Examining God’s Radical Availability with Rich Villodas
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Examining God’s Radical Availability with Rich Villodas
Christians may believe, intellectually and theologically, that God is ever-present. But is our lived experience one that recognizes and relies on God’s radical availability? On any given day, at any given moment, how much do any of us recognize the nearness and wellspring of God’s love, grace, and mercy?
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In this episode, host Jay Kim converses with Rich Villodas, lead pastor of New Life Fellowship and an influential voice in spiritual formation. Together, they explore insights from Villodas's discipleship journey and his vision for a life of peace that draws deeply from God’s presence and loving attentiveness.
With insights from his latest book, Good and Beautiful and Kind, Villodas challenges us to meet God’s grace with personal effort to encounter him, whether daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly, and provides practical guidance from his own spiritual rhythms.
Tune in to learn everyday practices that can help your interior life flourish and increase your awareness of God’s presence, available to you at every moment.
Download a reflective guide to The Examen (https://www.ivpress.com/Media/Default/Downloads/digital-examen-podcast/The-Examen.pdf).
This episode highlights the following themes:
✅ The multi-layered nature of sin as a failure to love, beyond mere rule-breaking
✅ The balance between grace and effort in experiencing God’s presence
✅ Practical ways to live in sacrificial love, rooted in the example of Jesus
Links from this episode:
✅ Get to know more about Rich Villodas (https://www.richvillodas.com)
✅ Order Villodas’ book, Good and Beautiful and Kind (https://www.richvillodas.com/good-and-beautiful-and-kind)
✅ Read Emotionally Healthy Spirituality (https://www.amazon.com/Emotionally-Healthy-Spirituality-Impossible-Spiritually/dp/0310342465/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=briajeschu-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=54b09f33b6df84d7345a703209d3252e&creativeASIN=0310342465) by Pete Scazzero
✅ Check out New
