Nov 17, 2021
My guest this week is Daniel Grothe, associate senior
pastor at New Life Church in Colorado Springs. He is the author of
Chasing Wisdom and The Power of Place:
Choosing Stability in a Rootless Age.
He is a two-time Grammy-nominated musician. He and
his wife Lisa live on a hobby farm with their three children. You
may remember Daniel. He was on my podcast in 2020, episode 205, and
he is one of my favorite interviews of all time. He’s hilarious,
kind and wise.
4:40 – Farm updates
- The resident elk herd is moving through right now.
They just harvested their 20th
cow and sent out another 2,000 pounds of beef.
- Life is full on Quiet Waters Ranch.
13:45 – The Power of Place: Choosing
Stability in a Rootless Age
- We live in a divorce culture. It’s easy to be done
and leave. We live in a place of impermanence, where everything is
replaceable.
- Many people run from little annoyances and
idiosyncrasies. But if we submit to where we are, God can make
something of us.
22:37 – An age of wanderlust
- We live in a society of great cultural and social
dislocation. We are living in an age of wanderlust.
- We have the deepest pockets of any society in
history and maybe the loosest roots.
27:42 – Place, worship and people
- National Geographic did a study called the blue
zones, pockets of centenarians who lived over 100 years old. They
ate a lot of fish, walked a lot, stayed in the same place most of
their lives, had a place of worship and had long-term
friendships.
- Place, worship and people matter to longevity.
35:32 – The art of place making
- If you’re not in a threatening environment and are
having just run of the mill problems, practice the power of place.
People are the great purifiers.
- Make where you live wonderful, beautiful, life
giving and rich.
- The art of place making – have you created a little
nest, a little area where you can be human?
38:46 – Come home to family
- Do your work, go get your money and come on home to
your people where you’re safe.
- Life is complex and people are going to frustrate
us at work, but come home and feel peace.
- There is a depth of riches to be found in
friendship.
43:21 – Sacred canopy of church
- Church can be a sacred canopy to provide joy,
safety and protection.
- Submit to your local church
44:25 – Community
- What are you doing to make your community
better?
52:07 – Stay in place
- You have all that you need right where you
are.
55:33 – Get to know you
- Best concert he’s ever been to? Boyz II Men
- What actor should play him? Jim Carrey
FEATURED
QUOTES
The art of place making – have you created a little
nest, a little area where you can be human?
If we submit to where we are, God can make something
of us.
We live in a society of great cultural and social
dislocation. We are living in an age of wanderlust.
There is a depth of riches to be found in
friendship.
CONNECT:
https://danielgrothe.com/
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