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Book Review: “Seen, Secure, Free: How a Life Hidden with Christ Strengthens and Transforms You” by Allison Allen

    I am always excited to read and review a book that I think will be relevant and applicable to my audience, and that…

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From the Archives: 194: How to Raise Your Littles in the Nurture and Admonition of the Lord with Rebekah Hargraves (Solo Episode #41)

  On today’s re-release of a previous solo show, we are tackling the topic of how to raise your littles in the nurture and admonition…

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April 2024 Scripture Writing Plan: Luke 12-16

  We are wrapping up what has been a great month of Scripture writing journeying through chapters 8-11 of the book of Luke. We have…

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219: Loving Samaritans like Jesus Does with Terry Crist

  Terry Crist is a husband, father, pastor, and the author of the new book, “Loving Samaritans: Radical Kindness in an Us vs. Them World“.…

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From the Archive: 113: The Most Important Thing for Christians to Remember This Election Year with Rebekah Hargraves (Solo Episode 6)

  As we find ourselves in the middle of yet another election year, I felt it to be the right time to re-visit a podcast…

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218: Even if He Doesn’t with Kristen LaValley

    Kristen Lavalley is a wife, mom of 5, writer, and author of the brand new book, Even if He Doesn’t: What We Believe…

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217: Raising Our Kids with a Biblical Worldview with Elizabeth Urbanowicz

  Elizabeth Urbanowicz is the  founder of Foundation Worldview, where her passion is on display for creating resources to equip parents to be able to…

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214: The Politics of Advent with Rebekah Hargraves (Solo Episode #49)

On today’s solo show, we are tackling the topic of Advent and, through a study of both Isaiah 9:6-7 as well as Mary’s Magnificat in…

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211: Adoption, the Pro-Life Movement, and the Body of Christ with Herbie Newell

Herbie Newell is the President and Executive Director of LifeLine Children’s Services, an organization that is an adoption, orphan care, and foster care ministry. His…

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Resource Review: CSB Life Counsel Bible

  I am regularly sent new Bibles to review, but I was uniquely blown away by the uniqueness and relevance of this new CSB Life…

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208: Living Whole with Kathryn Maack

  Kathryn Maack is a wife, mom, co-founder of the ministry Dwellings, and co-author of the fantastic book, Whole: The Life-Changing Power of Relating to…

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207: “What is Love?” with Rebekah Hargraves (Solo Episode #46)

On today’s solo show, we are addressing the topic of love, the importance Scripture places on it, and how God’s Word defines it. I hope…

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Book Review: “Jesus and Women: Beyond Feminism” by Niamh M. Middleton

  I regularly get sent many books to review (which is one of my very favorite things about the work I get to do!). And…

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Book Review: “You are More Than You’ve Been Told” by Hosanna Wong

I am always getting sent books to review (talk about a dream job for this bibliophile! 😉 ), and I have read countless wonderful books…

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205: Refuting False Gospels with Rebekah Hargraves (Solo Episode #45)

  On today’s solo show, we are addressing the topic of 7 different false gospels that are alive and well in our day that we…

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204: Women, Ministry, and the Kingdom of God with Sarah Jane Ho

  Sarah Jane Ho is a wife, mom of 5, pastor, and mental health therapist. She leads the Nations of Change Church in Pakistan via…

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202: Overcoming Spiritual Starvation with Amy Seiffert

  Amy Seiffert is a wife, mom of 3, speaker, Bible teacher, and author, most recently, of the new book “Starved: Why We Need a…

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201: How to Love the LGBTQIA+ Community Well with Rebekah Hargraves (Solo Episode #43)

    On today’s solo show, we are tackling the topic of how we as believers can love well those image bearers who are a…

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HandH 200: Women on Mission with Mischelle Manis

  Mischelle Manis works for Reaching Souls International, an organization which supports national, indigenous missionaries, and as the director of women’s ministries with the organization,…

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July 2023 Scripture Writing Plan: Matthew 24-26

    We are wrapping up what has been a great month of Scripture writing journeying through chapters 20 through 23 of the book of…

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199: Incarceration, Marriage, and God’s Redemption with Fox and Rob Richardson

  Fox and Rob Richardson experienced being separated by incarceration for 21 years. They come on the podcast today to share about their experience, what…

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198: Being “Woke” and Pursuing Truth with Rebekah Hargraves (Solo Episode #42)

