Luminary Interview: Andy Crouch

Rule of Life

Practicing the Way

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 700 Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2022

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

In this final episode of season one of the Rule of Life podcast, you will hear an interview with luminary thinker, Andy Crouch. Topically, this conversation covers a wide range - touching on topics like the spiritual implications of labor saving devices, modern magic, Sabbath, and the truth about human desires.

Andy Crouch is partner for theology and culture at Praxis, an organization that works as a creative engine for redemptive entrepreneurship. His writing explores faith, culture, and the image of God in the domains of technology, power, leadership, and the arts. He is the author of five books (plus another with his daughter, Amy Crouch): The Life We're Looking For: Reclaiming Relationship in a Technological World, The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place, Strong and Weak: Embracing a Life of Love, Risk and True Flourishing, Playing God: Redeeming the Gift of Power, and Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling.

For more than ten years Andy was an editor and producer at Christianity Today, including serving as executive editor from 2012 to 2016. His work and writing have been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Time, and several editions of Best Christian Writing and Best Spiritual Writing—and, most importantly, received a shout-out in Lecrae's 2014 single "Non-Fiction." Andy lives with his family in Pennsylvania.

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, John Mark Comer here. You are about to listen to the final episode of Season 1 of the Rule of Life podcast.
0:08.0	Before we jump into my conversation with Andy Crouch, which is going to be a lot of fun, by the way.
0:14.0	Just a short invitation. As most of you know by now, this entire podcast and the Sabbath practice itself was made possible by the
0:21.5	generosity of the circle, which is a group of people from all over the world, literally,
0:27.6	who give monthly two practicing the way with this dream that we have in our heart of seeing
0:33.5	discipleship to Jesus, ancient and modern and the best of the spiritual formation movement,
0:39.2	integrated into the life of the church, not only in the West, but around the world.
0:44.3	We already have churches running this in Kenya and Nigeria and Saudi Arabia and far beyond.
0:50.9	Sabbath is the first of nine practices that we plan to release over the next few years, along with podcasts and long-form courses and books and more offerings.
1:01.4	But we are a crowdfunded nonprofit, made possible by the generosity of everyday ordinary people like you and me.
1:09.4	Yes, we have some people who give monthly to the circle with a very
1:13.2	large dollar amount, but most people give 10 or 20 or 30 dollars a month. Most people are very young
1:20.0	and very ordinary. Again, people like you and me. You likely already pay 1999 a month for Netflix, $10 a month for Apple Music or Spotify,
1:30.7	$5 a month for your periodical of choice. Would you consider giving monthly to practicing the way
1:36.6	$5 a month, $10 a month? Again, our dream is to see ordinary people kind of step up, own this work, partner with us at a financial
1:46.3	level, and see this work integrated into the church in the West.
1:50.5	So, no pressure at all, but as you listen to this podcast, would you just prayerfully consider
1:55.6	that?
1:56.3	Of course, whatever giving may it please be over and above, you're giving to the local church.
2:01.3	Our conviction is that our giving should be primarily to our local church and to the poor,
2:06.2	and after that, and on top of that, to things like practicing the way.
2:10.1	So as God is stirring in your heart, would you partner with us, even if it's just a few
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