The Woodlands: A Place for Exploring the Spiritual Life

This week we complete the three-part Advent-Christmas series. And it’s available to everybody immediately! On Christmas Eve this year’s Christmas message will drop, and that will be immediately available for all listeners as well. During the Twelve Days of Christmas I’ll be taking a break, but I’ll be back in the new year with weekly meditations and podcasts. This is a public episode. If you'd lik...

This week we continue the three-part Advent-Christmas series. This early access edition of the podcast is available to paid subscribers (as is access to the entire Woodlands Archive and additional extras). All subscribers have access to the audio next Monday. As always, you can redeem the one-time unlock feature to try it out right now for free. The proceeds from paid subscriptions fund ministry b...

This week we begin a three-part Advent-Christmas series. Well, to be honest, it’s a pre-Christmas series. That’s right, I’m sort of breaking the liturgical rule and slipping Christmas meditations in during Advent. This early access edition of the podcast is available to paid subscribers (as is access to the entire Woodlands Archive and additional extras). All subscribers have access to the audio i...

This week our we conclude a two-part series on reasons for believing in God in this secular age. This episode includes an excerpt from Chapter One of my latest book A Full-Hearted Life . This podcast is available immediately to paid subscribers (as is access to the entire Woodlands Archive and additional extras). All subscribers have access to the audio in one week. This is a public episode. If yo...

This week our we start a two-part series on reasons for believing in God in this secular age. The audio is available immediately to paid subscribers. All subscribers have access to the audio in one week. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe

This podcast is available immediately to paid subscribers. All subscribers have access to the audio in one week. As always, you can redeem the one-time unlock feature to try it out right now for free. The proceeds from paid subscriptions fund ministry beyond the walls of the church. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visi...

This week our guest is Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. We’ll be discussing her book How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith . This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe

Hi friends! Today is my birthday, so this podcast is available to everybody for free . . This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe

Love is the only power capable of transforming suffering. We will all suffer. We have no choice about that. We can all love. Or not. The choice is ours. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe

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Sometimes it's best to give God an earful. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jakeowensby.substack.com Today’s episode features my conversation with Bishop Nicholas Knisely about science and religion. Bishop Nick is both a bishop in the Episcopal Church and an astrophysicist. Join us as we discuss how awe and wonder underlie both the life of faith and the pursuit of scientific truth.

This is the audio for the post "What We Do for Love." On Fridays all subscribers receive this free post and audio. Paid subscribers have access to the Wednesday podcast as well as other extras. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jakeowensby.substack.com All subscribers receive a free abridged version of the episode (along with the free Friday post). Paid subscribers have access to the full audio. You can receive a comped paid subscription by referring a friend to The Woodlands.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jakeowensby.substack.com All subscribers receive a free abridged version of the episode (along with the free Friday post). Paid subscribers have access to the full audio and other extras.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jakeowensby.substack.com Welcome to The Woodlands Podcast! And just a quick reminder. All subscribers receive a free version of the episode (along with the free Friday post). Paid subscribers have access to an extended audio. You can receive a comped paid subscription by referring a friend to The Woodlands.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jakeowensby.substack.com Welcome to The Woodlands Podcast! And just a quick reminder. All subscribers receive a free version of the episode (along with the free Friday post). Paid subscribers have access to an extended audio. You can receive a comped paid subscription by referring a friend to The Woodlands.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jakeowensby.substack.com Welcome to The Woodlands Podcast. During July I’ve be offering a series of readings from some of my books. This is the final episode in this series. You'll hear a passage from Looking for God in Messy Places . And I’ve got exciting news. My next book is available for preorder. It's called A Full-Hearted Life: Fo...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jakeowensby.substack.com Welcome to The Woodlands Podcast. During July I’ll be offering a series of readings from some of my books. This week you’ll hear a passage from Looking for God in Messy Places .

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jakeowensby.substack.com Welcome to The Woodlands Podcast. During July I’ll be offering a series of readings from some of my books. This week you’ll hear a passage from A Resurrection Shaped Life . All subscribers receive a brief free version of the episode. Paid subscribers have access to the full audio. All proceeds from free subscrip...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jakeowensby.substack.com Welcome to The Woodlands Podcast. During July I’ll be offering a series of readings from some of my books. This week you’ll hear a passage from Your Untold Story . All subscribers receive a brief free version of the episode. Paid subscribers have access to the full audio. All proceeds from free subscriptions are...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jakeowensby.substack.com Welcome to The Woodlands Podcast. During July I’ll be offering a series of readings from some of my books. This week you’ll hear a passage from Gospel Memories . All subscribers receive a brief free version of the episode. Paid subscribers have access to the full audio. All proceeds from free subscriptions are u...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jakeowensby.substack.com "Life's journey changes you; it should change you." The audio is available to paid subscribers. You can use the one-time free trial to listen. All proceeds from paid subscriptions are used for alms.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit jakeowensby.substack.com With this episode I’m introducing something new. From time to time, in addition to the usual Wednesday offering, I’ll be bringing you a deep dive with one of brilliant, creative friends on a variety of topics. This week we’re spending time with Bishop Andy Doyle to talk about living faithfully in our digital age...

The audio is available to paid subscribers now and to everyone in a few days. You can use the one-time free trial to listen. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe