Episode 7: How to Get "Unstuck" Spiritually

Today's Key Idea: Jesus desires internal transformation and not just external obedience. Patrick welcomes Dr. Steve L. Porter as a guest on the show today. Dr. Porter is Professor of Theology and Philosophy at Biola University (La Mirada, CA). He completed his Ph.D. in philosophy at the University of Southern California under Dallas Willard and M.Phil. in philosophical theology at the University of Oxford under Richard Swinburne. Steve teaches and does research on the dynamics of human change from psychological, philosophical, and theological perspectives. Steve has authored or edited various books and articles. Recent edited books include Neuroscience and the Soul: The Human Person in Philosophy, Science, and Theology and Psychology and Spiritual Formation in Dialogue: Moral and Spiritual Change in Christian Perspective. Alongside two others, Steve edited and completed Willard's posthumous publication The Disappearance of Moral Knowledge. Steve is co-founder of the Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach, which is a grade 6–12 charter school committed to an intellectual virtues model of education. Steve and his wife Alicia live with their son Luke and daughter Siena in Long Beach, CA.   Mentioned in this Episode:   Galatians 5:17-21 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians+5%3A17-21&version=NIV] Connect with Ruth here: Website [https://www.rootlikefaith.com/about] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/ruthschwenk/]  Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/ruthschwenkofficial]   Connect with Pat here: Website [https://www.rootlikefaith.com/about] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/AuthorPatrickSchwenk/]    Please share Rootlike Faith with your friends!