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space for faith with mike goldsworthy024 - Steve Wiens - Shining Like the SunSteve Wiens is a spiritual teacher, writer, and pastor who loves helping people reconstruct their faith after their theological foundations have crumbled. His ecumenical and imaginative approach to spiritual development encourages people to let their deep questions lead the way into new and expansive understandings of God, themselves, and the world in which they live.
We have a great conversation about why he doesn't want to be my friend, deconstruction, and reconstruction of faith, and why our practices matter in that process, Meister Eckhart's pathless path, contemplative spirituality, and being able to hold non-defensive conversations. Steve's a...
2021-05-181h 00
Fun Parts[OUTTAKE] Even MachinesAn outtake from a recent episode of Fun Parts, in which Steve Wiens is interrupted by an aggressive and inconsiderate espresso machine.
EPISODE CREDITS:Produced, edited and mixed by Luke BrawnerArtwork designed by Alan LeusinkSegment jingles composed and produced by Latifah AlattasAdditional music licensed through Blue Dot SessionsLINKSBe sure to follow and tag Fun Parts on Facebook and Instagram!Learn more about Becky Patton at beckypatton.comHear Latifah's music at pagecxvi.com, modaspira.comConnect with Ashley at jesusandgin.com
2021-03-2900 min
Fun Parts[THREESOME] One Trans Story, with Dr. Jaime BeuerleinIn our first ever Threesome bonus episode, our very own Latifah Alattas and Steve Wiens sit down with Dr. Jaime Beuerlein to hear her story and perspective on sexuality and spirituality living as a post-evangelical trans woman.
EPISODE CREDITS:Produced, edited and mixed by Luke BrawnerArtwork designed by Alan LeusinkSegment jingles composed and produced by Latifah AlattasAdditional music licensed through Blue Dot SessionsLINKSBe sure to follow and tag Fun Parts on Facebook and Instagram!Learn more about Becky Patton at beckypatton.comH...
2021-02-1944 min
Fun Parts[QUICKIE] CuriosityBecky Patton shares a quickie tip about the importance of meeting children in their curiosity, and exploring their questions about sex and sexuality.LINKSBe sure to follow and tag Fun Parts on Facebook and Instagram!Learn more about Becky Patton at beckypatton.comHear Latifah's music at pagecxvi.com, modaspira.comConnect with Ashley at jesusandgin.comBuy Steve's books and hear his podcast at stevewiens.comHear Luke's music at lukebrawner.comAnd hear more Milieu Media Group podcasts at milieumedia.comBECOME A PATRONT...
2020-09-1102 min
This Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 240 | New Records and New Theology with Latifah AlattasI met Latifah Alattas last year when we started collaborating on a new project (The Fun Parts Podcast). I was immediately drawn to her creativity, her infectious laughter, and her commitment to honesty. She's a singer/songwriter who has written under many different monikers, including Moda Spira and Page CXVI.
Latifah just released a new album called All (as Page CXVI). It's gorgeous, including old hymns she's rewritten to have gender-inclusive language and also some incredible original songs.
You can check out Latifah's work at ModaSpira.com and PageCXVI.com, and you can follow her on...
2020-09-0452 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 239 | LGBTQIA+ Church Trauma and Recovery with Rebecca BowersI loved this conversation! Rebecca Bowers is an LGBTQIA affirming and inclusive therapist and advocate, living in southern Louisiana. She primarily works with clients who have gone through spiritual and religious trauma. She sees many clients who have experienced these specific traumas and works to help them reconcile and recover.
Trigger warning: We talked a lot about the kinds of trauma that LGBTQIA+ individuals experience from religious institutions and how to move toward healing.
Resources from Rebecca:
Disclaimer: Each resource may not be right for each person. If something does not rest well within your body or your mind, then lea...
2020-08-2749 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 238 | An Ode to Women Who are "Too Much"I recorded this episode based on a blog post I wrote a few years ago when the Me Too movement was just getting started. The blog was titled "An Ode to the Women Who are Too Much." We need to hear those voices, to hear their stories, and to stop telling women they are too much.
Click here to read "An Ode to the Women Who are Too Much."
I also mentioned Sue Monk Kidd's gorgeous new book, The Book of Longings. It's an imaginative story centered on the question, "What if Jesus had a w...
2020-08-2017 min
Fun Parts[OUTTAKE] Steve Versus The SinkAn outtake from Episode 1 of Fun Parts, in which Steve Wiens attempts to share his motivation for being a part of the show.
EPISODE CREDITS:Produced, edited and mixed by Luke BrawnerArtwork designed by Alan LeusinkSegment jingles composed and produced by Latifah AlattasAdditional music licensed through Blue Dot SessionsLINKSBe sure to follow and tag Fun Parts on Facebook and Instagram!Learn more about Becky Patton at beckypatton.comHear Latifah's music at pagecxvi.com, modaspira.comConnect with Ashley at jesusandgin.c...
2020-08-1000 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 237 | Born Again and Again with Megan WestraMegan Westra is the host of a great podcast called The Podluck, and she's the author of a fantastic new book called Born Again and Again, which chronicles her evolving faith. Our conversation went everywhere from her super-conservative upbringing in the Southern Baptist Church to the questions she's currently still wrestling with.
Click here to buy Megan's new book, Born Again and Again.
Find out more about Megan by visiting her website - and make sure to follow her on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
2020-08-0648 min
Fun PartsFalse Starts and Origin StoriesIn this, the debut episode of Fun Parts, hosts Becky Patton, Latifah Alattas, Ashley Leusink, Steve Wiens, and Luke Brawner share just what brought each of them to the table for this exploration of the relationship between sexuality and spirituality... but not before a spontaneous (albeit uncomfortable for some) chat about the wonders of the human anatomy.
