Theology+Spirituality

Quick To ListenEpisode 49|36min
Does Your Fasting Have a Point?
According to Don Whitney, professor of biblical spirituality, a biblical fast needs a purpose beyond hunger.
Why We’re Still Reading ‘My Utmost for His Highest’ 80 Years Later
How Oswald Chambers unwittingly became one of the most popular devotional writers of all time.
How to Get Our Girls Into Scripture
Erin Weidemann, founder of Bible Belles, wants to introduce young women to brave female role models.
5 Women Every Christian Should Know
From Katharina Luther, who escaped a convent and became a radical reformer, to Amanda Berry Smith, an itinerant minister who was born a slave, these women changed history.
Lent, Unplugged
In a time of digital consumption, here’s how the church can lead the way on healthy media fasting.
Lent Is Here to Throw Us Off Again
Finding healing in repetition, community, and art.
Give Your Kids the Gift of Absence
Time and attention are not the only ways to bless our children.
Urban Mix-and-Match Religion Didn't Start with Nick Cannon
Why this 'new spirituality' is really just old-fashioned syncretism.
A Stroke Freed Me to Redefine Beauty
Former model Katherine Wolf reveals how a nearly fatal experience altered her faith.
Gene Yang: A Graphic Novelist Caught Between Two Worlds
The graphic novelist and MacArthur Grant recipient sees his life as an outsider as a blessing.
How the Prophet Habakkuk Built an Anti-Fragile Faith
Lessons on worshiping a consistently unpredictable God.
A Critical Care Surgeon Meets the Great Physician
I felt distant from God until I witnessed a medical miracle.
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When God’s Mercy Sounds Like Bad News
The patience of the Lord can be a heavy burden.
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Embracing Valentine’s Day Disappointment
Why a holiday of unmet expectations leads me to the Resurrection.
Southern Baptists Back Away from Backing Mosques
Trustee scuffle over ‘unholy alliance’ leads IMB to leave ERLC’s side on religious freedom fights.
Why Your Deflated Retirement Dream Might Be God’s Open Door
After losing my safety net, I see retirement as meaningful vocation, not permanent vacation.
Americans Agree: God Blesses Super Bowl Athletes, not Their Teams
How evangelicals and others see God’s providence in The Big Game vs. Trump’s election.
Henri Nouwen’s Weakness Was His Strength
How a gifted, high-achieving spiritual guide learned to share his wounds with others.
A Psalm for the Refugee Crisis in America
When our government is wrong, the church responds by doing what is right.
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What the Hygge Trend Tells Me About True Comfort
I like warm socks, coffee, and a cozy fire. But real, sustainable self-care involves something unexpected.

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