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An examined life is a thoughtful life. Yet, it is not a life where we merely think of God. Instead, we are called to consider all of reality alongside God.
In this season's finale, Jay Y. Kim concludes with a sincere word of gratitude to the engaged listeners and insightful guests who've made this journey enlivening and reorienting. With a pastoral tone, Kim invites us to fix our thoughts on the God who continually thinks lovingly of us.
He reminds us that the mind of Christ is available to us, as God invites us to notice and enjoy his presence with us here and now.
We pray this season offers you a clearer vision of an examined life that is stilled on God and meaningful steps towards living at the pace of peace.
Download a reflective guide to The Examen.
This episode highlights the following themes:
The power of living with our thoughts fixed on GodFinding moments of quiet in a fast-paced worldInviting God into every aspect of our livesLink from this episode:
Read Renovated by Jim WilderRead the transcript hereThe world is full of noise. Many are exhausted by the cacophony and chaos of the modern, digital age, where peace is scarce and self-reflection is infrequent. In “The Digital Examen”, a new podcast from IVP, author and pastor Jay Y. Kim converses with a variety of leaders, pastors, and scholars who are working to reorient their lives in the direction of listening, tuning their hearts and minds to hear the voice of God in all of its clarity, kindness, and strength.
Learn more about your host, Jay Y. Kim
Read Analog Church and Analog Christian by Jay Y. Kim
Links and Credits
✅ Special offer: Visit ivpress.com and use the code IVPOD25 for 25% off any IVP resource mentioned in this episode.
✅ Producers: Helen Lee, Travis Albritton, and Andrew Bronson
✅ Sound Engineering: Honest Podcasts
✅ Social Media Manager: Allie Noble
✅ Production Assistants: Christine Pelliccio and Isis Toldson
✅ Podcast Art: Kate Lillard
✅ Theme Song: "For They Will Inherit the Earth" by Stephen Keech
Disclaimer: The comments, views, and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the host and/or the guests featured on the podcast and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of InterVarsity Press or InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.
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Why is it so hard to make space to hear God’s comforting, loving voice in a world filled with daily pressures and burdens? How do we release ourselves from a spirituality based on “doing” the right things and instead focus on being in God’s presence? It is as we grow to love God’s voice which can fill us with his good gifts of encouragement, reassurance, peace, and hope that we can withstand and resist the cultural pressures around us.
In this episode, host Jay Y. Kim is joined by Kristel Acevedo, spiritual formation director at Transformation Church in South Carolina and co-author of the teen devotional 3 Big Questions That Shape Your Future. Through thoughtful conversation with Kim, Acevedo encourages us to invite God into our often overly-hurried days, embrace all of life as an act of worship, and make time to simply “be” with Jesus.
Drawing from her experience as a youth leader, Acevedo comments on the unique strengths and challenges of teens today and extols Gen Z’s pursuit of sincerity and communal health, traits that can be a model for Christians of all ages.
Listen in to learn how to pause, notice, and surrender to God’s active work in our lives, experience the easy burden Jesus promises, and grow into being full participants in his missional call.
Download a reflective guide to The Examen.
This episode highlights the following themes:
Spiritual formation in teenagers amid a culture of distractionsLiving a lifestyle of worship and obedience to scriptureThe impact of cultural and political idolatry on spiritual formationLinks from this episode:
Get to know more about Kristel AcevedoRead 3 Big Questions That Shape Your Future by Kara Powell, Kristel Acevedo and Brad M Griffin Read the transcript hereThe world is full of noise. Many are exhausted by the cacophony and chaos of the modern, digital age, where peace is scarce and self-reflection is infrequent. In “The Digital Examen”, a new podcast from IVP, author and pastor Jay Y. Kim converses with a variety of leaders, pastors, and scholars who are working to reorient their lives in the direction of listening, tuning their hearts and minds to hear the voice of God in all of its clarity, kindness, and strength.
