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Overcoming Fear and Perfectionism in Bible Reading (with Tara-Leigh Cobble)

Courtney and Melissa talk to Tara-Leigh Cobble about how she got over her lack of desire to read the Bible and how, over time, reading the Bible made her fall in love with its Author. They discuss...

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Learn to Grieve Well

Grief is like a room in a house. Everyone has this room, because everyone experiences loss. But its size and place differ. For some, it’s on the main floor, and every day they must walk through it....

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Family Discipleship for Busy Families

Discipleship begins in the home, and one of the best ways to do this is to study the Bible as a family. Creating a regular habit of spending time together in God’s Word invites children to learn th...

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We Need Healthy Tribalism

A growing tribalism in evangelicalism has made a lot of Christian leaders and their followers skeptical of one another. When I was a younger pastor, just coming out of seminary, movements like The...

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Start Here: A Beginner’s Guide to Reading Charles H. Spurgeon

Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834–92) wrote more words in English than any Christian to date. His published sermons alone span 70 thick volumes, containing more than 4,000 sermons. In less than 40 year...

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When Unhealed Illness Brings Shame

From the moment I was diagnosed with a glioblastoma, we began to hear stories. Stories of people who had lived 5, 10, even 14 years with the same kind of tumor. The intention was to encourage us th...

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Staying Faithful When the Work Is Slow and Hard

Carey Moore is a fourth-generation Memphian. But she was in her 60s before she first visited the neighborhood of Orange Mound. Originally a family plantation, the land was purchased by developer E...

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What Is a Human in the AI Age?

Few if any technologies in history have spawned such wildly different predictions as artificial intelligence. In a single week, you might hear one expert prophesy AI as the end of humanity, another...

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AI and Ethics: Can AI Promote Truth and the Common Good?

The question isn’t simply whether AI is good or bad, but good or bad for whom? This episode with Joshua Baru is shaped by that question. Joshua is an AI researcher and data science lead in Nairo...

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2 Witnesses of Revelation 11: A Case for Symbolism

Revelation 11 depicts “two witnesses” who minister for “1,260 days.” These witnesses possess authority to “[consume] their foes” with “fire” that comes from “their mouth.” They also “have the power...

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Separation of Church and Therapy?

We all live in a world influenced by therapy culture, whether or not we’ve been to therapy ourselves. We see evidence of therapy culture online and in popular songs, TV shows, movies, and books, an...

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Why Pascal’s Wager Still Pays Off (with Graham Tomlin)

The patron saint of cultural apologetics is Augustine of Hippo, author most famously of City of God and Confessions. Second place is up for debate. But you’ll get a lot of votes for a 17th-century ...

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Christian, Your Suffering Isn’t Pointless

I don’t know how Job felt when he sat in his pile of ashes with his children dead and his wealth stolen and his body decaying, but I have sat on the edge of my bed in tears, crying out to God over ...

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When Reading Declines, Discipleship Suffers

The results of the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress report card were sobering. This is an assessment performed every two years on a representative sample of U.S. students. Students...

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An Overlooked Argument for Christianity

Jesus is a compelling historical figure. This is the case because of his own life and influence, but it also comes into view in the context of the larger biblical story. The Bible does not start wi...

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Women Have a Place and Purpose in God’s Story

“I don’t go to women’s Bible studies,” she told me. I must have looked surprised by her confession, but she shrugged. “They usually just talk about how to be a wife or mom, but I’m a single woman. ...

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Why AI Parenting Advice Falls Short

Bedtime can be hard with toddlers. Recently, this struggle led my husband and me down an AI rabbit hole. It was late, we were exhausted, and we thought, Why not? Let’s see what AI has to say about ...

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Don’t Waste Your Waiting

No one likes to wait. The gaps of life remind us that we’re not in control of our lives. Waiting is uncomfortable and hard, so it’s tempting to resist it. However, the Bible both commends and comma...

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Moses Models Family Worship for Tired Parents

Deuteronomy 34 presents us with a picture of Moses as a tired parent. He has just preached his heart out to God’s children. It’s the end of a long day, and a long life and ministry. The Lord takes ...

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6 Ways to Support Families of Children with Disabilities

“How can I help?” Church family, friends, and even strangers often ask me this question. On a typical day, I run errands as if I’m preparing for a long trip. I’m carrying a backpack filled with me...

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Mission Partnerships Need Deeper Relationships

Christianity dominates many African nations, but this masks a troubling reality. Many African churches falter under the influence of the prosperity gospel, syncretism with traditional African relig...

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