Become New with John Ortberg

The word today is love. Not the polished, curated kind we post about online, but the messy, risky, vulnerable kind that can only happen in the real world. In today’s video, John reminds us: the opposite of love isn’t hate—it’s self-centric despair. It’s the temptation to retreat inward, escape discomfort, and protect ourselves from heartbreak. But real love demands we show up, with our weaknesses,...

What if the best version of you could speak to the most distracted version of you… Except before you scroll? Today we’re joined by Royce Branning, founder of ClearSpace, who’s asking questions like these. Royce’s app is designed to interrupt compulsive phone use and help people reclaim control of their attention, time, and ultimately, their soul. Like us, he’s deeply passionate about living a spir...

John reminds us that even the word “technology” echoes Jesus—“tecton” (craftsman) and “logos” (word). Jesus was both. He’s not against our tools. But he is against anything that masters us.  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/1...

Today we’re diving into what Andy Crouch calls the 10 Commitments of Tech-Wise Families, and they’re not just for parents. These practices are for anyone who wants to live with wisdom in a distracted age. We’re not aiming for perfection here. We’re aiming for intentionality. And for the next few weeks, we’re challenging you to pick at least one commitment to live out in real life…not just in your...

Welcome to You Should Get Out More. This isn’t just a fun little title. This is a spiritual call to action for all of us. Together we’ll be exploring the tension between our digital lives and the deeper, richer, right-in-front-of-us life that God is calling us to. Make no mistake, technology can be an incredible gift—we’re obviously using it right now to grow together in community—but it can also...

Check out our updated website: BECOMENEW.COM to access over 900 episodes just like this one. As we take a break from our regular devo series, we are offering a trip into archives and sharing a collection of some of our most meaningful messages designed to encourage and guide you in your daily devotion with Jesus. So, feel free to engage in a way that speaks to you whether through journaling, praye...

Check out our updated website: BECOMENEW.COM to access over 900 episodes just like this one. As we take a break from our regular devo series, we are offering a trip into archives and sharing a collection of some of our most meaningful messages designed to encourage and guide you in your daily devotion with Jesus. So, feel free to engage in a way that speaks to you whether through journaling, praye...

Check out our updated website: BECOMENEW.COM to access over 900 episodes just like this one. As we take a break from our regular devo series, we are offering a trip into archives and sharing a collection of some of our most meaningful messages designed to encourage and guide you in your daily devotion with Jesus. So, feel free to engage in a way that speaks to you whether through journaling, praye...

Check out our updated website: BECOMENEW.COM to access over 900 episodes just like this one. As we take a break from our regular devo series, we are offering a trip into archives and sharing a collection of some of our most meaningful messages designed to encourage and guide you in your daily devotion with Jesus. So, feel free to engage in a way that speaks to you whether through journaling, praye...

Check out our updated website: BECOMENEW.COM to access over 900 episodes just like this one. As we take a break from our regular devo series, we are offering a trip into archives and sharing a collection of some of our most meaningful messages designed to encourage and guide you in your daily devotion with Jesus. So, feel free to engage in a way that speaks to you whether through journaling, praye...

As we take a break from our regular devo series, we are offering a trip into archives and sharing a collection of some of our most meaningful messages designed to encourage and guide you in your daily devotion with Jesus. So, feel free to engage in a way that speaks to you whether through journaling, prayer, or sharing with a friend. Join in and keep growing! 📧 Subscribe for daily emails with the...

As we take a break from our regular devo series, we are offering a trip into archives and sharing a collection of some of our most meaningful messages designed to encourage and guide you in your daily devotion with Jesus. So, feel free to engage in a way that speaks to you whether through journaling, prayer, or sharing with a friend. Join in and keep growing! 📧 Subscribe for daily emails with the...

As we take a break from our regular devo series, we are offering a trip into archives and sharing a collection of some of our most meaningful messages designed to encourage and guide you in your daily devotion with Jesus. So, feel free to engage in a way that speaks to you whether through journaling, prayer, or sharing with a friend. Join in and keep growing! 📧 Subscribe for daily emails with the...

As we take a break from our regular devo series, we are offering a trip into archives and sharing a collection of some of our most meaningful messages designed to encourage and guide you in your daily devotion with Jesus. So, feel free to engage in a way that speaks to you whether through journaling, prayer, or sharing with a friend. Join in and keep growing! 📧 Subscribe for daily emails with the...

As we take a break from our regular devo series, we are offering a trip into archives and sharing a collection of some of our most meaningful messages designed to encourage and guide you in your daily devotion with Jesus. So, feel free to engage in a way that speaks to you whether through journaling, prayer, or sharing with a friend. Join in and keep growing! 📧 Subscribe for daily emails with the...

Join the conversation in our FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CnqywVp9s/ Take the Untroubled Heart PEACE SURVEY Part 2: https://bit.ly/UntroubledHeartAfter Become New is here to help you grow spiritually one day at a time. 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: DoTheSteps.com 📧 Subsc...

Join the conversation in our FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CnqywVp9s/ Take the Untroubled Heart PEACE SURVEY Part 2: https://bit.ly/UntroubledHeartAfter Become New is here to help you grow spiritually one day at a time. 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: DoTheSteps.com 📧 Subsc...

What if the path to peace isn't avoiding hardship, but embracing it? In this episode, we explore what it means to “love the mat”—to welcome the falls, failures, and discomforts that come with a life of faith and growth. Drawing from scripture and insights from psychologist Reid Wilson, we see that real strength is formed not in comfort, but in repeated encounters with challenge. Jesus never p...

We’re back! Welcome to a special continuation of the Untroubled Heart teaching series that we are calling, Untroubled Heart P.S. Join us for one more week (May 26–30) of learning to live with God’s peace in a troubled world. We thought the series was over until we realized that there are still more questions that need space. One of the biggest? “If I really believed God was in control, I wouldn’t...

Untroubled Heart POST-SERIES SURVEY: https://bit.ly/UntroubledHeartAfter As we take a break from our regular devo series, we are offering a trip into archives and sharing a collection of some of our most meaningful messages designed to encourage and guide you in your daily devotion with Jesus. So, feel free to engage in a way that speaks to you whether through journaling, prayer, or sharing with a...

Untroubled Heart POST-SERIES SURVEY: https://bit.ly/UntroubledHeartAfter As we take a break from our regular devo series, we are offering a trip into archives and sharing a collection of some of our most meaningful messages designed to encourage and guide you in your daily devotion with Jesus. So, feel free to engage in a way that speaks to you whether through journaling, prayer, or sharing with a...

Untroubled Heart POST-SERIES SURVEY: https://bit.ly/UntroubledHeartAfter As we take a break from our regular devo series, we are offering a trip into archives and sharing a collection of some of our most meaningful messages designed to encourage and guide you in your daily devotion with Jesus. So, feel free to engage in a way that speaks to you whether through journaling, prayer, or sharing with a...

Untroubled Heart POST-SERIES SURVEY: https://bit.ly/UntroubledHeartAfter As we take a break from our regular devo series, we are offering a trip into archives and sharing a collection of some of our most meaningful messages designed to encourage and guide you in your daily devotion with Jesus. So, feel free to engage in a way that speaks to you whether through journaling, prayer, or sharing with a...

As we take a break from our regular devo series, we are offering a trip into archives and sharing a collection of some of our most meaningful messages designed to encourage and guide you in your daily devotion with Jesus. So, feel free to engage in a way that speaks to you whether through journaling, prayer, or sharing with a friend. Join in and keep growing! 📧 Subscribe for daily emails with the...