Presence And Practice

017 - How your brain's secret circuit affects your relationships and how you can activate it. The Joy Switch: How your brain's secret circuit affects your relationships and how you can activate it.   -Chris Coursey Check it out on ThriveToday.org for lots of great info Here is the Joy Switch page  [Taken from the publisher] WHAT SETS YOU OFF? THE SPOUSE WHO PUSHES YOUR BUTTONS. THE CHILD...

016  Andrew Yang :: Mental Health, Spirituality, Bitcoin + EMDR From Andrew's HEEM writing site - Substack Coaching strength through mental health.  Former pastor and MFT student.  I also love Bitcoin. CRYTPO   Andrew works for Casa   HEEM   Honor + Shame Culture   If someone struggles with mental health issues it could potentially bring shame   Read this post as an excellent piece on the dif...

015 Enneagram Therapy and Spiritual Growth - Michael Shahan We explore how we discovered the enneagram and how it impacts our personal growth as well as our work as therapists. Michael Shahan https://michaelshahan.com/ https://www.facebook.com/michaelshahantherapy https://www.instagram.com/michaelshahan_therapy/ Moving Body Scan on IGTV - https://www.instagram.com/michaelshahan_therapy/channel/ He...

014 AJ Sherrill - The Enneagram For Spiritual Formation John Loppnow Interviews AJ to discuss some of the ideas in his new book. AJ recently moved to Charleston, SC to become the Lead Pastor of St Peters. Sneak peak at his Sermon Series he starts to preach at his church. What drew him to Anglicism?  [He is a part of the Diocese Churches 4 the Sake of Others ] What practices help you stay grounded...

013 The Other Half of Church (whole-brained Christianity) Jim Wilder, Michel Hendricks - The Other Half of Church [with a shout out to Bob Howey] You can buy the book here on Amazon and Life Model Works John Loppnow invites Jim Wilder and Michel Hendricks to discuss the amazing ideas in their new book THE OTHER HALF OF CHURCH: Christian Community, Brain Science, and Overcoming Spiritual Stagnation...

012 John invites Pastor Dave Roberts into a dialogue about the ideas in his new book HEALING CONVERSATIONS Join Dave & John as they dialogue about how we can participate in creating a place for healing conversations to take place. Pastor Dave Roberts shares about his new book HEALING CONVERSATIONS . Dave Roberts is the lead Pastor for the Montrose Church which has made great waves in global co...

011 - You are going really like this conversation.  Chock full of hope. On March 6, 2020 I had a Zoom conversation with Dr. Benjamin Hardy.  I wanted to support Dr. Hardy in getting the word out about the ideas in his book Personality Isn’t Permanent Take a listen as we had a meaningful, fun conversation.  I feel like Ben is my brother.  Check it out for yourself.  Psychologist and bestselling aut...

010 Episode -- Toni Daniels shares the impact of vibrant families of Jesus and the new book she co-authored. Joy Fueled - Catalyzing A Revolution of Joyful Communities Toni Daniels - Training Champion Toni is passionate about seeing relational restoration in every level of society by awakening, inspiring and training emotional, spiritual ninja warriors. God-given Design: Toni takes risks and spear...

009 Jim Wilder is our friend and mentor and one of the people we've learned a tremendous amount from over the years.  This book is life altering.  I encourage you to pick it up today. Jim and John sharing in conversation about his new book.  We had a lot of fun talking, sharing and discussing the ideas. Renovated: God, Dallas Willard, and the Church That Transforms Jim's hope and dreams...

008 Breath prayer :: Let It Be : Done Unto Me To complement this week's sermon theme "Challenged" , we will use the phrase, “Let it be done unto me!” as our breath prayer.  We will breathe IN, “Let it be” and breathe OUT, “Done unot to me”. Our hope is to see our heartbeats pulsate with Mary’s surrender as we engage in this week’s breath prayer.   Mary was an human like you and me l...

007 John and Sungshim dialogue about rest during "Safer at home" in CA. Go Deeper with Rest (optional): Set your Intention to grow your capacity to rest in God’s love. The life-changing information related to COVID-19 comes at us quickly. It demands us to stay alert; it urges us to move into action; it commands us to master our protective skills. The idea of rest - lowering our alertness...

006 In this episode John leads you through a simple breath prayer using Brennen Manning's Abba, I belong to you breath prayer. A fitting prayer at this time. Brennan Manning years ago: “Abba, I belong to you.”  This breath prayer is known to have brought healing to many in suffering by restoring their true identity as the beloved child. Let us remember that it is God who breathed His spirit o...

005 John introduces you to a breath prayer integrating scripture from this week's sermon from Montrose Church.  We will use Ephesians 2:4-8 as the basis for our breath prayer: “My Grace Makes You Alive!” “ But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up...

004 John and Sungshim dialogue about breath prayer as God's Big Yes to you! The things we learned teaching breath prayer at Montrose Church. Pray in the Spirit on all occasions [Eph 6:18] Pray continually or pray without ceasing  [1 These 5:17] Don’t be pulled in different directions or worried about a thing. Be saturated in prayer throughout each day,  [Phil 4:6] The Big Brain Question   fro...

#003 - Breath Prayer Practice In this episode John leads you through the breath prayer practice using Psalm 23:1 The Lord is my Shepherd (IN breath) I have everything I need (OUT breath) ***Note: If you have listened to the entire episode and want to jump to the beginning of the practice you can head to 4:15.  

#002 - John & Sungshim Loppnow do a quick review from their 4 week class at Montrose Church.  They discuss the VISION of life in and with Christ.  Name a few key mentors and the Big Brain Question we are all asking one another. For additional info about John & Sungshim’s ministry, Presence and Practice, visit this site.  https://www.presenceandpractice.com/ We think you will enjoy this con...

#001 - Spiritual Formation enthusiasts, brain science fans and relationship skills seekers unite!  John + Sungshim Loppnow seek to bring together people who want to grow in love by connecting to God in effective ways as well as relating to people in loving and kind ways.  For additional info about John & Sungshim’s ministry, Presence and Practice, visit this site.  https://www.presenceandpract...