Learning To See with Ian Morgan Cron Fri, 05 Dec 2025 04:35:56 +0000 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 04:35:56 +0000 Libsyn RSSgen 1.0 http://learningtosee.libsyn.com http://learningtosee.libsyn.com Ian Morgan Cron offers his perspective to listeners through his lens as author, speaker and counselor. Join the conversation at http://www.IanCron.com. https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/3/c/b/7/3cb7ca33cd1a8dc6 Learning To See with Ian Morgan Cron Ian Morgan Cron, Hosted by Andy Traub no Ian Morgan Cron offers his perspective to listeners through his lens as author, speaker and counselor. Join the conversation at http://www.IanCron.com. episodic faith,belief,christianity,contemplative,ian,cron,author no Learning to see life and faith in their fullness with Ian Morgan Cronfeedback@iancron.comIan Morgan Cron, Hosted by Andy Traub Reflections on Spiritual Practices Reflections on Spiritual Practices Mon, 22 Oct 2012 18:44:00 +0000
  • What do I have to check off to feel like a good Christian?
  • Some people are really freed when I talk about spiritual disciplines
  • It's a "to be" list
  • It's all about doing, requiring, obligations.
  • Let's stop using the word disciplines
  • People look at the practices as the point but they're not. God is the point.
  • Ian's progression - If I do this God will like me more. Now I see the practices as communion. They help me one with God.
  • Those practices can become addictions for us. "I hate this but I can't stop."
  • It's not a pressure, it's an invitation.
  • Catholics as spiritual practitioners
  • Moved into a place of responding to love
  • Spiritual practices are simply paths that have been worn through the wilderness. We follow them.
  • Some of the most disciplined Christians are so oppressed.
  • The practices involve work. Love requires work. Real love involves work.
  • Meditation quiets the mindless loop
  • We give God consent to have a conversation with us.
  • You're being is just good.
  • The sad thing about Christians is that we don't feel like we're loved.
  • I love making one into a verb
    • Meditation
    • Reading
    • Play
    • Doing things with no purpose
    • Going to a museum
    • Listening to great music
    • The Eucharist
    • Reading Scripture and meditating on it
  • The whole day is a theatre...
  • Ian's wackiest spiritual practice - The magnifying glass

    • We appreciate your feedback: 615-669-4330


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  • What do I have to check off to feel like a good Christian?
  • Some people are really freed when I talk about spiritual disciplines
  • It's a "to be" list
  • It's all about doing, requiring, obligations.
  • Let's stop using the word disciplines
  • People look at the practices as the point but they're not. God is the point.
  • Ian's progression - If I do this God will like me more. Now I see the practices as communion. They help me one with God.
  • Those practices can become addictions for us. "I hate this but I can't stop."
  • It's not a pressure, it's an invitation.
  • Catholics as spiritual practitioners
  • Moved into a place of responding to love
  • Spiritual practices are simply paths that have been worn through the wilderness. We follow them.
  • Some of the most disciplined Christians are so oppressed.
  • The practices involve work. Love requires work. Real love involves work.
  • Meditation quiets the mindless loop
  • We give God consent to have a conversation with us.
  • You're being is just good.
  • The sad thing about Christians is that we don't feel like we're loved.
  • I love making one into a verb
    • Meditation
    • Reading
    • Play
    • Doing things with no purpose
    • Going to a museum
    • Listening to great music
    • The Eucharist
    • Reading Scripture and meditating on it
  • The whole day is a theatre...
  • Ian's wackiest spiritual practice - The magnifying glass

