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Salvation is not merely a rescue from peril but the restoration of our true selves.

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We are not called to avoid failure but to entrust it to God’s redemptive story of love.

The post 175: Live to Rescue, with Greg Lindsey appeared first on Become Good Soil.

Love begets compassion. Compassion begets connection. Connection begets love. And love wins.

The post 174: Fieldnotes with Pablo Ceron (Part 3) appeared first on Become Good Soil.

Do you receive compassion for yourself to the measure that God is offering it?

The post 173: Field Notes with Pablo Ceron (Part 2) appeared first on Become Good Soil.

In times of uncertainty, there is a special breed of warrior ready to answer our Kingdom’s call.

The post 172: Fieldnotes with Pablo Ceron (Part 1) appeared first on Become Good Soil.

We invite you to an intimate conversation to hear firsthand about a new birth emerging. 

The post 171: A New Birth appeared first on Become Good Soil.

As we bring all our parts into connection with Love, we are healed and transformed.

The post 170: Initiation of Our Parts, with Sam Eldredge (Part 2) appeared first on Become Good Soil.

The mark of a true warrior lies in his capacity to treat his own heart with compassion.

The post 169: Initiation of Our Parts, with Sam Eldredge (Part 1) appeared first on Become Good Soil.

The point of our practices is the treasure of God himself.

The post 168: Reflections on the Praxis appeared first on Become Good Soil.

The masculine soul craves the wisdom and joyful rest of the sage’s presence.

The post 167: Age of the Sage, with Brett Davis appeared first on Become Good Soil.

Daily prayer paves the path back to secure attachment to the heart of God.

The post 166: Unpacking the Daybreak Prayer, with Cherie Snyder (Part 4) appeared first on Become Good Soil.

Over the decades of our apprenticeship, we become people whose very lives are an act of prayer.

The post 165: Unpacking the Daybreak Prayer, with Cherie Snyder (Part 3) appeared first on Become Good Soil.

We are in God’s life, and therefore we are fully and forever okay.

The post 164: Unpacking the Daybreak Prayer, with Cherie Snyder (Part 2) appeared first on Become Good Soil.

A breathtaking invitation to honesty, simplicity, and connection in prayer

The post 163: Unpacking the Daybreak Prayer, with Cherie Snyder (Part 1) appeared first on Become Good Soil.

The hidden life is key to becoming a wholehearted leader.

The post 162: The Great I Am, with Jared Anderson (Part 2) appeared first on Become Good Soil.

The goal of masculine initiation is God himself.

The post 161: The Great I Am, with Jared Anderson (Part 1) appeared first on Become Good Soil.

We're invited to a radical path that transplants us from narrow self-centeredness to wholehearted others-centeredness.

The post 160: The Metanarrative of Masculine Love (Part 3) appeared first on Become Good Soil.

When the time is right, a man must leave his father and mother to find his True Father and Mother in God's heart.

The post 159: The Metanarrative of Masculine Love (Part 2) appeared first on Become Good Soil.

We all hunger and thirst for the love, validation, and intentionality of a man stronger than us. 

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When the son is ready, the Father appears. 

The post 157: From Success to Failure to Sonship appeared first on Become Good Soil.

"You are all one in Christ Jesus."

The post 156: The Metanarrative of Feminine Love, with Cherie Snyder (Part 3) appeared first on Become Good Soil.

The Living God is relentlessly and lovingly pursuing us in and through the feminine.

The post 155: The Metanarrative of Feminine Love, with Cherie Snyder (Part 2) appeared first on Become Good Soil.

The integration of redeemed femininity and masculinity is essential to the path to human flourishing.

The post 154: The Metanarrative of Feminine Love, with Cherie Snyder (Part 1) appeared first on Become Good Soil.

What if losing the track is an essential part of engaging in God’s initiation of our souls? 

The post 153: The Lion Tracker’s Guide to Life (Part 2) appeared first on Become Good Soil.

Too much uncertainty is chaos. But too little is death.

The post 152: The Lion Tracker’s Guide to Life (Part 1) appeared first on Become Good Soil.

