The Austin Stone Podcast
Our podcasts share personal stories of what God is doing across the globe through the lives of everyday believers. Whether it's listening to a goer overseas or a tour of racially-significant landmarks in Austin, these stories help encourage the church to worship Jesus for who He is and to remember what He has done.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 613
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Wisdom for Life, Part 1
Jimmy McNeal examines the need for wisdom, the way to wisdom, and the limits of wisdom to reveal our hope in Jesus.
Ep09 Chasing Shadows: The Prosperous Heart
Your wildest dreams can be disappointing. What is perceived as bold truth-telling could be a trap. Contentment is a miracle. In this week’s podcast we discuss how to wait on the Lord for joy, how to …
The Prosperous Heart
Ross Lester explores the barriers to enjoying God’s blessings and points us toward freedom in God-centered living.
Ep08 Chasing Shadows: The Poverty of Wealth
Jesus spoke about it often, so why do we feel so uncomfortable whenever a church or a preacher talks about money? This week, we dive into the messy topic of money. Join us to consider its subversive …
The Poverty of Wealth
Halim Suh examines the vanity of loving money to show us our true freedom in Jesus.
Ep07 Chasing Shadows: Fearing God
What does it mean to fear God? Western Evangelicalism is going through a reckoning of fallen leaders and uncovered sin. Has God left us? This week we discuss guarding your steps from meaningless reli…
Fearing God
Ross Lester explores the necessity of seeing God rightly when we enter His presence.
Ep06 Chasing Shadows: Under the Sun
Could the idealist be just as wrong as the cynic? There is a harsh reality for everything under the sun. This week, we discuss engaging that reality with open eyes and a hopeful heart.
Join us each we…
Under the Sun
Jimmy McNeal explores the evils of life under the sun to reveal our true need for Jesus.
Ep05 Chasing Shadows: The Mystery of Time
Beauty and eternity, meaning and revelation—how do these things work together to give us a picture of God’s kindness? This week’s episode discusses how wisdom from Ecclesiastes can direct us to be pr…
The Mystery of Time
Halim Suh explores the haunting beauty of life’s changing seasons—from joys to tears and everything in between.
Ep04 Chasing Shadows: Testing Toil
Work is from God and yet is marked by sin. How can Christians pursue redemption through their work, especially in surroundings often marked by exploitative practices and opportunities for selfish gai…
Testing Toil
Ross Lester examines the vanity of our work when we don’t view it as a way to worship God.
Ep03 Chasing Shadows: The Paradox of Pleasure
The writer of Ecclesiastes went as far as humanly possible in his pursuit of pleasure and still ends disappointed. So, how should we live in a culture that encourages building our identities around p…
The Paradox of Pleasure
Halim Suh examines the vanity of pursuing pleasure and its paradoxical nature.
Ep02 Chasing Shadows: Knowing Hurts
Does Ecclesiastes say that knowledge is pointless? This week, we discuss the pursuit of wisdom by limited creatures.
Join us each week for the Chasing Shadows podcast—new episodes available on Thursda…
Knowing Hurts
Ross Lester examines the vanity of pursuing worldly knowledge over wisdom that leads to fear of the Lord.
Ep01 Chasing Shadows: Vanity of Vanities
Even the best things in life leave us unfulfilled and unsatisfied. So, what hope do we have?
Join us each week for the Chasing Shadows podcast—new episodes available on Thursdays throughout the Eccles…
Vanity of Vanities
Ross Lester examines the vanity of life under the sun to point us to the fullness of life in Jesus beyond the sun.
House of Prayer For All Nations
Tyler David examines Jesus’ heart for the nations and discusses how our response reveals our understanding of the cross.