logo
episode-header-image
Jul 2023
41m 14s

Our Relationship with Time - Part 1

John Eldredge
About this episode

The way we interact with time impacts every aspect of our lives. Allen and Sam Eldredge kick off the series by looking at where our beliefs about time began.

Up next
Aug 31
E891 | Homecoming Replenish - Session 5: Sitting with Jesus
How do we cope when the unthinkable happens and we are stretched beyond our capacity or ability? Where is a safe space to take our unanswered questions, fears, and doubts? The only place of true peace is one we tend to miss in our rush for answers: simply sitting with Jesus. In t ... Show More
1 h
Aug 24
E890 | Homecoming Replenish - Session 4: Ignatian Practices
What are Ignatian Practices—and how can they usher us into greater intimacy with Jesus? During the 16th century, Ignatius discovered a way to experience Jesus more deeply as he prayed through the gospel stories. In this live session from a recent Wild at Heart gathering, Blaine E ... Show More
1h 1m
Aug 17
E889 | Homecoming Replenish - Session 3: The Wilderness
In this live session from a recent Wild at Heart gathering, John Eldredge names what we wish wasn't true: We live in the wilderness, not Eden. This life in the desert wears us down over time, resulting in resignation, cynicism, and isolation. Our hearts cry out, But what about me ... Show More
1h 18m
Recommended Episodes
Sep 2021
About time, part 1: Newton's exploding clock
Most of us think of time as something that divides neatly into seconds, minutes and hours, in a way that’s as regular and predictable at the farthest reaches of the cosmos as it is in our kitchens. But scientists and philosophers have discovered that time has some weird tricks up ... Show More
28m 27s
Aug 2021
Rethinking time
All our lives are ruled by time and it's a fundamental part of our daily routines but what if we could make time go more slowly - or quickly? Adrian Bejan, a professor in thermodynamics at Duke University says that this is possible if we just open our minds to how we perceive cha ... Show More
17m 27s
Oct 2022
Foundations 3: Taking a Long View of Time, and Becoming “Critical Yeast”
We inhabit a liminal time between what we thought we knew and what we can’t quite yet see. But time is more spacious than we imagine it to be, and it is more of a friend than we always know. Cracking time open, seeing its true manifold nature, expands a sense of the possible in t ... Show More
13m 1s
May 2021
Matters of Time
<p>For the most part, we take time for granted; maybe we don’t have enough of it, but we at least know how it works --- well, most of the time. A lot of what we think about time is relatively recent, and some of what we take for granted isn't quite as universal as one might think ... Show More
53m 37s
Jan 2024
Same But Not the Same
<p>In this new year, we reflect on a story that shares insights on the passage of time, and how we are both remain the same but also not the same, throughout the course of our lives.</p> 
10m 50s
Jul 2021
Premonitions, with Barbe West
The concepts of time and destiny are ones that I constantly think about. Are the past, present, and future predetermined and all happening at once and we’re just experiencing it in a linear way? Or is everything created impromptu, leaving room for change? In this episode, I’ll be ... Show More
29m 46s