{"podcast":{"title":"Become New with John Ortberg","slug":"become-new-with-john-ortberg-3584281","podcast_index_feed_id":3584281,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2118006.rss","website_url":"https://becomenew.com","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/vf7qw16bn8ahjt88h40xo04r9dgq?.jpg","author":"Become New","episode_count":1183,"summary":"Join John Ortberg each day for 10 minutes of spiritual guidance on the person we are becoming.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T16:17:14.256537+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/become-new-with-john-ortberg-3584281"},"episode":{"title":"46.  Glenn Packiam: Don't Let a Wounded Heart Become a Bitter Spirit","slug":"46-glenn-packiam-don-t-let-a-wounded-heart-become-a-bitter-spirit","published_at":"2026-07-06T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/become-new-with-john-ortberg-3584281/46-glenn-packiam-don-t-let-a-wounded-heart-become-a-bitter-spirit","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/become-new-with-john-ortberg-3584281","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2118006/episodes/19449865-46-glenn-packiam-don-t-let-a-wounded-heart-become-a-bitter-spirit.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2118006/episodes/19449865-46-glenn-packiam-don-t-let-a-wounded-heart-become-a-bitter-spirit.mp3","summary":"What do you do when prayer feels impossible? In this conversation, John Ortberg is joined by pastor and author Glenn Packiam to reflect on Psalm 73 and the reality of spiritual slumps. Glenn shares why he always returns to the Psalms when he struggles to pray, and together they explore envy, self-pity, hope, and God's unwavering presence. This episode explores: - Psalm 73 and spiritual honesty - The danger of a wounded heart and bitter spirit - \"The Bible is reading you\" - Why \"Yet I am al...","meta_description":"What do you do when prayer feels impossible? In this conversation, John Ortberg is joined by pastor and author Glenn Packiam to reflect on Psalm 73 and th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":836,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/become-new-with-john-ortberg-3584281/episodes/46-glenn-packiam-don-t-let-a-wounded-heart-become-a-bitter-spirit/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/become-new-with-john-ortberg-3584281/46-glenn-packiam-don-t-let-a-wounded-heart-become-a-bitter-spirit.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}