{"podcast":{"title":"Light + Truth","slug":"light-truth-500708","podcast_index_feed_id":500708,"rss_url":"https://feed.desiringgod.org/light-and-truth.rss","website_url":"https://www.desiringgod.org/light-and-truth","image_url":"https://static.feedpress.com/logo/light-and-truth-64259b9a2215a.jpg","author":"Desiring God (spreading@desiringgod.org)","episode_count":818,"summary":"Classic sermons from John Piper to help you see Christ clearly and treasure him truly. Five days a week, 20 minutes per episode. Hosted by Dan Cruver.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/light-truth-500708"},"episode":{"title":"Why We Need the Spirit","slug":"why-we-need-the-spirit","published_at":"2026-05-07T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/light-truth-500708/why-we-need-the-spirit","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/light-truth-500708","url":"https://feed.desiringgod.org/link/23670/17336021/why-we-need-the-spirit","audio_url":"https://media.blubrry.com/3817473/audio.desiringgod.org/20260507-en-why-we-need-the-spirit.mp3?ts=1776887916","summary":"What awakens dead hearts to see and savor Christ? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens John 3:3–8 to show how the new birth is a work of the Spirit.","meta_description":"What awakens dead hearts to see and savor Christ? In this episode of Light + Truth, John Piper opens John 3:3–8 to show how the new birth is a work of the…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1521,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/light-truth-500708/episodes/why-we-need-the-spirit/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/light-truth-500708/why-we-need-the-spirit.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}