    • We appreciate your feedback: 615-669-4330

    ]]>     26:58 false full feedback@iancron.com (Ian Morgan Cron, Hosted by Andy Traub)What do I have to check off to feel like a good Christian? Some people are really freed when I talk about spiritual disciplines It's a "to be" list It's all about doing, requiring, obligations. Let's stop using the word disciplines People look at the practices as the point but they're not. God is the point. Ian's progression - If I do this God will like me more. Now I see the practices as communion. They help me one with God. Those practices can become addictions for us. "I hate this but I can't stop." It's not a pressure, it's an invitation. Catholics as spiritual practitioners Moved into a place of responding to love Spiritual practices are simply paths that have been worn through the wilderness. We follow them. Some of the most disciplined Christians are so oppressed. The practices involve work. Love requires work. Real love involves work. Meditation quiets the mindless loop We give God consent to have a conversation with us. You're being is just good. The sad thing about Christians is that we don't feel like we're loved. I love making one into a verb Meditation Reading Play Doing things with no purpose Going to a museum Listening to great music The Eucharist Reading Scripture and meditating on it The whole day is a theatre... Ian's wackiest spiritual practice - The magnifying glass We appreciate your feedback: 615-669-4330Ian Morgan Cron, Hosted by Andy TraubWhat do I have to check off to feel like a good Christian? Some people are really freed when I talk about spiritual disciplines It's a "to be" list It's all about doing, requiring, obligations. Let's stop using the word disciplines People look at the practices as the point but they're not. God is the point. Ian's progression - If I do this God will like me more. Now I see the practices as communion. They help me one with God. Those practices can become addictions for us. "I hate this but I can't stop." It's not a pressure, it's an invitation. Catholics as spiritual practitioners Moved into a place of responding to love Spiritual practices are simply paths that have been worn through the wilderness. We follow them. Some of the most disciplined Christians are so oppressed. The practices involve work. Love requires work. Real love involves work. Meditation quiets the mindless loop We give God consent to have a conversation with us. You're being is just good. The sad thing about Christians is that we don't feel like we're loved. I love making one into a verb Meditation Reading Play Doing things with no purpose Going to a museum Listening to great music The Eucharist Reading Scripture and meditating on it The whole day is a theatre... Ian's wackiest spiritual practice - The magnifying glass We appreciate your feedback: 615-669-4330     Reflections from the Taize Community in France Reflections from the Taize Community in France Fri, 07 Sep 2012 15:09:42 +0000 This episode was recorded while Ian was at the Taize Community in France. He talks about the origins and life of the community as well as how he's feeling after his book Jesus, My Father, The CIA and Me made the Wall Street Journal's bestseller list.

    Learn about the Taize Community at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiz%C3%A9_Community

    Ian was traveling with Mike King of YouthFront.com

    We'd love your thoughts and questions - (615) 669-4330

    ]]>     This episode was recorded while Ian was at the Taize Community in France. He talks about the origins and life of the community as well as how he's feeling after his book Jesus, My Father, The CIA and Me made the Wall Street Journal's bestseller list.

    Learn about the Taize Community at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiz%C3%A9_Community

