Ep. 408 Kevin Burrell - Consider the Birds: Joy, Attention, and the Way of Jesus

About this episode

Kevin Burrell discusses the significance of paying attention to creation and how it relates to joy and suffering in the Christian faith.

Kevin Burrell joins me to talk about what it means to pay attention again - to consider the birds, as Jesus says, and to see how creation can lead us deeper into the life of God. We walk through Philippians, a letter written from prison yet full of joy, and explore how joy and suffering can coexist, how anxiety is reshaped by trust, and how rootedness, unity, and discernment are formed in us over time. Kevin shares how birdwatching became more than a hobby, opening up a way of seeing that rev...

People in this episode

Host: Joshua Johnson

Guest: Kevin Burrell

Topics covered

• joy
• attention
• creation
• suffering
• anxiety
• trust
• discernment

Keywords

• joy
• attention
• birdwatching
• Philippians
• suffering
• anxiety
• trust
• discernment

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Philippians

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