Isaiah 58-66
Listen to Big Picture to get the quick context for this week’s reading, Isaiah 58-66!
Listen to Big Picture to get the quick context for this week’s reading, Isaiah 58-66!
In this episode, we were honored to bring back our friend Brian McLaren to talk about his brand new book, Do I Stay Christian?In this new book, Brian addresses a real question which underlies a startling sociological truth: people are leaving Christianity at a rapid pace. In fact, Pew Research shows that today, about 64% people in the US identify as Christian, after falling rapidly from a high of 90% just a few decades back.Brian’s book takes an unflinching look at the reasons people might leave Christianity, before spending a lot of time on why someone might choose to stay, as Brian has.
Plain and simple - God is smarter than me! And the more I remember that, the better my life will be.
The gospel promises us peace. But what if our lives don’t feel peaceful? What if they feel chaotic? It turns out that Christ might still be giving us peace, just not in the way we expected.
In this bonus conversation, Lisa talks with her friends Emily Taylor, Brandalee Bluth Streeter, and Wendy Mar about why the idea of "self-care" can be so frustrated, and what they can do to take it back.
I’m all for the concept of getting “spiritually fat”. But it does require a certain element of effort on our part to get to that level.
On today's episode of the Apple Seed, we are pleased to bring you some great stories about friendship. We all have memories that involve some of our dearest friends, and it's hard to imagine what life would be like without them. Today, we have a story from Andy Offutt Irwin, who tells a story of his fictional Aunt Marguerite as she sets off to visit a friend who is near the end of her life.
You do NOT have to be a mom in order to understand this episode, I promise. Let’s study the beautiful verbage used in Isaiah 53:4.
Do you look forward to Sunday? Or is it a day you find yourself almost dreading? Today John Bytheway and Hank Smith talk about ways you can find joy in the Sabbath so it helps strengthen your testimony and restore your soul, instead of drain you.
This is a rebroadcast. The episode originally ran in November 2019. Robert Millet, Ph.D., is an author, speaker, and professor of Ancient Scripture and emeritus dean of Religious Education at Brigham Young University. Author of more than 75 published works, he has been involved in BYU Education Week for many years and is well-known as a commentator on the BYUTV Scripture Discussions program. He is also manager of Outreach and Interfaith Relations for the Church’s Public Affairs department. Brother Millet chose to write his book The Holy Spirit: His Identity, Mission, and Ministry because the Spirit is so frequently referred to and discussed, but we might not appreciate all that it is. Highlights