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#163 Theology of worship, church and unity

Do you have to go to church to be a Christian? What should our theology of worship be? How do we know we are in the ‘correct’ denomination? Tom Wright answers these and more questions from listeners about Christian unity. An archive show first broa…

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RAR #224: Cozy Couch Nature Study

Today, I’m sharing a conversation with my friend and colleague, Cindy West. Cindy teaches at No Sweat Nature Study, a homeschool nature study program that takes the guesswork out of nature study by teaching your kids directly. Cindy is also the host of the No Sweat Nature Study podcast, which features short episodes about nature….

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CNLP 561 | Andy Wood and Stacie Wood on Following Rick Warren, The Detailed Breakdown on How the Saddleback Succession Happened, How to Navigate the Grief and Promise of Transition, and Being Kicked out of the SBC

Andy Wood did what many people thought (in his own words) “only an idiot might do”—become the pastor who follows Rick Warren. Andy breaks down the details of how the surprising call to Saddleback happened, exactly what they did during the…

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Loving God For All He Is | Francis Chan

When you pray, how do you address God? Do you really take the time to let who He is to you sink into the core of your being? In today’s episode, Francis walks us through meditating on what it means to really approach God as our Creator, our Father, and our Bridegroom. In this message, there…

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Women, Pagans, and Pharisees

In the burial of Jesus, we see three classes of people who are brought together by the death of Jesus.
There is the Roman centurion, who is a pagan. There are the women who stay with Jesus all through this time. And there’s Joseph of Arimathea, who i…

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Ep. 99: No Fuss Ideas for a Christ-Centered Easter

A few years into her mothering, Jamie decided that she wanted to put more emphasis on Easter in her home. It bothered her that Christmas–the day set aside to remember the birth of Christ–had become an entire season of celebration and yet Easter–the day honoring His ultimate sacrifice on the cross and His miraculous resurrection…

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CNLP 560 | Erwin McManus on Why the Future Belongs to Communicators, The Seven Frequencies of Communication, The Dawn of Fast Learning and What it Means for Communicators

Erwin McManus returns to the podcast to discuss why the future belongs to communicators, the seven frequencies of communication, the dawn of fast learning and what that means for communicators and preachers.   

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#98 Alister McGrath: The imaginative world of Narnia

In the twelfth episode of our series focussing on McGrath’s book, CS Lewis: A Life, we look at the character of Aslan and unpack some of the classical ideas, philosophy and theology expressed within the Narnia Chronicles. We also explore whether an…

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The Death of Jesus

At the actual moment of Jesus’ death, an inexplicable, mysterious darkness comes down. From noon to 3:00 PM, it was absolutely dark.
This is an inexplicable darkness. A solar eclipse does not create absolute darkness for more than a few minutes. Besi…

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EP 235 How to Keep Going When Following Your Purpose is Hard

So often God calls us to go to places we don’t want to go and do things we might not be inclined to do. In this episode, Christine Caine reminds us that just because something is hard or inconvenient doesn’t mean it’s bad or isn’t from…

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