The Signpost Inn Podcast

Narnia, anxiety, and belonging

Have you ever felt childish for believing in beauty — in meaning — in Jesus? Like, the really “grown up” way to think is that faith is a cutesy, meaningless fairytale?
 
If so, we want you to know you’re not alone! Also, you’re not naive, you’re just remembering home. In this conversation we talk about The Chronicles of Narnia and how they teach us childlike faith in goodness, truth, and beauty. We share our experiences with Narnia and some of our favorite passages too. Come along for the ride and learn to let God be God and watch his story unfold around you. 
 
Links/References
Not Home Yet, by Brandon and Liv Booth: https://www.signpostinn.org/product/not-home-yet
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Books that ambushed us! (They'll get you too!)

Has a book ever jumped off the shelf, interrupted your life and left you forever changed? 
 
On today’s show the gang shares the books that have ambushed them and left them with a new view of life, themselves and God. These books have opened our eyes to beauty, truth, and goodness and we’re eternally grateful! Be warned, Listener, after this episode you will walk away with a “dangerous” reading list of books that are waiting to disrupt your life for good!
 
We hope you enjoy today’s show. Jesus thinks you’re the bee’s knees (aka, he likes you)
 
Links/References
Interior Freedom, by Jacques Philippe: https://amzn.to/3IMEihX
The Lightbringer Series, by Brent Weeks: https://amzn.to/45gjBUt
Hind’s Feed on High Places, by Hannah Hurnard: https://amzn.to/41dBnFp
The Screwtape Letters, by C.S. Lewis: https://amzn.to/4kZn5iF
Hamlet, by William Shakespeare: https://amzn.to/452D2yF
The Snow Queen, by Hans Christian Andersen: https://amzn.to/3IJ4xpE
Abel’s Island, by Williams Steig: https://amzn.to/3UuxjNi
Practice in Christianity, by Søren Kierkegaard: https://amzn.to/4kUctBC
The Abolition of Man, by C.S. Lewis: https://amzn.to/40B3AWv
On the Freedom of a Christian, by Martin Luther: https://amzn.to/454fJV8
Into your hands Father, by Wilfrid Stinissen: https://amzn.to/3IJ5bU6 
 
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Faith is more than intellectual assent (Spiritual Formation with Dr. Alan Johnson)

Do you know a lot about God, but still sometimes feel disconnected from him? What does it mean to love the Lord with your heart, soul, mind, and strength? 
 
Today’s guest, Dr. Reverend Alan Johnson shares about spiritual formation and his journey from knowing information about God to experiencing him relationally. As a pastor, Dr. Alan sheds some light on the unique challenges that ministry leaders face in cultivating their relationship with God. Anyone facing questions or trials can find it easier and safer to retreat into the realm of knowledge about God rather than wrestle relationally with these questions. Throughout the show Dr. Alan talks about his experience of spiritual formation and the practices that helped him relate to God and see himself more and more as a beloved child of God. 
 
So, come join us for a great conversation as we learn to let Jesus pull his weight and form us into who he made us to be, children of God. 
 
Links/References
Try out Spiritual Direction with Pastor Alan
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Your boring life is way holier than you think! (theology of vocation)

Does your everyday life feel boring and disconnected from a sense of meaning and purpose? What if your boring life is way more holy than you think?
 
On today’s show the gang tackles the topic of vocation and our desire for meaning and purpose. The question of vocation often feels like trying to find a needle in a haystack, if we miss God’s calling on our lives everything else is pointless! What if that’s not how vocation works? Looking to Martin Luther, the group discusses his idea of “The masks of God” and how it relates to vocation. God delights to work through ordinary means. Police officers, government officials, and grocers are used by God to meet our needs for safety, peace, and daily sustenance. This perspective is larger than the category of occupation, helping us understand how the embrace of a friend and our honest conversation with a loved one is God at work to meet our hearts’ need for acceptance and belonging. The group closes the conversation with a rubric for making decisions about life and vocation. 
 
We pray this conversation blesses you and opens your eyes to God at work for you, in the world around you. 
 
Links/References
“God at Work” by Gene Veith
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The Meaning Crisis (Why more information doesn't help)

Is more information about God making you feel further from him? How do we know God more deeply when the only tool we have is mining for more data?
 
