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June 25, 2021

Consciousness, Care, Courage and Craft...an interview with Andy Cantr…

If your'e anything like me, you get intimidated when you think about evangelism and teaching others about Christ. Andy Cantrell can help you with this. He has helped distill the problems we have with evangelism into four tool...

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June 18, 2021

Digital Literacy: Let's put some context there

This is the fourth part of digital literacy and it's how we recreate context for what we're finding online. Christians should already "get this" because we have to do it all the time with the Bible. But for some reason, …

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June 11, 2021

Rockstar Christian: A conversation with Keith Stonehart

I wasn't sure what to expect from someone who came from a life of rock and roll. I mean, I know all the stereotypes. Were they right? Evangelist Keith Stonehart sets the record straight, and shows how Christianity helps fix …

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June 4, 2021

Digital Literacy: Managing your influence online

So what is your influence like? Influence isn't particular to just online communication, but it sure can go bad quickly. We talk about how to manage both your identity and image online, and at the same time keep yourself grou...

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May 28, 2021

The most important relationships: an interview with Ginger Hubbard

Ginger Hubbard is one of those people who inspire me. She is an amazing mother, and someone who puts Christ in the center of her life. She is the author of several books on parenting and even hosts her own …

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May 21, 2021

Digital Literacy: So who can I trust?

Fake news. Internet scams. People impersonating other people. It seems like the Internet is just a cesspool of trust issues, so why should this medium be something anyone takes seriously? Shouldn't we just stop using the Inte...

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May 14, 2021

Them first...a conversation with Paul Gavin

How's your joy? If you're like me, finding joy in dailiy life isn't easy. Paul Gavin is a musician, private music teacher and a dedicated Christian who has a lot to teach you about joy. He also has a two …

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May 7, 2021

Digital Literacy: Could I get your attention...about attention

In some ways, this is one of the simplest episodes I've pulled together. In this episode, I start the first part of digital literacy which is taking control of your attention. Hopefully this reminds you about the fundamentals...

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April 30, 2021

The digital stuff

This week I've got a lot on my plate with the end of the semester, so I'm doing an introduction to the idea of digital literacy. I've been meaning to put this episode together for a long time and now …

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April 23, 2021

Holding onto God in change, an interview with Gardner Hall

Do you feel like the world is changing all around you while you're trying to hold onto your Christianity? Do you wonder if the things changing around us should worry us or not? Gardner is a guy with a great …

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April 17, 2021

To the Philippians...and us

For the past few weeks I've been drawn again and again to Philippians. There's a lot of hope and exhortation in this short book. I thought seriously about giving a reflection on Philippians for this episode. I seem to always …

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April 13, 2021

What's the next step?

Covid is starting to become a memory...so what should we learn from the experience? And what questions should we be asking now? Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/balancingthechristianlife)

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April 9, 2021

It depends on your perspective, an interview with Hal Hammons

Hal is a new friend and someone who hosts his own podcast, The Citizen of Heaven. In this episode, we discuss the importance of perspective. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/balancingthechristianlife)

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April 2, 2021

Christ, Christians and Culture, an interview with Dr. Stephen Okey

This week I'm talking to a colleague and friend, Dr. Stephen Okey. Okey (as I call him) is an excellent educator and has a good understanding of the relationship of Christ, Christians and culture. He discusses the different w...

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March 26, 2021

Body and Soul, an interview with the Devotional Doctors

This week on the program we talk to the hosts of the podcast Devotional Doctors , Bryan Nash (Doctorate in ministry) and JD Souder (Doctorate in physical therapy). They have a simple but powerful message about the importance ...

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March 19, 2021

It could fail, part 1

In this episode, I collaborate with my good friend Darin Gerdes. Darin hosts The Leadersmith podcast. This episode is our conversation about the importance of failure, and part 2 is available on his podcast where we talk abou...

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March 12, 2021

Building community, an interview with Craig Bean

Craig Bean is a close and dear friend and, I think, one of the very best to talk about intentional culture creation. Most people believes the culture to our congregations walk in the doors and leadership should respond to the...

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March 5, 2021

God fixes our brokenness, an interview with Matt Bassford

Matt Bassford is a minister in Columbia, Tennessee. In this episode, he talks about how he and his wife dealt with the tragedy of a stillborn birth of their first daughter, Macy and how their relationships with God and other …

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Feb. 26, 2021

So, whatcha reading? An interview with Jason Hardin

This week, we discuss one of the most basic parts of being a Christian, Bible study. Jason Hardin is a minister and author of Hello, I'm Your Bible , (affiliate link) a practical guide to Bible study.Jason has his own …

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Feb. 19, 2021

Let's give them something to talk about, an interview with Ryan Cummi…

So how good are you at communication? I'm not sure we think about that question a lot...but we definitely hear a lot about its importance. This week I talk to one of my old students, Ryan Cummings, about the importance …

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Feb. 12, 2021

Keeping it in the family, an interview with Craig Embry

This week we talk to my cousin, Craig Embry. Craig is someone who knows how to get things done and he has helped his congregation in the Sarasota area use the tools of digital discipleship to cope with Coronavirus and …

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Feb. 5, 2021

Why journal? An interview with Jeremy Dehut

Do you journal? I don't. Well, not yet. So when I talked to Jeremy Dehut about what made his Christian life better, I was curious why he said journaling was one of the most important things he does to help …

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Jan. 29, 2021

Responding to Coronavirus, Part 2

This episode concludes the conversation we started last week with Edwin Crozier, Kris Emerson, Jason Hardin and Mark McCrary. In this episode, the guys talk about their own podcasts and what roles they play with their congreg...

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Jan. 22, 2021

Responding to Coronavirus, Part 1

Well...this was a conversation with four guys I think are doing excellent work in light of Covid. Edwin Crozier, Kris Emerson, Jason Hardin and Mark McCrary. Three of these guys are past guests. I just wanted to know how they...

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