The Digital Examen

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The world is full of noise. Many are exhausted by the cacophony and chaos of the modern, digital age, where peace is scarce and self-reflection is infrequent. In The Digital Examen, a podcast from IVP, author and pastor Jay Y. Kim converses with a variety of leaders, pastors, and scholars who are working to reorient their lives in the direction of listening, tuning their hearts and minds to hear the voice of God in all of its clarity, kindness, and strength.

  1. 2 days ago

    Reflection: Experiencing God’s Love Amid Our Pain with Ken Shigematsu

    The Prayer of Examen invites us to honest reflection—naming and facing our pain, shame, and heartache. But how do we reflect in a way that is also open to God’s comfort and reassuring love? In this episode of The Digital Examen’s five-part miniseries, host Jay Y. Kim sits down with Ken Shigematsu, author and senior pastor at Tenth Church in Vancouver, for an honest conversation about reflection, pain, and grace. Drawing from his book, Now I Become Myself, and years of pastoral experience, Shigematsu offers gentle wisdom to help us face our moments of disappointment, regret, and heartbreak and experience relief in God’s loving presence. Together, Kim and Shigematsu explore the power of the Examen as both a daily and lifelong practice, the difference between rumination and true reflection, and imaginative ways to embrace God’s love every day. Through stories of personal setbacks, pastoral care, and the companionship of Jesus in hardship, this episode is an invitation to embrace God’s healing presence as we reflect on life’s painful moments. For more encouragement on slowing down, paying attention, and experiencing God’s loving presence, check out Jay Y. Kim’s upcoming book, The Pace of Peace, which expands on these themes and the wisdom of the Examen for our hurried lives. This episode highlights the following themes: Welcoming God into the places of pain and regretHow reflection leads to healingHow God sees us as his beloved childrenLinks from this episode:  Learn more about Ken ShigematsuRead Now I Become Myself by Ken ShigematsuLearn more about Tenth ChurchRead the transcript hereLearn more about The Digital ExamenLearn more about your host, Jay Y. KimListen to Meditations from The Digital ExamenDownload a Guide to The ExamenContinue attuning to God’s pace by reading Jay Y. Kim’s new book, The Pace of Peace. Drawing on the Prayer of Examen developed by Ignatius of Loyola as a framework for all of life, Kim guides readers through the movements of this ancient prayer practice—invitation, gratitude, reflection, confession, and looking forward—to point us toward the antidotes for the aches of our distracted age.  Credits: ✅ Special offer: Visit ivpress.com and use the code IVPEXAMEN40 for 40% off and free shipping on any IVP resource mentioned in this episode. ✅ Consulting Producer: Helen Lee ✅ Producers: Christine Pelliccio Melo and Travis Albritton ✅ Assistant Producer: Jack Reece ✅ Sound Engineering: Honest Podcasts ✅ Social Media Manager: Makayla Payne ✅ Podcast Art: Kate Lillard and Elsbette San Blas ✅ Theme Song: "For They Will Inherit the Earth" by Stephen Keech Disclaimer: The comments, views, and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the host and/or the guests featured on the podcast and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of InterVarsity Press or InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. As an Amazon Affiliate, this channel earns commissions from qualifying purchases when you use the links above. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