    Ian was traveling with Mike King of YouthFront.com

    We'd love your thoughts and questions - (615) 669-4330

    ]]>     28:09 false full feedback@iancron.com (Ian Morgan Cron, Hosted by Andy Traub)This episode was recorded while Ian was at the Taize Community in France. He talks about the origins and life of the community as well as how he's feeling after his book Jesus, My Father, The CIA and Me made the Wall Street Journal's bestseller list. Learn about the Taize Community at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiz%C3%A9_Community Ian was traveling with Mike King of YouthFront.com We'd love your thoughts and questions - (615) 669-4330Ian Morgan Cron, Hosted by Andy TraubThis episode was recorded while Ian was at the Taize Community in France. He talks about the origins and life of the community as well as how he's feeling after his book Jesus, My Father, The CIA and Me made the Wall Street Journal's bestseller list. Learn about the Taize Community at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiz%C3%A9_Community Ian was traveling with Mike King of YouthFront.com We'd love your thoughts and questions - (615) 669-4330     A Writer's Life - Part Two A Writer's Life - Part Two Sat, 28 Jul 2012 12:00:00 +0000
  • Writers are ritualists
  • Superstitious like baseball pitchers
  • Ian has a magic chair and an ottoman
  • Looks at what he did the day before and edits that work. Then goes on to the new pages
  • Writes till around 11am and knows when to stop because it becomes too much work.
  • Try to leave a little 
  • If I push through I do more damage to the manuscript than help it.
  • What does pushing through look like?
  • Thesaurus, dictionary, laptop, my notes, strong coffee, quiet, never music with lyrics.
  • Some writers vomit everything onto their page and then come back and rewrite.
  • Great writing happens in the rewriting.
  • Lack of discipline, fear of failure, imitating other writers.
  • It's a fatal mistake to try to capture a voice that's not your own. 
  • "I just love a well constructed sentence." 
  • "We are alone." - No one knows us or ever will know us as well as the books we read.
  • "Books can be such good fellowship."
  • How does writing affect your family? - Not always well.
  • Writers that have influenced Ian's writing voice: Thomas Merton
  • Frederick Buechner - 
  • I don't believe in writer's block. It's part of the writing -> 22:00 - You need to go into the room called remember and access something in you.
  • Maybe you need to go outside and play. Purposeless activity.
  • The waiting is part of the writing.
  • Billy Collins - Sailing around the room - "Advice to writers"

    • We'd love your thoughts and questions - (615) 669-4330

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  • Writers are ritualists
  • Superstitious like baseball pitchers
  • Ian has a magic chair and an ottoman
  • Looks at what he did the day before and edits that work. Then goes on to the new pages
  • Writes till around 11am and knows when to stop because it becomes too much work.
  • Try to leave a little
  • If I push through I do more damage to the manuscript than help it.
  • What does pushing through look like?
  • Thesaurus, dictionary, laptop, my notes, strong coffee, quiet, never music with lyrics.
  • Some writers vomit everything onto their page and then come back and rewrite.
  • Great writing happens in the rewriting.
  • Lack of discipline, fear of failure, imitating other writers.
  • It's a fatal mistake to try to capture a voice that's not your own.
  • "I just love a well constructed sentence."
  • "We are alone." - No one knows us or ever will know us as well as the books we read.
  • "Books can be such good fellowship."
  • How does writing affect your family? - Not always well.
  • Writers that have influenced Ian's writing voice: Thomas Merton
  • Frederick Buechner -
  • I don't believe in writer's block. It's part of the writing -> 22:00 - You need to go into the room called remember and access something in you.
  • Maybe you need to go outside and play. Purposeless activity.
  • The waiting is part of the writing.
  • Billy Collins - Sailing around the room - "Advice to writers"

