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In 1978, when Jamiyla was two years old, her mother, Ummi, quit her job, converted to Islam with her husband, and moved into an exclusive Muslim society in Brooklyn. Once inside the Community, the family was separated by its powerful and charismatic leader, Dwight York, who was hiding behind the name Imam Isa. Instead of the devotional refuge they’d imagined, the Community was a nightmare of controlled abuse and unspeakable secrets. Forty years later, Jamiyla was ready to excavate and understand a past buried in bad dreams, disturbing memories, and inexplicable rage.

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Why does true Christian transformation seem fleeting? And why does church often feel lonely, Christian community shallow, and leaders untrustworthy? For many Christians, the delight of encountering Christ eventually dwindles - and disappointment sets in. Is lasting joy possible? These are some of the questions Michel Hendricks has considered both in his experience as a spiritual formation pastor and in his lifetime as a Christian.

Are you a mom who deals with anxiety? Are you overwhelmed at the never ending to do list? Do you feel lonely in life? Do you wish you could find a good group of other Godly women to do life with? Maybe you run a small business and want to grow in Christian leadership. This podcast is for you! The every day, hardworking mom, in every season of life. We talk on the real life struggles that we all walk through. We keep it raw, real, knowing we have been redeemed through Jesus. We want you to know you aren’t alone in your struggles, in the overwhelming days of motherhood, in the unknown, the ...

Are you a mom who deals with anxiety? Are you overwhelmed at the never ending to do list? Do you feel lonely in life? Do you wish you could find a good group of other Godly women to do life with? Maybe you run a small business and want to grow in Christian leadership. This podcast is for you! The every day, hardworking mom, in every season of life. We talk on the real life struggles that we all walk through. We keep it raw, real, knowing we have been redeemed through Jesus. We want you to know you aren’t alone in your struggles, in the overwhelming days of motherhood, in the unknown, the ...

Our Men’s Ministry equips men to live the life Christ has called us to. We meet regularly for Bible study, community service, and relationship building. In a world that is attacking manhood, we celebrate it. We are unashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and are ambitious about serving Him in our homes, our jobs, our community, and our church.

The Women’s Study is a weekly gathering where Grove women, friends, and neighbors come together for teaching and continue in small groups where we share life, discuss our personal encounters with God in His Word, and pray.We study to know what God says, what He means, and how we can live for Him in all things. Our study method is simple and allows participants to delve as deeply as they wish during personal study.Whether you’re new to the Bible or you’ve been studying it for years, we hope you will join us as we study God’s Word together this year!

Welcome to the School of Wesleyan Studies podcast.

The expository preaching ministry of Kootenai Community Church by Pastors/Elders Jim Osman, Jess Whetsel, Dave Rich, and Cornel Rasor. This podcast feed contains the sermons preached during the midweek services at Kootenai Church. The Elders/Teachers of Kootenai Church exposit verse-by-verse through whole books of the Bible. These sermons can be found within their own podcast series by visiting the KCC Audio Archive.

Crossings exists to help people find and follow Jesus. This channel features Bible-based teachings from Northside Men's Bible Study intended to help you grow in your faith. Learn more at crossings.church.

A Bigger Table invites listeners to envision a church that is big enough for everyone, by holding up a mirror to the modern church and speaking clearly on issues at the heart of the Christian community: LGBT inclusion, gender equality, racial tensions, global concerns, and theological shifts. John Pavlovitz shares moving personal stories, his careful observations as a pastor, and his understanding of the ancient stories of Jesus to set the table for a new, positive, more loving conversation on these and other important matters of faith.

Come listen to Bible Studies researched, exegetically formed, and delivered by Pastor Brian McDaniel. A teacher of God's word who has had many years of service in God's Church.

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK The inspiring story of evangelicals in Cincinnati struggling to bridge racial divides in their own church, their community, and across the nation In 2016, even as Ohio helped deliver victory to presidential candidate Donald Trump, Cincinnati voters also passed a...

Reveals how faith traditions have always passed down tools for self-examination and debate, because all religious ideas—not just extremist ones—can cause harm, even as they also embody important moral teachings. Scripture’s abiding relevance can inspire great goodness, such as welcoming...

While the Jewish mainstream still argues about homosexuality, transgender and gender-variant people have emerged as a distinct Jewish population and as a new chorus of voices. Inspired and nurtured by the successes of the feminist and LGBT movements in the Jewish world, Jews who identify with the “T” now sit in the congregation, marry under the chuppah, and create Jewish families. Balancing on the Mechitza offers a multifaceted portrait of this increasingly visible community.

Fast cars. Fast and furious. Fast forward. Fast...church? The church is often idealized (or demonized) as the last bastion of a bygone era, dragging our feet as we're pulled into new moralities and new spiritualities. We guard our doctrine and our piety with great vigilance. But we often fail to notice how quickly we're capitulating, in the structures and practices of our churches, to a culture of unreflective speed, dehumanizing efficiency, and disintegrating isolationism.

Would you believe that 86 percent of LGBT people - from the proud marcher at the Pride Parade to the quiet, closeted teen - spent their childhood in church? More than half of them left those religious communities as adults; three out of four would be happy to come back. For decades now, we have found ourselves caught up in a culture war: us versus them. Good news: There is no them. Our culture war has been a civil war: us versus us. And there is a path toward meaningful peace.

*Entirely rewritten and rerecorded for a more focused and deeply personal study of the most-loved verse in the Bible—John 3:16. In this updated classic Bible study, bestselling author and pastor Max Lucado pulls back the curtain on his favorite Bible passage to move you to a profound awareness...

In True Inclusion, theologian and pastor Brandan Robertson shares how to move your church from mere welcome to radical embrace. Pointing to a clear biblical imperative for radical inclusivity in the sanctuary and in the public square, Robertson presents a paradigm-shifting vision of community, "where nothing is simple, nothing is easy, but everything is beautiful." Learn practical, step-by-step approaches to becoming deeply, robustly, and richly inclusive of all people regardless of race, gender identity, sexual orientation, political affiliation, and socioeconomic status.

Welcome to this course on hermeneutics. It will be our goal as we study together The Science and Art of Biblical Interpretation. We call it a “science” because there are certain rules to learn and apply. We call it an “art” because our practice of these rules and principles will become part of the skillset we use and develop over time to become better students and communicators of God’s Word.