Join us for today’s episode as we navigate the dark woods of information overload. Together, Brandon, Liv, and Peter unpack the crisis of meaning and how the answer that is often presented is to amass greater knowledge about God. The difficulty with this answer is that it takes propositional knowledge about God and makes it the sum total of what it means to have a relationship with him. Many of us experience a disconnect between the information we know about God and our life experience. Is there a way to experience the truths we believe about God? The group discusses various types of knowing and how faith in God is most connected to a participatory knowing. Instead of always seeking more information, we are invited to consent to the fact that we currently are in relationship with God.
 
We pray you are blessed by this podcast! Jesus loves you! 
 
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Afraid to Rest? (It's a trust issue)

Does real rest feel like an elusive dream? Has your rest been turned into just another productivity hack? 
 
Today’s episode examines the nature of rest and why we all feel exhausted. Join Brandon, Liv, Matt and Peter as they unpack our human desire for rest and the obstacles we face to receiving it. A core insight that the group focuses on is that rest is really a trust issue. We can’t receive rest so long as we don’t trust God to give it to us. The group also challenges the assumption that we rest in order to work, citing the creation account for viewing rest as the culmination of work. The group closes out the conversation with some practical advice about how they’ve experienced rest in their own lives. 
 
Thanks for joining us today! Jesus loves you. Rest in his love. 
 
Links/References
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His Heart Beats, (song) by Andrew Peterson
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Is Life Suffering? (Hope: the only way out, is through)

Does the Christian faith provide real hope for our day-to-day life? Or are we simply suffering here until we die?
 
In today’s episode, the group tackles the issue of whether or not faith in Jesus provides any real hope for our earthly life. Sure, we understand that one day we’ll be resurrected and live eternally, but what about dealing with all the sin and suffering we face right now? The conversation focuses on our expectations for the Christian life and our sense that we are doing something wrong if we are suffering. The group talks about how it can be freeing to simply accept the difficulty of life and lay aside attempts to deny or distract us from this reality. The episode reaches its conclusion as the hosts expound on hope as the expanding of our vision to include more than our sufferings and sin. 
 
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Links/References
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Liv’s “How to Host an Easter Feast” ebook 
Ebook: How to Actually Rest in Christ
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Wine in the Word with Gisela Kreglinger

Is faith in Jesus more than intellectual assent? What if God meant for food and drink to invite us into the richness of embodied experiences of his love and goodness?
 
In this episode, Brandon interviews Gisela Kreglinger, co-author of “Wine in the Word,” a Bible study about wine and its place in Christian feasting and fellowship. A through-line in the conversation is the idea that modern Christianity emphasizes intellectual knowledge about God, but glosses over the idea of experiencing God with our bodies and our emotions. Gisela unpacks how wine in particular, rich in symbolism as well as flavor, is an invitation to enjoy God and his good gifts. 
 
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Links/References
“Wine in the Word” by Gisela H. Kreglinger and Randy Frazee
“Cup Overflowing” by Gisela H. Kreglinger
How to Actually Rest in Christ (ebook)
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How long, O Lord? (Suffering in the meantime)

How are we supposed to survive this crazy world while we wait for God to redeem us and bring us home?
In today’s conversation, the gang wrestles through the question of how to endure life in the meantime between the cross and our eventual resurrection. They sit with Psalm 13 and reflect on the relatability in the psalmist’s words, “How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?” This passage launches the group off, talking about how difficult (and dangerous) it is to give an answer for the suffering we experience in life. The conversation finds its focal point in Jesus’ passion and how he endured suffering alone so that we wouldn’t have to. 
Jesus suffered through hell for you and he promises to be with you through all of your own suffering.   
 
Links/References
Liv’s articles for Lutheran Witness
How to Actually Rest in Christ.
“I’m with you”, by Israel Houghton
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Space to Breath with Niecy LoCricchio

What is taking a spiritual retreat all about?
 
In today’s episode, Brandon interviews Niecy LoCricchio on her book Space to Breathe, which is aimed at helping you plan a meaningful retreat for yourself or your group. Together, Brandon and Niecy unpack the fears we often experience as we enter times of silence and intimacy with God. Throughout the conversation, Niecy gives practical advice and teaches us about the purpose of a retreat. You won’t want to miss Niecy’s unique perspective on planning for “reentry” after your retreat! 
 
Friend, God loves you. May you experience his goodness and find a space to simply be with him.  
 
Links/References
Space to Breathe, by Niecy LoCricchio
Niecy’s website - The Soul Care Place
How to Actually Rest in Christ
Virtual Event: Explore the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises
Signpost Inn Retreat: a grace-filled weekend of rest in Jesus
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