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How should Christians view everything that’s happening in this world? The Life in the Kingdom Podcast aims to tackle that question by addressing not only the what, but also the how, why and where do we go from here. We want to come alongside you and discu

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    • Mar 15, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    A Brewing Sexual Reformation? Author Aimee Byrd Dives Deep into the Song of Songs and the Dignity and Personhood of Man and Woman

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 40:54


    Author Aimee Byrd explores the riches of the Song of Songs as its lyrics reveal a typology in God's design of man and woman, one that unfolds throughout the whole of Scripture. The meaning of man and woman extends beyond biology, nature, and culture; it gives us a glimpse of what is to come. In the book The Sexual Reformation: Restoring the Dignity and Personhood of Man and Woman she explains how and why our bodies themselves are theological.

    Unraveling Gender Ideology: Catholic Scholar Details What's at Stake and How Christians Can Respond

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 45:29


    The world is increasingly saturated with a proliferating number of so-called "gender identities" and it's undergirded by a nefarious ideology that is an assault on the image of God, specifically how human beings are male and female. How can and how should Christians engage this and what is the bigger picture as described in Scripture? Catholic University of America moral theology professor John Grabowski unpacks that and more in his new book "Unraveling Gender: The Battle Over Sexual Difference."

    Filmmaker Details How a Generation 'Raised on Porn' has Hijacked Society, Damaged Relationships

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2021 31:00


    A new documentary unpacks how pornography is one of the most nefarious social experiments that has ever been unleashed on society and how it has hijacked and damaged countless lives and relationships, urging people to rethink the supposed harmlessness of online porn.

    Tackling Abuse in Christian Marriages: Author Cindy Burrell Explains How Churches Can Help Victims

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2021 40:47


    How should Christians respond to the thorny and increasingly visible problem of spousal abuse in Christian marriages? Hurtbylove.com founder Cindy Burrell, author of "Reformulating the Christian Marriage Counseling Model Where Abuse Is Involved," unpacks the dynamics of abuse in relationships and how the Church can help extend the hope of the Gospel to victims and not enable further harm.

    What is 'Violent' Faith? Author Kim Maas Unpacks What it Means to Live in the Way of God's Kingdom

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 35:48


    Author and speaker Kim Maas explains that the ways of God's Kingdom that Jesus inaugurated are actually violent: violent love, violent forgiveness, violent healing, violent deliverance, violent peace. What does this mean and what does it look like? It's spiritual warfare, learning to do battle against evil like Jesus did.

    Are Miraculous Healings Real? Filmmaker Elijah Stephens Bridges the Gap Between Science and the Supernatural

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2021 34:58


    Filmmaker Elijah Stephens bridges the gap between science and the supernatural, medical testing and claims of divine, miraculous healing in a new documentary film called "Send Proof." He engages the best arguments for and against miracles of healing and investigates if these instances can be backed up with scientific evidence, engaging a wide variety of biblical scholars and Pentecostal ministers in addition to skeptic and atheist thought leaders and authors.

    Why Revival Is America's Only Hope

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2021 35:00


    Pastor Shane Idleman weighs in on the current state of affairs and why a genuine revival, a spiritual awakening is the only hope for the United States, the main theme in his recent book, "Oh Would You Rend The Heavens."

    What to Do When Ministry Becomes Misery

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2021 30:46


    Pastor Scott Distler endured the searing pain of betrayal in a ministry setting. Yet drawing on the experiences of the prophet Elijah and Joseph, two Old Testament characters who also knew great despair, he emerged victoriously. He explains this and much more in his book "The Cave: When Ministry Becomes Misery."

    How Parents Can Confront the Pornography Scourge With Boldness When It Affects Their Family

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2021 34:44


    Navigating the digital, porn-saturated world is challenging and painful for parents but it is essential that they engage it, especially as it pertains to their kids, with courage. Authors Daniel Weiss and Josh Glaser provide a roadmap for moms and dads in their new book, "Treading Boldly through a Pornographic World" articulating how they can be empowered to resist the destructive forces in the culture that corrupt children in this way while instilling in their families the truths and redeeming power of the Gospel.

    Filmmaker Unpacks the Driving Forces Rushing Kids Into Hormonal, Surgical Gender-Transition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2021 44:11


    Filmmaker Jennifer Lahl of the Center for Bioethics & Culture Network details what is fueling the rapid push to set children, teens, and young adults on a pathway of experimental transgender medicalization such as puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and body-disfiguring gender surgeries, and the journey of making her latest documentary called "Trans Mission: What's the Rush to Reassign Gender?"

    Christian Baker Reveals Details of His Religious Liberty Battle — and How God Sustained Him

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 31:11


    Jack Phillips and his attorney join Life in the Kingdom and open up about what it has been like fighting ongoing religious liberty battles in American courts, including the United States Supreme Court and how he relied on God during one of the most crucial First Amendment battles in history — themes he elaborates on in his memoir "The Cost of My Faith: How a Decision in My Cake Shot Tood Me to the Supreme Court."

