Going Deeper: Spiritual Growth in a Secular World
The Going Deeper podcast engages cultures with humility, grace, and a Christ-centered perspective. No condescension. No compromise.
We discuss topics spanning the entire spiritual-secular spectrum, from social media and individualism to fasting and scripture memory. Come burdened by the noise and pressure of a 'have-it-all' world---leave refreshed and encouraged to go deeper in your relationship with God!
Going Deeper: Spiritual Growth in a Secular World
Longing for Home in a Rootless and Restless World with my Editor Eddie Larow
In this episode of the Going Deeper podcast, I sit down with my own acquisitions editor, Eddie Larow of Baker Books. We talk about what an acquisitions editor actually does, how he helps authors connect with the readers who need their message, and how my own unexpected journey into authorship was guided by God’s timing.
From there, we widen the conversation to the cultural landscape shaping Gen Z: their longing for home, the pull toward community, and the deep sense of spiritual homelessness many young adults feel in a secular age. We explore how modernity and mobility have created restlessness, why “nomadic modernity” captures so much of our cultural moment, and how the return to historic churches reveals a desire for structure, order, and rootedness.
We end with a call to localism—pursuing embodied, committed community right where we live.
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Eddie's Article "Gen Z Longs for Home": https://firstthings.com/gen-z-longs-for-home/
Eddie's Substack: https://substack.com/@eddielarow
Timestamps:
00:00 — Introduction
02:05 — Understanding the Role of an Acquisitions Editor
04:30 — The Journey to Authorship
09:45 — Cultural Observations: Gen Z’s Longing for Home
13:10 — The Impact of Modernity on Community and Belonging
19:07 — Exploring Nomadic Modernity and Its Implications
27:20 — Cultural Shifts and the Search for Authenticity
31:21 — Nostalgia and the Desire to Return to Simplicity
33:46 — The Skills Gap and Superficiality in Trad Aesthetics
37:32 — Spiritual Homelessness and the Need for Community
41:24 — The Search for Objective Truth in a Postmodern World
47:04 — The Longing for Tradition and Authenticity in Faith
52:51 — Ecumenical Unity and the Pursuit of Christ
01:00:47 — Localism and the Call to Community Engagement