EPISODE CREDITS:Produced, edited and mixed by Luke BrawnerArtwork designed by Alan LeusinkSegment jingles composed and produced by Latifah AlattasAdditional music licensed through Blue Dot SessionsLINKSBe sure...
2020-08-0541 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 236 | Listening to Your Inner WisdomWhy is it that most of us listen to everybody else but neglect our own inner wisdom? Why don't we trust that voice? Is the heart (as the bible claims), really "deceitful above all things?" In this episode, I talk about how to learn to listen for your inner wisdom, how you can borrow true wisdom from others in order to find your own inner wisdom, and what we can learn about inner wisdom from a bizarre story called the 18th camel. Enjoy!
2020-07-3023 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 235 | You are Not Your FeelingsWhy do we get so triggered by Facebook posts with which we disagree? Why can't we just smile and move on? This episode deals with the idea of dualism, and how our brains are still hardwired to keep us safe from sabertooth tigers hiding behind the blueberry bush even when they aren't there. It also explores a mindful practice that can help you to move on more quickly by detaching yourself - and your identity - from your feelings.
Also mentioned in this episode: Fun Parts Podcast! Check out the trailer for this brand new podcast that e...
2020-07-1025 min
What The FaithFinding God in the Ordinary with Steve WiensWhat would it feel like to be in touch with the spiritual throughout each day? In the little moments? In the difficult moments?This week we chat with Steve Wiens, a Christian teacher, author and pastor helping people ask deeper questions when it comes to our humanity and to a higher being. We dive into the topic of mindfulness, the main focus of his latest book "Shining like the Sun". The book offers seven mindful practices--attentiveness, ordinariness, simplicity, rhythms, conversation, delight, and restoration--that guide readers to wake up to God as a living reality and to...
2020-07-0855 min
Fun PartsIntroducing Fun PartsWelcome to Fun Parts, a podcast exploring the intersection between spirituality and sexuality. Hosts Becky Patton, Latifah Alattas, Ashley Leusink, Steve Wiens, and Luke Brawner discuss the complicated relationship between our bodies, our souls, and our culture, combatting shame and creating space for inclusion, vulnerability, and laughter along the way.
EPISODE CREDITS:Produced, edited and mixed by Luke BrawnerArtwork designed by Alan LeusinkSegment jingles composed and produced by Latifah AlattasAdditional music licensed through Blue Dot SessionsLINKSBe sure to follow and tag Fun Parts on F...
2020-06-2702 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 234 | Separated by the Border with Gena ThomasGena Thomas advocates for families who have been separated at the border. In this conversation, we talked about Gena's experience adopting Julia, a child who had been separated from her family at the border between the US & Mexico, and also about how she worked tirelessly to find Julia's mother, Guadalupe, so they could be reunited. You can read all about Gena's story in her book, Separated by the Border.
You can follow Gena on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, and find out more about her work at www.genathomas.com
Also mentioned in this episode:
K...
2020-06-1444 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 233 | A Conversation with Austin Channing BrownI recorded this interview with Austin Channing Brown in July of 2018, but it's incredibly poignant given the events of the last few weeks, with the killing of George Floyd, the global protest, and the overwhelming call for systemic change. Please consider buying her book (which is currently #15 on the NYT Bestseller list): I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness.
2020-06-1151 min
Paths to RestorationPaths to Restoration: Steve Wiens and Ed CyzewskiPastor and author Steve Wiens shares about his book Shining Like the Sun and the spiritual practices that guide him. As a pastor in Minneapolis, Wiens has been involved in activism for justice and equality alongside fellow clergy in his community. Wiens also shares about the challenges of pastoring people at a time of quarantine during the Coronavirus outbreak.
2020-06-0929 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 232 | You are Not Alone and This Will Not Last Forever with Jessica KantrowitzJessica Kantrowitz is a writer and theologian living in Boston, Massachusetts. She writes about theology, culture, social justice, and chronic illness, including her own struggles with depression and migraines. Her writing has been featured in places like Sojourners, Think Christian, The Good Men Project, and Our Bible App. She earned her MDiv from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.
You can follow her on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram and you can purchase her new book, The Long Night: Readings and Stories to Help You Through Depression here.
2020-06-0455 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 231 | Finding Grace for Yourself and Hope for the WorldClick here to buy my new book, Shining Like the Sun: Seven Mindful Practices for Rekindling Your Faith.
2020-05-2833 min
The Why Behind The WhatS.2 Episode 12 - Mindfulness with Steve WiensIn this episode, I interview Steve Wiens, a spiritual teacher, writer, and pastor who loves helping people reconstruct their faith after their theological foundations have crumbled. He hopes to give people permission to experience new and expansive ways of understanding God, themselves, and the world in which they live.
We discuss his newest book, Shining Like the Sun: Seven Mindful Practices for Rekindling Your Faith, and how we can become more mindful so we might discover the Divine. Be sure to pick up a copy of this book, because it is so good! It’s the book I w...
2020-05-1853 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 230 | What the Faith? With Allison Del Fium & Ashten WickhamWe live in a multi-faith society which often results in misinformation, ignorance, disagreements, hate speech, violence, and even wars. What the Faith is a new community born out of a desire for empathy rather than division. To find commonality in the midst of chaos. To find out more about What the Faith, check out this episode's show notes.
2020-04-3050 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 229 | Beyond Awkward Side Hugs with Bronwyn LeaBronwyn Lea is the author of Beyond Awkward Side Hugs: Living as Brothers and Sisters in Christ in a Sex-Crazed World. Find out more about Bronwyn and her book by visiting this episode's show notes!
