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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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A Soldier on Good Friday ~A Guest Post by Amber Durgan

My dear friend, Amber Durgan, has been a guest on the podcast before, is also my co-author of our book, Friendship Matters, and is a previous guest-poster here on the…

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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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Book Review: “Wounded Tiger: The Transformational True Story of the Japanese Pilot Who Led the Pearl Harbor Attack” by T. Martin Bennett

  I have been in the business of offering book reviews on this blog for years now, and I think I have yet to read…

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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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209: Every Season Sacred with Kayla Craig

    Kayla Craig is a pastor’s wife, mom of 4, writer, podcaster, and author, most recently of the new book, “Every Season Sacred: Reflections,…

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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: “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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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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RE-RELEASE: 146: Success in Motherhood (Lies Moms Believe Series #8) with Rebekah Hargraves (Solo Episode #22)

  Today’s solo podcast episode is a re-release of an episode from my podcast series based on my book, Lies Moms Believe (And How the…

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

On today’s solo show, we are tackling the topic of how to raise your littles in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. My prayer…

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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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188: Embracing Who You are Now in Christ with Scarlet Hiltibidal

Scarlet Hiltibidal is a pastor’s wife, mom of three, and author of several books including her newest one, “You’re the Worst Person in the World:…

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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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185: Peace for the Weary Heart (Advent Series #4) with Rebekah Hargraves (Solo Episode #38)

  This week we are bringing to a close our solo podcast series based on my book, “Good News for a Woman’s Heart: An Advent…

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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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183: Embracing Our Joy (Advent Series #3) with Rebekah Hargraves (Solo Episode #37)

    This week we are kicking off week 3 of our  brand new solo podcast series, this one based on a book I wrote…

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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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166: Cultivating Life-Giving Friendships (Solo Episode 30) with Rebekah Hargraves (Friendship Matters Series #3)

  A month ago we kicked off a brand new solo podcast series based on a book I co-authored with my dear friend, Amber Durgan,…

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To Judge or not to Judge

For a long time it was said that John 3:16 was the most well-known and oft-quoted Bible verse, even among non-Christians. Well, those days may…

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January 2022 Scripture Writing Plan: Galatians

  We are wrapping up what has been a great month of Scripture writing journeying through the books of Hosea, Haggai, and Titus. We have…

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153: RE-RELEASE – Cultivating a Spirit-Led Holiday Season with Rebekah Hargraves (Solo Episode 12)

  On today’s solo podcast episode, I am taking to the show to share about the importance of cultivating a truly Spirit-led holiday season and…

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