025 Discover: Walking

Podcast
Written By Andy Fletcher

How does walking help you discover the glory of God? In his book, God Walk, Mark Buchanan says: “We often act as if faith is only about the mind. But what about our bodies? What does our physical being have to do with our spiritual life? When the Bible exhorts us to walk in the light, or walk by faith, or walk in truth, it means these things literally as much as figuratively. The Christian faith always involves walking out, as again and again we find the holy in the ordinary.”

On this episode of theMangoTimes podcast, we dive into the simple practice of taking a walk and how that can be more than a means of transportation. What does it mean to saunter? What does it look like to slow down and consider the practice of contemplation. Listen along as Fletch invites guests from literature and real life to help us how to discover the glory of God in walking.

Grab your favorite pair of walking shoes and join us for this fun discussion.

LINKS:
God Walk by Mark Buchanan
Struggling for Purpose podcast with John Wilkerson

Music used in this episode:
Walk of Life - by Dire Straits (BUY IT HERE)
I Walk the Line - Johnny Cash (BUY IT HERE)
Walking on the Moon - The Police (BUY IT HERE)
Walk on the Wildside - Lou Reed (BUY IT HERE)
Walk This Way - RUN DMC/Aerosmith (BUY IT HERE)
Baby Elephant Walk - Henry Mancini (BUY IT HERE)

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Andy Fletcher

Andy "Fletch" Fletcher has been married to Kendra for more than 30 years. He is a proud father to 5 sons, 3 daughters, but has added a few more kids by marriage and now a few grandchildren who call him Pops.
During the day he can be found fixing people's teeth, but the rest of the time you can find him smoking a pipe, enjoying a cup of coffee, riding a motorcycle or hanging out with his loyal black lab, Champ.
Enjoy everything you see on theMangoTimes from this Jesus-loving, wife-smooching, dog-walking, pipe-smoking, mountain-hiking positive guy as he quietly makes some noise.

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