Begin Again Podcast

John Chaffee

Begin Again is a podcast devoted to "reconsidering everything." Trained as a pastor, with an Mdiv and ThM, this podcast is devoted to exploring ideas and talking with people about new insights from or about Church History, Developmental Theories, Contemplation, Activism, Spiral Dynamics, the Enneagram, the Christian mystics, and integrating all of them together to say something new.

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174 episodes
Updated June 8

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Mar 17, 2022 · 33 min
Ep. 134 | The One About Hallways
Been on a kick the past week about "liminal space…
Mar 11, 2022 · 29 min
Ep. 133 | The Least, Last, Lost, Latest And The Late
This most recent episode is all about the book of…
Mar 4, 2022 · 31 min
Ep. 132 | Non-Judgment Day Is Near
Interested by that title? This one might get me …
Feb 25, 2022 · 43 min
Ep. 131 | Suzanne Stabile, Author Of The Journey Toward Wholeness
Suzanne Stabile is a master enneagram teacher tha…
Feb 18, 2022 · 52 min
Ep. 130 | Dr. Jerome Lubbe, Author Of The Brain Based Enneagram
My goodness, this was an ABSOLUTE gift being able…
Feb 11, 2022 · 48 min
Ep. 129 | Rev. Randy Van Osten Of Lighthouse Community Center
This episode was a real treat. I've been a long …
Feb 2, 2022 · 26 min
Ep. 128 | I Quit My Church Job To Try And Better Follow Jesus
Don't worry. It's all good. Nothing but gratitu…
Dec 24, 2021 · 25 min
Ep. 127 | Oh Holy Night - The Abolitionist Hymn
I think the title says all you need to know, but …
Dec 17, 2021 · 32 min
Ep. 126 | Meta-Meta-Meta
The word "metanoia", which is often translated as…
Dec 10, 2021 · 37 min
Ep. 125 | Thomas Merton And Deep Seeing
On the 53rd anniversary of Thomas Merton's death,…
Dec 4, 2021 · 43 min
Ep. 124 | Brian Zahnd On When Everything's On Fire
On this episode we have one of my own personal pa…
Jul 7, 2021 · 28 min
Ep. 123 | It's About More Than Just Loaves And Fishes
Let's look at the feeding of the 5,000 in the Gos…
Jun 7, 2021 · 23 min
Ep. 122 | Neither East Nor West
Over the years I have had a number of conversatio…
May 25, 2021 · 34 min
Ep. 121 | 10 Commitments of a Growth Mindset
The other day, I was working on a word document a…
May 14, 2021 · 26 min
Ep. 120 | The "Turf War" On Healing
- Borne out of some discussions I recently had ov…
May 7, 2021 · 42 min
Ep. 119 | Julius Spradley Of Contemplative Icons
I came across the work of Julius Spradley of Cont…
Apr 28, 2021 · 58 min
Ep. 118 | Kris Cook, Kierkegaard And Purity Of Heart
Kris Cook is a NJ born and raised CMA pastor and …
Apr 24, 2021 · 17 min
Ep. 117 | Book Review Of The Change Code By Monica Bourgeau
This is a great primer/introduction into Spiral D…
Apr 15, 2021 · 51 min
Ep. 116 | Josh Saunders Has Seen Burnout Up Close
Josh Saunders is a fantastic guy. He has been le…
Apr 9, 2021 · 36 min
Ep. 115 | Steve Chaffee Talks about 4 Views of Science And Religion
Steve Chaffee is a youth minister in Edinburgh, S…