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CrossCurrent PodcastsLiberty Spenders™ - How to Raise More Money by Building Better Donor Relationships | E.Paul Bigham
What if the biggest thing holding back your nonprofit fundraising isn't a lack of money, but the way you're thinking about your donors? In this conversation…
CrossCurrent PodcastsTeach Them Diligently - Has Your Homeschool Drifted? 5 Questions to Help You Get Back on Track
Most Christian homeschool families don't intentionally abandon their mission. They drift away from it—one small decision, pressure, activity, or expectation at…
CrossCurrent PodcastsAsk Pastor John - The Joy That Sustained Jesus
Jesus endured unspeakable agony at the cross. Pastor John marvels at the force of his love sustained by expectant joy.
CrossCurrent PodcastsChristian Parent, Crazy World - When a Giant Is Standing Between You and God’s Promise - Ep. 191
At some point, every Christian parent finds themselves facing “giants” — immense obstacles and seemingly impossible circumstances that stand between them and…
CrossCurrent PodcastsPastor Rick's Daily Hope - Finding the Love of Your Life - Part 1
If you plan to get married, you need to be sure your future spouse shares the most important part of your life: your relationship with God. Join Pastor Rick as…
CrossCurrent PodcastsFocus on the Family with Jim Daly - Practical Advice for Newlyweds from a Seasoned Wife
Michelle believes newlywed wives can benefit from her perspective of a “seasoned” wife on topics like being content in marriage vs. comparing to other…
CrossCurrent PodcastsBreakpoint - A Theology of Idolatry for the Twenty-First Century – Part 2: Why We Can't Stop Making Gods
Our idols will not disappear simply because we expose them. They disappear when we behold Christ. __________ Download the Colson Educators app today on the…
CrossCurrent PodcastsKingdom Writers: A Podcast for Christian Writers o... - How to Find a Christian Book Editor You Can Trust
New 90-day sprint to finish your book starts September 10, 2026. Details at: https://www.trainingauthors.com/sprintYou finished your first draft. And ever…
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Liberty Spenders™ - God Told Him to Start a Business He Knew Nothing About | Ben Spell
In this conversation, Kurt Luidhardt talks with Ben Spell, co-founder of Good Ranchers, an American meat company that began with a calling he never expected…
CrossCurrent PodcastsNew Books in Christian Studies - Thomas Breimaier, "Tethered to the Cross: The Life and Preaching of Charles H. Spurgeon" (IVP Academic, 2020)
"Tethered to the cross" is how the renowned nineteenth-century English Baptist minister Charles H. Spurgeon (1834–1892) described the task of ministry and his…
CrossCurrent PodcastsNew Books in Christian Studies - Thomas Breimaier, "Tethered to the Cross: The Life and Preaching of Charles H. Spurgeon" (IVP Academic, 2020)
"Tethered to the cross" is how the renowned nineteenth-century English Baptist minister Charles H. Spurgeon (1834–1892) described the task of ministry and his…
CrossCurrent PodcastsChristian Publishing Show - How to Keep Writing When Your Body Won’t Cooperate
Most writing advice assumes you have a healthy body and a full tank of energy. But what if you don't? What if chronic pain, fatigue, brain fog, or an…
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Teach Them Diligently - Why Your Family Needs a Church: The Missing Piece of Family Discipleship
Parents have an incredible responsibility to disciple their children. But that doesn’t mean we’re supposed to do it alone. In fact, one of the dangers…
CrossCurrent PodcastsRead-Aloud Revival ® - RAR #287: Bringing the Outside Into Your School Year with Ginny Yurich
The heart of homeschooling is relationships. Building meaningful, lasting connections is the real secret sauce of reading aloud with your kids. Those…
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Breakpoint - Flooding in Nepal, Death of Dolly Parton, Political Group Drops the 'T,' and Gaslighting about America's Schools
A devasting flood hit the Nepal-China border leaving many dead. Dolly Parton dies and for once all political sides are mourning. The Log Cabin Republicans say…
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New Books in Christian Studies - Holly Crawford Pickett, "The Drama of Serial Conversion in Early Modern England" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2024)
After mounting London’s outdoor pulpit known as St. Paul’s Cross on 8th December, 1588, Anthony Tyrrell found himself perched before a skeptical audience. He…
CrossCurrent PodcastsPastor Rick's Daily Hope - The Laws of Sowing and Reaping - Part 1
Everything in life starts as a seed. Join Pastor Rick as he teaches why God requires you to first plant a seed in faith before he begins to bless your life…
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Focus on the Family with Jim Daly - How to Wisely Invest Your Time and Money in Your Family
Every couple asks the question: How can we manage our money to invest in the things that truly matter? With work, family, and school, it can be hard to find…
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Ask Pastor John - How a Crushed Faith Comes Home
Deep suffering can drive us away from true hope and comfort. But our Father waits to gather us back to himself.
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Liberty Spenders™ - His Son Inspired the Product and His Father Helped Build the Company | Elliot Greenberg
Natural deodorants kept failing Elliot Greenberg and his 14-year-old son. So he decided to create one that actually worked. In this episode, Kurt Luidhardt…
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Christian Parent, Crazy World - Seven Reasons Why Gen Z Is Abandoning the Faith (w/ Laurie Christine) - Archive Ep. 98
Parents cannot afford to ignore why so many Gen Zers are walking away from Christianity. Understanding the reasons behind this dramatic cultural shift is…
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Read-Aloud Revival ® - RAR #286: Why We Write
Over the past few months on the podcast, we’ve talked a lot about how reading aloud benefits kids academically, how it develops their resilience, empathy, and…
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Christian Publishing Show - How to Write a Book in 60 Days
How long have you been working on your novel? Has it been years? How do you know when it’s finished?Have you considered why you might not have finished it…
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Ask Pastor John - The Pleasure Trap
How can Christians avoid placing a relationship or hobby over a desire for God? Pastor John calls us to let earthly delights turn us Godward.
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Christian Parent, Crazy World - When Godly Parenting Doesn't Result in Godly Kids (w/ D.J. Harry) - Archive Ep. 97
No parenting strategy—no matter how faithful or intentional—guarantees your child will follow God. In one of the most honest and tender episodes to date…
CrossCurrent PodcastsPastor Rick's Daily Hope - Heaven: God's Eternal Goodness to You - Part 1
What is heaven? There are a lot of misconceptions about what heaven will be like. But the Bible says it's a physical and permanent place that will last…
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Focus on the Family with Jim Daly - Essential Skills for Navigating Tough Conversations with Teens
Parenting teens often means navigating some of the most challenging conversations families face—from broken trust to friendships and dating. Tim Shoemaker and…
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Breakpoint - When the Church Rewrites God
A new liturgy for those choosing medically-assisted suicide. __________ For more resources visit breakpoint.org.
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New Books in Christian Studies - Nathaniel Gray Sutanto, "God and Knowledge: Herman Bavinck's Theological Epistemology" (T&T Clark, 2021)
N. Gray Sutanto offers a fresh reading of Herman Bavinck's theological epistemology and argues that his Trinitarian and organic worldview utilizes an extensive…
CrossCurrent PodcastsThem Before Us Podcast - Them Before Us #109 | C.S. Lewis Thought Gender was more Important than Sex?
Dr. Josh Herring joins Jenn on the Them Before Us podcast to talk about his new book, Sons of Adam, Daughters of Eve: C.S. Lewis' Images of Gender.Simone de…
CrossCurrent PodcastsChristian Indie Writers' Podcast - 335: The Questions Your Story Should Answer (and the Ones It Shouldn't)
Send us Fan MailThis is really about reader curiosity, but from a fresh angle. Instead of "how to build suspense," it's about intentionally planting questions…
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Liberty Spenders™ - Why Success Can Still Leave You Empty | Matthew Potter
What happens when you achieve the business success you worked for, but still feel like something is missing? In this conversation, Kurt and Kristen Luidhardt…
CrossCurrent PodcastsPastor Rick's Daily Hope - From Overwhelmed to Overflowing - Part 2
Often the fear of missing out motivates you to do too much. Join Pastor Rick as he explores why you're not missing out on anything when you rest in the…
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Focus on the Family with Jim Daly - Identifying Negative Strangleholds in Your Relationships
Dave and Ashley Willis explain the importance of having shalom in your home, and define the word shalom as “breaking the hold of chaos.” They encourage couples…
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Breakpoint - Today's Meaning Crisis
Dr. Thaddeus Williams explains what's causing the catastrophic loss of meaning today and how the person of Jesus Christ provides what the world needs most…
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Them Before Us Podcast - Them Before Us #108 | The Powerful, the Weak, and Global Human Dignity | Life International
Jenn sits down with Zac Kadau and Alissa Hollander from Life International, a global ministry equipping Christian leaders in over 170 countries, to talk about…
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Ask Pastor John - Why a Crowd Got Resurrected
At Jesus’s last breath, a crowd of saints rose from their tombs in Jerusalem. Pastor John offers six reasons Matthew’s Gospel includes this event.