2020-04-2344 min
Impossible BeautyEpisode 17: Steve Wiens- Waking UpSteve Wiens is a spiritual teacher, writer, and pastor who has authored three books, entitled "Beginnings," "Whole," and most recently "Shining Like the Sun: Seven Mindful Practices for Rekindling Your Faith." Steve also hosts a weekly podcast called This Good Word. Wiens is a gentle companion in the journey of spiritual development and loves coming alongside people in reconstructing their faith when old theological foundations have fallen apart. Because of Steve’s thoughtful approach to faith, my conversation with him around authentic beauty is fascinating. In our time together, we talk about what it means to awaken to Go...
2020-04-221h 11This Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 228 | Resurrection with Amanda Held Opelt, Rachel Held Evans' sisterIt's been almost a year since we lost our friend Rachel Held Evans. In fact, she was supposed to come out of her medically induced coma on Easter Sunday, 2019. Just two weeks after that, we lost her. I had the incredible opportunity to have a conversation with Amanda Held Opelt, Rachel's sister, about her journey of grief, the hope she's holding onto these days, and her renewed view about what resurrection means.
Her words were powerful and inspiring; I hope you enjoy this conversation.
2020-04-1332 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 227 | Good Friday Bonus Episode: Experiencing the Stations of the CrossA custom of our Christian tradition is to keep vigil with Christ at different times and in different ways during Holy Week. One of the places from which we draw this custom is Jesus’ request to his disciples to keep watch while he prayed and agonized in the Garden of Gethsemane. We also know that there were those few—including Mary Magdalene, Jesus’ mother Mary, and the apostle John—who stayed near the cross and kept watch as Jesus suffered and died. Despite the horror of what was taking place, those most intimate with Jesus stayed with him to the end.
2020-04-101h 11This Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 226 | Exploring Monastic Rhythms of Healthy Leadership with Jerome DaleyYou know when you meet someone for the first time and find yourself agreeing with almost everything they say? That was how my entire conversation with Jerome Daley went. His emphasis on soul-care, on finding sane rhythms for your life, and on the contemplative journey was all water for my parched soul these days.
For more, check out his amazing book, Gravitas: The Monastic Rhythms of Healthy Leadership.
Jerome Daley is an executive coach, retreat leader, and conflict consultant who is passionate about helping leaders thrive...and build thriving organizational cultures. With over 20 years in people d...
2020-04-0259 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 225 | Moving from Conservative to Progressive Christianity with Colby MartinColby Martin (author of Unclobber: Rethinking our Misuse of the Bible on Homosexuality) is about to release another book, titled The Shift: Surviving and Thriving after Moving from Conservative to Progressive Christianity.
Colby is passionate about carving out a space within Christianity that includes:
a whole-heartedly affirming posture toward LGBTQ individuals,
a broader acceptance of other spiritual practices and religious perspectives,
an agreeableness toward science,
and a commitment to always growing, transforming, and trusting that the best days are yet to come.
Colby is currently partnering with...
2020-03-2654 min
Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership with Ruth Haley BartonSeason 9: Episode 5 | Transformation and Sexuality with Steve Wiens
A great conversation with long-time friend Steve Wiens, pastor of Genesis Covenant Church, about sexuality and gender that will surprisingly leave you encouraged. Ruth defines spirituality, sexuality, sex, gender and asks the question: How can we redeem our sexuality? We need to do the work of #metoo #churchtoo, but there is hope on the other side. Dallas Willard brings it home… “the opposite of lust is ______?
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Mentioned in this podcast:
The Holy Longing: The Search for a Christian Spirituality Ronald Rolheiser
Sh...
2020-03-251h 07This Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 224 | Learning to Pray When Anxiety & Fear Takes OverIf feelings of fear and anxiety are threatening to sweep you away right now, there is a way to pray that allows you to name your feelings - as big as they are, to welcome reality as it is rather than fighting it, so that you can let those feelings go and find peace even in the midst of the storm.
In this brief episode, I guide you through how to welcome any feeling you have, as big as it is, feeling it in your body so that you can eventually move through it and let it g...
2020-03-2315 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 223 | Welcoming Reality in Times of UncertaintyAs the world struggles to come to terms with a new reality in the midst of a global pandemic, we are coming to terms with the reality that we're not as in control of life as we thought we were. In this episode, I share five practices for learning how to welcome reality - even when it's awful, scary, and painful - instead of fighting to try to control it.
Music on today's episode is courtesy of audionautix.com.
2020-03-1929 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 222 | Theology of the Womb with Dr. Christy Angelle-Vidrine BaumanThe following excerpt describes the journey that Dr. Christy Vidrine Bauman took that resulted in writing her fabulous book, Theology of the Womb:
"If it is true that God is a male, then His Divinity or Deity is expressed in His masculinity. Yet I am a woman, and there are parts of my body; such as my breasts, my vagina, and my womb that are telling a story about God that I have never learned or understood. This is an exploration of the significance of a womb that must shed and bleed before it can create. How...
2020-03-0500 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 221 | Ali Hormann is All the ThingsMaybe you haven't heard of Ali Hormann yet, but that's all about to change. She's a wedding photographer, pastor, comedian, mother of three, and writer who believes nobody has to be pigeon-holed into identifying as just one thing. We talked about body image, theology, comedy, parenting, pastoring, politics, and we could have talked for about sixteen more hours. Ali is hilarious and deep, and I loved this conversation.
Check out Ali's photography business on her website or on Instagram.
Follow Ali on Twitter and Instagram.
And if you live in Minnesota, make sure to c...
2020-02-271h 29This Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 220 | In Which I Read Excerpts from My New Book!In this episode, I did two readings from my new book, Shining Like the Sun: Seven Mindful Practices for Rekdindling Your Faith, which releases on April 7th. I can't wait for you to listen to these excerpts and also to get your hands on your own copy.
