No Small Endeavor with Lee C. Camp

In this heartfelt conversation, Clay Hobbs, a friend of the host and a terminal cancer warrior, shares his profound journey after facing a life-altering diagnosis. He discusses the power of counting down his days and embracing each moment. Clay reflects on how acceptance of mortality led to deeper connections and intentional living. The two friends explore the emotional weight of goodbyes, personal growth through illness, and the importance of gratitude. Clay's insights remind us all to cherish life and prioritize meaningful experiences.

What if you knew you had one year left to live? With just 365 days left on earth, how would you spend them? After a terminal cancer diagnosis, host Lee C. Camp’s friend Clay Hobbs was faced with this exact question. Doctors estimated he would die before the year was out, and Clay took them literally. He chose a date, marked it on a calendar, and began planning accordingly. In today’s intimate episode, Lee shares several conversations with Clay in the last year of his life. The friends discuss coming to terms with a terminal diagnosis, saying goodbye, and how the practice of facing death may help us all lead more intentional lives.Show NotesResources mentioned this episode:On Death And Dying - Elisabeth Kübler-RossRapt: Attention and the Focused Life - Winifred GallagherSimilar No Small Endeavor episodes:Oliver Burkeman: Time Management for MortalsBurying 250 Friends: Greg Boyle on Community Amidst Gang Violence The Opposite of Faith is Certainty: Christian WimanDacher Keltner: How Awe Will Transform Your LifeTranscription LinkJOIN NSE+ Today! Our subscriber only community with bonus episodes, ad-free listening, and discounts on live showsSubscribe to episodes: Apple | Spotify | Amazon | Google | YouTubeFollow Us: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | YouTubeFollow Lee: Instagram | TwitterJoin our Email List: nosmallendeavor.comSee Privacy Policy: Privacy PolicyAmazon Affiliate Disclosure: Tokens Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our guest today says that for 50% of our lives, we are not paying attention to what we’re doing.In today’s fast-paced, technology-driven world, many of us are coming to terms with the fact that our capacity for paying attention is laughably weak. Our work, mental health, and relationships suffer because of it. But what if there was a tried-and-true way to change this, something like “push-ups for your brain?”Neuroscientist Amishi Jha has dedicated her career to studying this question, and the results are in. In this episode, she describes the practice of mindfulness meditation - why it can work for everyone (not just the spiritual folks), and how it only takes 12 minutes each day to reach one’s “Peak Mind.”Show NotesResources mentioned this episode:Peak Mind by Amishi JhaSimilar No Small Endeavor episodes:Naomi Shihab Nye: The Life Changing Benefits of Paying AttentionCharles Duhigg: The Power of HabitKristin Neff: The Power of Self-CompassionDacher Keltner: How Awe Will Transform Your LifePDF of Lee’s Interview NotesTranscript for Abridged EpisodeJOIN NSE+ Today! Our subscriber only community with bonus episodes, ad-free listening, and discounts on live showsSubscribe to episodes: Apple | Spotify | Amazon | Google | YouTubeFollow Us: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | YouTubeFollow Lee: Instagram | TwitterJoin our Email List: nosmallendeavor.comSee Privacy Policy: Privacy PolicyAmazon Affiliate Disclosure: Tokens Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Neuroscientist Amishi Jha explores the critical role of attention in our lives, revealing that we spend 50% of our time distracted. She introduces mindfulness meditation as a practical tool, requiring just 12 minutes a day to significantly boost your mental well-being. Jha discusses the limitations of positivity training in high-stress environments and contrasts it with mindfulness, which enhances focus. She also shares insights from her book 'Peak Mind' and her innovative app for cognitive enhancement, proving that just a little brain exercise can foster resilience.

Rabbi Shai Held, an insightful author exploring love within Jewish life, dives deep into the complexities of faith and tradition. He challenges the notion that religion provides clear answers, suggesting instead that some questions are meant to linger. Rabbi Held discusses the vibrant nature of Jewish laws, the intertwining of duty and joy, and the profound commitment of love in Jewish practice. He emphasizes reclaiming Jewish identity, human dignity, and the importance of self-love in fostering true empathy.

Rabbi Shai Held discusses the role of love in Judaism, challenging traditional bias. He emphasizes the joy and messiness of life, advocating for honest grappling with difficult questions. The podcast explores engaging with religious texts authentically, highlighting the importance of love, law, and duty in Judaism. It also touches on memory, grief, and belief within the Jewish tradition.

