Dig Your Well with Jane Johnson

In the Season Two finale, Jane gives an emotional depiction of not only the posture of Elijah's 1 Kings 18 praying, but the jaw-dropping correlation between the servants going-back and James' talk of prayer in the final verses of James 5. She answers the raw and honest question: "If God's going to do His will anyway, what's the point of praying?" And we dig into the unrelenting power of James' final power-punch of faith and works: the working of faith through prayer (and why fighting through every opposition to persevering prayer is worth every ounce of the war). Become a Podcast Insider! Find out more (including how to get your hands on the Digging Deeper guides for every episode) at janejohnson.com/podcast. Subscribe to the podcast! If you loved this and want more content that helps you dig deeper into your Bible on your own, check out the Dig Your Well Community. Register for a FREE trial here! Follow Jane on Instagram, at janejohnson.com, and at digmywell.com.

We're approaching the end of James' letter with a quick look back at every use of "works" throughout the entire book, and his last use of the word in regard to the farmer. We do a deep-dive into what "establishing" really means, and we learn the art of looking forward to the next advent (and not just celebrating the first). Become a Podcast Insider! Find out more (including how to get your hands on the Digging Deeper guides for every episode) at janejohnson.com/podcast. Subscribe to the podcast! If you loved this and want more content that helps you dig deeper into your Bible on your own, check out the Dig Your Well Community. Register for a FREE trial here! Follow Jane on Instagram, at janejohnson.com, and at digmywell.com.

We round out James 4 by continuing to dig deeply into the technicalities of the Greek linguistics. We re-visit his story to find the one study-lens that shifts James' "Do not speak evil of one another" from a stern tone to a humble one. We see that life really is just a vapor, and we talk about how sin does and does not look when it comes to God's wisdom. Become a Podcast Insider! Find out more (including how to get your hands on the Digging Deeper guides for every episode) at janejohnson.com/podcast. Subscribe to the podcast! If you loved this and want more content that helps you dig deeper into your Bible on your own, check out the Dig Your Well Community. Register for a FREE trial here! Follow Jane on Instagram, at janejohnson.com, and at digmywell.com.

In this week's episode, we dig into the real reason you aren't able to get the thing you've been begging God for, how the direction we look dictates the way our prayers go, and what it all has to do with archery. We also make one more return to celebrity culture (and how I inadvertently became caught up in it). Become a Podcast Insider! Find out more (including how to get your hands on the Digging Deeper guides for every episode) at janejohnson.com/podcast. Subscribe to the podcast! If you loved this and want more content that helps you dig deeper into your Bible on your own, check out the Dig Your Well Community. Register for a FREE trial here! Follow Jane on Instagram, at janejohnson.com, and at digmywell.com.

It can be really tricky sometimes to know the difference between well-intentioned (but entirely misguided) wisdom and the kind of wisdom that is whispered directly from God. In this passage of James 3, we'll dig into what, exactly, godly wisdom is, and the three questions you can ask yourself today to accurately discern it. Become a Podcast Insider! Find out more (including how to get your hands on the Digging Deeper guides for every episode) at janejohnson.com/podcast. Subscribe to the podcast! If you loved this and want more content that helps you dig deeper into your Bible on your own, check out the Dig Your Well Community. Register for a FREE trial here! Follow Jane on Instagram, at janejohnson.com, and at digmywell.com.

All of us have said the wrong thing at one point or another. We've gossiped, shared inaccurate information (whether or not we knew it), and had to apologize for our mouths and the consequences of our words. Today, we're digging into some tangible secrets to keeping your tongue in check. And I tell you what James really means when he says, "Let not many of us become teachers." (Hint: it might not be what you think!) Become a Podcast Insider! Find out more (including how to get your hands on the Digging Deeper guides for every episode) at janejohnson.com/podcast. Subscribe to the podcast! If you loved this and want more content that helps you dig deeper into your Bible on your own, check out the Dig Your Well Community. Register for a FREE trial here! Follow Jane on Instagram, at janejohnson.com, and at digmywell.com.

We've hit upon the key verse for the book (James 2:17) and look at what, exactly, James means when he used the specific Greek words that he did for "faith" and "works" (and how both Abraham and Rahab revealed the state of their faith in their unique stories). And then, we pan the camera lens around to you and give you the opportunity to ask God how He wants your faith to be expressed through your own distinct works. (Spoiler alert: He'll tell you. He always does.) Become a Podcast Insider! Find out more (including how to get your hands on the Digging Deeper guides for every episode) at janejohnson.com/podcast. Subscribe to the podcast! If you loved this and want more content that helps you dig deeper into your Bible on your own, check out the Dig Your Well Community. Register for a FREE trial here! Follow Jane on Instagram, at janejohnson.com, and at digmywell.com.

There's a lot going on in this section of verses, with the most prominent theme found in the repeated words "partiality" and "rich" and the repeated theme of judgment. But, beneath the surface, James repeats a few Greek words you would only know are being used if you are looking for them. We'll dig into those together while also taking a look at the celebrity culture of any industry (and why it is especially dangerous for Bible teachers). Become a Podcast Insider! Find out more (including how to get your hands on the Digging Deeper guides for every episode) at janejohnson.com/podcast. Subscribe to the podcast! If you loved this and want more content that helps you dig deeper into your Bible on your own, check out the Dig Your Well Community. Register for a FREE trial here! Follow Jane on Instagram, at janejohnson.com, and at digmywell.com.

Put on your swim goggles because we are about to take a deep-dive into the etymology of the "looking" word for the person who looks into the perfect law of the Lord - what that looking actually looks like and why it is the necessary prerequisite to the natural doing of it. Plus: why you don't want to be a 10-second Tom when it comes to God's Word. Become a Podcast Insider! Find out more (including how to get your hands on the Digging Deeper guides for every episode) at janejohnson.com/podcast. Subscribe to the podcast! If you loved this and want more content that helps you dig deeper into your Bible on your own, check out the Dig Your Well Community. Register for a FREE trial here! Follow Jane on Instagram, at janejohnson.com, and at digmywell.com.

Last week, we dug into how to ask God for wisdom amid trials. This week? We see what it looks like to have that God-spoken, plain-and-simple wisdom and what to do with it. And the making-it-personal promise that hard things don't happen because it's your turn in the shade, behind God's back. His light is never blocked from you to be given to another. Yes, it's hard. But it won't last forever. Become a Podcast Insider! Find out more (including how to get your hands on the Digging Deeper guides for every episode) at janejohnson.com/podcast. Subscribe to the podcast! If you loved this and want more content that helps you dig deeper into your Bible on your own, check out the Dig Your Well Community. Register for a FREE trial here! Follow Jane on Instagram, at janejohnson.com, and at digmywell.com.

We kick off Season 2 with one entirely unsugarcoated truth: trials of any sort are never easy. But, with every new trial, new experience, new affliction, new hardship you endure, you are left looking just a little bit more like Jesus. Plus, an in-depth look at God's giving (and how it always comes in direct response to your specific, no-doubting, asking). Become a Podcast Insider! Find out more (including how to get your hands on the Digging Deeper guides for every episode) at janejohnson.com/podcast. Subscribe to the podcast! If you loved this and want more content that helps you dig deeper into your Bible on your own, check out the Dig Your Well Community. Register for a FREE trial here! Follow Jane on Instagram, at janejohnson.com, and at digmywell.com.

In this introductory episode to Season Two of the Dig Your Well Podcast, I not only reveal this season’s theme, I also share the new layout of the episodes, and how to dig in on your own before we even begin! Season 2 of the Dig Your Well Podcast launches July 31st! Become a Podcast Insider! Find out more (including how to get your hands on the Digging Deeper guides for every episode) at janejohnson.com/podcast. Subscribe to the podcast! If you loved this and want more content that helps you dig deeper into your Bible on your own, check out the Dig Your Well Community. Register for a FREE trial here! Follow Jane on Instagram, at janejohnson.com, and at digmywell.com.

We’ve covered a lot of ground this season, talking about our giftings and our callings and the wild ways that the Holy Spirit can pour Himself out when we have the gall to believe Him for them. But I can’t let you go without talking about just a couple more quick things. I want to wrap it all up with you with one last story, one last look at gall, in what might be an unexpected place - with mud and spiders. Become a Podcast Insider! Find out more (including how to get your hands on the Digging Deeper guides for every episode) at janejohnson.com/podcast. Subscribe to the podcast! If you loved this and want more content that helps you dig deeper into your Bible on your own, check out the Dig Your Well Community. Register for a FREE trial here! Follow Jane on Instagram, at janejohnson.com, and at digmywell.com.

In the finale of this podcast’s inaugural season, I return to the story of God vibrating the building and speak candidly about what I thought that meant (and what God was really up to). I also share my ill-fated efforts at growing a backyard garden and what I did when every bud in my trying-to-blossom ministry was suddenly pinched off before they could ever begin to bloom. I spill the secret of the fig fruit and what it means for you and your gall, and I wrap it all up with a look at what David did after God said no to his dream. Become a Podcast Insider! Find out more (including how to get your hands on the Digging Deeper guides for every episode) at janejohnson.com/podcast. Subscribe to the podcast! If you loved this and want more content that helps you dig deeper into your Bible on your own, check out the Dig Your Well Community. Register for a FREE trial here! Follow Jane on Instagram, at janejohnson.com, and at digmywell.com.

