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Vision For Life — 280 episodes
Episode 252 | VFL Reads: Knowing God, Part 7
Episode 251 | VFL Reads: Knowing God, Part 6
Episode 250 | Why Are We Protestant?
Episode 249 | Spirituality is Out, Religion is In
Episode 248 | VFL Culture: Supreme Court Overturns Colorado's Conversion Therapy Ban
Episode 247 | VFL Reads: Knowing God, Part 5
Episode 246 | VFL Reads: Knowing God, Part 4
Episode 245 | VFL Reads: Knowing God, Part 3
Episode 244 | VFL Reads: James Talarico is a Christian X-Ray
Episode 243 | Q&R: Christians and Gun Ownership
Episode 242 | Real and Realistic Spiritual Formation
Episode 241 | VFL Reads: Knowing God, Part 2
Episode 240 | VFL Reads: Knowing God, Part 1
Episode 239 | Observing Lent
Episode 238 | Should Christians Want "The Soft Life?"
Episode 237 | Pastoral Vision for 2026
Episode 236 | New Life
Episode 235 | Spiritual Formation
Episode 234 | Daily Life with God
Episode 233 | Autumn & H's Best Reads Of 2025, Part 2
Episode 232 | Autumn & H's Best Reads Of 2025, Part 1
Episode 231 | Working Out Your Vocation
Episode 230 | The Reason for Church
Episode 229 | Family Discipleship
Episode 228 | Q&R: Youth Sports
Episode 227 | Faithful Work
Episode 226 | Q&R: Silas Marner
Episode 225 | VFL Reads: Silas Marner, Part 3
Episode 224 | VFL Reads: Silas Marner, Part 2
Episode 223 | VFL Reads: Silas Marner, Part 1
Episode 222 | The Meaning Crisis
Episode 221 | Urban Christianity that is not Urbane
Episode 220 | Women, Work, and Calling (Rerelease)
Episode 219 | Q&R: Is the Biblical Sex Ethic Based on Mistranslation?
Episode 218 | Hope in Times of Tragedy
Episode 217 | VFL Reads: The Christian in a Therapeutic Age
Episode 216 | VFL Reads: Nobody Has a Personality Anymore
Episode 215 | How to Work Wisely
Episode 214 | Work and Wealth
Episode 213 | Sabbatical Reflections
Episode 212 | The Gift of Vocation
Episode 211.5 | Summer Break!
Episode 211 | Philippians: His Glory, Our Joy
Episode 210 | What is Your Summer Reading Plan?
Episode 209 | Church History, Part 4: The Church in the Modern Age
Episode 208 | Church History, Part 3: The Church in the Protestant Reformation
Episode 207 | Church History: The Church in the Middle Ages
Episode 206 | Church History: The Early Church
Episode 205 | A Sabbatical Conversation with Hunter
Episode 204 | VFL Culture: Parents, Gender, and the Colorado Legislature
Episode 203 | VFL Reads: Priests of History, Part 2
Episode 202 | VFL Reads: Priests of History, Part 1
Episode 201 | VFL Culture: Declining Birthrates
Episode 200 | Q&R: What Constitutes Injustice?
Episode 199 | In Pursuit of an Ethical Life
Episode 198 | VFL Reads: The Myth of Liberal Neutrality
Episode 197 | Q&R: Decisionmaking and God's Will
Episode 196 | Christian Ethics as Moral Vision for Life
Episode 195 | Do Christians Still Need the Law?
Episode 194 | Growing In Prayer
Episode 193 | Daily Life With God
Episode 192 | Autumn & H's Best Reads Of 2024, Part 2
Episode 191 | Autumn & H's Best Reads Of 2024, Part 1
Episode 190.5 | Christmas Break (with Thanks and a Poem for Advent)
Episode 190 | VFL Culture: Local Politics
Episode 189 | VFL Reads: Taylor Swift's Sexual Revolution
Episode 188 | VFL Reads: The Toxic War on Masculinity
Episode 187 | VFL Culture: What Does the Election Reveal About U.S. Culture?
Episode 186 | VFL Reads: We Need Good Protestant Ethicists
Episode 185 | Vision For Life Q&R
Episode 184 | The Biblical Wisdom of Prioritizing Long-Term Fruit
Episode 183 | VFL Culture: Christians and the Two-Party Political System
Episode 182 | Discover & Follow the Original Jesus
Episode 181 | Winsome Conviction
Episode 180 | A Burning House
Episode 179 | Cultural Counterfeits
Episode 178 | Jesus the Purifier: John's Gospel and the Fourth Quest for the Historical Jesus
Episode 177 | Women, Work, And Calling
Episode 176 | A Fresh Look: What Is Vision For Life?
