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Discern — 317 episodes

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Jesus and the Gentile Woman: Throwing the Children’s Bread to the Dogs?

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Do You Need a Digital Detox?

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Lost in Translation: What’s Happening Under the Hood of Your Bible?

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Church: Much More Than Words

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The Gender Divide: Marriage Under Attack

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What Does It Mean to Call God “Father”?

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Will NATO Survive?

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A Biblical Cure for Social Anxiety

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Jesus Exposes the Danger of Man-Made Traditions

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Sports Gambling: The Bondage Behind the Glitz

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What Does the Biblical Zion Mean to Us?

12

The Day I Met My Own Worst Enemy

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The Comparison Trap: Why We Fall In—and How to Get Out

14

From Seed to Harvest: Lessons on Spiritual Growth

15

The Epitome of Love

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Breaking the Chains of Sin: Striking the First Blow

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Why You Shouldn’t Smoke Marijuana—Even If It’s Legal

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Jesus’ Surprising Approach to Evangelism

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Telling the Truth in a World Full of Lies

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Teaching Children to Stand Up for God Without Putting Others Down

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Lessons From the Rise and Demise of King Solomon

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The Art of Dying Well

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New Alliances Against American Dominance

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The Writing Is on the Wall Today

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Jesus Walks on Water

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Two Towels and a $10 Bill

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Choose Carefully: The Power of Faith-Filled Friendships

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Standing in the Gap

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Is God Calling You?

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Is Christian Disobedience Ever Justified?

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Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem

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Where Are We Now in Bible Prophecy?

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Jesus Feeds the 5,000

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Biblical Health Laws: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Wellness

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The Masculinity Crisis: What Are We Building and Who Are We Serving?

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Are You Wandering?

37

An Ancient Remedy for Isolation and Loneliness

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A New Pope and the Enduring Power of the Papacy

39

India and Pakistan: A Prelude to the Brink?

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Four Modern-Day Lessons From Ancient Israel

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Jesus Rejected in Nazareth

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Let This Mind Be in You

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Learning From the Parable of the Rich Fool

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Is Every Day the Sabbath?

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Grandparenting Challenge: Finding Opportunities to Influence Grandchildren

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Fumbling Through Parenthood: What Becoming a Dad Has Taught Me About God

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Are We at the Point of No Return?

48

The Disappearing Family

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Jesus Casts Out Demons

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Budget Your Time for Spiritual Growth

51

Artificial Intimacy: Why AI Will Never Satisfy Our Deepest Needs

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A Biblical Approach to Happiness

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Why I’m Not Panicking About Getting Old

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Germany Rearming: A Historic and Prophetic Turning Point?

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The Holy Days They Changed but Couldn’t Kill

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How an Emperor Corrupted Christianity

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The Sacrifice of Jesus Christ—You Don’t Need It, Unless . . .

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Jesus and Passover: How Did Passover Change Under the New Covenant?

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How Long Was Jesus in the Tomb?

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Become All Things to All Men

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Jesus Calms the Storm

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Caring for God’s Creation

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Drowning in Debt

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Five Myths About Grace

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A Sinful Woman Washes Jesus’ Feet

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A Kingdom Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand

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Relationship Expectations

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Trusting God in Times of Uncertainty

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The Donkeys Were Never the Point

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Never Give In!

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An Open Letter to the President-Elect

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Why War?

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Jesus Raises the Dead: The Widow’s Son and Jairus’ Daughter

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Freedoms Canceled

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Is Purgatory Biblical?

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How to Know the Real Jesus

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Lessons From 204 Years of Marriage

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Why Pray?

79

What Does the Bible Say About “My Truth”?

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Five Things You Need to Know About the Middle East

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Who Would Jesus Vote For?

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Jesus and the Roman Centurion

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What Does the Bible Say About Persecution?

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How the Kingdom Should Change Our Lives Now

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What Is the Fate of Those Who Died in Pompeii?

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A Biblical Perspective on Caregiving

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A Green Sabbath—or God’s Sabbath?

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The Kingdom of God: Fallacies vs. Facts

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Jesus Preaches the Sermon on the Mount

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Deception Detection: 3 Questions to Ask

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Middle East Justice?

