How to create a thriving family culture
Many of us feel overwhelmed about the prospect of raising children in our high-performance, rapid-pace culture. Reflecting on difficulties from our own families of origin can increase our doubt and insecurity about being a good parent. Positive examples of family life can seem few and far between. Authors, Mark and Lisa Scandrette understand these challenges,...
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Giving up the NFL for Jesus
Our special guest is Rocky Seto, who in January 2017, announced that he would be leaving his position as assistant head coach of defense with the Seattle Seahawks to join the ministry. In 2010, Seto joined Pete Carroll’s coaching staff with the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks. In 2015, he had been promoted to assistant head coach...
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Is kindness a great forgotten Christian virtue?
Dr. Barry Corey, president of Biola University, believes we tend to devalue the importance of kindness, opting instead for caustic expressions of certainty that push people away. We forget that the essence of what God requires of us is to “love kindness.” In this book, filled with stories from his travels around the globe, Barry...
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Christians and the gift of adoption
Shannan Martin is known for her popular blog Shannan Martin Writes (formerly Flower Patch Farmgirl,) is a speaker and writer who found her voice in the country and her story in the city. Shannan Martin had the perfect life: a cute farmhouse on six rambling acres, a loving husband, three adorable kids, money, friends, a...
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How good are Christians at listening?
Our special guest is Adam S. McHugh, author of The Listening Life: Embracing Attentiveness In a World of Distraction. Adam is an ordained Presbyterian minister and spiritual director, and a regular contributor to Susan Cain’s Quiet Revolution website. He has served at two Presbyterian churches, as a hospice chaplain and as campus staff with InterVarsity...
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Helping kids and schools win the fight against poverty
Our special guest is Mike Tenbusch, author of the Jonathan Effect, a book about the power of the church and its people to help schools and their students win the battle against poverty. Mike is the CEO of Uncommon Solutions, LLC, a consulting firm helping urban schools, churches, and impact organizations create strategies to improve...
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What does it mean to worship?
Zac Hicks is the author of The Worship Pastor (Zondervan, 2016). Modern worship leaders are restless. They have inherited a model of leadership that equates leading worship with being a rock star. But leading worship is more than a performance, it’s about shaping souls and making disciples. Every worship leader is really a pastor. The...
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Mike Lindell, of MyPillow is helping the inner cities of America
Our special guest is Mike Lindell, Inventor, Manufacturer, and CEO of MyPillow, Inc. You’ve seen him on television commercials nationwide. Mr. Lindell is a Christian man who was saved from a lifelong battle with addiction and drug use. Mike spoke with us after our initial interview to talk more about his plan to help the...
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Mike Lindell, Inventor of MyPillow talks about his faith in Christ
Our special guest is Mike Lindell, Inventor, Manufacturer, and CEO of MyPillow, Inc. You’ve seen him on television commercials nationwide. Mr. Lindell is a Christian man who was saved from a lifelong battle with addiction and drug use. Years ago he found himself extremely frustrated with his pillow going flat. He would wake up in...
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How does your view of God change your brain?
Our special guest is Dr. Timothy R. Jennings, MD, a board certified Christian psychiatrist, master psychopharmacologist, lecturer, international speaker, and the author of The God-Shaped Brain. Dr. Jennings was voted one of America’s Top Psychiatrists by the Consumers’ Research Council of America in 2008, 2010 and 2011. He is president of the Tennessee Psychiatric Association...
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How would Jesus vote?
Our special guest is Darrell L. Bock, author of How Would Jesus Vote? Do Your Political Views Really Align With The Bible? As we approach another election year, we hear politicians on both sides of the aisle as well as religious leaders of every stripe claim to know—with absolute certainty—where Jesus and Christianity stand on...
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Finding meaning in everyday life
Our special guest is Tish Harrison Warren, the author of Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life. Andy Crouch wrote the foreword of this dynamic book on finding meaning in everyday life. Tish writes regularly for InterVarsity’s online magazine for women and Christianity Today.
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