Darrell Johnson on Preaching Advent: Six Frameworks to Borrow, and His New Book Awaken Wonder
In today’s episode, Darrell Johnson opens his journal and his toolkit, sharing how a hard year has softened his pastoral heart and how a simple morning liturgy that includes journaling, reading Scripture, and listing notes of gratitude have helped refresh his soul. Darrell invites us into his new book, an Advent reader titled Awaken Wonder, and shares six practical frameworks for preaching through Advent that he invites pastors to glean from and borrow. Darrell helps us imagine Advent preaching that’s both bold and deeply formative.
Darrell Johnson on His Morning Rhythms, Praying the Psalms, and Reflections on His Personal Health
We’re excited to bring you a special episode to end the year. Last year, we began a tradition of hosting a conversation with Darrell Johnson near the end of each year, and it’s quickly become a meaningful rhythm for this podcast—a chance to sit down and reflect on life and ministry.
In this episode, Darrell shares about his morning rhythms and the practices that he’s found that work in his life to create space for a life with God. He explores disciple-making in our modern context, including the value of one-on-one conversations and how he would anchor discipleship in teaching people how to read the Bible and pray. Finally he offers some reflections on his health journey over the past few months, candidly sharing about both challenges and God’s faithfulness through it all.