Become New with John Ortberg

As we kick off today’s episode of Shine, consider this question: Who is the most difficult person in your life right now? A family member? Maybe a coworker or a friend? Paul knew people like that, too. In Philippians 1, he talks about brothers and sisters in Christ who were trying to cause trouble for him while he was in prison. Paul says that some were operating out of love, but some were motivat...

This is your day to shine. The only thing is… (tough news incoming) shining won’t be in your ideal situation. Shining means right now, right where you are, right in the middle of your current circumstances.  Become New is here to help you grow spiritually one day at a time. TEXT US at 855-888-0444 EMAIL US at connect@becomenew.com GET OUR WEEKDAY EMAILS WITH EXTRA GOODIES at becomenew.com/subscrib...

Very often, we plan about the things in our lives, but it’s not often that we plan the person we will become. Today, as we continue through Shine, we’re asking these questions: What are your spiritual goals? Who would you like to become today? Keep those in your back pocket as we dive into our teaching.  Become New is here to help you grow spiritually one day at a time. TEXT US at 855-888-0444 EMA...

When should we be confident? That’s what we’re studying today as we look at Paul’s teachings to the church of Corinth. The world often lives by self-confidence. Do we have it all together? Are we successful? Are we winning? But Paul was confident in a different way.  Become New is here to help you grow spiritually one day at a time. TEXT US at 855-888-0444 EMAIL US at connect@becomenew.com GET OUR...

We greet you in the name of a brand-new series, Shine! Throughout the next many weeks, John Ortberg will walk us through Paul’s letter to the Philippians, and here’s our kick-off thought: God can be found even in our greetings to others. Through something as simple as how we greet someone, we can demonstrate the love of Christ. Become New is here to help you grow spiritually one day at a time. TEX...

Episode: Forgiving Yourself Series: PASSAGE TO WISDOM Become New is here to help you grow spiritually one day at a time. 📲 For daily alerts, text the word BECOME to the number 855-888-0444 Join the conversation in our FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CnqywVp9s/ John's new book STEPS is out! Check it out here: https://becomenew.com/steps/ Want to work the steps with a friend or sma...

Episode: Idiot Lights for the Soul Series: BECOME NEW Become New is here to help you grow spiritually one day at a time. 📲 For daily alerts, text the word BECOME to the number 855-888-0444 Join the conversation in our FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CnqywVp9s/ John's new book STEPS is out! Check it out here: https://becomenew.com/steps/ Want to work the steps with a friend or sma...

Episode: Ambition Edition Series: MADE TO COUNT Become New is here to help you grow spiritually one day at a time. 📲 For daily alerts, text the word BECOME to the number 855-888-0444 Join the conversation in our FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CnqywVp9s/ John's new book STEPS is out! Check it out here: https://becomenew.com/steps/ Want to work the steps with a friend or small gro...

Episode: Humility 1; Hubris 0 Series: BECOME NEW Become New is here to help you grow spiritually one day at a time. 📲 For daily alerts, text the word BECOME to the number 855-888-0444 Join the conversation in our FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CnqywVp9s/ John's new book STEPS is out! Check it out here: https://becomenew.com/steps/ Want to work the steps with a friend or small gr...

Episode: Follow Series: MADE TO COUNT Become New is here to help you grow spiritually one day at a time. 📲 For daily alerts, text the word BECOME to the number 855-888-0444 Join the conversation in our FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CnqywVp9s/ John's new book STEPS is out! Check it out here: https://becomenew.com/steps/ Want to work the steps with a friend or small group? Visit:...

Episode: Overcoming Your "Limiting Belief" Series: HABIT Become New is here to help you grow spiritually one day at a time. 📲 For daily alerts, text the word BECOME to the number 855-888-0444 Join the conversation in our FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CnqywVp9s/ John's new book STEPS is out! Check it out here: https://becomenew.com/steps/ Want to work the steps with a...

Episode: Wax On, Wax Off Series: IN THE BEGINNING Become New is here to help you grow spiritually one day at a time. 📲 For daily alerts, text the word BECOME to the number 855-888-0444 Join the conversation in our FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CnqywVp9s/ John's new book STEPS is out! Check it out here: https://becomenew.com/steps/ Want to work the steps with a friend or small g...