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The Family That Plays Together

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The Family That Prays Together

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Lessons From the First Lie

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Does the Bible Make You Uncomfortable?

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Truth Is Fallen in the Street

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How Did Jesus Pray?

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What Can the Righteous Do as the Foundations of Society Are Destroyed?

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Should We Worry About Growing World Debt?

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Olympic Legends: The Boys in the Boat

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The Significance of Pentecost and the Book of Joel

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Developing Christian Character

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4 Pitfalls of Interpreting Prophecy

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Clinging to the Anchor of Hope

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Jesus Heals on the Sabbath: What Can We Learn?

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How to Prove All Things

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Words to Live By?

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What Must I Do to Be Saved?

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5 Ways to Live Like Jesus in the Modern World

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What Does the Resurrection of Jesus Teach Us?

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Space: The Final Frontier . . . for War

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“I Am the Bread of Life”

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Episode 205: Did Jesus Keep the Sabbath Day?

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Episode 204: How to Correct Others Without Burning Your Bridges

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Episode 203: America: Exporting Radical Social Ideologies to the World

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Episode 202: Is the Law of Attraction Biblical?

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Episode 201: The Greatest Mystery of the Bible

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Episode 200: Are Aliens Real?

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Episode 199: Three Rational Proofs God Exists

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Episode 198: Why We Need Spiritual Discernment Now More Than Ever

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Episode 197: What Can We Learn From Jesus’ Early Healings?

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Episode 196: How to Confess Your Sins to One Another

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Episode 195: When Archaeology Illustrates Scripture

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Episode 194: Does It Matter That Christmas Is Pagan?

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Episode 193: How to Stop Doomscrolling

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Episode 192: Can a Blended Family Be Blessed?

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Episode 191: Peace on Earth—Really?

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Episode 190: How Repentance Will Change the World

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Episode 189: What Was Jesus’ Mission and Purpose?

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Episode 188: Legacy of Older Christians

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Episode 187: Ruling With an Iron Fist vs. Ruling With a Rod of Iron

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Episode 186: Divine Protection in a Chaotic World

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Episode 185: How Close Are We to Transhumanism?

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Episode 184: Becoming Sons and Daughters of God

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Episode 183: God Is Not the Author of Confusion

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Episode 182: Announcing Five Tools for Spiritual Growth

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Episode 181: Jesus and the Samaritan Woman at the Well

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Episode 180: How Can a Loving God Kill People?

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Episode 179: Can China Be a Peacemaker in the Middle East?

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Episode 178: Reality at Risk: The Dark Side of Artificial Intelligence

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Episode 177: Is Karma in the Bible?

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Episode 176: The Proverbs 31 Wife—and Husband

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Episode 175: Was the United States of America Blessed in Its Geography?

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Episode 174: Is Space the Final Frontier?

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Episode 173: Jesus the Teacher: How Did Jesus Teach?

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Episode 172: The Danger of Cut-and-Paste Christianity

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Episode 171: What King Charles’ Coronation Teaches Us About God’s Promises

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Episode 170: What Is Man?

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Episode 169: What Does the Bible Say About Quiet Quitting?

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Episode 168: How Long, O Lord?

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Episode 167: 3 Lessons in Courage From the Apostles

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Episode 166: “Let No One Despise Your Youth”: Six Elements of Earning Respect

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Episode 165: Repentance: Being Cut to the Heart

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Episode 164: The Purpose of Creation

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Episode 163: Present Your Bodies a Living Sacrifice

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Episode 162: Jesus’ First Miracle: Water Into Wine

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Episode 161: Why Christians Can’t Love the World

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Episode 160: The End of History?

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Episode 159: Coping With Life Changes and Transitions

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Episode 158: Faith and Faithfulness in the Bible

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Episode 157: 3 Principles for Family Financial Planning in Uncertain Times

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Episode 156: Why Did God Create Us?

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Episode 155: The Sabbath Was Made for Man

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Episode 154: We Didn’t Celebrate Christmas Last Year. Here’s Why

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Episode 153: Jesus Calls His Disciples

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Episode 152: Count the Cost

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Episode 151: Understanding the Power of Words

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Episode 150: Be Ready Always to Give an Answer

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Episode 149: Today’s Crisis of Leadership

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Episode 148: Three Reasons to Believe in God

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Episode 147: Jesus’ Temptation in the Wilderness: What Can It Teach Us?

