Potter's Inn Soul Care Conversations

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"When human beings are devalued, everything in society turns sour. Women are humiliated and children despised. The sick are regarded as a nuisance, and the elderly as a burden. Ethnic minorities as discriminated against. The poor are oppressed and denied social justice…labour is exploited in the mines and factories. There is no freedom, no dignity, no carefree joy. Human life seems not worth livin...

SHOW NOTES The art of reflecting on our day is almost a lost art in our busy and over-committed life. However, in this week's podcast, Steve explores an ancient spiritual exercise called The Daily Examen. In this podcast, Steve walks us through five easy steps used to reflect back upon our day, to see where God was in our midst that we might have missed because of our busyness, and to foster a hea...

We are all on a critical journey. We are all finding our way in a broken world and hearts that are always being transformed. The two conversations on The Critical Journey that I had with Joe Chambers will anchor us into knowing a path that gives us clarity, direction, and assurance. In the podcast, Joe and I discuss a model of our own journeys to help us find our way forward through confusing time...

This summer we will be replaying episodes that Steve chooses and sees as "stellar and vital in the care of our souls." It's our hope that you'll listen and then share the podcast around in your community, family, and spheres of influence.   SHOW NOTES Gwen and Steve recorded the podcast today about a prayer that took on great meaning and deeper insight during a difficult and dark time. Their conve...

This summer we will be replaying episodes that Steve chooses and sees as "stellar and vital in the care of our souls." It's our hope that you'll listen and then share the podcast around in your community, family, and spheres of influence.   SHOW NOTES We struggle to identity ourselves, but what is the real truth about our Identity? Today Dustin is talking about Identity with David Sachsenmaier, a...

Before there was "original sin" there was original blessing! This is a conversation that may challenge much of what you have believed and help you reframe what the Bible actually says. This is a deep and rich conversation with Author Danielle Shroyer about our true identity as men and women. We talk about reclaiming our blessing and birthright that some theology have taken from us. We talk about p...

Today is our third, and final episode in a series called Managing Transitions. And if you've been listening over the course of the last couple of weeks you've heard a lot about the terms of our own internal shifting amid transitions. Change is inevitable, but transitions is really our internal work to the external change that we've been going through. Today we're going to be talking about aging wi...

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens...  — Ecclesiastes 3 We are on the second part of our series on Transitions, and Steve will be talking to us about the many ways we change and transition. Using personal examples and sharing from his heart, this is a podcast to not miss! MENTIONED IN PODCAST Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (NIV) Chapter 9 from Inside Job Workbook...

It's been said that the only constant in life is change. While that's true, it's not always reassuring. Change, as William Bridges explains it, is "situational: the move to a new site, the retirement of the founder, the reorganization of the roles on a team." It can be the end of a relationship, the death of a parent, the move of your best friend. Any change brings with it a gap, some-thing called...

I (Steve) recently sat down with Steve Macchia of Leadership Transformations to have an honest conversation and assess where we are today in light of all that has been happening. I was able to reflect backwards and think forward through Steve Macchia's thoughtful questions. I felt liberty to just open my heart; this podcast is the result. I hope you'll find the space to listen.  We want to thank S...

The only foundation for lasting change is love. — 30 Days with the Potter Devotional by Stephen W. Smith   The podcast this week is with a man who lost 125 pounds and reclaimed his health. It's an incredible story of change with Paul Matthies - you'll want to listen because it's just so encouraging! Change is what the Gospel of Jesus is all about. We change or we die. We can live like never before...

The theme of sabbatical is so much more than finding the time to take a break. A weekend away is not enough to help us return to our former selves, we need a reorientation to time… to reacquaint ourselves with our heart and soul. We continue the discussion with Jason and Mary Vandel Young about Sabbaticals, and it gets practical and emotional. As you listen to the podcast, think broader beyond jus...

