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- What the NVIDIA CEO’s Resignation Made Me Ask · 15 minWhy do smart people make terrible decisions? In this special episode of Become New’s Seven Deadly Sins series, John Ortberg explores how compartmentalization lets us hold on to a…
- 23. Two Biblical Characters. Two Ways to Handle Anger. · 13 minWho are we becoming while we’re busy getting things done? John Ortberg explores why overcoming anger involves actively seeking the good of others. Contrasting Herod the Great…
- 22. Why You Get Angry and How to Change It · 13 minHow quickly do we decide someone’s motives when we’re angry? John Ortberg shares an airplane encounter that exposed his own assumptions and explores how meekness helps us respond…
- 21. Five Myths About Anger (and What Actually Helps) · 13 minDoes venting actually help? Do other people make us angry? Is the absence of anger always a sign of spiritual maturity? John Ortberg examines five common anger myths and explores…
- 20. How to Confess Envy: A Guided Prayer · 12 minEnvy grows in secrecy. John Ortberg guides us through an honest confession, helping us name the comparisons and resentments we often keep hidden. Drawing from Psalm 73 and…
- 19. Jesus Didn't Envy. Here's Why · 14 minWhy didn’t Jesus envy anyone? John Ortberg explores how envy distorts our vision, damages our speech, and turns someone else’s happiness into our pain. Through Giotto’s striking…
- 18. Three Practices for a More Contented Life · 13 minWhy can a good life suddenly feel insufficient when we compare it with someone else’s? John Ortberg explores the discontent and entitlement underneath envy. Through biblical…
- 17. A Trainwreck Named Desire · 14 minWhat lies underneath envy? John Ortberg explores how comparison, discontent, and entitlement steal our joy, then offers three practical antidotes: gratitude, humility in ordinary…
- 16. Two Flavors of Envy and How to Deal with Them · 13 minWhy does someone else’s success sometimes make us feel worse? John Ortberg explores malicious and benign envy, what comparison reveals about our desires, and how we can move…
- How to Vote and Not Lose Heart · 17 minHow can followers of Jesus approach an election with conviction, humility, and peace? John Ortberg explores why voting matters, the value and limits of democracy, and the danger…
- 15. Humanity’s Fascination with Monsters & Understanding the Spiritual Realm · 16 minWhat does it mean to renounce Satan in everyday life? John Ortberg explores the reality of evil, the limits of willpower, and what stories about monsters reveal about our fears…
- 14. Why rejecting every compliment can deepen our hunger for approval · 12 minDoes putting yourself down make you humble? John Ortberg explores why rejecting every compliment can deepen our hunger for approval, and how vainglory twists our good desire to…
- 13. Twelve Stages to Becoming PRIDEFUL · 12 minHow do you recognize pride when pride itself can keep you from seeing clearly? John Ortberg walks through Bernard of Clairvaux’s twelve stages of pride, exploring comparison…
- 12. A Pride With No Ego · 14 minCan pride actually be a good thing? John Ortberg explores the difference between healthy satisfaction and sinful pride, and how comparison can steal the joy of doing something…
- 11. The Problem with, “Just Think About Yourself Less” · 14 minWhat matters most when life is put in perspective? John Ortberg begins with a conversation about life and death, then explores humility, honest self-awareness, and our dependence…
- 10. What We Lose When We Prioritize Success Over Character · 14 minAm I becoming successful, or becoming good? John Ortberg explores how pride and the desire to be important can interfere with the person God wants us to become. Drawing on David…
- 09. Good Pride, Bad Pride · 13 minHow does humility make us wiser? John Ortberg explores the subtle ways pride affects our faith, relationships, and ability to see ourselves clearly. Drawing on Proverbs 11:2…
- 08. What Actually Counts as Sin? · 13 minIs having a bad thought a sin? John Ortberg explores the difference between an unwanted thought, temptation, and the intention to do wrong. Drawing on Cornelius Plantinga’s Not…
- 07. Is Pride Running My Life? · 13 minIs pride running your life in ways you don’t recognize? John Ortberg explores pride as an alignment problem: the gap between what we know is good and the desires that pull us in…
- 06. “STOP IT” Doesn’t Work When It Comes to Sin, Here’s Why · 13 minWhy does telling yourself “Don’t do it” sometimes leave you stuck on the very thing you want to avoid? John Ortberg uses a golf analogy to explore the thoughts shaping our…
- 05. SIX Questions to Help You Stop Drifting · 14 minJohn Ortberg challenges the quiet belief that our everyday choices don’t matter and explores how good intentions can give way when we feel pressured, insecure, or afraid. Drawing…
- 04. The TWO Kinds of Sin (And How to Fight Each) · 12 minSin isn’t only about the wrong things we do. It’s also about the good we leave undone. John Ortberg explores the two kinds of sin, commission and omission, and the spiritual…
- 03. I Want to Be Honest. So Why Do I Lie? · 14 minWhy do we stretch the truth, even when we want to be honest? John Ortberg explores the insecurity, desire for approval, and self-protection that can drive our little lies, and…
- 02. Why Do I Get So Defensive? · 15 minDo you really want the truth about yourself, or would you rather have it sugarcoated? John Ortberg explores why honest self-examination matters for spiritual growth and how…
- 01. Identifying your BIGGEST problem and how to overcome it · 13 minWhy do I keep doing what I don’t want to do? And beneath the problems with my job, finances, or circumstances, am I actually becoming a more loving person? In the opening episode…
