Become New with John Ortberg

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  1. 47. Speaking the Truth to Someone You Love (Nancy Ortberg)

    13H AGO

    47. Speaking the Truth to Someone You Love (Nancy Ortberg)

    Most people don’t struggle with telling the truth…they struggle with how they say it. In this episode, John and Nancy Ortberg unpack what it really means to: “Speak the truth in love.” Through two powerful real-life stories, they show how condemnation quietly grows: - behind people’s backs - inside groups - and in our own hearts And how it can be replaced with something better: - honesty without attack - truth without shame - connection instead of division Because the goal isn’t avoiding hard conversations… It’s learning how to have them without condemnation. 📚 Today's Resources: Caitlin Simone (mentioned as an author in the context of business consulting work) 🙌 New episodes every weekday. 📲 Subscribe, like, and share to help others grow spiritually. One day at a time. Become New is here to help you grow spiritually one day at a time. TEXT US at 855-888-0444 EMAIL US at connect@becomenew.com GET OUR WEEKDAY EMAILS WITH EXTRA GOODIES at becomenew.com/subscribe GET A TEXT REMINDER FOR NEW VIDEOS: text BECOME to 855-888-0444 SEND US PRAYER REQUESTS: via text or email; we'll send you a written prayer from our team 😊 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CnqywVp9s/ 🤳Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/become.new/ Music Credits: Believe Me by Glass Echoes - MB01UU8HNMQ8GT0 Frost on My Window by Coldbrew - MB01IZWASF1DYPO

    17 min
  2. 46. What does the Bible mean by "scorn the shame?" | Hebrews 12:2

    1D AGO

    46. What does the Bible mean by "scorn the shame?" | Hebrews 12:2

    Shamed people… shame people. So what do you do with the shame you carry? In this episode, John Ortberg shows how Jesus faced shame—and refused to let it define him. From rejection and ridicule to the cross itself, Jesus endured it all…but scorned the shame. And that changes everything for us. Because shame says:“You’re not enough.”“You don’t belong.”“You are what went wrong.” But Jesus tells a different story. Today’s invitation is simple: Notice when shame shows up Refuse to let it define you Let Jesus tell your story Because you were never meant to live under shame. 📚 Today's Resources: Curt Thompson, The Soul of Shame Eleanor Stump, Wandering in Darkness 🙌 New episodes every weekday. 📲 Subscribe, like, and share to help others grow spiritually. One day at a time. Become New is here to help you grow spiritually one day at a time. TEXT US at 855-888-0444 EMAIL US at connect@becomenew.com GET OUR WEEKDAY EMAILS WITH EXTRA GOODIES at becomenew.com/subscribe GET A TEXT REMINDER FOR NEW VIDEOS: text BECOME to 855-888-0444 SEND US PRAYER REQUESTS: via text or email; we'll send you a written prayer from our team 😊 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CnqywVp9s/ 🤳Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/become.new/ Music Credits: Believe Me by Glass Echoes - MB01UU8HNMQ8GT0 Frost on My Window by Coldbrew - MB01IZWASF1DYPO

    13 min
  3. 45. Why We Do Things We Regret

    2D AGO

    45. Why We Do Things We Regret

    How does Jesus change the world? Not through force. Not through control. Not by winning arguments. It’s through the cross. In this episode, John looks at a quote from Jesus during one of his most painful moments: “Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.” He draws people in not by power, but by self-giving love. Drawing from John 12, Luke 23, and the story of Jesus’ final hours, John shows how the cross reveals character under pressure: not retaliation, but surrender not condemnation, but forgiveness not control, but trust The truth is, the cross is more than a teaching. It’s a story. Even when life gets disappointing, or people let us down, or we feel hurt beyond measure, we can choose to double down on the cross.  Remember: There is now, therefore, no condemnation.  📚 Today's Resources: René Girard and James G. Williams, I See Satan Fall Like Lightning  🙌 New episodes every weekday. 📲 Subscribe, like, and share to help others grow spiritually. One day at a time. Become New is here to help you grow spiritually one day at a time. TEXT US at 855-888-0444 EMAIL US at connect@becomenew.com GET OUR WEEKDAY EMAILS WITH EXTRA GOODIES at becomenew.com/subscribe GET A TEXT REMINDER FOR NEW VIDEOS: text BECOME to 855-888-0444 SEND US PRAYER REQUESTS: via text or email; we'll send you a written prayer from our team 😊 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CnqywVp9s/ 🤳Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/become.new/ Music Credits: Believe Me by Glass Echoes - MB01UU8HNMQ8GT0 Frost on My Window by Coldbrew - MB01IZWASF1DYPO

