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The Wild Way Podcast
ABIDE, LEARN, AND GO with The Wild Way Home of A Slow Journey Through Lent and A Slow Journey Through John Weekdays we take 10-12 minutes to dwell richly in the bible while focusing on the inward journey of learning, contemplative practices, and prayer and the outward journey of integration, action, and becoming people of love in the world. Weekends we do a theology dive into the implications of Scripture for thought-provoking bible study, spiritual growth, and discipleship. Followers of Jesus…
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Introducing A Slow Journey through Lent: Liminal Spaces
Liminal Spaces: Introduction Season 2 of The Wild Way Podcast Welcome back to The Wild Way Podcast! After completing our year-long journey through the Gospel…
The Wild Way PodcastSJTJ 345: Week 49 EXPLORE (Final Reflections and Gratitudes for A Slow Journey Through John)
WEEK 49.7: Discussion questions below. Show Notes In this final episode of A Slow Journey Through John, Nick and Jamie celebrate completing 345 episodes and…
The Wild Way Podcast344: Week 49 EXAMEN
WEEK 49.6: The Prayer of Examen helps us reflect on the week that was in our Slow Journey Through John. SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the…
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SJTJ 343: A slow landing to a Slow Journey through John (Part 5: Living John’s gospel)
WEEK 49.5: SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the Gospel of John. We invite you into Scripture, reflection, and intentional practices to help you…
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SJTJ 342: A slow landing to a Slow Journey through John (Part 4: Redefining glory and triumph)
WEEK 49.4: SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the Gospel of John. We invite you into Scripture, reflection, and intentional practices to help you…
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SJTJ 341: A slow landing to a Slow Journey through John (Part 3: The movement of faith)
WEEK 49.3: SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the Gospel of John. We invite you into Scripture, reflection, and intentional practices to help you…
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SJTJ 340: A slow landing to a Slow Journey through John (Part 2: Encounters with Jesus, including your own)
WEEK 49.2: SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the Gospel of John. We invite you into Scripture, reflection, and intentional practices to help you…
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SJTJ 339: A slow landing to a Slow Journey through John (Part 1: Who is Jesus to you?)
WEEK 49.1: SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the Gospel of John. We invite you into Scripture, reflection, and intentional practices to help you…
The Wild Way PodcastSJTJ 338: Week 48 EXPLORE (John 21:15-25 - MYOB and follow me)
WEEK 48.7: Discussion questions below. Show Notes In this penultimate explore episode, Nick and Jamie examine Jesus's intimate restoration of Peter in John…
The Wild Way PodcastSJTJ 337: Week 48 EXAMEN
WEEK 48.6: The Prayer of Examen helps us reflect on the week that was in our Slow Journey Through John. SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the…
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SJTJ 336: John 21:24-25 (God is bigger than your knowledge of him)
WEEK 48.5: 24 This is the disciple who testifies concerning these things and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true. 25 Jesus did many other…
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SJTJ 335: John 21 Imagination Prayer
WEEK 48.4: An imagination prayer based on Peter's encounter with Jesus. SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the Gospel of John. We invite you into…
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SJTJ 334: John 21:18-23 (Mind your own business and follow me)
WEEK 48.3: 18 I assure you that when you were younger you tied your own belt and walked around wherever you wanted. When you grow old, you will stretch out…
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SJTJ 333: John 21:15-17 (Part 2: "Yes, Lord, I love you.")
WEEK 48.2: 15 When they finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” Simon replied, “Yes, Lord, you know I…
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SJTJ 332: John 21:15-17 (Part 1: "Do you love me?")
WEEK 48.1: 15 When they finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” Simon replied, “Yes, Lord, you know I…
The Wild Way PodcastSJTJ 331: Week 47 EXPLORE (John 20:30-21:14 - Can you smell what Jesus is cooking?)
Episode Summary In this third-to-last Explore episode, Nick and Jamie examine John's stated purpose for writing his gospel before diving into the strange…
The Wild Way PodcastSJTJ 330: Week 47 EXAMEN
WEEK 47.6: The Prayer of Examen helps us reflect on the week that was in our Slow Journey Through John. SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the…
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SJTJ 329: John 21:12-14 (The same Jesus, but different)
WEEK 47.5: 12 Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” None of the disciples could bring themselves to ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord…
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SJTJ 328: John 21:8-11 (The church is big enough for all)
WEEK 47.4: 8 The other disciples followed in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they weren’t far from shore, only about one hundred yards. 9 When…
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SJTJ 327: John 21:5-7 (Quiet contemplation and fiery action)
WEEK 47.3: 5 Jesus called to them, “Children, have you caught anything to eat?” They answered him, “No.” 6 He said, “Cast your net on the right side of the…
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SJTJ 326: John 21:1-4 (The pain of returning to what was)
WEEK 47.2: Later, Jesus himself appeared again to his disciples at the Sea of Tiberias. This is how it happened: 2 Simon Peter, Thomas (called Didymus)…
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SJTJ 325: John 20:30-31 (Is your faith information or life?)
