#131: Men's devotionals are terrible (but Jesus isn't)

To commemorate the launch (and the irony) of my latest book (a men’s Bible devotional), my friend Anthony McLean returns to host the show and interview me! We talked about men’s mental health, overworking ourselves, permitted male emotions, and purity culture… and then we riffed deep on original sin, brokenness and how to understand freedom and love in a beautiful wide open field of grace. This ended up being one of my most favourite conversations and I hope you’ll listen to the whole thing.

Jonathan PuddleOctober 13, 2022masculinity, sin, god, men, anthonymclean, mental healthComment

#96: Your God, your body and your temple

This week on The Puddcast I’m giving you 3 readings from the audiobook of You Are Enough: Learning to Love Yourself the Way God Loves You. I’ve included the first 3 days: Your God, Your Body and Your Temple. If you enjoy it, you can buy a copy of the full audiobook directly from my website, at jonathanpuddle.com/store. It will also be available on Audible, Apple Music, etc. in the coming weeks.

Jonathan PuddleNovember 26, 2020god's love, embodiment, theology, god, contemplativeComment

#61: Participating in the life of God (with Father Kenneth Tanner)

My guest this week is Episcopal priest and poster of popular liturgical reflections, Father Kenneth Tanner. We discussed the character of God and what it means to participate in the life of God, who has already done all things and redeemed all of creation for our benefit. It might leave you speechless at the goodness of God.

Jonathan PuddleDecember 12, 2019love, redemption, theology, god, god's goodness, justice (theological)Comment

#21: Towards a New World

God does not need Christianity nor any other world religion. He doesn’t need us to follow the rules or get in line or bow down to him. Rather he invites us to partake freely of his new world, right now.

Jonathan PuddleNovember 23, 2018church, restoration, god, god's love, freedom, kingdom, loveComment

#3: God is Community

I was raised in a Christian community living environment and it planted seeds inside me that I just can't seem to shake. God eventually had to take me out of the institutional church for those seeds to grow, and out there in the wilderness I learned that God himself was a community of love. Now I get to practice community inside the traditional church again.

Jonathan PuddleFebruary 15, 2018community, god, god's goodness, god's loveComment

#1: God is everywhere.

God is either good, or he isn't.
God is either everywhere, or he isn't.

How you approach those two statements will change everything about your life and your relationship with God.

Jonathan PuddleJanuary 18, 2018god, god's goodness, presence, mystery, mystics, contemplative Comments