About this episode

John Ortberg discusses the importance of attention and how it can transform our lives by focusing on God's presence.

Who has your attention? In a world where screens, money, health, worries, ambitions, and countless other forces compete for our focus, John Ortberg asks a deeper question: Who is my master? Psalm 143 teaches us how to pay attention to God through two important practices: focused attention and open attention. John explores why attention is so powerful, how what we consistently attend to can actually change us, and how we can learn to notice God's presence throughout an ordinary day. The invita...

People in this episode

Host: John Ortberg

Topics covered

• attention
• spirituality
• God's presence
• focused attention
• open attention

Keywords

• attention
• spirituality
• Psalm 143
• God
• transformation
• focus
• presence

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Psalm 143

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