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Know the story, share the story, live the story.
In each episode, Shannon Popkin and her guest talk through one of the most interesting or astonishing stories (narratives) of the Bible, and how to live like it's true.
Shannon is the author of six books, and speaks regularly for Christian women's retreats, conferences, and events. Shannon lives with her family in West Michigan. Learn more at www.shannonpopkin.com.
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(Part 5) The Two Doors & the Merciful Judge: Honey Path to the Wrong Door (Pharisees)
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Jun 27, 2026 |
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(Part 4) The Two Doors & the Merciful Judge: The Missing Chair (Simon)
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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(Part 3) The Two Doors & the Merciful Judge: The Tipped Cake (Jonah)
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Jun 20, 2026 |
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(Part 2) The Two Doors & the Merciful Judge: The White Hanky (Rahab)
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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(Part 1) The Two Doors & the Merciful Judge: The Golden Key (Noah)
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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Who’s Really Blind? When Judgment Replaces Seeing The Truth | Glenna Marshall | John 9
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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The Way to be Free of Judging and Feeling Judged | Felicity Carswell | Luke 18
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May 31, 2026 |
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What Happened When They Chose to Love (Not Cancel) Toxic Family Members | Bill and Pam Farrel
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May 30, 2026 |
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Boundaries Or Walls? How To Wisely Love Your Toxic Parent | Bill and Pam Farrel
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May 30, 2026 |
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Are My Parents Toxic? The Truth about Going "No Contact" | Bill and Pam Farrel
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May 30, 2026 |
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When You Feel Judged By the Church People | Libby VanSolkema | Luke 6
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May 29, 2026 |
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The Truth About Pharisee-Types & How to Break Free | Libby VanSolkema | Luke 6
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May 29, 2026 |
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Breakthrough Wisdom When You'd Rather Just Avoid Your Mother-in-Law | Stacy Reaoch
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May 28, 2026 |
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When Your In-Law is "Wrong" & You Want To Judge | Stacy Reaoch
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May 28, 2026 |
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The Offense of God’s Astonishing Mercy For that Loathsome Person | Erika VanHaitsma | Jonah 2-4
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May 27, 2026 |
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When You Resent God's Huge Gift Of Mercy to Them | Erika Van Haitsma | Jonah 1
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May 27, 2026 |
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Finding God's Mercy and Healing After an Abortion | Tammy De Armas
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May 26, 2026 |
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The Truth About Feeling Judged & Choosing Abortion | Tammy De Armas
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May 26, 2026 |
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From Judgy to Curious: One Foster Mom's Breakthrough | Beth Guckenberger
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May 25, 2026 |
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The Truth About God: One Woman's Shocking Story | Lisa Appelo | Rahab
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May 24, 2026 |
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The Surprise of Mercy When You Side With God | Lisa Appelo | Rahab
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May 24, 2026 |
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The Truth About God's Offensive Judgment & Rising Mercy | Lindsay Schott | Genesis 6-9 - The Flood
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May 23, 2026 |
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From New Age To New Believer: Community Vs. Judgment | Kara Seymour
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May 22, 2026 |
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From New Age to New Life: One Woman's Amazing Story | Kara Seymour
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May 22, 2026 |
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How to Package Up and Share Truth from Stories of the Bible | Erika VanHaitsma and Veronica Copenhaver
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May 07, 2026 |
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Why Stories are God's Powerful Way of Showing You Truth | Erika VanHaitsma and Veronica Copenhaver
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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Don’t Quit Church: How to Find Your Way Through Hurt | Megan Hill
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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The Most Important Thing God Wants You to Know After Devastating Sin | Carolyn Lacey | Exodus 33
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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The Rare and Powerful Gift of Post-Betrayal Humility | Sandra Currie
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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His Devastating Secrets: One Wife's Recovery after Betrayal | Sandra Currie
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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A Baby Born To Restore Hope | Katy Morgan | Ruth
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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Redemption Is The Outsider Becoming An Insider | Katy Morgan | Ruth
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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How to be a Non-Steamrolling Woman With Influence | Katie M. Reid | Judges 4 - Deborah
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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God Judges People Who Don't Want To Be Happy | Champ Thornton | Exodus - Plagues
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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When You Get The Miracle but Forgo Gratefulness | Allison Brost | Luke 17 – Leper
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May 21, 2025 |
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God Wants To Be The Answer To Our Desperate Prayers | Rachel Wojo | 1 Samuel 1 - Hannah's Prayer
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May 07, 2025 |
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Desperate Prayers: Finding God's Strength in Dark Times | Rachel Wojo | 1 Samuel 1 - Hannah's Prayer
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Is Your Girl Excited About Her Bible & Her Purpose? | Dannah Gresh | Esther
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Discipleship: Passing the Beautiful Baton of Grace | Hunter Beless and Courtney Doctor | Titus
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Overwhelmed? Here’s The Way Back To Vibrant Joy | Asheritah CiuCiu | Matthew 11 – Jesus’s Yoke
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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When Your Giant Problem Looms, Worship Gives You Perspective | Donna Amidon | Numbers 13 Joshua and Caleb
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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The Surprise of Unusual Kindness to Strangers in Need | Kristin Couch | Acts 28
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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How to Overcome Loneliness by Giving Up Control | Becky Harling | Genesis 30 – Rachel and Leah
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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The Truth About Envy and Your Loneliness | Becky Harling | Genesis 29 – Rachel and Leah
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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Introducing Jesus: What Happened When He Assumed Authority | Rachel Jones | Mark 1 – Unclean Spirit
