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The Dallas Willard Podcast71. Celibacy, Chastity and Purity (1981)Celibacy, Chastity and PurityFebruary 18, 1981Rolling Hills Covenant Church This is session #6 of an 11-part series called “The Disciple, the Disciplines and the Triumphant Life.” Clarification of Terms:Celibacy, chastity, and purity are three dimensions of the same topic.Celibacy is the choice of a single life; the choice of a state without sexual relationships.Chastity refers to restraining oneself within the bounds of proper sexual relations; mainly referring to external behavior.Pu...
2026-02-231h 00The Dallas Willard Podcast70. Simplicity, Frugality and Poverty (1981)Simplicity, Frugality and PovertyFebruary 11, 1981Rolling Hills Covenant Church This is session #5 of an 11-part series called “The Disciple, the Disciplines and the Triumphant Life.” Tim, I’m working on recreating the handout. I think it’s just the list of session topics with the scriptures for study. DEFINITIONSSimplicity: A lack of disjointed complexity in intention and will.Frugality: Consuming only what is necessary.Poverty: Absence of resources.Simplicity and frugality ar...
2026-02-161h 01The Dallas Willard Podcast69. Solitude and Silence and the Tongue (1981)Solitude and Silence and the TongueFebruary 4, 1981Rolling Hills Covenant Church This is session #4 of an 11-part series called “The Disciple, the Disciplines and the Triumphant Life.” Tim, I’m working on recreating the handout. I think it’s just the list of session topics with the scriptures for study. FOR FURTHER STUDY:Celebration of Discipline (1978) by Richard FosterJohn Wesley's Extract of The Christian's PatternThe Spirit of the Disciplines (1988) by Dallas Willard Visit https...
2026-02-0958 minThe Dallas Willard Podcast68. Fasting: The Paradigm of the Disciplines (1981)Fasting: The Paradigm of the DisciplinesJanuary 28, 1981Rolling Hills Covenant Church This is session #3 of an 11-part series called “The Disciple, the Disciplines and the Triumphant Life.” FOR FURTHER STUDY:Celebration of Discipline (1978) by Richard FosterThe Didache (There are many editions)The Spirit of the Disciplines (1988) by Dallas Willard Visit https://DWillard.org for a wide variety of resources and opportunities that can serve as a means to help you “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lor...
2026-02-021h 01The Dallas Willard Podcast67. Presentation of the Body through the Consecration of its “Members” (1981)Presentation of the Body through the Consecration of its “Members”January 21, 1981Rolling Hills Covenant Church This is session #2 of “The Disciple, the Disciplines and the Triumphant Life.” DEFINITIONS:The Disciple is a person for whom the most important thing in the world is to be a disciple of Christ. A discipline is a chosen activity wherein we learn to live by the power of God and in the character of God and by the grace of God. ...
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The Church LobbyEp 120: Experiencing Scripture Like Dallas Willard, with Dave RipperKarl Vaters talks through some helpful guidelines with Dave Ripper about how to read, meditate, and teach from the Bible in a richer, deeper way.Dave is the lead pastor of Crossway Christian Church, a multicongregational church in southern New Hampshire, focused on spiritual formation, and is the author of Experiencing Scripture as a Disciple of Jesus: Reading the Bible like Dallas Willard.Karl and Dave explore who Dallas Willard was, and what his way of reading the Bible can do for us, including:Willard’s four steps on how to read the BibleA fi...
2026-01-2247 minThe Dallas Willard Podcast66. “Adding to Your Faith” by Sowing to the Spirit and Exercising unto Godliness (1981)“Adding to Your Faith” by Sowing to the Spirit and Exercising unto GodlinessJanuary 14, 1981Rolling Hills Covenant Church This is session #1 of an 11-part series called “The Disciple, the Disciplines and the Triumphant Life.” DEFINITIONSThe Disciple: A person for whom the most important thing in the world is to be a disciple of Christ. The Disciplines: Chosen or purposeful activities wherein we learn to live by the power of God and in the character of God by the grac...
2026-01-1957 minThe Dallas Willard Podcast65. Planning for Spiritual Formation in the Local Church (2012)Planning for Spiritual Formation in the Local ChurchJanuary 24, 2012Rolling Hills Covenant ChurchWith this teaching, Dallas offers very practical instruction for creating a vision to bring a culture of spiritual formation into our churches.Slides: https://dwillard.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/2012+Rolling+Hills+Covenant.pdfVideo: https://youtu.be/5mhL3vY0YuYVisit https://DWillard.org for a wide variety of resources and opportunities that can serve as a means to help you “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” Da...
2026-01-121h 01The Dallas Willard Podcast64. Pornography and Spiritual Formation (2008)Pornography and Spiritual FormationSeptember 23, 2008Christian Spirituality and Soul Care Lecture SeriesBiola University Dallas’s Handout: https://dwillard.s3.amazonaws.com/Beyond-Pornography-Handout.pdf Q&A (with the last part of this talk): https://dwillard.s3.amazonaws.com/Talks/2008-Pornography-and-Spiritual-Formation/2-of-2-Pornography-and-Spiritual-Formation-Part-2/02-Pornography-and-Spiritual-Formation-2.mp3 Dallas’s Additional Presentation:Sexual Desire and Spiritual Formation with a Special Reference to Pornography: https://dwillard.org/resources/audio/sexual-desire-and-spiritual-formation Somebody’s Daughter video: https://www.musicforthesoul.org/resources/somebodys-d...
2026-01-051h 26The Dallas Willard Podcast63. Incarnation and Celebration (2007)Episode 63Incarnation and Celebration December 30, 2007Valley Vineyard Christian FellowshipReseda, CA This is the only recording we have of Dallas preaching a Christmas sermon. Sermon Notes: https://dwillard.s3.amazonaws.com/Incarnation-and-Celebration-Notes.pdf Incarnation and Celebration is also available in video format on the DWM YouTube channel. Visit https://DWillard.org for a wide variety of resources and opportunities that can serve as a means to help you “grow in the grace an...
2025-12-2257 minThe Dallas Willard Podcast62. How Eternal Livers Bring Knowledge of Eternal Living to Those Without It (2010)Episode 62How Eternal Livers Bring Knowledge of Eternal Living to Those Without It February 20, 2010Church of the ApostlesFairfax, Virginia This is the final session of the “Living the Eternal Live Now” series. Dallas explains the importance of understanding that the Christian faith is a kind of knowledge that can be tested and proven. This teaching includes the four great questions of life: 1) What is the nature of reality? 2) Who is well-off? 3) Who is a “really good” person? 4) How do I become a r...
2025-12-1556 minThe Dallas Willard Podcast61. Being a Disciple of Jesus, not Just a Christian (2010)Episode 61Being a Disciple of Jesus, not Just a Christian February 20, 2010Church of the ApostlesFairfax, Virginia This is session #8 of the “Living the Eternal Live Now” series. Dallas goes over the specifics of many of the more commonly practiced disciplines, and explains how to be a disciple and how to make a disciple. Conference HandoutSession Eight SlidesSession Eight Video To study the topics in this session more deep...
