4 Simple Ways to Deepen Your Relationship With God

Do you feel distant from God… even when you’re trying?   In this episode, Gem Fadling shares a simple but profound pathway for spiritual growth, drawn from the wisdom of St. Clare of Assisi: gaze, consider, contemplate, imitate.   These four movements offer a slower, more relational way to deep…

Living on Earth with Heaven in View (Brian Zahnd)

Have we become so focused on living well in this world that we’ve forgotten the unseen world to which we ultimately belong?   In this episode of the Unhurried Living Podcast, Alan Fadling welcomes pastor and author Brian Zahnd for a conversation about his new book, Unseen Existences: Of Heaven, E…

Who Are You Becoming? The Slow Work of Real Transformation

Who are you becoming beneath the surface of your life? We live in a culture that rewards appearing mature, authentic, and put together. But real spiritual transformation is slower and deeper. It asks us to pay attention to the parts of ourselves we might rather avoid and to allow God to form us fr…

The Peace of an Undivided Life

We live in a world that can leave us feeling scattered. Our attention goes in one direction, our responsibilities in another, while our minds race ahead into the future or circle back into the past.   In this episode, I explore a different way of living: a life increasingly gathered around one Ce…

How to Live a Life of Pilgrimage (Even at Home)

What if your life isn’t something to rush through, but something to walk through… with intention, awareness, and God’s presence?   In this episode, Gem invites you to rediscover the ancient idea of pilgrimage, not as a trip you take, but as a way you live. Drawing from her experience leading pilg…

From Distraction to the Pace of Peace (Jay Kim)

We live in an age of constant distraction. Our bodies may be in one place while our minds race somewhere else, leaving us physically present but mentally and emotionally absent. What might help us recover a more attentive, peaceful way of living with God?   In this episode, Alan talks with pastor…

How to Trust God When Life Doesn’t Go as Planned (Vivian Mabuni)

Life rarely unfolds the way we imagined. In those moments, many of us tighten our grip, while pushing, trying or angsting ourselves into stress or unhealth.   In this episode of the Unhurried Living Podcast, Gem welcomes author and speaker Vivian Mabuni for a thoughtful conversation about surrend…

The Spacious Life God Intended

What if the Old Testament law was more spacious than we imagine?   In this episode, Alan Fadling explores a surprising question: How much time did God set aside in Israel’s calendar for worship, rest, celebration, and remembrance?   Weekly Sabbaths. Annual festivals. New Moon observances. A sab…

From Information to Transformation: Rethinking How We Teach

Most of us have experienced teaching that gives us a lot to think about, but doesn’t necessarily change much how we live. In this conversation about spiritual formation and Christian leadership, Alan and Gem explore why transformation rarely comes through information alone.   Through their years …

How Dallas Willard Shaped Kingdom Apprenticeship (Keas Keasler)

What does it mean to become an apprentice of Jesus—not just as an individual, but as part of a community shaped by the kingdom of God?   In this episode of the Unhurried Living Podcast, Alan Fadling is joined by friend and colleague Matt Fogle for a thoughtful conversation with Keas Keasler about…