What if your greatest crisis became your deepest purpose?

In this powerful episode of Bible Chat Podcast, Bruce Feiler, the man who walked the Bible across 10,000 miles of deserts, war zones, and ancient lands, shares how to transform life’s biggest disruptions into meaning, strength, and legacy.
From teaching English in Japan, to juggling oranges in a traveling circus to facing a rare cancer that threatened to end his story, Bruce reveals the hidden map inside the Bible and the 7 tools he used to navigate life’s wildest transitions, tools backed by 500 real-life stories and now helping millions worldwide.

Whether you're facing a career shift, loss, burnout, or spiritual wandering, this is your roadmap through the wilderness.

In This Episode, You’ll Discover:

✅ Why the Bible isn’t only a book but a living MAP of human struggle and triumph
✅ How Bruce beat cancer at 43 and created the Council of Dads for his twin daughters
✅ The 3 phases of every lifequake
✅ The ABCs of Meaning: Agency, Belonging, Cause and how to rebalance them
✅ Why ritual is the antidote to loneliness, AI overload, and digital drift
✅ Bruce’s 3 life lessons from the circus, the desert, and the edge of death

Perfect for:

Anyone seeking purpose in chaos • Fans of Walking the Bible, The Council of Dads, Life Is in the Transitions • Spiritual seekers, entrepreneurs, parents, and change-makers

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A Time to Gather: How Ritual Created the World and How It Can Save Us (Spring 2026)
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 – Welcome: A Circus Clown Meets the Bible
02:15 – Bruce’s Roots: Jewish in the South & the Birth of an “Experientialist”
05:40 – Japan, Viral Letters & Selling His First Book at 24
08:10 – Juggling Oranges on a Hill → Joining the Circus
12:30 – From Nashville Pews to Walking the Bible
17:45 – 10,000 Miles: Camels, Jeeps, War Zones & Mount Sinai
22:10 – The Bible Isn’t a Book — It’s a MAP
28:50 – The Sinai: Cold Nights, Noisy Sand & the Burning Bush… with a Fire Extinguisher
35:20 – Cancer at 43: “The Walking Man Who Couldn’t Walk”
40:00 – The Council of Dads: A Father’s Final Gift
46:15 – 3 Life Lessons from the Council
50:30 – Happy Families: Adapt, Talk, Play
55:10 – Life Is in the Transitions: 3–5 Life-Quakes, 5 Years Each
1:01:20 – The 3 Phases: Long Goodbye, Messy Middle, New Beginning
1:06:40 – The ABCs of Meaning: Agency, Belonging, Cause
1:12:00 – Ritual: The Cure for Loneliness & Digital Drift
1:18:50 – Legacy: Passing Down Treasure and Trauma
1:23:30 – A Word for Men: You Can’t Run from Emotions
1:26:00 – Final Charge: Be the Hero of Your Story