{"store":{"baseInfo":{"podcastTitle":"Spiritual Teamwork","slug":"spiritualteamwork","podcastDescription":"

Getting clean and sober is one of the hardest things a human being can do. But somewhere along the way, many of us realize that recovery is only the beginning, not the destination.

Spiritual Teamwork is for that moment. When your recovery brings you to the realization, you need to go deeper.

Each episode, I sit with one idea from the contemplative traditions that have shaped my path, from the wisdom embedded in recovery itself, and from the questions my clients and I wrestle with together. I think out loud. I try to be honest. And I always end with a question worth sitting with.

No gurus. No systems. Just one fellow traveler and an open road.

","podcastLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/8064524/Spiritual-Teamwork-Circle.png","podcastShareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/8064524/Spiritual-Teamwork-Circle_1200x628.jpg?s=4b03673f8194f5c30613544507885707&e=png","podcastUrl":"https://www.spiritualteamwork.com","podcastCanSearched":true,"feedUrl":"https://www.spiritualteamwork.com/feed.xml","theme":"focuspod","podcastDeepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-xnawx-7b0e0c?from=usersite","removePodbeanBranding":"no","brandingLogo":null,"timeZone":{"timeZoneId":15,"gmtAdjustment":"GMT-05:00","useDaylightTime":1,"value":-5,"text":"(GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)","daylightStartTime":"Second Sunday Of March +2 Hours","daylightEndTime":"First Sunday Of November +2 Hours","timezone":"America/New_York"},"podcastDownloads":null,"totalEpisodes":16,"showComments":true,"iOSAppDownloadLink":null,"customizeCssUrl":null,"androidAppDownloadLink":null,"showPostShare":true,"showLike":true,"author":"Stephen Crenshaw","enableEngagementStats":true,"shareEmbedLink":"https://admin5.podbean.com/embed.html?id=pbblog-xnawx-7b0e0c-playlist","language":"en","sensitivitySessionExpireTime":3600,"podcastApps":[{"name":"Apple Podcasts","link":"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spiritual-teamwork/id1827828202","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/apple-podcast.png","title":null},{"name":"YouTube","link":"https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDP3wpQS0KRaQ9Cz7g59gF0zwVn9r8B2f","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/youtube_logo.png","title":null},{"name":"Podbean App","link":"https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-xnawx-7b0e0c?from=usersite","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/podbean-app.png","title":null},{"name":"Spotify","link":"https://open.spotify.com/show/1Kbios8TttaiY76Cm6rRw5?si=EJTBVoC6QUazjUCNAuDfWg","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/spotify.png","title":null},{"name":"Amazon Music","link":"https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/b08b899e-f95c-40b9-b322-451b0731c197/spiritual-teamwork","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/AmazonMusic.png","title":null},{"name":"Pandora","link":"https://www.pandora.com/podcast/spiritual-teamwork/PC:32619","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/pandora.png","title":null},{"name":"TuneIn + Alexa","link":"https://tunein.com/podcasts/Religion--Spirituality-Podcasts/Spiritual-Teamwork-p1325221/","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/tunein.png","title":null},{"name":"iHeartRadio","link":"https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-spiritual-teamwork-63493372/","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/iHeartRadio.png","title":null},{"name":"PlayerFM","link":"https://player.fm/series/spiritual-teamwork","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/PlayerFM.png","title":null},{"name":"Listen Notes","link":"https://lnns.co/Rb4ma_tz8oH","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/ListenNotes.png","title":null}],"components":{"base":[{"id":"MainStyle","val":"light"},{"id":"Font","val":"Roboto"},{"id":"SecondaryFont","val":"PT Sans"},{"id":"PlayerColor","val":"#FF2C2C"},{"id":"PlayerStyle","val":"player1"},{"id":"PlayerWave","val":"show"},{"id":"Favicon","val":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/6my7zhnaseunemq6/Stephen_Crenshaw_Faviconfd9fb954-704c-a487-6f55-b8bb9f37c3d8.png"},{"id":"CookiesNotice","val":"show"},{"id":"CookiesNoticeContent","val":"

Cookies Notice

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies.

