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We are currently experiencing the largest and fastest religious shift in U.S. History. It’s called dechurching and it impacts more people than the First and Second Great Awakening and every revival in our country combined...but in the opposite direction. 

Very little study had been done on dechurching until Jim Davis and Michael Graham commissioned the largest and most comprehensive study of dechurching in America by renowned sociologists Dr. Ryan Burge and Dr. Paul Djupe. Together, they share their findings in their new book The Great Dechurching: Who’s Leaving, Why They are Going, and What Will it Take to Bring Them Back? – released today!

This week, Jonathan welcomes Michael Graham to Candid Conversations to discuss the dechurching shift. What you will hear is shocking, but also encouraging – because there are tangible steps you can take to help stem the tide.

Michael Graham is Program Director at The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics. He is also the executive producer and writer for the As In Heaven podcast. He received his MDiv at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando. He is a member at Orlando Grace Church and he is married to Sara, and they have two kids. 

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Jonathan welcomes a special guest to Candid Conversations this week – Melissa Kruger. She is an author, speaker, the Vice President of Discipleship Programming for The Gospel Coalition, and a woman with a heart to help others uncover their true identity in Christ. She has a knack for connecting with women right where they are, with wisdom deeply rooted in the truths of the Bible. 

Melissa has dedicated her life to helping women understand their identity in Christ. She firmly believes that when we understand who we are in Him, we unlock a whole new level of purpose, grace, and strength. Through her teachings, her writings, and this candid conversation, she's here to guide us along that journey.

Grab a coffee, settle in, and get ready to delve deep into meaningful discussions and transformative truths. Take a few minutes to listen now to a conversation that might change your life. 

Discover more about Melissa Kruger. 

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In this episode of Candid Conversations, Jonathan welcomes author and teacher Nancy Guthrie who highlights the advantages of examining the Scriptures through the lens of holistic Biblical theology. By shifting our focus from ourselves to God when studying the Bible, we can experience the text in a more profound and accurate way.

Nancy draws from her personal experiences, including her work in publishing and the tragic loss of two children, to illustrate how God intensified her love for His Word.

As an esteemed author, host of the Help Me Teach the Bible podcast at the Gospel Coalition, and a Bible teacher at her local church in Nashville, Nancy frequently leads her popular Biblical Theology Workshop for Women at national and international conferences. She and her husband also established Respite Retreats, which offer support to grieving couples.

In this powerful episode, we delve into the multifaceted aspects of God's character and His unwavering love for us to gain a deeper understanding of His Word. Let us be inspired to move beyond seeking how the Word of God applies only to us and instead discover who God truly is and what we can learn about His attributes and essence.

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:36: Canavox weekend recap.
4:04: Introductions.
7:19: Reality TV, a MILF reality TV show.
9:10: People who listen from overseas and VPNs.
13:19: Kids bring a lot of drama and Molly has no capacity for extra drama.
11:50: Deemphasizing vegetables and adding more fruit to our diet.
14:08: Trying to adapt palettes and grocery budgets.
15:06: Crackers and cheese and food and crackers.
17:04: Sourdough cracker recipe and preferred chip and cracker flavors
20:46: Karl Barth and adulterous relationships
23:45: Does it matter to his work as a theologian?
25:55: An appropriate application of the Beatitudes?
30:30: Does an impure heart prohibit us from seeing God accurately?
32:52: How do we approach God with certainty?
37:18: Difference in writing commentaries vs. launching a relationship.
39:18: JR has a really good point.
41:13: Francis Schaeffer’s crises of faith and the contrast to Barth.
43:21: When we’re feeling distant from God, we need to move to Europe
44:55: Show close, a couple of notes.

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Elf jaar geleden schreef dominee De Wilde een scriptie over de verhouding tussen rechtvaardiging en geloof bij John Owen. Geen eenvoudig thema. Toch bleek hij in staat om de scholastiek redenerende Owen op de voet te volgen. Hij geeft inzicht in zijn bevindingen in de nieuwe aflevering van de PuriteinenPodcast. 