WEEK 47.1: 30 Then Jesus did many other miraculous signs in his disciples’ presence, signs that aren’t recorded in this scroll. 31 But these things are written…
The Wild Way PodcastSJTJ 324: Week 46 EXPLORE (John 20:19-29 - The meaning of the Christian life: Believe and wash feet)
WEEK 46.7: Discussion questions below. Episode Summary In this Week 46 Explore episode, Nick and Jamie examine Jesus' post-resurrection appearances in John…
The Wild Way PodcastSJTJ 323: Week 46 EXAMEN
WEEK 46.6: The Prayer of Examen helps us reflect on the week that was in our Slow Journey Through John. SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the…
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SJTJ 322: John 20:28-29 (The grandest confession in John's gospel)
WEEK 46.5: 26 After eight days his disciples were again in a house and Thomas was with them. Even though the doors were locked, Jesus entered and stood among…
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SJTJ 321: John 20:24-27 (The role of doubt in the life of faith)
WEEK 46.4: 24 Thomas, the one called Didymus, one of the Twelve, wasn’t with the disciples when Jesus came. 25 The other disciples told him, “We’ve seen the…
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SJTJ 320: John 20:21-23 (John's Great Commission and Pentecost)
WEEK 46.3: 21 Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father sent me, so I am sending you.” 22 Then he breathed on them and said, “Receive the…
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SJTJ 319: John 20:19-20 (The locked doors in our heart)
WEEK 46.2: 19 It was still the first day of the week. That evening, while the disciples were behind closed doors because they were afraid of the Jewish…
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SJTJ 318: John 20 Imagination Prayer (Releasing what was)
WEEK 46.1: An imagination prayer based on Mary Magdalene recognizing and clinging to Jesus. SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the Gospel of…
The Wild Way PodcastSJTJ 317: Week 45 EXPLORE (John 20:1-18 - Resurrection today, not some day)
WEEK 45.7 Discussion questions below. Episode Summary In this Week 45 explore episode, Nick and Jamie examine the resurrection morning in John 20:1-18. After…
The Wild Way PodcastSJTJ 316: Week 45 EXAMEN
WEEK 45.6: The Prayer of Examen helps us reflect on the week that was in our Slow Journey Through John. SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the…
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SJTJ 315: John 20:14-18 (The greatest recognition scene in all of literature)
WEEK 45.5: 14 As soon as she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she didn’t know it was Jesus. 15 Jesus said to her, “Woman, why…
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SJTJ 314: John 20:11-13 ("They have taken away...")
WEEK 45.4: 11 Mary stood outside near the tomb, crying. As she cried, she bent down to look into the tomb. 12 She saw two angels dressed in white, seated where…
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SJTJ 313: John 20:3-10 (See, see, and see)
WEEK 45.3: 3 Peter and the other disciple left to go to the tomb. 4 They were running together, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and was the first…
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SJTJ 312: John 20:1-2 (The commitment of Mary Magdalene)
WEEK 45.2: 1 Early in the morning of the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been taken…
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SJTJ 311: John 19:38-42 (The harrowing of hell)
WEEK 45.1: 38 After this Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate if he could take away the body of Jesus. Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but a secret one because he…
The Wild Way PodcastSJTJ 310: Week 44 EXPLORE (John 19:23-37 - It is finished)
WEEK 44.7 Discussion questions below. Episode Summary In this Week 44 Explore episode, Nick and Jamie stand at the foot of the cross, examining Jesus's final…
The Wild Way PodcastSJTJ 309: Week 44 EXAMEN
WEEK 44.6: The Prayer of Examen helps us reflect on the week that was in our Slow Journey Through John. SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the…
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SJTJ 308: Psalm 22 Imagination Prayer
WEEK 44.5: An imagination prayer based on Psalm 22, the most quoted Psalm in crucifixion accounts. SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the Gospel…
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SJTJ 307: John 19:31-37 (Blood and water)
WEEK 44.4: 31 It was the Preparation Day and the Jewish leaders didn’t want the bodies to remain on the cross on the Sabbath, especially since that Sabbath was…
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SJTJ 306: John 19:28-30 (Part 2: One word that changed the world)
WEEK 44.3: 28 After this, knowing that everything was already completed, in order to fulfill the scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” 29 A jar full of sour…
