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What happens when humanity and the Bible collide? Living and Effective, the new podcast from Christianity Today and the Christian Standard Bible, looks for answers to hard questions and finds the often overlooked ways that the Bible accomplishes God's plan in the world. Host Richard Clark (podcas…

Christianity Today and Christian Standard Bible

  • Mar 25, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 22m AVG DURATION
  • 17 EPISODES


Latest episodes from Living and Effective

Introducing: Prayer amid Pandemic

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2020 1:28


Prayer amid Pandemic is a podcast to encourage and sharpen the church during this season of coronavirus. Twice a week we’ll give you stories of Christian individuals and communities whose lives and faith were shaped by sickness. We’ll also get an update on the latest on the COVID-19 situation and pray together, hearing from Christians around the world.

Chapter 1: Around Every Corner

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2019 30:14


"It’s certainly not linear. Grief is not like that. Grief is all over the map, that’s part of the difficulty of it. You can feel like you’ve gotten through a lot of it, and then feel like you’re back at the beginning again." - Diane Langberg, author of Suffering and the Heart of God Living and Effective is a collaboration between CT Creative Studio and The Christian Standard Bible. Music by: Yons, Sweeps, and The Gray Havens. Season 2 theme song by Yons.

Chapter 2: Denial

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2019 39:53


"Death is something we did not ever talk about growing up. If you did, you were rebuked. I can't speak for every prosperity preacher. I'll just talk to you about the Hinn empire. There is no topic more scary than death. More than sickness, death. In our home, if we brought up death, we were told do not speak about death, lest you invite the spirit of death into our home." - Costi Hinn, author of God, Greed, and the Prosperity Gospel Living and Effective is a collaboration between CT Creative Studio and The Christian Standard Bible. Music by: Yons, Sweeps, and The Gray Havens. Season 2 theme song by Yons.

Chapter 3: Anger

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2019 26:35


"I remember saying, 'I've lived long enough, but why does God want to take away my kids' dad?'" - Todd Billings, author of Rejoicing in Lament: Wrestling with Incurable Cancer and Life in Christ . Living and Effective is a collaboration between CT Creative Studio and The Christian Standard Bible. Music by: Yons, Sweeps, and The Gray Havens. Season 2 theme song by Yons.

Chapter 4: Bargaining

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2019 37:10


"There's no distance in prayer. I'm going to send this powerful healing virtue transfer. I believe it's going to be transferred into your life. Here it comes. Touch my hands. Come a little closer and agree with me. Father in heaven, you see everyone who's watching who has pain. That man with prostate cancer, the woman with pain in her feet. My God, let your healing anointing and power throw out over the airwaves right now in their lives." - Televangelist, Peter Popoff Living and Effective is a collaboration between CT Creative Studio and The Christian Standard Bible. Music by: Yons, Sweeps, and The Gray Havens.

Chapter 5: Depression

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2019 36:51


"That terrible, empty place has the seeds of life in it. Because you can't really have life after a death until it's based on the truth that the death occurred. Otherwise, you're pretending.  The darkest place actually has hope in it. It is a hope not felt, but it is inherent in it." - Diane Langberg, author of Suffering and the Heart of God Living and Effective is a collaboration between CT Creative Studio and The Christian Standard Bible. Music by: Yons, Sweeps, and The Gray Havens.

Chapter 6: Acceptance

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2019 21:46


The wisdom tradition in the Bible is basically one big question: "Can you hold the tension?" - Hebrew and Old Testament Professor, Travis West Living and Effective is a collaboration between CT Creative Studio and The Christian Standard Bible. Music by: Yons, Sweeps, and The Gray Havens. Season 2 theme song by Yons.

Coming This Month: Season 2

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2019 7:01


Grief is inevitable. But it doesn't have to be inevitably lonely. Join us for season 2 of Living and Effective, coming August 2019. Living and Effective is a collaboration between the Christian Standard Bible and CT Creative Studio. 

Season 2: Coming This Summer

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2019 1:25


Welcome back.

Introducing: The Way to Glory

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2019 2:06


A new podcast from CT Creative Studio.

Bonhoeffer's Dilemma

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2018 40:49


The Bible comforted and tormented Bonhoeffer until the very end. Misunderstood, isolated, and distraught, Bonhoeffer ended up a hero. But not before he lost it all.

The Bible Goes Viral

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2018 29:51


Martin Luther's near death experience and a technological innovation kicked off a series of events that would make the Bible more accessible than ever. But could Luther deal with the fallout?

The Rest - A Bonus Episode

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2018 16:55


This week, we're taking a break. But there's a lot more that can be said about what we've already explored.

A Church Divided

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2018 32:50


Martin Luther King Jr. and other Christian civil rights activists found themselves caught between two sides: fight or flight. But the Bible prepared them for a more transcendent approach. Guests: Jemar Tisby Mika Edmonson Living and Effective is produced by Christianity Today, in collaboration with the Christian Standard Bible.

When the Bible Became Cool

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2018 24:44


The Jesus People embraced the counter-culture, used the book of Acts as their script, introduced Jesus to a generation of skeptics, and derailed Bob Dylan's career. Guests: Larry Eskeridge Greg Thornbury Trevin Wax Living and Effective is produced by Christianity Today, in collaboration with the Christian Standard Bible.

The Slavemaster's Bible

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2018 31:37


Slavery ended because of a war, not a Bible verse. Guests: Mark Noll Steve Patton Thabiti Anyabwile Living and Effective is produced by Christianity Today, in collaboration with the Christian Standard Bible.

Introducing: Living and Effective

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2018 3:46


Christianity Today and the Christian Standard Bible set out to make a podcast about what happens when humanity and the Bible collide. We'll be honest: this did not go the way we planned.

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