The Deep Dive Spirituality Conversations Podcast

Episode #22 Alastair Sterne – Rhythms for Life: Spiritual Practices for Who God Made You to Be

Alastair Sterne (lead pastor of St. Peter’s Fireside in Vancouver, British Columbia) discusses his new InterVarsity Press book Rhythms for Life: Spiritual Practices for Who God Created You to Be. We cover the key challenges of spiritual growth, transparency in ministry, creating healthy and integrative rhythms for living, and helping others to integrate Christian identity, spiritual gifts, values and mission.

Buy a copy of Rhythms for Life: Spiritual Practices for Who God Created You to Be (https://www.ivpress.com/rhythms-for-life) or https://amzn.to/3hvWOZG .

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Full Show notes and links: http://missionalhermeneutics.blogspot.com/2020/08/episode-22-alastair-sterne-rhythms-for.html

Episode #21 Dr Elaine Heath on Contemplative Spirituality, Sanctification, and the Healing of Trauma

In this week’s episode, Dr. Elaine Heath takes us deep into contemplative spirituality, entire sanctification, and the healing of trauma. Dr. Heath draws on her expertise in Scripture, spiritual formation (rooted in contemplative spirituality), mission and the theology of Phoebe Palmer. We have a rich conversation about inner healing and holiness.

Full Show Notes (including links to Dr. Heath's websites and resources): https://missionalhermeneutics.blogspot.com/2020/08/episode-21-dr-elaine-heath.html

Episode #20 Dr.Robert Wall on Reading Scripture as Wesleyans for Deep Transformation

In this episode, I speak with Dr. Robert Wall (Professor of Scripture and Wesleyan Studies at Seattle Pacific University) about the theological interpretation of Scripture. We focus on distinctively Wesleyan approaches to reading the Bible. In particular, we discuss how Scripture invites us to a deeper life of holiness and transformation.

Show notes: https://missionalhermeneutics.blogspot.com/2020/08/episode-20-dr-robert-wall-on-reading.html

Episode #19 Dr. Amy Oden: Spiritual Formation and the Practice of Christian Mindfulness

In this episode, Dr. Amy Oden shares deep insights from her research in the early Church and Christian spirituality on hospitality, Christian mindfulness and the formation of Christians for God’s mission. Listeners will appreciate the engagement with John Wesley’s teaching on watchfulness and its connection to formation. The conversation centers on her recent book Right Here Right Now: The Practice of Christian Mindfulness.

 

Full Show notes: https://missionalhermeneutics.blogspot.com/2020/08/episode-19-dr-amy-oden-spiritual.html

Episode #18: The Wesleyan Means of Grace, Transformation, & Christian Perfection with Dr Andrew Thompson

Andrew Thompson: Wesley’s Means of Grace, Transformation, and Christian Perfection

 

Listen in this week as Brian interviews noted Wesley scholar and pastor Dr. Andrew Thompson. Dr. Thompson takes us deep into a Wesleyan understanding and practice of the means of grace. Brian and Andrew end the episode with a powerful conversation about entire sanctification. Andrew offers a compelling modern testimony of what true holiness looks like today.

 

Show Notes: https://missionalhermeneutics.blogspot.com/2020/07/ep-18-wesleyan-means-of-grace.html

Episode #17: How Scripture, Spirit, Community, and Mission Shape Our Souls with Dr. Evan B. Howard

In this week’s episode Dr. Evan Howard shares his deep knowledge and wisdom regarding the process of how God shapes our souls.

 

• Evan B. Howard, Ph.D. is the founder and director of Spirituality Shoppe, a Center for the Study of Christian Spirituality. He is also an affiliate faculty with Fuller Theological Seminary. He is the author of The Brazos Introduction to Christian Spirituality, A Guide to Christian Spiritual Formation: How Scripture, Spirit, Community, and Mission Shape Our Souls and other books and articles. He leads workshops and seminars on Christian Spirituality and enjoys living a simple life with family and animals in rural Colorado.

For full show notes: https://missionalhermeneutics.blogspot.com/2020/07/episode-17-EvanBHoward.html 

Episode #16: Reading Scripture as Wesleyans with Dr. David F. Watson

In Episode 16, Dr. David Watson (Dean and Professor of New Testament at United Theological Seminary) talks about what it means to read Scripture as Wesleyan Christians. He talks about the critical need to read Scripture theologically for the Church. We do a deep dive on the inspiration and illumination of the Scripture by the Holy Spirit, “filters” for reading the Bible, the role of historical creeds, prayer, and holiness.

See Show Notes for full bio, contact information and resources: https://missionalhermeneutics.blogspot.com/2020/07/Episode16-DrDavidWatson.html

Episode #15 The Psalms, Honesty and Spiritual Formation with Dr. W. David O. Taylor

In this week’s episode, W. David O. Taylor explores the profound depths of the Book of Psalms with us in a rich discussion of his new book Open and Unafraid. We talk about how the prayers of the Psalter invite us to a deep honesty with God, with others, and with ourselves. As we open ourselves to the richness of the text, the text through the power of the Spirit shapes us.

