This Journey We're On

Paul Reeves

Conversations to companion your spiritual journey. Singer-songwriter and contemplative spiritual director Paul Reeves discuss common topics of life and faith with various guests.

Episodes

  1. 05/01/2025

    Episode 7 | The Curse Is Broken

    *Mental Health Disclaimer- The ideas expressed are solely those on the podcast and should not be viewed as psychological advice or therapy. You should consult your mental health specialist regarding applying the issues discussed in the podcast to your personal life. Show Notes: 0:00- Intro 1:50- Start of conversation 3:13- Steve shares his story 6:59- Paul on how suffering can be grace 8:26- Steve on gratitude 11:45- Steve talks about the importance of play! 15:30- Paul talks about the story behind "The Curse is Broken" 19:13- Steve talks about being healed "from the inside out" 21:41- Paul on his parent's divorce 22:22- Steve talks about how we heal 23:50- Paul talks about the healing he's received from being a people pleaser 25:05- Steve talks more about being set free from being a people pleaser 27:05- Paul on shame and self-forgiveness 30:09- Steve on shame and legalism 33:43- Steve on how childhood trauma can carry into marriage and how to counter it 35:31- Paul on how being a people pleaser never helps in marriage 36:50- Steve talks about prevalent issues in marriage 39:42- Paul on how healing is both instantaneous and a life-long process 42:02- Steve talks more about the process of healing 43:51- Paul on how his relationship with Jesus was healed 46:01- Steve on the true antidote for fear 50:44- Paul on the power of the present moment 51:40- Paul and Steve on the confidence they possess and maintain even in the face of death 56:28- Conclusion 58:12- Live acoustic performance of "The Curse is Broken"

    1h 3m
  2. 06/16/2024

    Episode 6 | No More Strings

    Show Notes: 0:00 - Intro + Welcome 2:05 - Paul and Rand friendship eval 3:12 - Paul introduces Rand and his word of the year 4:27 - Rand on biblical freedom 7:00 – Paul on how he's learned about freedom from Rand 8:08 – Rand on "freedom from" 9:33 – Paul on how substances seek to provide the freedom we're looking for 10:40 – Rand on addiction 12:27 – Paul on addiction and freedom from self 13:17 – Rand on why so many people are unhappy 90% of the time 15:54 – Paul on why we think about ourselves so often 16:33 – More from Rand on all things freedom 18:44 – Rand on the topic of shame 20:10 – Paul talks about the ego and being one with both God and man 26:07 – Rand exposes how we treat others because of fear in our lives 28:25 – Paul on how we are constantly measuring each other up and how to see people beyond their job desciption 33:41 – Paul tells the story behind "No More Strings" and how he found healing 41:03 – Rand talks about how we can be set free from the judgement of others 42:53 – Rand on jealousy and envy 45:00 – Paul on how to view those who judge you 45:33 – Rand on how to be set free from defending yourself 47:49 – Paul talks about how we can be set free from the lie "I am what other people think about me." 52:24 – Closing thoughts 54:29 – Acoustic performance of "No More Strings" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Key "Rand-isms" from the show... "Addiction is an ever-increasing desire for something that has an ever-decreasing ability to satisfy."  "90% of the time we're unhappy with ourselves because 90% of the time we think about ourselves."   "The most powerful person in the room is the one who can love every single other person in the room." "If you live by the praises of man, you'll die by their criticism. You'll be a prisoner of approval." "Do you want to feel better or do you want to get better?" "The truth only hurts when you're not living in it."

    58 min
  3. 12/12/2023

    Episode 5 | Save Me

    Show Notes: 0:00 - Intro + Welcome 3:19 - The reason why many of my friends have left the Christian faith 4:00 - How salvation is often described 5:08 - Anger is one of the attributes which unfortunately gets associated with God 6:00 - Broken dinner party analogy 7:45 - "And they think that's what God is like." 8:15 - Bruce's response 11:55 - The problem of evil 14:07 - Dying to yourself grants access to everything you've ever wanted 14:34 - Bruce on the topic of agency regarding salvation 16:50 - How Jesus set about to defeat evil his entire ministry, not just on the cross 21:00 - "Something much bigger is going on here."  21:58 - God is in the know when it comes to the bigger picture 22:15 - The importance of humility in this topic 23:08 - Bruce on "The Big Picture"  24:27 - Paul on the heart of God in Jesus 26:12 - Bruce on proper attitude regarding salvation 29:38 - Bruce on what "the wrath of God" actually means.  31:10 - "What we think about God is the biggest question we can ask in life." 31:15 - From what or from whom are we being saved? 32:57 - One of the problems with the topic of salvation is it becomes so individualized 34:00 - Salvation gives us purpose for the here and now 35:35 - "We've forgotten the bigger story from the beginning of the Bible until the end." 37:00 - God's helping us get out of the mess we got ourselves into 37:52 - "Don't be so quick to blame God in this equation." 40:40 - This was never "Plan B" 41:05 - Closing thoughts from Paul 42:28 - Acoustic performance of "Save Me"

    46 min

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Conversations to companion your spiritual journey. Singer-songwriter and contemplative spiritual director Paul Reeves discuss common topics of life and faith with various guests.