    • We'd love your thoughts and questions - (615) 669-4330

    ]]>     25:53 false full feedback@iancron.com (Ian Morgan Cron, Hosted by Andy Traub)Writers are ritualists Superstitious like baseball pitchers Ian has a magic chair and an ottoman Looks at what he did the day before and edits that work. Then goes on to the new pages Writes till around 11am and knows when to stop because it becomes too much work. Try to leave a little  If I push through I do more damage to the manuscript than help it. What does pushing through look like? Thesaurus, dictionary, laptop, my notes, strong coffee, quiet, never music with lyrics. Some writers vomit everything onto their page and then come back and rewrite. Great writing happens in the rewriting. Lack of discipline, fear of failure, imitating other writers. It's a fatal mistake to try to capture a voice that's not your own.  "I just love a well constructed sentence."  "We are alone." - No one knows us or ever will know us as well as the books we read. "Books can be such good fellowship." How does writing affect your family? - Not always well. Writers that have influenced Ian's writing voice: Thomas Merton Frederick Buechner -  I don't believe in writer's block. It's part of the writing - 22:00 - You need to go into the room called remember and access something in you. Maybe you need to go outside and play. Purposeless activity. The waiting is part of the writing. Billy Collins - Sailing around the room - "Advice to writers" We'd love your thoughts and questions - (615) 669-4330Ian Morgan Cron, Hosted by Andy TraubWriters are ritualists Superstitious like baseball pitchers Ian has a magic chair and an ottoman Looks at what he did the day before and edits that work. Then goes on to the new pages Writes till around 11am and knows when to stop because it becomes too much work. Try to leave a little  If I push through I do more damage to the manuscript than help it. What does pushing through look like? Thesaurus, dictionary, laptop, my notes, strong coffee, quiet, never music with lyrics. Some writers vomit everything onto their page and then come back and rewrite. Great writing happens in the rewriting. Lack of discipline, fear of failure, imitating other writers. It's a fatal mistake to try to capture a voice that's not your own.  "I just love a well constructed sentence."  "We are alone." - No one knows us or ever will know us as well as the books we read. "Books can be such good fellowship." How does writing affect your family? - Not always well. Writers that have influenced Ian's writing voice: Thomas Merton Frederick Buechner -  I don't believe in writer's block. It's part of the writing - 22:00 - You need to go into the room called remember and access something in you. Maybe you need to go outside and play. Purposeless activity. The waiting is part of the writing. Billy Collins - Sailing around the room - "Advice to writers" We'd love your thoughts and questions - (615) 669-4330     A Writer's Life - Part One A Writer's Life - Part One Tue, 17 Jul 2012 15:32:00 +0000 Ian reveals what happens in the mind and the day to life of a writer.

    * Writers are constantly learning
    * Aggregate content into files, images, sentences, phrases
    * Paying attention is so important. We are oblivious to the world around us.
    * We’ve become increasingly oblivious to life around us.
    * A good writer has to be in touch with everything around them all the time.
    * You must read
    * What is the kiss of death for a writer?
    * Opening your computer is the kiss of death for a writer.
    * The Writing Life – Annie Dillard
    * Bird by Bird – Anne Lamott
    * Read classics
    * Ian scolds Andy for using the wrong word
    * Content vs. Art
    * Voice vs. Brand
    * Platform vs. Audience
    * Is it a burden? Yeah. It’s work.
    * Did you always think you were going to be a writer?
    * When did you become a writer? “It didn’t happen until I started writing.”
    * “Has anyone ever told you that you were a writer”
    * Do you ever doubt yourself?
    * How do you defeat the voices? Don’t argue with them. I turn to them and welcome them back. I’m going to keep writing. Maybe I’ll take some advice but I’ll keep writing.
    * Does Ian ever go back and look at his art differently?
    * How do you decide on what you write about? – “It’s when I get a lump in my throat.” Beuchner

    We’d love your thoughts and questions – (615) 669-4330

    ]]>     Ian reveals what happens in the mind and the day to life of a writer.

    * Writers are constantly learning* Aggregate content into files, images, sentences, phrases* Paying attention is so important. We are oblivious to the world around us.* We’ve become increasingly oblivious to life around us.* A good writer has to be in touch with everything around them all the time.* You must read* What is the kiss of death for a writer?* Opening your computer is the kiss of death for a writer.* The Writing Life – Annie Dillard* Bird by Bird – Anne Lamott* Read classics* Ian scolds Andy for using the wrong word* Content vs. Art* Voice vs. Brand* Platform vs. Audience* Is it a burden? Yeah. It’s work.* Did you always think you were going to be a writer?* When did you become a writer? “It didn’t happen until I started writing.”* “Has anyone ever told you that you were a writer”* Do you ever doubt yourself?* How do you defeat the voices? Don’t argue with them. I turn to them and welcome them back. I’m going to keep writing. Maybe I’ll take some advice but I’ll keep writing.* Does Ian ever go back and look at his art differently?* How do you decide on what you write about? – “It’s when I get a lump in my throat.” Beuchner

