Heart of a Friend

01/06/2024

It’s a good day for podcast. What are you listening to right now?

05/01/2024

Sylvania, we had more downloaded podcast episodes in your town then any other world wide. Thank you to all who listen, no matter where you're located.

22/09/2023

To most Christians, the Bible is like a software license. Nobody actually reads it. They just scroll to the bottom and click “I agree.”

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Highlights: How NOT to Read the Bible (Episode 50) The road to atheism is littered with Bibles that have been read cover to cover. To most Christians, the Bible is like a software license. Nobody actually reads it. They just scroll to the bottom a...

26/06/2023

Rainy days are great for catching up on your favorite podcasts.

The Heart of a Friend podcast was born out of a desire to share some of the most important things learned from a lifetime of experience. It is hosted by Andy Wiegand. Andy retired in 2017 after 40 years of pastoral ministry. He and his wife reside...

27/05/2023

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25/05/2023

Is Reading the Bible the Fastest Way to Lose Your Faith?
A review: How NOT to Read the Bible.
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Highlights: How NOT to Read the Bible (Episode 50) The road to atheism is littered with Bibles that have been read cover to cover. To most Christians, the Bible is like a software license. Nobody actually reads it. They just scroll to the bottom a...

23/04/2023

Part 3 - A Review: Plagues Upon the Earth, by Kyle Harper is now live. You can find the Heart of a Friend podcast on all major streaming platforms.

What’s On My Bookshelf? A Review: Plagues Upon the Earth, by Kyle Harper - The Fourth Horseman of the Apocalypse | Part 3 - Highlights Coronaviruses and influenza viruses are the ones that we are currently worried about. H5N1 (a bird flu)...if it ...

21/04/2023

Part 2 - A Review: Plagues Upon the Earth, by Kyle Harper is now live. You can find the Heart of a Friend podcast on all major streaming platforms.

What’s On My Bookshelf? A Review: Plagues Upon the Earth, by Kyle Harper The Fourth Horseman of the Apocalypse | Part 2 Highlights We still have much to learn from the experience of those who lived and died before us. It is urgent that we do so. T...

19/04/2023

Part 1 - A Review: Plagues Upon the Earth, by Kyle Harper is now live. You can find the Heart of a Friend podcast on all major streaming platforms.

What’s On My Bookshelf?Part 1 | A Review: Plagues Upon the Earth, by Kyle HarperThe Fourth Horseman of the Apocalypse Highlights Up to around 1700 life on earth was short and full of sorrow. Life expectancy was below 30 years. Most people died of ...

09/03/2023

Have you listened to part 1 of our latest series, What's On My Bookshelf? Click the link below to listen now, or find us on all major streaming platforms.

What’s On My Bookshelf | Eight Ways to Make This Your Best Year Ever 4000 Weeks, by Oliver Burkeman We’ve been granted the mental capacities to make almost infinitely ambitious plans yet practically no time at all to put them into action...Stop t...

19/01/2023

Another fun 2022 stat about the Heart of a Friend podcast.

16/01/2023

WOW! People from all over the world are listening to the podcast.

12/01/2023

What a fun stat from 2022. Thanks for listening.

02/01/2023

Check out part #1 of What's On My Bookshelf, our brand new series starting today. Available now on all major streaming platforms.

What’s On My Bookshelf | Eight Ways to Make This Your Best Year Ever 4000 Weeks, by Oliver Burkeman We’ve been granted the mental capacities to make almost infinitely ambitious plans yet practically no time at all to put them into action...Stop t...

19/12/2022

Check out the final episode of the Ears series now on all major streaming platforms.

Highlights Ears: The Soft Power of Listening - Part 8 (Episode 45) Six Reasons We Don’t Listen and What to Do About It Six reasons most of us don’t listen well: 1. We’ve never been taught how. We are encouraged to listen to our hearts, and listen ...

05/12/2022

Part 7 of the Ears series podcast is now live on all major streaming platforms. Hope you enjoy it!

HighlightsEars: The Soft Power of Listening - Part 7 (Episode 44) Miracle Grow for Relationships Marriage The decision to get married is weighted heavily toward what we see...is this person physically attractive to me? But the decision to stay mar...

01/12/2022

Where do you typically listen to the Heart of a Friend podcast? On a walk/run, in the car to and from work, or a quiet place in your home? We'd love to know in the comment below.

The Heart of a Friend podcast was born out of a desire to share some of the most important things learned from a lifetime of experience. It is hosted by Andy Wiegand. Andy retired in 2017 after 40 years of pastoral ministry. He and his wife reside...

22/11/2022

It's lunchtime right now, and a perfect moment to launch a new brand new episode. Find it everywhere you listen to podcasts.

HIghlights - Ears (Part 6, Episode 43) Persuasion Starts HerePeople don’t care what we know until they know that we care.”To listen well is the first step in caring. Persuasion begins with listening well.Four scenarios:1. When someone is angry2. W...

03/11/2022

Today is a new episode day! Part 4 of the Ears series continues the discussion of the Seven Habits of Highly Effective Listeners. Find it now by clicking the link or by searching in all major streaming platforms.

Ears: The Soft Power of Listening - Part 4 (Episode 41) Seven Habits of Highly Effective Listeners (Continued) HIghlights Listening well means to pay careful attention to what’s being said in a way that encourages people to continue to share even ...

25/10/2022

NEW EPISODE!!! Check out Part 3 of our new series EARS on all major live streaming platforms.

Highlights: Ears | Seven Habits of Highly Effective Listeners (1-3) A checklist for listening well First, keep the focus on the other person A support response does this by asking questions and reflecting/paraphrasing what the other person is sayi...

25/10/2022

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07/10/2022

NEW EPISODE ALERT!!! Part 2 of the new series Ears is now available on all major streaming platforms or by clicking the link below. Thanks for the support! Hope you enjoy listening.

Highlights: Ears - Part 2 - The Secret SauceCuriosity...it’s the single most important factor in listening well. It’s the secret sauce. Great conversations are driven by curiosity. So follow your curiosity.The obvious tool of my trade is the tape ...

22/09/2022

We're back! Season 3, episode 1 is now live with more to come soon. Available now on all major streaming platforms, or at the link below.

Highlights: Ears…(Part 1)Five Reasons This May Be Our Most Important Life SkillDefinition: Listening well is more than just hearing with our ears. It’s hearing with our hearts.One: Listening well creates a unique and almost sacred bond between peo...

19/05/2022

Mere Christianity | Part 16 | The Road Less Traveled is now live.

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Highlights - The Road Less TraveledI didn’t go to religion to make me happy. I always knew a bottle of Port would do that. If you want a religion to make you feel really comfortable, I certainly don’t recommend Christianity. (God in the Dock)Chris...

05/05/2022

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The Heart of a Friend podcast was born out of a desire to share some of the most important things learned from a lifetime of experience. It is hosted by Andy Wiegand. Andy retired in 2017 after 40 years of pastoral ministry. He and his wife reside...

06/04/2022

Part 15 in our Mere Christianity series is now live and ready for your listening enjoyment on all major streaming platforms.
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Highlights: Part 15 (Episode 36) Next Steps Toward a Greater DestinyThe secret to the abundant life is not our responsibility but our response to God’s ability. (E.Stanley Jones)First: The Imitation of Christ - “Let’s Pretend.”Very often the only ...

22/03/2022

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07/03/2022

A brand new episode is now live on all major streaming platforms.

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“Everything which really needs to be done in our souls can be done only by God.” “If Christianity only means one more bit of good advice, then Christianity is of no importance. There has been no lack of good advice for the last four thousand years...

03/03/2022

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11/02/2022

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