This Is The Good Life

The practice of mercy is central to living together as the people of God. As those who have received mercy, we offer mercy. Steve and Dean share how mercy has shaped their lives and helped them to enter into this difficult but essential practice.

As Christians, we have a better story to tell, and we tell it through our every word and action. Steve and Dean discuss the practice of being good witnesses to the story of God.

Steve and Dean talk about discipleship as a practice that includes mentoring and caring for one another in addition to Bible study and devotions.

In this episode, Steve and Dean transition from individual practices to those practices we share as the body of Christ. and central to the virtue and character of a good church is good worship.

The good life requires a rhythm of work, play, and rest that resonates with the life of God. Steve and Dean talk about the necessity of true rest amid the hectic pace of modern life.

Generosity is essential to living a good life and in this episode Steve and Dean explore the ways in which the practice of giving requires not only being generous with our money but also our time, talents, and other resources.

Steve and Dean discuss how reading, whether for the purpose of study, devotion, or leisure, is an essential practice for developing the virtues.

Steve and Dean talk about prayer as the central practice that empowers all the other Christian practices.

Steve and Dean introduce the newest season of "This is the Good Life" and discuss the importance of practices in the development of virtue and character.

In this episode, the final episode of Season Three, we are joined by Dr. Matt Hastings, Pastor of Hermitage Church of the Nazarene, as we discuss the three great Christian virtues of faith, hope, and love.

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"Simplicity grows from the satisfaction of knowing that you want the right things rightly” (Stanley Hauerwas, "The Character of Virtue"). Join Steve and Dean as they talk about what it means to live a simple life…a good life.

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Join Steve and Dean as they explore the virtue of Joy—a virtue that is both a result of and a reason for pursuing the other virtues.

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Aristotle wrote, "Friendship is the virtue most necessary for life." But true friendship can be hard to come by. Join Steve and Dean as they talk about what true friendship looks like as well as, oddly enough, Hobbits.

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One of the hardest things to do in our present culture is separate kindness from sentimentality. Steve and Dean take on this difficult task by exposing the Myth of Sentimentality which says that "we can be kind without being truthful."

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Steve and Dean discuss the importance of both speaking and hearing truth in the life of a community in pursuit of the virtues. "Peace rides on the back of truthful speech." (Stanley Hauerwas, "The Character of Virtue")

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Join Steve and Dean as they kick off a third season of the podcast which will be an exploration of the virtues as described by Dr. Stanley Hauerwas in his collection of letters to his godson titled, "The Character of Virtue."

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Join Steve and Dean for a special Christmas edition of This Is The Good Life as they talk about the virtue of Generosity.

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Join Steve and Dean in this special LIVE EDITION of This Is The Good Life as they talk to the student body at Trevecca Nazarene University about decision-making and the Good Life.

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