Click here to pre-order Shining Like the Sun.
I also invited listeners to consider joining my launch team.
The first 50 people to join the launch team will receive a final copy of Shining Like the Sun as soon as my publisher receives it in the warehouse, w...
2020-02-2535 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 219 | But You Live in a Snow Globe! (Surviving Your Own Copernican Shift, part 3)This is part 3 of a four-part series called "Surviving Your Own Copernican Shift." If you're going through a faith deconstruction - or reconstruction - or both, you need help understanding a framework for spiritual development that allows questioning, expanding, and believing new things. Part One was about understanding that disruptions are the first step of growing spiritually. Part Two was about learning how to see the invitations into new beliefs that disruptions bring.
Part Three is about seeing your belief system as a snow globe - you need to get outside of it to see its limitations a...
2020-02-1337 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 218 | Unpacking the Superbowl Halftime Show with Joanna Luehmann (Surviving Your Own Copernican Shift, Part 2)Joanna Luehmann is a Latinx pastor and theologian who took to Twitter on Sunday night and Monday following the Superbowl to give a different perspective to the halftime show to anyone who thought it was oversexualized. She graciously agreed to talk to me with virtually zero time to prepare, and what she offered was a beautiful, challenging and timely critique to Progressive Christians like me who need to spend a little more time seeing how our own implicit biases cloud our vision. Please take some time to listen to Joanna's insightful invitation into a decolonized way of seeing the...
2020-02-0545 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 217 | How to Survive Your own Copernican Shift, Part 1: DisruptionUntil the early 1500's, everybody assumed planet earth was the fixed, immovable center of the universe, the reference point for the entire universe (apparently it didn't occur to anybody how utterly convenient that was for those of us who lived there). When Copernicus discovered the earth was also orbiting around the sun, nothing actually changed - except how we see everything.
This episode (disruption) is part one of a four-part series on the essential movements when you have your own Copernican shift, whether it's about religion or science or a relationship. Nobody likes life as we know i...
2020-01-3036 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 216 | Self-Contempt, Shame, and a Better Way Forward with Andrew BaumanAndrew Bauman is the Co-Founder and Director of Christian Counseling Center: For Sexual Health and Trauma. He's a licensed mental health counselor with an M.A. in Counseling Psychology from the Seattle School of Theology and Psychology. He's also the author of several books, including Floating Away, Stumbling Toward Wholeness, The Psychology of Porn, and A Brave Lament (with Christy Bauman).
We had a fascinating conversation about why it seems so easy for Christians to see themselves as hopeless sinners, but how hard it is to see themselves as good & glorious. We talked about why we use s...
2020-01-2300 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 215 | The Book of Waking Up with Seth HainesSeth Haines is one of those friends that makes me want to pursue things that really matter. His new book is vintage Seth Haines: poignant, at times snarky, and pure gold throughout, The Book of Waking Up: Experiencing the Divine Love That Reorders a Life is a beautiful call to attach yourself to a love that satisfies deep down. This is how Seth describes his new work:
I wrote The Book of Waking Up: Experiencing the Divine Love That Reorders a Life for those who want to wake from their coping mechanisms, attachments, and addiction and wake to...
2020-01-161h 02This Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 214 | Try Softer with Aundi KolberI met Aundi Kolber at the Festival for Faith and Writing in 2018, and she’s been a friend ever since. This is Aundi’s second time on the podcast, and this is how she describes herself:
I am a deep thinker and deep feeler. Sometimes I get bored with small talk. I love stories, people, counseling, theology and my precious family. I find myself constantly amazed by God’s faithfulness in my life. I write, think, and chew on this often. I believe that Jesus is my ultimate hope and healer. I am a licensed professional counselor in Cas...
2020-01-0955 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 213 | The View From Rock Bottom with Stephanie TaitFor Stephanie Tait, pain has never existed on a spectrum opposite of joy. Pain, with the way it weaves into our lives, families, and work habits, has been the connecting point of grace and struggle that defines her career. As an author, speaker, disability advocate, and trauma survivor, Stephanie aims to do what she believes is sorely lacking in our trending conversations around Christianity – to partner sound theology and practice with the unashamed acceptance of struggle in the present tense. She aims to create space for the reality of suffering, as well as practical tools and experience for its ma...
2020-01-021h 03This Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 212 | Finding God After Losing FaithSo many of us begin thinking about resolutions or "words for the year" as we wrap up one year and head into the next. One of the things that I'm going to be especially intentional about in 2020 is being rigorously honest about what I say I believe. You may not believe this, but there are many times when I simply nod along, agreeing with what I should agree with, while internally I am feeling angsty. So, I'm committing to doing the work of being kind and compassionate, while also refusing to simply go along with something I don't really...
2019-12-2613 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 211 | Advent, Part 4The season of Advent marks the beginning of the church calendar, and it's a season of naming our deepest longings, those places in our lives where everything feels shrouded in darkness and hopelessness. It's a season to ask for light to come into those places, for Christ to come into those places. It's a season to practice waiting for the impossible to become possible.
My conversation is with Ruth Haley Barton, a dear friend and the Director of the Transforming Center in Chicago, Illinois.
The music on this episode is by Page CXVI (used by pe...
2019-12-1921 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 210 | Advent, Part 3The season of Advent marks the beginning of the church calendar, and it's a season of naming our deepest longings, those places in our lives where everything feels shrouded in darkness and hopelessness. It's a season to ask for light to come into those places, for Christ to come into those places. It's a season to practice waiting for the impossible to become possible.
My conversation is with Ruth Haley Barton, a dear friend and the Director of the Transforming Center in Chicago, Illinois.
The music on this episode is by Page CXVI (used by pe...