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Read-Aloud Revival ® - RAR #285: Becoming a Book Woman with Caroline Starr Rose
Books are so much more than just a collection of words. They are lanterns that illuminate our lives in so many incredible ways.Today, I want to share a story…
CrossCurrent PodcastsKingdom Writers: A Podcast for Christian Writers o... - #471 Little by Little
Little by little Exodus 23:27-30 Here we have the Israelites moving through the wilderness and received the hopeful promise of a land they would possess. But…
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Kingdom Writers: A Podcast for Christian Writers o... - #471 Little by Little
Little by little Exodus 23:27-30 Here we have the Israelites moving through the wilderness and received the hopeful promise of a land they would possess. But…
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New Books in Christian Studies - Dominic Roser et al., "All the Lives You Can Change: Effective Altruism for Christians" (Eerdmans, 2026)
All the Lives You Can Change: Effective Altruism for Christians (William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2026) is a practical guide for Christians who want…
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Liberty Spenders™ - Why True Freedom Begins With Surrender
What if the next level of your business and faith begins when you stop trying to control everything? In this conversation, Kurt Luidhardt talks with Matt…
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New Books in Christian Studies - Discovering the Latin Mass (with Amb. Archd. Eduard Habsburg): A Travel Guide for the Curious
The reason Eduard Habsburg, Archduke of Austria and formerly Hungarian Ambassador to the Vatican, has written a ‘travel guide’ to the Traditional Latin Mass…
CrossCurrent PodcastsPastor Rick's Daily Hope - How God Lifts Me Up When I'm Worn Down - Part 2
God is present, even when you can't feel him. In your lowest valley, it takes faith to believe that he is walking through it with you. Join Pastor Rick as he…
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Focus on the Family with Jim Daly - Understanding Your Middle Schooler (Part 1 of 2)
Former teachers Sue Acuna and Cynthia Tobias explain the changes middle schoolers experience and their inner struggles. They’ll share advice for parents…
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Breakpoint - Happy 50th, Prison Fellowship
Fifty years ago, Chuck Colson founded an organization that has changed the lives of millions of men and women across the globe. __________ Join Abdu Murray…
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Ask Pastor John - Does God Owe You?
What’s the relationship between our good deeds and God’s reward? When he empowers us to obey him, he loves to celebrate the beauty of his grace.
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Christian Parent, Crazy World - Can You Trust God Enough to Rest? Practicing Sabbath in a Busy World (w/ Dr. Steven Hall) - Ep. 189
Rest Isn’t a Luxury—It’s a Command: How Christian Parents Can Rediscover the Gift of Sabbath in a Nonstop World Few topics challenge modern Christian families…
CrossCurrent PodcastsBill Meyer Show Podcast - Sponsored by Clouser Dri... - 07-31-26_FRIDAY_8AM
Open phone topics, I talk about a public comment made at the Jac Co Commission re policing. Michael Levine, Author of Authentic PR talks with me about the…
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Christian Indie Writers' Podcast - 334: Every Scene Needs a Job
Send us Fan MailThis isn't another "scene structure" episode. It's about recognizing that every scene should be indispensable. Readers don't feel a story…
CrossCurrent PodcastsPastor Writer: Conversations on Reading, Writing, ... - Benjamin Vrbicek — Living Like We Really Believe in the Return of Christ
Benjamin and his wife, Brooke, have six children. He has written for The Gospel Coalition, Christianity Today, 9Marks, Gospel-Centered Discipleship, Desiring…
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Liberty Spenders™ - The Real Reason America Is Falling Apart | JP De Gance
What if the future of our communities depends less on politics and more on the strength of our marriages and families? In this conversation, Kurt Luidhardt…
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Bill Meyer Show Podcast - Sponsored by Clouser Dri... - 07-28-26_TUESDAY_8AM
Jeff Dornik, the CEO of PICKAX social media company talks with me about the FLOCK Camera systems. Very powerful law enforcement tool, but are we asked to give…
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New Books in Christian Studies - Jenny R. Labendz, "Beyond Hope: Rabbinic Eschatology of Late Antiquity in Comparative Perspective" (Oxford UP, 2026)
In Beyond Hope: Rabbinic Eschatology of Late Antiquity in Comparative Perspective (Oxford UP, 2026) Jenny Labendz addresses distinct patterns within rabbinic…
CrossCurrent PodcastsPastor Rick's Daily Hope - The God of My Valleys - Part 3
As you walk through a valley, God still wants you to trust him. And when you're faithful to Christ in the valleys of failure, fear, conflict, grief, and…
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Breakpoint - Os Guinness on the Founding of the Republic
The idea of covenant versus power. __________ Join Abdu Murray, Gretchen Huizinga, and John Lennox (virtually) as they help us explore how Christians can live…
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Focus on the Family with Jim Daly - Finding Hope in the Promise of Heaven (Part 1 of 3)
What will heaven be like? Does everyone go there? Grammy-nominated singer and beloved television host, Sheila Walsh, shares from her new book, The Hope of…
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Ask Pastor John - When Your Boss Expects You to Lie
How do we respond when an employer expects us to compromise the truth? Pastor John offers counsel for keeping an uncompromised faith in the workplace.
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Christian Parent, Crazy World - The One Commandment Most Christians Ignore (w/ Dr. Steven Hall) - Ep. 188
Most Christians would never dream of breaking the Ten Commandments—except, perhaps, one: “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” Why has the fourth…
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Christian Indie Writers' Podcast - 333: The Five Places Every Novel Loses Momentum
Send us Fan MailEver feel like your novel starts strong... but somewhere along the way, it just loses steam? You're not alone. In this episode of the Christian…