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- A 3 minute Youtube video produced by The Atlantic that provides an opportunity for family discussion about the use of social media.
- A 15 minute Ted Talk exploring the impact of social media on mental health.
- An anonymous article by someone who struggles with depression. It briefly outlines 5 things this person has learned from their struggle.
- A very short article by Daniel Nam about the spiritual dynamics and impact of social media.
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- Erasing Shame – DJ Chuang’s website & podcast about addressing the impact of unhealthy shame in our churches.
- Enlighten Mental Health Ministry – a ministry started by Curtis (Pastor of Chinese Christian Church of Thousand Oaks) & Carol Lowe. The website has content from their 2019 Enlighten Mental Health Seminar (10/19/19).
- An anonymous article by someone who struggles with depression. It briefly outlines 5 things this person has learned from their struggle.
- A very short article by Tim St. John (Pastor at Lighthouse Community Church) reflecting on the suicide of Jarrid Wilson (was a Pastor at Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, CA)
- An article outlining 9 things/statistics about mental health that helps to frame the issue.
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- A 60 minute talk by James Tour about the mystery of the origin of life
- A 42 minute interview with David Berlinski – a secular Jew, philosopher, mathematician, and author – about the motives and realities behind atheism and evolution as discussed in his book, The Devil’s Delusion: Atheism and its Scientific Pretensions.
- A short interview (5 minutes to read) by Kevin DeYoung with Jay Richards about the topic of theistic evolution and why it’s not a good theory.
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- A 40 minute talk by J.P. Moreland about the relationship between science and faith
- A 224 page book titled Scientism and Secularism by J.P. Moreland about the reality of and issues with the idea of scientism
- A 14 min excerpt from book Heretic: One Scientist’s Journey from Darwin to Design (authors: Jonathan Witt/Matt Leisola)
- An article by Philip Carlson – referencing JP Moreland’s list of presuppositions of science
- A 5 min video of John Lennox talking about religion vs science (British mathematician specialising in group theory, a philosopher of science and a Christian apologist)
- A 2.5 minute apologetic video by Frank Turek that compares/contrasts the philosophy of science/intelligent design approaches
- A Prager U video featuring Eric Metaxas on the topic, Does Science Argue for or against God?
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- A short article on http://www.desiringgod.org about the fading of spiritual highs.
- A longer article by Greg Koukl about maturing as a Christian and the way to grow in your faith.
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- A 26 minute testimony/talk + Q&A by Sam Allberry that gives a clear perspective on how think about homosexuality and relate to those with same-sex attraction.
- A short article by Becket Cook about how a homosexual person can faithfully live as a member of a Christian community.
- A highly recommended book by Kevin DeYoung about the biblical testimony about homosexuality as well as answers to a variety of objections to that testimony.
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- A website with a variety of resources about manhood and womanhood.
- The website for Help4Families ministry headed by Denise Shick, our guest on this episode.
- A 40 minute sermon by Kevin DeYoung that presents the idea of gender from a complementarian perspective.
- A transcript of the full interview with Denise Shick.
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- A 7:30 minute conversation about why God’s design for human sexuality is good.
- A helpful article that exposes the fallacies of our cultural redefinition of sexuality.
- A 35 minute conversation between Dave Rubin (libertarian political/social commentator) & Allie Stuckey (conservative Christian political/social commentator). The portion included in the podcast begins at 32:00.
- A video trailer introducing Christopher Yuan’s book Holy Sexuality and the Gospel.
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- A balanced blog article with solid suggestions to inform your approach to gaming
- A 15 minute presentation by Pastor Mark Driscoll with sound wisdom for families
- A 11 minute TED Talk about the real life benefit from video game playing
- An insightful article that explores the complexity of the benefits & dangers presented by video games.
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- A Praying Life by Paul Miller. An interview with the author about the book and about prayer. The book is available on amazon.com and other online retailers.
- An article by Tim Keller on the Gospel Coalition that offers a suggestion/template for daily prayer habits.
- A 9-minute video interview with Tim Keller. Questions & Answers.
- An excerpt from D.A. Carson’s book Praying with Paul offering 8 suggestions to aid in cultivating our prayer lives.
- A 3-minute video of Greg Koukl considering having faith that God will answer our prayers.
- A very short article on www.str.org highlighting the importance of focusing on our relationship with God when we pray.
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- A 9-minute video by Allen Parr on whether or not Christians should be rich.
- A prayer by John Piper on the Gospel Coalition about a right heart about money.
- A 3.5-minute video by Francis Chan about generosity.
- A 5-minute audio excerpt of a sermon by Tim Keller on the power of money.
- A short article from the SOLA Network by Sam Bay about tithing as college students.
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- An article by Kathy Keller on the Gospel Coalition about what materialism is and how to deal with it.
- An article by Tom Nelson on the Gospel Coalition about whether we should seek wealth or poverty.
- An article by Tim Challies looking at the idea that gift-giving at Christmas is a fine thing to do.
- A 4-minute video of Greg Koukl explaining how Christians can own their stuff faithfully.
- A 2-minute video from RZIM by Nathan Rittenhouse explaining how Christians can avoid consumerism & materialism.
- A 3-minute video with David Platt talking about how much stuff is too much.