Learn more about your host, Jay Y. Kim
Read Analog Church and Analog Christian by Jay Y. Kim
Links and Credits
✅ Special offer: Visit ivpress.com and use the code IVPOD25 for 25% off any IVP resource mentioned in this episode.
✅ Producers: Helen Lee, Travis Albritton, and Andrew Bronson
✅ Sound Engineering: Honest Podcasts
✅ Social Media Manager: Allie Noble
✅ Production Assistants: Christine Pelliccio and Isis Toldson
✅ Podcast Art: Kate Lillard
✅ Theme Song: "For They Will Inherit the Earth" by Stephen Keech
Disclaimer: The comments, views, and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the host and/or the guests featured on the podcast and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of InterVarsity Press or InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.
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More often than not, we approach reading Scripture as a simple means to an end, or a task on our spiritual checklist, instead of as a living text and lens through which to see our lives. How can we become people who meditate on God’s Word day and night out of both habit and delight?
In this episode, host Jay Y. Kim converses with scholar and co-founder of the Bible Project, Dr. Tim Mackie. Together, they explore how immersing ourselves in the communal, family story of Scripture can help us perceive God’s voice. Mackie also shares his pastoral background and personal journey of learning about and loving God’s word, revealing recent experiences that have fundamentally changed his understanding of what it means to be with God in the here and now.
This conversation invites us to approach the Bible not as a mere intellectual exercise, but as a slow, generative way to encounter God, be formed by his truth, and reshape how we view ourselves, others, and the world around us. Tune in to this thought-provoking episode to unearth delight and wonder in your reading and study of God’s word.
Download a reflective guide to The Examen.
This episode highlights the following themes:
The Bible as a unified story that leads to JesusEngaging with Scripture as meditation literatureThe personal and communal impact of biblical meditationLinks from this episode:
Get to know more about Dr. Tim MackieSubscribe to Dr. Mackie’s YouTube ChannelLearn more about Bible ProjectRead the transcript hereThe world is full of noise. Many are exhausted by the cacophony and chaos of the modern, digital age, where peace is scarce and self-reflection is infrequent. In “The Digital Examen”, a new podcast from IVP, author and pastor Jay Y. Kim converses with a variety of leaders, pastors, and scholars who are working to reorient their lives in the direction of listening, tuning their hearts and minds to hear the voice of God in all of its clarity, kindness, and strength.
Learn more about your host, Jay Y. Kim
Read Analog Church and Analog Christian by Jay Y. Kim
Links and Credits
✅ Special offer: Visit ivpress.com and use the code IVPOD25 for 25% off any IVP resource mentioned in this episode.
✅ Producers: Helen Lee, Travis Albritton, and Andrew Bronson
✅ Sound Engineering: Honest Podcasts
✅ Social Media Manager: Allie Noble
✅ Production Assistants: Christine Pelliccio and Isis Toldson
✅ Podcast Art: Kate Lillard
✅ Theme Song: "For They Will Inherit the Earth" by Stephen Keech
Disclaimer: The comments, views, and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the host and/or the guests featured on the podcast and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of InterVarsity Press or InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.
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The foundations for a lifelong faith begin not in children’s ministry or church programs, but with parents. In a world that pushes us to be distracted, disengaged, and anxious, how can we instead disciple our children from a place of peace, attentiveness, and responsiveness to the Holy Spirit’s work in our family?
In this episode, Jay Y. Kim is joined by Sarah Cowan Johnson, a ministry trainer, consultant, coach, and author of Teach Your Children Well. Together they explore effective strategies for everyday family discipleship and discuss how parents can be expectant and aware of God’s presence and ongoing work in their children. Drawing on her extensive ministry experience, Johnson emphasizes the importance of parents leading the way in their children’s spiritual formation through attentiveness, countercultural choices, and intentionality in the ordinary moments of family life.
Kim and Johnson also dissect social media’s harmful effects on the wellbeing of youth and encourage parents to create age-appropriate opportunities for their children to learn the spiritual skill of discernment.
