God's idea of "good" goes a lot deeper than the surface. Thank you to Joni for her incredible perspective in this conversation on the Formation Podcast.

Ron Johnson on the vote that changed how he saw himself. The full conversation is out now!

What does Jesus see about the church that you don't?

We can trace the whole idea of cool back to Genesis. Looking effortless is just hiding the thing that is actually true about us.

Ron Johnson on the bus ride that made him feel invisible. The full conversation is out now.

If I can't die, show me how to live. Thank you to Joni for this conversation on episode 007 of the Formation Podcast.

When do you feel closest to God? The full conversation with Kara Powell is available now.

Ron Johnson on meeting Steve Jobs. The full conversation is out now!

Our latest guest on the Formation Podcast: Ron Johnson helped transform Target, built the Apple Store alongside Steve Jobs, and later became CEO of JCPenney. Across a career spent reimagining some of the biggest names in retail, he came to believe that your most important contribution at work is something no résumé can capture: your inner voice. It’s the perspective you discover when you get still enough to realize what you actually believe. The full conversation is available now.

Here's to friends who keep us afloat.

False needs make you wildly unreliable. You can no longer see what the situation requires and you are acting out of your own need. From our conversation with Steve Cuss.

I have found no one who remotely compares with Jesus Christ as a practical guide to how things are and should be in human life. - Dallas Willard

Thank you to Joni Eareckson Tada for sharing her story with us on the Formation Podcast.

Kara Powell refuses the comfortable version of the trust problem. Young people distrust the church, and her read is that the church gave them reasons to.

Confidence built on fear, then handed a Bible degree. A wise reflection from our friend Steve Cuss.

Do you want to get out of depression? "In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." - 1 Thessalonians 5:18

An excerpt from our conversation with @gpackiam. Full episode is available now.

An excerpt from our conversation with Kara Powell on the Formation Podcast. Full episode is available now.

There's only three reasons someone needs to be managed: 1. Lacking competence 2. Lacking context 3. Lack conscientiousness

Many years ago a wise friend named Max DePree told me he had a little cabinet or secretariat of three people who served as mentors or guides or wisdom figures for his life. He would keep questions about his life and faith and family and work and learning during the week, and then once a month check in with each of these three. Max was wayyyyy smarter than me, so I thought if he could benefit from that I need it twice as much. Which has turned out to be true. - John