E858 | The Good Heart 2.0 - Part 1
Wild at Heart
Wild at Heart
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🗓️ 12 January 2026
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
Do we really have a good heart? John and Allen take a fresh look at this question and the significant ramifications of how we answer it in the start of this foundational series. Many Christians still believe—and live under the false burden—that their hearts are desperately wicked. God, however, promises to set a new heart within us (Luke 15:8), and Jesus spoke of those with a “good and noble heart” (Luke 15:8). Discover the reality and the utter relief of the Good Heart in every area of life, including our self-image, relationships, calling, and walk with God.
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The “Good Heart” excerpt Allen reads is from Free to Live (previously titled The Utter Relief of Holiness), by John Eldredge. The book John reads from is On the Incarnation, by Athanasius. The George MacDonald quote is from Unspoken Sermons: I. II, III.
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| 0:00.0 | Alan, you've got a great take on this. |
| 0:03.0 | When you're like, well, just change the verses. |
| 0:05.0 | Well, and actually, you wrote a book, |
| 0:08.0 | just the thought in this of your heart is good. |
| 0:11.0 | So many people struggle with that. |
| 0:13.0 | What you say in this is, well, let's look at it from another perspective. |
| 0:17.0 | If this still sounds too good to be true, |
| 0:19.0 | if it sounds contrary to all you've been taught, |
| 0:21.4 | simply insert the word wicked into the New Testament verses directed toward the heart of the believer. |
| 0:26.9 | The goal of this command is love, which comes from a wicked heart and a good conscious and a sincere faith. |
| 0:32.8 | That's First Timothy 1.5. |
| 0:34.6 | It's just ridiculous when you go, that can't be. |
| 0:38.3 | Exactly. |
| 0:39.3 | Just put Wicked Heart into all those New Testament passages. |
| 0:42.3 | Singing and making melodies in your wicked heart to the Lord. |
| 0:45.3 | Love one another sincerely from your wicked hearts because it's not what it says. |
| 0:49.3 | Right. |
| 0:50.3 | Hey everybody, we've got two announcements to make here at the top of this week's podcast. |
| 0:57.9 | Really excited to tell you about two things. A big unveil here. It's a big reveal. First off, |
| 1:06.1 | the Wild at Heart men's team and the Wild at Heart Retreat are coming to Europe in March. |
| 1:13.1 | We've never done this live in Europe. |
| 1:15.1 | We're bringing our full four-day healing retreat. |
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