Have you failed recently? Do you feel lost, or like the road ahead is unclear? Are you ever tempted? Do you find any part of your life exhausting? Do you feel out of place among your peers, or society at large?
Based on themes explored in host Eric Elne’s book, “Gifts of the Dark Wood” series explores the proposition that our best help on life’s journey often comes from the most unlikely and misunderstood of places: a place known famously, or infamously, as the Dark Wood.
Guests Include: Brian McLaren, Chuck Marohnic, Lillian Daniel, Jacob Slichter, Winne Varghese, Parker Palmer, Diana Butler Bass, Melvin Bray, and Frank Schaeffer.
This series is available for streaming and downloading, on DVD, and with a membership subscription.
Gifts E1 – Where We Find Ourselves (INTRODUCTION)
This episode serves as introduction to the both the series and the book, "Gift's of the Dark Wood" and how the two pieces of media relate to each other. Author, Eric Elnes, along with Producer, Scott Griessel, provide a lively discussion that invites us to explore the secrets hidden within that mystical place in our soul where even our darkest moments can be viewed as a gift. Unlike future episodes, this one does not contain discussion questions, a small group leader may choose to view this on there own, or use it as a point of entry for their group.
Gifts E2 – The Gift of Uncertainty
Series: The Gifts of the Dark Wood, Episode: 2, Featured Guest: Brian McLaren , Pneuma Divina Passage: 1 Corinthians 13:8-13
Gifts E3 – The Gift of Emptiness
Series: The Gifts of the Dark Wood, Episode: 3, Featured Guest: Chuck Marohnic, Pneuma Divina Passage: 1 Samuel 16:1-13
Gifts E4 – The Gift of Being Thunderstruck
Series: The Gifts of the Dark Wood, Episode: 4, Featured Guest: Melvin Bray, Pneuma Divina Passages: Job 37:1-5, 14-18
Gifts E5 – The Gift of Lostness
Series: The Gifts of the Dark Wood, Episode: 5, Featured Guest: Diana Butler Bass, Pneuma Divina Passage: Romans 8:18-28
Gifts E6 – The Gift of Temptation
Series: The Gifts of the Dark Wood, Episode: 6, Featured Guest: Parker Palmer, Pneuma Divina Passage: Matthew 4:1-11
Gifts E7 – The Gift of Disappearing
Series: The Gifts of the Dark Wood, Episode: 7, Featured Guest: Winne Varghese, Pneuma Divina Passage: Mark 5:25-34
Gifts E8 – The Gift of the Misfits: Part One
Series: The Gifts of the Dark Wood, Episode: 8, Featured Guest: Jacob Slichter, Pneuma Divina Passage: Revelation 3:14-22
Gifts E9 – The Gift of the Misfits: Part Two
Series: The Gifts of the Dark Wood, Episode: 9, Featured Guest: Lillian Daniel, Pneuma Divina Passage: Luke 17:21
Gifts Episode Bonus – The Gift of Failure
Series: The Gifts of the Dark Wood, Episode: 10, Featured Guest: Frank Schaeffer, Pneuma Divina Passage: Matthew 14:22-23
