A patient Q&A that treats ADHD, repentance, and rest as daily discipleship.
Wild at Heart treats Phil's questions about ADHD, dopamine, marriage, and rest with patience, using them as an entry point into repentance and daily discipleship.

Christian counsel for the life of the heart.
Wild at Heart treats faith as something lived in ordinary days. Recent episodes move between young men's questions, Easter reflection, repentance, relationships, work, desire, and the weekly practice of giving burdens to God.
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Wild at Heart is a Christian spiritual-growth show centered on the life of the heart. It treats discipleship as a daily practice, not a topic kept safely in church language. The repeated move is simple and distinctive: stop, breathe, notice the condition of the soul, and give everyone and everything to God. From there, the conversations become very practical. Recent episodes spend sustained time with young men asking what it means to become a man, love well, handle ambition, and face an unclear future. The show takes those questions seriously. Career pressure, loneliness, romantic validation, fatherhood, desire, and the urge to control one's own story all appear as spiritual formation issues. The tone is gentle, but it does not flatten hard things. When the conversation turns to Easter, the emphasis is not only on Christian memory or doctrine, but on how those realities change ordinary days. Q&A episodes widen the frame further. ADHD, marriage, repentance, grief, lost dreams, work, family, and nations are all treated as places where someone can walk with God. The show often speaks in prayerful language, including direct references to Father, Jesus, and Holy Spirit. It is openly devotional. It is also conversational, with moments of back-and-forth, reflection, and challenge. Listeners will hear concern for young men, but also for young women, families, and anyone trying to remain spiritually present. The program's strongest material comes when it connects deep Christian claims to small, repeatable acts: releasing burdens, repenting quickly, asking for help, and listening for God's direction. It is less a newsy faith show than a formation room. The pace is unhurried. The aim is restoration, courage, and a more honest life with God.
Made for: For Christians seeking spiritual formation that speaks to relationships, work, repentance, and everyday life with God. It especially suits listeners drawn to conversation and guided reflection.
What sets it apart: Wild at Heart pairs conversational teaching with a recurring pause practice, making reflection part of the show's structure rather than an afterthought. Recent episodes are especially grounded in the lived questions of young men and the daily realities of faith.
This podcast is hosted by John Eldredge, an author, counselor, and president of Wild at Heart, a ministry that helps people find God's love and Kingdom. With his experience as a counselor and teacher, John shares insights on how to discover the heart of God, recover one's heart in God's love, and learn to live in God's Kingdom. The podcast covers topics related to faith, personal growth, and discovering one's purpose in life, providing guidance and encouragement to listeners who are seeking to deepen their relationship with God.
This is the show that asks what yanks your chain, then brings Jesus into the answer.
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A patient Q&A that treats ADHD, repentance, and rest as daily discipleship.
Wild at Heart treats Phil's questions about ADHD, dopamine, marriage, and rest with patience, using them as an entry point into repentance and daily discipleship.
A candid episode on young men's work, family hopes, and uncertainty about where Jesus fits in adult life.
This episode follows young men at the stage where adulthood feels less like a settled plan than something being pieced together in real time. The conversation moves through hopes for fatherhood, pressure around work and direction, and the unease of choosing a path in the 20s.
A storm-soaked faith story that turns a roadside lift into a sharper argument about wildness.
Mark Evans' story begins in a torrential storm, with a van pulled over for Miss Fecherty, the older Hungarian missionary he remembers from when he was holding the ladder.

Two Bible translators unpack Scripture's hardest passages, from Revelation's 666 to the Witch of Endor.
Live sermons with Easter-shaped urgency.




John Eldredge hosts Blaine and two young men, Zane (25) and Desi (28), to discuss the unique challenges facing young Christian men today.
John Eldredge interviews Mark Evans, an artist from Wales, about his journey from a troubled childhood to spiritual awakening.
John Eldridge and Alan Arnold examine why the practice “I give everyone and everything to you, God” becomes difficult when emails, family conflicts, resentment, or perceived injustice trigger strong reactions.
Wild at Heart hosts John Eldredge, Alex Burton, and Bart Hanson mark the book’s 25th anniversary by telling stories from military communities, prisons, families, and international retreats.
John Eldridge and his co-host mark the 25th anniversary of Wild at Heart, a book that Eldridge says took six months to write and later sold about 7 million U.S.
Wild at Heart’s “E882 | Ruling Your Domain Q&A - Part 2” answers listener questions about chronic pain, depression, foster care, and authority within marriage.
Wild at Heart episode E881 opens a Q&A following the five-part 'Ruling Your Kingdom' series, with Blaine and Alan answering three listener questions from Samantha in Northern Ireland, Sean, and Libby.
Alan, author of The Creativity Glitch, tells Wild at Heart host John that everyone is creative because we carry "the breath of God" and "the creator's DNA." He defines creativity as "partnering with God through who we are and what we do to bring something new into existence," which covers dinners, meetings, gardens, and coaching a basketball team.
Conrad Schottel and Stacey Burton join John and Alan to share stories of the Wild at Heart movement, including 60 Kenyan college men who "wouldn't leave" a two-hour fire and a 260-man retreat in Nicaragua the team learned about only afterward.
This bonus episode continues a conversation exploring how young men in their 20s perceive the future, discussing tensions between optimism, ambiguity, and the struggle to balance personal planning with faith.
This episode continues a conversation with young men exploring their struggles with identity, validation, and emotional intimacy in relationships while seeking spiritual guidance.
This episode explores the journey and struggles of young men in today's culture, focusing on their desires for fatherhood and purpose, with a faith-based perspective on how God is working in their lives.
This bonus podcast episode continues a conversation with Zane and Desi about the struggles young men face in their twenties regarding career, identity, relationships, and seeking validation.
This episode encourages listeners to embrace the daily realities of Easter by honoring Jesus through applying its significance to everyday life.
John Eldredge fields listener questions on dreams, glory, repentance, the "unholy trinity," ADHD, and hard conversations with parents and elders in church.
This episode concludes a five-part series on surviving without essential elements, featuring pastor John Tyson discussing spiritual orientation and releasing burdens.
This episode explores how to interpret and navigate resistance, crisis, and pushback in life through a spiritual toolkit, continuing a series on survival essentials.
This episode introduces a series exploring how people survive without essential elements, starting with insights from a therapist on unpacking personal stories and generational trauma.
This episode is a workshop teaching listeners how to deepen their spiritual connection with God by learning to shut out external distractions and locate Jesus within their hearts through practices like 'dropping in'.
This episode discusses the surprising global revival among Gen Z, including increased church attendance and Bible sales, as analyzed by pastor and cultural commentator Mark Sayers.