Exploring More
Zoweh's Exploring More Podcast is an invitation to conversations committed to sharing our discoveries of the wild and wonderful Kingdom of God… how it works, who we are in it, and the Love and Life that is constantly pursuing us. The Kingdom of God isn’t easy nor is everything in our story good—there are predators and parasites in the spiritual realm, another kingdom, the kingdom of darkness that exists and violently opposes our discovering and becoming more. Exploring More is hosted by Michael Thompson, produced by Zoweh, and recorded in Durham, NC.
Episodes
Share your questions and stories about The Life of More ...
Share your questions and stories about The Life of More...
In this excerpt from the session on Story at The Deepening Weekend 2021, Dana Andrechyn explores how to honor the story of one's life. We were all meant to experience shalom, but unfortunately it has been shattered. The journey of our life is to restore that shalom. How shall we navigate to reach that restoration?
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In this two part series, Michael Thompson continues with the third secret of fatherhood and some helpful do's and don'ts for the journey. He encourages men to get into the fight for their children's hearts. Quite often this mean asking more questions and dictating less demands especially as kids get older. Discover practical advice to navigate being a dad in God's kingdom.
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In this two part series, Michael Thompson covers the first two secrets of fatherhood. A good father is an oriented man. What does this mean? An oriented man knows who he is, where he is, and the good that God is up to in is life. Michael unpacks this concept and challenges the listener to examine one's own heart.
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In this excerpt from The Deepening Weekend 2021, Lenne Hunt shares on the importance of intimacy. She boldly declares that intimacy is the answer to everything! Intimacy is seeing and being seen, knowing and being known, and being face to face with another. Intimacy opens the door to the true self, shines the light on our glory, and gives birth to the courage we need to go into life’s battles. Come and explore a deeper understandin...
In this excerpt from The Deepening Weekend 2021, Michael Thompson describes the impact that the Two Realms and Two Kingdom have in our lives. Each of our lives is a small story within the larger story that takes place around us. We are caught in a fierce battle between the two kingdoms and we must be shielded and armed to withstand the attacks. The complete session is available at http://www.zowehoutpost.com as part of the The Deep...
In this excerpt from Robin Thompson's talk on Healing, we journey through the mind, body, and soul's reaction to hurt. Robin describes some responses she has had in her own healing journey and invites the listener to ask revelatory questions as well as take time to consider their own responses to hurt, grief, abuse, or disappointment.
The full audio version for The Deepening Weekend is available at https://www.zowehoutpost...
In this excerpt from the Zoweh women's Deepening Weekend 2021, Dana Andrechyn explores the concept of Wounds, the events and agreements that opened the door for the False Self to establish itself in our story. Sometimes we need some help to identify our "Tale of Woe" as mentioned in Jane Eyre. Discover important questions that will start the healing process.
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In this abbreviated excerpt from Session 2 of The Deepening Weekend 2021, Sherry Jennings unpacks the concept of The False Self. Do you feel distracted, stressed, out of touch? What keeps us from intimacy and flourishing in the way God intended for us? Discover how to identity the False Self and make way for your True Self.
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Robin Thompson, Sherry Jennings, and Dana Andrechyn, members of the Zoweh women's guide team, open The Deepening Weekend by introducing why they take the time to get away to attend the weekend. They emphasize the importance of story and how it is foundational to foster and deepen relationships. Robin shares three foundational things about women: women were created to love, created for shalom, and created for the unique way in w...
Michael Thompson, SJ Jennings, and Greg Sailors continue the discussion on debunking prayer. Our words have power and reveal how we perceive our identity in Christ. We can use our words during prayer with authority because Jesus promised this to us in His Word. The Zoweh team challenges the listeners to accept the nobility associated with being a son of the King. Discover the power of the Daily Prayer that the Zoweh team prays.
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Michael Thompson, Sj Jennings, and Greg Sailors continue the discussion on prayer.
Prayer is like learning to play an instrument or playing a sport and definitely not chucking rocks over a wall hoping to get Jesus’ attention. It’s not an unending monologue; it’s the wild Kingdom of Prayer! How is worship prayerful? Explore more about the world of prayerful worship in the most surprising places.
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Michael Thompson, SJ Jennings, and Greg Sailors
Jesus doesn’t just teach the words to pray, but the posture of the heart when entering into prayer. Prior to teaching the Lord’s prayer in Luke 11, the disciples in Luke 10 had experienced amazing victory as they prayed for people in Jesus’ name and they were healed. Jesus was cutting keys to the kingdom for his friends to take back lost ground by redeeming His people. Afterward Jesus...
Michael Thompson, SJ Jennings, and Greg Sailors delve into debunking prayer. Many words have been associated with prayer - obligation, formality, repetitive, holy... We remember simplistic prayers from our childhood such as "Now I lay me down to sleep." What is the right way to pray anyway? Is it a formula? In this discuss the team suggests, "Our perception of God determines our conversation with Him."
Michael Thompson, SJ Jennings, Jim Chenet, and Gary Barkalow
What is it to walk in one's glory in the Sage Stage?
Our calling is the weightiness, beauty, splendor of God. It increases as one gets older. When the exterior world and assignments change, it feels like a loss of freedom and purpose, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Join the team as they discuss examples of a man's transition from running while wielding a swor...
Michael Thompson, SJ Jennings, Jim Chenet, and Gary Barkalow continue the discussion about the Elder Sage Initiative. They reveal the potential woundings that happen in this stage; one of the most notable being retirement. Retirement can lead to a feeling of not being wanted or needed and perhaps even isolation. The men discuss that the glory of God in one’s life is not associated with roles such as work or assignments. They sugges...
Michael Thompson, SJ Jennings, Jim Chenet, and Gary Barkalow discuss the Elder Sage Initiative that Zoweh. Are you a settled, elder statesman who has learned from a lifetime of experience and has had time to reflect on lessons learned? Your hard-earned wisdom is a valuable asset that can help recover and restore the hearts of younger men. Some sages mentioned in this episode are Mr. Miyagi from The Karate Kid and Lionel Logue from ...
Michael Thompson and Josh Wilson of the Uncensored Advice for Men podcast discuss how Josh processed the concept of masculinity and fatherhood as related to the sudden loss of his Dad in 2020. The men unpack the critical father/son relationship and healthy vs. unhealthy pride.
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