2019-12-1221 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 209 | Advent, Part 2The season of Advent marks the beginning of the church calendar, and it's a season of naming our deepest longings, those places in our lives where everything feels shrouded in darkness and hopelessness. It's a season to ask for light to come into those places, for Christ to come into those places. It's a season to practice waiting for the impossible to become possible.
My conversation is with Ruth Haley Barton, a dear friend and the Director of the Transforming Center in Chicago, Illinois.
The music on this episode is by Page CXVI (used by pe...
2019-12-0525 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 208 | Advent, Part OneThe season of Advent marks the beginning of the church calendar, and it's a season of naming our deepest longings, those places in our lives where everything feels shrouded in darkness and hopelessness. It's a season to ask for light to come into those places, for Christ to come into those places. It's a season to practice waiting for the impossible to become possible.
My conversation is with Ruth Haley Barton, a dear friend and the Director of the Transforming Center in Chicago, Illinois.
The music on this episode is by Page CXVI (used by pe...
2019-11-2828 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 207 | The One Where Jenn Interviews MeLast week (episode 206), I had such a great conversation with Jennifer Dawn Watts that we immediately scheduled a time for her to interview me. I found myself reflecting on some of the things she asked me - and some of the surprising ways I answered - days after we talked. I hope you enjoy our conversation.
2019-11-211h 03This Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 206 | Real with Jennifer Dawn WattsJennifer Dawn Watts is the Founder and CEO of Living Well Counselling Services, with two locations in Calgary Alberta offering services in person and worldwide via telephone and online AND she's one of my favorite new friends. We could have talked for hours!!!!
For more about Jenn, make sure to check out the Show Notes!
2019-11-141h 03This Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 205 | Committed to MisunderstandingHave you ever felt like someone was committed to misunderstanding you? What do you with that? Most of us stay in those kinds of conversations for far longer than we should. In this episode, I share what I think is happening with the person who is committed to misunderstanding you, and what you can do about it.
2019-11-0127 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 204 | Impossible Beauty with Melissa Louise JohnsonMelissa Louise Johnson is a writer, a Marriage and Family Therapist, and a gifted Spiritual Director. She advocates for embracing authentic beauty in the world through her podcast and her blog, both called Impossible Beauty. We talked about her journey with body image and food issues, as well as how she's writing and revealing a counter-narrative about beauty in a world that still praises thinness at all costs.
Check out Melissa's podcast and blog, and follow her on Instagram and Facebook.
Resources mentioned on the episode:
The Illusionist (documentary)
The Emily Pro...
2019-10-2452 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 203 | The Church of Us vs Them with David FitchI have David Fitch on the podcast today, talking about post-structuralism, the Matrix, why Chicago has the best weather on the planet, why you were duped into believing it was your idea to vote for your favorite candidate in 2016 - and 2020, and his new book, The Church of Us vs. Them: Freedom From a Faith that Feeds on Making Enemies.
You can follow David on Twitter and Facebook.
2019-10-1742 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 202 | Evolving Faith, Part 3I attended the Evolving Faith Conference in Denver last week, and I loved it. Evolving Faith is "a gathering for wanderers, wonderers, and spiritual refugees to help you discover...you are not alone."
I took some time at the end of each day to record my thoughts about what I experienced that day and how I'm processing it. In Part 1, I talked about how I felt sitting in a room on the first day of the conference, where about 120 faith leaders gathered to listen and learn about what it means to lead our congregations through significant change. It...
2019-10-1031 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 201 | Evolving Faith, Part 2I'm in Denver, attending the Evolving Faith Conference, which is "a gathering for wanderers, wonderers, and spiritual refugees to help you discover...you are not alone."
I'm taking some time at the end of every day to record my thoughts about what I experienced that day and how I'm processing it. In Part 1, I talked about how I felt sitting in a room on the first day of the conference, where about 120 faith leaders gathered to listen and learn about what it means to lead our congregations through significant change. It was such a beautiful gift for m...
2019-10-0524 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 200 | Evolving Faith, Part 1I'm in Denver, attending the Evolving Faith Conference, which is "a gathering for wanderers, wonderers, and spiritual refugees to help you discover...you are not alone."
I'm taking some time at the end of every day to record my thoughts about what I experienced that day and how I'm processing it. This episode is part 1, where I discuss how I felt sitting in a room today where about 120 faith leaders gathered to listen and learn about what it means to lead our congregations through significant change. It was such a beautiful gift for me to be in a...
2019-10-0426 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 199 | Making Space for LossIn this episode, I share the five things I learned this summer about making space for loss after my father in law died. If you're dealing with loss, or if someone you love is experiencing loss, I hope this is a helpful resource.
2019-09-1921 min
The Stay Curious PodcastWrestling With The Bible with Pastor Steve WiensPastor Steph Williams O'Brien hosts the The Stay Curious Podcast, adjacent to her book by the same name: Stay Curious - How Questions And Doubts Can Save Your Faith. Pastor Steph sits down with those who have experienced seasons of questions and doubts and their journey's from wandering to wondering. In this episode Steph talks with Steve Wiens who is the author of two books, Beginnings and Whole. His next book will come out in 2020 - Shining Like The Sun: Seven Mindful Practices For Rekindling Your Faith. Pastor Steph credits Steve with helping her move from a p...
2019-09-1642 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 198 | Letting Go and Grabbing Hold AgainWe're always in the process of letting things go - we take breaks from social media, vacations from work, we get injured and can't work out anymore... but how can we be mindful about how we let go of those things, so we really let them go? And when it's time to pick them back up again, how can we grab hold of those things - when it's time to do so - mindfully, instead of trying to hold it the same way we used to hold it? Whether you're taking a vacation, scheduling a day off, or taking...
