This Undivided Life

Caroline Oaks is a writer/spiritual director/publicist who is fascinated with the shifts in mind and spirit that  slowing down and noticing can bring. She studies and follow luminaries of the perennial wisdom that underlies all religions and spiritual traditions  — thinking of spiritual teachers like Thomas Merton and Mary Oliver and Hafiz   and the Desert Mothers and Fathers , and Richard Rohr's...

Before she became an internationally renowned designer and photographer, Carley Summers suffered from alcoholism and addiction, spending nights in jail, the emergency room, and rehab. As someone who celebrates recovery today, she knows firsthand the importance of a warm and inviting home. Summers uses her life experience and her craft to ensure that the homes she designs and photographs are comfor...

As humans we tend to forget. Often we forget the most important things, as a result we need reminders. We need reminders about our worth, that we're loved deeply. That we're not alone.     Scott and I talk about our natural propensity to forget, as Scott says "we're leaky vessels." Yep we leak, so we need reminding, of those most Important things.

Jenny Wise Black is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who specializes in how media impacts our mental health. She is the author of Our Digital Soul and the creator of Lose the Phone a podcast series and movement that supports humans as they heal from media addiction and trauma and learn to engage in their real ives and their digital lives from a place of wholeness.

David Kim was born in Seoul, Korea, and immigrated to America at age ten. He currently lives in California with his wife and two daughters, enjoying the weather and this incredible creative culture--but not so much the cost of living!   David is a follower of Jesus and serves as the discipleship and formation pastor at  WestGate Church , a multi-ethnic, multisite church in the heart of Silicon Val...

Karen Swallow Prior, Ph. D., is a reader, writer, and professor. She is the author of The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis (Brazos, 2023); On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books (Brazos 2018); Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More—Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist (Thomas Nelson, 2014); and Booked: Literature...

Pete is the author of the Revolutionary War adventure The Fiddler's Gun and its sequel Fiddler's Green as well as a variety of short stories. As a playwright he has published The Battle of Franklin (first produced by Studio Tenn in 2016 and revived in 2017), a stage adaptation of Frankenstein (produced by Studio Tenn in 2018), and The Hiding Place , which received its world premier production from...

Scott and Troy discuss what it means to practice the art of being present and how it creates space and more life for ourselves and others. 

W. LEE WARREN, M.D.  is a brain surgeon, inventor, Iraq War veteran, and author of  I've Seen the End of You: A Neurosurgeon's Look at Faith, Doubt, and the Things We Think We Know . His last book,  No Place to Hide , was named to the 2015 U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff's Recommended Reading List. Dr. Warren has appeared on  The 700 Club , the  CBS Evening News , and his writings have been featured...

Karen Wright Marsh is an author, speaker and the executive director and cofounder of Theological Horizons, a ministry that supports Christians & seekers in academia by providing a welcoming community for engaging faith, thought & life. She is the host of the Vintage Saints and Sinners podcast. She holds degrees in philosophy from Wheaton College & linguistics from the University of Virginia. Karen...

John is a pastor (at Marda Loop Church), teacher and writer who lives in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. His passion is to know God more (and to read everything he's written). For the past 20 years he's been exploring a worldview that seeks to discern God's voice in all things: the Bible and creation (i.e. the arts, sport, science, film, music, literature, history, mathematics, nature and human nature)....

Drew Jackson is a poet, speaker, and public theologian. He is author of God Speaks Through Wombs: Poems on God's Unexpected Coming and Touch the Earth: Poems on The Way . His work has appeared in Oneing, Made for Pax, The Journal from the Centre for Public Christianity, Fathom Magazine , and other publications. He received his B.A. in Political Science from the Univ. of Chicago and his M.A. in The...

Scott and Troy discuss giving ourselves mental post it notes as reminders of who we are, and how to face our daily lives. They each share a couple that are helpful as they navigate their daily lives and it's inherent challenges.

Michelle is passionate to see disciples be transformed as they transform the world. She serves as Executive Minister of Make and Deepen Disciples for the Evangelical Covenant Church. She has also served on the advisory board of the Institute for Bible reading, ministered to international students with Cru in New York City, and engaged in three global gatherings of the Lausanne Movement. Michelle e...

Scott and Troy talk about the prevelant, or prevailing soundtrack that fills our minds. Often they are the ones that can derail us. We discuss if they are true, or fasle and some stratagies to face them. We discuss the need to practice, or have disciplines to help counter the lies that can be our soundtracks. These can include coaching, conseling, and community, because we need others to become fu...

Jonathan is passionate about helping people live in abundant freedom and self-sacrificial love. A writer and popular podcast host, Jonathan and his wife also pastor children at a thriving community church in Kitchener, Ontario. Having spent much of his career in non-profit leadership, Jonathan is a visionary thinker with a strategic mind, who is just as comfortable speaking to large audiences as h...

Scott and Troy talk a bit about the journey of reaching more than 150 episodes. It's an episode filled with gratitude and fun. 

Dr. Mark Mayfield is an author, speaker, leadership coach, counselor, and professor. He has extensive experience in executive leadership as former founder and CEO of Mayfield Counseling Centers a 501c3 non-profit in Colorado Springs which serves over 25,000 appointments a year. Dr. Mayfield is an executive leadership coach, helping churches and organizations navigate the complexities of their ment...

BJ is a life coach, speaker, and author who helped launch one of the largest faith movements in recent history – the "116 Movement" with Grammy award winning artist Lecrae. He also worked to expand groundbreaking racial reconciliation work with school, churches, & non-profits in Memphis, TN. BJ has worked with tens of thousands of individuals and couples all over the world helping them experience...

Robby Fowler, Champion of Life-giving Brands. What the heck is a life-giving brand? And how is he crowned champion? Good questions.   He never set out to do this. But he 'MacGyvered' my zagging path into a Swiss army knife that is his life and business. He never set out to do this. But here he is. Robby has "MacGyvered"  multifarious interests, eclectic experiences, and nerdy librarian-like passio...

Scott and Troy talk about being the best possible you. That unique role that you only fill. 

"Let's have some fun"... It's what Troy says when he starts an episode with a guest, before his first question. Scott and Troy talk about having and choosing fun and joy, even in the not the so joyous parts of life

Rachel Anne Ridge is an author, professional artist, and motivational speaker. Her books  Flash: The Homeless Donkey Who Taught Me about Life, Faith, and Second Chances  and  Walking with Henry: Big Lessons from a Little Donkey on Faith, Friendship, and Finding Your Path  have delighted readers with their entertaining tales and poignant lessons. A certified life coach, Rachel works with individual...

Sometimes your dreams come true, even through the grief and pain that life can dole out in heavy doses. Art and beauty are always around, but it's up to us to see it, as Mary Oliver says "pay attention, and tell about it. Well that's what Sean Dietrich does, he tells about it through his singing and beauty of the written word.  Sean Dietrich is a columnist, novelist, and podcast host, known for hi...

Tullian is a graduate of Columbia International University, where he received a degree in Philosophy, and Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, where he earned his Master of Divinity. A grandson of (Evangelist) Billy and Ruth Graham, Tullian was the Founding Pastor of the former New City Church (in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) which merged with the historic Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in 2009...