"},{"id":"EpisodePageListenOn","val":"hide"},{"id":"EpisodePageCustomizeComponent","val":"hide"}],"home-header":[{"id":"HomeHeaderTextColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"BackgroundImage","val":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/wadac7tjqt28mmwp/ashley-batz-betmVWGYcLY-unsplash-scaled.jpg"},{"id":"BackgroundImageForMobile","val":null}],"page-header":[{"id":"PageHeaderTextColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"SecondaryPageBackgroundImage","val":"/assets/focuspod-banner-light.jpg"},{"id":"SecondaryPageBackgroundImageForMobile","val":null}],"episode-list":[{"id":"EpisodeListType","val":"grid"},{"id":"EpisodesPerPage","val":8},{"id":"EpisodeStats","val":"show"}],"navigation":[{"id":"NavigationFontColor","val":"#FFFFFF"},{"id":"NavigationBackgroundColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"NavigationSearch","val":"show"},{"id":"NavigationLinks","val":[{"id":"Home","type":"Link","value":"https://StephenCrenshaw.com","text":"Website","subitems":[]},{"id":"Subscribe","type":"Link","value":"https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/Kqp5NoFYAfpw","text":"Subscribe","subitems":[]},{"id":"Profile","type":"Link","value":"https://www.podbean.com/user-ePpGkpIVzixV","text":"Profile","subitems":[]}]}],"footer":[{"id":"FooterType","val":"Footer1"},{"id":"FooterFontColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"FooterBackgroundColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"FooterCopyright","val":"Copyright 2026 All rights reserved."},{"id":"SocialMediaLinks","val":{"facebook_username":"","twitter_username":"","instagram_username":"","youtube_username":"","linkedin_username":""}}],"customize-container1":[],"customize-container2":[]},"allLinks":[],"mainStylesDefaultSettings":null,"defaultCustomizeComponents":null,"scripts":[],"metas":null,"appConfig":{"package":"com.podbean.app.podcast","app_store_id":973361050,"app_name":"Podbean","scheme":"podbean"},"customizeCss":null,"canEditCss":null,"enableJsCodeInCustomizeContent":false,"enabledIframeCodeInCustomizeContent":true,"sectionMaxCount":10,"enableEditorLink":true,"enableEditCookiesNotice":true,"siteRedirectToFeed":false,"podcatcherRssUrl":null,"showFeed":true,"showTopBar":true,"enableWebSiteLike":true,"organizationName":null,"organizationPageLink":null},"backToListUrl":"/","tinymceLoaded":false,"listEpisodes":[],"userLikedEpisodes":[],"userLikeCheckedEpisodes":[],"topBarIframeLoaded":false,"listTotalCount":0,"listTotalPage":0,"listPage":0,"listType":"all","listValue":"","listName":"","pageLoading":false,"apiBaseUrl":"http://www.spiritualteamwork.com","apiV2BaseUrl":"","apiCommonParams":{"t":"69e50be5","clientSignature":"96abcf44c1be7375dc6b9e0fe5db62cd","u":null,"customizing":null},"apiCommonHeaders":{},"comments":[],"commentsTotalCount":0,"commentsTotalPage":0,"commentsPage":1,"commentEpisodeId":"pb14639673-n8vv9","episode":{"id":"pb14639673","idTag":"n8vv9","title":"Where Is God When I Pray ST3","logo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/8064524/Spiritual-Teamwork-Circle_300x300.png","shareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/8064524/Spiritual-Teamwork-Circle_1200x628.jpg?s=4b03673f8194f5c30613544507885707&e=png","largeLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/8064524/Spiritual-Teamwork-Circle.png","previewContent":null,"content":"

Why does God seem absent when we pray? In this episode we look at the book, Beginning to Pray by Metropolitan Anthony Bloom for insight into prayer and why God may seem absent?

","publishTimestamp":1592391600,"duration":573,"mediaUrl":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/puwrg9/ST3WhereIsGodWhenIPray.mp3","mediaType":"audio/mpeg","shareLink":"https://admin5.podbean.com/embed.html?id=pb-n8vv9-df6239","likedCount":0,"deepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-n8vv9-df6239","transcriptUrl":null,"permalink":"/e/where-is-god-when-i-pray/","downloadLink":"https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-n8vv9-df6239?download=1","fallbackResource":null,"fallbackResourceMimetype":null,"downloadCount":42,"status":"publish","hasMoreContent":false,"chaptersUrl":null,"explicit":false},"episodeShareLink":null,"deepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-n8vv9-df6239","playlist":{"episodes":[],"current":0,"start":0,"stop":0,"playing":true,"playerLoading":true,"playbackRate":1,"playbackRateIndex":1,"volume":1},"toasts":[],"confirm":null,"customizeEditorFormZIndex":999,"lastRequestTime":null,"validateChangesOnBeforeunload":true,"windowWidth":1000,"VITE_FS1_CDN_URL_PREFIX":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1","reloadStats":false,"userIdEncrypted":null,"userProfilePicture":null,"username":null,"isVerified":false,"loadUserInfo":false,"loginUrl":"https://www.podbean.com/site/user/login?return=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.spiritualteamwork.com%252Fe%252Fwhere-is-god-when-i-pray%252F&rts=1d80e57de511684edd376e89ed94eafab36ce529","recaptchaV3Loaded":false,"recaptchaV2Loaded":false,"likesLoaded":false,"commentLikeMap":{},"commentOffset":0,"widgetCommentsLoaded":false},"episode":{"id":"pb14639673","idTag":"n8vv9","title":"Where Is God When I Pray ST3","logo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/8064524/Spiritual-Teamwork-Circle_300x300.png","shareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/8064524/Spiritual-Teamwork-Circle_1200x628.jpg?s=4b03673f8194f5c30613544507885707&e=png","largeLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/8064524/Spiritual-Teamwork-Circle.png","previewContent":null,"content":"

Why does God seem absent when we pray? In this episode we look at the book, Beginning to Pray by Metropolitan Anthony Bloom for insight into prayer and why God may seem absent?