2025-12-081h 23The Dallas Willard Podcast60. Disciplines for Eternal (Spiritual) Living (2010)Episode 60Disciplines for Eternal (Spiritual) Living February 20, 2010Church of the ApostlesFairfax, Virginia This is session #7 of the “Living the Eternal Live Now” series. Conference HandoutSession Seven SlidesSession Seven Video To study the topics in this session more deeply, see Dallas's book, The Spirit of the Disciplines. For more on character formation, listen to episodes 33-36 of The Dallas Willard Podcast.Visit https://DWillard.o...
2025-12-011h 18The Dallas Willard Podcast59. The Role of the Body in Spiritual and Unspiritual Life (2010)Episode 59The Role of the Body in Spiritual and Unspiritual LifeFebruary 19, 2010Church of the ApostlesFairfax, Virginia This is session #6 of the “Living the Eternal Live Now” series. After a study of Paul's teaching about the body, Dallas discusses what our body is to our personality, how we live from our body, and how to follow Paul’s instructions to “mortify” the body. Conference HandoutSession Six SlidesSession Six Video To study the...
2025-11-241h 33The Dallas Willard Podcast58. More Barriers to Eternal Living Now: Strongholds of Thought and Feeling (2010)Episode 58More Barriers to Eternal Living Now: Strongholds of Thought and FeelingFebruary 19, 2010Church of the ApostlesFairfax, VirginiaThis is session #5 of the “Living the Eternal Live Now” series. Dallas discusses strongholds of thought and feeling that can be barriers to living the eternal life now.Conference HandoutSession Five SlidesSession Five VideoTo study the topics in sessions 4, 5 and 6 more deeply, see Dallas's book, "Renovation of the Heart" and the video series "Healing the Heart and Life by W...
2025-11-171h 22The Dallas Willard Podcast57. Some Barriers to Eternal Living Now: The Unsurrendered Will (2010)Episode 57Some Barriers to Eternal Living Now: The Unsurrendered WillFebruary 19, 2010Church of the ApostlesFairfax, Virginia This is session #4 of the “Living the Eternal Live Now” series. Dallas teaches about the functionality of all the fundamental parts of the human person based on his diagram of Mark 12:30-31, and explains barriers that inhabit us and inhibit us through the various dimensions of human personality. Conference HandoutSession Four SlidesSession Four Video (this li...
2025-11-101h 13The Dallas Willard Podcast56. Grace as Day-to-Day Reality: How to Grow in Grace (2010)Grace as Day-to-Day Reality: How to Grow in GraceFebruary 19, 2010Church of the ApostlesFairfax, Virginia This is session #3 of the “Living the Eternal Live Now” series. Dallas explains various types of life, including our life as a spiritual being, and outlines the two landscapes of the flesh and the spirit. Conference HandoutSession Three SlidesSession Three Video Visit https://DWillard.org for a wide variety of resources and opportunities that can serve as a means to help...
2025-11-031h 08The Dallas Willard Podcast55. What is Spiritual Life? Who is a Spiritual Person? (2010)What is Spiritual Life? Who is a Spiritual Person?February 19, 2010Church of the ApostlesFairfax, VirginiaThis is session #2 of the “Living the Eternal Live Now” series. Dallas explains various types of life, including our life as a spiritual being, and outlines the two landscapes of the flesh and the spirit.The poem Dallas quotes is “The Chambered Nautilus,” by Oliver Wendell Holmes.Conference HandoutSession Two SlidesSession Two VideoVisit https://DWillard.org for a wide variety of resources and oppo...
2025-10-271h 15The Dallas Willard Podcast54. Your Kingdom and God’s Kingdom (2010)Episode 54Your Kingdom and God’s KingdomFebruary 18, 2010Church of the ApostlesFairfax, Virginia This is session #1 of the “Living the Eternal Live Now” series. Dallas explains what a human kingdom is, what God's kingdom is, and how we are “training for reigning” as we begin living our eternal life with God now. Four Guiding Texts for the Series1. Matthew 6:33 and 4:17 (“Seek first the kingdom …”) and (“… the kingdom of the heavens is at hand.”)2. Romans 5:17 “… th...
2025-10-201h 43The Dallas Willard Podcast53. The Disappearance of Moral Knowledge: How It Happens and What It Means (2010)The Disappearance of Moral Knowledge: How It Happens and What It MeansMay 2, 2010 Psychiatry and Spirituality Forum at UC Irvine(Co-sponsored by Fieldstead and Company) Lecture Handout: https://dwillard.s3.amazonaws.com/DMK_2010_UCIrvine.pdfVisit our website to learn more about The Disappearance of Moral Knowledge. Books Dallas recommended:1. After Virtue by Alasdair MacIntyre2. The Making of the Modern University by Julie Reuben3. Folkways by William Graham SumnerCarl Jung’s Modern Man in Search...
2025-10-131h 38The Dallas Willard Podcast52. Exercising the Power of God's Kingdom (1978)Exercising the Power of God's Kingdom June 30, 1978Calvary Baptist ChurchNevada, Missouri This is session #7 of the “Abundant Life in Jesus” series. For Further Study:The book of Judges, chapter 6Visit https://DWillard.org for a wide variety of resources and opportunities that can serve as a means to help you “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” Dallas Willard Ministries exists to proclaim, teach and manifest the love, t...
2025-10-061h 20The Dallas Willard Podcast51. The Mark of the Disciple (1978)The Mark of the Disciple June 29, 1978Calvary Baptist ChurchNevada, Missouri This is session #6 of the “Abundant Life in Jesus” series. For Further Study:“The Need, Vision and Strategy of Growing in Christlikeness,” by Dallas Willard.The Divine Conspiracy, by Dallas Willard.Listen to Episode 8 to learn more about the Parable of the Wheat and the Tares and the Parable of the Net.Listen to Episode 5 to learn more about the Parable of...
2025-09-291h 14The Dallas Willard Podcast50. The Substance, Necessity and Evidence of Discipleship (1978)The Substance, Necessity and Evidence of DiscipleshipJune 28, 1978Calvary Baptist ChurchNevada, Missouri This is session #5 of the “Abundant Life in Jesus” series. For Further Study:Listen to Episode 7 for a 40-minute teaching on the Parable of The Great Supper and the question of what is most important to us.Listen to Episode 14 for further teaching on the Parable of the Unprofitable Servant.The Divine Conspiracy, by Dallas Willard. Visit https://DWillard.org for a wide va...
2025-09-221h 16The Dallas Willard Podcast49. The Righteousness Which is Beyond the Righteousness of the Scribes and the Pharisees, Part 2 (1978)Episode 49The Righteousness Which is Beyond the Righteousness of the Scribes and the Pharisees, Part 2June 27, 1978Calvary Baptist ChurchNevada, Missouri This is session #4 of the “Abundant Life in Jesus” series. For Further Study:The Gospel of Matthew, chapters 5-7.The Divine Conspiracy, by Dallas Willard.A full chapter is devoted to the Parable of the Hours in “The Outrageous Compassion of God,” chapter 12 of The Scandal of the Kingdom by Dallas Willard.Visit...
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The Red Letter Disciple100: John Ortberg on What the Gospel is According to Jesus, Dallas Willard’s Theology in a Lutheran Frame, and Why Churches Should Be More Like AA MeetingsJohn Ortberg unpacks what the Gospel according to Jesus is, how Dallas Willard’s theology informs us still today, why all of us should strive to be apprentices of Jesus, and why churches need to take the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous back. To learn more about the podcast or access the show notes, visit www.redletterpodcast.com.Resources Mentioned in the Episodebecomenew.com Steps by John OrtbergThe Divine Conspiracy by Dallas WillardThe Life You’ve Always Wanted by John OrtbergSoul Keeping by John OrtbergThe...
