61. Only His Mercies

I hope you aren’t “burned out” on these episodes having to do with burnout. Clearly the phrase is applicable to lots of situations – and that’s why I wonder if it might be better to think of this using the biblical phrase “losing heart.” That descriptor focuses...

59. Get Thee to an Avocation

There is a community building up around what we do here, and I’m grateful for all of you who are a part of that. If you’d like to support Greatheart’s Table, I have three things to say: First, it’s needed – there are recurring expenses involved in putting this...

58. Broken Hearts and Jars of Clay

Some of you may be new listeners, and I welcome you! Landing as you are, though, in what we could call the middle of an ongoing conversation, you may find some help in getting oriented by heading back in the archives and listening to episode one. The topic on the...

57. A Star Lit for Me

The subject under consideration is one that will occupy us for a while, one that is always haunting us around the edges, what is known popularly as burnout but which could also be called losing heart. Thanks for joining us around Greatheart’s Table. You can help...

56. Lovers, Artisans, and Victors

We all pastor, but our attachment to the work is not the same for all of us. Some of us love it, others of us do it, we all come to it with differing motives. Why is that? There are many tools out there designed to answer that question that are based upon genuine...