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Each week, we sit down with scholars, authors, and leaders to explore faith, vocation, culture, and what it means to think and live well. For curious Christians and honest seekers. An initiative of SLBF STUDIO at Upper House in Madison, WI.
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Trailer for American Evangelicals - A History Podcast
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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Reading as a Spiritual Practice | Jeff Crosby
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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Faith, Politics, and the Culture War | Justin Giboney
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Dallas Willard's Vision for Discipleship: Kingdom Apprenticeship | Keas Keasler
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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What Does It Mean to Be Human in the Age of AI? | Noreen Herzfeld
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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The Gospel of Being Human: How Asking Better Questions of the Bible Reveals Who We Are | Reed Dent
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Forgiveness, Peacemaking, and the Courage to Reconcile | Todd Deatherage
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Making Peace with the Proximate: Vocation, Faithfulness, and the Questions That Shape a Life | Steve Garber
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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Building Madison: Placemaking, Belonging, and the City We're Becoming
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Mourning God: Grieving Loss, Wrestling with God, and Finding Your Way Back to Life | Tiffany Stein
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace | Mark DeYmaz
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Finding your Way Out of Shame | S.J. Parrott
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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The Pastor as Gardener: Cultivating Ministry with Hope | Matt Erickson
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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Lenten Resources: Wilderness, the Cross, and What to Read | Byron Borger
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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You Have a Calling: Vocation, Work, and the Myths We Believe | Karen Swallow Prior
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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Was America Founded as a Christian Nation? | John Fea
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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Worth Doing: Fallenness, Finitude, and Work in the Real World | David Buschart and Ryan Tafilowski
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Racial Justice for the Long Haul | Dr. Christine Jeske
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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Experiencing the Church Year at the Movies: Advent/Christmas | Abby Olcese
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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Forgiveness as a Lifelong Journey | Father Chad Magnuson
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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AI Goes to Church | Todd Korpi
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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The Transformative Power of Forgiveness | Dr. Robert Enright
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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Entering Advent with Intention | Byron Borger
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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REPLAY: The Jailhouse Lawyer
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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Broken Altars: Secularist Violence in Modern History | Tal Howard
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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Democracy from Local Love to Global Justice: Christian Citizenship in Action | Nicole Bibbins Sedaca
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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The Art of Asking Better Questions | J.R. Briggs
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Formed to Lead | Jason Jensen
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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How Germany's Protestants Are Reinventing the Church | Brandon Bloch on Faith in a Post-Christian Culture
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Reclaiming the Christian Worldview | J. Richard Middleton
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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How Leaders Lose Their Way | Peter Greer
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Christian Citizenship and the Early Church | Gar Anderson
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Books That Shape a Life: Byron Borger’s Fall Reading Guide
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Working for Better: A New Approach to Faith at Work | Elaine Howard Ecklund and Denise Daniels
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Faith, Citizenship, and Dissent: Lessons from 18th–19th Century Britain | Michael Rutz
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Faith, Film, and Honest Creativity in the Age of AI | Craig Detweiler
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Christian Citizenship in a Pluralistic World | Chris Seiple
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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How Do You Form Faith When Everything Keeps Changing? | Mark Matlock on Resilience and Discipleship
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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The Hybrid Congregation: Worship in a Digital Age | Michael Huerter
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Just Making: Art, Justice, and Shalom | Mitali Perkins
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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Best of Spring 2025 Events | Upper House Commons
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Church vs Parachurch: Divided or United | Angie Ward
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Why Poetry Matters in Today's Society | Scott Cairns
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May 19, 2025 |
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Religious Freedom: A Conservative Primer | John D. Wilsey
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May 12, 2025 |
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Summer 2025 Reading Resources | Byron Borger
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May 05, 2025 |
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Creativity as a Divine Calling | Bruce Herman and Mia Chung-Yee
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Empowering Communities Through Faith and Action | Vanessa McDowell-Atlas
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Mending the Fabric: Restoring Relationships to End Poverty | Christine Jeske
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Women in Evangelical Spaces: Challenges and Triumphs | Karen Swallow Prior
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Everyday Christian Teaching | David l. Smith
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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The Ballot & the Bible | Kaitlyn Schiess
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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The Wise Leader | Uli Chi
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Exploring the Depths of Lent: Resources and Reflections | Byron Borger
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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The Role of Christianity in Contemporary India | Mou Banerjee
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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Living with Purpose in a Polarizing World | Al Erisman and Randy Pope
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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Reforming Culture: A New Paradigm and Manifesto | Anne Snyder
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Mary Magdalene: The Misunderstood Apostle | Jennifer Powell McNutt
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Redemptive Entrepreneurship: A Divine Perspective | Chi-Ming Chien and Victor Ho
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Faith and Entrepreneurship: A Journey of Flourishing
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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Understanding the Holiness of Calling | MaryKate Morse
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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Redefining Entrepreneurship Through a Faith Lens
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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Advent Reading and Book Suggestions | Byron Borger
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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Embracing Failure and Growth: Insights on Creative Leadership | Justin McRoberts
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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Navigating Faith and Politics | Michael Wear
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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The Politics of the Cross: A Christian Alternative to Partisanship | Daniel K. Williams
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Developing Empathy and Integrity in Leadership | Ed Ollie, Jr.
