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The Eternal Current Podcast

Aaron Niequist hosts a podcast through his book--The Eternal Current--one episode per chapter. Each episode will 1) Reflect on the key idea of that chapter, 2) Have a conversation with someone who is... Read more

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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2 Losing and Finding Faith (with Sarah Bessey)

2 Losing and Finding Faith (with Sarah Bessey)

In this episode, Aaron Niequist and author Sarah Bessey share their stories of faith, losing faith, and re-finding it in... Read more

8 Aug 2019

48mins

Ranked #2

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1 Introduction

1 Introduction

In this very first episode, Aaron Niequist shares the heart behind the podcast and the book that inspired it, The Eterna... Read more

8 Aug 2019

26mins

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13 Practices for Pandemic Ep 1: Sign of the Cross (Fr Michael Sparough, SJ)

13 Practices for Pandemic Ep 1: Sign of the Cross (Fr Michael Sparough, SJ)

This episode begins a new series of meditations and practices to help anchor our hearts in something deeper than the new... Read more

20 Mar 2020

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Ranked #4

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14 Practices for Pandemic Ep 2: Interior Space (with Phileena Heuertz)

14 Practices for Pandemic Ep 2: Interior Space (with Phileena Heuertz)

Spiritual director and retreat leader Phileena Heuertz reflects on the ways that stress and fear affect our whole bodies... Read more

27 Mar 2020

31mins

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Ranked #5

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12 God-Given Desire (with Ruth Haley Barton)

12 God-Given Desire (with Ruth Haley Barton)

Author and spiritual director Ruth Haley Barton joins Aaron for a deep dive into the central role our desires play in th... Read more

14 Nov 2019

37mins

Ranked #6

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5 Good Fruit (with Shauna Niequist)

5 Good Fruit (with Shauna Niequist)

Shauna Niequist joins Aaron for an honest conversation about the beauty and struggle of a spiritual life that bears good... Read more

29 Aug 2019

42mins

Ranked #7

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15 Practices for Pandemic Ep 3: Learning to Lament (with Aaron Niequist)

15 Practices for Pandemic Ep 3: Learning to Lament (with Aaron Niequist)

Unless we find concrete ways to weep over the brokenness, we will often use the brokenness to break others. Or ourselves... Read more

30 Mar 2020

19mins

Ranked #8

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4 Swimming with the River (with Fr Michael Sparough, SJ)

4 Swimming with the River (with Fr Michael Sparough, SJ)

In Episode 4, Aaron welcomes Fr Michael Sparough, SJ, to explore the idea and practice of The Kingdom of God. What is Th... Read more

22 Aug 2019

43mins

Ranked #9

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6 Creating a Practice-Based Gathering PART ONE (with Glenn Packiam, Jenna Perrine, and Jonathan Martin)

6 Creating a Practice-Based Gathering PART ONE (with Glenn Packiam, Jenna Perrine, and Jonathan Martin)

PART ONE of a two-part episode about the nuts and bolts of creating a practice-based gathering. Glenn Packiam, Jenna Per... Read more

Ranked #10

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7 A Rule of Life (with Rich Villodas)

7 A Rule of Life (with Rich Villodas)

Pastor Rich Villodas joins Aaron to explore the tangible ways we can join with the Spirit’s movement in our actual, ever... Read more

10 Sep 2019

38mins

Ranked #11

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3 The Birth of The Practice (with the Practice team)

3 The Birth of The Practice (with the Practice team)

This is the story of the birth of The Practice, which is a practice-based, contemplative, neo-liturgical, ecumenical, eu... Read more

8 Aug 2019

42mins

Ranked #12

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16 Practices for Pandemic Ep 4: Praying with Merton and St Mother Teresa (with Fr Michael Sparough, SJ)

16 Practices for Pandemic Ep 4: Praying with Merton and St Mother Teresa (with Fr Michael Sparough, SJ)

Fr Michael Sparough, SJ, offers dramatic readings of two brilliant prayers: "Thoughts in Solitude" by Thomas Merton and ... Read more

3 Apr 2020

21mins

Ranked #13

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17 Practices for Pandemic Ep 5: Connecting with Creation (with Dr Cheryl Bridges Johns)

17 Practices for Pandemic Ep 5: Connecting with Creation (with Dr Cheryl Bridges Johns)

Dr Cheryl Bridges Johns reflects theologically and practically on the ways Creation simultaneously centers and expands o... Read more

8 Apr 2020

25mins

Ranked #14

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10 For the Sake of the World (with Todd Deatherage)

10 For the Sake of the World (with Todd Deatherage)

Aaron welcomes Todd Deatherage, co-founder of the Telos Group, about his provocative vision to build a pro-Israel, pro-P... Read more

3 Oct 2019

46mins

Ranked #15

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9 We Can't Do it Alone (with Mark Scandrette)

9 We Can't Do it Alone (with Mark Scandrette)

Mark Scandrette has been leading practice-based experiments in San Francisco and around the world for over twenty years.... Read more

26 Sep 2019

38mins

Ranked #16

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8 We Need Everybody (with Rev Stephanie Spellers)

8 We Need Everybody (with Rev Stephanie Spellers)

Rev Canon Dr Stephanie Spellers joins Aaron for a wide-ranging conversation about the necessity and challenge of moving ... Read more

18 Sep 2019

44mins

Ranked #17

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6 Creating a Practice-Based Gathering PART TWO (with Glenn Packiam, Jenna Perrine and Jonathan Martin)

6 Creating a Practice-Based Gathering PART TWO (with Glenn Packiam, Jenna Perrine and Jonathan Martin)

PART TWO of a two-part episode about the nuts and bolts of creating a practice-based gathering. Glenn Packiam, Jenna Per... Read more

Ranked #18

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18 Practices for Pandemic Ep 6: Contemplative Action (with Jonathan Merritt)

18 Practices for Pandemic Ep 6: Contemplative Action (with Jonathan Merritt)

Jonathan Merritt guides us in a practice for contemplative activists in the time of pandemic. He helps us anchor our sou... Read more

13 Apr 2020

18mins

Ranked #19

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11 For the Sake of the World Pt 2 (with David Fitch)

11 For the Sake of the World Pt 2 (with David Fitch)

How can we actively engage the very real issues of our world without simply adding to the ugliness? Can a Christian be i... Read more

21 Oct 2019

38mins

Ranked #20

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19 Practices for Pandemic Ep 7: Lectio for Courage (with Rich Villodas)

19 Practices for Pandemic Ep 7: Lectio for Courage (with Rich Villodas)

Rich Villodas lives and pastors in Queens, NY.  After sharing about life near the center of the pandemic, he guides us i... Read more

19 Apr 2020

28mins

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