Deep Spirituality
Follow our Deep Spirituality Podcast Network to meet all your spiritual podcasting needs. Join our Editor-in-Chief Russ Ewell and guests as they have candid discussions on spiritual topics ranging from faith to anxiety to vulnerability, or check out our narrative podcasts for an immersive storytelling experience of biblical stories. You could also listen to our scripture playlists to learn more about God and yourself as you go about your week. Check out our book "He's Not Who You Think He Is: Dropping Your Assumptions and Discovering God for Yourself" at https://deepspirituality.com/book.
Episodes
If you’ve ever felt the weight of ambition—your own or others’—and wondered why efforts that seem good end up fracturing relationships, breeding anxiety or leaving you empty, this episode offers a clear, faith-rooted perspective. We explore how selfish ambition is driving spiritual and social decay, and how a different kind of ambition—rooted in humility, love, purpose and God’s vision—can rebuild what’s broken.
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If you've ever felt like your spiritual life is compartmentalized (church on Sunday, work Monday-Friday, “real life” elsewhere), this episode invites you to reimagine how the spiritual and the physical can align. We dive into how God designed the world to explain Himself—through nature, science, relationships, and even everyday moments.
In this edition of Deep Reads, Darryl Howell reads the article “The Spiritual Chemistry o...
Do you ever feel like you've failed so hard your world came crashing down? We've all been there.
Join host Russ Ewell and guests Josh Turner and Gary Ruelas as they unpack a powerful story of catastrophic failure that led to an even more profound destiny. We’re talking about more than just bouncing back—we're talking about the difference between a life guided by your plan versus a life guided by God's. Get ready...
In this conversation, you’ll hear how a family navigated love, parenting, and special needs with resilience and courage. You'll also learn how being built different is exactly what makes life meaningful. Watch now and discover how you too can live with faith that overcomes.
Julia's books:
My Name is Tommie: My Story of Hydrocephalus → https://www.amazon.com/My-Name-Tommie-Story-Hydrocephalus/dp/1643002686
Emotional intelligence can influence. Spiritual intelligence transforms. Jesus was the catalyst for both.
Written by Russ Ewell. Narrated by Darryl Howell.
Read the article: https://deepspirituality.com/are-you-a-people-scientist/
Join The Chemistry Lab: https://deepspirituality.com/the-chemistry-lab
⏳ 10 minutes with God can change your whole day.
That’s why we’re launching Quick Quiet Times — short Bible studies designed to make connecting with God simple, practical, and powerful.
✨ First one drops this Monday: Gratitude Over Grumbling.
📲 check it out at → https://deepspirituality.com/quick-quiet-times/
What if failure wasn’t the end—but the beginning of something greater?
In this episode of the Deep Spirituality Podcast, Russ sits down with Dr. Gary Ruelas and Dr. Josh Turner to explore why failure is essential to growth in science, spirituality, and everyday life.
You’ll hear stories about experiments gone wrong, the hidden lessons of parenting, and why resilience matters more than perfection. Discover how early schooling wires u...
In this episode, we explore how vulnerability might be the key to unlocking deeper relationships, inner peace, and even spiritual growth.
Through personal stories and insights from science, psychology, and the Bible, our host, Russ Ewell, along with his guests, Dr. David Traver and Dr. Gary Ruelas, discuss how embracing our emotional limits can actually lead to strength. You’ll hear how letting go of control can relieve anxiety,...
In this episode of the Deep Spirituality podcast, we dive into what it truly means to have conviction, not as a rigid stance or empty words, but as a deeply personal and spiritual transformation forged in the fire of life’s challenges.
You’ll explore the idea of the “nosedive”—those moments when everything feels like it’s falling apart—and discover how God uses them to build unshakable faith, clarity, and courage. Whether you’re...
In this personal and behind-the-scenes episode, we explore the heart behind Deep Spirituality. From its early days as a small Bible study tool to a growing global community, this movement is all about one thing: helping people connect with God in a way that’s personal, deep, and transformative.