Tune in to glean wisdom and approachable practices for raising your children well in an overly-hectic and technology-driven world.
Download a reflective guide to The Examen.
This episode highlights the following themes:
The role of discernment in managing technology's impact on child developmentIntegrating spiritual practices into everyday routines through 'habit stacking'Redefining parental success through the lens of eternal values rather than societal pressuresLinks from this episode:
Get to know more about Sarah Cowan JohnsonOrder Johnson’s book, Teach Your Children WellFollow Sarah Cowan Johnson on InstagramRead The Tech-Wise Family by Andy CrouchVisit Dr. Jean Twenge’s websiteVisit Jonathan Haidt’s websiteWatch Soul Searching: A Movie About Teenagers and God, directed by Richard Eaton & Michael Eaton, and co-directed by Christian SmithRead the transcript hereThe world is full of noise. Many are exhausted by the cacophony and chaos of the modern, digital age, where peace is scarce and self-reflection is infrequent. In “The Digital Examen”, a new podcast from IVP, author and pastor Jay Y. Kim converses with a variety of leaders, pastors, and scholars who are working to reorient their lives in the direction of listening, tuning their hearts and minds to hear the voice of God in all of its clarity, kindness, and strength.
Learn more about your host, Jay Y. Kim
Read Analog Church and Analog Christian by Jay Y. Kim
Links and Credits
✅ Special offer: Visit ivpress.com and use the code IVPOD25 for 25% off any IVP resource mentioned in this episode.
✅ Producers: Helen Lee, Travis Albritton, and Andrew Bronson
✅ Sound Engineering: Honest Podcasts
✅ Social Media Manager: Allie Noble
✅ Production Assistants: Christine Pelliccio and Isis Toldson
✅ Podcast Art: Kate Lillard
✅ Theme Song: "For They Will Inherit the Earth" by Stephen Keech
Disclaimer: The comments, views, and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the host and/or the guests featured on the podcast and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of InterVarsity Press or InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.
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Christians may believe, intellectually and theologically, that God is ever-present. But is our lived experience one that recognizes and relies on God’s radical availability? On any given day, at any given moment, how much do any of us recognize the nearness and wellspring of God’s love, grace, and mercy?
In this episode, host Jay Kim converses with Rich Villodas, lead pastor of New Life Fellowship and an influential voice in spiritual formation. Together, they explore insights from Villodas's discipleship journey and his vision for a life of peace that draws deeply from God’s presence and loving attentiveness.
With insights from his latest book, Good and Beautiful and Kind, Villodas challenges us to meet God’s grace with personal effort to encounter him, whether daily, weekly, monthly, or yearly, and provides practical guidance from his own spiritual rhythms.
Tune in to learn everyday practices that can help your interior life flourish and increase your awareness of God’s presence, available to you at every moment.
Download a reflective guide to The Examen.
This episode highlights the following themes:
The multi-layered nature of sin as a failure to love, beyond mere rule-breakingThe balance between grace and effort in experiencing God’s presencePractical ways to live in sacrificial love, rooted in the example of JesusLinks from this episode:
Get to know more about Rich VillodasOrder Villodas’ book, Good and Beautiful and KindRead Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Pete ScazzeroCheck out New Life FellowshipRead the transcript hereThe world is full of noise. Many are exhausted by the cacophony and chaos of the modern, digital age, where peace is scarce and self-reflection is infrequent. In “The Digital Examen”, a new podcast from IVP, author and pastor Jay Y. Kim converses with a variety of leaders, pastors, and scholars who are working to reorient their lives in the direction of listening, tuning their hearts and minds to hear the voice of God in all of its clarity, kindness, and strength.
Learn more about your host, Jay Y. Kim
Read Analog Church and Analog Christian by Jay Y. Kim
Links and Credits
✅ Special offer: Visit ivpress.com and use the code IVPOD25 for 25% off any IVP resource mentioned in this episode.
