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The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeWhat the Heart WantsWhat are you really longing for? In this first installment of Reordering the Heart, we explore how our desires are shaped by the culture around us—and how Lent invites us to let Christ reorder what we love. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2026-02-2009 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeA Hope-Shaped LifeIn this episode, I reflect on what it means for hope to become a way of life. Christian hope is not passive or wishful thinking. It is a pattern of living shaped by trust in God’s presence and promise — a hope that clarifies our actions, steadies us in uncertainty, and draws us toward love in the world as it is. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2026-02-1310 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeReordering the HeartThis Lent, I’m beginning a five-part series called Reordering the Heart. Each Friday, beginning February 20, we’ll explore what it means to follow Jesus more intentionally in a culture that shapes our desires in subtle but powerful ways. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2026-02-1201 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeFinding HopeIn this episode, I reflect on finding hope when the odds are against you. Hope is not wishful thinking, but a way of living shaped by God’s abiding presence — even in seasons of uncertainty and loss. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2026-02-0611 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeMeekness and PowerIn a time when power is often mistaken for strength, Jesus speaks a different word: “Blessed are the meek.”In this episode, I reflect on what meekness truly means — not passivity or withdrawal, but a form of power shaped by humility, love, and trust in God. As the world grows more captivated by control and dominance, the way of Jesus invites us to live otherwise — faithful, courageous, and grounded in mercy. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2026-01-3012 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeWhen Law and Love CollideIn this episode, Bishop Jake offers a pastoral reflection on the moral tensions of our troubled times. Drawing on the Nuremberg Trials and the teachings of Jesus, he explores what it means to follow Christ when law and conscience collide — and how Christians seek the way of love in unsettled days. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2026-01-2505 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeWhen the Way AppearsIn life’s most important things, we rarely know where we’re headed until we’ve already stepped out. Love works that way—and so does faith.In this reflection, we return to the moment Jesus calls his first followers and discover that faith is not about certainty or control, but about being drawn by love into a life we could not have planned. As we follow Jesus, the way does not appear all at once. It unfolds, step by step, as love leads us forward. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discu...
2026-01-2311 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeCalling and PurposeWhat if your calling isn’t something you find, but someone you become?This Epiphany reflection explores the Christian calling to become our true selves by loving what God loves. Drawing on Jesus’ calling of Peter, it shows how ordinary lives can become places where God’s light is revealed. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2026-01-1612 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeWhat We Want for ChristmasWe all carry a deep longing—an ache for wholeness that nothing in this world quite satisfies. In this Christmas reflection, I tell a childhood story and explore how the Incarnation meets that longing. Christmas isn’t just a date on the calendar. It’s God coming toward us, making us whole in ways we could never manage on our own. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2025-12-2214 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeDaring to DreamToday’s reflection is the fourth and final installment of the Advent series called God Draws Near. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2025-12-1911 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeSeeing What's RealToday’s reflection is part three of the four-part Advent series called God Draws Near. You can read or listen to the first and second parts on Substack. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2025-12-1210 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeYou Are PreapprovedToday’s reflection is called You Are Preapproved. It's part two of the four-part Advent series called God Draws Near. You can read or listen to the first part on Substack. The Woodlands is also available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2025-12-0511 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeA Sense of an EndingThis week we’re starting a four-part Advent series: God Draws Near.We’ll be talking about how God never waits for a perfect moment to show up. God is present now. When we learn to notice that presence—and trust it—it steadies us, transforms us, and leads us forward one faithful step at a time.Today we’re on Part One: A Sense of an Ending This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2025-11-2812 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeLove's InvitationPart 4 of the 4-part series The Heart of Things: Love and the Life of the World. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2025-11-2107 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeLove and LawPart 3 of the 4-part series The Heart of Things: Love and the Life of the World. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2025-11-1406 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeLove and DeathPart 2 of the 4-part series The Heart of Things: Love and the Life of the World. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2025-11-0708 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeLove and the Dark PassionsPart 1 of the 4-part series The Heart of Things: Love and the Life of the World. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2025-10-3108 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeFaith and SalvationThis is the final post in a four-part series on the dimensions of faith—its nature as a gift, its power to transform us, its practice in prayer, and its promise of salvation. If you prefer to listen you can do so here, at Apple Podcasts, or at Spotify. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2025-10-2409 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeFaith and PrayerThis is the third post in a four-part series on the dimensions of faith—its nature as a gift, its power to transform us, its practice in prayer, and its promise of salvation. If you prefer to listen you can do so here, at Apple Podcasts, or at Spotify. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2025-10-1708 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeFaith is Transformational, Not TransactionalThis is the second post in a four-part series on the dimensions of faith—its nature as a gift, its power to transform us, its practice in prayer, and its promise of salvation. If you prefer to listen you can do so here, at Apple Podcasts, or at Spotify. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2025-10-1006 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeWhat Is Faith?This post begins a four-part series on the dimensions faith—its nature as a gift, its power to transform us, its practice in prayer, and its promise of salvation. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2025-10-0308 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeI Am Because We AreGod’s love makes us one—and makes us whole.This is the final part of Living Faith, a four-part series about following Jesus with authenticity, compassion, and courage in everyday life.When our daughter was seven, a psychologist told us that her way of processing the world fell within the autism spectrum. Meredith is bright and cheerful, with a quirky sense of humor and an eye for what others miss. Her contributions to conversations often come from an unexpected angle.Like most of us, Meredith wants to be herself—and she wants to bel...