  On today’s solo show, we are tackling the topic of “wokeness” and the importance of pursuing truth as a Christian. My perspective on these…

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RE-RELEASE – 111: Patriotism and the Christian with Rebekah Hargraves (Solo Episode 5)

  For today’s solo podcast episode I am actually re-releasing the fifth solo podcast I ever recorded. As we are quickly approaching yet another big…

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Book Review: “God Knows: When Your Worries and Whys Need More Than Temporary Relief” by Lisa Whittle

  I read a lot of books, both for myself as well as for the podcast, and I can always tell when a new book…

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Movie Review: “His Only Son” from Angel Studios, in Theaters March 31

  Every time I am sent an early screening of a movie to review for you guys, I enjoy it. But I can honestly say…

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Book Review: “Authentic Influencer: The Barnabas Way of Shaping Lives for Jesus” by Jonathan Murphy

  I recently had the opportunity to read and review Jonathan Murphy’s brand new book that just launched this week, “Authentic Influencer: The Barnabas Way…

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193: How the Gospel Puts an End to Shame with Jasmine Holmes

  Jasmine Holmes is a wife, mom of 3, writer, teacher at heart, and author of the brand new book,  “Never Cast Out: How the…

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192: The Gospel, Social Justice, and Kingdom Living Now with Rebekah Hargraves (Solo Episode #40)

On today’s solo show, we are tackling the topics of what the gospel is, social justice, and the importance of kingdom living now. I hope…

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RE-RELEASE: 096: The Plague of the Mommy Wars with Rebekah Hargraves (Solo Episode 3)

  Today I am re-releasing the third solo podcast episode I ever recorded, this one on the topic of  the mommy wars. This is a…

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190: Navigating Contemplative Spiritual Practices with Celia Miller

Celia Miller is a wife, writer, blogger, author,  online community leader, and follower of Christ who is passionate helping equip others to slow down, seek…

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189: Busting Myths About Women in the Bible with Rebekah Hargraves (Solo Episode #39)

  On today’s solo show, we tackling some common myths surrounding women in the Bible. My prayer is that you would come away from this…

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January 2023 Scripture Writing Plan: Matthew 1-5

  We are wrapping up what has been a great month of Scripture writing journeying through the books of Daniel and Psalms. We have seen…

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184: Celebrating a “Brown Baby Jesus” Part 2 with Dorena Williamson

  Dorena Williamson is a pastor’s wife, mom, Ever Eve stylist, and author of several childrens’ books, including the newest one, Brown Baby Jesus. She…

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182: Celebrating a “Brown Baby Jesus” Part 1 with Dorena Williamson

  Dorena Williamson is a pastor’s wife, mom, Ever Eve stylist, and author of several childrens’ books, including the newest one, Brown Baby Jesus. She…

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181: Living Out of Love (Advent Series #2) with Rebekah Hargraves (Solo Episode #36)

  This week we are kicking off week 2 of our  brand new solo podcast series, this one based on a book I wrote a…

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178: Finding Freedom from Cultural Lies with Alisa Childers

Alisa Childers runs an apologetics blog, podcast, and YouTube channel dedicated to helping believers grow in and better understand God’s truth. Today on the show…

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RE-RELEASE: 122: Friendship Matters Q&A (Friendship Matters Series #10) with Amber Durgan and Rebekah Hargraves

    Today, through a re-release of a podcast episode I did with my co-author, Amber Durgan, when our book first released, we are bringing…

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YOLO (But it’s Forever) ~A Guest Post by Alisa Childers

Alisa Childers’ excellent newest book, Live Your Truth and Other Lies: Exposing Popular Deceptions That Make Us Anxious, Exhausted, and Self-Obsessed released today and in…

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177: Embracing the Life You Have with Elizabeth Woodsen

Elizabeth Woodsen is a Bible teacher, Dallas Theological Seminary graduate, and author who is passionate about helping people learn about the rich theological truths of…

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175: Living Life with the Holy Spirit with Becky Thompson

Becky Thompson is a wife, mama, blogger, podcaster, and author of several books including her newest, God so Close: Experience a Life Awakened by the…

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174: Moving on from Difficult Friendships with Amber Durgan (Friendship Matters Series #8)

Amber Durgan is a wife, mama, blogger, podcaster, and co-author author of two books. Her heart is for encouraging and equipping women to build deeper…

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