This is our unabridged interview with Pete Enns and Jared Byas.“It was our curiosity about the Bible that is now leading to conclusions that are no longer welcome in these institutions.”Pete Enns and Jared Byas host The Bible for Normal People, a podcast which is loved by some, lambasted by others. They started it as a way to have honest conversations about the Bible, for folks both religious and non-religious -- conversations that cost them both previous jobs at religious institutions.In this episode, they discuss the complexity of the Bible, and what their work has taught them about courage, curiosity, humility, and the dangers of certainty.Show NotesResources mentioned this episode:The Sin of Certainty by Pete EnnsHow the Bible Actually Works by Pete EnnsLove Matters More by Jared ByasThe Bible for Normal PeoplePDF of Lee’s Interview NotesTranscript for Abridged EpisodeSimilar No Small Endeavor episodes:Amy-Jill Levine: A Jewish Take on JesusJesuitical: How Young Catholics See the WorldN.T. Wright and the Bancroft Brothers: Theology and PoetryJOIN NSE+ Today! Our subscriber only community with bonus episodes, ad-free listening, and discounts on live showsSubscribe to episodes: Apple | Spotify | Amazon | Google | YouTubeFollow Us: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | YouTubeFollow Lee: Instagram | TwitterJoin our Email List: nosmallendeavor.comSee Privacy Policy: Privacy PolicyAmazon Affiliate Disclosure: Tokens Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pete Enns and Jared Byas, hosts of The Bible for Normal People, discuss the Bible's complexity, courage, curiosity, humility, and dangers of certainty. They share their experiences of questioning, interpreting, and reconciling science and faith in biblical interpretation. The conversation explores personal growth, navigating criticism, humor, and the importance of open dialogue in engaging with the Bible.

This is our unabridged interview with Stanley Hauerwas (Part I).“This is my life. I want no other.”Time Magazine has recognized Stanley Hauerwas as the best theologian in America. But you don’t get that title by making everybody happy. Stanley's enigmatic personality is loved by some, lambasted by others. His dogged pacifism is laced with profanity. He’s a stereotypical Texan, but is a vocal opponent of gun ownership. Many think him to be a liberal, but he disavows liberalism. Others call him conservative, but his extreme dislike for evangelicalism and war-making dispute that claim.Wherever you're coming from, you're in for a disarmingly candid episode on one man's life in his own words, a life spent relentlessly seeking the nature of a good life.Show Notes:Resources mentioned this episodeHannah’s Child by Stanley HauerwasJohn Dear NSE InterviewPDF of Lee’s Interview NotesTranscript for Abridged EpisodeJOIN NSE+ Today! Our subscriber only community with bonus episodes, ad-free listening, and discounts on live showsSubscribe to episodes: Apple | Spotify | Amazon | Google | YouTubeFollow Us: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | YouTubeFollow Lee: Instagram | TwitterJoin our Email List: nosmallendeavor.comSee Privacy Policy: Privacy PolicyAmazon Affiliate Disclosure: Tokens Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is our unabridged interview with Stanley Hauerwas (Part II).“This is my life. I want no other.”Time Magazine has recognized Stanley Hauerwas as the best theologian in America. But you don’t get that title by making everybody happy. Stanley's enigmatic personality is loved by some, lambasted by others. His dogged pacifism is laced with profanity. He’s a stereotypical Texan, but is a vocal opponent of gun ownership. Many think him to be a liberal, but he disavows liberalism. Others call him conservative, but his extreme dislike for evangelicalism and war-making dispute that claim.Wherever you're coming from, you're in for a disarmingly candid episode on one man's life in his own words, a life spent relentlessly seeking the nature of a good life.Show Notes:Resources mentioned this episodeHannah’s Child by Stanley HauerwasJohn Dear NSE InterviewPDF of Lee’s Interview NotesTranscript for Abridged EpisodeJOIN NSE+ Today! Our subscriber only community with bonus episodes, ad-free listening, and discounts on live showsSubscribe to episodes: Apple | Spotify | Amazon | Google | YouTubeFollow Us: Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | YouTubeFollow Lee: Instagram | TwitterJoin our Email List: nosmallendeavor.comSee Privacy Policy: Privacy PolicyAmazon Affiliate Disclosure: Tokens Media, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices