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Sexual Abuse & Jesus’ Kingdom: Interview with Hope Ann Dueck

Hope Anne Dueck is the co-founder of the organization, A Better Way. A Better Way equips trusted adults in children’s lives with the tools to recognize and respond to potential and actual child sexual abuse. Hope has also worked with and stood with victims in advocacy. Recently, Hope was interviewed by That Jesus Podcast. Special…
(That Jesus Podcast) Ep.57 Sex is Good!

“In this final episode in our series on sex and gender, Dru and Lisl have a (mostly) unscripted conversation about God’s good design for sex. Learn about the sex lives of camel drivers and whether sex is more like glue or a crescent wrench.” Also check out previous episodes on sexual holiness, same-sex attraction, transgender…
Kingdom Women Podcast: Self-Care and the Christian Woman

How does the Father want us to care for ourselves as His children? Are self-care and self-love part of being a Christian? How does a busy woman with never-ending responsibilities find time for refreshment? Does carrying the cross mean as much suffering and sacrifice as we can take on? Join us for a chat and…
Jesus, Mother Hens, and Chicks

Jesus was a master of illustrations. His illustrations resonated with His hearers. He knew the community and their experiences. He exploited that to bless them. As a boy on the farm years ago, we had chickens running loose around the farm buildings. Roosters and hens were prolific and plentiful. Memorable were the occasions when the…
(Podcast) Interviews with Dr. Preston Sprinkle: Sexual Holiness and Transgender Identity

Today we are starting our series on sex and gender! Our first guest is someone we have both followed for a while–Dr. Preston Sprinkle. Preston lays out some of the problems with what Dru calls the purity industrial complex and helps us frame the conversation in a more healthy way. Our latest episode tackles an…
Discovering Worship

For years I puzzled over the meaning of worship. My church wasn’t big on catechism at all, but one year we had catechism in school. One of the questions was, “What is worship? Answer: Worship is that attitude in the heart that finds expression in outward acts of prayer and praise and service.” Growing…