Episode 175 | State Of The Church
BONUS | No Quitting The Home Team Crossover!
BONUS | Experiencing The Bible As Loving Authority (Rerelease)
BONUS | VFL Reads: The Moral Case Against Equity Language (Rerelease)
Episode 174.5 | VFL Goes On Summer Break!
Episode 174 | VFL Reads: Strange New World, Q&R
Episode 173 | VFL Reads: Strange New World, Part 4
Episode 172 | VFL Reads: Strange New World, Part 3
Episode 171 | VFL Reads: Strange New World, Part 2
Episode 170 | VFL Reads: Strange New World, Part 1
Episode 169 | VFL Culture: Movie Review, Past Lives
Episode 168 | Politics, Part 4: Listener Q&R
Episode 167 | Politics, Part 3: Trends In American Politics
Episode 166 | Politics, Part 2: The Purpose Of Government
Episode 165 | Politics, Part 1: The Purpose Of Politics
Episode 164.5 | The Church & Higher Ed: Epilogue
Episode 164 | The Church & Higher Ed, Part 5: The Role Of Christian Education
Episode 163 | The Church & Higher Ed, Part 4: The Online Model
Episode 162 | The Church & Higher Ed, Part 3: The Cohort Model
Episode 161 | The Church & Higher Ed, Part 2: The Church's Response
Episode 160 | The Church & Higher Ed, Part 1: Tension Points
Episode 159 | Q&R: New Birth
Episode 158 | VFL Reads: The Flip Side To Church As Family
Episode 157 | Family Of God, Part 4: Membership
Episode 156 | Family Of God, Part 3: Worship
Episode 155 | Family Of God, Part 2: Creating Community
Episode 154 | Family Of God, Part 1: Generosity
Episode 153 | Daily Life With God In 2024
Episode 152 | Autumn & H's Best Reads Of 2023
Episode 151.5 | Christmas Break!
Episode 151 | Grief And The Holiday Season
Episode 150 | The Music Of Advent
Episode 149 | Advent, A Season Of Preparation
Episode 148 | VFL Reads: The Misunderstood Reason Millions Of Americans Stopped Going To Church
Episode 147 | VFL Reads: Outgrowing The Ingrown Church
Episode 146 | VFL Culture: War In Israel, Part 2
Episode 145 | VFL Culture: War In Israel, Part 1
Episode 144 | Sabbatical Reflections
Episode 143 | Worship As Communion With God
Episode 142 | Heaven & Earth
Episode 141 | Frontline Prayer
Episode 140 | VFL Reads: Lemonade On The Porch, Part 2
Episode 139 | VFL Reads: Lemonade On The Porch, Part 1
Episode 138 | Remembering Tim Keller
Episode 137 | Renewal & Revival
Episode 136.5 | Summer Break & Season 3 Announcement!
Episode 136 | VFL Reads: The Moral Case Against Equity Language
Episode 135 | Gender Series Recap
Episode 134 | Q&R: Gender Series, Part 2
Episode 133 | Q&R: Gender Series, Part 1
Episode 132 | What Is Biblical Manhood & Womanhood?, Part 2
Episode 131 | What Is Biblical Manhood & Womanhood?, Part 1
Episode 130 | Complementarity
Episode 129 | The Gender Of God
Episode 128 | Male And Female Bodies Are A Gift
Episode 127 | Seeking The Welfare Of The City
Episode 126 | Q&R: "Fundamentalism" And The Word of God
Episode 125 | Establishing Family Rhythms
Episode 124 | "Fundamentalism" And The Word Of God, Part 4
Episode 123 | "Fundamentalism" And The Word Of God, Part 3
Episode 122 | "Fundamentalism" And The Word Of God, Part 2
Episode 121 | "Fundamentalism" And The Word Of God, Part 1
Episode 120 | VFL Reads: The New Masculinity?