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- A short & clear explanation of Christian responsibility in government & politics by RC Sproul.
- A list of brief articles on https://sola.network/ about politics. A handful of helpful content on a Christian approach to politics.
- A paragraph from Martin Luther King Jr. quoted on www.gospelcoalition.org about the limits of legislating morality.
- Scott Rae’s September 27, 2020 sermon as a part of the Bread of Life English Fall Conference. Dr. Rae addresses the 2020 election and a Christian approach to politics.
- A 2-minute video of Tim Keller sharing how he approaches conversations about politics as a pastor and within his church community.
- A 5:30 minute response by Ravi Zacharias about his perspective on the interaction between faith and politics.
- A long article by Greg Koukl on www.str.org about the difference between “legal” and “moral” in relation to the issue of abortion.
- A 12-minute exposition of 1 Peter 2:13-17 by John Piper.
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- Two short articles on The Gospel Coalition by Matt Capps about why Christians neglect beauty in theology & how beauty fits in Christian theology.
- A short article on The Gospel Coalition by Jen Wilkin about calling your daughter beautiful.
- A short article on The Gospel Coalition by Russ Ramsey about the danger of neglecting beauty.
- A short article on Desiringgod.org by John Piper about God’s idea of feminine beauty.
- An excerpt and video by John Mark Reynolds about the impact beauty has on culture.
- Art and the Bible by Francis Schaeffer. A 96 page book.
- A series of podcast episodes on Renew the Arts Podcast about art history. (apple podcasts & google play).
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- Work and Rest. A 42 minute sermon by Pastor Tim Keller from 2003. (this is the sermon referenced in the podcast)
- A long article on balancing the rhythms of rest and work from the website – theologyofwork.org
- A short article by Adam Mabry on desiringgod.org about rest
- A very short article on gotquestions.org about rest.
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- An article on the Gospel Coalition by Justin Taylor discussing the issue of freedom vs. legalism in drinking alcohol.
- An 8 minute audio by John Piper discussing his reasons for his opinion and approach toward alcohol.
- A 5 minute video by Allen Parr discussing whether or not alcohol is a sin.
- A very short article on Focus on the Family wrestling with the notion of social drinking.
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- A short article on Stand to Reason by Alan Shlemon about looking for themes in what we watch.
- Another short article on Stand to Reason by J.T. Wynn cautioning against careless celebration of movies for their spiritual truths or biblical themes.
- An article by Mark Coppenger offering 10 helpful thoughts on the Christian and entertainment.
- An article on Desiring God by Abigail Dodds exploring the way that what we watch shapes our minds and our souls.
- Film Fisher: A website of well-crafted film reviews from a Christian point of view.
- Alissa Wilkinson is a Christian movie critic who was previously on staff with Christianity Today.
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- A Praying Life by Paul Miller. An interview with the author about the book and about prayer. The book is available on amazon.com and other online retailers.
- An article by Tim Keller on the Gospel Coalition that offers a suggestion/template for daily prayer habits.
- A 9-minute video interview with Tim Keller. Questions & Answers.
- An excerpt from D.A. Carson’s book Praying with Paul offering 8 suggestions to aid in cultivating our prayer lives.
- A 3-minute video of Greg Koukl considering having faith that God will answer our prayers.
- A very short article on www.str.org highlighting the importance of focusing on our relationship with God when we pray.
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- The Del Rey Baptist Church (in Virginia) statement on regular church attendance – referenced at the end of the podcast episode.
- A short (almost 5 min) video by Allen Parr about why Christians need to go to church.
- Desiring God article by Rebecca McLaughlin about why going to church is good for us.
- An interview (about 8 min – audio + transcript) from Ask Pastor John (desiring god.org) about why going to church doesn’t make you a Christian.
- An article from the Gospel Coalition by Trevin Wax about why going to church is privilege not a chore.
- An article from the Gospel Coalition By Lindsey Carlson to encourage and advise parents who struggle to get their teenager to church.
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- A short (almost 4 min) podcast episode from Ask Pastor John (desiringgod.org) featuring Randy Alcorn about sports in heaven.
- Desiring God article by Barnabas Piper offering a reflection on how Christians ought to view and interact with sports.
- Athletic in Action website. This is a ministry of Cru aimed at reaching athletes for Christ and helping Christian athletes to play faithfully.
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- The first in a series of articles posted on the Sola Network about a biblical perspective on work by Owen Lee.
- Desiring God article by John Piper offering his take on a biblical perspective on school.
- Should a Christian Send Their Children to Public School? A video interview of Pastor Doug Wilson on his philosophy of education.
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- Two blog posts about the value of musical excellence and morality of music by Jeff Miller, a Mennonite believer from Indiana. These are thoughtful articles that invite the reader to consider music at a deeper level.
- The Gospel Coalition article by Trevin Wax wrestling with the themes of Frozen and the song “Let It Go.”
- Youtube Links to the Bach pieces referred to in the podcast for your listening enjoyment and sanctification.
- A 15 minute podcast posted on desiringgod.org about the issue of sacred and secular.
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Kristen’s Website including photos of her cookies, her baking blog, her personal story, and a spiritual encouragement blog.
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Kristen’s Website including photos of her cookies, her baking blog, her personal story, and a spiritual encouragement blog.
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