The Way Home: Jim Burns on parenting adult children

Parenting adult children can feel tricky. How do you adjust from parenting children and teens to adults? Today on the podcast Jim Burns joins me to share some his experiences and offer some practical advice he’s learned along the way. Jim is the author of Doing Life with Your Adult Children: Keep Your Mouth Shut…

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The Way Home: Matt Smethurst on reading the Bible

When it comes to reading the Bible, it can sometimes feel overwhelming. Matt Smethurst joins me today to share about nine heart postures that will help prepare you to read the Bible. Matt is the Managing Editor of TGC and author of Before You Open Your Bible: Nine Heart Postures For Approaching God’s Word.  This episode…

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The Way Home: Catherine Parks on parenting

Catherine Parks joins me to share more about her new book projects for parents to share with their kids: Empowered: How God Shaped 11 Women’s Lives (And Can Shape Yours Too) and Strong: How God Equipped 11 Ordinary Men with Extraordinary Power (and Can Do the Same for You). Show Notes:  Twitter: @CathParks Website: cathparks.com…

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A New Newsletter: One Little Word

I started a weekly newsletter. This will be a bit different every week. Sometimes some humor. Sometimes an excerpt of something I’m reading. Sometimes a fresh idea or some tips on writing. You can sign up here.  

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The Way Home: Jennifer Greenberg on life after abuse

How do you pick up the pieces of your life after abuse? Jenn Greenberg was abused by her church-going father. She joins me today to talk about this and her new book Not Forsaken. She reflects on how God brought life and hope in the darkest of situations. Jenn shows how the gospel enables survivors to…

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Brian Fikkert and Kelly Kapic on justice, poverty, and economic development

Brian Fikkert is the founder and executive director of the Chalmers Center for Economic Development. He is Professor of Economics & Community Development at Covenant College. Kelly Kapic is Professor of Theological Studies at Covenant College. He has written and edited numerous books, including Embodied Hope: A Theological Meditation on Pain and Suffering. Together they…

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The Way Home: Kara Powell on Why “Warm” is the New Cool

How can parents and youth pastors and other influencers create environments that nuture the faith of young people? I don’t now if anyone is as gifted in understanding these questions as Dr. Kara Powell. Dr. Kara Powell is the Executive Director of the Fuller Youth Institute (FYI) and a faculty member at Fuller Theological Seminary.…

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The Way Home: Karen Swallow Prior on How to Read the Classics

Karen Swallow Prior has been teaching us not only how to read but how to read well. She returns to the podcast to discuss her wonderful new book, On Reading Well where she not only gives Christians a rubric for reading, but walks readers through some of the classic pieces of literature, breaking down the storylines…

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The Way Home: Josh Moody on Biblical Literacy and Why Boasting is Good

If you drive through Wheaton and especially through the Wheaton College campus, you’ll see a beautiful, tall church steeple rise above the landscape. This is College Church Wheaton, a historic, faithful, gospel-preaching evangelical church. It’s pastor is Josh Moody, who joins me today to talk about two important topics: biblical literacy and . . .…

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