Bonus: Listener Questions
Today Brian and Carmen address your questions including a deeper dive into Carmen's translation of Corinthians 13, what we mean when talk ab...
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Learning How to See with Brian McLaren
How do we transform and transcend our biases? From judgments made unconsciously to complacency in systemic evil, we must learn how to see if we are to learn how to transform. Center for Acti...
Episodes
20 of 81 episodesWhen Loving Means Letting Go with Jen Hatmaker
What do we do when life unravels in painful ways — like navigating an unexpected divorce? On today's episode of Learning How to See, Carmen...
Loving When We're Not At Our Best with Parker Palmer
How can we see others, and ourselves, with love when anger, fear, depression, or division clouds our vision? Today's episode of Learning How...
Learning How to Hold Space for Others with Cindy Lee
How can we de-Westernize spirituality and honor our full humanity within systems that often diminish it? On this episode of Learning How to...
Loving People Who Oppose Our Values with Cassidy Hall
How do we soften our hearts to those whose values are in stark contrast to our own? Can we safely love those who have even gone so far as to...
Loving As Hosts, Not Heroes with Becca Stevens
How can we open ourselves to being hosts in the world? On this episode of Learning How To See, we hear from social entrepreneur Becca Steven...
Seeing Ourselves with Eyes of Love with Kaitlin Curtice
It can feel easy to offer compassion to others. But, why is it so hard to extend that same tenderness to ourselves? In Season 9 of Learning...
Coming Soon: Learning How to See Through Eyes of Love
On our ninth season of Learning How to See, Brian McLaren and guest co-host, Carmen Acevedo Butcher, continue to explore seeing through eyes...
Bonus: Listener Questions
What if love could guide you through anger, injustice, and even the darkest memories? In this episode, Brian McLaren and co-host Carmen Acev...
Seeing with the Help of a Soul-Optometrist with Sr. Simone Campbell
What would change if you could see with eyes of love—even in the face of cruelty, fear, and disagreement? In this episode, Brian McLaren and...
Seeing Nonviolently with Rev. John Dear
What would change if you believed that active, creative non-violence was the deepest expression of love? In this episode, Brian McLaren and...
Seeing (and Dancing) in the Dark with Rev. Otis Moss III
How might your life change if you paused more often to unlearn what fear has taught you? In this episode, hosts Brian McLaren and Carmen Ace...
Seeing (and Loving) the Divine in The Everyday with Carrie Newcomer
How do ordinary moments become portals to the sacred? On this episode of Learning How to See, Carrie Newcomer joins Brian and Carmen for a c...
Seeing the Humanity of Everyone (No Exceptions) with Fr. Rafael Garcia
What happens to your own humanity when you choose to truly see the humanity in others? In this episode, Jesuit priest Father Rafael Garcia j...
Seeing Grace-fully with Rev. Nadia Bolz Weber
What would change if you believed that grace was at the center of your life? In this episode, Brian and Carmen are joined by longtime friend...
Introducing Season 8 (and our new co-host!) with Carmen Acevedo Butcher and Brian McLaren
In this opening to Season 8, Learning How to See returns with understanding how to see with the eyes of love. On this season, Brian McLaren...
Seeing Nature as a Friend with Brian McLaren
Can we cultivate a relationship with the natural world which mirrors the care and concern we would offer a dear friend? How do you foster ho...
Seeing Nature as a Visionary with Philip Clayton
How important is community in facing the climate crisis? What kinds of communities are helping you to live differently and find hope? In thi...
Seeing Nature as an Indigenous Person with Edith and Randy Woodley
How can you apply Indigenous values like harmony, respect, and accountability to your own life and community? In this episode, we’re learnin...
Seeing Nature as a Franciscan with Michele Dunne and Sister Joan Brown
What might it look like to live out a Franciscan vision of kinship in your daily life? In this episode, we’re learning to see nature through...