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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One Lost Soul: Richard Nixon's Search for Salvation | Daniel Silliman
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Reading in Different Seasons, Fall 2024 Books | Byron Borger
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Life in Flux: Navigational Skills in an Ever-Changing World | Michaela O'Donnell and Lisa Pratt Slayton
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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The Lifelong Journey of Inner Transformation | Rebecca DeYoung
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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The Role of Sports in Shaping Community and Belonging | Paul Putz
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Tales of Resilience and Compassion: Community, Poverty, and Faith | Rachel Pieh Jones (part 2)
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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Navigating the In-Between: Black Evangelicalism Oral History Project | Vincent Bacote
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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The Digital Shift in Faith: Exploring Media, Community, and Spirituality | John Dyer
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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The Transformative Power of Books and Reading | Byron Borger
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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How to be a Good Neighbor?
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May 27, 2024 |
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Pillars: How Muslim Friends Led Me Closer to Jesus | Rachel Pieh Jones (part 1)
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May 13, 2024 |
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Cultural Christians in the Early Church | Nadya Williams
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Faithful Work: In the Daily Grind with God and for Others | Ross Chapman and Ryan Tafilowski
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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The Intersection of Christianity and Pop Culture | John Anthony Dunne
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Honest Hospitality: Risks and Rewards | Aaron White
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Revolutionizing Relationships: Science and Technology's Need for Gracious Dialogue | Jim Stump
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Labor and Faith: Uniting Protestants, Catholics, and the Social Gospel | Janine Giordano Drake
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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The Healing Impact of Corporate Chaplains | Steve Cook
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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From Orphanage to Family: A Vision for Child Welfare | Julie Bolos
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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Bridging Computer Science and Ancient Texts | Brent Seales
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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Honest Advent & Christmas | Scott Erickson
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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Art of Caregiving and Self-Care | Marjorie Thompson
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Silence in the Bible | J. Richard Middleton
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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The Intersection of Christianity and Politics | Ron Sanders
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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Beauty for Ashes | Marianne Lettieri
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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Meet Our Newest Staff Member | Brian Beatty
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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Understanding the Old Testament | Aubrey Buster
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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The Impact of Journalism | Daniel Silliman
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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A Life of Campus Ministry | Jon Dahl
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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Christian Traditions: Reformed | Chris Ganski
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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Accessibility in the church | Annie Heathcote
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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With Faith In Mind Invitation | Dan Hummel
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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The History of Women in Academia | Janel Curry
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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The Voice of the Land | Krissy Kludt
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Belonging & Inclusion | Rodney Hood
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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The End Times | Dan Hummel
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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Encountering Racial Injustice | Christine Jeske
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May 29, 2023 |
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Art is Where You Are | Joel Sheesley
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May 15, 2023 |
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Christian Traditions: Anglicanism | Scott Cunningham
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May 01, 2023 |
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Meet Our Newest Staff Member | Tony Bolos
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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Early Christians in the Roman Empire | Kyle Harper
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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Christianity in India | Chandra Mallampalli
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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The Drive to Create | Wayne Roosa
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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The 6 Conversations | Heather Holleman
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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Sacred & Secular: UW’s Spiritual History | Dan Hummel
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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Faith and Journalism in China | Ian Johnson
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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Art in Service to the Kingdom | Ned Bustard
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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Gender Roles in the Home & Academia | Joy Qualls
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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Journalism as More Than Writing | Bob Smietana
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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Lemons & Advent | Kelley Nikondeha
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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Colorblind Christianity | Jesse Curtis
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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The Heart of Performance | Euimin Shin
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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Science & Faith | Chris Dolson & Richard Lindroth
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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The Power of Pilgrimages | Skye Doney
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Integrating Faith and Work | Matt Rusten
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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Civic Friendship in Polarized Times | Angel Adams Parham
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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The "Good" Mother | Christina Lee Kim
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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How Does God View Work? | J. Richard Middleton
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Understanding Conscience | Peter Cajka
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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From the Vault: Speaking Peace in Conflict | Marylin McEntyre