2025-08-2906 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeDoing is BelievingIf you want to know what you believe, watch what you do.This is Part 3 of Living Faith, a four-part series about following Jesus with authenticity, compassion, and courage in everyday life.Sister Agnes asked the class, “Given what you think about God, do you believe there’s a hell?”No hands went up. We were freshmen. First week of religion class at the Archdiocesan High School.After an awkward silence, I piped up: “A loving God wouldn’t torture people for all eternity.”My classmates gawked. Fidgeted. Stared at their des...
2025-08-2205 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeStarting FiresSometimes faithfulness starts fires.This is Part 2 of Living Faith, a four-part series about following Jesus with authenticity, compassion, and courage in everyday life.After American B-2s bombed Iranian nuclear facilities, I sent out a pastoral note and a set of prayers to the people of the diocese I serve. One recipient scolded me for criticizing President Trump.For the record, I didn’t criticize Trump. I didn’t comment on the wisdom or folly of that military action. My best guess is that this line sparked the reaction:Let us r...
2025-08-1506 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeTelling Your StoryYou’re living a story that began before you were born.This is Part 1 of Living Faith, a four-part series about following Jesus with authenticity, compassion, and courage in everyday life. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2025-08-0806 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeWhere the Infinite Finds UsTo start my sabbatical, I got out of town for a week. I needed to slow my internal pace, and a change of scenery seemed like a good way to start.When I told friends I was heading to Portland, they lit up—until I clarified: Oregon, not Maine. They didn’t say anything outright, but their faces said it all: Why would you go there? You won’t find what you’re looking for in that place.Well, just for the record, I did. But this reflection isn’t about the merits of the Pacific No...
2025-08-0104 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeRethinking Your Spiritual PathRethinking Your Spiritual PathThe woman sitting across from me was warm, sincere, and intelligent. She belonged to the church I was serving and had asked to meet so we could get to know each other better.“I’m not exactly Christian,” she said.When I asked her to say more, she explained that no single tradition—including Christianity—could claim the whole truth. “So I’ve woven together a spiritual path that fits who I am,” she said. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this wit...
2025-07-2505 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeWhat Makes Your Life MeaningfulModern life tells us that our worth depends on how much we produce and what we achieve. But the Christian story tells us something deeper. In the Incarnation, God crossed the universe to connect with us—and in doing so, gave our lives meaning. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2025-07-1805 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeOur Holy LongingWe yearn for love, meaning, belonging, and transcendence. This is our soul’s holy longing, whether we name it that or not. And we remain restless until we find what we seek. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2025-07-1105 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeAnother Perspective“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.”—William Butler YeatsThis episode is a homily preached at St. Paul’s, Winnfield. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2025-06-0416 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeTwo PathwaysIn this episode we discuss two spiritual pathways. Both promise to deliver a full-hearted life. One does. One doesn’t.Just a reminder that my sabbatical starts in June and runs through mid-September. A written post (with audio) will still drop every Friday. However, The Woodlands Podcast will switch to once or twice a month. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2025-05-2816 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeConversion May Not Be What You Think It IsConversion has three dimensions. It’s a turning. It’s a transformation. And it’s a process. In the end, conversion is about relationship.This is a homily preached at St. Mark’s Cathedral in Shreveport, Louisiana. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2025-05-2114 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeBeyond Functional AtheismRonald Rolheiser says that what we do with our longings is our spirituality. Longing is part of being human. So, each of us is spiritual, whether we realize it or not. However, not all spiritualities are equal. This episode is drawn from my latest book A Full-Hearted Life. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2025-05-1412 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeDefiant Joy“You have turned my wailing into dancing.” (Psalm 30:12)On May 5th eighty years ago Mauthausen Concentration Camp was liberated. My mother was one of the prisoners there. Preached on the 5th, this episode is a meditation on the liberation we find in our relationship with the risen Christ. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2025-05-0710 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeLearning How to LiveToday’s episode is about learning how to walk the way of Jesus. It is drawn from my book A Resurrection Shaped Life. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2025-04-3009 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeWhen Jesus Shows UpThis podcast is the sermon I preached for Easter Sunday at The University of the South’s All Saints’ Chapel. The text for that day was John 20:1-18. It features Mary Magdalene’s encounter with the risen Jesus. I took the liberty of drawing on elements from the remainder of that chapter: Jesus’ appearance to the Apostles and then later his encounter with Thomas. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2025-04-2313 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeBeing True to Yourself Part 2This week’s episode is part two of a two-part discussion of the sources of our sense of self and what it means to be true to yourself. It’s the fourth in a series of talks based A Full-Hearted Life that I gave at the Clergy Conference of the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa. Part One dropped last week. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2025-04-1628 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeBeing True to Yourself Part 1This week’s episode is part one of a two-part discussion of the sources of our sense of self and what it means to be true to yourself. It’s the fourth in a series of talks based A Full-Hearted Life that I gave at the Clergy Conference of the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa. Part Two (and the final episode in the series) drops next week. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2025-04-0921 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeFinding MeaningThis week’s episode examines the sources of meaning in our life. It’s the third in a series of talks based A Full-Hearted Life that I gave at the Clergy Conference of the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2025-04-0235 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeChoosing to Believe in God?This week’s episode examines the existential reasons for believing in God. It’s the second in a series of talks based A Full-Hearted Life that I gave at the Clergy Conference of the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2025-03-2637 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeThe Challenge of our Secular AgeThis week’s episode examines the existential challenges of this secular age. It’s the first in a series of talks based on A Full-Hearted Life that I gave for the Clergy Conference of the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2025-03-1927 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeSpirituality and Mental HealthOur guest this week is Rob Hirschfeld, Bishop of New Hampshire and author of With Sighs too Deep for Words: Grace and Depression. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2025-03-1253 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeRemember That You Are DustThis Ash Wednesday Reflection is free for all listeners. In it we discuss what our mortality teaches us about the source of meaning in life. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2025-03-0509 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeFaith and Mystical ExperienceIf there are going to be Christians in the future, they’re going to be mystics.—Karl RahnerThis episode is free for everyone. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2025-02-2614 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeA Life-Giving AwarenessEtty Hillesum found hope even in the midst of the Holocaust. Listen to her story. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2025-02-1910 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeDo SomethingThis week’s episode explores how even our seemingly insignificant actions can participate in God’s healing of our broken world. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2025-02-1209 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeFinding HopeOn Wednesdays paid subscribers get early access to this podcast. All subscribers have access to the audio the following Monday. As always, you can redeem the one-time unlock feature to try it out right now for free.This week’s episode is a recording of the address I delivered for the Bishop Reynolds Forum at the St. Andrew’s School, Sewanee. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2025-02-1028 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeThe Spirit of the Full-Hearted LifeTo become a member of The Woodlands community and receive new posts, consider a free subscription. To support ministries beyond the walls of the church, to have access to the entire archive, to get early access to podcasts, and to receive bonuses, think about becoming a paid subscriber.On Wednesdays paid subscribers get early access to all podcasts. All subscribers have access to the audio the following Monday. As always, you can redeem the one-time unlock feature to try it out right now for free. For the next couple of weeks I’m sh...
2025-02-0314 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeSometimes You Need New LensesThis episode of The Woodlands Podcast is a bonus audio for paid and sustaining subscribers. It’s a sermon that I preached on the Feast of the Presentation. With a free subscription you can use the one-time unlock to listen for free. And you can earn a paid subscription by referring friends to The Woodlands. All subscribers receive a meditation each Friday for free. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2025-02-0315 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeSearching for a Full-Hearted LifeFor the next couple of weeks I’m sharing excerpts from my new book A Full-Hearted Life. Today's episode comes from the Prelude. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2025-01-2712 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeKnowing JesusThis week’s podcast explores John’s account of Jesus’ call to the first disciples and reflects on three questions:Who is Jesus?What does it mean for us to follow Jesus?What becomes of those who follow Jesus? This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2025-01-2014 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeDown to Earth SpiritualityMy friend and colleague The Rev. Dr. Pamela Dolan has a lot to teach us about life and prayer that, as the title of this podcast suggests, is down to earth. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2025-01-1351 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeIdentity, Belonging, and WisdomThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jakeowensby.substack.comThis episode of The Woodlands Podcast is a bonus audio. It focuses on how the Holy Spirit gives us identity, a sense of belonging, and wisdom.
2025-01-1202 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeJesus' MidwivesThis week we complete the three-part Advent-Christmas series. And it’s available to everybody immediately! On Christmas Eve this year’s Christmas message will drop, and that will be immediately available for all listeners as well. During the Twelve Days of Christmas I’ll be taking a break, but I’ll be back in the new year with weekly meditations and podcasts. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2024-12-1810 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeHow Do We Get to Bethlehem?This week we continue the three-part Advent-Christmas series. This early access edition of the podcast is available to paid subscribers (as is access to the entire Woodlands Archive and additional extras). All subscribers have access to the audio next Monday. As always, you can redeem the one-time unlock feature to try it out right now for free. The proceeds from paid subscriptions fund ministry beyond the walls of the church. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby...
2024-12-1609 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeBeing LightThis week we begin a three-part Advent-Christmas series. Well, to be honest, it’s a pre-Christmas series. That’s right, I’m sort of breaking the liturgical rule and slipping Christmas meditations in during Advent.This early access edition of the podcast is available to paid subscribers (as is access to the entire Woodlands Archive and additional extras). All subscribers have access to the audio in about a week. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2024-12-0908 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeBelieving in God... Or Not (Part 2)This week our we conclude a two-part series on reasons for believing in God in this secular age. This episode includes an excerpt from Chapter One of my latest book A Full-Hearted Life. This podcast is available immediately to paid subscribers (as is access to the entire Woodlands Archive and additional extras). All subscribers have access to the audio in one week. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2024-12-0211 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeBelieving in God... Or Not (Part 1)This week our we start a two-part series on reasons for believing in God in this secular age. The audio is available immediately to paid subscribers. All subscribers have access to the audio in one week. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2024-11-2523 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeAll InThis podcast is available immediately to paid subscribers. All subscribers have access to the audio in one week. As always, you can redeem the one-time unlock feature to try it out right now for free. The proceeds from paid subscriptions fund ministry beyond the walls of the church. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2024-11-1810 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeHow We Learn to Be BraveThis week our guest is Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. We’ll be discussing her book How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2024-11-1159 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeThe Smell of My Mother's HouseHi friends! Today is my birthday, so this podcast is available to everybody for free. . This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2024-10-3010 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeWhat to Make of SufferingLove is the only power capable of transforming suffering. We will all suffer. We have no choice about that. We can all love. Or not. The choice is ours. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2024-09-1307 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeWhy do bad things happen to good people?This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jakeowensby.substack.comAll subscribers receive a free abridged version of the episode (along with the free Friday post). Paid subscribers have access to the full audio.
2024-09-1108 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeHonest PrayerSometimes it's best to give God an earful. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2024-09-0607 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeScience and ReligionThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jakeowensby.substack.comToday’s episode features my conversation with Bishop Nicholas Knisely about science and religion. Bishop Nick is both a bishop in the Episcopal Church and an astrophysicist. Join us as we discuss how awe and wonder underlie both the life of faith and the pursuit of scientific truth.
2024-09-0414 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeWhat We Do for LoveThis is the audio for the post "What We Do for Love." On Fridays all subscribers receive this free post and audio. Paid subscribers have access to the Wednesday podcast as well as other extras. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2024-08-3009 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeSwimming with the UndertowThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jakeowensby.substack.comAll subscribers receive a free abridged version of the episode (along with the free Friday post). Paid subscribers have access to the full audio. You can receive a comped paid subscription by referring a friend to The Woodlands.
2024-08-2805 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeWhen Your God DiesThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jakeowensby.substack.comAll subscribers receive a free abridged version of the episode (along with the free Friday post). Paid subscribers have access to the full audio and other extras.
2024-08-2105 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeForgiving YourselfThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jakeowensby.substack.comWelcome to The Woodlands Podcast! And just a quick reminder.All subscribers receive a free version of the episode (along with the free Friday post). Paid subscribers have access to an extended audio. You can receive a comped paid subscription by referring a friend to The Woodlands.
2024-08-1405 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeWhen the Mockingbird SingsThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jakeowensby.substack.comWelcome to The Woodlands Podcast! And just a quick reminder.All subscribers receive a free version of the episode (along with the free Friday post). Paid subscribers have access to an extended audio. You can receive a comped paid subscription by referring a friend to The Woodlands.