    We’d love your thoughts and questions – (615) 669-4330

    ]]>     21:20 false full feedback@iancron.com (Ian Morgan Cron, Hosted by Andy Traub)Ian reveals what happens in the mind and the day to life of a writer. * Writers are constantly learning * Aggregate content into files, images, sentences, phrases * Paying attention is so important. We are oblivious to the world around us. * We’ve become increasingly oblivious to life around us. * A good writer has to be in touch with everything around them all the time. * You must read * What is the kiss of death for a writer? * Opening your computer is the kiss of death for a writer. * The Writing Life – Annie Dillard * Bird by Bird – Anne Lamott * Read classics * Ian scolds Andy for using the wrong word * Content vs. Art * Voice vs. Brand * Platform vs. Audience * Is it a burden? Yeah. It’s work. * Did you always think you were going to be a writer? * When did you become a writer? “It didn’t happen until I started writing.” * “Has anyone ever told you that you were a writer” * Do you ever doubt yourself? * How do you defeat the voices? Don’t argue with them. I turn to them and welcome them back. I’m going to keep writing. Maybe I’ll take some advice but I’ll keep writing. * Does Ian ever go back and look at his art differently? * How do you decide on what you write about? – “It’s when I get a lump in my throat.” Beuchner We’d love your thoughts and questions – (615) 669-4330Ian Morgan Cron, Hosted by Andy TraubIan reveals what happens in the mind and the day to life of a writer. * Writers are constantly learning * Aggregate content into files, images, sentences, phrases * Paying attention is so important. We are oblivious to the world around us. * We’ve become increasingly oblivious to life around us. * A good writer has to be in touch with everything around them all the time. * You must read * What is the kiss of death for a writer? * Opening your computer is the kiss of death for a writer. * The Writing Life – Annie Dillard * Bird by Bird – Anne Lamott * Read classics * Ian scolds Andy for using the wrong word * Content vs. Art * Voice vs. Brand * Platform vs. Audience * Is it a burden? Yeah. It’s work. * Did you always think you were going to be a writer? * When did you become a writer? “It didn’t happen until I started writing.” * “Has anyone ever told you that you were a writer” * Do you ever doubt yourself? * How do you defeat the voices? Don’t argue with them. I turn to them and welcome them back. I’m going to keep writing. Maybe I’ll take some advice but I’ll keep writing. * Does Ian ever go back and look at his art differently? * How do you decide on what you write about? – “It’s when I get a lump in my throat.” Beuchner We’d love your thoughts and questions – (615) 669-4330     Ian's favorite festival & a chat about post-cynical Christians Ian's favorite festival & a chat about post-cynical Christians Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:48:00 +0000 Learn more about the Wild Goose Festival at http://www.wildgoosefestival.org/ 

    We'd love your feedback and questions for the show - Call us at (615) 669-4330

    ]]>     Learn more about the Wild Goose Festival at http://www.wildgoosefestival.org/

    We'd love your feedback and questions for the show - Call us at (615) 669-4330

    ]]>     24:26 false full feedback@iancron.com (Ian Morgan Cron, Hosted by Andy Traub)Learn more about the Wild Goose Festival at http://www.wildgoosefestival.org/  We'd love your feedback and questions for the show - Call us at (615) 669-4330Ian Morgan Cron, Hosted by Andy TraubLearn more about the Wild Goose Festival at http://www.wildgoosefestival.org/  We'd love your feedback and questions for the show - Call us at (615) 669-4330     Your Life Story Really Matters! Your Life Story Really Matters! Mon, 30 Apr 2012 13:51:00 +0000
  • Should we disappear in order to have Christ's story rise to the top?
  • "The Bible is the story of how God gets back what was always His in the first place."
  • Ian's thoughts on why Jesus sent the disciples to pick up the left overs after feeding the 5,000.
  • God wants to use every part of us, even the junk.
  • God not wasting anything is part of Heaven's characteristic
  • Dallas Willard - What God wants done, gets done.
  • Shalom is when our will and God's will are brought into harmony.
  • There are truths about God that I can't know or fully apprehend unless you tell me your story.
  • I can't see grace unless you tell me about how God has met you in your life.
  • We read books to not feel alone - C.S. Lewis
  • Theology is proven in your own experience.
  • AA meetings teach Ian as much about grace as Paul wrote about in Galatians.
  • The Bible is more a painting than a photograph. It needs to be looked at from different angles, it wants to be interpreted, its lines are not as clean as a photo.

