Attaching to God: Neuroscience-informed Spiritual Formation

"I am NOT a Christian. We are Christian."  What if your "personal" devotions are anything but? What if you can't really be a Christian alone? What if we need to extend our minds in order to enhance our spiritual life.  These questions and more are what we are talking about in this episode, with guest Dr. Brad Strawn.  Check out his new book, Enhancing Christian Life: How E...

Neuroscience? If this podcast is all about neuroscience, spiritual formation, and faith, then we need some sort of definition of neuroscience. This episode talks about "relational neuroscience" (really "interpersonal neurobiology"), what it covers and why it matters. Please join the Being With community for episodes, posts, and other resources. Please subscribe and review on iT...

How do disciples grow in maturity? And why do some get stuck while others flourish? And what about the barriers of trauma and abuse?  Dr. Jim Wilder is our guest today.  He is a Clinical Psychologist & Neurotheologian at Life Model Works .  He is author of many books, recently Renovated: God, Dallas Willard and the Church that Transforms and co-author of The Other Half of the Church: Christian...

Can you just turn on Joy like a switch? And does it matter for your relationships? Chris Coursey says yes in his new book Joy Switch: How Your Brain's Secret Circuit Affects Your Relationships--And How You Can Activate It. In this episode you will discover  how to know when your joy switch is off how to turn it back on, and what it means for your relationships others and with God. Please join...

Dr. Geoff Holsclaw talks about why conversations around EMBODIED LIFE, EMOTIONAL REALITY, and our EMBEDDED RELATIONSHIPS is the goal of this podcast, and what it all means for our life of faith and spiritual formation. This is where you should start. Please join the Being With community for episodes, posts, and other resources. Please subscribe and review on iTunes , Spotify , YouTube . Dive deepe...

The Being With podcast is LAUNCHING ON MONDAY, APRIL 12. I've already recorded episodes with: Jim Wilder on Forming Disciples Joel Green Embodied Salvation Maribeth Poole on Attunement and the Brain Megan Anna Neff and Mark McMinn on Lament Chris Coursey on the work of Joy and many others I'm...So...Excited. Dive deeper in our new book, Landscapes of the Soul: How the Science and Spiritu...