Whether you’re searching for spiritual answers, craving purpose, or simply looking to go deeper in your faith, this episode will inspire...
Jesus taught that a strong, unshakable life starts with depth. But in a world that values appearances and distractions, it’s easy to stay on the surface, avoiding the very things that could help us grow.
In this episode of Scripture Playlists from Deep Spirituality, we explore what it means to go beyond the surface and build a deep, personal connection with God. Through powerful passages from both the Old and New Testaments, we’...
Have you ever felt tempted to settle for a life that’s “reasonable” instead of reaching for something greater? This episode dives into that exact feeling—when we start to believe that playing it safe is wiser than chasing the breakthrough we know we need. Listen to the article “Destiny, Dreaming, and Resisting the Reasonable.”
This episode will help you identify the subtle ways we compromise, the lies that tell us to stay stuck...
“We’re All a Little Stuck. But There’s a Way Out” explores how learned helplessness—the belief that nothing we do matters—can trap us spiritually. Russ Ewell blends psychology, Scripture, and real-life stories to show how God’s power can break through discouragement and help us reclaim hope, purpose, and agency.
Written by Russ Ewell. Narrated by Darryl Howell.
Read the article: https://deepspirituality.com/learned-helplessness/
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What if your faith felt more like a lab: full of curiosity, growth, and breakthroughs?
In this episode, Russ Ewell, Mike Query, and Sean Kiluk talk about the last six issues of The Chemistry Lab, a new way to explore your spiritual life through experimentation and discovery. Learn how to grow spiritually by mixing the right ingredients—heart, soul, mind, and strength—and why asking big questions can lead to even bigger transform...
Ignite your curiosity—and your soul. In “Fire in the Lab, Flow in the Spirit,” Russ Ewell connects the spark of scientific wonder with the spiritual ignition God longs to light within us. He shows how routine religiosity can dampen that flame and helps us rediscover our awe.
Drawing from Proverbs, Romans, and Galatians, Russ invites readers into a spiritual “Chemistry Lab,” where our human spirit meets God’s. The alignment of ou...
In a world of distraction and superficiality, Russ Ewell introduces The Chemistry Lab—a weekly newsletter designed to spark spiritual curiosity and a deeper pursuit of faith. Inspired by childhood experiments and Proverbs 25:2, this narrative explains the heart behind the newsletter and the call to go beyond the surface in your spiritual life.
Written by Russ Ewell. Narrated by Darryl Howell.
Read the article: deepspirituality.co...
Are fear, stress, and anxiety taking up too much space in your heart?
In this episode, Russ Ewell sits down with Ray Kim and Stone Eleazer to talk candidly about the emotional and spiritual battles we all face—but often keep hidden.
Through real stories and powerful insights from the Bible, they explore how fear, stress, and anxiety affect our mental and spiritual health.
Whatever the source of our anxiety and fear might be, this ep...
Have you ever felt like fear, stress, or anxiety were running your life, even when everything looks fine on the outside?
In this episode, Russ Ewell sits down with Ray Kim and Stone Eleazer for a powerful conversation about what it really means to connect with God in a personal, powerful, and purposeful way. Together, they unpack how fear, stress, and anxiety often go unspoken in our spiritual lives—and how these emotions can ke...
In this special Q&A podcast episode about our newsletter The Chemistry Lab, we tackle some of the most honest and heartfelt questions about faith, suffering, and spiritual growth. From dealing with pain to figuring out what to read in the Bible, this episode is a refreshing reminder that your relationship with God can be personal, powerful, and practical.
This isn’t about having it all together. It’s about growing, exploring, an...
What happens when the world starts saying everyone gets to have their own truth? In this honest and thought-provoking episode, Russ Ewell invites you into a new kind of spiritual journey—one built on curiosity, discovery, and a deeper search for what’s real.
Inspired by his childhood love of science, Russ introduces The Chemistry Lab, a new newsletter and conversation space designed to help you explore God in practical, personal...
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