  2. 3 Sept

    Gratitude: Embracing Grief and Grace in God’s Presence with Drew Hyun

    Do we need to deny our grief in order to be grateful? And what does practicing gratitude look like when we are suffering and in need? In this episode of The Digital Examen’s special five-part miniseries, host Jay Y. Kim sits down with Drew Hyun to reflect on how gratitude and grief are both essential and inseparable in our spiritual journey. Hyun is the Founder and Lead Pastor of Hope Church NYC, the author of Beautiful, Disappointing, Hopeful: How Gratitude, Grief, and Grace Reflect the Christian Story, and the Executive Director of Emotionally Healthy Discipleship, an organization that aims to transform church culture through the multiplication of deeply changed pastors and leaders. Hyun shares how his story—from early family dynamics, learning emotional health from trusted mentors, and decades of ministry experience—has taught him what gratitude truly means. In this candid conversation, Hyun shares wisdom from his own seasons of depression and struggle, explores how the ancient practice of the Examen helps us “explore the iceberg” of our inner lives, and explains why gratitude is not escapism but a practice that befriends suffering and is open to God’s grace. If you want to learn how gratitude can both embrace grief and move us towards hope, this conversation is for you. For more encouragement and practical wisdom on living at God’s peaceful pace, be sure to check out Jay Y. Kim’s upcoming book, The Pace of Peace. Its themes continue the journey begun in this episode, offering a framework for rediscovering attention and presence in a world of distraction. This episode highlights the following themes: Why gratitude and grief go hand in handHow to name cynicism and move toward hopePractices that ground us in God’s presence, especially in sufferingLinks from this episode:  Learn more about Drew HyunRead Beautiful, Disappointing, Hopeful by Drew HyunRead Emotionally Healthy Discipleship by Peter ScazzeroRead the transcript hereLearn more about The Digital ExamenLearn more about your host, Jay Y. KimListen to Meditations from The Digital ExamenDownload a Guide to The ExamenContinue attuning to God’s pace by reading Jay Y. Kim’s new book, The Pace of Peace. Drawing on the Prayer of Examen developed by Ignatius of Loyola as a framework for all of life, Kim guides readers through the movements of this ancient prayer practice—invitation, gratitude, reflection, confession, and looking forward—to point us toward the antidotes for the aches of our distracted age.  Credits: ✅ Special offer: Visit ivpress.com and use the code IVPEXAMEN40 for 40% off and free shipping on any IVP resource mentioned in this episode. ✅ Consulting Producer: Helen Lee ✅ Producers: Christine Pelliccio Melo and Travis Albritton ✅ Assistant Producer: Jack Reece ✅ Sound Engineering: Honest Podcasts ✅ Social Media Manager: Makayla Payne ✅ Podcast Art: Kate Lillard and Elsbette San Blas ✅ Theme Song: "For They Will Inherit the Earth" by Stephen Keech Disclaimer: The comments, views, and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the host and/or the guests featured on the podcast and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of InterVarsity Press or InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. As an Amazon Affiliate, this channel earns commissions from qualifying purchases when you use the links above. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

  3. 27 Aug

    Invitation: Discerning God’s Voice and Presence with Tyler Staton

    Our suffering is precious to God. Our suffering also holds a strange invitation to encounter the love of God more deeply and discern his voice more clearly.  In this episode of The Digital Examen’s special five-part mini-series, host Jay Y. Kim welcomes pastor and author Tyler Staton, who opens up about his cancer journey, discerning God’s familiar voice, and learning what it means to be truly loved. Together, Kim and Staton break down the myth that God only moves through predictable moments and means. Instead, they explore how his presence meets us through both our formal spiritual practices and all of the moments in between—small interruptions, family commitments, and even seasons of suffering. By sharing personal stories like coaching Little League, Staton shares why practicing ordinary spiritual rhythms, cultivating community, and embracing the unique limitations and opportunities of our season of life can train us to recognize God’s familiar voice and loving presence every day in unexpected ways. Tune in to discover a vision of faith that is less about striving and more about staying present and open to God’s love, especially when life feels anything but peaceful.  For deeper reflection and guidance, check out Jay Y. Kim's new book, The Pace of Peace, which invites you to discover the peace and ease of being present, known, and fully loved by God. This episode highlights the following themes: How to invite God’s presence into your everyday lifeWhy we often miss God’s familiar voiceHow to believe God’s love for us when we have nothing to offerLinks from this episode:  Learn more about Tyler StatonCheck out The Familiar Stranger and After Amen by Tyler StatonRead the transcript hereLearn more about The Digital ExamenLearn more about your host, Jay Y. KimListen to Meditations from The Digital ExamenDownload a Guide to The ExamenContinue attuning to God’s pace by reading Jay Y. Kim’s new book, The Pace of Peace. Drawing on the Prayer of Examen developed by Ignatius of Loyola as a framework for all of life, Kim guides readers through the movements of this ancient prayer practice—invitation, gratitude, reflection, confession, and looking forward—to point us toward the antidotes for the aches of our distracted age.  Credits: ✅ Special offer: Visit ivpress.com and use the code IVPEXAMEN40 for 40% off and free shipping on any IVP resource mentioned in this episode. ✅ Consulting Producer: Helen Lee ✅ Producers: Christine Pelliccio Melo and Travis Albritton ✅ Assistant Producer: Jack Reece ✅ Sound Engineering: Honest Podcasts ✅ Social Media Manager: Makayla Payne ✅ Podcast Art: Kate Lillard and Elsbette San Blas ✅ Theme Song: "For They Will Inherit the Earth" by Stephen Keech Disclaimer: The comments, views, and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the host and/or the guests featured on the podcast and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of InterVarsity Press or InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. As an Amazon Affiliate, this channel earns commissions from qualifying purchases when you use the links above. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

