Become New with John Ortberg

Is self-care selfish? Or is it something Jesus actually invites us to practice?

In this conversation, John Ortberg sits down with psychiatrist Dr. Rick Blackmon to explore Dallas Willard's vision of soul care from The Renovation of the Heart. Together they discuss emotional health, burnout, self-denial, and why understanding yourself is the first step toward caring for yourself well.
Discover why true self-care isn't about self-indulgence, but about cultivating the kind of life that allows you to love God and serve others with greater joy, wisdom, and endurance.

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Music Credits:
Welcome to the World by Sarah Watson, License #MB01LXS9AQLSJGH

This episode was originally released in January 2022.
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What does it really mean to live by the Spirit?

In this episode, John Ortberg explores Dallas Willard's understanding of the spiritual life through The Renovation of the Heart. Discover why every person is both physical and spiritual, what makes the human will so remarkable, and why Jesus teaches us to pray, "Your will be done."

If you've ever wondered what surrender actually looks like in everyday life, this conversation offers a practical and deeply biblical vision of depending on God rather than simply relying on yourself.

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This episode was originally released in January 2022.
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What does it really mean to be a person?

In this episode, John Ortberg explores Dallas Willard's powerful framework for understanding the human person through The Renovation of the Heart. Discover how the heart, mind, body, relationships, and soul work together to form the whole person, and why lasting spiritual transformation involves far more than changing behavior.

If you've ever felt divided, fragmented, or like different parts of your life are pulling in opposite directions, this conversation offers a hopeful vision of becoming whole through the transforming work of God.

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Music Credits:
Welcome to the World by Sarah Watson, License #MB01LXS9AQLSJGH

This episode was originally released in January 2022.
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Can you experience God's peace while still struggling with anxiety?

In this special conversation, John Ortberg is joined by his daughter, Laura Turner, to explore one of the deepest themes in Dallas Willard's The Renovation of the Heart: peace. Together they discuss why peace is more than the absence of worry, how acceptance differs from giving up, and why receiving God's love often matters more than getting everything right.

If you've ever wondered whether anxiety means you're failing spiritually, this honest conversation offers hope, wisdom, and a fresh perspective on what it means to live at peace with God, yourself, and others.

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Music Credits:
Welcome to the World by Sarah Watson, License #MB01LXS9AQLSJGH

This episode was originally released in January 2022.
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What do you do when your life feels like it's falling apart?

In Episode 4 of our Become New series, John Ortberg continues exploring Dallas Willard's The Renovation of the Heart by examining one of Scripture's most encouraging promises: "In Christ all things hold together." Even when our relationships, health, finances, or emotions feel fractured, Jesus offers a deeper kind of stability that circumstances cannot destroy.

Discover how God's vision of wholeness, or shalom, provides lasting hope in a fragmented world and why spiritual formation is ultimately about becoming whole in Christ.

Continue the journey as we walk through The Renovation of the Heart together.

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Music Credits:
Welcome to the World by Sarah Watson, License #MB01LXS9AQLSJGH

This episode was originally released in January 2022.
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For more from Dallas Willard check out The Dallas Willard Podcast:
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