1 Corinthians 12:13, Romans 8:9, and Ephesians 1:13-14 all convey one wildly important truth: that every believer receives the Holy Spirit upon salvation. There is also a separate baptism or filling of the Holy Spirit, which is another entire podcast season in its own right, but we’ll scratch the surface of it a little bit together in this episode. As we do, I’ll paint a more cohesive picture of what is actually required when you Gather Gall because this kind of Holy Spirit filling yields an uncommon and special kind of gifting. It’s a Holy Spirit anointing that needs a specific, God-ordained appointment for its use and very often comes with a time of anonymity before that appointment takes place. We’re looking at all of that today, as well as what it looks like to walk through that anonymous in-between as if you weren’t really anonymous at all. Become a Podcast Insider! Find out more (including how to get your hands on the Digging Deeper guides for every episode) at janejohnson.com/podcast. Subscribe to the podcast! If you loved this and want more content that helps you dig deeper into your Bible on your own, check out the Dig Your Well Community. Register for a FREE trial here! Follow Jane on Instagram, at janejohnson.com, and at digmywell.com.

It’s easy to take for granted this idea of a calling and the deep-seated passion that God has dropped into our hearts for it as something that is irrevocable. And, to a certain extent, that’s true. But, as will anything, there is a large amount of responsibility on our end regarding how we respond to that: What we do with it, how we allow it to shape us, and how we press into God with it all along the way. In this episode, we look at all of that. I lay out the three ways that you can lose your calling and, in doing so, shore up any areas of our lives that are vulnerable to them - beginning with a surprising woman who typically isn’t associated with this kind of lost-calling conversation. I can’t wait to have you along for the conversation! Become a Podcast Insider! Find out more (including how to get your hands on the Digging Deeper guides for every episode) at janejohnson.com/podcast. Subscribe to the podcast! If you loved this and want more content that helps you dig deeper into your Bible on your own, check out the Dig Your Well Community. Register for a FREE trial here! Follow Jane on Instagram, at janejohnson.com, and at digmywell.com.

In the last episode, we discussed the separate entities of your spiritual gifts, natural gifts, and calling. This week, I'll take you on a deep-dive into Deborah's story and show you exactly what happens when all three of those things collide. You'll see how she plays a key role in the promised part of that Promise Land. (And, did you know: the Promised Land flowing with milk and honey isn't just a metaphor?) Grab your coffee, your Bible, and settle in. It's time to gather gall. Become a Podcast Insider! Find out more (including how to get your hands on the Digging Deeper guides for every episode) at janejohnson.com/podcast. Subscribe to the podcast! If you loved this and want more content that helps you dig deeper into your Bible on your own, check out the Dig Your Well Community. Register for a FREE trial here! Follow Jane on Instagram, at janejohnson.com, and at digmywell.com.

Have you ever found yourself wondering what in the world the difference is between a gifting and a calling? I sure have! In today’s episode, I break down what sets spiritual giftings apart from natural ones, and how your calling is entirely different from both of them. I reveal why I believe you don’t just have one calling on your life, I share the three things that I know to be true about callings. And I also talk about the hot topic of what women can and cannot do when it comes to specific roles within the church. Yep - I’m going there. Become a Podcast Insider! Find out more (including how to get your hands on the Digging Deeper guides for every episode) at janejohnson.com/podcast. Subscribe to the podcast! If you loved this and want more content that helps you dig deeper into your Bible on your own, check out the Dig Your Well Community. Register for a FREE trial here! Follow Jane on Instagram, at janejohnson.com, and at digmywell.com.

In the first official Season One episode of the Dig Your Well Podcast, listeners are introduced to Christian author, speaker, and Bible teacher, Jane Johnson. Throughout the episode, Jane shares her personal story of overcoming bookended griefs of infertility and loss, and how her determination to study God’s Word for herself helped her to cling to God with white-knuckle faith knowing that, through it all, He was intentionally writing her story, for His glory. Resources mentioned in this episode: Mercy Like Morning Become a Podcast Insider! Find out more (including how to get your hands on the Digging Deeper guides for every episode) at janejohnson.com/podcast. Subscribe to the podcast! If you loved this and want more content that helps you dig deeper into your Bible on your own, check out the Dig Your Well Community. Register for a FREE trial here! Follow Jane on Instagram, at janejohnson.com, and at digmywell.com.

Welcome to the Dig Your Well Podcast! In this brief, introductory episode I confess the one trick Satan successfully used for years to divert me from using my speaking voice and why I’m finally starting a podcast now. We also take a look at the Greek word peirasmos (and I reveal why a trial isn’t exactly what you might have always thought it to be). Become a Podcast Insider! Find out more (including how to get your hands on the Digging Deeper guides for every episode) at janejohnson.com/podcast. Subscribe to the podcast! If you loved this and want more content that helps you dig deeper into your Bible on your own, check out the Dig Your Well Community. Register for a FREE trial here! Follow Jane on Instagram, at janejohnson.com, and at digmywell.com.