Episode 119 | Q&R: Institutions
Episode 118 | Intro To Exodus: Three Themes
Episode 117 | The Church and "The Therapeutic"
Episode 116 | Daily Life With God, Part 2: Common Hangups
Episode 115 | Daily Life With God, Part 1: How To Structure Time With God
Episode 114 | VFL Reads: The Intentional Year, Part 2
Episode 113 | VFL Reads: The Intentional Year, Part 1
Episode 112 | Best Reads Of 2022
Episode 111 | VFL Reads: A Time To Build, Part 2
Episode 110 | VFL Reads: A Time To Build, Part 1
Episode 109 | Faithful Presence, Part 5: Women In The Workplace
Episode 108 | Faithful Presence, Part 4: Technology
Episode 107 | Faithful Presence, Part 3: Realty & Restaurants
Episode 106 | Faithful Presence, Part 2: Law & Politics
Episode 105 | Faithful Presence, Part 1: Education
Episode 104 | VFL Reads: 6 Ways Christians Can Respond To Our Strange New World, Part 2
Episode 103 | VFL Reads: 6 Ways Christians Can Respond To Our Strange New World, Part 1
Understanding Abortion - Class 3 | Fostering Life As A Disciple Of Jesus Today
Episode 102 | Cultivating Gospel Culture In Ministry
Understanding Abortion - Class 2 | Biblical And Theological Foundations Of Life And Abortion
Episode 101 | The Crisis Of Western Culture
Understanding Abortion - Class 1 | The Historical And Philosophical Background To Abortion
Episode 100 | Episode 100: A Look Back!
Episode 99 | Engaging Spiritual Disciplines As A Family
Episode 98 | VFL Reads: Redeeming Your Time, Part 2
Episode 97 | VFL Reads: Redeeming Your Time, Part 1
Episode 96 | Revelation 2:1-7: Remembering Our First Love
Episode 95 | Behind The Music: Rebuild, Renew, Part 2
Episode 94 | Behind The Music: Rebuild, Renew, Part 1
Episode 93 | VFL Reads: A Non-Anxious Presence, Part 2
Episode 92 | VFL Reads: A Non-Anxious Presence, Part 1
Episode 91 | The Global Church
Episode 90.5 | Summer Break!
Episode 90 | VFL Theology: An Ecclesial Theology Of Mission
Episode 89 | VFL Culture: Bible Reading In An Age Of Double Literacy Loss
Episode 88 | VFL Reads: Why American Teens Are So Sad
Episode 87 | Loving Our Neighbors, Part 7: The Local Church
Episode 86 | Loving Our Neighbors, Part 6: Refugees
Episode 85 | Loving Our Neighbors, Part 5: Foster Care & Families In Crisis
Episode 84 | Loving Our Neighbors, Part 4: Education
Episode 83 | Loving Our Neighbors, Part 3: Poverty In Denver & Poverty Alleviation
Episode 82 | Loving Our Neighbors, Part 2: The Homeless
Episode 81 | Loving Our Neighbors, Part 1: Who Is My Neighbor?
Episode 80 | VFL Reads: The Coddling Of The American Mind
Episode 79.5 | Spring Break!
Episode 79 | Church As Family, Part 2
Episode 78 | Church As Family, Part 1
Episode 77 | VFL Culture: Perspective On The Crisis In Ukraine
Episode 76 | Making Sense Of The Bible, Part 4: Q&R
Episode 75 | Making Sense Of The Bible, Part 3: Judgement
Episode 74 | Making Sense Of The Bible, Part 2: The Law
Episode 73 | Making Sense Of The Bible, Part 1: The Whole Story
Episode 72 | VFL Reads: The Case Against The Trauma Plot
Episode 71 | VFL Culture: Engaging Pop Culture
Episode 70 | How To Pray, Part 3: Q&R
Episode 69 | How To Pray, Part 2: The Psalms
Episode 68 | How To Pray, Part 1: The Lord's Prayer
Episode 67 | VFL Reads: Favorites Of 2021
A Quick Christmas Update!
