Part 1: Exploring God's Design for Transformation (with Debbie Swindoll)

Debbie Swindoll founded Grafted Life Ministries with her husband Curt, and she served as Executive Director for twelve years. Debbie has enjoyed the study of relational theology and the intersection of faith and neuroscience, often called neurotheology.

Why do we learn more about God, but often we are not experiencing true spiritual transformation? Can people really change? How do people change? 

In this conversation, Adam Ormord and Debbie explore God’s design for our attachment to Him. Debbie shares one of the vignettes from the gospel of Mark where the disciples’ attachment to Jesus was revealed in their relational dynamics.
We also hear stories from the gospels where attachment to Jesus is revealed, and attachment repair takes place. 

In noticing the relational encounters in Scripture, we have opportunities to engage with God. By imagining ourselves in Scripture, by reading slowly and seeing what arises, we can notice our own heart attachments.

Resources Mentioned:

• The Other Half of Church – Michel Hendricks and Jim Wilder
• The Developing Mind – Daniel Siegel
• The Anatomy of the Soul – Curt Thompson
• The Soul of Desire – Curt Thompson
• Renovated – Jim Wilder
• ESDA Gathering 2023 – “Holding the Soul: Exploring God’s Design for Transformation” – Dr. Dianna Kubacz, Dr. Neal Siler, Danny Mullins, Marilyn Vancil, Adam Ormord

Join us for a live conversation with Michel Hendricks, author of The Other Half of Church on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at 11am central time. All are welcome, and registration is required.

The Grafted Life Podcast is provided by Grafted Life Ministries, helping people build deeper relationships with God and each other. The host of the podcast is Grafted Life's Executive Director, Adam Ormord.