    A Fresh Look at the 'Deconstruction' Trend

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2021 45:55


    In this episode of Life in the Kingdom, Tommy Hinson, who was interviewed in The Christian Post's award-winning article series called "Leaving Christianity" in 2019, unpacks what is behind the increasingly visible presence of Christians who have deconstructed their faith, how it can be a good thing when pursued with honest motives, and what is driving this phenomenon. Hinson is an Anglican pastor who leads Church of the Advent just outside of Washington, DC.

    'Brave and Bold': Empowering Men to Walk With God

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2021 31:43


    In this episode of "Life in the Kingdom," pastor Marty Machowski explains how real strength comes from following Jesus and reflecting him to a watching world, unpacking the truth that becoming a real man means trusting God in every area of life.

    Untwisting Scriptures: Author Rebecca Davis Breaks Down Where People Go Wrong on the Bible

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2021 42:15


    Author Rebecca Davis breaks down where people go wrong on the Bible, and how we can all take the proper approach to scripture.

    As Biblical Prophecies Unfold, Is the Jewish Temple's Real Location Hiding in Plain Sight?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 37:23


    Brandon Showalter sits down with Dr. Christian Widener, author of the new book, "The Temple Revealed: The True Location of the Jewish Temple Hidden in Plain Sight," to discuss Widener's fascinating belief that the real location of the Jewish temple might be hiding in plain sight.

    Seeing God's Plans in the Midst of Our Circumstances: Pastor Keion Henderson's Inspiring Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2021 31:26


    Keion Henderson, pastor of The Lighthouse Church in Houston, Texas, has a powerful and compelling personal story. And through it, he's been able to see God's plans in the midst of chaos. Henderson discusses how to handle transitions and how to cope. Listen to him share his incredible story and the lessons he teaches in his book, "The Shift: Courageously Moving from Season to Season."

    Debunking myths about how children are affected when adults pursue ‘happiness'

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 38:33


    Author Katy Faust of Them Before Us says it's time to respect the rights of children as she discusses how adults often make decisions at the expense of children as well as the devastating consequences of divorce and reproductive technology, among other issues.

    Why Christian men can't find an inspiring example of manhood in churches

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 44:04


    Many churches tend to present a "nice" and convenient Jesus, offering little in the way of manhood. But Parker Green, author of Way of the Violent, wants Christian men to see who Jesus truly is and how He exemplified strength and power through humility and sacrifice.

    Teens are being shaped by the digital world; here's what you can do about it

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2021 38:44


    It's the smartphone generation where youths are constantly connected to the digital world and their identities are largely being shaped through it. Jason and Lisa Frost, authors of The Glass Between Us, discuss how to tackle the challenges that come with “digital natives” and how to help youths journey through adolescence without being exploited.

    Mental illness and helping the Church not to overspiritualize it

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2021 38:01


    The Church doesn't like to talk about mental illness and has long overspiritualized it. Ryan Casey Waller, author of Depression, Anxiety, and Other Things We Don't Want to Talk About, says it's time to engage in more nuanced discussions that doesn't involve shaming or simplifying it as a faith issue.

    A pastor encounters Jesus amid grief losing 37-year-old son

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2020 31:40


    Pastor Bruce Boria, who lost his son in a kayak accident this year, discusses grief, the endurance of faith and how the Holy Spirit comforted him in a surprising vision.

    Former drug addict finds God's promises on the yellow brick road

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2020 36:20


    A former drug addict who was incarcerated for 10 years, Pastor Juan Martinez details how the Holy Spirit revealed biblical truths through one of the most popular children's stories, The Wizard of Oz, and how God transformed his life to now reach people with the truth of Christ.

    The misunderstood gift of prophecy and what God really intends it for

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2020 41:42


    Prophecy is an often misunderstood gift of the Holy Spirit largely due to abuses, bad teaching or lack of teaching altogether. Wanda Alger, a recognized fivefold prophet through DOVE USA, addresses this and specifies the purpose the gifts of the Spirit serve.

    Why is the Church so afraid to confront demons, radical evil?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2020 40:33


    Billy Hallowell, author of Playing With Fire, tackles the often-avoided topic of demons, exorcism and ghosts and explores why churches in the U.S. tend to be afraid to address it.

    How one Bible passage changed the way this ‘dying' worship leader has led

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 29:13


    Jordan Abina felt like a "dying" worship leader as he fell into a routine. That is until an Old Testament passage changed everything he thought about leading worship.

    How girls are being irreversibly damaged by the transgender contagion

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2020 29:14


    There's been an explosion in young girls identifying as transgender over the last decade. Abigail Shrier explains the sudden rise, what's contributing to it, and the irreversible harm that many are being rushed into.

    ‘And they lived happily ever after' and other lies that will destroy your marriage

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020 29:14


    Hope amid a pandemic: Hearing God in crazy times

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2020 31:12


    Spiritually hungry: From astrology, tarot cards to life with Christ

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2020 57:47


    In her search to find answers about the world and herself, Marcia Montenegro studied astrology, tarot cards and psychic powers before becoming a certified astrologer for nearly 10 years. She abandoned all of that when God opened her eyes to Jesus.

