Become New with John Ortberg
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40. Nobody Is Self-Made
What if the key to gratitude is realizing that none of us is self-made?In this reflection on Psalm 136, John Ortberg explores the repeated refrain:"His love endures forever."Through a powerful exercise inspired by philos...
39. Don't Let Your Emotions Run Your Life
How do you process painful emotions without letting them control your life?In this conversation on Psalm 30, John Ortberg sits down with counselor and friend Rick Blackmon to explore one of the most practical lessons in the Psalms:O...
38. The Three Ingredients of Gratitude (Psalm 103)
How do you become a grateful person?In this reflection on Psalm 103, John Ortberg explores one of the great themes of spiritual life: gratitude.At the center of Psalm 103 is a simple command:"Forget not all His benefits."
37. Do you have FAITH? Your life already knows the answer.
Do you ever struggle with doubt?In this teaching on Psalm 91, John Ortberg explores faith, trust, doubt, works, and what it really means to believe.Drawing heavily from the teachings of Dallas Willard, John introduces a powerful...
36. The Surprising Link Between Love and Attention
What if one of the greatest acts of love is simply paying attention?In this reflection on Psalm 8, John Ortberg and Laura Turner explore wonder, attentiveness, and the surprising connection between love and noticing.Drawing on i...
35. The People Who Shaped Your Soul
What if one of the greatest gifts you could give someone is helping them develop a taste for what is good?In this reflection on Psalm 34, John Ortberg revisits the famous invitation:"Taste and see that the Lord is good."But ...
34. Why Faith Must Be Experienced
How do you move faith from your head to your heart?In this reflection on Psalm 34, John Ortberg explores one of the most famous invitations in Scripture:"Taste and see that the Lord is good."Many people know about God. Far f...
33. Barely Hanging On? This One's for You.
What do you pray when life hurts so much that ordinary words no longer feel adequate?In this reflection on Psalm 69, John Ortberg explores one of the most emotionally intense prayers in all of Scripture.Drawing a surprising conn...
32. How to Love God
How do you actually learn to love God?In this reflection on Psalm 31, John Ortberg explores one surprising pathway to loving God more deeply: curiosity.Drawing from theologian Cornelius Plantinga Jr., relationship researcher Joh...
31. How A River Runs Through It Teaches Us About Grace
What if grace has a rhythm?In this teaching on Psalm 46, John Ortberg explores stillness, spiritual disciplines, grace, and the river of life that flows throughout Scripture.Drawing from A River Runs Through It, John shares a po...
30. Why Your Life Matters
Do you matter?It may be one of the most important questions a human being can ask.In this teaching on Psalm 127, John Ortberg explores meaning, significance, anxiety, achievement, and what the Bible says about human worth.Dr...
29. God Is Not Nice. God Is Kind.
What is the difference between being nice and being kind?In this reflection on Psalm 138, John Ortberg explores one of the most beautiful biblical ideas: God's loving kindness.Why does Scripture constantly praise God for His kin...
28. Why Some Relationships Thrive and Others Don't (Psalm 133)
What is the secret to deep relationships?In this teaching on Psalm 133, John Ortberg explores intimacy, connection, loneliness, and the small daily habits that strengthen relationships.Drawing from the work of relationship resea...
27. God’s Favorite Word
What if unity is one of the things God cares about most?In this teaching on Psalm 133, John Ortberg explores unity, reconciliation, the Trinity, and Jesus' remarkable prayer that His followers would be one.Moving from Psalm 133 ...
26. How to Pray When You're Struggling (with Kevin Palau)
What do you do when your soul feels downcast?In this conversation, John Ortberg sits down with Kevin Palau to explore Psalm 42, anxiety, discouragement, emotional honesty, and hope.Kevin shares candidly about his own struggles w...
25. Psalm 23 and the Life You've Always Wanted
Can you really live without lack?In this reflection on Psalm 23, John Ortberg draws from Life Without Lack to explore one of the most beloved passages in all of Scripture.What does it mean to say, "The Lord is my shepherd"? What...
24. Psalm 59 Explained (The Danger of Spiritualized Prayer)
What's your story today?In this teaching on Psalm 59, John Ortberg explores one of the most important lessons of the Psalms: prayer is always prayed from inside a story.Drawing from Answering God, John challenges the idea of "sp...
23. What If Refuge Was a Verb? (with Lisa Cuss)
What if refuge was something you practiced?In this conversation, John Ortberg talks with therapist and trauma specialist Lisa Cuss about anxiety, church hurt, attachment theory, the nervous system, and Psalm 31.Lisa shares how r...
22. God Loves Imperfect People
What if your imperfections are not your greatest problem?In this teaching on Psalm 138, John Ortberg explores the difference between perfection and perfectionism, the beauty of human weakness, and why God has so much compassion for impe...
21. Why We Can’t Worry Our Way to Peace
How do you calm and quiet your soul?In this deeply practical conversation on Psalm 131, John Ortberg and Steve Cuss explore anxiety, emotional awareness, prayer, soothing, and learning to rest in the presence of God.Psalm 131 of...
20. Psalm 1 and the Problem With Twitter
What is social media doing to your soul?In this conversation, John Ortberg and Steve Cuss explore Psalm 1, online outrage, anxiety, reactivity, and the emotional formation happening through social media.Why do platforms like Twi...
19. The Secret Language of the Psalms
Why should we pray the Psalms slowly?In this reflective teaching, John Ortberg explores the nature of Hebrew poetry, the structure of the Psalms, and why the language of prayer was never meant to be rushed.Using Psalm 90 and sev...
18. How Worship Neutralizes Envy
Why do other people’s lives always seem better?In this teaching on Psalm 73, John Ortberg explores envy, comparison, resentment, worship, and the deep human struggle of feeling overlooked while others seem to prosper.The psalmis...
