Season 22
The Role of Suffering in the Spiritual Life
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Coinciding with the themes of Lent, psychiatrist and author Dr. Curt Thompson joins Ruth to discuss his newest book, The Deepest Place: Suffering and the Formation of Hope.
Season 22: Episode 1 | What’s Suffering Got to Do With It (Our Transformation)?
What does suffering have to do with our transformation? That is the question Ruth and Curt explore this season on the podcast! In today’s episode, they discuss how the Christian…
Listen and access show notesSeason 22: Episode 2 | Compassion and Curiosity: Attuning to Different Parts of our Suffering
In this episode, Ruth and Curt dive all the way into the deep end as they discuss attachment, attunement, and internal family systems. The pair also tackle the importance of…
Listen and access show notesSeason 22: Episode 3 | What Does God’s Glory Have to Do With Our Suffering?
What does God’s glory have to do with our suffering? How do we wrestle with the crucifixion of Christ and the issue of atonement as it relates to suffering and…
Listen and access show notesSeason 22: Episode 4 | Hope in the Midst of Collective Suffering
This week we are taking a break from our conversations with Curt and his book The Deepest Place to talk about a different aspect of suffering: the communal, unmerited suffering…
Listen and access show notesSeason 22: Episode 5 | This is Hard! The Role of Endurance in Forming a Durable Hope
How does endurance or perseverance fit into this process of having a durable hope formed in us? How do we know we are making progress in this endeavor? What do…
Listen and access show notesSeason 22: Episode 6 | A Hope That Does Not Disappoint
This week concludes our conversations with Curt Thompson, MD. Ruth and Curt examine what makes for a safe community. Why is it important to experience places of tension, hurt, and…
Listen and access show notesSeason 22: Episode 7 | Walking With Jesus in His Suffering During Holy Week
In this special episode, Ruth wraps up our season on suffering and the formation of hope and ushers us into the last few days of Holy Week. Holy Week allows…
Listen and access show notesEaster Monday | Transforming Post-Resurrection Encounters with Jesus (A Replay)
We are revisiting last year’s Easter Monday episode because we found the reflections to still be so timely with the themes we discussed during this season of the podcast. We…
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