    Exiting the Watchtower: 2 former Jehovah's Witnesses meet the living God

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2020 56:38


    Two ex-Jehovah's Witnesses — Gus Astacio and Alan Marshall — describe their experiences in the religious sect, what Jehovah's Witnesses believe about the end times, how they came to accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior, and why apologetics may not always be the best way to reach them with the Gospel.

    Former Mormon on the burden to live the ‘perfect' ‘Christian' life

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2020 50:28


    Leaving the occult: From New Age to Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2020 61:42


    2020 revival? Young people are joining the call to fast in droves

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2020 58:26


    How one pastor and church were bad at prayer and now can't stop praying

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2019 29:39


    Crisis of male loneliness: Why men need close friends

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2019 35:28


    With male loneliness getting worse, David Smith discusses why it's so difficult for men to have close friends and why it's important to change that.

    Did the sexual revolution launch identity politics?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2019 28:09


    Mary Eberstadt argues in her book Primal Screams that the unintended fallout of the sexual revolution is Americans not knowing who they are, and this has spawned identity politics.

    Is the Church in America really dying?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2019 36:35


    While the common narrative today is that Christianity in America is on the decline, Glenn Stanton cites research in his book, The Myth of the Dying Church, to say genuine Christianity is actually thriving in America.

    Christians called to be empowered by Holy Spirit, not shackled in dead religion

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2019 31:23


    How is the Holy Spirit working today and how can Christians create a culture of Holy Spirit empowerment rather than dead religion? In part 3 of this series on the Holy Spirit, Pastor James Levesque of Engaging Heaven Church in Connecticut addresses these questions and believes it's time to prepare for the next great Holy Spirit outpouring.

    Pastor addresses misuse of the Holy Spirit, spiritual gifts

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2019 28:50


    Unpacking the mystery of the Holy Spirit

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2019 25:02


    What does the Bible say about the Holy Spirit and why is there such a mystery surrounding this third person of the Trinity? In part one of a three-part series on the Holy Spirit, DeLonn Rance of Evangel University discusses how the Holy Spirit works in Christians' lives and why many in the West deny His active role today.

    Out of homosexuality: How these men discovered the truth of who they are in Christ

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2019 38:09


    Daren Mehl and Derek Paul identified as homosexuals for many years until they found wholeness in Christ. In this episode, they get raw about their journeys, respond to critics who say they're still in the closet, and testify to the power of Christ, through whom they feel more secure than ever.

    Calif. pastor tackles increasing Bible illiteracy, a generation that doesn't know Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2019 33:12


    Dan Kimball, founding pastor of Vintage Faith Church in Santa Cruz, California, finds the level of biblical illiteracy today shocking. But what he finds even more horrifying is how so many people believe in a Jesus who's very different from the savior in the Bible. He's hoping to help change that through the ReGeneration Project.

    How a Wall St executive lost everything but felt more satisfied than ever

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2019 25:06


    Stuart Fuhlendorf was worth millions after taking three companies public. He was living the high life until it all came crashing down. Now a pastor, Fuhlendorf describes his journey in Wall Street to the Well and sees how everything he had accomplished was ultimately meaningless.

    Shannon Bream of Fox News talks faith amid hardships, bad news

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2019 29:39


    Shannon Bream, host of Fox News @ Night, talks about her church upbringing and how she's able to find the bright side amid challenges and a deluge of bad news. Her new book, Finding the Bright Side: The Art of Chasing What Matters, is out in May.

    End times: Authors reject pre-tribulation rapture

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2019 28:01


    Belief in the pre-tribulation rapture became popular among Christians in recent decades. But two Bible scholars, Michael Brown and Craig Keener, read the Bible many times over and could not find any evidence of that particular end times belief. They explain what the Bible really says about the rapture and the tribulation in their new book, Not Afraid of the Antichrist: Why we don't believe in a pre-tribulation rapture.

    How forgiveness brought Rwandans together after the genocide

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2019 24:27


    This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Rwanda genocide. Christian Post reporter Samuel Smith describes the amazing stories of forgiveness he heard and scenes he saw in Rwanda earlier this year. Aimable Nsengiyumva of World Vision also explains how the church and faith helped strengthen and unite the people after the mass killings.

    'Unplanned': Doug Johnson details his journey, moment he watched wife realize horror of abortion

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2019 27:20


    Doug Johnson has stood by his wife Abby's side from her days as a Planned Parenthood clinic director and abortion advocate to the time she did a complete about-face and became an outspoken pro-lifer. With "Unplanned," the story of his wife's journey, now out in theaters, Doug went into detail about his faith, what his thoughts were when his wife was participating in abortion work, and how he supported Abby during her transformation.

    A deeper look at why many millennials think evangelism is wrong

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2019 25:01


    Is it wrong to share your beliefs with someone of another faith in hopes that they will become a Christian? Craig Springer of Alpha USA reflects on recent survey findings that show almost half of millennials, more than any other generation, think evangelism is wrong. Why?

    What the Bible really says about angels

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2019 26:07


    Michael Heiser explains what the Bible really says about angels and what their role is.

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