Compelling shows to freshen your feed and fill your soul
“Tell me a story.”
Most of us never say these words past childhood, yet we never stop seeking out narrative threads. Indeed, we make sense of the world and one another through stories. We allow stories, whether tales from children, newly released audiobooks, or podcasts, to wash over us as we scrub the dishes or drive our daily commutes. We weave them into our mornings, afternoons, and evenings.
If you find yourself longing for story but feel overwhelmed by the number of podcasts available, expand your listening horizons with one of these series. The topics vary, the styles and formats range widely, but one idea guides each show: When we’re exposed to the stories of others, we hear echoes of our experiences. Life makes sense in those moments we detect a whisper in our earbuds, saying, “You are not alone.”
Authenticity
Renovaré Podcast
Gentle conversations about spiritual formation.
Nathan Foster wants to get out of the way. “If I can sit in my kitchen with a cup of coffee and quit trying to perform,” he says, “we might have something good.”
On Renovaré, Foster invites people to talk about the things that matter most to them. He views the podcast as an opportunity to express neighbor love by being present to the struggles and stories of his guests.
When he’s putting together each show, Foster asks himself questions about the conversations he records. Was it honest? Was there a sense of beauty or humanity? If the answer is yes, that’s the episode. Because that’s the point.
Foster spends his show in honest, sincere conversation with authors, pastors, and artists, each seeking to be more like Jesus. As a result, the Renovaré Podcast feels like that dinner at your friend’s house that you just don’t want to leave, the rare event when you recognize the sacred as it’s happening.
Where should I begin?
- “Richard Foster: A Mind Continually Set on God” (July 12, 2019). Host Nathan Foster interviews his father Richard Foster about the contemplative tradition and a prayer-filled life.
- “Marlena Graves: The Way Up Is Down” (December 1, 2020). “Jesus’ way of being lifted up is not the way of the world,” says author Marlena Graves as she chats with Foster about her new book The Way Up Is Down. “Nouwen called it downward mobility. … You might not win accolades, but you will bring great joy to God, and you will do much good in the world.”
- “Tish Harrison Warren: Prayer in the Night” (January 26, 2021). If we cannot trust God to keep bad things from happening to us or to those we love, how do we trust God at all? Author and Anglican priest Tish Harrison Warren wrestles with this question in her new book Prayer in the Night and in this conversation with Nathan Foster.
This is an article from the Christian web magazine Christianity Today. To read more (up to 11 more podcasts), please visit https://www.christianitytoday.com/partners/creative-studio/12-podcasts-you-dont-want-to-miss.html
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