Wild at Heart

In this holy week between Christmas and Epiphany, John offers guidance on how we can shepherd our hearts and stay in the story of this season.

John, Stasi, and several from the Wild at Heart team read the Christmas story as a reminder of how God fulfilled his promises long ago...and continues to do so now. (Scripture readings from Matthew 1:18-25, Luke 2:1-20, and John 1:10-14)

In the conclusion to this series, John, Morgan and Cherie talk about what Christian hope looks like...and how to hold onto it.

Advent is a time of great hope, yet so many feel hopeless as our world shuts down. Morgan and Cherie join John for a two-part conversation on why hope and belief are essential in this hour.   

Navigating the challenges of virtual school from home is hard on both kids and parents. Jamie and Morgan join John to swap stories of mistakes made and lessons learned in these trying family times.

This Thanksgiving will likely be quite different from past ones. John, Morgan, and Allen discuss how to honestly grieve the disappointments and losses of this year while holding on to hope.   

As the world locks down again, we've got to protect our hearts and souls. Here's some practical advice from John and Allen.

In this badly shaken world, John and Allen offer a defiant, hopeful message: chaos can't win.  Discover how God overcomes the chaos around and within us—replacing it with beauty, life, and order.

Those with the loudest microphones try to convince us that the main story is politics or the pandemic. But the story of God and of Jesus has been, is now, and always will be the story. And that is really good news.

As the presidential election nears, our nation is in a place of heightened divisiveness and growing censorship. In part two of the series, John and Stasi share how the only antidote is to keep our eyes and hearts on Jesus—and what he is doing. 

With two weeks left before one of our nation's most significant presidential elections, John and Stasi discuss how to keep our eyes—and hearts—focused on Jesus.

In today's world, we could all use more good stories. Stasi, Lisa Beck, and Allen share their favorite movies...and what draws us to certain films. 

In Part 5, John and Blaine conclude the series by sharing how the restoration we long for in ourselves and others is exactly—and only—what the return of Jesus will bring about.

In Part 4 of the series, John and Blaine talk about fashion, fear, and how none of us want to be "that guy."

In Part 3 of this series, John and Blaine reveal how to loosen our grip on this world and focus on the return of Jesus.

In Part 2 of this series, John and Blaine unpack why there is a lingering ambivalence in our hearts even towards something as wonderful as the return of Jesus.

If we listen to our hearts, we discover secret fears around "the end of the age" and "Jesus is coming back!" In Part 1 of this series, John and Blaine answer some hard questions about the next chapter of this wonderful Story God is telling.

In the series conclusion, John and Craig reveal how to bring the new frontiers you face fully under the rule and authority of Jesus—and why that makes all the difference in the world.

Not every new challenge, change, and opportunity is equal. In Part 3 of the New Frontier series, John and Craig share how to discern between good and bad frontiers.

These are not ordinary times, and greater turmoil is likely on the way. Our rescue is oneness with God. Discover simple practices for greater union so you're ready for the days ahead.

These months have taken a toll on our emotional and spiritual reserves. In the first half of this series, John and Morgan reveal what can get in the way of union with God.

Jesus regularly invites us to follow him into new terrain, both external and internal. In Part 2 of the New Frontier series, discover how your reaction to change exposes your beliefs about growth.

In Part 1 of the New Frontiers series - which originally aired in 2015 - John and Craig McConnell discuss how God invites us into new seasons and opportunities as a way to grow us up.

There's striving and then there's living. Bart and Allen discuss how to pursue an authentic, wholehearted life connected to Jesus and filled with the fruits of the Spirit.

Stasi Eldredge invites Sue and Stacey to discuss how women can speak mercy and kindness over the bodies God has given them rather than chasing perfection or giving way to accusation, resignation, or shame.