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The Saturday Stoke

by Timothy Willard

timothywillard.substack.com

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Episodes

  1. The Saturday Stoke #52

    Join Tim as he reflects on the significance of wildflowers on the mountaintops. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit timothywillard.substack.com/subscribe

  2. The Saturday Stoke #51

    Explore the value of everyday architecture with Tim. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit timothywillard.substack.com/subscribe

  3. The Saturday Stoke #50

    Join Tim to discover the reason why we love the idea of adventure. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit timothywillard.substack.com/subscribe

  4. The Saturday Stoke #49

    Join Tim to revisit the idea of what it means to spur each other on toward love and good deeds. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit timothywillard.substack.com/subscribe

  5. The Saturday Stoke #48

    Join Tim for an inspiring reminder of faith in the face of opposition. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit timothywillard.substack.com/subscribe

  6. The Saturday Stoke #47

    Join Tim for a few minutes as he reminds us of the value of building bonfires with friends. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit timothywillard.substack.com/subscribe

  7. The Saturday Stoke #46

    Join Tim for an encouraging discussion on what we can do for one another in a time of selfishness and bitter outrage. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit timothywillard.substack.com/subscribe

  8. The Saturday Stoke #45

    Join Tim as he discusses the lure of being in the "in crowd" and offers a hack for what it takes to live as an outsider. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit timothywillard.substack.com/subscribe

  9. The Saturday Stoke #44

    Live counter-culturally by nourishing your soul with goodness. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit timothywillard.substack.com/subscribe

  10. The Saturday Stoke #43

    Join Tim as he provides three tips for how to make better use of time. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit timothywillard.substack.com/subscribe

  11. The Saturday Stoke #42

    Join Tim as he whisks you away on an epic six minute jaunt across the Four Corners to listen to wonder. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit timothywillard.substack.com/subscribe

  12. The Saturday Stoke #41

    Sometimes, we have to encourage ourselves in the Lord. Join Tim as he offers some inspirational thoughts on seeing the potential in everything. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit timothywillard.substack.com/subscribe

  13. The Saturday Stoke #40

    Join Tim as he explores what it means to pursue wisdom and live in the fear of God. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit timothywillard.substack.com/subscribe

  14. The Saturday Stoke #39

    Join Tim for some inspiration on how to speak with humility and care in a culture that delights in rudeness. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit timothywillard.substack.com/subscribe

  15. The Saturday Stoke #38

    Listen to The Saturday Stoke Subscribe on iTunes Sitting with friends we heard them. Out there in the night, amid the terrible and beautiful sounds of a pounding summer storm cell passing through the piedmont. “Storms are strange here,” my friend Jo lines to say. “It will flood in one area while...

  16. The Saturday Stoke #37

    Do you find yourself distracted and frustrated by recent calamity? Join Tim as he offers an idea for how to make the most of our moment-to-momentness. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...

  17. The Saturday Stoke #36

    In this episode, Tim explores the different applications of wilderness in our lives. It's a place we go to for rest, a place we enter metaphorically in our lives, wasteland times. But the wilderness forges us into men and women of spiritual grit. Join Tim, and explore the wilderness. This is a...

  18. The Saturday Stoke #35

    Join Tim as he explores the power of the empty page and encourages us to view each day as an opportunity to write the lines of our lives on the new page given to us by God. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...

  19. The Saturday Stoke #34

    Join Tim as he explores what Jesus really means when he says, "Come to me, and I will give you rest." This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit timothywillard.substack.com/subscribe

  20. The Saturday Stoke #33

    When did we our kid-power? Join Tim as he looks at how we can regain it as it relates to managing our relationships as adults. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit timothywillard.substack.com/subscribe

  21. The Saturday Stoke #32

    Join Tim as he reflects on the what hope really looks like in an age of calamity. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit timothywillard.substack.com/subscribe

  22. The Saturday Stoke #31

    Join Tim for this special Easter edition in which he recounts the story of Mary at the tomb of Jesus and reflects on how Jesus is making everything new. As an added bonus, enjoy Tim's song, "Away." This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to…

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  23. The Saturday Stoke 30

    Join Tim today for a look at the Pilgrim King, Jesus, and the beauty of his pursuit for his children. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit timothywillard.substack.com/subscribe

  24. The Saturday Stoke #29

    What is going on in this world of ours? How do we look at the suffering, uneasiness, confusion, and fear as it relates to life on planet earth right now? Does God care about us? We all have questions and those questions are valid. Join Tim in this inspiring episode as he digs into these…

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  25. The Saturday Stoke #28

    In this episode, Tim encourages listeners to not give in to panic and fear, but instead, to live life to the fullest. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit timothywillard.substack.com/subscribe

  26. The Saturday Stoke #27

    On this episode, Tim breaks down what it means to be loved by a love that is incomprehensible. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit timothywillard.substack.com/subscribe

  27. The Saturday Stoke #26

    Join Tim as he explores the power of unanswerable questions and how they create an apologetic wormhole for mystery and wonder. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit timothywillard.substack.com/subscribe

  28. The Saturday Stoke #25

    Have you ever visited a place or met a new friend or listened to a song that made you feel like you'd found a bit of home? Join Tim as he explores that feeling of home. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...

