Season 3 Theme - One Virtual Road Trip, to Answer One Big Question, told as One Continuous Narrative Arc

Season 3 Focus - To answer one primary question, "How do we effectively live as a collective church body in today's world in tension?"

In this leg of the journey we explore how to navigate a life of wisdom in the midst of an instant gratification, digital age that is constantly seeking to capture our undivided attention. We are joined by Brett McCracken, author of 'The Wisdom Pyramid', to hear insights on his innovative, yet intuitive, construct that help us all to approach life in a more thoughtful and prudent manner.

The Wisdom Pyramid is inspired by the classic Food Pyramid, however, instead on seeking to explain how we should feed our bodies, Brett explores how we should feed our souls. The Wisdom Pyramid consists of 6 layers: 1) the Bible, 2) The Church, 3) Nature, 4) Books, 5) Beauty, and 6) The Internet/Social Media.

Come join us to examine how these layers should be properly weighted and ordered in our lives. When applied correctly, this construct can help expand our view of God, while also liberating us from the crushing burdens and constant pressures of our modern, post-truth culture.

Guest Information

Brett McCracken is a senior editor and director of communications for The Gospel Coalition. He is the author of The Wisdom Pyramid: Feeding Your Soul in a Post-Truth World (Crossway, 2021), Uncomfortable: The Awkward and Essential Challenge of Christian Community (Crossway, 2017), Hipster Christianity: When Church & Cool Collide (Baker, 2010), and Gray Matters: Navigating the Space Between Legalism & Liberty (Baker, 2013). He has written for The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Huffington Post, CNN.com, Christianity Today, and many other publications.

A graduate of Wheaton College and UCLA (M.A. in Cinema & Media Studies), Brett lives in Santa Ana, California with his wife Kira and two sons, Chet and Ira. He is an elder at Southlands Church Santa Ana.

Brett loves movies, particularly those by Terrence Malick (or those with a Malickean sensibility). Other things Brett enjoys: Marilynne Robinson, the Inklings, Friday Night Lights, autumn, all things Kansas City (where he grew up), reading and writing in coffeeshops, history, art museums, food, hiking, traveling, planning trip itineraries, curating music playlists, and making things better by editing.

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