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CNLP 700 | 2025 Church Trends: Gen Z Is In Revival and Retreat At the Same Time, Evangelism is on Life Support, and More

Carey Nieuwhof shares the top 5 church trends leaders need to pay attention to in 2025. Carey discusses how Gen Z is in both revival and retreat, evangelism is on life support, church closures are outpacing church plants 3-1, the rise of the…

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Setting a New Rhythm for Your Family

Over time, every family can fall into a rut. We lose track of all of the things we said we would do with our kids. But it’s never too late to start! Chris and Jenni Graebe give practical advice and heart-felt stories about their own journey establishing rhythms with their five children. They examine how…

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Christ: The Final Word

If God is so committed to our joy and our glory, if he loves us so much, why is our life so hard?  That’s what the book of Hebrews is about and the answer, in a nutshell, is life is a journey. It’s a journey from weariness into rest. It’s a journey from alienation into…

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Best of 2024: Laughing and Loving Small Town Living

Clean comedian Jeremy Nunes pokes fun at his “freakish height” (he’s 6’6”), becoming a small-town mayor by accident, and the joys of being with his extended family in rural Illinois. He also riffs on marriage, parenting, and shares a heartfelt story about the power of prayer. Listeners have spoken! Jim Daly and John Fuller are…

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7 Ways to Transform the Heart of Your Family

This is one of our most foundational and transparent episodes. We took the 7 things that have transformed the heart of our family the last number of years and expounded on each of them in a detailed way to help you understand the “why” behind these…

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CNLP 699 | Zach Zehnder on What’s Wrong in Current Discipleship, Planting a Church In a Mainline Denomination, and How to Know When It’s Time to Leave

What’s wrong with the current approach to discipleship? Lutheran pastor and author Zach Zehnder talks about what’s wrong with the current approach to discipleship and what it’s like to plant a church in a mainline denomination. Plus, Carey and Zach…

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Best of 2024: Evidence for the Existence of God (Part 2 of 2)

Lee Strobel offers a better glimpse of the God of heaven—the Creator of the universe and the Lover of our souls. He shares some amazing stories of near-death experiences that highlight an understanding of who God is and His unconditional love for all people…including you! You’ll hear how evidence supports the concept of life after…

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The Simple, Powerful Truth of Christmas | Francis Chan

Have you ever stopped to think about what it means that God wants to be with us? In the busyness of life, especially at Christmas, we can easily forget the simple, powerful truth that God is rich in mercy and desires to dwell with us. Francis Chan shares the incredible reality that the Creator of…

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A Christian’s Weeping

Psalm 126 has always helped me. It has never filled my soul with glory. It has always made me quiet and reflective. Because it’s a perfect overview of the emotional life that the life of faith brings. You’re going to weep. In this world, you will weep. But how are you weeping? What are you…

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EP 327 How to Have More Joy in a New Year

In this episode, Christine Caine will equip you with biblical insights to help you flourish and live a blessed life. Jesus came so that we might have life—and life more abundant—allowing us to carry joy and peace even through difficult…

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