Together, we will look back to look forward.

The post 151: A Soul’s Review appeared first on Become Good Soil.

God has the first word. And God has the last word. This is good news.

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Let's remember the beauty, cost, and largeness of the Tale that has woven our ordinary lives into its surprise, delight, and power.

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What story are we inviting our kids into?

The post 148: DadAwesome, with Jeff Zaugg (Part 2) appeared first on Become Good Soil.

If I can only lead my child where I’ve gone myself, what’s next in my initiation?

The post 147: DadAwesome, with Jeff Zaugg (Part 1) appeared first on Become Good Soil.

In the Kingdom of God, we are never behind, and it is never too late.

The post 146: Wild Courage, with Jeremy Morris appeared first on Become Good Soil.

Salvation is a process, not an event. – Resilient Friends, Steady. Strong. ​​​Resilient.  What would it be like for these words to describe the sons of God in this hour on earth?  It’s hopeful.  It’s powerful. And, brothers, it’s available.  John’s most recent work, Resilient, is a life raft amidst our contemporary turbulent sea. Singularity of heart is...

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As we see how Jesus engages men and women, we discover his brotherly love, care, and invitation. 

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Jesus became a brother to mankind so we might more fully come home to the Family of God.

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Let's rediscover the innocence and hope of asking questions.

The post 142: Rise, with Rob Porter (Part 2) appeared first on Become Good Soil.

It’s not up to me. I am being led by a good Father brilliantly orchestrating my masculine initiation. What would it be like for that to be true?

The post 141: Rise, with Rob Porter (Part 1) appeared first on Become Good Soil.

Not only is Winn a man through whom God is bringing the life and legacy of Eugene Peterson, he has his own rich life and legacy.

The post 140: Eugene Peterson, with Winn Collier (Part 2) appeared first on Become Good Soil.

No description of Eugene Peterson rings more true than this one: he beheld the Presence of God.

The post 139: Eugene Peterson, with Winn Collier (Part 1) appeared first on Become Good Soil.

Cherie Snyder offers what she has lived and who she has become through 25 years of discipleship to Jesus.

The post 138: The Cost of Non-Discipleship, with Cherie Snyder appeared first on Become Good Soil.

Thirty local Fires have been launched, and more are being lit. They all start with one man and one match.

The post 137: Fires, Part 2 appeared first on Become Good Soil.

Wild at Heart Fires offer a context for the authentic masculine community essential for our hearts to thrive. 

The post 136: Fires, Part 1 appeared first on Become Good Soil.

A decade of small and hidden choices has led to a life to really celebrate. Join Morgan and Aaron for this declaration of hope.

The post 135: Mastering the Art of Living, with Aaron McHugh appeared first on Become Good Soil.

We return to the big ideas of parts work in a fresh session where Cherie and Morgan taught as a team.

The post 134: Parts Work, Part 6 appeared first on Become Good Soil.

A trusted guide offers a personal experience of care for the fragmented parts of your soul. 

The post 133: Parts Work, Part 5 appeared first on Become Good Soil.

Some have become disintegrated and marred, but there are no bad parts of our hearts as men and women made in the image of God.

The post 132: Parts Work, Part 4 appeared first on Become Good Soil.

It is the wholehearted soul who is truly free and able to let God be the center of his story.

The post 131: Parts Work, Part 3 appeared first on Become Good Soil.

A few BGS Intensive alumni give us an in-depth look at parts work in the intersection of our daily lives. 

The post 130: Parts Work, Part 2 appeared first on Become Good Soil.

How do we participate in a process through which every disintegrated and fractured part can be brought back into alignment and connection with God?

The post 129: Parts Work, Part 1 appeared first on Become Good Soil.

Let God use Jared’s story to shine a light into your heart as you attune to who God wants to be for you and what he is calling you into.

The post 128: The Salt Life, with Jared Sayers appeared first on Become Good Soil.

The Becoming a King Retreat is an invitation back onto the narrow path that leads to life.

The post 127: Stories from the Frontlines, Part 3 appeared first on Become Good Soil.