Wilderness Survival
Wilderness Survival is the official podcast of the Joshua Wilderness Institute, a 9-month discipleship program located at Hume Lake Christian Camps. From information about the program to advice from alumni, this podcast gives a glimpse into daily life here at JWI! Learn more at hume.org/joshua
Wilderness Survival is the official podcast of the Joshua Wilderness Institute, a 9-month discipleship program located at Hume Lake Christian Camps. From information about the program to advice from alumni, this podcast gives a glimpse into daily life here at JWI! Learn more at hume.org/joshua
Episodes

Dec 22, 2025
What Are Habits of Grace? - Erik Thoennes
Dec 22, 2025
Dec 22, 2025
20 min
To know Christ is to have a relationship with Christ. But what habits and practices should believers live by to dive deeper into knowing and enjoying God Himself? Professor Erik Thoennes shares what the habits of grace are and what they look like.
If you or someone you know is interested in joining a 9-month gap year discipleship program, apply today at hume.org/joshua

Dec 5, 2025
Dec 5, 2025
14 min
In this episode of Wilderness Survival, we sit down with Dr. Jerry Root as he shares on the benefit choosing an author to study such as C.S. Lewis, why one should keep Christ the center of ones thinking, and how to cultivate your faith in the Lord through spiritual disciplines.
If you or someone you know is interested in joining a 9-month gap year discipleship program, apply today at hume.org/joshua

Nov 21, 2025
Is Revival Really Happening? - Cory Fenn
Nov 21, 2025
Nov 21, 2025
18 min
This week we heard from Cory Fenn as he spoke on the importance of the cost of discipleship, confession and why it seems this generation is seeking truth more than ever. Is there a Revival happening?
If you or someone you know is interested in joining a 9-month gap year discipleship program, apply today at hume.org/joshua

Nov 13, 2025
Nov 13, 2025
25 min
We sit down with Josh & Annette Sofaer who share with us as to what the ministry Jews For Jesus is and as to why Jews don't recognize that Christ is the long awaited Messiah that the Old Testament testifies to.
For more info or to apply today visit hume.org/joshua

Nov 7, 2025
Nov 7, 2025
16 min
This week we had the privilege of hearing from David & Emily who were former missionaries for Papua New Guinea! We sat with them as they shared on their brief history from their time with the Malayali people, the real heart of what missions looks like and how they faced spiritual warfare with God's Word.
For more info or to apply today visit hume.org/joshua

Oct 24, 2025
Oct 24, 2025
13 min
This week students gleaned from Jordan Weaver (camp director of WildWood at Hume) as he taught on the radical redeeming work God did in the life of Paul (once a murderer!) and how God can exactly do the same in our lives of mess to display his Glory and for the ultimate good of the believer!
If you or someone you know is interested in taking a 9-month, gap year, discipleship program, visit us here! hume.org/joshua

Oct 10, 2025
Does God Really Like Me? - Brian Holland
Oct 10, 2025
Oct 10, 2025
14 min
This week Brian Holland imparted a tender shepherds heart to the students as he shared more deeply on what truly understanding the love of Christ is. We know God loves us but do we really think God likes us?
For more info or to apply today visit hume.org/joshua

Oct 6, 2025
Is the Bible a Strange Book? - Sam Meier
Oct 6, 2025
Oct 6, 2025
13 min
For the past two weeks we had our guest speaker, Sam Meier pour into the lives of the students. In this episode, Sam gives a brief recap of what he taught the students, a new book he's writing, Sam's history with Hume as well as reminiscing about his time in turkey!
For more info or to apply today visit hume.org/joshua

Sep 19, 2025
The Pillars of Wisdom - Jeff Lilley
Sep 19, 2025
Sep 19, 2025
9 min
To start off the year for our students, we had our Founder of Joshua Jeff Lilley come and speak this week on the topic of what the pillars of wisdom are from God's Holy Word!

Mar 18, 2025
The Upside Down Kingdom - Joanne Jung
Mar 18, 2025
Mar 18, 2025
15 min
This week we sat down with Joanne Jung to hear more of her thoughts on "the upside-down kingdom." For more info on JWI, visit hume.org/joshua