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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Astonishing Faith Is Like A Puppy, Begging For A Crumb | Erika VanHaitsma | Matthew 15 – Canaanite Woman
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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Jesus: A Bettering Life Hack Or Satisfying Like Bread? | Two Sisters | John 6
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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People Love Your Success, but God Just Loves You {Vera Schmitz}
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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Christmas: How To Surrender Control And Receive The Impossible {Kristi Huseby}
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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Lessons from Mary on Daring to Surrender Control | Kristi Huseby | Luke 1 – Mary
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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Story: How to Make a Point, Not an Enemy {Gabe Hartfield}
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Nov 30, 2024 |
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Story: God's Captivating Way of Revealing Truth | Gabe Hartfield
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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The Powerful Habit of Lifting Our Eyes to See Others | Brenda Yoder | Luke 10 – Good Samaritan
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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How to be Behind God's Door of Safety | Shadia Hrichi | Rahab
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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God's Astonishing Response to the Faith of Just One | Shadia Hrichi | Rahab
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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How to Live Like It's True that God has Control | Kori Pennypacker | Jonah
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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The Surprise of Suffering and Empowering Truth | Amy Lively | Matthew 16
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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The Truth About Comparison, When You’re the Mom with Less | Lara d’Entremont | Matthew 25 – Talents
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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A "Lifequake" Story of God's Faithfulness and New Beginnings |Tracie Miles
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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Jesus’s Assurance & Challenge for a Wounded Doubter | Dr. Michelle Bengtson | Doubting Thomas
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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The Story that Will Make You Re-Think Your Scars | Dr. Michelle Bengtson | Jesus Appears
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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How to Change Your Brain, Using Stories Of The Bible | Dr. Alan Weissenbacher
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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How Jadedness Blinds You and Simple Faith Makes You See | Melissa Spoelstra | Blind Man
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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When You Can’t See Why, But You Trust God Anyway | Carol Kent | Genesis 22 – Isaac
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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When God Says You Must Lay Down Your Isaac | Carol Kent | Abraham & Isaac
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Vulnerable Faith, When it’s Too Risky to Hope | Hope Blanton & Chris Gordon | Genesis 18
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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The Truth About God’s Control When You Feel Threatened | Beth Runkle | Genesis 12
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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The Interesting and Surprising Origin Story of God’s People | Courtney Doctor | Genesis 12
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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The Surprise of the Story is That God Takes Initiative | Courtney Doctor | Genesis 12
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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The Astonishing Resurrection of a Dead Marriage, Past Hope | Jill Savage | Genesis 20
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Jun 09, 2024 |
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When He Lies And Betrays: One Wife’s Story Of Redemption | Jill Savage | Genesis 20
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Jun 08, 2024 |
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From Trauma to Testimony: One Mom's Story of Tenacious Faith | Sana Latrease
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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From Trafficked to Triumph: One Woman’s Faith Story | Sana Latrease
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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One Woman's Painful Trial and Promise-Driven Perspective | Gabriela Puente
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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How to be Happy, Minus the Envy and Comparison | Melissa Kruger | Matthew 20
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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Faith Tested: One Missionary Kid's Story of Commissioning in Crisis | Heather Cofer
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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When God Says You Need to Leave Everything You Love | Heather Cofer
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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When She Has More Wealth And I Want What’s Fair | Lydia Brownback | Bigger Barns
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May 22, 2024 |
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The Right and Wrong Way to Compare Sin | Lindsay Schott | Luke 18
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May 15, 2024 |
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Jesus’s Backward but Foolproof Way to Be Great | Kelly Needham | Matthew 18
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May 01, 2024 |
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The Truth From Jesus When You Compare Sin | Tasha Calvert | Luke 7
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Jesus’s Warning About Your Obsession With Your Appearance | Heather Creekmore | Matthew 23
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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How Teens Can Thrive in a World of Comparison | Lee Nienhuis
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Saying Yes to Mercy Opportunities is Risky but Good | Amy DiMarcangelo | Good Samaritan
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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How to Disciple the Children You Love with Stories | Trillia Newbell | John 15
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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When You Are Weak and He is Strong | Emily Jensen | Exodus 4
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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What's Next and Why Stories Create Great Containers for Truth
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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God, If You Love Me, Why is This Happening? | Vaneetha Risner | Lazarus
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Jesus’s Revealing Question, “What do you want?” | Amber Cullum | Blind Bartimaeus
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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God's Ultimate Control When You Feel Vulnerable and Abandoned | Cheryl Lutz
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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An Astonishing Reconciliation After Wicked Betrayal | Jodie Niznik | Joseph
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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What To Do When You Know Your Security Is Threatened | Carol Tetzlaff | Ezra 8
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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A Large-to-Little Group: God's Backward Way to Victory | Rachael Adams | Gideon
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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When You See Jesus, Your Bible Appetite Grows | Kristen Wetherell | Luke 24 – Emmaus
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Breakthrough Faith After Chronic Suffering and Hopelessness | Hope Blanton & Christine Gordon | Bleeding Woman
