Podcast

Design of Desire: God’s Engagement with Desire
So far in The Allender Center Podcast’s Design of Desire series, Dan has discussed the war against desire and the idea that God-given desire fosters...
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Design of Desire: Creational Desires
This week on The Allender Center Podcast, Dan continues the Design of Desire series that opened last week with the idea that much of desire...
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Design of Desire: The Struggle with Desire
This week on The Allender Center Podcast, Dan launches a new series, Design of Desire, all about the desire rooted deep in our humanity—where it...
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Play, Part Four: What Danger Teaches Us
Earlier this week Dan returned from his ten day backcountry motorcycle adventure in Colorado. As he concludes our series on play Dan shares what he...
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Play, Part Three: The Border of Adventure
As we enter the home stretch of summer, Dan continues our series on play by reflecting on the anticipation and preparation that are required for...
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Play, Part Two
“The kind of play we’re talking about isn’t just play in a game, it’s not fundamentally a way of distracting yourself from life. It actually...
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Play, Part One
“There is no better time than summer to consider the importance of play.” On this week’s podcast, Dan begins a two-week series discussing the nature...
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Play, Story, and Motorcycles: A Conversation with John Eldredge
On this week’s podcast, Dan sits down for a conversation with his long-time friend, John Eldredge, a prolific author—including The Sacred Romance, The Journey of...
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