De Sommelsdijkse predikant is goed op de hoogte van ontwikkelingen overzee. Hij geeft in deze podcast inzicht in de herleving van het puritanisme, sinds dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones. De invloed daarvan is momenteel nog steeds merkbaar in christelijke conservatieve kringen in Amerika. De Wilde plaatst de puriteinen in het perspectief van actuele debatten vandaag. 

Every day leading up to Christmas we will be reading, studying, and reflecting on a chapter of the Gospel of Luke. There are twenty-four days leading up to Christmas and twenty-four Chapters in Luke. We are going to enter the celebration of the birth of Jesus with a full context of his life and ministry. My hope and prayer for each of us is that we fully experience a closeness to Jesus like never before. 

A majority of Luke 3 is dedicated to arguably one of the most compelling characters in the Gospels perhaps one of the most confusing too, John The Baptist. Who was he? What was his purpose? We look at that as well as looking at one of the most famous Bible "contradictions" that critics use to show the flaws of the Bible: the biological genealogy of Jesus.

This is the VERSED podcast; a daily pursuit to become more perceptive to what the Bible says. 

If you would like to dive deeper into certain verses in the Bible, have a verse you would like to submit to have included in a future episode, have questions about the Bible that you would like answered in a bonus episode, or simply want to connect with me... text VERSED to 88474 or click here

Also included in that link is a list of resources and references I use in this podcast and can help you grow deeper in your faith as well. 

As always – ratings and reviews are massive! They really help others discover the podcast and ultimately help us improve VERSED. Thanks in advance for that 😊

Love you all – keep making hope louder!

John

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I heard Elisabeth Elliot define suffering as having something you don’t want or wanting something you don’t have. That can come in many extremes however big or small but it fits in that definition. There have been hard things in my life just like yours. I can’t say that I know what you’re going through but I can say that I know the one who knows. It’s through the deepest suffering that I’ve learned the deepest lessons. If we trust Him for it be can be assured that He’s got this, he has a loving purpose and he can turn something terrible into something wonderful and that suffering is never for nothing.

If you would like to dive deeper into this, or other verses in the Bible, if you have a verse you would like to submit to have included in a future episode if have questions about the Bible that you would like answered in a bonus episode, or simply want to connect with me... text VERSED to 88474 or click here

Also included in that link is a list of resources and references I use in this podcast and can help you grow deeper in your faith as well. 

As always – ratings and reviews are massive! They really help others discover the podcast and ultimately help us improve VERSED. Thanks in advance for that 😊

Love you all – keep making hope louder!

John

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Have you ever heard the phrase, “You are the average of your five closest friends?” Or another way “You are known by the company you keep?” It’s true right? I’ve found it to be. The people that we choose to surround ourselves with have a strong influence on our beliefs and actions. Until the day we die, the people around us and their expectations shape who we are and what we think. Today’s passage makes this very point as it calls us to acquire wisdom by walking with the wise.

It could be a question you've had for a long time. It could be a question you don't think you need to ask. It could be a question that you needed to be reminded of. Regardless, the answer will change your life. 

If you would like to dive deeper into this, or other verses in the Bible, if you have a verse you would like to submit to have included in a future episode, if have questions about the Bible that you would like answered in a bonus episode, or simply want to connect with me... text VERSED to 88474 or click here

Also included in that link is a list of resources and references I use in this podcast and can help you grow deeper in your faith as well. 

As always – ratings and reviews are massive! They really help others discover the podcast and ultimately help us improve VERSED. Thanks in advance for that 😊

Love you all – keep making hope louder!

John

FOLLOW ME ON IG! @johnlawhon

It could be a question you've had for a long time. It could be a question you don't think you need to ask. It could be a question that you needed to be reminded of. Regardless, the answer will change your life. 

