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Discern — 324 episodes

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Boldly Going Where One Man Has Gone Before

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Jesus Heals the Deaf and Blind

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“O Chatbot, Answer Us”: When AI Becomes an Idol

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“They Will Turn Their Ears Away From the Truth”

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The “Trial” of Blessings

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The Fall of Empires: Will We Learn the Lessons?

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Declaration of Independence—From God?

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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?

10

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

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Church: Much More Than Words

12

The Gender Divide: Marriage Under Attack

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What Does It Mean to Call God “Father”?

14

Will NATO Survive?

15

A Biblical Cure for Social Anxiety

16

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?

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The Day I Met My Own Worst Enemy

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

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From Seed to Harvest: Lessons on Spiritual Growth

22

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

33

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?

37

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?

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An Ancient Remedy for Isolation and Loneliness

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A New Pope and the Enduring Power of the Papacy

46

India and Pakistan: A Prelude to the Brink?

47

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?

52

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?

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The Disappearing Family

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Jesus Casts Out Demons

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Budget Your Time for Spiritual Growth

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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

76

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?

80

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?

86

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?

89

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?

103

Truth Is Fallen in the Street

104

How Did Jesus Pray?

105

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

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Should We Worry About Growing World Debt?

107

Olympic Legends: The Boys in the Boat

108

The Significance of Pentecost and the Book of Joel

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Developing Christian Character

110

4 Pitfalls of Interpreting Prophecy

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Clinging to the Anchor of Hope

112

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

284

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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Episode 1: 10 Questions You Should Ask Before You Get Married