2025-09-091h 06The Dallas Willard Podcast48. The Righteousness Which is Beyond the Righteousness of the Scribes and the Pharisees, Part 1 (1978)Episode 48The Righteousness Which is Beyond the Righteousness of the Scribes and the Pharisees, Part 1June 26, 1978Calvary Baptist ChurchNevada, Missouri This is session #3 of the “Abundant Life in Christ Jesus” series. For Further Study:The Gospel of Matthew, chapter 5.“Marriage and Divorce,” by Richard Foster and Dallas WillardThe Divine Conspiracy, by Dallas Willard.Visit https://DWillard.org for a wide variety of resources and opportunities that can serve as a means to...
2025-09-081h 38The Dallas Willard Podcast47. Jesus's Gospel of the Kingdom of God (1978)Jesus’s Gospel of the Kingdom of GodJune 25, 1978Calvary Baptist ChurchNevada, Missouri This is session #2 of the “Abundant Life in Jesus” series. The gospel of Jesus was the availability and nature of the kingdom and rule of God in our lives. See Matthew chapters 3 and 4. For Further Study:The Divine Conspiracy, by Dallas Willard.Visit https://DWillard.org for a wide variety of resources and opportunities that can serve as a means to help you “...
2025-09-011h 07The Dallas Willard Podcast46. Steps in the Victorious Life of a Disciple (1978)Episode 46 Steps in the Victorious Life of a DiscipleJune 25, 1978Calvary Baptist ChurchNevada, Missouri This is session #1 of the “Abundant Life in Jesus” series. Four Great Dimensions of Abundant Life:1. Forgiveness of sins (propitiation)2. Provision (foresight)3. Transformation of character Power over evil Visit https://DWillard.org for a wide variety of resources and opportunities that can serve as a means to help you “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord a...
2025-08-2556 minThe Dallas Willard Podcast45. Ordering the Spiritual Disciplines (1991)Ordering the Spiritual Disciplines4/13/1991 Renovaré Regional Conference Conference Theme: Where New Life Begins First United Methodist Church Wichita, Kansas The scripture Dallas opens with is 1 John 1:1-5. This is part two of “The Spiritual Disciplines: Making Growth Possible.” These two talks were prepared as a follow up to Richard Foster’s book, Celebration of Discipline, and Dallas’s book, The Spirit of the Disciplines. Download Dallas’s list of spiritual d...
2025-08-1854 minThe Dallas Willard Podcast44. Entering the Spiritual Disciplines (1991)Entering the Spiritual Disciplines4/13/1991 Renovaré Regional ConferenceConference Theme: Where New Life BeginsFirst United Methodist ChurchWichita, Kansas This is part one of “The Spiritual Disciplines: Making Growth Possible.” These two talks were prepared as a follow up to Richard Foster’s book, Celebration of Discipline, and Dallas’s book, The Spirit of the Disciplines.Visit https://DWillard.org for a wide variety of resources and opportunities that can serve as a means to help you “g...
2025-08-1151 minThe Dallas Willard Podcast43. What Matters to Me and Why: Realism (2003)What Matters to Me and Why: Realism January 15, 2003 University of Southern California This was Dallas’s contribution to a series of lunchtime talks hosted by USC’s Office of Religious Life. The theme for the series was “What Matters to Me and Why.” Explanations of Terms: Philosophy: “I like to describe philosophy as the attempt to understand by rational means the necessary structure of the world in which we live.” Realism: “Realism means that all of those things that you...
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The Ryley Heppner PodcastIgnatius, Dallas Willard, and Learning to Dwell in Scripture | Dave RipperIn today's episode I chat with Dave Ripper about his new book Experiencing Scripture as a Disciple of Jesus: Reading the Bible like Dallas Willard. Dave unpacks how Dallas Willard’s vision of the “with-God life” can transform the way Christians approach Scripture—not as a textbook to master, but as a living Word to encounter and experience.Dave Ripper is the lead pastor of Crossway Christian Church, a multicongregational church in southern New Hampshire, focused on spiritual formation. He earned a doctor of ministry in spiritual direction from Fuller Theological Seminary and The Martin Institute for Christia...
2025-07-1550 minThe Dallas Willard Podcast42. Living Wholeness of Life in the Kingdom and Power of God (2003)42. Living Wholeness of Life in the Kingdom and Power of God (Oct 28, 2003)Session #6 of Healing the Heart and Life by Walking with Jesus Christ DailyValley Vineyard Christian Fellowship, Reseda, CAOctober 28, 2003Presentation Slides: https://dwillard.s3.amazonaws.com/Healing-the-Heart-and-Life-6.pdfRecommended Daily Practice: Continue to have daily times of prayer and meditation on scripture to keep your mind filled with God.Everything we have related to this series is available at
2025-06-301h 11The Dallas Willard Podcast41. The Restoration of the Soul: 'He Restoreth my Soul' (2003)Session #5 of Healing the Heart and Life by Walking with Jesus Christ DailyValley Vineyard Christian Fellowship, Reseda, CAVisit https://DWillard.org for a wide variety of resources and opportunities that can serve as a means to help you “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” Dallas Willard Ministries exists to proclaim, teach and manifest the love, truth and transforming power of Christ and the Kingdom of God. We invite you to partner with us by praying for our ministry team, praying for the students in t...
2025-06-231h 22The Dallas Willard Podcast40. The Broken Body and Its Social World. Healing the Family and Its Wounds (2003)Session #4 of Healing the Heart and Life by Walking with Jesus Christ Daily Valley Vineyard Christian Fellowship, Reseda, CA October 14, 2003 Presentation Slides: https://dwillard.s3.amazonaws.com/Healing-the-Heart-and-Life-4.pdf Recommended Daily Practice: Meditate on 1 Corinthians 13 twice daily for 2 weeks. For further study: Renovation of the Heart: https://dwillard.org/resources/books/renovation-of-the-heartVisit https://DWillard.org for a wide variety of resources and opportunities that can serve as a means to help you “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior...
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365 Christian MenDallas Willard, US, PhilosopherJune 13. Dallas Willard. Dallas served for 45 years as Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southern California. He was also a Baptist pastor and wrote world-rocking books about what it means to be a Christian and what spiritual disciplines are all about. Dallas didn’t argue. He didn’t put people down. He didn’t have […]
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2025-06-1307 minThe Dallas Willard Podcast39. Out of the Furnace of Feeling. Escaping the Tyranny of Feeling, Passion & Emotion (2003)Session #3 of Healing the Heart and Life by Walking with Jesus Christ Daily Valley Vineyard Christian Fellowship, Reseda, CA October 7, 2003 Presentation Slides: https://dwillard.s3.amazonaws.com/Healing-the-Heart-and-Life-3.pdf Recommended Daily Practice: Three times daily, spend 10-15 minutes in prayer and meditation with the 23rd Psalm, and as you do, focus on this statement from Paul: “In everything give thanks, for this as the will of God concerning you.” Visit https://DWillard.org for a wide variety of resources and opportunities that can serve as a means to...