    • We'd love you to call in with feedback or a question about Learning To See
    (615) 669-4330
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    Leave your review on iTunes

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  • Should we disappear in order to have Christ's story rise to the top?
  • "The Bible is the story of how God gets back what was always His in the first place."
  • Ian's thoughts on why Jesus sent the disciples to pick up the left overs after feeding the 5,000.
  • God wants to use every part of us, even the junk.
  • God not wasting anything is part of Heaven's characteristic
  • Dallas Willard - What God wants done, gets done.
  • Shalom is when our will and God's will are brought into harmony.
  • There are truths about God that I can't know or fully apprehend unless you tell me your story.
  • I can't see grace unless you tell me about how God has met you in your life.
  • We read books to not feel alone - C.S. Lewis
  • Theology is proven in your own experience.
  • AA meetings teach Ian as much about grace as Paul wrote about in Galatians.
  • The Bible is more a painting than a photograph. It needs to be looked at from different angles, it wants to be interpreted, its lines are not as clean as a photo.

    • We'd love you to call in with feedback or a question about Learning To See(615) 669-4330Feedback@IanCron.comLeave your review on iTunes

    ]]>     22:25 false full feedback@iancron.com (Ian Morgan Cron, Hosted by Andy Traub)Should we disappear in order to have Christ's story rise to the top? "The Bible is the story of how God gets back what was always His in the first place." Ian's thoughts on why Jesus sent the disciples to pick up the left overs after feeding the 5,000. God wants to use every part of us, even the junk. God not wasting anything is part of Heaven's characteristic Dallas Willard - What God wants done, gets done. Shalom is when our will and God's will are brought into harmony. There are truths about God that I can't know or fully apprehend unless you tell me your story. I can't see grace unless you tell me about how God has met you in your life. We read books to not feel alone - C.S. Lewis Theology is proven in your own experience. AA meetings teach Ian as much about grace as Paul wrote about in Galatians. The Bible is more a painting than a photograph. It needs to be looked at from different angles, it wants to be interpreted, its lines are not as clean as a photo. We'd love you to call in with feedback or a question about Learning To See (615) 669-4330Feedback@IanCron.comLeave your review on iTunesIan Morgan Cron, Hosted by Andy TraubShould we disappear in order to have Christ's story rise to the top? "The Bible is the story of how God gets back what was always His in the first place." Ian's thoughts on why Jesus sent the disciples to pick up the left overs after feeding the 5,000. God wants to use every part of us, even the junk. God not wasting anything is part of Heaven's characteristic Dallas Willard - What God wants done, gets done. Shalom is when our will and God's will are brought into harmony. There are truths about God that I can't know or fully apprehend unless you tell me your story. I can't see grace unless you tell me about how God has met you in your life. We read books to not feel alone - C.S. Lewis Theology is proven in your own experience. AA meetings teach Ian as much about grace as Paul wrote about in Galatians. The Bible is more a painting than a photograph. It needs to be looked at from different angles, it wants to be interpreted, its lines are not as clean as a photo. We'd love you to call in with feedback or a question about Learning To See (615) 669-4330Feedback@IanCron.comLeave your review on iTunes     Good Friday: You are what you eat Good Friday: You are what you eat Fri, 06 Apr 2012 20:40:00 +0000 Don Chaffer of the band Waterdeep joins the show.

