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Duke chats with Tin Man gurus Phil Herndon and Todd Wermers about the unique emotion of gladness and the depth of meaning and relationship we can have when we learn to celebrate with others.

All of us to varying degrees have formed really elaborate strategies to hide from or avoid guilt. It is really difficult to admit guilt, but as we learn to appreciate the gift this emotion is, we will experience a freedom far too few of us have known.

Shame is one of the most powerful emotions in the human experience, and it drives so much of what we do. In this episode, Phil Herndon and Todd Wermers helps us navigate what shame is, and how it can push us to greater dependence on the Spirit.

No one disputes the fact that the world we live in is a dangerous, often scary place. Yet so many of us don’t acknowledge this basic fact, and even if we do, we rarely navigate our fears well. To help us with that, Duke, Phil, and Todd walk us through this very powerful emotion: FEAR.

Duke, Phil, and Todd talk Sad, the impairments it brings when the needs of sadness are not addressed, and the beauty of the gifts when they are.

One is the loneliest number, which is why there’s three on this podcast. Phil and Todd from Tin Man Ministries join Duke to unpack the emotion Lonely. There’s lots of lonely out there, so hopefully this episode will help!

Duke chats with Phil Herndon and Todd Wermers from Tin Man Ministries about the emotion Hurt, what internal need it’s signaling us to, and what happens when that need isn’t met, and what happens when it is.

Phil Herndon and Todd Wermers from Tin Man Ministries join Duke to discuss Anger, what internal need it’s signaling us to, and what happens when we don’t pay attention to that need.

Todd Wermers and Phil Herndon from Tin Man Ministries chat with Duke about the 5 A’s of relational connection: Awareness, Admission, Attunement, Attachment, and Alignment, and the role and significance of each one.

Duke hosts Phil Herndon from Tin Man Ministries, and Eden Project’s Nathan Wagnon, to discuss the emotional life of God, what that tells us about him, and what it tells us about ourselves.

Duke sits down with Phil Herndon and Todd Wermers from Tin Man Ministries to answer the question, “What Is Emotion?”

Karen and Nathan talk to Dr. Steve Porter, Senior Research Fellow and Executive Director of the Martin Institute at Westmont College, about how Jesus' school of discipleship never closes, even during (especially during) a global pandemic.

Nathan and Karen finish their conversation with spiritual formation "Yoda" Dr. John Coe on the temptation Christians face to try and make themselves "good" through moral behavior.

Karen and Nathan host Dr. John Coe, Director of the Institute for Spiritual Formation and Professor of Spiritual Theology at Biola University, to talk about the very real danger of hiding from God by being "good."

Part 2 of a session Nathan taught on what it means to abide in Jesus. This episode focuses on the role of the Holy Spirit in the call to abide in Jesus.

Part 1 of a session Nathan taught on what it means to abide in Jesus. In this episode, we're going to look at what the Bible has to say about abiding from John 14-16.

Mike Wilkins, Distinguished Professor of New Testament Language and Literature at Biola University and author of Nathan's top book recommendation for pastors: "Following the Master: A Biblical Theology of Discipleship", talks to Karen and Nathan about authentic Christian discipleship. Pick up Mike's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Following-Master-Michael-J-Wilkins/dp/0310521513

In this final episode on discipleship, Nathan talks to Watermark Community Church leaders about our responsibility in discipleship to Jesus.

Part 2 of Nathan's talk on discipleship to Watermark Community Church leaders and shepherds. In this episode, he answers the questions, "Who is a disciple?" and "Who is the disciple-maker?"

Part 1 of a talk Nathan gave to the Watermark Community Church leaders and shepherds on discipleship. In this episode, he answers the question, "What is Christian discipleship?"

In this final episode in the series on the stages of development in the spiritual life, Nathan and Karen talk with the late Dr. Bruce Demarest to define the authentic marks of a mature disciple.

Nathan and Karen continue their conversation with the late Dr. Bruce Demarest on the journey of the Christian life, focusing on how to respond when you experience a crisis of faith. Part 3 in a series on the stages of development in the spiritual life.

Nathan and Karen talk to the late Dr. Bruce Demarest to provide clarity on the Christian life and what we can expect along the way. Part 2 in a series on the stages of development in the spiritual life.

The late Dr. Bruce Demarest, long-time professor and author of “Seasons of the Soul,” helps us understand the spiritual life as a journey. Part 1 in a series on the stages of development in the spiritual life.

Nathan and Karen talk to Dr. A. J. Sherrill, author of The Enneagram for Spiritual Formation, on how the enneagram helps us zero in on our unique process of spiritual formation through both upstream (difficult) and downstream (easy) practices.