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We expect evil to appear in obvious forms: malice, cruelty, and contempt. We also expect to find villains at the helm of evil movements and organizations, leaders with dark impulses and motivations. But all too often, malevolence is more subtle, hiding behind our own best intentions. In The...

This collection of Buechner’s many sermons delivered throughout his lifetime is organized chronologically to reveal the development of his theology and thinking. Culled from great works such as The Magnificent Defeat, The Clown in the Belfry, A Room Called Remember, The Hungering Dark, and The...

Stand Firm in Dark Waters is a Christian podcast focused on faith, apologetics, and spiritual warfare in an age of confusion and cultural storms.In a world where truth is contested and belief is often challenged, this podcast equips believers to stand firm in the light of God—anchored in Scripture and grounded in reason. At the same time, it warmly invites those who are unsure about their belief in God, wrestling with doubt, or genuinely seeking to understand the Christian faith to listen and engage.Each episode addresses truth, doubt, and spiritual warfare with clarity and conviction, ...

A story of love and grief. ‘I became a widower and a father on the same day’ says Joseph Luzzi. His book tells how Dante’s ‘The Divine Comedy’ helped him to endure his grief, raise their infant daughter, and rediscover love. Where do we turn when we lose everything? In 2007, Joseph...

Sometimes the most valuable treasures are found in the darkest of times. In fact, it's often in the very heart of our deepest pain and struggle that God chooses to reveal his most precious gifts. Let Katherine Wolf lead you in finding the hope God has for you in your most painful places. In our...

Frederick Buechner has long been a kindred spirit to those who find elements of doubt as constant companions on their journey of faith. He is a passionate writer and preacher who can alter lives with a simple phrase. Reflecting Buechner's exquisite gift for storytelling and his compassionate pastor's heart, Secrets in the Dark will inspire laughter, hope, and bring great solace. Start listening and rediscover what it means to be thoughtful about faith.  

What do we do with the disruption, disorientation, and devastation of loss? How do we survive unpredictable grief, ongoing suffering, and the questions about God that happen in the dark nights of our lives? In What We Find in the Dark, author and pastor Aubrey Sampson writes through the illness and death of her best friend, offering raw, real, and fought-for spiritual wisdom and practical insights for loss, grief, and doubt. What We Find in the Dark not only helps us locate ourselves on the journey of loss but gives honesty, hope, and direction for what’s ahead.

The time after Good Friday but before Easter Sunday is one of the most overlooked portions of the Bible. We tend to rush ahead to the empty tomb seeking to find the resurrected Lord, but our lives don't come equipped with a fast-forward button. We all face seasons of waiting where we long for a new or better future.

Conversations in the Dark is a human and holy podcast created for real people navigating real faith in the real world. Rooted in Matthew 10:27, this space brings into light what we learn in the dark: those quiet, confusing, and sacred moments we rarely talk about out loud.Here, we get honest about what it means to live for God beyond the church pews and quiet times. Through real stories, vulnerable conversations, and faith-filled reflections, we explore the messy, beautiful tension of being both holy and human.Whether you’re confident in your walk with Christ or questioning everything, this ...

Ginny Owens introduces the listener to powerful ways of drawing closer to God and how the elements of music, prayer, and lament offer rich, vibrant, and joyful communion with him, especially on the darkest days. Ginny has gained a unique life perspective, as she has lived without sight since age three. She brings rich, biblical teaching that will encourage listeners and compel them to dig deep into the beautiful songs, prayers, and poetry of Scripture - the same words through which the people of the Bible flourished in impossible circumstances.

Our historians today often only emphasize negative interactions between the races, and dismally fail to relay a COMPLETE HISTORY, which tells of how the noble ones of all races protected and helped one another in our country. From the inspiring examples of parents, grandparents, and ancestors, Debra undoubtedly drew strength. Many of their stories are in the opening chapters of the book. The narrative continues through the turbulent 1960s and 1970s.

New York Times Bestseller From the New York Times bestselling author of An Altar in the World, Barbara Brown Taylor’s Learning to Walk in the Dark provides a way to find spirituality in those times when we don’t have all the answers. Taylor has become increasingly uncomfortable with our...

At the age of 15, Jennifer Rothschild confronted two unshakable realities: Blindness is inevitable...and God is enough. Now this popular author, speaker, and recording artist offers poignant lessons that illuminate a path to freedom and fulfillment. With warmth, humor, and insight, Jennifer shares the guiding principles she walks by - and shows you how to walk forward by faith into God's marvelous light.

Christians are supposed to be “the light of the world.” Yet we seem to spend most of our time stumbling in the dark. We want answers carved in stone, and instead we get uncertainty. We want a clearly marked path and a panoramic view of the future, and God gives us only fleeting glimpses of what lies ahead—and just enough light to take the next step.

Life’s painful trials can bring shame about our inadequate and broken faith. There is relief in hearing the expressions of desperation in the psalmist’s voice. He didn’t experience this life perfected, and we don’t either. But the psalmist was loved. So are we. God was so kind to give us the Psalms. To walk through darkened days is part of the human experience. To walk through them with faith, comfort, strength, joy, and hope is part of the divine experience.

Can God be good when life is not? Rediscover faith in the character, power, and presence of God. Even in the questions. Even in the hurt. "I want to believe, I want to have hope, but . . ." Pastor and bestselling author Craig Groeschel hears these words often and has asked them himself. We want...

Many have been asking for this podcast for quite some time. Truth in the Dark is dedicated to sharing God’s truth in clear, straightforward language amidst a world filled with misinformation, confusion, and darkness. America is facing an identity crisis—divided and uncertain of her direction. The greatest nation on earth has drifted from the objective truth that once empowered her people to self-govern. As America continues to stray from the truth found in God’s Word, she invites increasing confusion and darkness. This podcast exists to be a lighthouse for those seeking truth... in the ...

What happens when you're in the dark and God is silent?When grief doesn’t lift, healing doesn’t come, and you’re left holding pieces of a life you didn’t choose?A Voice in the Dark is a minimalist, honest podcast about faith in the night. Through personal stories and reflections of loss, betrayal, adoption, silence, and survival, each episode offers quiet reflection rooted in Scripture and a flicker of hope for anyone walking through their own dark night with a gentle reminder: You are not alone in the dark.

Poetry, essays, biblical readings and thoughts.

Unedited, unfiltered, un-source-material-in-front-of-him, Pat Mason talking about God and Catholicism while driving home from work.