The Spirit of the Full-Hearted Life

To become a member of The Woodlands community and receive new posts, consider a free subscription. To support ministries beyond the walls of the church, to have access to the entire archive, to get early access to podcasts, and to receive bonuses, think about becoming a paid subscriber.On Wednesdays paid subscribers get early access to all podcasts. All subscribers have access to the audio the following Monday. As always, you can redeem the one-time unlock feature to try it out right now for free. For the next couple of weeks I’m sharing excerpts from my new book A Full-Hearted Life. Today’s episode comes from the Chapter Five.Lent is Coming. Looking for a Book?Lent will be here before you know it. My new book A Full-Hearted Life includes questions at the end of each chapter for group or personal study. Click the button or the image below to check it out:You can learn about my other books (all designed for group and personal study) by clicking the button below:Participating in The Woodlands CommunityThe Chat feature in Substack is a great way have interactions with other members of The Woodlands Community. Exchange thoughts. Test out sermon ideas. Learn about each other’s spiritual journeys and struggles, joys and surprises. It’s informal. Any subscriber can contribute at any time. And there’s only one rule: kindness. Click the link to join the chat:Some Upcoming Speaking EventsPreach, All Saints’, Sewanee, February 9 and Easter, 2025 (available via livestream)Speaker, Diocese of Iowa Clergy Conference, February 18-20, 2025Speaker, Preaching Conference, Diocese of Huron, May 27, 2025.Preacher and Speaker, Diocese of Louisiana Convention, Fall of 2025You can schedule a virtual event or an in-person event with me by clicking the button below. My colleague Holly Davis will get back to you quickly. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit jakeowensby.substack.com/subscribe