✅ Producers: Helen Lee, Travis Albritton, and Andrew Bronson
✅ Sound Engineering: Honest Podcasts
✅ Social Media Manager: Allie Noble
✅ Production Assistants: Christine Pelliccio and Isis Toldson
✅ Podcast Art: Kate Lillard
✅ Theme Song: "For They Will Inherit the Earth" by Stephen Keech
Disclaimer: The comments, views, and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the host and/or the guests featured on the podcast and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of InterVarsity Press or InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.
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How can we avoid burnout, live in peace, and grow in greater awareness of God’s presence with us?
In a world that vies for our attention with relentless distractions, practicing Christian mindfulness may offer a way of resistance and renewal.
In this episode, host Jay Y. Kim welcomes Dr. Regina Trammel, a licensed therapist, respected academic, and the author of The Counselor's Guide to Christian Mindfulness. As a second-generation Chinese-American, Dr. Trammel draws from familial and cultural practices, her clinical experience, and her Christian faith to present an enriching understanding of Christian mindfulness.
Together, Kim and Dr. Trammel explore the profound connection between trust, peace, and presence, as well as the essential way in which the body, soul, and mind are integratively united and in need of God’s rejuvenative care.
Tune in to learn transformative practices that have the power to form us into people characterized by peace.
Download a reflective guide to The Examen.
This episode highlights the following themes:
Christian mindfulness as a transformative practiceThe battle against the digital age's distractionsPeace as a state of being versus a fleeting emotionLinks from this episode:
Get to know more about Regina TrammelFollow Regina on InstagramRead The Counselor's Guide to Christian Mindfulness by Regina TrammelRead the transcript hereThe world is full of noise. Many are exhausted by the cacophony and chaos of the modern, digital age, where peace is scarce and self-reflection is infrequent. In “The Digital Examen”, a new podcast from IVP, author and pastor Jay Y. Kim converses with a variety of leaders, pastors, and scholars who are working to reorient their lives in the direction of listening, tuning their hearts and minds to hear the voice of God in all of its clarity, kindness, and strength.
Learn more about your host, Jay Y. Kim
Read Analog Church and Analog Christian by Jay Y. Kim
Links and Credits
✅ Special offer: Visit ivpress.com and use the code IVPOD25 for 25% off any IVP resource mentioned in this episode.
✅ Producers: Helen Lee, Travis Albritton, and Andrew Bronson
✅ Sound Engineering: Honest Podcasts
✅ Social Media Manager: Allie Noble
✅ Production Assistants: Christine Pelliccio and Isis Toldson
✅ Podcast Art: Kate Lillard
✅ Theme Song: "For They Will Inherit the Earth" by Stephen Keech
Disclaimer: The comments, views, and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the host and/or the guests featured on the podcast and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of InterVarsity Press or InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.
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Do you feel like the only ways to cultivate your life with God are through spiritual disciplines such as Bible study and prayer? What if you could arrange your entire life in a way that empowers you to encounter God in all things?
In this episode, Jay Y. Kim is joined by bestselling author and speaker John Ortberg. Through wrestling with the limitations of his own faith upbringing, Ortberg has learned to instead hunger for real and accessible transformation that is Christ-shaped and all-encompassing.
Together they envision and reflect on a way of life that goes beyond mere religious activities and devotional efforts. Ortberg also exposes the common struggle of seeking after performance in spiritual growth and offers us practical steps toward a better way—one of trust and surrender to God’s timing and wisdom.
This rich dialogue also spotlights the "Become New" content series crafted by Ortberg, which focuses on cultivating the whole-life discipleship so many of us desire.
If you often feel discouraged about your spiritual life or find it difficult to hear God’s voice, Kim and Ortberg offer hopeful ideas for everyday engagement with God as our home.
Download a reflective guide to The Examen.