Episode 66 | Advent Week 3: The Incarnation of Jesus
Episode 65 | Advent Week 2: Jesus' Second Coming
Episode 64 | Advent Week 1: Practices and Traditions
Episode 63 | Thanksgiving Reflections
Episode 62 | VFL Reads: The Death of Porn: Men of Integrity Building a World of Nobility
Episode 61 | VFL Culture: Cancel Culture And The Church
Episode 60 | Q&R: Celebrity Preachers; Evangelism
Episode 59 | VFL Reads: Glennon Doyle's Honesty Gospel
Episode 58 | VFL Culture: Marijuana
Episode 57 | Q&R: Educating Children In A Secular World
Episode 56 | VFL Sermon Discussion: Justification & Sanctification
Episode 55 | VFL Reads: Social Media, Identity, And The Church
Episode 54 | VFL Culture: COVID-19 Vaccines
Episode 53 | Q&R: Gospel Issues vs. Cultural Issues, And The Persecuted Church
Episode 52 | VFL Reads: The Six-Way Fracturing of Evangelicalism
Episode 51 | VFL Sermon Discussion: Prioritize Public Faith
Episode 50 | VFL Sermon Discussion: Prioritize Gospel Fellowship
Episode 49 | VFL Sermon Discussion: Prioritize Gathered Worship & The Next Generation
Episode 48 | Daily Life With God, Part 4: A Lifetime Journey
Episode 47 | New Marriage Podcast Introduction!
Episode 46 | Daily Life With God, Part 3: Q&R
Episode 45 | Daily Life With God, Part 2: Overcoming Common Hangups
Episode 44 | Daily Life With God, Part 1: Getting Started
Episode 43 | What Is Worship?, Part 2
Episode 42 | What Is Worship?, Part 1
Episode 41 | Processing Pandemic Transition
Episode 40 | The "Beyond Me" Story: Transformation
Episode 39 | The "Beyond Me" Story: Self-Care & Service
Episode 38 | The "Beyond Me" Story: Money
Episode 37 | Q&R: Biblical Poetry
Episode 36 | The "Beyond Me" Story: Community
Episode 35 | The "Beyond Me" Story: Marriage
Episode 34 | The "Beyond Me" Story: Singleness
Episode 33 | Q&R: Thinking Holistically About Justice
Episode 32 | The "Beyond Me" Story: Church
Episode 31 | The "Beyond Me" Story: Work As Service
Good News In The Neighborhood - Class 4 | Everyday Evangelism
Episode 30 | The "Beyond Me" Story: Finding Home, Part 2
Good News In The Neighborhood - Class 3 | Barriers To Evangelism
Episode 29 | The "Beyond Me" Story: Finding Home
Good News In The Neighborhood - Class 2 | Paul & Evangelism
Episode 28 | The "Beyond Me" Story: The Self
Good News In The Neighborhood - Class 1 | Jesus & Evangelism
Episode 27 | Experiencing The Bible As Loving Authority
Episode 26 | Reading My Bible To Know Jesus
Episode 25 | My Relationship With The Bible
Episode 24 | Finding The Meaning In Our Work
Episode 23 | Created To Glorify God
Episode 22 | Knowing The Triune God
Episode 21 | Thinking About God Leads To Knowing God
Episode 20 | The Double Freedom Of The Gospel
Episode 19 | How The Catechism Can Make You Happy
Episode 18 | A Redeeming View Of Mental Health
Episode 17 | Submitting To The Flesh Vs. Submitting To The Spirit
Episode 16 | Inviting Perspective During Seasons of Depression and Anxiety
Persevering Through Pandemic - Class 4 | Avoiding Vices In This Season Of Stress
Episode 15 | Trusting Jesus During Depression and Anxiety
Persevering Through Pandemic - Class 3 | Battling Depression With Hope
Episode 14 | Spiritually Healthy Ways To Move Through Loss And Grief
Persevering Through Pandemic - Class 2 | Processing Loss In Emotionally And Spiritually Healthy Ways
Episode 13 | Navigating Relationships During Stressful Seasons
Persevering Through Pandemic - Class 1 | Strengthening Key Relationships
Episode 12 | Discipling A Rising Generation
Episode 11 | Culturally Portable Gospel
Episode 10 | How Can Church Make My Life More Meaningful?
Episode 9 | How Can I Hold Truth And Love In Balance?
Episode 8 | How Can I Hold Convictions Graciously?
Episode 7 | Is The Political Process An Effective Way Of Enacting Justice?
Politics - Class 4 | Trends In American Politics
Episode 6 | How Can I Talk Politics Without Losing My Cool Or My Soul?
Politics - Class 3 | Debating, Discussing, Voting
Episode 5 | How Can I Grow In Political Awareness?
Politics - Class 2 | Political Engagement
Episode 4 | How Can Government Promote Good?
Politics - Class 1 | Political Foundations
Episode 3 | What Is "Heart," And Why Does It Matter?
Episode 2 | What If I Don't Feel Like Reading The Bible?
Episode 1 | What Is Vision For Life?
Episode 0 | Welcome To The Vision For Life Podcast!