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Aging Wisely in an Anti-Aging World (Jen Wilkin)

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The Most Common Lies Tempting Believers Today (Aaron Graham)

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Discipleship According to Matthew’s Gospel (Jonathan Pennington)

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Preaching the Gospel & Raising Up Preachers (Matt Shantz & Mike Neglia)

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ANY AND EVERY (Emilie & Brian McCormack)

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Good News at Rock Bottom (Ray Ortlund)

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The 100th Episode!

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Episode 99. The Evangelistic Church (J.A. Medders)

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Episode 98. Disability and the Church (Cameron Horner)

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Episode 97. The Air We Breathe (Glen Scrivener)

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Episode 96. The Overcomers (Matt Chandler)

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Episode 95. Can I Say That? (Brenna Blain)

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Episode 94. Analog Faith In A Digital Age (Jay Kim)

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Episode 93. Q+A 4.0

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Episode 92. The Beauty & Brokenness of the Local Church (Scott Thomas)

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Episode 91. The Great Dechurching (Jim Davis)

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Episode 90. The One About Gender (Abigail Favale)

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Episode 89. Eucharismatic Worship (Andrew Wilson)

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Episode 88. Habits of Grace (David Mathis)

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Episode 87. Revelation: The (Other) Christmas Story

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Episode 86. Don’t Follow Your Heart (Thaddeus Williams)

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Episode 85. (The) Toxic (War On) Masculinity (Nancy Pearcey)

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Episode 84. Are You A (gasp!) Evangelical?

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Episode 83. Family: A Team On Mission (Jeff & Alyssa Bethke)

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Episode 82. A Deep Thought: Making Sense of Bears Mauling Boys

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Episode 81. A Deep Thought: Jesus Treasures You

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Episode 80. Q+A 3.0

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Episode 79. A Deep Thought: 6 Excuses That Keep Us From Mission

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Episode 78. Persecuted Christians & How To Help (Jared Vander Meulen)

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Episode 77. Beautiful Union: God’s Vision For Sex (Joshua Ryan Butler)

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Episode 76. Myths About Singleness (Sam Allberry)

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Episode 75. Satan, Demons, & Spiritual Warfare (Gerry Breshears)

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Episode 74. Mental Health & The Church (with Helen Thorne)

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Episode 73. A Deep Thought: Faith & Politics

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Episode 72. Faith & Politics (with Chuck Strahl)

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Episode 71. Art Through the Eyes of Faith (with Russ Ramsey)

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Episode 70. The Good & Evil of Christian History (with John Dickson)

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Episode 69. The Unwavering Pastor (w/ Jonathan Dodson)

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Episode 68. A Deep Thought: Christianity & the Isms

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Episode 67. A Deep Thought: Making Sense of the Israelite Conquest

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Episode 66 Standing In The Gap For Our Young People (with Heather Thompson Day)

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Episode 65. Q&A 2.0.

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Episode 64. The Grace of Lament (with Mark Vroegop)

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Episode 63. You Are Not Your Own (with O. Alan Noble)

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Episode 62. Presenting the Christian Worldview (with Raphael Samuel)

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Episode 61. A Deep Thought: Grief & The Gospel

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Episode 60. The One With The Book-Writing, Home-Schooling Moms (with Sheri Hiebert & Cecily Dickey)

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Episode 59. It’s 2022. Now What?!

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Episode 58. A Deep Thought: The One About Christmas

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Episode 57. Gospel-Driven Ministry (with Jared C. Wilson)

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Episode 56. The Intentional Father (with Jon Tyson)

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Episode 55. A Deep Thought: How Is Marriage A Picture of the Gospel?

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Episode 54. Pursuing Right Relationship (with Chief Andrew Victor & John Johnstone)

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Episode 53. A Deep Thought: Making Sense of Old Testament Law

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Episode 52. Training Pastors in Hard Places (with Jorge Salazar)

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Episode 51. The Deeply Formed Life (with Rich Villodas)

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Celebrating 50 Episodes!

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Episode 49. A Deep Thought: Sharing Jesus With Others

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Episode 48. Gospelbound (with Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra)

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Episode 47. A Deep Thought: Faith & Work

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Episode 46. Born Again This Way (with Rachel Gilson)

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Episode 45. Winsome Conviction (with Tim Muehlhoff & Rick Langer)

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Episode 44. How To Question Your Faith Without Losing It (with AJ Swoboda)

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Bonus Episode (43). Racism & The Great Commission

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Episode 42. The Right Hills To Die On (with Gavin Ortlund)

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Episode 41. A Deep Thought: Studying The Bible

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Episode 40. The One About Deacons (with Matt Smethurst)

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Episode 39. The Songs Of A Generation (with Martin Smith)

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Episode 38. A Deep Thought: If Jesus Rose It Changes Everything

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Episode 37. Deep Discipleship (with J.T. English)

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Episode 36. Confronting Injustice Without Compromising Truth (with Thaddeus Williams)

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Episode 35. A Deep Thought: Solving Our 3 Universal Problems

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Episode 34. Confronting Christianity (with Rebecca McLaughlin)

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Episode 33. A Deep Thought: The Inclusive Exclusivity of Christ

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Episode 32. “Porn: Deadliness Of It, Grace For It, Recovery From It” (with Dave Currie)

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Episode 31. “Living A Tech-Wise Life” (with Andy Crouch)

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Season 4. Episode 6. “Strategic Compassion” (with Barry Slauenwhite)

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Season 4. Episode 5. “The One About Liturgy” (with Pat Sczebel)

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Season 4. Episode 4. “Progressive Christianity…Another Gospel?” (with Alisa Childers)

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Season 4. Episode 3. “Gospel Counseling” (with Jason Kovacs)

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Season 4. Episode 2. “Feeding Your Soul In A Post-Truth World” (with Brett McCracken)

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Season 4. Episode 1. “Planting + Replanting Churches” (with Norm Funk)

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Bonus. “When Is It Okay To Disobey The Government?”

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Season 3. Episode 7. “Deconstruction & Reconstruction” (with Graham Watt)

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Season 3. Episode 6. “Recovering From Biblical Manhood & Womanhood” (with Aimee Byrd)

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Season 3. Episode 5. “Adoption + Foster Care (Pt2)” (with Marie Baars)

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Season 3. Episode 4. “Adoption + Foster Care (Pt1)” (with Jason Kovacs)

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Season 3. Episode 3. “Christians & Conspiracy Theories” (with Joe Carter)

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Season 3. Episode 2. “Getting Excited About Self-Control” (with Drew Dyck)

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Season 3. Episode 1. “Leveling the Church” (with Micah Fries)

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Season 2. Episode 8. “Love Thy Body" (with Nancy Pearcey)

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Season 2. Episode 7. “The One About Depression" (with Jeff Bucknam)

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Season 2. Episode 6. “Pastor’s Wife Life"

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Season 2. Episode 5. “Living As Compelling Christian Witness" (with Scott Sauls)

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Season 2. Episode 4. “Talking about MAiD with Mom" (with Heather Shantz)

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Season 2. Episode 3. “Hell, Judgment, + Holy War" (with Joshua Ryan Butler)

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Season 2. Episode 2. “Engaging with Culture” (with Dan Strange)

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Season 2. Episode 1. “LGBT+, Jesus, & the Church” (with Preston Sprinkle)

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“Christmas Bonus"

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Season 1. Episode 7. “What About Church?"