2025-06-091h 19The Dallas Willard Podcast38. Understanding the Will and the Mind, the Center of Brokenness and of Healing (2003)Session #2 of Healing the Heart and Life by Walking with Jesus Christ DailyValley Vineyard Christian Fellowship, Reseda, CASeptember 30, 2003 Presentation Slides: https://dwillard.s3.amazonaws.com/Healing-the-Heart-and-Life-2.pdf Recommended Daily Practice:Three times daily, spend 10-15 minutes in prayer and meditation with the 23rd Psalm, and as you do, focus on this statement from Paul: “In everything give thanks, for this as the will of God concerning you.” Learn more about Frank Laubach and Letters by a Modern Mystic: https://dwillar...
2025-06-021h 10The Dallas Willard Podcast37. How Our Hearts and Lives are Broken and the Promise of Healing (2003)How Our Hearts and Lives are Broken and the Promise of Healing Session #1 of Healing the Heart and Life by Walking with Jesus Christ DailyValley Vineyard Christian Fellowship, Reseda, CASeptember 23, 2003 This is the first of six studies in how patient apprenticeship to Jesus leads us into the fullness of life for which God made us. Dallas presents how our hearts and lives are broken alongside the promise of healing. There are things that will change us and heal us, but healing is active, not passive, an...
2025-05-261h 17The Dallas Willard Podcast36. Church Activities Organized around Character Development (2010)Church Activities Organized around Character Development – Really!Kern Family Foundation Pastors ConferenceTheme: Character FormationJuly 6-7, 2010 This is the final session of a 4-part series on character formation. Reflecting back on the Great Commission and implementing the VIM model, Dallas coaches us in the ways we can realign our church activities around the vision, intention, and means of character formation in Christian community. Dallas offers advice to his audience of young pastors that is important for all of us in looking at how we approach our job...
2025-05-1947 minThe Dallas Willard Podcast35. Realism About Character Transformation (2010)Realism about Character Transformation– ‘Spiritual Formation’ and the ‘VIM’ Structure: Vision/Intention/Means.Session 3 of this 4-part series is a high-level overview of how Christian characterformation works. Much of this material can be found in Dallas’s book, Renovation of theHeart. This includes a study of how the human person is put together and a review ofthe VIM strategy for growth.Download the diagrams and definitions used in this session here:https://dwillard.s3.amazonaws.com/Kern-Character-Conference-3.pdfFor Further Study:1. Renovation of the Heart, by Da...
2025-05-121h 31The Dallas Willard Podcast34. The Complexity, Components and Order of Character and Personality (2010)Kern Family Foundation Pastors ConferenceTheme: Character FormationJuly 6-7, 2010 In session two of this 4-part 2010 series, Dallas emphasizes the centrality of knowledge to the Christian life. The historical drive against this view of Christianity is part of a battle for authority over public life. We have allowed our beliefs to be treated as “just faith” and need to reclaim the importance of the knowledge of reality that is contained in the teachings of Scripture. This is where we find the best answers to the Four Great Questions. The answer to the fourt...
2025-05-051h 50The Dallas Willard Podcast33. The Calling and Resources of the Pastor - The Gospel and Character (2010)The Calling and Resources of the Pastor - The Gospel and CharacterKern Family Foundation Pastors ConferenceTheme: Character FormationJuly 6-7, 2010Dallas defines character as acquired essence. “It is your identity as shaped by your experiences, and especially your choices, and interaction with other people.”The first session in this 4-part series will give us a good understanding of what character is and how it is affected by our...
2025-04-281h 35The Dallas Willard Podcast32. What if We Never Die? (1997)What if We Never Die?Sunday Morning Sermon Valley Vineyard Christian Fellowship, Reseda, CAOctober 5, 1997 Dallas firmly believed that followers of Jesus will never taste death. In this week’s podcast, he shows us where this is found in scripture:· John 8:51· John 11:1-44· 2 Timothy 1:10· Hebrews 2:14-15 For Further Study:Preparing for Heaven: What Dallas Willard Taught Me About Living, Dying, and Eternal Life, by Gary Black Jr.ON DECK: Kern Past...
2025-04-2150 minThe Dallas Willard Podcast31. What's So Good About Good Friday (2010)What’s Good About Good Friday?A Sunday sermon given at The Church of the Apostles in Fairfax, Virginia.February 21, 2010For Futher Study:1. Visit DWillard.org and read the “The Craftiness of Christ” to learn more about what was really happening on the way to the cross. There are two versions on our site, and we’re linking to “the Director’s Cut” because it includes more detail about what was happening in the spiritual battle between Jesus and Satan.2. Dallas always encouraged everyone NOT to get wrapped up in atonement theo...
2025-04-1423 minThe Dallas Willard Podcast30. Doing What Jesus Did, Part 2: Intention and Means (2002)Doing What Jesus Did, Part 2 – (Intention and Means)Conference Theme: “Doing What Jesus Did.”This is the second of two teaching sessions presented at the Vineyard Church of Columbus, Ohio. November 16, 2002In todays episode, we learn about…The Three Kingdoms:God’s kingdomMy kingdomSatan’s kingdomThe VIM Pattern Applied to Learning to do What Jesus Said:V – Vision of the Kingdom of GodI – Intention to be a disciple of JesusM – Means of inner transformation
2025-04-071h 08The Dallas Willard Podcast29. Doing What Jesus Did, Part 1: The Vision (2002)Doing What Jesus Did, Part 1 (The Vision)Conference Theme: “Doing What Jesus Did.”This is the first of two teaching sessions presented at the Vineyard Church of Columbus, Ohio.November 16, 2002In this episode, Dallas presents a compelling vision of who Jesus is, opening with a study of Philippians 2:5-11:Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bond...
2025-03-311h 58The Dallas Willard Podcast28. Christ’s Community Power in Holiness Is for Now (1993)Christ’s Community Power in Holiness Is for NowThis is the closing session of a 3-day conference hosted by African Enterprise with the theme “Hearing the Voice of God.”Pietermaritzburg, South AfricaAugust 18, 1993Now that we’ve learned to hear God’s voice, Dallas brings us a vision of hope, abundance, and purpose that emphasizes how a hearing God life and a hearing God church can be a light to the nations. You’ll hear many of the reasons why Dallas began calling the church “the hope of the world.”For further...
2025-03-241h 14The Dallas Willard Podcast27. Life Beyond Guidance: God Is Still There When There Is No Word (1993)Life Beyond Guidance: God Is Still There When There Is No WordThis is the seventh of eight sessions from a 3-day conference hosted by African Enterprise with the theme “Hearing the Voice of God.”Pietermaritzburg, South AfricaAugust 18, 1993As Dallas prepares his students to put what they’ve learned into practice, he provides a practical framework for seeking, discerning, and acting on God’s guidance. Be sure to download a copy of the “A Formula for Living with Guidance” he put on the board for his students. If you have a copy of th...
2025-03-171h 18The Dallas Willard Podcast26. The Kind of Person That God Speaks to in Fullness (1993)The Kind of Person That God Speaks to in Fullness This is the sixth session from a 3-day conference hosted by African Enterprise with the theme “Hearing the Voice of God.”Pietermaritzburg, South AfricaAugust 17, 1993 The kind of person that God speaks to in fullness is the kind of person that the word of God flows into, overruns, overwhelms, moves through and becomes a social and historical reality where they are. You’ll see this in:1. People whose belief in the s...