  4. 20 Aug

    Special Miniseries Trailer: Encountering God Through the Prayer of Examen

    Slowing down in a culture of speed isn’t easy. Noticing in an age of distraction might be even harder. But walking intentionally with God happens at the pace of peace, and we can attune to that pace through an ancient prayer practice: the Ignatian Examen. In this special five-part mini-series of The Digital Examen podcast, host Jay Y. Kim will join writers, pastors, and artists to uncover the gifts of an examined life by meditating on the five key movements of the Prayer of Examen: invitation, gratitude, reflection, confession, and looking forward. If you are worn down by life’s relentless pace, these conversations—and Jay’s new book, The Pace of Peace—invite you to encounter God in all of life and discover the peace and ease of being present, known, and fully loved. This special miniseries of The Digital Examen launches August 27th. Tune in and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, or find us on the IVP YouTube channel.  Links from this episode: Read the transcript hereLearn more about The Digital ExamenLearn more about your host, Jay Y. KimPreorder The Pace of Peace by Jay Y. KimListen to Meditations from The Digital ExamenDownload a Guide to The ExamenContinue attuning to God’s pace by reading Jay Y. Kim’s new book, The Pace of Peace. Drawing on the Prayer of Examen developed by Ignatius of Loyola as a framework for all of life, Kim guides readers through the movements of this ancient prayer practice—invitation, gratitude, reflection, confession, and looking forward—to point us toward the antidotes for the aches of our distracted age.  Credits: ✅ Special offer: Visit ivpress.com and use the code IVPEXAMEN40 for 40% off and free shipping on any IVP resource mentioned in this episode. ✅ Consulting Producer: Helen Lee ✅ Producers: Christine Pelliccio Melo and Travis Albritton ✅ Assistant Producer: Jack Reece ✅ Sound Engineering: Honest Podcasts ✅ Social Media Manager: Makayla Payne ✅ Podcast Art: Kate Lillard and Elsbette San Blas ✅ Theme Song: "For They Will Inherit the Earth" by Stephen Keech Disclaimer: The comments, views, and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the host and/or the guests featured on the podcast and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of InterVarsity Press or InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

  5. 15 Apr

    Discovering Joy in Season Three: The Paradox of Joy and Grief with Jay Y. Kim

    We rarely experience pure, unfettered joy. More often, we live with a layered emotional experience—where opposite emotions overlap and muddle together.  Yet, even in these moments, God is with us and understands us. In this season finale of The Digital Examen, Jay Y. Kim gently guides listeners to embrace the journey of faith as marked by paradox, longing, and the unexpected possibility of joy, even amid life’s greatest disappointments.  Drawing from the life of Teresa of Avila and the ancient story of Abraham and Sarah, Kim explores why our laughter amid disbelief, tears amid relief, and energy amid great love all mark the emotional complexities of being human—and how God is present in it all. This episode is an invitation to trust that one day your laughter of disbelief can be transformed into the laughter of joy.  Stay tuned this August for a special miniseries exploring the five movements of the Prayer of Examen—invitation, gratitude, reflection, confession, and looking forward—with guests like Ann Voskamp, Faith Eury Cho, Ken Shigematsu, and others.  This episode highlights the following themes: Why joy and grief often go hand-in-handHow paradox shapes authentic faithPermission to feel and express real emotions with GodLinks from this episode:  Read the transcript herePreorder The Pace of Peace by Jay Y. Kim Learn more about The Digital Examen Learn more about your host, Jay Y. Kim Listen to Meditations from The Digital Examen Download a Guide to The Examen Slowing down in a culture of speed isn’t easy. Noticing in an age of distraction might be even harder. But walking intentionally with God happens at the pace of peace, leading us to that which often feels elusive: joy and delight. In this season of The Digital Examen podcast, host Jay Y. Kim joins an array of writers, educators, artists, and theologians to explore the many gifts God offers just beneath the surface of our frenzied lives, often hidden in plain view. Together, we’ll discover that a life marked by joy and delight is available to any and all who would slow down and notice.  SPECIAL OFFER | Visit ivpress.com and use the code IVPEXAMEN40 for 40% off and free shipping on any IVP resource mentioned in this episode. Credits: ✅ Consulting Producer: Helen Lee ✅ Producers: Christine Pelliccio Melo and Travis Albritton ✅ Assistant Producer: Jack Reece ✅ Sound Engineering: Honest Podcasts ✅ Social Media Manager: Makayla Payne ✅ Podcast Art: Kate Lillard and Elsbette San Blas ✅ Theme Song: "For They Will Inherit the Earth" by Stephen Keech Disclaimer: The comments, views, and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the host and/or the guests featured on the podcast and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of InterVarsity Press or InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