This episode highlights the following themes:
Practical ways to abide with God amidst daily pressuresThe challenge of spiritual transformation beyond religious activitiesRedefining “success” in our spiritual journeys to resist performance cultureLinks from this episode:
Get to know more about John OrtbergSubscribe to Become New to receive daily emails and devotional contentRead The Spirit of the Disciplines by Dallas WillardRead Soul Keeping by John OrtbergRead Eternity Is Now in Session by John OrtbergRead the transcript hereThe world is full of noise. Many are exhausted by the cacophony and chaos of the modern, digital age, where peace is scarce and self-reflection is infrequent. In “The Digital Examen”, a new podcast from IVP, author and pastor Jay Y. Kim converses with a variety of leaders, pastors, and scholars who are working to reorient their lives in the direction of listening, tuning their hearts and minds to hear the voice of God in all of its clarity, kindness, and strength.
Learn more about your host, Jay Y. Kim
Read Analog Church and Analog Christian by Jay Y. Kim
Links and Credits
✅ Special offer: Visit ivpress.com and use the code IVPOD25 for 25% off any IVP resource mentioned in this episode.
✅ Producers: Helen Lee, Travis Albritton, and Andrew Bronson
✅ Sound Engineering: Honest Podcasts
✅ Social Media Manager: Allie Noble
✅ Production Assistants: Christine Pelliccio and Isis Toldson
✅ Podcast Art: Kate Lillard
✅ Theme Song: "For They Will Inherit the Earth" by Stephen Keech
Disclaimer: The comments, views, and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the host and/or the guests featured on the podcast and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of InterVarsity Press or InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.
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Our devices demand so much from us on a daily basis, prompting us into a life of perpetual performance whether we recognize it or not. And as a result of the tumultuous sea of notifications and alerts that constantly require our mental space and publicly-appropriate responses, we can find ourselves sorely disconnected from ourselves, from others, and from God.
In this episode, host Jay Y. Kim welcomes the wisdom of Dr. Felicia Wu Song, the author of Restless Devices and a cultural sociologist. Together they delve into the ways that social media and other digital platforms push us toward both a self-centeredness as well as an outsized concern for how others might view us. In contrast, Dr. Song encourages us to implement practices in our lives that help us pursue and experience the benefits of healthy self-forgetfulness.
Tune in to learn the importance of creating spaces of stillness, cultivating self-awareness, and carving out opportunities to allow God's gentle voice to care for us.
Download a reflective guide to The Examen.
This episode highlights the following themes:
The effects of performative digital identities on mental well-beingStrategies for creating tech-free spaces for inward reflection and connection with GodThe necessity of being truly present with ourselves and others in a digitally-distracted ageLinks from this episode:
Learn more about Felicia Wu SongRead Restless Devices by Felicia Wu SongVisit Dr. Song’s websiteRead the transcript hereThe world is full of noise. Many are exhausted by the cacophony and chaos of the modern, digital age, where peace is scarce and self-reflection is infrequent. In “The Digital Examen”, a new podcast from IVP, author and pastor Jay Y. Kim converses with a variety of leaders, pastors, and scholars who are working to reorient their lives in the direction of listening, tuning their hearts and minds to hear the voice of God in all of its clarity, kindness, and strength.
Learn more about your host, Jay Y. Kim
Read Analog Church and Analog Christian by Jay Y. Kim
Links and Credits
✅ Special offer: Visit ivpress.com and use the code IVPOD25 for 25% off any IVP resource mentioned in this episode.
✅ Producers: Helen Lee, Travis Albritton, and Andrew Bronson
✅ Sound Engineering: Honest Podcasts
✅ Social Media Manager: Allie Noble
✅ Production Assistants: Christine Pelliccio and Isis Toldson
✅ Podcast Art: Kate Lillard
✅ Theme Song: "For They Will Inherit the Earth" by Stephen Keech
Disclaimer: The comments, views, and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the host and/or the guests featured on the podcast and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of InterVarsity Press or InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.