2025-03-1058 minThe Dallas Willard Podcast25. Does God Speak Today? : Facing the Issues (1993)Does God Speak Today? : Facing the IssuesThis is the fifth session from a 3-day conference hosted by African Enterprise with the theme “Hearing the Voice of God.”Pietermaritzburg, South AfricaAugust 17, 1993This episode focuses on four general assumptions that keep people from entering into a life of conversation with God:God would not communicate with run-of-the-mill human beings by surrounding them with His presence and speaking to them. God does not communicate with individuals directly. God cannot communicate with human beings.God should not communicate with individuals.For...
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Restoring the Soul with Michael John CusickEpisode 339 - John Carroll, "Dallas Willard's Legacy Through the School of Kingdom Living"Welcome to today's episode of "Restoring the Soul with Michael John Cusick." In this insightful discussion, Michael sits down with John Carroll, a key leader from the School of Kingdom Living, which is an integral part of Dallas Willard Ministries. Michael and John dive deep into the profound impact of Dallas Willard's teachings on spiritual formation and how John's journey from corporate healthcare into ministry has been shaped by mentors like James Bryan Smith. They explore how the School of Kingdom Living is designed to guide individuals into a deeper relationship with God through an 18-month program, emphasizing the...
2025-02-2831 minThe Dallas Willard Podcast24. Learning How to Reliably Recognize the Voice of God in Your Soul (1993)Learning How to Reliably Recognize the Voice of God in Your SoulThis is the fourth session from a 3-day conference hosted by African Enterprise with the theme “Hearing the Voice of God.”Pietermaritzburg, South AfricaAugust 17, 1993In today’s episode, Dallas is teaching about how we can learn to know God’s voice. There are three characteristics of God’s voice that we will learn to identify by experience: quality, spirit and content.Dallas also refers back to this list of communication methods fr...
2025-02-241h 18The Dallas Willard Podcast23. The Still Small Voice and Its Rivals (1993)The “Still Small Voice” and its Rivals: The Biblical Basis of ComparisonThis is the third session from a 3-day conference hosted by African Enterprise with the theme “Hearing the Voice of God.”Pietermaritzburg, South AfricaAugust 17, 1993In this episode, Dallas teaches about six ways in which people are addressed by God within the biblical record:1. Phenomenon plus voice;2. Supernatural messenger or angel;3. Dreams and visions;4. Audible voice;5. The human voice; and6. The "still small voice."
2025-02-171h 10The Dallas Willard Podcast22. The Things That Are Above: The Present Presence of the Kingdom of God (1993)The Things That Are Above: The Present Presence of the Kingdom of GodThis is the second session from a 3-day conference hosted by African Enterprise with the theme “Hearing the Voice of God.”Pietermaritzburg, South AfricaAugust 16, 1993The title of today’s talk reflects the foundation Dallas built last week with his study of Colossians 3:1-17. Be sure to go back and listen if you haven’t heard that episode. We don’t have a copy of the handout Dallas distributed, but we can identify some of the segm...
2025-02-101h 16The Dallas Willard Podcast21. The Life We are Given in Christ (1993)The Life We Are Given in ChristToday we begin a series of 8 episodes taken from a 3-day conference hosted by African Enterprise with the theme “Hearing the Voice of God.” Pietermaritzburg, South AfricaAugust 16, 1993Dallas lays a foundation for the conference by explaining how a conversational relationship with God works, and he uses Colossian 3:1-17 to give us a vision of what the life we are given in Christ looks like. Learn more about the book Hearing God on our websit...
2025-02-031h 14The Dallas Willard Podcast20. Living Without Hurry and Worry in “Such a Time as This” – a Letter from the Roman Jail (2004)Living Without Hurry and Worry in “Such a Time as This” – a Letter from the Roman JailBaylor University and Truitt Seminary Church Staff Retreat Retreat Theme: For Such a Time as ThisFebruary 23-24, 2004Philippians 4:6-8Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, wh...
2025-01-2751 minThe Dallas Willard Podcast19. Finding the Kingdom of God Now, Through Jesus and His Words (2004)Finding the Kingdom of God Now, Through Jesus and His WordsBaylor University and Truitt Seminary Church Staff Retreat Retreat Theme: For Such a Time as ThisFebruary 23-24, 2004Overheads:Obedience is the organ of knowledge in the spiritual life.“If you then be risen with Christ, seek those things that are above where Christ sits on the right hand of the Father. Set your affections on things above, not on things on the earth, for you are dead, and your life is hid...
2025-01-2055 minThe Dallas Willard Podcast18. Streams In the Desert and Wells of Living Water: Christ's Congregations as Fountains of Light and Life (2004)Streams In the Desert and Wells of Living Water: Christ's Congregations as Fountains of Light and LifeBaylor University and Truitt Seminary Church Staff Retreat Retreat Theme: For Such a Time as ThisFebruary 23-24, 2004In today’s episode, Dallas discusses the Four Great Questions of Human Life:What is the nature of reality?Who is well-off?Who is a “really good” person?How do I become a “really good” person?...
2025-01-1359 minThe Dallas Willard Podcast17. An Invitation to a "With-God Life" in JesusAn Invitation to a "With-God Life"; in JesusToday’s episode is a session from the Renovaré International Conference held in Denver, Colorado, on June 19-22, 2005. The conference title was, "The With-God Life: The Dynamics of Scripture for Christian Spiritual Transformation." Dallas’s full title for this session was, "No Longer Alone with God as Jesus in the Eternal Kingdom - NOW: The’ With-God Life’ Under the New Covenant"Download Dallas’s handout and follow along: https://dwillard.s3.amazonaws.com/2005-Renovare-No-Longer-Alone.pdfYou can see the video of this talk on our YouTub...
2024-12-1650 minThe Dallas Willard Podcast16. Celebration: The Recollection of God (1997)This is a seminar from the Creating Inner Peace conference hosted by Loyola Marymount University, March 15-16, 1996.We have been unable to find a copy of the handout Dallas distributed. But you can find more of Dallas’s teaching on practicing the discipline of celebration in The Spirit of the Disciplines (https://dwillard.org/resources/books/spirit-of-the-disciplines). The section on Celebration (referred to in this episode) includes comments on Deuteronomy 14:22-27. We also highly recommend the chapter on Celebration in Richard Foster’s Celebration of Discipline(https://dwillard.org/resources/recommended-reading/celebration-of-discipline).Vis...
2024-12-091h 23The Dallas Willard Podcast15. The Good "Half-Breed" and the Full-Blooded Stinkers. The Neighborliness of the Kingdom. (1983)The Good "Half-Breed" and the Full-Blooded Stinkers. The Neighborliness of the Kingdom. Parable: The Good SamaritanPresented at Harbor Church, Los Angeles, CaliforniaMay 29, 1983 Scripture: Luke 10 :23-42This is the final session of a 12-part series Dallas called “The Parabolic Teaching About Christ’s Kingdom by Christ Himself.” All the talks in this series, along with quite a bit of Dallas’s additional teaching about the parables of Jesus can be found in his book The Scandal of the Kingdom: How the Parables of Jesus Revolutionize Life with God. https://dw...
