What The Incarnation Means for Our Bodies
The angel was clear, to Mary, about the mission of Jesus. In his angelic announcement, he said that Jesus would come to “save his people from their sins (Matthew 1:21).” To be our Savior, God had to become human. He had to suffer as a human. He had to take on the full punishment of God’s […]
The Way Home: Bob Lepine on marriage and parenting
He has been on the radio talking about marriage and parenting for twenty-five years. What lessons does this radio veteran have for young families? Bob Lepine is a great broadcaster, a creative leader, and the host of Family Life Today, a broadcast ministry that helps families around the world. Bob talks to me about his […]
The Way Home: Jamie Ivey on image and identity
We present, on social media, to our friends, at work, the best versions of ourselves. But what if people knew who we really were? With our mess ups and mistakes and foibles? Jamie Ivey, a popular podcaster, writer, and adoptive mother shares what God is teaching her about image and identity. He’s the author of […]
Book of Wishes: The reason we long for more
It arrived every November, wrapped in cellophane, its pages filled with new possibilities. On the cover, a dreamy holiday image, pulling your heart into the season and beckoning you to indulge in hours of wish making. It’s hard to overestimate the sheer joy the Sears Wish Book brought to my young heart. Before Amazon and […]
The Way Home: Scott James on celebrating the wonder of Christmas
How can families celebrate the wonder of the incarnation throughout the Christmas season? Doctor, church elder, and author, Scott James joins to the show to talk about the rhythms of his family and about his new Christmas book for children, The Littlest Watchman: Watching and Waiting for the Very First Christmas. Show Notes Twitter: @scott_h_james Book: […]
When everything isn’t awesome: Is the modern evangelical worship service a safe place to lament?
A couple years ago, I took a day off and treated my family to a matinee showing of The Lego Movie. My wife and I have four children—three girls and one boy—so this day was like an oasis for my son and me, surrounded as we are by princess movies. As it turns out, everyone, […]
The Way Home: Marvin Olasky on journalism and the pursuit of truth
How should Christians think about journalism and the pursuit of truth? The longtime editor-in-chief of World Magazine joins the podcast to talk the media, Christian witness, and his journey from Marxism to Christianity. Marvin Olasky is one of my favorite people. I’ve been reading World for several decades and have been strongly influenced by his […]