Episode: Angry Thoughts, Second Thoughts Series: SECOND THOUGHTS Become New is here to help you grow spiritually one day at a time. 📲 For daily alerts, text the word BECOME to the number 855-888-0444 Join the conversation in our FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CnqywVp9s/ John's new book STEPS is out! Check it out here: https://becomenew.com/steps/ Want to work the steps with a fr...

Episode: A Problem and a Purpose Series: IN THE BEGINNING Become New is here to help you grow spiritually one day at a time. 📲 For daily alerts, text the word BECOME to the number 855-888-0444 Join the conversation in our FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CnqywVp9s/ John's new book STEPS is out! Check it out here: https://becomenew.com/steps/ Want to work the steps with a friend or...

Episode: Pass the Zest Series: CHARACTER Become New is here to help you grow spiritually one day at a time. 📲 For daily alerts, text the word BECOME to the number 855-888-0444 Join the conversation in our FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CnqywVp9s/ John's new book STEPS is out! Check it out here: https://becomenew.com/steps/ Want to work the steps with a friend or small group? Vis...

Become New is here to help you grow spiritually one day at a time. 📲 For daily alerts, text the word BECOME to the number 855-888-0444 Join the conversation in our FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CnqywVp9s/ John's new book STEPS is out! Check it out here: https://becomenew.com/steps/ Want to work the steps with a friend or small group? Visit: STEPSGUIDE.com 📧 Subscribe for daily...

Our devices promise constant connection, but too often, they leave us isolated, anxious, and spiritually numb. When we lose signal or misplace a phone, we feel unmoored, unable to navigate, communicate, or find joy. That’s the invitation at the heart of today’s reflection: to ask, Am I truly connected? Not to Wi-Fi, but to God, to my values, to the people I love. Technology can serve connection, b...

Life’s greatest lessons often come from unexpected places. In today’s devo, John tells a story of a little boy in a developing village who hears about tithing for the first time. After giving a single fish to his teacher, he responds to the question “Where are the other nine?” with something unforgettable: “Oh, they’re still in the river. I’m going to go catch them now.” That is how faith responds...

When was the last time you were genuinely wowed? With all the content we consume on the daily it’s getting more and more difficult to find these moments of amazement. But the truth is that we were made to be astonished. Whenever we neglect that part of who we are our souls shrink a little. Psychologist Jonathan Haidt observes that screen addiction damages our capacity for transcendence. His resear...

We learn through imitation. This is why we have role models and icons. Those who have gone before us and shown us what’s possible. Whether we know it or not, we are followers first. The Apostle John talks about this in 3 John , where he writes, “Do not imitate what is evil but what is good.” In other words, you will imitate what you watch, so watch wisely. From spiritual mentors to social media in...

Today’s We Should Get Out More brings us to this phrase, straight from Dallas Willard: Bless what you dread. We were blessed by God and we are made to be a blessing. For fun and to put this into perspective, we’re taking a lesson from the Hokey Pokey song and applying it to blessing others: you put your whole self in. (Sing it with us: You put your right foot in, take your right foot out…) To trul...

Become New is here to help you grow spiritually one day at a time. 📲 For daily alerts, text the word BECOME to the number 855-888-0444 Join the conversation in our FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CnqywVp9s/ John's new book STEPS is out! Check it out here: https://becomenew.com/steps/ Want to work the steps with a friend or small group? Visit: STEPSGUIDE.com 📧 Subscribe for daily...

Have you ever felt like you wanted to change… but couldn’t? Sometimes, change isn’t possible by the flesh alone. True change is often only available with God’s help. That’s what today’s lesson highlights as we continue our journey through We Should Get Out More.  Become New is here to help you grow spiritually one day at a time. 📲 For daily alerts, text the word BECOME to the number 855-888-0444...

Today’s episode of We Should Get Out More features an interview with Andy Crouch, one of the central thought leaders of this series, whose work we’ve been studying together. He’s a partner for theology and culture at Praxis and the author of several books like “The Tech-Wise Family” and “The Life We’re Looking For.” Today, Andy and John discuss the intersection of technology and human flourishing....

Today, as we continue through We Should Get Out More, we’re talking tech, but not just the usual doom-scroll warnings. John sits down with Pat Gelsinger, a tech mogul and lifelong follower of Jesus, to talk about how faith and technology don’t have to live in separate worlds. In fact, Pat argues this moment in history is a “Gutenberg moment”: a once-in-a-generation opportunity for the Church to us...