2024-12-0243 minThe Dallas Willard Podcast14. Persistence is the Prerequisite: The “Unprofitable” Servant, and The Widow and the Mean Judge (1983)Persistence is the Prerequisite: The “Unprofitable” Servant, and The Widow and the Mean Judge Parables: The Unprofitable Servant, The Persistent Widow, The Pharisee and the Tax CollectorPresented at Harbor Church, Los Angeles, CaliforniaMay 22, 1983Scripture: Luke 17:3-10; Luke 18:1-17“Strive to enter at the straight gate. For straight is the gate, and narrow is the way that leadeth into life, and few there be that find it.” Matthew 7:13One of the better-known quotes from Dallas Willard is, “Grace is not opposed to effort; it is opposed to earning...
2024-11-2547 minThe Dallas Willard Podcast13. The Folly of Possessions and Riches: The Rich Fool (1983)The Folly of Possessions and Riches: The Rich FoolParable: The Rich Fool Presented at Harbor Church, Los Angeles, CaliforniaMay 15, 1983Scripture: Luke 12:13-40Today we’re studying the Parable of the Rich Fool. A fool is a person who misjudges means to ends and chooses the wrong end. The farmer in the Parable of the Rich Fool was a man who had chosen to let his soul rest in his wealth instead of in God.In this parable and the story of what caused Jesus to tell it...
2024-11-1848 minThe Dallas Willard Podcast12. The Unforgiving Servant (1983)Session 9. The Forgiving Heart and the Kingdom of GodParable: The Unforgiving Servant Presented at Harbor Church, Los Angeles, CaliforniaMay 1, 1983Scripture: Matthew 18:15-35 This is the ninth session of a 12-part series Dallas called “The Parabolic Teaching About Christ’s Kingdom by Christ Himself,” and today’s focus is on the gift of forgiveness. Many of us have a hard time with forgiveness, and sometimes that’s because of misunderstandings about what it is and how we should approach it.In this episode, Dal...
2024-11-1148 minThe Dallas Willard Podcast11. The Ten Virgins and the Evil Watchman. “A Revelation of the Heart” (1983)The Ten Virgins and the Evil Watchman. “A Revelation of the Heart”Parables: The Evil Servant, The Ten VirginsPresented at Harbor Church, Los Angeles, CaliforniaApril 24, 1983 Scripture: Matthew 24:42-51, Matthew 25:1-13, Luke 12:41-48 Today’s episode brings us to the point in Jesus’ ministry when he was beginning to prepare his disciples for three aspects of the future:1. Jesus’ upcoming crucifixion and resurrection, 2. How things will be during Christ’s absence from earth3. How we should prepare ou...
2024-11-0445 minThe Dallas Willard Podcast10. Two Sons, Two Debtors and another Two Sons (1983)Two Sons (Matt. 21:28-32), Two Debtors (Luke 7:36-50) and another Two Sons (Luke 15:11-32).Parables: The Parable of the Two Sons, The Prodigal Son, and stories of two debtors.Presented at Harbor Church, Los Angeles, CaliforniaApril 17, 1983Scripture: Luke 15:11-32; Luke 7:36-50; Matthew 21:28-32In this episode we study two parables and two true stories about people who have been lost and then found their way back to God. 1. The Parable of the Two Sons who said one thing but did another.2. The story of Zacch...
2024-10-2844 minThe Dallas Willard Podcast09. The Vineyard and the Wicked Husbandmen (1983)Parables #6. The Vineyard and the Wicked HusbandmenParable: The Parable of the VineyardPresented at Harbor Church, Los Angeles, CaliforniaApril 10, 1983 Scripture: Luke 20:1-47, Matthew 21:33-46 In Matthew 7:15-23, Jesus talks about false prophets and knowing a tree by its fruit.The Parable of the Vineyard points out that Israel had developed leaders who led against God instead of for him, and shows what happens to those who lead (even with God’s power), but are not with God in their hearts. Dallas looks at the context of t...
2024-10-2143 minThe Dallas Willard Podcast08. Growing Together Until the Harvest (1983)Presented at Harbor Church, Los Angeles, CaliforniaApril 3, 1983Scripture: Matthew 13:1-30 (especially 24-30), Matthew 13:47-53In today’s episode, we see how “The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares” and “The Parable of the Net” illustrate that there are many differences in the kinds of people who find a place in the kingdom of God. This includes understanding that some people who are living IN the kingdom or not OF the kingdom. Being IN something is a much more superficial thing than being OF it. But God has said “whosoever will may come,” and it is His...
2024-10-1444 minThe Dallas Willard Podcast07. The Great Supper: One’s Kingdomly Birthright for a Mess of Pottage (1983)The Great Supper: One’s Kingdomly Birthright for a Mess of Pottage Parables: The Parable of the Great Supper, Jacob Steals Esau’s Birthright Presented at Harbor Church, Los Angeles, CaliforniaMarch 27, 1983 Scripture: Luke 14:7-24, Matthew 22:1-14, Genesis 25:24-34 This is the fourth session of a 12-part series Dallas called “The Parabolic Teaching About Christ’s Kingdom by Christ Himself.” Dallas focused on a sequence of teachings Jesus gave while dining at the home of a chief phari...
2024-10-0744 minThe Dallas Willard Podcast06. The Secret Manner of the Kingdom’s Working: The Leaven and the Seed (1983)3. The Secret Manner of the Kingdom’s Working: The Leaven and the SeedParables: The Parables of the Seed and of the Mustard Seed, more on The Parable of the SowerPresented at Harbor Church, Los Angeles, CaliforniaMarch 20, 1983Scripture: Matthew 13:33 and Mark 4:26-33This is the third session of a 12-part series Dallas called “The Parabolic Teaching About Christ’s Kingdom by Christ Himself.” Dallas gives us a fascinating description of the way seeds work and points out why seeds are a perfect example of the workings of the kingdom...
2024-09-3047 minThe Dallas Willard Podcast05. The Diverse Receptions of the Word of the Kingdom (1983)Visit https://DWillard.org for a wide variety of resources and opportunities that can serve as a means to help you “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” Dallas Willard Ministries exists to proclaim, teach and manifest the love, truth and transforming power of Christ and the Kingdom of God. We invite you to partner with us by praying for our ministry team, praying for the students in the School of Kingdom Living, sharing your talents as a volunteer, or contributing financial gifts. Visit https://dwillard.org/donate if you’d like t...
2024-09-2352 minThe Dallas Willard Podcast04. The Gospel of the Kingdom of God and How it Comes: Why Parables? (1983)The Availability of the Kingdom for Those Who Can See and HearPresented at Harbor Church, Los Angeles, California.March 6, 1983Scriptures: Matthew 3:2; Matthew 4:17; Matthew 12:14-21; Matthew 13:10-17, Matthew 13:37,Luke 8:10, Mark 4:9-12; Isaiah 6:9-13This is the first session of a 12-part series Dallas called “The Parabolic Teaching About Christ’s Kingdom by Christ Himself.” In introducing the series, Dallas talks about the carefully crafted teaching methods of Jesus and why he chose to use parables. He also explains some things about the faith and message of Jesus that we can enter...