- First Steps | A 10-Minute Look Inside the Live Masterclass with Dr. John Ortberg · 11 minWhy do AA meetings sometimes feel like the safest place to tell the truth? And what could the church learn from that kind of honesty, acceptance, and shared dependence on God? In…
- RR. I Desperately Need Peace · 12 minCan you have peace while the situation you’re facing is still unresolved? During one of the darkest periods of his life, John Ortberg found himself awake early in the morning…
- RR. I Messed Up, I Made a Mistake, Now What? · 11 minWhat do you say to yourself when you make a mistake? For many of us, one wrong answer, awkward conversation, or disappointing performance can turn into a harsh verdict about who…
- RR. How to Wait on God: A Verse-by-Verse Guide (Matthew 15:21-28) · 11 minWhy does God sometimes make us wait for something we’ve asked him for again and again? Jesus tells us to keep praying, asking, seeking, and knocking. Yet the silence can be…
- RR. How to Be Strong AND Vulnerable (feat. Alan George) · 11 minCan you lead with authority and still be genuinely vulnerable? Many of us treat those qualities as opposites. If we want to be strong, we assume we need to protect ourselves from…
- RR. The Good that Suffering Can Bring · 11 minWhat can still grow in your life after you’ve been hurt? John Ortberg explores that question through a story author James Michener remembered from childhood: an aging apple tree…
- RR. I'm Struggling to Find God · 14 minWhat do you do when God seems absent from your story? Maybe you still pray, read Scripture, and show up, but the closeness you once felt is gone. Does that mean you’ve done…
- RR. Billions Invested in Leadership but Where are All the Good Leaders? · 12 minEverybody wants to make a difference. We spend billions developing leaders, and schools, businesses, and churches all talk about raising up the next generation of them. But when…
- RR. We asked 1,000 people which habits they wish they could break. · 13 minIs there a habit you keep trying to break, or one you wish you could finally build? You’re in good company. When John Ortberg asked the Become New community about their habits…
- RR. How to Handle Your LIMIT · 13 minWhat do you do with a part of yourself you wish you could change? Maybe you feel limited by your personality, your abilities, your age, or something your body can’t do. It’s easy…
- Psalms Bonus! What Happens When Someone Really Listens to You · 9 minWhat happens when someone really listens to you? In this special bonus episode, John Ortberg sits down with Become New Creative Director Jackson Lane, who shares a story about a…
- RR. The Most Important Thing to Believe About Jesus · 12 minToday we're revisiting an episode from SHINE, our walk through the book of Philippians. And there's a reason we're bringing this one back: we've just launched a new Bible reading…
- Thank You from John and Become New · 4 minThank you for being part of Become New, a global community growing spiritually in Christ, one day at a time. With an impromptu message from John, filmed on his iPhone in the…
- 87. The Lord of the Rings' Most Important Lesson · 12 minWhy did Frodo need Gollum? Coming to you from Hobbiton, New Zealand, John Ortberg explores one of the deepest themes running through J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings…
- 86. What the Psalms Are Trying to Teach Us · 14 minYour life was made to be a Psalm. As this journey through the Psalms draws toward its close, John Ortberg reflects on where the Psalter has been leading us all along. Psalm 1…
- 85. The Surprising Connection Between Therapy and the Psalms (w/Dr. Rick) · 17 minWhat can a therapist teach us about prayer? John Ortberg sits down with his longtime friend and therapist Dr. Rick to explore the Psalms as a kind of “divine therapy with God.”…
- 84. How Hope Changes Suffering · 13 minSuffering can do one of two things: break us or break us open. Beginning with Frederick Buechner's unforgettable image, John Ortberg explores Psalm 110 and one of the deepest…
- 83. Why Happiness Never Seems to Last · 13 minAre you actually experiencing joy, or are you mostly experiencing relief when problems finally go away? In Psalm 68, John Ortberg explores the biblical idea of exultation: deep…
- 82. There Are 3 Kinds of Friends. Here’s the One You Need. · 15 minThere are three kinds of friends. Two can be valuable, but the third can actually help you become the person God created you to be. Beginning with Psalm 122 and the simple words…
- 81. Two Kinds of Commitment. Only One Transforms You. · 13 minThere are two kinds of commitments: contracts and covenants. We need both. But John Ortberg explains why one can enhance your life while the other can actually transform it…
- 80. How to Get "Unstuck" in Praise · 15 minWhy does God want us to praise Him? And what if praising God sometimes feels awkward, artificial, or forced? In this reflection on Psalm 67, John Ortberg explores the same…
- 79. What to Do When You’re Afraid · 11 minWhat do you do when you're afraid? In this reflection on Psalm 62, John Ortberg shares a memorable Dallas Willard story about a terrified cat clinging to a tree, and asks a…
- 78. How to Not Waste Your Most Valuable Asset · 14 minWho has your attention? In a world where screens, money, health, worries, ambitions, and countless other forces compete for our focus, John Ortberg asks a deeper question: Who is…
- 77. Finding Perspective Changes Everything · 11 minSometimes you need to stop moving long enough to notice where you actually are. In this reflection on Psalm 100, John Ortberg pulls over at a vista point and invites us to create…
- 76. What Dallas Willard Taught Us About Psalm 23 (w/Keith Matthews) · 12 minWhat do people experience when they're around you? In this conversation on Psalm 23, John Ortberg is joined by Keith Matthews, who spent 18 years teaching alongside Dallas…