2019-08-2231 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 197 | You're Building Something, Part 2 (Encore)This is Part 2! If you missed part 1, check it out here.
You're working on something, and you're not done yet, and you don't quite know how it's going to turn out, and you kind of want to quit but you are also oddly thrilled about this project. How do you stay in it? What do you need to keep going? Enjoy.
2019-08-1524 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 196 | You're Building Something, Part 1 (Encore)You're working on something, and you're not done yet, and you don't quite know how it's going to turn out, and you kind of want to quit but you are also oddly thrilled about this project. How do you stay in it? What do you need to keep going? Enjoy.
2019-08-0928 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 195 | Stay Curious with Steph Williams O'BrienSteph Williams O’Brien is a pastor, writer, leadership coach, podcaster, and she’s a really good friend. She is a passionate influencer that encourages me to be who I am, ask the hard questions, and to embrace possibility and hope.
Check out the full Show Notes here.
2019-08-0148 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 194 | Sexual Ethics and Fidelity to Christ with Bridget EileenBridget Eileen is a multi-racial gay Christian woman who has chosen to be celibate - but not because the bible tells her so. This conversation was so fascinating to me for a million different reasons - I loved getting to know Bridget and I think you will, too.
Click here for the Show Notes and to get in touch with Bridget.
2019-07-2657 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 193 | Light from Distant Stars with Shawn SmuckerClick here for the ShowNotes.
2019-07-1853 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 192 | Dear Church with Lenny DuncanLenny Duncan, author of the brand new book, Dear Church: A Love Letter From a Black Preacher to the Whitest Denomination in the U.S.
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2019-07-1637 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 191 | Spiritual Trauma with Hillary McBrideClick here for the ShowNotes...
2019-07-1139 min2019-07-0438 min2019-06-2730 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 188 | Quaking with Fear and Preaching Anyway with Ashley WilcoxAshley M. Wilcox is a Quaker minister and founder of Church of Mary Magdalene. She is currently writing a handbook for feminist preachers called The Women’s Lectionary, to be published by Westminster John Knox Press in September 2020. Ashley travels around the country to speak, preach, and lead workshops and retreats.
Through her ministry, Ashley brings Friends deeper into their own tradition and helps those in other denominations and faiths experience God through Quaker practices and spirituality.
Ashley is a graduate of Candler School of Theology and Willamette University College of Law. Before going to se...
2019-06-1343 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 187 | Brie StonerBrie Stoner is a musician, writer, student, and 2015 alumna of the Center for Action and Contemplation’s Living School for Action and Contemplation. She co-hosts Another Name For Everything, the popular new podcast featuring Richard Rohr. Her music, which has been featured in national and international television broadcasting, includes the production and composition of the soundtracks for the NOOMA film series with Rob Bell. Brie has published blogs for The Omega Center, The Contemplative Society, and Northeast Wisdom websites, and contributed to an anthology edited by Ilia Delio, OSF: Personal Transformation and a New Creation: The Spiritual Revolution of Beatrice B...
2019-06-0652 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 186 | The Liberating Path of the Hebrew Prophets with Rabbi Nahum Ward-LevRabbi Nahum Ward-Lev founded and leads Beit Midrash of Santa Fe, a multi-faith sacred learning community. He has led workshops at retreat centers, synagogues, churches, and seminaries across the United States, including Union Theological Seminary, Ghost Ranch, Santa Maria de la Vid Abbey, and Stony Point Center. His teaching invites learners into an adventurous exploration that engages the body, heart, and soul as well as the mind. He is an experienced spiritual director, accompanying people of many faiths. Nahum is the Scholar-in-Residence at Temple Beth Shalom in Santa Fe, NM and a Fellow of the Rabbis Without Borders Initiative.
2019-05-3046 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 185 | Getting Misunderstood and Moving OnOn today's episode, I talked about getting misunderstood - then and moving on. We can't get everybody to see what we are trying to do or understand what we really meant. You can waste a lot of emotional energy trying to answer questions you just can't answer anyway. I told a few stories from John's gospel about how Jesus refused to answer certain questions and just moved on. You can, too. Enjoy.
2019-05-2328 min2019-05-1647 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 183 | Women Rise Up with Katey ZehI got to know Katey Zeh when our mutual friend Erin Lane introduced us, and I’m so glad she did. Katey has experience working as an advocate for women and girls who are being trafficked, which has greatly informed how she reads the bible. The result is her brand new book, Women Rise Up: Sacred Stories for Today’s Revolution. Katey speaks the truth of the abuse, oppression, and erasure women have endured in the stories told in the Scriptures, much of which is still happening in the world today.
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2019-05-0941 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 182 | MuThis is a rebroadcast of an oldie but a goodie - I think you might agree that it has aged well in the last two years.
Have you ever experienced that awkward moment when someone asks you a question, and you know they want an either/or response, but you just can't go there? Have you ever wanted to demand a better, more expansive question, one that respects the nature of your answer, and the fact that their small question can't contain the truth of your nuanced answer? Well, well, well. You need to get to know M...
2019-05-0223 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 181 | DisagreementOn this episode, I talked about how to know when to voice that disagreement, and how to know when to keep silent. I posed five questions you can ask yourself to decide whether or not it's worth it to have that disagreement. Enjoy!
2019-04-2530 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 180 | More Than You Can Handle with Nate PyleMy friend Nate Pyle is a great writer and also a compassionate pastor, who knows about pain and loss firsthand. Professional uncertainty, the intense impact of mental illness, and the struggle to build a family after infertility and a lost pregnancy have left Nate with more questions than answers. One answer he has come to, however, is that God regularly gives people more than they can handle, regardless of the well-known cliche that says otherwise.