    12 min
  4. 44. Masterclass on How to Communicate Like Jesus

    5D AGO

    44. Masterclass on How to Communicate Like Jesus

    Why do so many conversations leave people feeling worse instead of better? In this episode, John walks through a powerful framework for communicating without condemnation, based on the work of Marshall Rosenberg: observe without evaluating name your feelings identify your needs make clear requests Then he shows what it looks like in real life through one of Jesus’ most famous conversations — His encounter with the Samaritan woman in John 4. Instead of judging or correcting her, Jesus: crosses social and relational barriers listens beneath the surface speaks truth without shame creates connection before correction And the result? A woman who felt fully known… and still accepted. You’ll learn: why most communication quietly damages relationships how to speak truth without condemnation what it means to listen for deeper needs how curiosity can transform difficult conversations why being known and accepted changes everything Because the goal isn’t to win the conversation. It’s to love the person. 📚 Today's Resources: Marshall B. Rosenberg, Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships 🙌 New episodes every weekday. 📲 Subscribe, like, and share to help others grow spiritually. One day at a time. Become New is here to help you grow spiritually one day at a time. TEXT US at 855-888-0444 EMAIL US at connect@becomenew.com GET OUR WEEKDAY EMAILS WITH EXTRA GOODIES at becomenew.com/subscribe GET A TEXT REMINDER FOR NEW VIDEOS: text BECOME to 855-888-0444 SEND US PRAYER REQUESTS: via text or email; we'll send you a written prayer from our team 😊 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CnqywVp9s/ 🤳Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/become.new/ Music Credits: Believe Me by Glass Echoes - MB01UU8HNMQ8GT0 Frost on My Window by Coldbrew - MB01IZWASF1DYPO

    13 min
  5. 43. Why Cancelling People Doesn't Work

    6D AGO

    43. Why Cancelling People Doesn't Work

    We live in a cancel culture. Accountability matters — but somewhere along the way, accountability became condemnation. Not just “that was wrong,” but “you are done.” In this episode, John explores: the rise of cancel culture and public shaming why shame and condemnation rarely lead to real change the difference between calling people out and calling them in the surprising place the word “cancel” shows up in the New Testament and what Jesus actually does with sin and people Drawing from voices like Jon Ronson, Adam Grant, and Loretta Ross, John points to a deeper truth: God does not cancel people. God cancels sin. At the cross — the ultimate place of public shame — Jesus absorbs condemnation and disarms it. Which means:  Your sin can be canceled…  but you are not. And neither is anyone else. There is now no condemnation. 📚 Today's Resources: John Ronson, “How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up X’s Life,” New York Times, 12 Feb 2015 Loretta J. Ross, Calling In: How to Start Making Change with Those You’d Rather Cancel  Charles Wesley, “O, For a Thousand Tongues To Sing,” (1739) 🙌 New episodes every weekday. 📲 Subscribe, like, and share to help others grow spiritually. One day at a time. Become New is here to help you grow spiritually one day at a time. TEXT US at 855-888-0444 EMAIL US at connect@becomenew.com GET OUR WEEKDAY EMAILS WITH EXTRA GOODIES at becomenew.com/subscribe GET A TEXT REMINDER FOR NEW VIDEOS: text BECOME to 855-888-0444 SEND US PRAYER REQUESTS: via text or email; we'll send you a written prayer from our team 😊 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CnqywVp9s/ 🤳Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/become.new/ Music Credits: Believe Me by Glass Echoes - MB01UU8HNMQ8GT0 Frost on My Window by Coldbrew - MB01IZWASF1DYPO

