Russell and Leslie meander through the 2025 podcast episodes and share some of their favorite moments.
Watch the video of this episode on YouTube here.
EPISODES REFERENCED:
(See a list of all episodes from 2025 below)
- David Brooks on Moral Courage for a Soulless Age
- Joni Eareckson Tada on When God Shows Up in the Breaking
- Molly Worthen on Being Spellbinding
- Michael Luo on Strangers in the Land
- Paul Kingsnorth on the Dark Powers Behind AI
- Christine Emba on the Fantasy of Porn’s Harmlessness
- Jonathan Haidt’s Newest Thoughts on Technology, Anxiety, and the War for Our Attention
- A Poet and a Preacher: A Conversation with David Whyte
- Beth Moore on All Manner of Good Things
- Beth Moore on Falling in Love with Ecclesiastes
- Sho Baraka on Matters of the Soul Post-2020
- Recovering Christian Vocabulary: A Conversation with Stanley Hauerwas
- Tim Keller on Hope in Times in Fear (Re-air)
ALL EPISODES IN 2025:
- A Conversation with Pulitzer-Winning Poet Natasha Trethewey | January 01
- Harm, Trauma, and Church Abuse | January 08
- Moore to The Point: Jimmy Carter at the Judgment Seat | January 13
- A Conversation with Former Vice President Mike Pence | January 15
- Moore to The Point: How a Book Club Helped Me to Live and to Die | January 20
- Humanity’s Universal Addictions: What Is the Cure? | January 22
- Moore to the Point: Curb Your Cynicism | January 27
- A Conversation with Tim Alberta | January 29
- Moore to the Point: Running From Refugees | February 03
- What the Black Church Can Teach the Rest of American Christianity | February 05
- Jonathan Rausch on What He Got Wrong About Christianity’s Decline | February 12
- Robert Putnam on Beyond Bowling Alone: Finding Community in an Isolated Age | February 19
- Moore to the Point: Be Careful Who You Pretend to Be | February 24
- Finding God in Life’s Crucible Moments | February 26
- Moore to the Point: Onward Christian Strangers | March 03
- A Poet and a Preacher: A Conversation with David Whyte | March 05
- Moore to the Point: Ukraine and Abel | March 10
- Dr. Moore Answers Listener Questions: When to Break a Relationship, How to Forgive, and What to Do About Church Craziness | March 12
- Recovering Christian Vocabulary: A Conversation with Stanley Hauerwas | March 19
- Moore to the Point: Three Little Birds | March 24
- Life, Leadership, and Lament: A Conversation with Mark Vroegop | March 26
- Moore to the Point: Deporting John Calvin | March 31
- Annie F. Downs on What Kids Can Teach Grownups About Life and Death | April 02
- Moore to the Point: The Owl of Hooters Flies Only at Dusk | April 07
- Books with Ashley Hales: Tolstoy, Carr, Vonnegut, Worthen, and More | April 09
- Moore to the Point: Nietzsche Loves You and Has a Wonderful Plan for Your Life | April 14
- Glenn Packiam on Why We Need Creeds | April 16
- Jon Guerra on the American Gospel | April 23
- Moore to the Point: The Audacity of Pope | April 28
- Michael Luo on Strangers in the Land | April 30
- Moore to the Point: Empathy for the Devil | May 05
- Ray Ortlund on Finding Good News at Rock Bottom | May 07
- The End of the World Will Be Livestreamed | May 12
- Charlie Peacock on Music, Meaning, and Letting Go of Power | May 14
- In 666ness and in Health | May 19
- Tara-Leigh Cobble on Recapping the Bible | May 21
- Moore to the Point: The Oral Majority | May 26
- Molly Worthen on Being Spellbinding | May 28
- Andrew Peterson on the Authors Who Kept Us Christian | June 04
- Moore to the Point: PEPFAR and the Uneasy Conscience of American Christianity | June 09
- Gov. John Kasich on the Culture-Changing Power of Faith Communities | June 11
- Paul Elie on Culture Wars in Music and Art | June 18
- Moore to the Point: Make Armageddon Great Again | June 23
- Gary Haugen on Gospel and Justice | June 25
- Yuval Levin Provides Hope for American Unity | July 02
- Nicholas Carr on Building Attention in a Digital Age | July 09
- Jefferson Fisher on How to Have Difficult Conversations | July 16
- Why We Want to See the Epstein Files | July 18
- Beth Moore on All Manner of Good Things | July 23
- Question: Does God Want Me to Have Fun? | July 28
- David Brooks on Moral Courage for a Soulless Age | July 30
- Question: Should I Go to a Church That Practices Infant Baptism? | August 04
- Tony Hale on Parenting, Powerlessness, and Processing Grief | August 06
- Listener Question: Am I Disciplined—or Just Legalistic? | August 11
- Christine Emba on the Fantasy of Porn’s Harmlessness | August 13
- Listener Question: Where Are All the Mature Christian Single Men? | August 18
- General Stanley McChrystal on Character | August 20
- Listener Question: Should Church Leaders Be Transparent About Finances? | August 25
- Sho Baraka on Matters of the Soul Post-2020 | August 27
- Philip Yancey on the Problem of Pain and Suffering | September 01
- An Open Letter to Donald Trump | September 03
- Listener Question: How Can I Have Friendships with Atheists? | September 08
- Jonathan Haidt’s Newest Thoughts on Technology, Anxiety, and the War for Our Attention | September 10
- Listener Question: Is Screentime with Grandparents Dangerous for My Children? With Jon Haidt | September 15
- Books about Digital Resistance with Ashley Hales: Wendell Berry, Jan Karon, Jon Haidt, David Zahl, and More | September 17
- 30 Things for 30 Years in Ministry | September 22
- Tim Keller on Hope in Times in Fear (Re-air) | September 24
- Paul Kingsnorth on the Dark Powers Behind AI | October 01
- BONUS: Lecrae on Reconstruction after Disillusionment | October 03
- Listener Question: Why Aren’t Christians Engaging in Humanitarian Aid? | October 06
- Benjamin Watson and Russell Moore on The Just Life | October 08
- Listener Question: Should We Call Christian MAGA ‘Christian’? | October 13
- Beth Moore on Falling in Love with Ecclesiastes | October 15
- Listener Question: How Can I Make Time for Writing? | October 20
- JD Greear on What Culture Wars Are Doing to Us | October 22
- Listener Question: Should Communion Be Open to All Believers? | October 27
- David French on Faith, Fear, and the Future of the Church | October 29
- Listener Question: How Can the Church Hold Itself Accountable without Tearing Itself Apart? | November 03
- Mark Batterson on the Slow (then Fast) Work of a Long Obedience | November 05
- Listener Question: Should We Sing Worship Songs By Fallen Songwriters? | November 10
- Ken Burns on the American Revolution | November 12
- Listener Question: Are Late Prayers Still Worth Praying? | November 17
- Joni Eareckson Tada on When God Shows Up in the Breaking | November 19
- Listener Question: How to Engage as a Non-believer in a Book Group with Christians | November 24
- N.T. Wright on ‘The Vision of Ephesians’ | December 01
- Listener Question: NT Wright on the Parable of the Talents | December 03
- What Makes a Song Good for Corporate Worship | December 08
- Andrew Peterson on Beholding the Lamb of God for Over 25 Years | December 10
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