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Episode 146: The Role of God’s Spirit Before Baptism

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Episode 145: The Global Food Crisis

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Episode 144: As Iron Sharpens Iron

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Episode 143: “Help My Unbelief”

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Episode 142: Are We in the Last Days?

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Episode 141: The Kingdom, the Power and the Glory

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Episode 140: The Millennial Reign of Christ

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Episode 139: Why Was Jesus Tempted in the Wilderness?

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Episode 138: How to Prepare for the End Times

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Episode 137: How to Guide Your Children Through a World You Don’t Understand

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Episode 136: What Does the Bible Say About the Second and Third Resurrections?

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Episode 135: How Our Personality Type Affects Our Christianity

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Episode 134: When Life Gets Tough

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Episode 133: Forgiving Someone Who Hurt You

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Episode 132: The Man of Sin and the Mark of the Beast

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Episode 131: The Powerful Life and Example of John the Baptist

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Episode 130: From Pentecost to . . . Pentecostalism?

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Episode 129: Why Celebrate Pentecost?

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Episode 128: Inflation, Economic Instability and Bible Prophecy

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Episode 127: Why Are Dads Important?

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Episode 126: The Importance of Mothers

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Episode 125: When God Is Silent

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Episode 124: Positive Parenting

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Episode 123: What Can We Learn About Jesus as a Young Man?

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Episode 122: Is the EU a Superpower?

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Episode 121: “You of Little Faith”

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Episode 120: Life and Death Are in the Power of the Tongue

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Episode 119: Miracle Stories

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Episode 118: Egypt: A Story of Transformation

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Episode 117: Quit Picking Stupid Fights (and Start Showing Love Instead)

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Episode 116: Should Christians Celebrate Passover?

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Episode 115: What Can We Learn From Jesus’ Childhood?

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Episode 114: Celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s 70-Year Reign

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Episode 113: What Does the Bible Say About Money?

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Episode 112: Things That Never Change

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Episode 111: Characteristics of Mary, Mother of Jesus

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Episode 110: The Problem With Abortion Is Bigger Than Abortion

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Episode 109: How Much Pagan Is Too Pagan?

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Episode 108: What Can We Learn From Jesus’ Birth and Earliest Years?

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Episode 107: Foibles, Fallibility and Humility

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Episode 106: America’s Decline

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Episode 105: Modern Marriage Lessons From Abraham and Sarah

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Episode 104: “In Everything Give Thanks” (Really?)

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Episode 103: "All Things Work Together for Good" (Really)

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Episode 102: End-Time World Problems: How Will They Be Solved?

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Episode 101: Dangers of Artificial Intelligence

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Episode 100: Walk as He Walked

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Episode 99: Things Are Looking Up

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Episode 98: The Art of Giving

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Episode 97: “I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life”

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Episode 96: Three Ways the World Has Changed Since Sept. 11, 2001

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Episode 95: Dante’s Un-Divine Comedy

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Episode 94: What Should Christians Do About Injustice?

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Episode 93: Justice for All: How Will It Come?

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Episode 92: What Is the Real Meaning of the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus?

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Episode 91: The Inescapable Power of Influence

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Episode 90: Trade Dispute Turns Into a Diplomatic Brawl

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Episode 89: Family Influence How to Provide Sound Family Leadership

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Episode 88: Live Long and Prosper

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Episode 87: Is Your Faith Misplaced?

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Episode 86: Is Back to Normal Good?

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Episode 85: A World Adrift With No Moral Compass

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Episode 84: How to Stop Phone Addiction

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Episode 83: Never Give Up

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Episode 82: On What Rock Did Christ Build His Church?

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Episode 81: Lessons From the Parable of the 10 Virgins

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Episode 80: The Love of the Truth

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Episode 79: Before You Can Have True Repentance

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Episode 78: The Story of Cain and Abel

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Episode 77: What Is the Purpose of the Church?

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Episode 76: What Did Jesus Say About Money?

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Episode 76: “Examine Yourselves”: What Does It Mean to Be Disqualified?