    They discuss:
    The revival of Ian's book Chasing Francis: A Pilgrim's Tale in light of a recent Newsweek article's position that Francis of Assisi can be an agent of great change to the modern church.
    The mystery of the cross.
    The different ways to view the cross.
    The power of the Eucharistic experience.
    The conviction has been growing in me that when Jesus wanted to explain to his followers what he thought would be the meaning of his death, he did not give them a theory; he gave them a meal…” In other words, Wright says, “theories about atonement are, at their very best, abstractions from the Eucharist, which is itself the grid of interpretation that we have been given—by Jesus himself!—for Jesus' death.” - NT Wright
    The contrast of the grasping of power in the garden versus the surrendered position of open hands in communion.
    Jesus wants to live his life in you and through you to the world at large.
    A large part of the spiritual life is accepting things as they are not as you'd like them to be.

    (615) 669-4330
    Feedback@IanCron.com
    Leave your review on iTunes

    ]]>     Don Chaffer of the band Waterdeep joins the show.

    They discuss:The revival of Ian's book Chasing Francis: A Pilgrim's Tale in light of a recent Newsweek article's position that Francis of Assisi can be an agent of great change to the modern church.The mystery of the cross.The different ways to view the cross.The power of the Eucharistic experience.The conviction has been growing in me that when Jesus wanted to explain to his followers what he thought would be the meaning of his death, he did not give them a theory; he gave them a meal…” In other words, Wright says, “theories about atonement are, at their very best, abstractions from the Eucharist, which is itself the grid of interpretation that we have been given—by Jesus himself!—for Jesus' death.” - NT WrightThe contrast of the grasping of power in the garden versus the surrendered position of open hands in communion.Jesus wants to live his life in you and through you to the world at large.A large part of the spiritual life is accepting things as they are not as you'd like them to be.

    (615) 669-4330Feedback@IanCron.comLeave your review on iTunes

    ]]>     21:24 false full feedback@iancron.com (Ian Morgan Cron, Hosted by Andy Traub)Don Chaffer of the band Waterdeep joins the show. They discuss:The revival of Ian's book Chasing Francis: A Pilgrim's Tale in light of a recent Newsweek article's position that Francis of Assisi can be an agent of great change to the modern church.The mystery of the cross.The different ways to view the cross.The power of the Eucharistic experience.The conviction has been growing in me that when Jesus wanted to explain to his followers what he thought would be the meaning of his death, he did not give them a theory; he gave them a meal…” In other words, Wright says, “theories about atonement are, at their very best, abstractions from the Eucharist, which is itself the grid of interpretation that we have been given—by Jesus himself!—for Jesus' death.” - NT WrightThe contrast of the grasping of power in the garden versus the surrendered position of open hands in communion.Jesus wants to live his life in you and through you to the world at large.A large part of the spiritual life is accepting things as they are not as you'd like them to be. (615) 669-4330Feedback@IanCron.comLeave your review on iTunesIan Morgan Cron, Hosted by Andy TraubDon Chaffer of the band Waterdeep joins the show. They discuss:The revival of Ian's book Chasing Francis: A Pilgrim's Tale in light of a recent Newsweek article's position that Francis of Assisi can be an agent of great change to the modern church.The mystery of the cross.The different ways to view the cross.The power of the Eucharistic experience.The conviction has been growing in me that when Jesus wanted to explain to his followers what he thought would be the meaning of his death, he did not give them a theory; he gave them a meal…” In other words, Wright says, “theories about atonement are, at their very best, abstractions from the Eucharist, which is itself the grid of interpretation that we have been given—by Jesus himself!—for Jesus' death.” - NT WrightThe contrast of the grasping of power in the garden versus the surrendered position of open hands in communion.Jesus wants to live his life in you and through you to the world at large.A large part of the spiritual life is accepting things as they are not as you'd like them to be. (615) 669-4330Feedback@IanCron.comLeave your review on iTunes     Echoes of Eden Echoes of Eden Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:34:00 +0000 Listen to Ian muse about the amazing relationship between people and their pets, describe a profoundly holy moment during a retreat with worship leaders, and how the right question posed at just the right time can change the way you see the world. Listen and learn to see God in all things! 