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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The Truth about God's Wrath & the Way to Safety | Rebecca George | The Flood
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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How to Leave & Cleave, and What Happens When You Don't | Bruce & Sue Osterink | Genesis 2
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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Gender, Masturbation, And The Advice Found in Genesis | Kristin Clark | Genesis 1-3
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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One Woman's Hidden Porn Addiction, and How She Broke Free | Jessica Harris | Genesis 1-2
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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Complementarianism: Is God's Unique Design for Women Risky? | Brian Robinson | Genesis 2
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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Complementarianism: Is God's Unique Design for Women Risky? | Brian Robinson | Genesis 2
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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LGBT+ and the Story of Marriage in Genesis | Laurie Krieg
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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How to Endure Pain and Loss with Heavenly Hope | Nancy Guthrie | Genesis 3
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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What does God Think About Your Sin and Shame? | Kim Cash Tate | Genesis 3
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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Our Hope in a Corrupt, Broken World | Mike Wittmer | Genesis 3
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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How to Overcome My Desire to Control My Husband | Kelly Needham | Genesis 3:16
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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The Astonishing Truth About God's Battle Line | Portia Collins | Genesis 3
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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The Truth About Hiding and Shame | Nicole Furno | Genesis 3
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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An Absurd Story of Being Fooled by God's Enemy | Courtney Doctor | Genesis 3
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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The Rich and Revealing Story of the First Marriage | Mary Kassian | Genesis 2
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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The Truth About Your Hustle, When God Offers Rest | Lindsay Schott | Sabbath
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Sep 28, 2022 |
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Do you See God's Staggering Generosity? | Stephanie Rousselle | Creation
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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How to Bear God’s Image by Gender | Kelly Needham | Genesis 1
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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Eden's Colossal Fall, and Our Solid Hope | Nancy Guthrie | Genesis 1-3
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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Welcome to Season 4: The True Story of the Beginning
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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When God Asks For More After You've Lost so Much | Lisa Appelo | 1 Kings 17
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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What You Need to Know About Your Identity Crisis | Sojo Academy | Exodus 3
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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What Can Little You Do About Such Big Problems? | Amy Carroll & Lynn Cowell | Esther
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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What You Need to Know About the Least Likely Christian | Ann Swindell | Acts 9
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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When You Find Out You Were Wrong About Jesus | Ann Swindell | Acts 9
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Jun 29, 2022 |
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Jesus’s Proof that We’ll Get New Bodies in Heaven | Erika VanHaitsma | Mark 16 – Resurrection Morning
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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That Dark, Good Friday, When It Looked Like Evil Won | Asheritah Ciuciu | Matthew 27 – The Cross
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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Sharing the True Story of Easter | Karlena de la Cruz | Luke 24
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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Retelling the Story of the Arrest
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Apr 09, 2022 |
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Jesus Under Arrest, Yet in Complete Control | Lindsay Schott | The Arrest of Jesus
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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Retelling the Story of Judas {John 13}
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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How to Fuel Your Faith with the Story of Judas | Lee Nienhuis | John 12 – Judas
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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Retelling The Story of The Lamb {Luke 22}
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Mar 26, 2022 |
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Sinful People, and the Long-Awaited Lamb of Fulfillment | Erin Davis | Luke 22 – Last Supper
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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How To Process A Story That Makes You Wonder If God Is Good {Lazarus in John 11-12}
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Mar 19, 2022 |
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Funeral Sorrow and the Best Plot Twist Ever | Mary Kassian | John 11-12 – Mary + Martha
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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Season 2: The True Story of Easter
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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How to Stir Souls in a Post-Christian World
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Dec 18, 2021 |
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Jesus's Unsurpassed Power To Stop Your Storm's Terror | Sarah Walton | Mark 4
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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Unlock the "Born Again" Mystery in a Story | Aaron Brewster | John 3
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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The Spirit's Breakthrough Power, Even in the Wilderness | Barb Roose | Matthew 4
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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Jesus Found Value in the Lonely Spaces | Alicia Bruxvoort | Luke 5
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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Fear Melts When You Know You'll Live Forever | Kristen Wetherell | Luke 12
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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Jesus's Forgiven Friend Might Look Like a Sinner | Erica Wiggenhorn | Luke 7
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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Has Jesus Asked You to Participate in a Multiplying Miracle? | Jenn Hand | Feeding of the 5,000
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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Why You Might Be A Better Gospel-Sharer Than You Thought {John 4:1-42}
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Oct 08, 2021 |
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The Truth About Your Thirstiness for More | Mary DeMuth | John 4 Woman at the Well
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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The Surprise of the Story: When Jesus Doesn't Fix It | Retelling Mark 2
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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How to Live Like It's True that You're Forgiven | Kelly Needham | Mark 2 - Paralytic
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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Welcome to the Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}
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Sep 13, 2021 |