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Episode 75: Abraham Accords

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Episode 75: The Sinner’s Prayer

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Episode 74: “Not Willing That Any Should Perish”

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Episode 73: Citizens of Heaven Under Governments of Men—Three Principles to Live By

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Episode 72: What Christians Need to Understand About Mental Health

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Episode 71: How to Read the Bible

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Episode 70: The Sermon Within the Olivet Prophecy

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Episode 69: 3 Valuable Ways Elderly Christians Can Serve Their Congregations

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Episode 68: Praying for Leaders

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Episode 67: How to Honor God

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Episode 66: The Camera Always Lies

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Episode 65: Pursuing Peace: UN 75th Anniversary Assessment

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Episode 64: What Are You Passionate About?

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Episode 63: How to Overcome Fear

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Episode 62: What Happens After Jesus Returns?

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Episode 61: What It Really Means to Pray, “Thy Will Be Done”

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Episode 60: The Future of Christianity in Europe

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Episode 59: 5 Ways to Refresh Yourself When You Don’t Have Time

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Episode 58: God’s Sabbath Rest: A Day of Refreshing

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Episode 57: What Can We Learn From Daniel’s Passionate Prayer?

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Episode 56: Giving the Benefit of the Doubt

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Episode 55: Seven Keys to Coping With the Trials and Tribulations of Life

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Episode 54: Historical Background of the New Testament Resources

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Episode 53: Combating Confusion About Jesus’ Second Coming

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Episode 52: What Does It Mean to Turn the Other Cheek?

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Episode 51: Are You a Christian or a Disciple?

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Episode 50: Will There Be Another World War?

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Episode 49: What Is the Meaning of the Seventh Trumpet?

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Episode 48: 7 Ways to Stay Positive When Life Disappoints

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Episode 47: Prejudice: Why It Exists and How It Will End

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Episode 46: How Will Christians Be Protected From the Great Tribulation?

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Episode 44: Debriefing: Preparing for a Spiritual Crisis

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Episode 43: Finding Peace of Mind

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Episode 42: How Has the Coronavirus Changed You?

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Episode 41: Today’s Most Common Parenting Fails (and How to Avoid Them)

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Episode 40: All of a Sudden: A Lesson About Coronavirus and Prophecy

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Episode 39: This Gospel Will Be Preached

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Episode 38: 6 Biblical Ways to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable

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Episode 37: How to Help a Suicidal Friend

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Episode 36: Is Your Name in the Book of Life?

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Episode 35: Is Coronavirus an End-Time Plague?

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Episode 33:Bring Every Thought Into Captivity

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Episode 32: Is Easter Pagan?

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Episode 31: The New Age Movement

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Episode 30: Were You Born With Original Sin?

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Episode 29: 7 Keys for Developing Spiritual Discernment

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Episode 28:“Eli, Eli, Lama Sabachthani?”

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Episode 27: Lawlessness Will Abound

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Episode 26: Three Ways to Learn From Mistakes

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Episode 25: On the Brink of War in the Middle East

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Episode 24: How Darwin’s Theory of Evolution Changed the World

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Episode 23: God’s Words of Wisdom for You

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Episode 22: 7 Keys for Developing Spiritual Discernment

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Episode 21: How to Heal a Broken Heart

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Episode 20: Judge With Righteous Judgment

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Episode 19: The Power of Hope

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Episode 18: The Rise of Counterfeit Christianity

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Episode 17: The Incarnation - How Christmas Hides Its Meaning

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Episode 16: A Christian’s Guide to Fighting FOMO

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Episode 15: The Abyss of Moral Relativism

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Episode 14: Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

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Episode 13: China and Russia Forming an Alliance in the East

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Episode 12: Surviving This Age of Anxiety

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Episode 11: Surprising Truths From the Olivet Prophecy

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Episode 10: Owning Your Calling

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Episode 9: Who Will Rule the Waves

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Episode 8: You Need Some Good News

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Episode 7: Sigmund Freud’s Impact on Society

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Episode 6: Learning to Live Again

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Episode 5: Weapons of Mass Distraction

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Episode 4: Is God Real?

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Episode 3: Why the Decline of Christianity?

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Episode 2: God’s Anger Questionnaire (Learning the Difference Between Righteous and Unrighteous Anger)

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