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Denominations from evangelical to mainline continue to experience deep divisions over universal social issues. The underlying debate isn’t about a particular social issue, but instead it is about how we understand the nature of scripture and how we should interpret it. The world’s...

In searching for beauty's source, we encounter ultimate reality. In this new contribution to worldview thinking, Poythress shows how all creation reflects the Trinitarian God—and where philosophers go wrong.

Poythress uses multiple biblical perspectives to address the origin of humanity, the image of God, body and soul, the creational covenant, free agency, human sexuality, and other truths about humanity.

Join Kelly Shoup, as she addresses your top parenting concerns from her unique lens and offers wisdom, support, understanding and solutions so parents are fully equipped to handle ALL aspects of raising children in a peaceful and loving way. You'll quickly recognize, she gets it! She's a mother of 3, parenting expert, child behavior specialist and pediatric occupational therapist with over 20 years success helping families. https://www.kellykshoup.com/

Making Sense of Faith isn't your typical religious podcast. Join Adam Hamilton, bestselling author, speaker, and pastor, as he tackles life's biggest questions with intellectual depth and genuine compassion without asking you to check your brain at the door. Drawing from his experience as an author, speaker, and pastor with decades of conversations asking questions about faith, Adam explores faith that's both deeply rooted and forward-thinking. Here, doubt isn't the opposite of faith—it's part of the journey.

Making Sense of Ministry is the Youth Ministry and Children's Ministry podcast designed to guide you toward success. Why? Because we want young people to know the love God has for them. This podcast, presented by the Youth Ministry Institute, is hosted by Brian Lawson and Kirsten Knox. So whether you're full-time, part-time, or a volunteer in ministry, we're glad you are here!

Our lives are stories that are best understood in the context of the Larger Story of the Bible. Garth Oliver leads us through an exploration the key developments of this Story as it unfolds through the Old and New Testaments. In the lives of each of the major characters—people like Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, Jesus, the Disciples, and Paul—the Story is advanced. We will look at how the events of their lives build the Story, and move it toward its final resolution. Along the way, we will seek to understand the key issues of our own stories, the Life that is offered with its ...

Many Christians are questioning their place in the Anglican church having been blindsided by the last year in the C of E, and there aren't many places to make 'gospel sense' of these events. Join members of the Church of England Evangelical Council and guests, as each episode we'll unpack a key topic. We'll cover evangelism, mission, biblical education, issues of culture, power and abuse, tackling racism, orthodoxy, and other topics affecting the Church of England in our cultural moment. If you want to stay informed on current issues affecting evangelicals, think biblically around key issues ...

Dr. Juli Slattery sits down with guests over coffee and you get to join them. We have honest conversations about sex, marriage, intimacy, singleness, and God's design for sexuality. Java with Juli is an outreach of Authentic Intimacy.

In the wake of two foiled assassination attempts while Donald Trump was campaigning for President, many of his supporters claimed Trump's survival was an act of Divine intervention, and a sign that Trump was favored by God. In his victory speech, Trump alluded to this. But his survival prompts other questions: Why did God spare Trump, but not the retiree sitting behind him? Why couldn't God have spared everyone that day? And if God is truly omnipotent, why do so many children die in gun violence every year?

The God of the Bible is emotional. Many Christians don't want to associate emotions with God. Emotions feel irrational, and the idea of God experiencing hate, anger, and jealousy can be confusing and problematic. And yet the Bible is full of stories where God expresses deep emotion. Christians are often left wondering how to reconcile the tension of an all-powerful God expressing seemingly uncontrollable feelings. If God is hateful and angry at humanity, is he a God worth believing in?