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The Messenger — 126 episodes

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64.2 - Great Commission stewardship goes beyond money

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64.2 - When God plays the piano

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64.2 - The snow hill was my downfall

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64.2 - They also serve who only stand and wait: when is a living sacrifice no longer viable?

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64.2 - The gospel is revealed in community

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64.2 - The Anabaptist and the wasp

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64.2 - Passing faith to your grandchildren

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64.2 - Following the God who goes first

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64.1 - Sabbath as a spiritual practice

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64.1 - Abide in Me: why the church must not surrender to the digital takeover

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64.1 - Have you heard this preacher tic?

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64.1 - Work and worship: everything we do matters to God and to the church

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64.1 - For such a time as this

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64.1 - My defining personality redeemed

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64.1 - Missional, faithful, and with a deep love of Scripture: the appeal of fundamentalism

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64.1 - How reading the Bible is encouraging me to make a 'global impact'

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64.1 - Have you chosen a word for the year?

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63.6 - Chapter 45: finding my story as a youth worker

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63.6 - Listening as a spiritual practice

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63.6 - I don't seem to have a personal relationship with God

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63.6 - Tag-teaming through spiritual battles

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63.6 - What God-with-us means for our work of discipleship

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63.6 - Is joy possible when facing a terminal disease?

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63.6 - Psalm 119 Praise

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63.6 - Compassionate, questioning and messy: the appeal of progressive Christianity

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63.6 - The EMC I See

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63.5 - Serving as a spiritual practice

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63.5 - You might not be going to the best church

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63.5 - Battling the weeds of discouragement

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63.5 - EMC Missions introduces four new faces!

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63. 5 - Is your profession needed overseas?

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63.5 - Should Christians be Zionists?

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63.5 - Jesus' attitude toward disability

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63.5 - Autism and the church

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63.5 - The storms Jesus calmed

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63.5 - Personal, hope-filled, and Spirit-empowered

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63.4 - Early Anabaptist strategy for security in missions

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63.4 - God is infinitely happy: Do you mind?

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63.4 - Prepositions in faith

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63.4 - Neighbouring as a spiritual practice

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63.4 - What does it mean to be aligned

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63.4 - Citizens of heaven: a report on Abundant Springs 2025

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63.4 - Ancient, continuous, and meaningful - Why traditional, liturgical church practices draw me

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63.4 - What do we mean when we ask about our value?

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63.3 - Growing engagement with Scripture

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63.3 - Things we've heard once too often

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63.3 - Have you ever heard of Horatius Bonar

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63.3 - Partnerships: Questions that need answers

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63.3 - Is there hope for pastors and churches in conflict?

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63.3 - Are church and hockey at odds?

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63.3 - Why this young theologian was drawn to Reformed evangelicalism

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63.3 - Are Canadian charities at risk?

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63.2 - Tough love or true love?

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63.2 - Road trip naps

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63.2 - Trusting God in loneliness

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63.2 - Heavenly Citizenship: living as Christ's ambassadors in a divided world

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63.2 - Faith, politics, and Trump

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63.2 - Sculpting a journey: art, life and faith

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63.2 - I fear I would have been in the 'crucify him' crowd

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63.2 - Inspiring prayer

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63.1 - What are we inspiring

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63.1 - Believe in the Trinity and you shall be saved

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63.1 - From pantry darkness to marvelous light

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63.1 - Book Review: ‘Flyover Church’

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63.1 - Council approves first over-$2M budget in 10 years

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63.1 - Ministerial meeting aims to take 'tribal knowledge' beyond assumptions

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63.1 - Sensory room provides welcoming space for neurodivergent children

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63.1 - When helping is actually hurting

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63.1 - They call me Abd al-Haqq

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63.1 - Shared accountability in missions

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63.1 - How are we connecting?

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63.1 - Rediscovering gentle persuasion

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63.1 - Where is your next pastor now?

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63.1 - Art and the kingdom

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63.1 - On not getting things done

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63.1 - Heppner hired as EMC Director of Canadian Outreach

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63.1 - New Year, still me

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62.6 - We need grandparents in children’s ministry

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62.6 - Pastors pastor women

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62.6 - Tenacious faith in grief and sorrow

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62.6 - Testimonies of healing and transformation

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62.6 - How will they know if they have not been told?

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62.6 - Celebrating a lifetime of ministry

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62.6 - A morning on the train tracks

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62.6 - Memories of a "Christsam" past

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62.6 - Two kings, two kingdoms

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62.6 - Co-pastoring in EMC

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62.6 - Where is the peace on earth?

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62.6 - 'Lord, help my unbelief!'

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62.5 - My little thief

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62.5 - Can God fit in you?

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62.5 - Half-finished projects

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62.5 - MCC executive directors respond to concerns of former workers

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62.5 - Teaching women's value and health in a male-dominated culture

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62.5 - Mental health, presence and prayer

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62.5 - We don't live for this world

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62.5 - Dead trees and dead heroes

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62.5 - Missions committees: thinking outside the box

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62.5 - Stories of tragedy and trust: honouring the legacy we started with

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62.5 - The untold stories of returned missionaries

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62.5 - Involuntary: Terminated MCC workers call for accountability and change

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62.5 - MCC association doesn't mean we discount allegations

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62.4 - A surprising discovery

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62.4 - Convert, how is that working for you?

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62.4 - Taking the slow road

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62.4 - Leaders gather to learn how to pass on the faith

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62.4 - A tragic loss: Belen is now in heaven

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62.4 - When being the expert creates a barrier

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62.4 - Different family situations, different challenges

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62.4 - Conference proposes changes to EMC gatherings, affiliations

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62.4 - Ministerial: strengthening churches

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62.4 - A journey through GriefShare

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62.4 - Reading through the Bible in under 100 days

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62.4 - Building bridges of grace

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62.4 - From innovation to discipleship

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62.3 - Why we need young men in children's ministry

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62.3 - The church has no "leadership" crisis

118

62.3 - The path to joy leads us through adversity

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62.3 - The prodigal returns

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62.3 - Predestination is a challenging topic for Christians

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62.3 - Intentional Acts of Compassion

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62.3 - Together with the world

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62.3 - Rethinking well-behaved churches and embracing God's transformative power

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62.2 - Remembering Gil Reimer

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62.2 - Spiritual Direction

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62.2 - What We Teach Our Children Matters