#139: Sabbatical Reflections | "Love is Working"

After a year-long hiatus, The Puddcast is back with episode 139! Tryphena and I share some heartfelt reflections on my family’s six-month sabbatical to New Zealand, England, Greece, and Finland. I unpack some unexpected discoveries I made about identity, intuition, and the importance of family and cultural roots. We reflect on the diversity of global faith traditions, the impact of stepping outside the North American bubble, and the recognition of humanity's inherent goodness and love. Now available in video at youtube.com/jonathanpuddle. You can support me and my work, or join my Patreon community, at jonathanpuddle.com/support. Buy my trauma-informed 30-day devotional, You Are Enough: Learning to Love Yourself the Way God Loves You. Find every book or resource I’ve talked about recently on my Amazon storefront, in Canada, the United States or the United Kingdom. Chapters in this Episode 00:00 Welcome Back to The Puddcast! 00:21 Why We Took a Break 01:29 Jonathan’s Sabbatical Journey 02:51 Returning Home 04:01 The Joys and Challenges of Being Back 10:01 Reflections on Sabbatical 20:19 Financial and Emotional Rollercoaster 24:38 Reflections on Aging and Identity 25:47 Emotional Experiences in Church 28:08 Global Church Perspectives 34:34 The False Binaries of North American Culture 43:30 Finnish Mustard 51:18 The Evolution of Human Consciousness