  6. 8 Apr

    Discovering Joy and Healing Through Vulnerability with Will Chung

    Ministry burnout is real—for pastors, leaders, parents, and volunteers. But beneath our exhaustion, God is inviting us to slow down and experience soul-level renewal by simply being honest in his presence. In this episode of The Digital Examen, host Jay Y. Kim sits down with pastor Will Chung, whose own journey through severe burnout, breakdown, and renewal led to the founding of Beloved Church in Southern California. Together, they trace Chung’s reckoning with the pressures of ministry, the pain of spiritual weariness, and the temptation to embrace opportunities that outrun the soul. Chung shares about the pivotal moments that shattered his illusions, brought him to tears, and opened his heart to God’s true invitation: to not just serve him, but to stay close to him. Together with Kim, he explores why honest vulnerability is essential for lifelong faithfulness, how solitude and hiddenness restore our souls, and why God cares more about our hearts and character than any of the work we might do for him. Tune in to learn how God doesn’t just desire our repentance, but our healing and wholeness. This episode highlights the following themes: What true spiritual healing looks likeWhy vulnerability and authentic friendships matter for leadersSmall shifts that help us choose a life with God, not just for GodLinks from this episode:  Learn more about Will ChungLearn more about Beloved ChurchRead Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Peter ScazzeroRead the transcript herePreorder The Pace of Peace by Jay Y. Kim Learn more about The Digital Examen Learn more about your host, Jay Y. Kim Listen to Meditations from The Digital Examen Download a Guide to The Examen Slowing down in a culture of speed isn’t easy. Noticing in an age of distraction might be even harder. But walking intentionally with God happens at the pace of peace, leading us to that which often feels elusive: joy and delight. In this season of The Digital Examen podcast, host Jay Y. Kim joins an array of writers, educators, artists, and theologians to explore the many gifts God offers just beneath the surface of our frenzied lives, often hidden in plain view. Together, we’ll discover that a life marked by joy and delight is available to any and all who would slow down and notice.  SPECIAL OFFER | Visit ivpress.com and use the code IVPEXAMEN40 for 40% off and free shipping on any IVP resource mentioned in this episode. Credits: ✅ Consulting Producer: Helen Lee ✅ Producers: Christine Pelliccio Melo and Travis Albritton ✅ Assistant Producer: Jack Reece ✅ Sound Engineering: Honest Podcasts ✅ Social Media Manager: Makayla Payne ✅ Podcast Art: Kate Lillard and Elsbette San Blas ✅ Theme Song: "For They Will Inherit the Earth" by Stephen Keech Disclaimer: The comments, views, and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the host and/or the guests featured on the podcast and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of InterVarsity Press or InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. As an Amazon Affiliate, this channel earns commissions from qualifying purchases when you use the links above. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

  7. 1 Apr

    Discovering Joy by Praying All of Life with W. David O. Taylor & Phaedra Jean Taylor

    Sometimes sacred gifts arrive quietly—in the scent of broth simmering in the kitchen or in the gentle light cascading across a painting. These small moments hold invitations for us to connect with God. But are our hearts prepared and open to do so? In this episode of The Digital Examen, host Jay Y. Kim welcomes theologian W. David O. Taylor and visual artist Phaedra Jean Taylor for a moving conversation about embracing God’s interest and presence in our everyday life. Together, they share how prayers, paintings, and simple moments invite us to slow down, embrace a softened heart toward God, and receive the hidden graces we often overlook. Drawing from their book Prayers for the Pilgrimage and the visual landscapes Phaedra creates, the Taylors reflect on the trust we foster amid struggle, how art and imagination cultivate hope, and how we can truly be met by God both in joy and sorrow. They wrestle with how to bring our full lives—our soup-making, our grumpy moods, our diaper-changing, our illnesses—into honest prayer. They also uncover Jesus’ subversive way of modeling joy amid suffering and offer creative ways to nurture an "undramatic attunement" to God's presence as we move through the world.  Tune in to learn how to experience Jesus and joy afresh today through vulnerability and praying through all of life’s emotions and experiences with God. This episode highlights the following themes: How God meets us in pain, pleasure, and the ordinary moments of lifeHow prayer and art invite vulnerability, honesty, and healingPractices for slowing down, noticing, and finding God everywhereLinks from this episode:  Learn more about W. David O. TaylorLearn more about Phaedra Jean Taylor and her artRead Prayers for the Pilgrimage by W. David O. Taylor, with paintings by Phaedra Jean TaylorRead the transcript herePreorder The Pace of Peace by Jay Y. Kim Learn more about The Digital Examen Learn more about your host, Jay Y. Kim Listen to Meditations from The Digital Examen Download a Guide to The Examen Slowing down in a culture of speed isn’t easy. Noticing in an age of distraction might be even harder. But walking intentionally with God happens at the pace of peace, leading us to that which often feels elusive: joy and delight. In this season of The Digital Examen podcast, host Jay Y. Kim joins an array of writers, educators, artists, and theologians to explore the many gifts God offers just beneath the surface of our frenzied lives, often hidden in plain view. Together, we’ll discover that a life marked by joy and delight is available to any and all who would slow down and notice.  SPECIAL OFFER | Visit ivpress.com and use the code IVPEXAMEN40 for 40% off and free shipping on any IVP resource mentioned in this episode. Credits: ✅ Consulting Producer: Helen Lee ✅ Producers: Christine Pelliccio Melo and Travis Albritton ✅ Assistant Producer: Jack Reece ✅ Sound Engineering: Honest Podcasts ✅ Social Media Manager: Makayla Payne ✅ Podcast Art: Kate Lillard and Elsbette San Blas ✅ Theme Song: "For They Will Inherit the Earth" by Stephen Keech Disclaimer: The comments, views, and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the host and/or the guests featured on the podcast and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of InterVarsity Press or InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