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For better or for worse, the Internet is influencing us. The question is, how are we curating that formation and actively shaping instead of being shaped by the online world?
In this episode, host Jay Y. Kim discusses the digital age's challenges and opportunities for discipleship with Patrick Miller, a pastor, cultural commentator, and host of the popular news commentary podcast Truth Over Tribe.
Drawing from his own digital expertise, Miller comments on the ways in which social media can warp our perception of our own competency, confuse the context of our content, and cause us to succumb to misinformed disagreements. Together, they envision a digital presence that instead can be marked by flourishing, integrity, and confession.
By encouraging sober-minded engagement with social media, Kim and Miller hope to equip and inspire you to navigate the digital landscape with love, humility, and a heart tuned to God's mission.
Download a reflective guide to The Examen.
This episode highlights the following themes:
Addressing the realities of being discipled by the internetUtilizing digital platforms for spiritual goodThe impact of tribalismLinks from this episode:
Follow Patrick K. Miller on XSubscribe to the Truth Over Tribe podcastRead Truth Over Tribe by Patrick MillerSubscribe to Endeavor weekly newsletterRead Culture Care by Makoto FujimuraRead “Why Your Church Should Start a Parish Podcast” by Patrick MillerRead the transcript hereThe world is full of noise. Many are exhausted by the cacophony and chaos of the modern, digital age, where peace is scarce and self-reflection is infrequent. In “The Digital Examen”, a new podcast from IVP, author and pastor Jay Y. Kim converses with a variety of leaders, pastors, and scholars who are working to reorient their lives in the direction of listening, tuning their hearts and minds to hear the voice of God in all of its clarity, kindness, and strength.
Learn more about your host, Jay Y. Kim
Read Analog Church and Analog Christian by Jay Y. Kim
Links and Credits
✅ Special offer: Visit ivpress.com and use the code IVPOD25 for 25% off any IVP resource mentioned in this episode.
✅ Producers: Helen Lee, Travis Albritton, and Andrew Bronson
✅ Sound Engineering: Honest Podcasts
✅ Social Media Manager: Allie Noble
✅ Production Assistants: Christine Pelliccio and Isis Toldson
✅ Podcast Art: Kate Lillard
✅ Theme Song: "For They Will Inherit the Earth" by Stephen Keech
Disclaimer: The comments, views, and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the host and/or the guests featured on the podcast and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of InterVarsity Press or InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.
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What kind of work has God called us to do, and how can we do this work without overdoing it? As we live and move in a culture that tilts toward workaholism, we need a renewed vision for God-oriented vocation and true rest.
This week on The Digital Examen, host Jay Y. Kim welcomes Dr. Carmen Imes, associate professor of Old Testament at Biola University. She offers paradigm-shifting insights on what it truly means to be human by redefining vocation as a whole-life endeavor and reforming our often lackadaisical understandings of rest.
Through this conversation, Imes invites us to view our vocations as a shared stewardship of the world as God’s image-bearers, joining in his steadfast work of maintaining order and beauty in our own communities.
Tune in to reflect on a life of purposeful contribution to human flourishing that is grounded in God’s loving collaboration with us.
Download a reflective guide to The Examen.
This episode highlights the following themes:
A biblical understanding of work, vocation, and identityThe physical and spiritual significance of practicing SabbathDisentangling self-worth from professional achievementsLinks from this episode:
Learn more about Dr. Carmen ImesRead Being God’s Image by Dr. ImesEnroll in Dr. Imes’s free course on Exodus from the BibleProjectCheck out Dr. Imes's YouTube ChannelRead Dr. Imes’s blog postsRead the transcript hereThe world is full of noise. Many are exhausted by the cacophony and chaos of the modern, digital age, where peace is scarce and self-reflection is infrequent. In “The Digital Examen”, a new podcast from IVP, author and pastor Jay Y. Kim converses with a variety of leaders, pastors, and scholars who are working to reorient their lives in the direction of listening, tuning their hearts and minds to hear the voice of God in all of its clarity, kindness, and strength.
