are you tired of being sold a broken brand of beauty?

Jeremy Sims is a professor of spiritual formation at Southeastern University, where he leads the Doctor of Ministry and Master of Arts in Ministerial Leadership programs. He also recently authored, The Way of the Spirit: Recognizing and Responding to God’s Subtle Movements. 

In our time together, Jeremy discusses what the Holy Spirit is, why it’s important to notice God’s movement in our lives, and how we might begin to do so. So, if you’ve ever wondered if God sees you or is at work in your life or in the lives of those around you, this episode is for you.

Andrew Camp is a former chef and pastor, who holds a master’s degree in spiritual formation and soul care. Andrew also hosts The Longest Table Podcast, where he explores how the intersection of food and faith can foster community and connection.

In our time, we explore the themes of food, hospitality, and the table in the Biblical narrative, as well as tensions around food and the table in modern-day society. I was also fascinated by our discussion on the transformational, even mystical, elements we might experience around the table.

What does it mean to delight in God and why does it matter for our faith, for our lives? Those are the questions we tackle in this episode with Stephanie Rousselle, a French-born Bible teacher, speaker, host of the Gospel Spice podcast, and founder of Gospel Spice Ministries.  

In our time together, Stephanie shares how delight is central to the life of faith, how beauty and delight are deeply connected, how we might remain open to delight amidst life struggles, and what moved her to convert to Christianity from atheism in her late teenage years.

Dr. Liz Hall is Professor of Psychology at Rosemead School of Psychology, Biola University, in La Mirada, California, where she researches and teaches at the intersection of suffering, meaning-making, and Christian spirituality.

In my time with Dr. Hall, we discuss her most recent book, entitled When the Journey Hurts: Finding Meaning in Suffering for Heart, Mind, and Soul . Specifically, she discusses her own personal experience with breast cancer, how suffering can lead to flourishing, how she holds on to God’s goodness and beauty amidst life’s difficulties, and how suffering can open us up to God’s presence.  

Lisa Diers is a registered dietitian nutritionist and certified yoga teacher who specializes in supporting eating disorder and body image recovery. Lisa has a combined over 20 years of experience in nutrition and yoga services and previously served as the National Nutrition and Yoga Director for a large national eating disorder treatment program.

In our time, we discuss current lies associated with diet culture, how nutrition therapy and yoga can bring about reconnection with food and our bodies, and more about the Soul-Deep Beauty Retreat at Hinshon Farms on October 3rd.

In this episode, Lanta Davis helps us better understand the power of our imaginations and how what we dwell on forms who are becoming. 

Lanta Davis is professor of humanities and literature in the John Wesley Honors College at Indiana Wesleyan University and the author of Becoming by Beholding: The Power of the Imagination in Spiritual Formation. In our time together, she discusses the importance of training our imaginations, why the imagination is a ‘stamp for the soul,’ and how and why it’s important to allow beauty to shape our imaginations.