In Nate's book, More Than You Can Handle: When Life's Overwhelming Pain Meets God's Overcoming Grace, he shares his own story, the s...
2019-04-1858 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 179 | Glorious Weakness with Alia JoyAlia Joy is the author of Glorious Weakness: Discovering God in All We Lack. She writes poignantly about her life with bipolar disorder as well as grief, faith, marriage, poverty, race, embodiment, and keeping fluent in the language of hope. She lives in Central Oregon with her husband, her tiny Asian mother, her three kids, a dog, a bunny, and a bunch of chickens.
Make sure to connect with Alia on her blog, on Twitter, or on Instagram.
Enjoy!
2019-04-111h 15This Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 178 | Jon SweeneyWhen Jon Sweeney and Mark Burrows were reading Daniel Ladinsky's gorgeous translations of Hafiz, they had an idea: What if we translated the work of Meister Eckhart into poetry? The result is one of my favorite new resources: Meister Eckhart's Book of the Heart. If you like Rumi and Hafiz, you are going to love this little book.
Meister Eckhart was a thirteenth-century priest, mystic, and nearly a heretic. A wide range of current spiritual teachers and mystics, including Richard Rohr, Eckhart Tolle, and Rudolph Steiner, credit Eckhart as being an important influence on their work. In add...
2019-03-2847 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 177 | Instagram FailMary and I worked really hard to create an epic Harry Potter birthday party for one of our boys, and it was coming together in such an awesome way that I shared in on Instagram. And it WAS an epic party, in all the good ways, UNTIL it was a complete and utter disaster. Ha! Instagram fail.
What does it look like to choose to courageously show up face-to-face with your weakness, your limits, your concerns, your half baked ideas and your ambivalence when it's so tempting to only reveal your curated self? In this episode, I ta...
2019-03-2134 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 176 | RegulationHomeostasis is the ability your body has to regulate temperature, produce or reduce glucose, eliminate toxins, fight infection, and many other things - without you even thinking about it.
What if you had a way to regulate your emotional state of being? Instead of getting swept away in anger, or fear, or shame, what if you could notice those feelings without judging them, allowing yourself to feel them fully, but then separate your self from your feelings so you don't get swept away?
In today's episode, I talk about cultivating the ability to have feelings ra...
2019-03-1429 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 161 | NowOn today's podcast, I talked about mindfulness. And an eye injury. And a walk in the woods. And asking for help.
Enjoy, my friends!
In this episode:
I mentioned Peace is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh
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2018-08-3028 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 159 | Experiments in Honesty with Steve DaughertySteve Daugherty is a pastor and counselor, and his most recent book is called Experiments in Honesty.
Visit the ShowNotes page for more information about Steve Daugherty and his work.
Enjoy!
2018-08-1642 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 155 | Midrash with Rabbi AlanYou win.
Rabbi Alan is back on the show, and he's talking Midrash, which is an expansive way of viewing the Scriptures that will most likely shatter your brains (in the very best way possible).
If you're new to the podcast, Rabbi Alan is one of my mentors - and one of the greatest influences in my life as far as how I see God and especially how I read the Bible. He's funny, brilliant, and he's been on the podcast six times, so he's no slouch. I love him and you will, too.
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2018-07-191h 08
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2018-05-2729 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 139 | Haines Interviews WiensOne of my dearest friends, Steve Haines, interviewed me on this episode, and it was incredible. He asks such probing, spacious questions. We talked Star Wars, pastoring, spiritual practices, childhood, and Mary Martin Wiens even made a surprise appearance (honestly - we didn't even know she was going to show up) at the end... and she basically stole the show. This one was so much fun.
Enjoy.
2018-03-221h 17This Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 138 | Wiens Interviews HainesFriends!
I've been waiting to interview one of my dearest friends, Steve Haines, for a really long time, and it finally happened. We talked art, creativity, life, protest, faith, and his new project, Tov Music. At the end, you'll hear a scratch track from one of the songs on his new record, and it's so very good.
I hope you fall in love with Steve like I have. He's one of the best. Next week, you'll hear Haines interview Wiens. So fun!
Enjoy!
To find out more about Steve's new project, visit...
2018-03-1658 min
Sandbox Cooperative PodcastEpisode 57 | Peace, Restoration, and All the Things with Steve WiensSteve Wiens is a pastor, host of the podcast This Good Word, and an author. Steve talked with us about his latest book, Whole: Restoring What is Broken in Me, You and the Rest of the World, how stories can help bring meaning to our experience, and the idea that everything in the world is moving toward wholeness and restoration.Learn more about Steve at SteveWiens.com.
2018-01-2538 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 128 | Talking About God with Steve SacconeSteve Saccone is a pioneer in the field of unrestricted education and leadership development. For more than a decade, he has partnered with churches nationwide, as well as globally, to design and launch innovative internship programs called Protégé. His work in and with local churches has equipped many to develop transformational leaders and more effective leadership pipelines. He has written several books, including Relational Intelligence, Protégé, The Protege Playbook, and his latest one, Talking About God: Honest Conversations About Spirituality.
I've known Steve for more than a decade, and his compassion for people shines brightly in thi...
2018-01-0432 min
Hardcore Church PlantingBeing Broken is better: An Interview With Steve Wiens - HCP Season 7 Episode 7Welcome to Season 7 Episode 7 of the Hardcore Church Planting Podcast with Peyton Jones. In this episode, I interviewed Steve Wiens. Steve is the author of the book “Whole” and is a church planter in the Twin City area. Check out the BIVO Inner Circle here: https://BIVOInnerCircle.com Check out: The Weird Niche That Is Enabling BIVO Church Planters To Maximize Their Income Without Having To Give Up Their Time at http://BIVOWebinar.com CPPGet the Jump School Core Team Training on DVD For FREE at: https://JumpSchoolTraining.com/free Discover more about Pete & Peyton here: http://JumpSchoolTraining.com Get the C...