    13 min

  6. MAR 25

    42. You Might Be Reading the Bible Wrong...

    What if you’ve been reading the Bible… the wrong way? In this episode, John shares three unexpected tools for giving up condemnation: lighten upbring your shadow (your own capacity for failure)read everything in the shadow of the cross Drawing on insights from Phillip Cary and the story of Jonah, John challenges a common habit: reading ourselves as the “good” characters while judging everyone else. Instead, we’re invited to identify with the ones who get it wrong. You’ll learn: why moralistic Bible reading fuels judgmenthow humor and humility can disarm condemnationwhat it means to “bring your shadowhow the cross reshapes the way we see otherswhy identifying with failure leads to freedom Because the goal isn’t to prove we’re better than Jonah… It’s to realize we’re not. And that’s where grace begins. And there is now no condemnation.  📚 Today's Resources: Phillip Cary — commentary on Jonah Classical references (via philosophy of literature): tragedy vs. satire/tabloid framing  🙌 New episodes every weekday. 📲 Subscribe, like, and share to help others grow spiritually. One day at a time.  Become New is here to help you grow spiritually one day at a time. TEXT US at 855-888-0444 EMAIL US at connect@becomenew.com  GET OUR WEEKDAY EMAILS WITH EXTRA GOODIES at becomenew.com/subscribe GET A TEXT REMINDER FOR NEW VIDEOS: text BECOME to 855-888-0444 SEND US PRAYER REQUESTS: via text or email; we'll send you a written prayer from our team  😊 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CnqywVp9s/ 🤳Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/become.new/  Music Credits: Believe Me by Glass Echoes - MB01UU8HNMQ8GT0 Frost on My Window by Coldbrew - MB01IZWASF1DYPO

    15 min
  7. 41. Here's Exactly What Changed Paul’s Life

    MAR 24

    41. Here's Exactly What Changed Paul’s Life

    How does someone go from being full of condemnation… to writing, “There is now no condemnation”? In this episode, John explores the transformation of Paul — a man driven by zeal, judgment, and certainty — who encounters the risen Jesus and sees everything differently. Drawing on insights from What Saint Paul Really Said, John unpacks what Paul actually meant by “justification by faith” — and why it’s not about earning salvation or simply believing a doctrine. You’ll learn: what Paul’s zeal was really about why “justification” means being vindicated, not just forgiven the difference between trusting Jesus and believing about Him how Jesus redefines who belongs why seeing Jesus in others changes everything As you move through your day, you’re invited into a simple but powerful practice: “It could be the Lord.” Because when you begin to see people that way, condemnation starts to fall away. And there is now no condemnation. 📚 Today's Resources: What Saint Paul Really Said — N. T. Wright Influence from Scott McKnight Historical scholarship from E. P. Sanders Richard Hooker — on justification and faith Richard Rohr — referenced practice (“It could be the Lord”) 🙌 New episodes every weekday. 📲 Subscribe, like, and share to help others grow spiritually. One day at a time. Become New is here to help you grow spiritually one day at a time. TEXT US at 855-888-0444 EMAIL US at connect@becomenew.com GET OUR WEEKDAY EMAILS WITH EXTRA GOODIES at becomenew.com/subscribe GET A TEXT REMINDER FOR NEW VIDEOS: text BECOME to 855-888-0444 SEND US PRAYER REQUESTS: via text or email; we'll send you a written prayer from our team 😊 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CnqywVp9s/ 🤳Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/become.new/ Music Credits: Believe Me by Glass Echoes - MB01UU8HNMQ8GT0 Frost on My Window by Coldbrew - MB01IZWASF1DYPO

    26 min
  8. 40. What If We’re Not Being Honest With God

    MAR 23

    40. What If We’re Not Being Honest With God

    What if our biggest barrier with God isn’t sin, but politeness? In this episode, John Ortberg explores a surprising truth from Scripture: God isn’t looking for polished prayers. He’s inviting honest relationship. Through the story of Job, we discover something shocking: Job rages. Questions God. Speaks words that feel almost dangerous. And yet—God says Job spoke what is right. Why? Because honesty draws us closer to God while polite distance keeps Him far away. Even Jesus cried out on the cross: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” So if you’ve ever felt: confused disappointed hurt unsure what God is doing You’re not alone, and you don’t have to hide it. Today’s invitation is simple: Be real with God. Because the path to deeper faith isn’t pretending—it’s honesty. 📚 Today's Resources: Ellen F. Davis, Getting Involved with God Eleonore Stump, Wandering in Darkness Joseph Stein, Fiddler on the Roof 🙌 New episodes every weekday. 📲 Subscribe, like, and share to help others grow spiritually. One day at a time. Become New is here to help you grow spiritually one day at a time. TEXT US at 855-888-0444 EMAIL US at connect@becomenew.com GET OUR WEEKDAY EMAILS WITH EXTRA GOODIES at becomenew.com/subscribe GET A TEXT REMINDER FOR NEW VIDEOS: text BECOME to 855-888-0444 SEND US PRAYER REQUESTS: via text or email; we'll send you a written prayer from our team 😊 Join Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1CnqywVp9s/ 🤳Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/become.new/ Music Credits: Believe Me by Glass Echoes - MB01UU8HNMQ8GT0 Frost on My Window by Coldbrew - MB01IZWASF1DYPO

    13 min
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