Ep 123: (GH) A Riddle Wrapped in a Mystery
Ep 122: A Riddle Wrapped in a Mystery
Back in Season 1, we set up the problem we’re working together to solve: The Great Omission. Then, in seasons 2-4, we explored the Three Primary Problems that often make our spiritual journeys that much more challenging: the Discipleship Dilemma, the Formation Gap, and the Forgotten Kingdom. In Season 5, we added color and flavor […]
Ep 121: (GH) The Beloved
Ep. 120: The Beloved
We continue to explore what it means to increasingly think, act, relate, and love more like Jesus.
Jesus is the most relationally secure person in history. His love flows from a deep, abiding attachment to his Father, so he is not swayed by people’s opinions or manipulations.
How might we become more like that?
Today, we focus on experiencing what it means to be “the beloved.” Our identity and security are ultimately wrapped up in experiencing and living in the reality of being beloved by God.
This is not simply an intellectual statement – it is a way of experiencing God in the depths of our souls.
Ep. 118: A Voice from the Clouds

As we continue to explore Jesus, the object of our formation, we marvel at one of His most compelling characteristics: his relational and emotional security.
He isn’t anxious, rattled, confused, or manipulated by other people’s perspectives and opinions. He operates from a rock-solid sense of identity.
If we are to become more like Him, is this type of groundedness also for us?
Ep 116: What is Love? (Baby Don’t Hurt Me)

Welcome to the Soil & Roots podcast, digging beneath the system to uncover the hidden ideas that form us, the church, and the culture. I’m Brian Fisher. This is Episode 116, “What Is Love? (Baby, Don’t Hurt Me).” Over the first five seasons, we have consistently attempted to reiterate a point about the purpose of […]
Ep 114: (Season 6) How Did We Get Here?

Introduction According to Guinness World Records, on the evening of April 5, 1987, an 11-year-old boy named Michael Dixon was put to bed by his mother in Danville, Illinois. In the early hours of the morning, she received an unexpected phone call from police in the town of Peru, Illinois, over 100 miles away, saying […]