This week's podcast is about the value and need for sabbaticals. There's just no doubt that the past few years have drained us! Who isn't exhausted? Who isn't depleted? If we think that a weekend away Is enough to help us return to our former selves, then we are in for a crash and burn! Steve talks with Mary Vandel Young and her husband Jason, about their journey of needing, planning, and taking a...

Today, we continue this conversation with Father David. It's an incredible story— so relevant to today's world crisis in Ukraine. What motivates Father David to become Eastern Orthodox, and now a priest? What are the gifts we, in the west , can receive by our brothers and sisters in the East? A stunning, moving, and hopeful conversation where our soul meets the world!   ABOUT FATHER DAVID MORRISON...

SHOW NOTES The podcast this week is so timely and so needed! Steve talks with Father David, a Russian Orthodox priest living and working as a priest in Bozeman, Montana. This is a 2-part podcast that will educate, inspire, and help us to embrace another perspective on the faith. This is a timely conversation as we watch the people of Ukraine face the perils of today. But it is also for those of us...

Our world needs kindness right now. Social media is flooded with anger, frustration, fear, despair, and negativity. Technology allows us to interact instantly, but people feel ignored, unheard, misunderstood, discouraged, alone. What if we choose to change that? What if we use digital media to connect, build relationships, and better understand our fellow human beings?  — Lauren Hug I think many o...

SHOW NOTES "So deconstruction is not demolition, demolition is easy. You just rent a bulldozer, knock it all down. That's easy. That's not all that courageous - you can knock things down. But deconstruction, to say there is some good here and there is some toxicity here. How do I do the work to humbly enter in to take this piece, pull this layer back to explore? It's more about curiosity. But it's...

The Bible is sort of like a means of grace. It's almost like it's not a sacrament, but it's almost like a sacrament. It's something you engage and by the act of engaging it and even struggling with it, you're actually communing with God in some way.               — Pete Enns This is an honest and invigorating conversation with Dr. Peter Enns, scholar and author.  Steve explores What is the Bible?...

SHOW NOTES "Once you've learned the power of perspective, you can just eventually put your telescope down and look at things as they really are and know that you have the power and the ability to deal with whatever crosses your path." We've got Part 2 of our conversation with Tom Morris today - so much wisdom in 34 minutes! Take some time to slow down and listen in to this great discussion on embr...

Download our NEW APP and get quick, easy access to all of our Podcast Episodes! You can download the App from Apple, Google, or Amazon - just search for Potter's Inn. You can also download any of the versions from one page here - https://subsplash.com/pottersinn/app-download SHOW NOTES Welcome to the 7th Season of the podcast! We are excited to begin the season with our special guest Tom Morris a...

Download our NEW APP and get quick, easy access to all of our Podcast Episodes... plus a weekly devotional & access to lots of great soul care resources ! You can download the App from Apple, Google, or Amazon - just search for Potter's Inn. You can also download any of the versions from one page here - https://subsplash.com/pottersinn/app-download   SHOW NOTES Today we are bringing a bit of Chris...

SHOW NOTES Today's conversation is about Steve's new book 30 Days with the Potter . The book is an invite for you to explore the story of your clay—the awakening of your own spiritual formation and the formation of others around you. Learn why Steve wrote 30 Days with the Potter and hear Steve read from his favorite sections. It's the accumulation of 67 years of learning and growing with the Potte...

SHOW NOTES " I can either pretend and say things I don't really believe so that I'll fit in or I will be honest, even knowing that that's going to create some difficulties for me." - Brian McLaren We're in the midst of a conversation with Steve and Brian McLaren, talking about the four beautiful heart stages and phases that all of us go through in life. This episode is our 100th! And to celebrate...

And so a big part of my life has been helping people find a way to stay Christian when the forms of Christianity they grew up with feel like a really badly fitting suit of clothes. -Brian McLaren SHOW NOTES Steve had an incredible conversation with author, pastor, theologian, and activist Brian McLaren and today is Part 1! Brian's story resonates with so many of us who feel lost, confused, and in...