-acclaimed blogger, author of Jesus Feminist: An Invitation To Revisit the Bible's View of Women and Out of Sorts: Making Sense of An Evolving Faith.Sarah is a mother of four "tinies" and has been married to her husband Brian for 16 years. They live on the beautiful Western coast of Canada. You can find out more on her website or follow her...
2018-05-2900 min
otherWISEEpisode 001 // Casey Talks About Being an Idiot & Being HumanIn the first episode of the otherWISE podcast, Casey talks about why it was IDIOCY to create a new podcast when so many podcasts are created every single day. He also talks about how we need to just "make the thing" and how learning to become more human will lead us towards Jesus.Casey and his wife Holley have been married for 18 years and have a beautiful daughter they call "The B." They live in the Chicago area. Casey is an author, pastor, and spiritual director whose books include Becoming Curious: A Spiritual Practice of Asking Questions (2017...
2018-05-0900 min
otherWISEEpisode 002 // Casey and Carlos Rodriguez Talk About TransitionsIn this episode, Casey Tygrett talks with Carlos Rodriguez, church planter and founder of the non-for-profit organization called Happy Sonship. His books include Simply Sonship and Drop The Stones as well as the forthcoming book Proximity.Together with his wife Catherine, they have three gorgeous children and are moving to Puerto Rico this summer to continue relief efforts all over the Caribbean post hurricane Irma and Maria. Support their non-profit work at TheHappyGivers.comMusic for otherWISE provided by Austin Martin and you can find his work hereCover art by Eric Wright/Metamor
2018-05-0400 min
Shine.FM Podcast ChannelStronger Together #10 Tackling the Tough Questions Kids Your Kids Ask with Casey TygrettDepending on what stage of parenting you're in, the questions kids ask can range from repetitively maddening ("my four year old has asked how the dishwasher works 4 million times!) to "I would have never thought to ask my parents that at 10."
Dr. Casey Tygrett is a pastor, spiritual director and author of the book Becoming Curious: The Spiritual Practice of Asking Questions. In this episode we discuss how helping kids foster a healthy sense of curiousity can help improve their relationship with God.
We also dive into how to handle tough questions kids are asking about everything from the Bible t...
2018-01-1130 min
Faith ConversationsCasey Tygrett-episode 100
Casey Tygrett joins me on the podcast. We focus on a topic near and dear to my heart, Becoming Curious. It just happens to be the name of his book which is subtitled a spiritual practice of asking questions. Casey is the teaching pastor at Heartland Community Church in Rockford, Ill. He is also a spiritual director and an adjunct seminary professor at Lincoln Christian University and Seminary.
Casey also mentions Maria Popova’s Brain Pickings blog.
You can follow him on Twitter @cktygrett.
Also mentioned was the book A Roomful of Questions by Trac...
2017-09-2536 min
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Casey Tygrett joins the BBB!
Becoming like Jesus. Knowing ourselves well. Chasing wisdom like starving people.
Not completely there, but headed there. You’re in good company.
We talk about asking questions as a spiritual practice as laid out in his book
"Becoming Curious: A Spiritual Practice Of Asking Questions (http://www.caseytygrett.com/becomingcurious/)". You now have permission to question.
Connect with Casey: caseytygrett.com (http://www.caseytygrett.com/#home)
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2017-09-221h 14
Unhurried Living | Helping Christians Rest Deeper & Lead BetterCasey Tygrett: Becoming Curious (A Spiritual Practice of Asking Questions)Curiosity is one of the most important qualities in a good leader. We’ve seen the fruit of that counsel in our life and work. Today we share a conversation that Alan enjoyed with Casey Tygrett about his new book, Becoming Curious: A Spiritual Practice of Asking Questions. As a spiritual director, I have a bias for asking good questions. I love what Casey has written here, and it was a pleasure to interact with him about the journey that led to this book. We need to learn to resist the temptation to form easy answers when Go...
2017-09-0442 minDear DaughtersCasey Tygrett | Becoming Curious "Curiosity is a life raft." ~ Casey Tygrett Have you ever thought of curiosity as a spiritual discipline? I never did until I met Casey Tygrett. Casey is a pastor, spiritual director, and author of Becoming Curious : A Spiritual Practice of Asking Questions(coming May 2 ~ yay!). Casey lives in Rockford, Illinois with his wife and daughter where he serves as the teaching pastor at Heartland Community Church in Rockford, Illinois. I’m excited for you to get to meet him today. Here’s the interview on Dear Daughters Episode 25. All the show...
2017-04-041h 02