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Our world offers endless prescriptions for wholeness―a sense of fullness through achievement, a perfect work-life balance, the ideal Instagram feed, or the pursuit of well-being and leisure. Yet these cultural visions of fulfillment often leave us more restless than before. There is a more...

Why do we feel like we are always performing? Where does this impulse come from? As John Starke shows in The Secret Place of Thunder, our modern world has internalized the idea that the markers of having an admirable and successful life are primarily visible. It leads us to believe that a sense...

As a pastor in Manhattan, John Starke knows the bustle and busyness of our society. But he also knows that prayer is not just for spiritual giants. Prayer, he writes, is for each of us - not because we are full of spiritual wisdom and maturity, but because we are empty. Here is an invitation to discover, via the church's ancient rhythms and with Starke's clear, practical guidance, the possibility of prayer. Here is a book about prayer that is really a book about the whole Christian life.

John Stark, a blind film critic, pulls you into the perspective of what it means to go into cinema as a blind cinephile. He routinely analyzes and discusses audio description, and where it may or may not be working, and how it could be done better. Look for thoughts on films, television, and other elements of the entertainment industry. You can follow John @macthemovieguy on YouTube,X,Insta,Threads, and TikTok as well as his site macthemovieguy.com. He is a Rotten Tomatoes approved critic.

Podcast about the american rodeo

A Room Full Of Pros & Cons the podcast debuts a 3-episode interview hosted by John Askew & Tim Stark. This will be the ultimate experience for you to dive deep into John Askew's album.