Learn more about your host, Jay Y. Kim
Resources
Read Analog Church and Analog Christian by Jay Y. KimLinks and Credits
✅ Special offer: Visit ivpress.com and use the code IVPOD25 for 25% off any IVP resource mentioned in this episode.
✅ Producers: Helen Lee, Travis Albritton, and Andrew Bronson
✅ Sound Engineering: Honest Podcasts
✅ Social Media Manager: Allie Noble
✅ Production Assistants: Christine Pelliccio and Isis Toldson
✅ Podcast Art: Kate Lillard
✅ Theme Song: "For They Will Inherit the Earth" by Stephen Keech
Disclaimer: The comments, views, and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the host and/or the guests featured on the podcast and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of InterVarsity Press or InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.
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What is your rule of life?
Each and every person is following some sort of rule, whether consciously or unconsciously. In this episode, host Jay Y. Kim converses with esteemed teacher and author John Mark Comer to unpack this concept and to pursue what it means to follow a generative rule of life in our hurried, modern context.
Kim and Comer also discuss Comer’s recent book "Practicing the Way," in which he issues a timely call to reorient our lives around the person and teachings of Jesus. Together, they also offer profound reflections on the ways in which offering undivided attention is the highest form of demonstrating love to others. Finally, Comer challenges listeners to pursue curiosities and doubts alongside our community as opposed to traveling on our spiritual pathways alone.
This is a fascinating episode that explores the nonlinear journey of spiritual formation in a busy and distracted age, the weight of holistic listening, and the essential work of pursuing love and focus in our everyday lives and communities.
Download a reflective guide to The Examen.
This episode highlights the following themes:
The transformative power of intentional spiritual disciplines in the digital eraThe concept of a 'rule of life' and its significance for personal growthUnderstanding attention as a form of love and its critical role in the digital ageLinks from this episode:
Get to know more about John Mark ComerCheck out Practicing the Way's Free ResourcesRead The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry, Live No Lies, and Practicing the Way by John Mark ComerRead Renovated by Jim WilderRead the transcript hereThe world is full of noise. Many are exhausted by the cacophony and chaos of the modern, digital age, where peace is scarce and self-reflection is infrequent. In “The Digital Examen”, a new podcast from IVP, author and pastor Jay Y. Kim converses with a variety of leaders, pastors, and scholars who are working to reorient their lives in the direction of listening, tuning their hearts and minds to hear the voice of God in all of its clarity, kindness, and strength.
Learn more about your host, Jay Y. Kim
Resources
Read Analog Church and Analog Christian by Jay Y. KimLinks and Credits
✅ Special offer: Visit ivpress.com and use the code IVPOD25 for 25% off any IVP resource mentioned in this episode.
✅ Producers: Helen Lee, Travis Albritton, and Andrew Bronson
✅ Sound Engineering: Honest Podcasts
✅ Social Media Manager: Allie Noble
✅ Production Assistants: Christine Pelliccio and Isis Toldson
✅ Podcast Art: Kate Lillard
✅ Theme Song: "For They Will Inherit the Earth" by Stephen Keech
Disclaimer: The comments, views, and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the host and/or the guests featured on the podcast and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of InterVarsity Press or InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.
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How do the distractions and noise of the digital age affect our ability to truly perceive and listen to the voice of God?
In this episode, host Jay Y. Kim invites us into the heart of thoughtful listening through reflection, slowing down, and storytelling.
Kim introduces readers to the ancient Christian practice that inspired this show: The Examen. As you move through the five key movements of contemplative prayer in this exercise, you will be able to thoughtfully examine your days with God.
Download a reflective guide outlining The Examen.
Through powerful storytelling drawn from his own personal experience, Kim underscores the human need and desire to listen, as well as the implied need for quiet. In an age of speed and hurry, Kim offers both a sound rationale as well as tools to begin the journey of sincere listening and to pursue a more peaceful pace of life.
