Soil and Roots

Brian Fisher
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Soil and Roots digs beneath the surface of cultural Christianity and explores how unconscious ideas in our hearts have a profound and lasting impact on our relationship with God, ourselves, others, and the world around us. Discipleship, or spiritual formation, is far more than memorizing Bible verses and volunteering at church. It's a journey of becoming more like Someone else, from the inside out. Come join us on a guided journey into deep discipleship!

  1. -10 H

    Ep 139: (GH) Don't Get the Wrong Idea

    Dr. Tim comes loaded with insightful questions about the vital role ideas play in our spiritual formation and our quest to become deep disciples. Continuing their discussion from Episode 138, the guys tackle the importance of "the Wall," and how doubt, discouragement, and some deconstruction are a normal and good stage in our discipleship. We've often stressed the importance of "discipling the unconscious self," and Doc pulls research from philosophy and economics that shows we do, in fact, operate from forces we're rarely conscious of. We call them ideas, but they're also known as paradigms or unconscious frameworks. Since any genuine discipleship must start with the Gospel of the Kingdom, they spend some time unpacking various contrary ideas in modern Christianity that actually contradict the Kingdom. Let's dig in! Join us online!  Web: ⁠⁠soilandroots.org⁠⁠  Substack: ⁠⁠https://substack.com/@soilandroots⁠⁠  YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@soilandroots⁠  Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/SoilAndRootsPodcast/⁠⁠  Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/soilandrootspodcast⁠⁠  Spotify: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/0kStr423THe8lYQoLwf3J3?si=c79a43c83fa84a4e⁠⁠  #SoilAndRoots #DeepDiscipleship #DiscipleshipPodcast #SpiritualFormation

    36 min

  2. 24 MARS

    Ep 138: Don't Get the Wrong Idea

    You might believe all the right things about God… and still not trust Him. In Episode 138, we dig into a surprising truth: our lives are not shaped primarily by what we say we believe, but by the ideas our hearts actually assume. These hidden ideas—formed through experience, culture, and even church—can quietly block us from the very life Jesus offers: a secure, intimate, with-God life. So how do we uncover what we really believe about God? And what if your anxiety, your relationships, and even your body are already telling you?

    27 min

  3. 9 MARS

    Ep 137: (GH) The Prodigal Son & the Christian Mystic

    Doc, Handsome Kyle, and Brian sit back down in the Greenhouse to further explore the previous episode, which details the Good Life and common obstacles to living it.  We’ve discovered that most people who claim to follow Jesus don’t enjoy the type of inner life He promised!   The Good Life, characterized by abiding peace, relational security, and a deep, intimate, two-way conversational life with God, has become elusive in the modern age. Instead, many experience regular fear, anxiety, and a sense of disconnection from the One who invites us to “know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge.”  Because the concept of the Good Life is so rare, the guys spend the first half of today’s episode exploring and explaining it.   Then, using parts of their own stories, they gently touch on four of the obstacles we face that make the Good Life seem distant and unreachable.   Let’s dig in! Join us online!  Web: ⁠⁠soilandroots.org⁠⁠  Substack: ⁠⁠https://substack.com/@soilandroots⁠⁠  YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@soilandroots⁠  Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/SoilAndRootsPodcast/⁠⁠  Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/soilandrootspodcast⁠⁠  Spotify: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/0kStr423THe8lYQoLwf3J3?si=c79a43c83fa84a4e⁠⁠  #SoilAndRoots #DeepDiscipleship #DiscipleshipPodcast #SpiritualFormation

    46 min

  4. 25 FÉVR.

    Ep 136: The Prodigal Son & the Christian Mystic

    What if the abundant, with-God life Jesus describes is real… but rarely experienced? In this episode, we explore one of the most famous parables ever told — the Prodigal Son — through a different lens. What if the younger son’s transformation wasn’t primarily about repentance, but about vulnerability? What if he became what we might call a “Christian mystic” — someone formed by experiential union with the Father? Drawing on research, the Soil & Roots framework, and the six Core Ideas that shape our unconscious lives, we examine four hidden obstacles that keep us from receiving God’s love: Our need for control Our avoidance of pain Our shame and sense of unworthiness Our mistrust of God’s character Only 2–5% of Christians report living with a consistent awareness of God’s presence. Why? Maybe the barrier isn’t information. Maybe it’s vulnerability. If “deep calls to deep,” this episode is an invitation to surrender the unconscious ideas that keep us guarded — and to step into the Good Life Jesus offers. Join us online!  Web: ⁠⁠soilandroots.org⁠⁠  Substack: ⁠⁠https://substack.com/@soilandroots⁠⁠  YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@soilandroots⁠  Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/SoilAndRootsPodcast/⁠⁠  Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/soilandrootspodcast⁠⁠  Spotify: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/0kStr423THe8lYQoLwf3J3?si=c79a43c83fa84a4e⁠⁠  #SoilAndRoots #DeepDiscipleship #DiscipleshipPodcast #SpiritualFormation

    27 min

  5. 9 FÉVR.