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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The Art of Preaching | William H. Curtis
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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A History of Modern Liberal Protestantism | Gene Zubovich
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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From the Vault: A Theology of Soul Food | Adrian Miller
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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From the Vault: After Doubt | A.J. Swoboda
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May 30, 2022 |
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Through the Eyes of a Painter | Catherine Prescott
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May 16, 2022 |
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Faith in Leadership | Steve Preston
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May 02, 2022 |
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Suffering & Beliefs about God | Cynthia Eriksson
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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Discernment & the Enneagram | Drew Moser
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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Church Planting and Renewal | Christopher James
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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Cultivating Holy Imagination | Kerri Parker
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Crisis of Belonging | Parker Palmer
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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Morality in Wartime | David Harrisville
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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What is a Crisis? | Christine Jeske
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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Head, Heart & Habits | Justin Earley
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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Food & the Body of Christ | Kendall Vanderslice
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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Aging Faithfully | Alice Fryling
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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A History of Interreligious Dialogue | Tal Howard
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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Technology & Wisdom | Felicia Wu Song & Lea Schweitz
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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God & Modern Art | Bruce Herman & Bobby Gross
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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Archeology in the Land of the Bible | Jodi Magness & Gordon Govier
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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Art, Education & Evangelism | Steve Prince & Mike Winnowski
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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Inside Upper House: UW's Spiritual History | Dan Hummel
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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Disrupted Ministry at UW-Madison during a Global Pandemic | Dan Johnson
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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Inside Upper House: Pathways | Susan Smetzer-Anderson
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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Thirty Years of Ministry | Kirk Morledge
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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Inside Upper House: Program Curation | Melissa Shackelford & Dan Johnson
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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Christianity & the Division of Korea | David Fields
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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Inside Upper House: Campus Ministries | Dan Johnson
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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Psychology and Human Flourishing | Pamela Ebstyne King
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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Inside Upper House: Science for the Church | Greg Cootsona & Drew Rick-Miller
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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From the Vault: Science, Faith & Hope | Edgardo Rosado
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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From the Vault: The Ethics of Gene Editing | Praveen Sethupathy
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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The Church Isn't Broke | Mark Elsdon
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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Inside Upper House: Faith & Co. Season 2 | John Terrill & Jean Collins
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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From the Vault: Ten Myths of Work | Paige Wiley
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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Inside Upper House: Consortium of Christian Study Centers | Karl Johnson
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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Walking as Spiritual Practice | Mark Buchanan
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May 31, 2021 |
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Inside Upper House: Podcasting | Upper House Team
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May 24, 2021 |
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Evangelicals and Human Rights | Lauren Turek
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May 17, 2021 |
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Inside Upper House: The Fellows Program | Rebecca Cooks & Eric Carlsson
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May 10, 2021 |
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Art as a Journey | Leslie Iwai
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May 03, 2021 |
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Christians and the Vaccine | Curtis Chang
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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Church Conflict & Hope: The Colossian Forum | Rob Barrett
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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The Beauty of Multiethnic Identities | A "Mixed Blessing" Conversation
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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Through the Eyes of an Architect | Peter Tan
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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Art + Faith | Makoto Fujimura
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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Healing, Power, and Christianity in Ghana | Paul Grant
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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The Laziness Myth | Christine Jeske
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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Science, Religion, and the Protestant Tradition | James Ungureanu
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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The Women of Exodus | Kelley Nikondeha
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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Learning to Lament | LaToya Wilson & Paul Kamps
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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Business on Purpose | Randy Franz & Kenman Wong
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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Christian Faith and Science | John Lennox
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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Writing, Teaching, and Living into the Unknown | Marilyn McEntyre
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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The History of Modern American Evangelicalism | Darren Dochuk
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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Trailer to The UpWords Podcast
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Oct 23, 2020 |