2024-09-1643 minThe Dallas Willard Podcast03. Worship as the Fine Texture of Real Life (2008) - Dallas WillardWorship as the Fine Texture of Real LifeJanuary 25, 2008At the 2008 Calvin College Symposium of Worship, Dallas spoke on “Worship as the Fine Texture of Real Life.” He explained what worship is and how it can become a part of everything we do. Dallas read these two definitions of worship:1. "In worship we engage ourselves with, dwell upon, and express the supreme greatness, beauty and goodness of God – primarily through thought and devotion of our wills, but usually also with the aid of words, rituals and symbols, frequently in union with...
2024-09-0950 min
God‘s Story PodcastGary Moon – Becoming Dallas Willard‘Everyone who met Dallas Willard was impressed by his personal attention, calm confidence, wisdom, and profound sense of the spiritual. But he was not always the man who seemed to live on a different plane of reality than the rest of us’.
Brent talks with Gary Moon about the new paperback edition of his IVP biography ‘Becoming Dallas Willard: The Formation of a Philosopher, Teacher, and Christ Follower’.
Gary is director of the Martin Family Institute and Dallas Willard Center for Christian Spiritual Formation at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. He is also co-director of Fuller’...
2024-09-0327 minGod‘s Story PodcastGary Moon – Becoming Dallas Willard‘Everyone who met Dallas Willard was impressed by his personal attention, calm confidence, wisdom, and profound sense of the spiritual. But he was not always the man who seemed to live on a different plane of reality than the rest of us’.
Brent talks with Gary Moon about the new paperback edition of his IVP biography ‘Becoming Dallas Willard: The Formation of a Philosopher, Teacher, and Christ Follower’.
Gary is director of the Martin Family Institute and Dallas Willard Center for Christian Spiritual Formation at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. He is also co-director of Fuller’...
2024-09-0327 minThe Dallas Willard Podcast02. How to Save Your Life (2011) - Dallas WillardHow to Save Your LifeSeptember 12, 2011 When you think about the phrase “being saved,” most people think about saving their soul. But what about the rest of you? Dallas explains that salvation is for every aspect of our lives and helps us understand how to redeem our time and bring everything we do back into the kingdom of God. Definitions:· “Spiritual formation” is the process of shaping the individual so that they love God with all their heart, with all their soul, with all their mind, and with all their strength...
2024-09-0239 minThe Dallas Willard Podcast01. Taking on the Mind of Christ (2003) - Dallas WillardFollowing Christ: Taking on the Mind of Christ January 1, 2003"The Following Christ conference was an annual event hosted by InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. Dallas had the honor of speaking at the closing session of the conference that took place in Atlanta, GA, December 28, 2002 - January 1, 2003. He painted a beautiful picture of what it means to follow Christ, urging believers to embrace the mind of Christ as outlined in Philippians 2. Philippians 2:1-8 Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fel...
2024-08-2656 minThe Dallas Willard Podcast00. Welcome to the Dallas Willard PodcastVisit https://DWillard.org for a wide variety of resources and opportunities that can serve as a means to help you “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” Dallas Willard Ministries exists to proclaim, teach and manifest the love, truth and transforming power of Christ and the Kingdom of God. We invite you to partner with us by praying for our ministry team, praying for the students in the School of Kingdom Living, sharing your talents as a volunteer, or contributing financial gifts. Visit https://dwillard.org/donate if you’d like t...
2024-08-1304 min
For the Life of the World / Yale Center for Faith & CultureHow to Read Dallas Willard / Steve PorterDallas Willard (1935-2013) was an influential philosopher and beloved author and speaker on Christian spiritual formation. He had the unique gift of being able to speak eloquently to academic and popular audiences, and it’s fascinating to observe the ways his philosophical thought pervades and influences his spiritual writings—and vice versa.In this episode, Steve Porter (Senior Research Fellow and Executive Director of the Martin Institute, Westmont College / Affiliate Professor of Spiritual Formation at Biola University) joins Evan Rosa to explore the key concepts and ideas that appear throughout Dallas Willard’s philosophical and spiritual writings, includ...
2024-08-071h 08
Book NotesBook: Renovation of the Heart, by Dallas WillardIn "Renovation of the Heart," Dallas Willard tackles the perennial question that echoes through the apostle Paul's writings: why do we struggle with behaviors contrary to our beliefs? Willard contends that our approach to spiritual growth often starts with external efforts to modify behavior, but true transformation must begin within, at the core of our being. Drawing on biblical insights and philosophical depth, Willard emphasizes that spiritual formation is a deliberate, lifelong process that encompasses the mind, body, social habits, and soul. He advocates for practices like solitude, silence, and mindfulness of God's presence to reshape our inner world...
2024-07-2508 min
Watermark Equipping PodcastBecoming Dallas WillardThis version of the podcast with Nathan Wagnon as host ran from 2016 to 2022. Find Watermark’s new equipping podcast wherever you stream. Looking for more resources from Nathan Wagnon? Check out the Eden Project.Nathan and Karen finish their conversation with Dr. Gary Moon (author of "Becoming Dallas Willard") on the life and influence of philosopher, teacher, and Christ-follower Dallas Willard. https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Dallas-Willard-Formation-Philosopher/dp/0830846107
2024-06-2436 min
Watermark Equipping PodcastGetting To Know Dallas WillardThis version of the podcast with Nathan Wagnon as host ran from 2016 to 2022. Find Watermark’s new equipping podcast wherever you stream. Looking for more resources from Nathan Wagnon? Check out the Eden Project.Karen and Nathan interview Dr. Gary Moon, Executive Director of the Martin Institute for Christianity and Culture and the Dallas Willard Center for Christian Spiritual Formation at Westmont College in Southern California. Gary was a personal friend of Dallas Willard and is the author of his biography, "Becoming Dallas Willard."
2024-06-2427 min
Spiritual Formation: An Invitation to Drawing NearDallas Willard on Pornography and Spiritual FormationThis episode is part of a special series featuring talks on spiritual formation from the Institute for Spiritual Formation at Talbot School of Theology. The specific lecture is titled “Beyond Pornography” by Dallas Willard. Willard uses pornography as a test case to explore the nature of spiritual formation and being formed into the likeness of Jesus. Willard also considers the role of desire and how it can bind the will and obsess the mind. He then goes on to emphasize the importance of having the right vision, intention, and means to bring about personal change and transformation (Willard’s VIM pa...
2024-05-231h 24
Thinking Christianly#23: Dallas Willard, Husserl, and the Future of Spiritual FormationMost of us know Dallas Willard as a brilliant and pastoral writer on spiritual formation. In his writing, you can sense a man of great thought, but the depth of his knowledge can be hidden from the reader of his more popular works. In this episode, Stan and J.P. discuss the life, scholarship, and legacy of Dallas Willard. They also share thoughts on spiritual formation gleaned from Dallas.
In this podcast, we discuss:
The work of Dallas Willard in his academic vocation as a philosopher
Why metaphysics and epistemology are essential to the messages...
2023-07-1541 min
The ProfileLeadership special: Dallas Willard on how God is with you in your daily workAndy Peck talks to Dallas Willard (1935-2013) about his book 'Personal Religion, Public Reality? Towards a Knowledge of Faith'. Dallas Willard was valued as a key thinker on spiritual formation, offering fresh biblical insights into personal change. They discuss how Dallas' understanding of Jesus teaching on the kingdom of God is the foundation of the book and a key idea for Christians in leadership, wherever God has called them to be.
