The Intentional Household: A LifeCraft Podcast

Jan 27 2025 27 ep. 58 mins 23
The Intentional Household: A LifeCraft Podcast artwork

Take a deep dive into radical renewal of homelife, from crafting the personal relationships at its heart, to everything from planting time to porch time to prayer time.

Join John Cuddeback, and his friends, colleagues, and other guests in seeking timeless wisdom for life in our time.

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Episode 24 - Music in the Home: Trojan Horse or Genuine Gift?

Jan 27 2025 63 mins  
Send us a textBoethius wrote: "Music is part of us, and either ennobles or degrades our behavior.” Plato and Aristotle saw it as central in education and in living a fully human life. Join Sofia and me in a hard-hitting discussion about how the music we listen to can be a deadly Trojan horse or a life-giving force in the heart of our homes.LIFECRAFT 2 WEEK MUSIC CHALLENGE: Mus

Episode 23 - Self-Care: Integral but Elusive in the Household

Jan 13 2025 61 mins  
Send us a textMany of us, especially spouses and parents, struggle with it. But self-care is crucial for everyone, and is an opportunity to deepen a marriage and become better parents. Join John and Sofia in discussing a rich notion of self-care, offering principles that apply at all stages of life.https://life-craft.org/

Episode 22 - The Power to Make Others Happy: Scrooge's Dance as a Feast for the Ages

Dec 30 2024 56 mins  
Send us a textWe have both the power and calling to make others happy, a truth portrayed in stunning fashion in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, one of the great stories of all time. Join John and Sofia for a dramatic reading and reflection on the unforgettable scene of the dance at Fezziwig’s warehouse, which sheds a brilliant light on marriage, household, and the joyful

Episode 21- Five Ideas for a Household Christmas

Dec 09 2024 51 mins  
Send us a textChristmas stands out as perhaps the most significant annual opportunity to craft a certain kind of life in our home. It’s when we show ourselves and those around us who we really are and want to be. Join John and Sofia as they share specific ideas for making your household’s observance of Christmas an extraordinary expression of life.For more ideas on how to make

Episode 20 - Preparing your Home for Christmas: Decorating with a Purpose

Dec 02 2024 57 mins  
Send us a textIt’s about so much more than keeping up with the neighbors. Decorating our home at Christmas can be an essential part of a deeper preparation for the holy days and so also a great tool in the art of crafting the good life in our home. Join John and Sofia in reflecting on the amazing fruits a deeper approach to decorating can have for us and our loved ones, at Christ

Episode 19 - Singing in the Home: Is it Essential?

Nov 25 2024 50 mins  
Send us a textIt was once so ordinary that people couldn’t picture life without it. Singing together is a basic form of shared life in the home, and Sofia argues it is a wonderful part of God’s plan for the household. Join us as we discuss overcoming fears and objections and offer practical tips for recovering this precious lost art. Also, check out our downloadable recordings

Episode 18 - Beyond Interior Design: Seeking a Better Plan for Our Home with Paige Rien

Nov 11 2024 77 mins  
Send us a textInterior design matters. Given our bodily nature, the spaces in our home have significant influence on life-in-the-home. Paige Rien, an author and designer who had five seasons on HGTV on a top-rated show, combines the best of design with a counter-cultural philosophy rooted in the mission of the Christian home. Join me and Paige in discussing how the tools of design

Episode 17 - Why Good Food Matters: Eating Healthy to Renew Homelife

Oct 29 2024 66 mins  
Send us a textWhat we eat is a major determinant of our bodily health and much more. The right approach to food nourishes us in many ways and is a central feature of a flourishing household. Join Sofia and me in discussing just how food can be an ‘instrument’ of crafting a truly good life in our home. Features suggestions from Wendell Berry and our own kitchen.https://life-craf

SPECIAL EPISODE - Wifery: The Womanly Art and its Concrete Forms

Oct 24 2024 45 mins  
Send us a textWifery refers to something beautiful that every woman is called to be as well as to a very concrete art at the heart of life in the home. The richness of the term comes from the richness of what it is to be a woman. This lecture defines, explains, and inspires, offering concrete action steps for rediscovering and enacting the art of being a woman, especially in the am

Episode 16 - Finding a Better Way to Bury Our Dead

Oct 14 2024 59 mins  
Send us a textHow we bury our dead expresses our basic view of life. But we have lost our traditions of burial, and so our lives are impoverished. Renewing how we bury our loved ones is part of renewing life in our home. Join Sofia and me in discussing principles and concrete ways we can reclaim this essential practice of human life.https://life-craft.org/