John Mark Comer on The Quiet We Keep Filling (Bonus Episode)

The constant stream of notifications, podcasts, social media, background noise and information has made true quiet increasingly rare. And even when we find ourselves with a few empty minutes, many of us instinctively reach for something to fill them.

In this conversation, bestselling author John Mark Comer joins me to talk about what we may be losing when we eliminate silence from our lives. Drawing from his new book, Into the Quiet, John Mark shares what surfaced during his own three weeks of solitude and why silence can feel so uncomfortable at first.

We also talk about the difference between quiet as another form of self-care to optimize and quiet as a spiritual practice; how moms and those in full seasons of life can find solitude without escaping their responsibilities; and why small, ordinary moments can become opportunities to leave a little space unfilled.

A quick note: John Mark approaches this conversation from a Christian perspective, but there’s something here for anyone craving less noise and more space to think, reflect, and simply be.

Links Discussed in This Episode |

• Checkout the podcast storefront for recommendations from Diane.
• Subscribe to the Minimalist Moms Youtube Channel
• Previous Episode: John Mark Comer Discusses the Ruthless Elimination of Hurry (Bonus Episode)
• Book: Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life by Tish Harrison Warren
• Book: Domestic Monastery: Creating Spiritual Life at Home by Ronald Rolheiser
• John Mark's Resource: Podcast: Pray As You Go
• John Mark Can't Stop Talking About: Exit Party: A Novel by Emily St. John Mandel
• Connect with John Mark:
• Instagram
• Website
• Book: Into the Quiet: Following Jesus in a World of Noise

About John Mark |

John Mark Comer is the New York Times bestselling author of eight books, including Practicing the Way, which was named the 2025 Christian Book of the Year by the ECPA, and The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry, which has sold more than a million copies and been translated into over twenty languages. He is a pastor and the founder of Practicing the Way, an organization working to see the renewal of apprenticeship to Jesus in our time. More than 23,000 churches in 157 countries are actively using Practicing the Way resources. The Comers live in the Santa Monica Mountains just outside Los Angeles.

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