Scott Sauls on The Mercy King

Scott Sauls is the author of books, most recently The Mercy King: How the Kindness of Jesus Heals Your Sin, Shame, and Weakness. In this conversation, Scott Sauls and Jonathan Rogers talk about our tendency to confuse being useful with being lovable. They also talk about the dangers of comparison a…

Leaving Home Stories: Chelsea Barnwell and Isla Rickerton

In this episode, an artist roommate gives Chelsea Barnwell reason to reassess her own frugality and practicality, and Isla Rickerton tells of her recovery—physically, emotionally, and spiritually—after an act of harrowing violence. "Leaving Home Stories,” is a special summer series in which writer…

Leaving Home Stories: Jennifer Degani, Tonia Gutting, Pam Kiper

This week’s episode features Jennifer Degani, Tania Gutting, and Pam Kiper. They’ll read two stories about frequent home-leavings, and one story about one big move after a long time in the same place. "Leaving Home Stories,” is a special summer series in which writers from The Habit Membership rea…

Leaving Home Stories: Mariam Matossian, George Price, Frank McCormack

This week’s episode, featuring Mariam Matossian, George Price, and Frank McCormack, will swing from the hilarious to the poignant. Expect door-to-door sales, a road trip in a hearse, and a hallucinated raptor.  "Leaving Home Stories,” is a special summer series in which writers from The Habit Memb…

Leaving Home Stories: Sara Bannerman, Jan Cooper, Mandy Link

In this episode, Sara Bannerman, Jan Cooper, and Mandy Link read personal narratives in which they leave home and find themselves in situations where the stakes were higher than they realized. Sara Bannerman recalls beinga young girl put in an unsettled and unsettling situation. Jan Cooper wins a w…

Leaving Home Stories: Jaclyn Hoselton, Kate Pocklington, Cara Peregrino

In this  episode, Jaclyn Hoselton, Kate Pocklington, and Cara Peregrino read personal essays in which they leave home and cross international borders. Jaclyn Hoselton reflects on what it means to be a Mexican-American who speaks German but not Spanish. Kate Pocklington leaves a temporary but belove…

Leaving Home Stories: S.D.G. Morgan, Heather Cadenhead, and Karen Wells

In this especially wistful episode, S.D.G. Morgan tells about returning to a childhood home that has been condemned since he lived there, Heather Cadenhead remembers one of her childhood homes with mixed feelings, and Karen Wells tells about her senior year of high school, when it was time to leave…

Leaving Home Stories: Reagan Dregge, Rachael Watson, Michelle Watson

In this episode, Reagan Dregge gets congratulated for her beautiful Midwestern accent, a taxi driver teaches Rachael Watson about hospitality, and Michelle Watson misbehaves in Italy. "Leaving Home Stories,” is a special summer series in which writers from The Habit Membership read personal narrat…

Leaving Home Stories: Beth Matheson, Jamie Vanbiber, Greg Finley

In this episode, Beth Matheson leaves home fifty times, Jamie Vanbiber has reason to wish she had stayed home, and Greg Finley leaves for college in an especially vulnerable moment in his life. "Leaving Home Stories,” is a special summer series in which writers from The Habit Membership read perso…

Leaving Home: Summer, 1976, by Judith McQuoid

In this special Fourth of July episode, Irish writer Judith McQuoid reads a story of her first arrival in the United States, in the summer of 1976. This beautiful reflection is a love letter to America, and a reminder of what this country can still mean to people from around the world.   This epis…