If you would like to dive deeper into this, or other verses in the Bible, if you have a verse you would like to submit to have included in a future episode, if have questions about the Bible that you would like answered in a bonus episode, or simply want to connect with me... text VERSED to 88474 or click here

Also included in that link is a list of resources and references I use in this podcast and can help you grow deeper in your faith as well. 

As always – ratings and reviews are massive! They really help others discover the podcast and ultimately help us improve VERSED. Thanks in advance for that 😊

Love you all – keep making hope louder!

John

FOLLOW ME ON IG! @johnlawhon

This week on Engage(d) Podcast, we sit down with our friend Chad Bird, a Christian Author, Theologian and Speaker. Today we talk about Pastoral Ministry, Church culture in America, theology, Chads NEWEST book, and MUCH, MUCH MORE! 

Order Chad's Newest book now: The Christ Key

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On the 29th episode of All Heart with Paul Cardall, Nashville Immanuel lead pastor T.J. Tims, who holds a PhD from the University of Aberdeen and a theology degree from King's College London, joins Paul Cardall in a discussion about the state of the Christian church. Pastor T.J. discusses various with Paul the different denominations or traditions of Christianity, the Apostles Creed, different uses of the word church in the Bible, universal church (members of Christ and one another), the visible church (people who claim to be Christians) and gives powerful insight into his own views on these matters.  Paul asks T.J. a very difficult question. If people claim to be Christians, where do they get the right to tell people how to live? Where does this authority come from? What about people who are done with Christianity and asks why is Jesus their best option? They discuss the role and authority of the pastor, reformation and what the gospel is all about. Also explored is why T.J. felt called to be a pastor and what does that mean for him. These and other questions are answered by T.J. in this insightful episode of All Heart with Paul Cardall.

ABOUT IMMANUEL NASHVILLE - T.J. TIMS

Immanuel Nashville is a gospel-centered church located in Nashville, Tennessee. The beliefs at Immanuel are mainstream, biblical, Jesus-focused. At Immanuel Nashville everyone belongs and Jesus is first. T.J. Tims is lead pastor. He holds a PhD from the University of Aberdeen and a theology degree from King’s College London. T. J. was ordained into the Christian ministry in 2008. He lives with his wife and four children in metropolitan Nashville.

Sermons can be viewed at: immauelnashville.com

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ABOUT PAUL CARDALL

Dove Award-winning pianist, recording artist, and producer at All Heart Publishing. In 1999, Cardall founded Stone Angel Music, which became the headquarters for his budding empire. Out of his 23 albums released, Cardall has had 11 #1 albums on the Billboard charts, four of which debuted in the top spot, and 21 Top 10 albums, on a variety of charts from New Age to classical. He has legions of fans around the globe, and has amassed 3+ billion streams. In 2018, Cardall’s holiday album, Christmas, was awarded the Gospel Music Association’s prestigious Dove Award for Instrumental Album of the Year. Cardall has collaborated with CeCe Winans, Ty Herndon, Neon Trees' Tyler Glenn, David Archuleta, LDS Apostle David A. Bednar, Rachael Yamagata, Steven Sharp Nelson (The Piano Guys), Matt Hammit, and many more. Cardall lives in Nashville, TN. 

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/paulcardall 

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If you would like to dive deeper into this, or other verses in the Bible, if you have a verse you would like to submit to have included in a future episode, if have questions about the Bible that you would like answered in a bonus episode, or simply want to connect with me... text VERSED to 88474 or click here

Also included in that link is a list of resources and references I use in this podcast and can help you grow deeper in your faith as well. 

As always – ratings and reviews are massive! They really help others discover the podcast and ultimately help us improve VERSED. Thanks in advance for that 😊

Love you all – keep making hope louder!

John

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The Christian Outlook – March 28, 2020

Kevin McCullough talks with Washington Examiner's Byron York about the coronavirus and the soaring caseloads, especially in New York.