  29. The Saturday Stoke #24

    Join Tim as he reconsiders what it means to pursue silence in a culture of noise and distraction. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit timothywillard.substack.com/subscribe

  30. The Saturday Stoke #23

    Join Tim for a reflection on how to cultivate more kindness in your life. Here's a hint: it has to do with passionate pursuit of God, and a dash of solitude. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...

  31. The Saturday Stoke #22

    Join Tim this week as he offers a reminder to love God for who he is, and to pursue the life that is our life. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit timothywillard.substack.com/subscribe

  32. The Saturday Stoke #21

    Today, renew your sense of togetherness and get stoked. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit timothywillard.substack.com/subscribe

  33. The Saturday Stoke #20

    This week Tim shares some reflections on simplicity and what it means to live life from the center. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit timothywillard.substack.com/subscribe

  34. The Saturday Stoke #19

    Happy New Year! This week, Tim looks at the path ahead for the new year and what it looks like to live one's life as a frontiersman. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit timothywillard.substack.com/subscribe

  35. The Saturday Stoke #18

    Has the idea of the Incarnation lost its luster for you? Join Tim as he reflects on the beauty of what makes this season shmmer. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit timothywillard.substack.com/subscribe

  36. The Saturday Stoke #17

    Join Tim as he takes you on a hike through the Lake District in England and some encouraging verses in Habakkuk and discover how the heights can make our hearts strong. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...

  37. The Saturday Stoke #16

    It's the season for Joy and hope. But what exactly is Joy? Is it something more than we give it credit for? How does it affect our everyday? Join Tim for some digging on the wonderful topic of Joy. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to…

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  38. The Saturday Stoke #15

    Sometimes we need to take a step back and perform a macro-edit of our lives. Join Tim this week as he encourages us to change our normal in order to gain a fresh perspective on life. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes,...

  39. The Saturday Stoke #14

    What does the landscape teach us about God? Join Tim today as he explores the wonder of our sacred memories, from childhood to adulthood, and how those memories make us who we are and shape our perspective of God. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or…

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  40. The Saturday Stoke #13

    Join Tim as he looks at our binge-crazed culture and offers some ideas on how to add life-giving-ness to the holiday season. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit timothywillard.substack.com/subscribe

  41. The Saturday Stoke #12

    What does it look like to take the broken pieces of this world and make something beautiful? Tune in today to learn how we can shift our view off of ourselves, and onto the vision of mending the brokenness of others. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers…

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  42. The Saturday Stoke #11

    Living is a constant becoming. Tune in today to hear some of Tim's journey and how it shaped him, and what he's learned along the way. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit timothywillard.substack.com/subscribe

  43. The Saturday Stoke #10

    Who are you trying to impress? Stop it! Stop listening to the voices telling you who you're supposed to be. Here's a quick hack for living as God made you. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...

  44. The Saturday Stoke #9

    To be known. It's a primary human longing. But has the world twisted this longing, and made it into something centered on the self? Check out this week's Stoke to find out. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...

  45. The Saturday Stoke #8

    How do we find peace amidst the chaos? How do we make space for beauty in our lives? How can we be participants instead of spectators in this thing we call life? Tune in and get stoked. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes,...

  46. The Saturday Stoke #7

    We live in a world that changes at a break-neck pace. But God never changes. And each morning, he waits for us with renewed mercies. Get stoked on that thought. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...

  47. The Saturday Stoke #6

    When did we lose the magic of knowing how to be together as real human beings in this world? Join Tim for some encouraging thoughts on how we reteach ourselves how to be in better communion with one another and God. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or...

  48. The Saturday Stoke #5

    Faith requires an adventurer's heart. We must be ready to step out onto the water if that's where God calls us. In today's Stoke, we hear about Amelia Earhart's story and grab some inspiration from it for the road ahead. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other…

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  49. The Saturday Stoke #4

    Listen to The Saturday Stoke “Maybe all a man gets is strength to wander for a while. Maybe the only gift is a chance to inquire, to know nothing for certain. An inheritance of wonder and nothing more.” — William Least Heat Moon, "Blue Highways" Thank goodness for life’s backroads; for by-way...

  50. The Saturday Stoke #3

    How can we participate in the daily fullness God gives us through beauty? Listen to today's Stoke to find out. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit timothywillard.substack.com/subscribe

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