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2023-05-1728 min
Sanctus ForumConspiracy Commentaries: Conversations ft. Roy Searle // on “Space Inhabited by God” by Dallas Willard"There is very little that is new" says Dallas Willard at the beginning of The Divine Conspiracy. Roy Searle, a founder and former leader of the Celtic-influenced Northumbria Community and a mentor for pioneering British churches, and Michael Stewart Robb explore whether that's true. We set the Celtic Christian view of the world up against Dallas's own view of "Our God-Bathed World" and look for wisdom for modern Europe, where we must "sing the Lord's song in a strange land." Imagine Dallas Willard and St. Cuthbert sitting in a room together and chatting. This isn't that but it might...
2022-10-111h 15Sanctus ForumConspiracy Commentaries: Conversations ft. Jane Willard // on “In the Midst of Other Kingdoms” by Dallas WillardJane Willard (Dallas Willard's wife) speaks with Michael Stewart Robb about the genesis of The Divine Conspiracy and praying for others (including for Dallas). Jane had quite a life helping to heal people from whom spiritual disciplines were not enough. And so she has a lot to say about how other kingdoms come under the kingdom of God (and lots of little insights about Dallas). BE INFORMED and PRAY for us better by signing up for the Sanctus newsletter: https://sanctus.institute
2021-10-191h 03
Life with God: A Renovaré PodcastKeith Matthews — Was Dallas Willard For Real?Writer, teacher, and pastor Keith Matthews had the unique opportunity to teach beside Dallas Willard for 18 years. Pastors and students who had read Dallas would often come and say: "We know his writing is special, but we're here to find out if he's for real."In this episode, Nathan and Keith discuss Dallas Willard's thoughts on character, his legacy, and the work being carried on through Dallas Willard Ministries, the Dallas Willard School of Kingdom Living, and the newly formed Dallas Willard Publishing.Show Notes[6:00] Tell me the story of when...
2021-03-2333 min
WellSpring SoulCAREOn Becoming Dallas Willard | Gary MoonThe life of Dallas Willard deserves attention because he became a person who himself experienced authentic transformation of life and character. Dallas Willard not only taught about spiritual disciplines, he became a different person because of them. He became a grounded person, a spiritually alive person as he put them into practice, finding God, as he often said, "at the end of his rope." Here is a life that gives us all hope.Gary W. Moon, M.Div., PhD, is the Executive Director of the Martin Institute for Christianity and Culture and the Dallas Willard Center for...
2021-01-3050 minRestoring the Soul with Michael John CusickEpisode 163 - Dallas Willard, "What We Are to Do"“Wholeness and holiness are inseparable.” - Dallas WillardOn this edition of Restoring the Soul, we dig deep into our archives for one of the most important discussions Michael has taken part in. In his words, it was one of the highlights of his life. Together, let’s go to Los Angeles. The year is 2008 and we’ll be privileged to listen to Michael’s discussion with Dr. Dallas Willard, who for several decades taught Philosophy at the University of Southern California, and was the author of several books including The Spirit of the Disciplines, Hearing God, and The Di...
2021-01-2250 min
Acceptable WordsEp. 4 - On Dallas Willard and His Works w/ Chance SnyderIn this episode, I sit down and talk with my good friend, Chance Snyder, and we try to help him cope with his Dallas Willard addiction. Meanwhile, we talk about Willard's works, his influence on the church, and where one should start if they want to dive into the rabbit hole of Willardian thought. Here are some links to some works that we mention throughout the show:Renovation of the Heart - Dallas WillardThe Spirit of the Disciplines - Dallas WillardHearing God - Dallas WillardThe Divine Conspiracy - Dallas WillardLife W...
2020-04-2058 min
Life with God: A Renovaré PodcastRebecca Willard Heatley — Dallas Willard the Dad"There's nothing I ever read or heard him say that he didn't live." Rebecca Willard Heatley carries on the work of her father Dallas Willard by compiling and editing his unpublished works. She joins Nathan Foster in this interview to talk candidly about life growing up as Dallas's daughter.
2018-08-2739 min
Life with God: A Renovaré PodcastRebecca Willard Heatley & Gary Moon — Becoming Dallas WillardSometimes when you meet a person later in life it's hard to imagine them any other way. But like all of us, Dallas Willard had a formation. It's told in the new biography Becoming Dallas Willard. Nathan talks with Dallas' daughter Rebecca (Becky), and the book's author Gary Moon.
2018-05-2152 min
Discover Top-Rated Audiobook Titles in High QualityLife Without Lack: Living in the Fullness of Psalm 23 (Written by Dallas Willard)Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324679 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Life Without Lack: Living in the Fullness of Psalm 23
Author: Dallas Willard
Narrator: Wayne Campbell
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 9 hours 31 minutes
Release date: February 27, 2018
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 5
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2
Genres: Bibles & Biblical Studies
Publisher's Summary: What would it be like to live without fear? Join renowned philosopher Dallas Willard as he shares the biblically-backed secret to living with true contentment, peace, and security. In Life Without Lack, Dallas Willard revolutionizes our understanding of Psalm 23 b...
2018-02-279h 31Listen to Full Audiobook Titles for Your LibraryAudiobook: Life Without Lack: Living in the Fullness of Psalm 23 by Dallas WillardPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/324679 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Life Without Lack: Living in the Fullness of Psalm 23
Author: Dallas Willard
Narrator: Wayne Campbell
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 9 hours 31 minutes
Release date: February 27, 2018
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 5
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2
Genres: Christianity
Publisher's Summary: What would it be like to live without fear? Join renowned philosopher Dallas Willard as he shares the biblically-backed secret to living with true contentment, peace, and security. In Life Without Lack, Dallas Willard revolutionizes our understanding of Psalm 23 by taking t...
2018-02-279h 31
Become Good Soil033: The Slow and Steady with Dallas Willard and Michael Cusick Podcast: Subscribe in iTunes | Play in new window | Download
The whole point is presence, the with-God life. That’s the real substance of our relationship with God.
– Dallas Willard, 1935-2013
Amidst the clamor of contemporary life, there is the narrow path of slowing down and setting our souls before the insight of the elders. We can take heart: there are wise ones who have gone before us, men and women who have recovered the lost treasure of the Gospel and can effectively communicate it. Wise ones who now make known to us the...
2017-11-1547 min
Step Into A Elegant Audiobooks Audio Pack During A Flight.Gary Black, Dallas Willard brings the Renewing the Christian Mind: Essays, Interviews, and Talks (Audiobook)Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/263684 to listen full audiobooks.
Publisher's Summary: From Dallas Willard, one of the most important Christian intellectuals of the twentieth century, comes a collection of readings, interviews, talks, and articles—many previously unpublished. In his groundbreaking books The Divine Conspiracy, The Great Omission, Knowing Christ Today, Hearing God, The Spirit of the Disciplines, The Divine Conspiracy Continued, and The Allure of Gentleness, teacher, philosopher, and spiritual guide Dallas Willard forever changed the way many Christians experience their faith. Three years after his death, the influence of this provocative Christian thinker—“a man devoted to reesta...
2016-07-127h 44