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SJTJ 305: John 19:28-30 (Part 1: "Vulnerability, mortality, and solidarity")
WEEK 44.2: 28 After this, knowing that everything was already completed, in order to fulfill the scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” 29 A jar full of sour…
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SJTJ 304: John 19:23-27 (A new kind of family)
WEEK 44.1: 23 When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and his sandals, and divided them into four shares, one for each soldier. His shirt was…
The Wild Way PodcastSJTJ 303: Week 43 EXPLORE (John 19:1-22 - Political Fear, Brutal Glory)
WEEK 43.7 Discussion questions below. Episode Summary In this emotionally heavy Week 43 explore episode, Nick and Jamie confront the brutal reality of Jesus's…
The Wild Way PodcastSJTJ 302: Week 43 EXAMEN
WEEK 43.6: The Prayer of Examen helps us reflect on the week that was in our Slow Journey Through John. SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the…
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SJTJ 301: John 19:16b-22 (*THE* moment of glorification)
WEEK 43.5: The soldiers took Jesus prisoner. 17 Carrying his cross by himself, he went out to a place called Skull Place (in Aramaic, Golgotha). 18 That’s…
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SJTJ 300: John 19:12-16a (Who "handed over" whom?)
WEEK 43.4: 12 From that moment on, Pilate wanted to release Jesus. However, the Jewish leaders cried out, saying, “If you release this man, you aren’t a friend…
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SJTJ 299: John 19:8-11 (Two authorities on a collision course)
WEEK 43.3: 8 When Pilate heard this word, he was even more afraid. 9 He went back into the residence and spoke to Jesus, “Where are you from?” Jesus didn’t…
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SJTJ 298: John 18:4-7 (Not a superhero)
WEEK 43.2: 4 Pilate came out of the palace again and said to the Jewish leaders, “Look! I’m bringing him out to you to let you know that I find no grounds for…
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SJTJ 297: John 19:1-3 (Bruised, bloodied, determined)
WEEK 43.1: 1 Then Pilate had Jesus taken and whipped. 2 The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and dressed him in a purple…
The Wild Way PodcastSJTJ 296: Week 42 EXPLORE (John 18:19-40 - Truth vs Power)
Episode Summary In this Week 42 explore episode, Nick reaches a milestone (finishing all his research for John) while Jamie shares her secret middle-grade…
The Wild Way PodcastSJTJ 295: Week 42 EXAMEN
WEEK 42.6: The Prayer of Examen helps us reflect on the week that was in our Slow Journey Through John. SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the…
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SJTJ 294: John 18:37-40 (Truth and Empire do not go together)
WEEK 42.5: 37 “So you are a king?” Pilate said. Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. I was born and came into the world for this reason: to testify to…
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SJTJ 293: John 18:33-36 (My kingdom isn't from the world... but it will change the world)
WEEK 42.4: 33 Pilate went back into the palace. He summoned Jesus and asked, “Are you the king of the Jews?” 34 Jesus answered, “Do you say this on your own or…
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SJTJ 292: John 18:28-32 (Pilate, Caiaphas, and Jesus)
WEEK 42.3: 28 The Jewish leaders led Jesus from Caiaphas to the Roman governor’s palace. It was early in the morning. So that they could eat the Passover, the…
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SJTJ 291: John 18:25-27 (What Peter's failure reveals about Jesus)
WEEK 42.2: 25 Meanwhile, Simon Peter was still standing with the guards, warming himself. They asked, “Aren’t you one of his disciples?” Peter denied it…
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SJTJ 290: John 18:19-24 (How truth speaks to power)
WEEK 42.1: 19 Meanwhile, the chief priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching. 20 Jesus answered, “I’ve spoken openly to the world. I’ve…
The Wild Way PodcastSJTJ 289: Week 41 EXPLORE (John 18:1-18 - "I Am" vs "I Am Not")
WEEK 41.7 Discussion questions below. Episode Summary In this Week 41 Explore episode, Nick and Jamie dive into Jesus's arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane…
The Wild Way PodcastSJTJ 288: Week 41 EXAMEN
WEEK 41.6: The Prayer of Examen helps us reflect on the week that was in our Slow Journey Through John. SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the…
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SJTJ 287: John 18 imagination prayer (We are Peter too)
WEEK 41.5: an imagination prayer based on Peter's sword and denials. SJTJ s a year-long contemplative journey through the Gospel of John. We invite you into…