2017-11-1534 min
Lead Stories PodcastS03: Episode 8 - Lead Voices with Steve WiensSteph is chatting to Steve Wiens about his new book Whole: Restoring What Is Broken in Me, You and The Entire World. Listen in to hear their conversations about 5 Biblical questions and what it means to engage with them as leaders: 'Where are you?' 'Am I my brother's keeper?' 'What are you seeking?' 'Where are you going? 'What will you bring?' Should we embrace mystery or mastery as leaders? Is it possible to stay somewhere God has sent you fo...
2017-10-1158 min
The ArcThe Arc 61: Steve WiensOn this episode, Joy and Adam talked with Steve Wiens, the author of Beginnings and Whole from Navpress. Steve Wiens is the founding pastor of Genesis Covenant Church. He, his wife Mary, and their three young boys live in Maple Grove, Minnesota. He blogs at SteveWiens.com and podcasts at This Good Word. Learn more about Steve's books at navpress.com.
2017-09-1529 min
Dive Into A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Next-Level.Whole: Restoring What is Broken in Me, You, and the Entire World by Steve WiensPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/301474to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Whole: Restoring What is Broken in Me, You, and the Entire World
Author: Steve Wiens
Narrator: Steve Wiens
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 4 hours 37 minutes
Release date: August 22, 2017
Genres: Christianity
Publisher's Summary:
Look around and you’ll notice... the world is covered with jagged edges. People are broken all over the place. Places are broken all around us. But we were made for better than this: We were made for shalom. We were made to be whole — and to make things whole. This is an empowering journey for those who hung...
2017-08-224h 37Listen to Best Full Audiobooks in Religion & Spirituality, ChristianityWhole: Restoring What is Broken in Me, You, and the Entire World by Steve WiensPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/301474to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Whole: Restoring What is Broken in Me, You, and the Entire World
Author: Steve Wiens
Narrator: Steve Wiens
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 4 hours 37 minutes
Release date: August 22, 2017
Genres: Christianity
Publisher's Summary:
Look around and you’ll notice... the world is covered with jagged edges. People are broken all over the place. Places are broken all around us. But we were made for better than this: We were made for shalom. We were made to be whole — and to make things whole. This is an empowering journey for those who hung...
2017-08-224h 37
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2017-05-2556 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 93 | Writing with Shawn Smucker (Correct Version!)Peeps! I mistakenly released the wrong mp3 file for the Shawn Smucker conversation earlier today. This is the right one! Sorry about that!
I first heard of Shawn Smucker when one of my friends came home from the Festival of Faith and Writing and said, "Steve. I got to meet SHAWN SMUCKER." And then he went on to gush. And the guy that was gushing is a phenomenal writer himself. I honestly hadn't heard of Shawn, but that changed quickly. Shawn is a gorgeous writer, who has written quite a few books, including Building a Life Out of W...
2017-05-2347 minThis Good Word With Steve WiensEpisode 79 | Yeses and NosOn today's podcast, I talked about your body, your soul, your mind, and your spirit. In all of those areas, what are you saying yes to? What are you saying no to? What limits are you recognizing and how are you gently noticing what you need, and then moving toward those things? In this season of such high anxiety and stress, it's important to pay attention to these four areas, and start getting serious about what you are saying yes to, and what you are saying no to. Enjoy! Resources: Music on this podcast brought to you by Ben...
2017-02-2327 minThis Good Word With Steve Wiensepisode 58 | clean waterClick here to donate for clean water! : https://www.teamworldvision.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donate.participant&participantID=50237 Email me at steve@stevewiens.com if that link doesn't work. Thank you!!
2016-10-0704 minThis Good Word With Steve Wiensepisode 47 | blindspots with Steve PersonCheck out this episode's ShowNotes here.
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2016-06-231h 00This Good Word With Steve Wiensepisode 41 | the global immersion project with Jer Swigart and Steve HainesVisit the Global Immersion Project here.
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2016-05-191h 04
Embrace An Soul-Stirring Full Audiobook And Elevate Your Mindset.Beginnings: The First Seven Days of the Rest of Your Life by Steve WiensPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/251754to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Beginnings: The First Seven Days of the Rest of Your Life
Author: Steve Wiens
Narrator: Steve Wiens
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 41 minutes
Release date: January 1, 2016
Genres: Counseling & Inspirational
Publisher's Summary:
God . . . is the master of beginnings. Your circumstances may overwhelm you — but not God, who created everything from nothing. God lovingly offers relief, hope, and renewed energy for every beginning in your life. Join Steve Wiens on a paradigm-shifting walk through the seven days of creation, where he reveals how to apply the genesis of life to every one of...
2016-01-015h 41Grab the Essential Full Audiobooks in Religion & Spirituality, Counseling & InspirationalBeginnings: The First Seven Days of the Rest of Your Life by Steve WiensPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/251754to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Beginnings: The First Seven Days of the Rest of Your Life
Author: Steve Wiens
Narrator: Steve Wiens
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 5 hours 41 minutes
Release date: January 1, 2016
Genres: Counseling & Inspirational
Publisher's Summary:
God . . . is the master of beginnings. Your circumstances may overwhelm you — but not God, who created everything from nothing. God lovingly offers relief, hope, and renewed energy for every beginning in your life. Join Steve Wiens on a paradigm-shifting walk through the seven days of creation, where he reveals how to apply the genesis of life to every one of...
2016-01-015h 41This Good Word With Steve Wiensepisode 16 | infertility with Mary Martin WiensTo view this episode's ShowNotes, click here.
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