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The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeBeing ReadyThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jakeowensby.substack.comWelcome to The Woodlands Podcast. During July I’ve be offering a series of readings from some of my books. This is the final episode in this series. You'll hear a passage from Looking for God in Messy Places. And I’ve got exciting news. My next book is available for preorder. It's called A Full-Hearted Life: Following Jesus in a Secular Age.And just a quick reminder. All subscribers receive a brief free version of this podcast episode. Paid...
2024-07-3104 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeAn Inextinguishable LightThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jakeowensby.substack.comWelcome to The Woodlands Podcast. During July I’ll be offering a series of readings from some of my books. This week you’ll hear a passage from Looking for God in Messy Places.
2024-07-2404 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeUnconventional GriefThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jakeowensby.substack.comWelcome to The Woodlands Podcast. During July I’ll be offering a series of readings from some of my books. This week you’ll hear a passage from A Resurrection Shaped Life. All subscribers receive a brief free version of the episode. Paid subscribers have access to the full audio. All proceeds from free subscriptions are used for alms.
2024-07-1704 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeLies and Secrets and FuneralsThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jakeowensby.substack.comWelcome to The Woodlands Podcast. During July I’ll be offering a series of readings from some of my books. This week you’ll hear a passage from Your Untold Story. All subscribers receive a brief free version of the episode. Paid subscribers have access to the full audio. All proceeds from free subscriptions are used for alms.
2024-07-1005 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeIs God Fair?This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jakeowensby.substack.comWelcome to The Woodlands Podcast. During July I’ll be offering a series of readings from some of my books. This week you’ll hear a passage from Gospel Memories. All subscribers receive a brief free version of the episode. Paid subscribers have access to the full audio. All proceeds from free subscriptions are used for alms.
2024-07-0304 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeParts UnknownThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jakeowensby.substack.com"Life's journey changes you; it should change you." The audio is available to paid subscribers. You can use the one-time free trial to listen. All proceeds from paid subscriptions are used for alms.
2024-06-2602 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeBanjos, AI, and Faith in the Digital AgeThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jakeowensby.substack.comWith this episode I’m introducing something new. From time to time, in addition to the usual Wednesday offering, I’ll be bringing you a deep dive with one of brilliant, creative friends on a variety of topics. This week we’re spending time with Bishop Andy Doyle to talk about living faithfully in our digital age.
2024-06-2407 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeGetting Out of HellThe audio is available to paid subscribers now and to everyone in a few days. You can use the one-time free trial to listen. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2024-06-2210 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeSwept AwayThe audio is available immediately to paid subscribers and to everyone else in a few days. You can use the one-time free trial to listen now. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2024-06-1510 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeLeaving Something BehindThe audio is available to paid subscribers now and to everyone in a few days. You can use the one-time free trial to listen. By referring The Woodlands to friends you can score a comped paid subscription. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2024-06-0809 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeWhere Wisdom BeginsPaid subscribers have early access to the audio. Free subscribers can use their single-use unlock to listen now or wait and listen in a few days. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
2024-06-0210 min
The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual LifeHearing GraceToday’s episode is part of the “Aha Moments” series. The aim of this series is to invite you to reflect on your own epiphanies both large and small. This episode is a meditation on the story of Jesus’ healing of the ten lepers (Luke 17:11-19). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe
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Compass Podcast: Finding the spirituality in the day-to-dayHope when life gets messy with Jake OwensbyWhat is God doing when bad things happen? In this episode, we discuss this question and the place of hope in the midst of our messy lives with Bishop Jake Owensby.
Hope is not merely wishful thinking. Hope digs deeper and moves us in a way that wishful thinking cannot. There is hope because we act in hope. And we’ll see that because there is hope, there is a movement of the Divine.
Jake Owensby is the Bishop of the Episcopal Church in Western Louisiana. Author of five books on everyday spirituality, a speaker, an...
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Sancta Colloquia Episode 401 ft. Bp. Jake Owensby
This episode with Bp. Jake Owensby (@jakeowensby) marks the start of Seaon FOUR. That's right, I'm entering in my fourth year of hosting interview. This season will open with a few interviews with authors; how the season will close will be a, well, let's say: it will be a "self-disclosing" event. Stay Tuned!
In this first episode of season four, I had the honor of talking with my former bishop, Bishop Jake Owensby of the diocese of Western Louisiana of The Episcopal Church. This i...
2021-06-1854 min
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