Wild at Heart
John Eldredge
This podcast is hosted by John Eldredge, an author, counselor, and president of Wild at Heart, a ministry that helps people find God's love and Kingdom. With his experience as a counselor and teacher, John shares insights on how to discover the heart of God, recover one's heart in God's love, and learn to live in God's Kingdom. The podcast covers topics related to faith, personal growth, and discovering one's purpose in life, providing guidance and encouragement to listeners who are seeking to deepen their relationship with God.
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Oct 26, 2026 • 52min
E899 | Betrayal by Others
Betrayal can fracture trust, strain communities, and make love feel unsafe. This conversation explores how to name the wound, grieve what was lost, confront injustice and spiritual warfare, and release the debt through forgiveness. It also considers rebuilding attachment, discerning unsafe relationships, and finding restored trust through Jesus.
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Oct 19, 2026 • 60min
E898 | When You're Betrayed
Betrayal can fracture more than a relationship: it can unsettle identity, faith, community, and our sense of reality. This conversation explores betrayal in romance, family, friendships, churches, and leadership, along with betrayal trauma, damaged trust, grief, self-blame, and the first steps toward healing and secure attachment with God.
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Oct 12, 2026 • 59min
E897 | Things Get Harder the More We Follow God?
Why can following God make life feel harder? John and Allen explore spiritual resistance, “threshold guardians,” fear at pivotal moments, and the hidden agreements that preserve brokenness. They discuss how to discern whether opposition is demonic, internal, relational, or systemic, and how prayer, community, Scripture, and deeper intimacy with God help us move forward.
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Oct 5, 2026 • 47min
E896 | The Ladder of Love - Part 2
Stasi Eldredge, author and speaker on spiritual formation and healing, explores the many ways people can experience intimacy with God. She discusses resistance to deeper communion, life under the care of the Good Shepherd, healing distorted father relationships, and discovering Jesus as elder brother and friend. A reflective conversation about identity, belonging, spiritual maturity, and the courage to pursue a deeper relationship with God.
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Sep 28, 2026 • 41min
E895 | The Ladder of Love - Part 1
Stasi Eldredge, bestselling author and teacher on spiritual formation and emotional healing, joins a conversation about her new book, The Ladder of Love. They explore longing for experiential intimacy with Jesus, healing wounds that make care difficult to receive, moving beyond duty into devotion, and the lifelong journey toward spiritual maturity.
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Sep 21, 2026 • 58min
E894 | AI & the Eclipse of God Warfare - Q&A
A wide-ranging Q&A explores AI’s rapid expansion, ethical risks, and possible spiritual warfare. Other topics include becoming a modern Desert Father or Mother, freedom in God’s coming Kingdom, the importance of Christian community, discerning spiritual oppression, and finding healing after miscarriage. The conversation invites thoughtful reflection on technology, solitude, faith, and grief.
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Sep 14, 2026 • 1h 5min
E893 | Soul Ties & Unhealthy Attachments - Q&A
John Eldredge and Allen tackle listener questions about soul ties, biblical attachment, and the difference between healthy connection and destructive bonding. They explore anxious and avoidant marriage patterns, interceding for someone trapped in a toxic relationship, and attachments to activities, celebrities, fictional characters, technology, and the deceased. The conversation also turns to grief, spiritual boundaries, and healing through prayer, repentance, and forgiveness.
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Sep 7, 2026 • 59min
E892 | Homecoming Replenish - Session 6: The Three Stages
Blaine Eldredge, a Christian teacher focused on spiritual formation and maturity, joins a rich conversation on the three stages of following Jesus. They explore external obedience, inner transformation, and the ascended life of surrendered union with God. The panel reflects on spiritual loneliness, grief, deconstruction, mature guidance, and learning to recognize the next invitation into deeper faith.
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Aug 31, 2026 • 1h 1min
E891 | Homecoming Replenish - Session 5: Sitting with Jesus
A guided practice on learning to sit in stillness with Jesus during deep sorrow. Stories and scripture about faithful presence at the cross and tomb. Breathwork and grounding prayer to invite inner settling. A contemplative invitation to hear Jesus call your name and receive a robe of belonging. Testimony about finding trust after repeated losses.
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Aug 24, 2026 • 1h 2min
E890 | Homecoming Replenish - Session 4: Ignatian Practices
Blaine Eldredge, director of spiritual formation who teaches Ignatian and experiential prayer, leads a live session exploring Ignatian Practices. He outlines the three-part rhythm: preparation, prayer, and reflection. Short teachings and a guided contemplative practice bring gospel scenes to life for deeper intimacy with Jesus.
