Practicing the Way with John Mark Comer

What if the smallest pockets of free time in your life offer just enough space for silence and solitude?
In this conversation, John Mark and Bible teacher Priscilla Shirer discuss practicing God’s presence, discerning God’s voice, and meditating on Scripture, specifically among the constant interruptions of family life. The conversation is followed by a time of question and response.
This episode is from the Into the Quiet Experience in Dallas, Texas, in Fall 2026.
If you’d like to continue exploring what it means to build a life with God in solitude, we have two invitations for you. First, John Mark’s newest book Into The Quiet is now available for order at your book provider of choice. Second, you can join John Mark in person for the Into the Quiet Experience, coming to a city near you between now and November 12. Purchase your ticket at intothequietexperience.com.
This podcast and its episodes are paid for by The Circle, our community of monthly givers. Special thanks for this episode goes to:Callie from Dallas, Texas Kathleen from Gilbert, Arizona; Andrew from Swannanoa, North Carolina; Iris from Sokndal, Norway; Patrick from Statham, Georgia. Thank you all very much.
If you’d like to pay it forward and contribute toward future resources, you can learn more at practicingtheway.org/generous.

What if Jesus is waiting for you in the life you already have?
In this conversation, John Mark and Tish Harrison Warren—an author and Anglican priest—explore how we can repurpose ordinary aspects of our everyday lives into “incarnational, improvisational” spiritual practices that transform our hearts and minds, rather than waiting for the interruptions to end. The conversation is followed by a time of question and response.
This episode is from the Into the Quiet Experience in Austin, Texas, in Fall 2026.
If you’d like to continue exploring what it means to build a life with God in solitude, we have two invitations for you. First, John Mark’s newest book Into The Quiet is now available for order at your book provider of choice. Second, you can join John Mark in person for the Into the Quiet Experience, coming to a city near you between now and November 12. Purchase your ticket at intothequietexperience.com.
This podcast and its episodes are paid for by The Circle, our community of monthly givers. Special thanks for this episode goes to: Lydia from Nashville, Tennessee; Laura from Aurora, Colorado; Ryan from Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Michael from Georgetown, Texas; David from Cazenovia, New York. Thank you all very much.
If you’d like to pay it forward and contribute toward future resources, you can learn more at practicingtheway.org/generous. 
Mentioned in this conversation:
Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life by Tish Harrison Warren
What Grows in Weary Lands: On Christian Resilience by Tish Harrison Warren
Invitation to a Journey by Robert Mulholland
Scott Cairns

During a rare appearance after his retirement from public ministry, Richard Foster, one of the pioneers who reintroduced spiritual formation to the protestant stream of the church, joins John Mark to consider where solitude should always lead us: into familiar, joyful friendship with Jesus. This is a remarkable “baton pass” moment from one generation to the next in the spiritual formation movement. Their conversation is followed by a time of question and response.
This episode is from the Into the Quiet Experience in Denver, Colorado, in Fall 2026.
If you’d like to continue exploring what it means to build a life with God in solitude, we have two invitations for you. First, John Mark’s newest book Into The Quiet is now available for order at your book provider of choice. Second, you can join John Mark in person for the Into the Quiet Experience, coming to a city near you between now and November 12. Purchase your ticket at intothequietexperience.com.
This podcast and its episodes are paid for by The Circle, our community of monthly givers. Special thanks for this episode goes to: Jen from Round Mountain, Texas; Ahnna from Johnstown, Colorado; Justin from Bend, Oregon; Timothy from Endicott, New York; Ali from La Jolla, California. Thank you all very much.
If you’d like to pay it forward and contribute toward future resources, you can learn more at practicingtheway.org/generous.

What effect does trauma have on our capacity to hear God’s voice?
In this conversation, John Mark and Dr. Dan Allender—a therapist with 40 years of experience specializing in trauma—reflect on how the inner “tumult” of solitude might become the open door for Jesus to enter into our deepest wounds. The conversation is followed by a time of question and response.
This episode is from the Into the Quiet Experience in Seattle, Washington, in Fall 2026.
If you’d like to continue exploring what it means to build a life with God in solitude, we have two invitations for you. First, John Mark’s newest book Into The Quiet is now available for order at your book provider of choice. Second, you can join John Mark in person for the Into the Quiet Experience, coming to a city near you between now and November 12. Purchase your ticket at intothequietexperience.com.
This podcast and its episodes are paid for by The Circle, our community of monthly givers. Special thanks for this episode goes to: Pam from Llano, Texas; Jeff from Centerville, Ohio; Jessie from Houston, Texas; Nicole from Cambridge, Massachusetts; Mallory from Yakima, Washington. Thank you all very much.
If you’d like to pay it forward and contribute toward future resources, you can learn more at practicingtheway.org/generous. 
Mentioned in this conversation:
Psalm 22:1
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Psalm 139:17
Ronald Rohlheiser

What happens when you can’t be alone with your own mind?
Welcome to a new series of conversations with John Mark and friends about following Jesus out of the overwhelming noise of modern life and into the silent, still presence of the God of peace. In this conversation, John Mark and John Ortberg—a pastor and seasoned guide on spiritual formation—explore how the practices of solitude and Scripture support us in facing the ultimate challenge of life: managing our own minds. The conversation is followed by a time of question and response.
This episode is from the Into the Quiet Experience in San Francisco, California, in Fall 2026.
If you’d like to continue exploring what it means to build a life with God in solitude, we have two invitations for you. First, John Mark’s newest book Into The Quiet is now available for order at your book provider of choice. Second, you can join John Mark in person for the Into the Quiet Experience, coming to a city near you between now and November 12. Purchase your ticket at intothequietexperience.com.
This podcast and its episodes are paid for by The Circle, our community of monthly givers. Special thanks for this episode goes to Ruth from Dallas, Texas; James from Johnston, Iowa; Christian from Aurora, Oregon; Paul from Hiawassee, Georgia; Maddy from Lubbock, Texas. Thank you all very much.
If you’d like to pay it forward and contribute toward future resources, you can learn more at practicingtheway.org/generous. 
Mentioned in this conversation:
Mihaly Csikszentmihaly
Dallas Willard
Edmund Husserl
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Mark Noll