    We'd love you to call in with feedback or a question about Learning To See
    (615) 669-4330
    Feedback@IanCron.com
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    ]]>     Listen to Ian muse about the amazing relationship between people and their pets, describe a profoundly holy moment during a retreat with worship leaders, and how the right question posed at just the right time can change the way you see the world. Listen and learn to see God in all things! We'd love you to call in with feedback or a question about Learning To See (615) 669-4330 Feedback@IanCron.com Leave your review on iTunes

    ]]>     20:12 false full feedback@iancron.com (Ian Morgan Cron, Hosted by Andy Traub)Listen to Ian muse about the amazing relationship between people and their pets, describe a profoundly holy moment during a retreat with worship leaders, and how the right question posed at just the right time can change the way you see the world. Listen and learn to see God in all things!  We'd love you to call in with feedback or a question about Learning To See (615) 669-4330 Feedback@IanCron.com Leave your review on iTunesIan Morgan Cron, Hosted by Andy TraubListen to Ian muse about the amazing relationship between people and their pets, describe a profoundly holy moment during a retreat with worship leaders, and how the right question posed at just the right time can change the way you see the world. Listen and learn to see God in all things!  We'd love you to call in with feedback or a question about Learning To See (615) 669-4330 Feedback@IanCron.com Leave your review on iTunes     An introduction to Learning To See An introduction to Learning To See Fri, 09 Mar 2012 20:02:00 +0000 Why is it called learning to see?

    Barnes and Nobles New Writers

    You just said something clearly that I've always thought vaguely.

    The whole house felt humid with God.

    They are experiencing the wounds of spiritual violence.

    The performance based atmosphere of "you're saved by grace" but you have to try harder. "You're almost there."

    There is a great gap between what we see and what is available for us to see.

    It's not about trying harder, it's about the thrill of waking up and seeing God in all things.

    The man who has made a living with spiritual ADHD.

    We'd love you to call in with feedback or a question about Learning To See
    (615) 669-4330
    Feedback@IanCron.com

    ]]>     Why is it called learning to see?

    Barnes and Nobles New Writers

    You just said something clearly that I've always thought vaguely.

    The whole house felt humid with God.

    They are experiencing the wounds of spiritual violence.

    The performance based atmosphere of "you're saved by grace" but you have to try harder. "You're almost there."

    There is a great gap between what we see and what is available for us to see.

    It's not about trying harder, it's about the thrill of waking up and seeing God in all things.

    The man who has made a living with spiritual ADHD.

    We'd love you to call in with feedback or a question about Learning To See (615) 669-4330 Feedback@IanCron.com

    ]]>     25:17 false full feedback@iancron.com (Ian Morgan Cron, Hosted by Andy Traub)Why is it called learning to see? Barnes and Nobles New Writers You just said something clearly that I've always thought vaguely. The whole house felt humid with God. They are experiencing the wounds of spiritual violence. The performance based atmosphere of "you're saved by grace" but you have to try harder. "You're almost there." There is a great gap between what we see and what is available for us to see. It's not about trying harder, it's about the thrill of waking up and seeing God in all things. The man who has made a living with spiritual ADHD. We'd love you to call in with feedback or a question about Learning To See (615) 669-4330 Feedback@IanCron.comIan Morgan Cron, Hosted by Andy TraubWhy is it called learning to see? Barnes and Nobles New Writers You just said something clearly that I've always thought vaguely. The whole house felt humid with God. They are experiencing the wounds of spiritual violence. The performance based atmosphere of "you're saved by grace" but you have to try harder. "You're almost there." There is a great gap between what we see and what is available for us to see. It's not about trying harder, it's about the thrill of waking up and seeing God in all things. The man who has made a living with spiritual ADHD. We'd love you to call in with feedback or a question about Learning To See (615) 669-4330 Feedback@IanCron.com