 

W. David O. Taylor is Associate Professor of Theology & Culture at Fuller Theological Seminary and the author of several books, includingOpen and Unafraid: The Psalms as a Guide to Life (Thomas Nelson, 2020), Glimpses of the New Creation: Worship and the Formative Power of the Arts  (Eerdmans, 2019), The Theater of God’s Glory: Calvin, Creation, and the Liturgical Arts (Eerdmans, 2017), as well as editor ofFor the Beauty of the Church: Casting a Vision for the Arts(Baker Books, 2010) and co-editor of Contemporary Art and the Church: A Conversation between Two Worlds (IVP Academic, 2017). He has written for The Washington Post, Religion News Service, Image Journal, Calvin Theological Journal, Christian Scholars Review, Theology Today, Books & Culture, The Gospel Coalition, and Christianity Today, among others. An Anglican priest, he has lectured widely on the arts, from Thailand to South Africa. He serves on the advisory board for Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts as well as IVP Academic’s series, “Studies in Theology and the Arts,” and he is a core participation in the four-year project “Theology, Modernity, and the Visual Arts,” hosted by King’s College, London, which involves annual conversations between scholars and artists in London, Chicago, Berlin, and Venice. He lives in Austin with his wife Phaedra, a visual artist and gardener, and his daughter Blythe and son Sebastian. 

 

Social Media:

 

Twitter: @wdavidotaylor

 

IG: @davidtaylor_theologian

 

Facebook author page: @wdavidotaylor2020

 

 

Books:

Open and Unafraid: The Psalms as a Guide to Life (2020)

 

Prayer Cards for Open and Unafraid:  

Glimpses of the New Creation: Worship and the Formative Power of the Arts (2019 w/Jeremy Begbie)

 

The Theater of God’s Glory: Calvin, Creation, and the Liturgical Arts (2017)

 

co-editor of Contemporary Art and the Church: A Conversation between Two Worlds (IVP Academic, 2017) 

For the Beauty of the Church: Casting a Vision for the Arts (2010): 

 

David’s Recommended Books for Spiritual Growth and Transformation

 

 

Henri Nouwen The Wounded Healer  

James B. Torrance, Worship, Community, and the Triune God of Grace 

 

Karl Barth Church Dogmatics 

 

 

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Episode 14: The Courage to Read–Scripture, Astonishment, and Transformation with Dr. Brian Russell

In this week’s episode Dr Brian Russell talks about the profound role that Scripture has played in his life. He reflects on the shift from thinking of Scripture as something I should read to becoming something that I must read. He offers suggestions to capturing a renewed vision of the power of Scripture for a deep dive spirituality. Will you embrace the courage to read?

 

 

Bio: Brian Russell (Ph.D.) is a Professor of Biblical Studies and founder of Deep Dive Spirituality. Deep Dive Spirituality serves pastors and spiritual leaders through Dr. Russell’s ministries of preaching, teaching, and coaching.

 

 

 

Books by Dr. Russell

(Re)Aligning with God: Reading Scripture for Church and World (Cascade Books) https://amzn.to/30tP4S9

 

 

Invitation: A Bible Study to Begin With (Seedbed) https://my.seedbed.com/product/onebook-invitation-by-brian-russell/

 

 

Centering Prayer and the Journey to Love (forthcoming in 2021 from Paraclete Press)

 

 

Recommendations from Today’s Podcast:

 

 

Thomas Merton, Opening the Bible https://amzn.to/2BZXZRf

 

 

M. Robert Mulholland, Shaped by the Word: The Power of Scripture in Spiritual Formation https://amzn.to/3dVbhvA

 

Eugene Peterson, Eat This Book: A Conversation in the Art of Spiritual Reading https://amzn.to/3dVbhvA

 

 

Social Media:

 

Twitter: @briandrussell

 

Instagram: @yourprofessorforlife

 

Interested in coaching or inviting Brian to speak or teach for your community of faith or group? Email: deepdivespirituality@gmail.com

 

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Episode 13 Centering Prayer, Healing, and Spiritual Formation with Drs. Holeman, Russell, Stratton, and Rev. Gene Yotka

In this Episode, Drs Stephen Stratton and Toddy Holeman of Asbury Theological Seminary and Rev Gene Yotka of the Awakening Institute join Dr. Russell for a roundtable conversation about the contemplative practice of centering prayer. They focus on how its different from other forms of meditation and how God can use it to bring healing and transformation into the lives of practitioners.

 

For bios, see Episode 1 for Rev. Gene Yotka, Episode 9 for Dr. Steve Stratton, and Episode 12 for Dr. Toddy Holeman.

 

Social Media:

Brian Russell

Twitter: @briandrussell

Instagram: @yourprofessorforlife

 

Gene Yotka

@EugeneTYotka

https://www.theawakeninginstitute.com/

 

Books Recommended by the Panel on Centering Prayer

Bourgeault Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening https://amzn.to/3dVGwHC

 

Keating, Intimacy with God: An Introduction to Centering Prayer https://amzn.to/2AfhkNT

 

Merton, New Seeds of Contemplation https://amzn.to/2BUNaji

 

Madagain, Centering Prayer and the Healing of the Unconscious https://amzn.to/2UzZqwa

 

 

 

Books Written by the Panel Members

Books by Dr. Holeman:

Inside the Leader’s Head: Unravelling Personal Obstacles to Ministry (with Stephen Martyn, 2008): https://amzn.to/3fcCI58

 

Reconciliable Differences: Hope and Healing for Troubled Marriages (2005)  https://amzn.to/2YlLRl0

 

Theology for Better Counseling: Trinitarian Reflections for Healing and Formation (2012): https://amzn.to/2MNJoKU

 

Books by Dr. Stratton

Listening to Sexual Minorities: A Study of Faith and Sexual Identity on Christian College Campuses (with others)

 

Books by Dr. Russell

(Re)Aligning with God: Reading Scripture for Church and World https://amzn.to/30tP4S9

 

Centering Prayer and the Journey to Love (forthcoming in 2021 from Paraclete Press)

 

Books by Gene Yotka

Knowing as We are Known: An Exercise in Inner Stillness https://amzn.to/3hiSXzd