  8. 25 Mar

    Discovering Joy with our Imagination with Malcolm Guite

    How can we engage our imagination to perceive the ordinary imbued with the extraordinary? All of reality is aflame with God’s loving presence, glimmering with meaning, beauty, and wisdom beneath the surface of our everyday. In this episode of The Digital Examen, Jay Y. Kim welcomes author, poet, priest, and musician Dr. Malcolm Guite. Widely recognized as one of today’s greatest Christian poets, Guite shares how our imagination is not a creative extra, but a truth-telling faculty that helps us apprehend meaning in a world saturated with data yet hungry for substance.  Seamlessly connecting insights from Shakespeare and Seamus Heaney to John’s gospel and the life of Moses, Guite illustrates how poetry and story help us discover that reality shimmers with divine presence. By engaging our imagination with God, Guite notes that we can perceive “reality [as] itself numinous, translucent with glimmerings of the supernatural.” Together, Kim and Guite explore how imagination makes biblical truth come alive, how metaphors and parables reveal vivid wisdom, and why community is essential for nurturing and expanding the Christian imagination.  Listen and be inspired to see your life, faith, and surroundings in a new light—and the world as the handiwork of the greatest poet, God.  This episode highlights the following themes: Why imagination is crucial for perceiving meaning, not just informationHow metaphor and poetry bring spiritual truths down to earthThe role of community in expanding and renewing Christian imaginationLinks from this episode:  Learn more about Dr. Malcolm GuiteRead Dr. Malcolm Guite’s books, Mariner, Sounding the Seasons and Faith, Hope and PoetryRead "Digging" by Seamus HeaneyRead the transcript herePreorder The Pace of Peace by Jay Y. Kim Learn more about The Digital Examen Learn more about your host, Jay Y. Kim Listen to Meditations from The Digital Examen Download a Guide to The Examen Slowing down in a culture of speed isn’t easy. Noticing in an age of distraction might be even harder. But walking intentionally with God happens at the pace of peace, leading us to that which often feels elusive: joy and delight. In this season of The Digital Examen podcast, host Jay Y. Kim joins an array of writers, educators, artists, and theologians to explore the many gifts God offers just beneath the surface of our frenzied lives, often hidden in plain view. Together, we’ll discover that a life marked by joy and delight is available to any and all who would slow down and notice.  SPECIAL OFFER | Visit ivpress.com and use the code IVPEXAMEN40 for 40% off and free shipping on any IVP resource mentioned in this episode. Credits: ✅ Consulting Producer: Helen Lee ✅ Producers: Christine Pelliccio Melo and Travis Albritton ✅ Assistant Producer: Jack Reece ✅ Sound Engineering: Honest Podcasts ✅ Social Media Manager: Makayla Payne ✅ Podcast Art: Kate Lillard and Elsbette San Blas ✅ Theme Song: "For They Will Inherit the Earth" by Stephen Keech Disclaimer: The comments, views, and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the host and/or the guests featured on the podcast and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of InterVarsity Press or InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. As an Amazon Affiliate, this channel earns commissions from qualifying purchases when you use the links above. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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The world is full of noise. Many are exhausted by the cacophony and chaos of the modern, digital age, where peace is scarce and self-reflection is infrequent. In The Digital Examen, a podcast from IVP, author and pastor Jay Y. Kim converses with a variety of leaders, pastors, and scholars who are working to reorient their lives in the direction of listening, tuning their hearts and minds to hear the voice of God in all of its clarity, kindness, and strength.

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