Kevin McCullough and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich contrast the coronavirus outbreak in  Italy to the outbreak New York.

Frank Sontag talks with Ralph Drollinger, founder of Capitol Ministries in Washington, D.C., about the economic toll the Coronavirus crisis is taking.

John Hall and Kathy Emmons talk with Rosaria Butterfield about how we can help our neighbors in this trying time.

Bob Burney looks at how the gods with which Americans used to spend countless hours have fallen during this coronavirus.

John and Kathy talk with Megan Hill, editor with Gospel Coalition, about prayer, especially family prayer, during trying times like these.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode:

• Our examples of our kids working through the topic of death
• an article about 5 ways to talk about death with children
• Captain America

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About the show:

Our show is about growing as a father by learning from our heavenly father.
On it you will hear three guys working through biblical scripture and real-life events to discover the truth in being disciples and raising disciples.
You should listen if you are a dad looking for a community that loves to dig deep into God’s word and apply the lessons to yourself and your role as a parent.

Links mentioned in this podcast:
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/5-ways-talk-to-your-children-about-death/
https://www.peterkgreer.com/rooting-for-rivals/ 

You can connect with a like-minded community @ facebook.com/abbafatherpodcast If you find yourself applying or sharing anything we discussed today, please support us. If you become a patreon subscriber, you can also have your own stories and wisdom discussed on our podcast, potentially become a guest, and you can help vote on future content and see bonus content not available anywhere else.

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Symphony - Switch Worship

Don Carson and Tim Keller share their experiences regarding evangelism and apologetics in a university context over the past 30 years. Don argues that in some ways, because of the post-Christian atmosphere that now exists in the US and Europe, evangelism is easier than it was in the past because of the ignorance of Judeo-Christian values that were still being rebelled against.

Keller suggests that the exclusive claims of Christ and how a good God can send anyone to hell is one of the main challenges that offend students today. Answering skeptics with a question like, "So you don't mind if Hilter or Idi Amin go to heaven?" Keller suggests that this brings the theoretical argument back to reality and helps set a baseline for a better and more serious conversation.

Christianity, Keller argues, makes a way for salvation for anybody who asks for the mercy of Christ, through genuine repentance—be it the abuser, the prostitute, the mafia man who kills people for a living. People who are humble enough to ask for a savior are in and the people who are too proud and self reliant are out. Once you can get to a more serious conversation, it becomes clear that everyone holds an exclusive view of who should go to heaven. It's often the case that Christianity is a more inclusive exclusivity than that of the skeptic.

Another objection that Carson finds prevalent in evalgelistic contexts today is the offensive of sin before a Holy God. Because the majority of people today view sin as a sociological or cultural definition, this is a particularly difficult challenge he often faces. Without a proper view of sin, the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross makes no sense.

Keller ends with an illustration of a mother who sacrifices greatly to put her son through school only to have the son ignore her, which he finds helpful to try and press into that issue with skepts to show how sin is a real offense against God.

In this episode, Carson recommends a helpful book by Randy Newman called, Questioning Evangelism.

For more resources on evangelism, visit https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/topics/evangelism

Credits

Thanks to the The Gospel Project who sponsored this episode. To learn more about The Gospel Project, visit gospelproject.com

To submit a question for TGC's Q&A podcast, direct message us on Facebook or Instagram or write us at ask@tgc.org

Today's episode was produced by Heather Calvillo and Steven Morales.

The Gospel Coalition presents TGC Q&A. Each week we’re joined by members of our council and friends who provide biblical perspective on your most pressing questions. Whatever your doubts or questions may be, this is a space where we hope to share biblical insight into life’s questions together.

We want to hear from you: what ministry or life challenges are you facing? What are those difficult texts you’re struggling with in the Scriptures? Whatever your doubts or questions may be, this new podcast is a space where we hope to share biblical insight into life’s questions together, and find some hope along the way.

Send us your questions at ask@tgc.org and we hope to answer them soon!