Spiritual Cartography – Part 03

About this episode

In this episode, John Mark discusses the three critical shifts in discipleship and the development of faith, hope, and love.

In this bonus episode, we're wrapping up our series called "Spiritual Cartography" featuring cutting room floor content from the Practicing the Way book. Today, John Mark explores the three critical shifts that define our journey of discipleship: from fear to trust, from despair to hope, and from self-focus to love. He unpacks how faith, hope, and love—the theological virtues—aren't just feelings but settled conditions of the heart that develop over years of following Jesus, showing us how transformation moves us from the prison of anxiety and the egoic operating system into the freedom of radical trust, joyful expectation, and genuine love for others. Subscribe to the podcast to stay up to date on future episodes. To learn more about the book, visit www.practicingtheway.org/book . To learn more about Practicing the Way, visit www.practicingtheway.org .

People in this episode

Host: John Mark

Topics covered

• discipleship
• faith
• hope
• love
• transformation
• anxiety

Keywords

• spiritual cartography
• discipleship
• faith
• hope
• love
• transformation
• anxiety
• trust
• ego
• freedom

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Practicing the Way, www.practicingtheway.org/book, www.practicingtheway.org

Books & works: Practicing the Way

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