76. What Dallas Willard Taught Us About Psalm 23 (w/Keith Matthews)

What do people experience when they're around you?

In this conversation on Psalm 23, John Ortberg is joined by Keith Matthews, who spent 18 years teaching alongside Dallas Willard.

Keith shares what Dallas was really like, why he loved Psalm 23, and a remarkable story about a young woman whose life changed after simply watching Dallas interact with someone on the USC campus.

Dallas often prayed that people would have “a radiant life and a radiant death.” His life embodied a deep confidence in the sufficiency of God: The Lord is my shepherd. I have what I need.

Keith leaves us with a powerful thought:

“Our presence goes before us.”

What might your presence communicate to the people you encounter today?

In this episode: Psalm 23 • Dallas Willard • God's sufficiency • spiritual formation • becoming a radiant person

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00:00 John & Keith Matthews
 00:28 An Undisclosed Location of Spiritual Formation 😂
 00:47 Spontaneity vs. Actually Preparing
 01:11 Why Psalm 23?
 01:38 Dallas Willard's Favorite Psalm
 01:57 Memorizing Scripture
 02:19 Teaching With Dallas for 18 Years
 02:38 Dallas the Person
 03:03 A Radiant Life & a Radiant Death
 03:20 What Does a Person Radiate?
 03:46 “The Lord Is My Shepherd”
 04:06 God Is Sufficient
 04:27 But What If I Really Need Something?
 04:48 Are You Happy With the Person You're Becoming?
 05:18 Living From a Full Cup
 05:38 “I Need ___ in Order to ___”
 05:55 Even a Radiant Death
 06:14 The Human Spirit as Personal Energy
 06:36 Why We Call It “Glo-ry”
 07:05 The Presence of Dallas Willard
 07:22 A Stranger Starts Crying
 07:39 “Who Is That Guy?”
 08:00 A Life Changed by an Encounter
 08:28 Your Presence Goes Before You
 08:52 What Must Jesus Have Been Like?
 09:10 You Have Everything You Need
 09:27 Leave Someone With a Little Smile