This episode highlights the following themes:
The necessity of listening throughout all of lifePursuing a pace of peace in a chaotic worldAn introduction to The Examen prayer practiceThe significance of patient attention and quiet reflection in the spiritual journeyThe world is full of noise. Many are exhausted by the cacophony and chaos of the modern, digital age, where peace is scarce and self-reflection is infrequent. In “The Digital Examen”, a new podcast from IVP, author and pastor Jay Y. Kim converses with a variety of leaders, pastors, and scholars who are working to reorient their lives in the direction of listening, tuning their hearts and minds to hear the voice of God in all of its clarity, kindness, and strength.
Learn more about your host, Jay Y. Kim
Resources
Read Analog Church and Analog Christian by Jay Y. KimRead How to Hear God by Pete GreigRead The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother LawrenceLearn more about Frederick William FaberRead The Listening Life by Adam McHughRead the transcript hereLinks and Credits
✅ Special offer: Visit ivpress.com and use the code IVPOD25 for 25% off any IVP resource mentioned in this episode.
✅ Producers: Helen Lee, Travis Albritton, and Andrew Bronson
✅ Sound Engineering: Honest Podcasts
✅ Social Media Manager: Allie Noble
✅ Production Assistants: Christine Pelliccio and Isis Toldson
✅ Podcast Art: Kate Lillard
✅ Theme Song: "For They Will Inherit the Earth" by Stephen Keech
Disclaimer: The comments, views, and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the host and/or the guests featured on the podcast and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of InterVarsity Press or InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.
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Welcome to The Digital Examen Podcast!
Amid the noise and busyness of the digital age, it can feel impossible to hear God’s voice. Even though we can trust that God is always speaking, we struggle to foster the quiet needed to tune our ears, hearts, and minds in to his speech.
On The Digital Examen podcast, author and pastor Jay Y. Kim invites us on a journey, to truly listen and be present with God. By reckoning with the spiritual, mental, and physical effects of living in a digitally-saturated culture, Kim explores an alternative way of being in the world that is thoughtful, peaceful, and marked by presence.
Along this journey, Kim is joined by contemporary sages and scholars who offer holistic wisdom, daily practices, and personal research on living faithfully in an age of distraction.
Reflect and reorient through listening to Kim’s conversations with authors and teachers like John Mark Comer, Sarah Cowan Johnson, Rich Villodas, John Ortberg, Patrick Miller, and Kristel Acevedo.
Listeners will also learn from sociologist Felicia Wu Song, BibleProject co-founder Tim Mackie, therapist Regina Trammel, and biblical scholar Carmen Imes.
Join Kim and his conversation partners as they curate a space to pause, listen, and reflect with God.
Tune in to the first episode on January 10, 2024.
This episode highlights the following themes:
Jay Y. Kim’s expertise at the intersection of spiritual formation and digital mediaThe goal of The Digital Examen podcastPreview of topics and guests for the seasonThe world is full of noise. Many are exhausted by the cacophony and chaos of the modern, digital age, where peace is scarce and self-reflection is infrequent. In The Digital Examen, a new podcast from IVP, author and pastor Jay Y. Kim converses with a variety of leaders, pastors, and scholars who are working to reorient their lives in the direction of listening, tuning their hearts and minds to hear the voice of God in all of its clarity, kindness, and strength.
Learn more about The Digital Examen
Learn more about your host, Jay Y. Kim
Links and Credits
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✅ Producers: Helen Lee, Travis Albritton, and Andrew Bronson
✅ Sound Engineering: Honest Podcasts
✅ Social Media Manager: Allie Noble
✅ Production Assistants: Christine Pelliccio and Isis Toldson
✅ Podcast Art: Kate Lillard
✅ Theme Song: "For They Will Inherit the Earth" by Stephen Keech
Disclaimer: The comments, views, and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the host and/or the guests featured on the podcast and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of InterVarsity Press or InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.