    Ep 135: (GH) Rediscovering the Good Life

    Handsome Kyle and Doc are back! In the first Greenhouse episode of Season 7, we continue the conversation from Episode 134, Rediscovering the Good Life, and slow things down to explore what this vision means for our actual formation. Jesus speaks of a “life to the full,” yet many sincere followers experience anxiety, exhaustion, and spiritual dissonance instead of peace and freedom. Why is that? And what does the Good Life actually look like when it is lived from the inside out? Is a life of abundance, mature peace, deep attunement, and a two-way conversational, intimate life with God real? This episode is especially for those who believe the promises of Scripture but struggle to experience them in daily life. Join us online!  Web: ⁠⁠soilandroots.org⁠⁠  Substack: ⁠⁠https://substack.com/@soilandroots⁠⁠  YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@soilandroots⁠  Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/SoilAndRootsPodcast/⁠⁠  Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/soilandrootspodcast⁠⁠  Spotify: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/0kStr423THe8lYQoLwf3J3?si=c79a43c83fa84a4e⁠⁠  #SoilAndRoots #DeepDiscipleship #DiscipleshipPodcast #SpiritualFormation

    46 min

  6. 27 JANV.

    Ep 134 (Season 7): Rediscovering the Good Life

    Episode 134 kicks off Season 7 of the Soil & Roots podcast, Deep Calls to Deep, with a simple but unsettling question: What kind of life did Jesus actually invite us into? In this episode, Brian Fisher explores what Scripture and Christian tradition call the Good Life—what Dallas Willard famously named the with-God life. It’s a life marked by deep relational security, inner freedom, and a two-way, conversational intimacy with God. And yet, for many Christians, this life feels distant, unrealistic, or reserved for “spiritual elites.” Drawing on Scripture, Christian mystics, and everyday experience, Brian suggests that the Good Life looks surprisingly like the inner world of a healthy child—secure, present, free to love—and asks why so many of us quietly assume that kind of life isn’t actually for us. This episode sets the stage for the entire season by reframing discipleship not as more effort or better techniques, but as the risky, transformative work of receiving God’s love. If you’ve ever wondered why the New Testament promises feel richer than your lived experience, this season—and this episode—is your invitation to leave the shallows and begin the journey into depth. Web: ⁠⁠soilandroots.org⁠⁠  Substack: ⁠⁠https://substack.com/@soilandroots⁠⁠  YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@soilandroots⁠  Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/SoilAndRootsPodcast/⁠⁠  Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/soilandrootspodcast⁠⁠  Spotify: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/0kStr423THe8lYQoLwf3J3?si=c79a43c83fa84a4e⁠⁠  #SoilAndRoots #DeepDiscipleship #DiscipleshipPodcast #SpiritualFormation

    21 min

  7. 18/11/2025

    Ep 133: The Love That Surpasses Knowledge

    In the Season 6 finale of Soil & Roots, Brian takes us on a sweeping journey through the core themes we’ve explored over the past three years—The Great Omission, the tension between the head and the heart, the hidden power of ideas, and the path toward becoming a deep person shaped by divine love. If you’re new to the podcast, this may be the single best place to start; if you’ve been with us from the beginning, this episode connects and clarifies everything we’ve wrestled with so far. Together we revisit the three primary problems of story, community, and purpose, confront the Formation Gap, and rediscover the invitation to a life rooted in the love that transforms from the inside out. A perfect setup for Season 7.

    25 min

  8. 20/10/2025

    Ep 132: My Two Sons (Bonus Episode)

    In this special bonus episode, Brian invites his two young adult sons, Caleb and Zachary, on to the show to discuss spiritual formation in different generations. Caleb and Zach grew up in the church and are now involved with a church plant in their area. Both share some of their stories of apprenticing with Jesus, what they find fascinating about Him, and their perspective on discipleship and institutional churches. We hope you enjoy this fun, intimate look at three men who are all following Jesus in their own ways, and seeking the Kingdom as they continue to be wrestle with what it means to become more like Jesus in our age. If you watch this on video, be advised Zach's camera was having hissy fits! You will hear him perfectly, but his video alternatives between clear and blurry. Join us online!  Web: ⁠⁠soilandroots.org⁠⁠  Substack: ⁠⁠https://substack.com/@soilandroots⁠⁠  YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@soilandroots⁠  Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/SoilAndRootsPodcast/⁠⁠  Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/soilandrootspodcast⁠⁠  Spotify: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/0kStr423THe8lYQoLwf3J3?si=c79a43c83fa84a4e⁠⁠  #SoilAndRoots #DeepDiscipleship #DiscipleshipPodcast #SpiritualFormation

    45 min
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Soil and Roots digs beneath the surface of cultural Christianity and explores how unconscious ideas in our hearts have a profound and lasting impact on our relationship with God, ourselves, others, and the world around us. Discipleship, or spiritual formation, is far more than memorizing Bible verses and volunteering at church. It's a journey of becoming more like Someone else, from the inside out. Come join us on a guided journey into deep discipleship!

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  • Création
    Brian Fisher
  • Années d’activité
    2022 - 2026
  • Épisodes
    139
  • Classification
    Tous publics
  • Copyright
    © Brian Fisher
  • Site web de l’émission
    Soil and Roots

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