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Connect with God in the time it takes you to drive to work or empty the dishwasher. Every episode focuses on one Bible passage, explains it, and applies it to your life. Co-hosted by Keith Simon, Tanya Willmeth, Jensen Holt McNair, Patrick Miller, and Jeff Parrett.

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1051
How Tribalism Is Ruining Your Life
We're launching a new podcast! This episode is a sneak peek into Truth over Tribe.America is more divided now than at any other time in history (except the civil war, of course). The church is no different. The fissures aren't healing. They're expand...
59 min
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What Does the Bible Say About Racial Unity? | A...
Many Christians are striving for racial reconciliation, but what does that really mean? And how can we achieve that? Co-founder of the https://www.centerforbiblicalunity.com (Center for Racial Unity) and author ofhttps://www.centerforbiblicalunity.com/...
35 min
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3 Important Lessons from Joshua | The Life of J...
What can the book of Joshua teach us about Jesus? What can it teach us about how we live our lives today? In this episode, https://twitter.com/TanyaWillmeth (Tanya) wraps up our series in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joshua%2024&ver...
10 min
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How to Remember God | The Life of Joshua | Josh...
Memories are important because they connect us to the past and shape us for the future. Memories also remind us who God is and what he's done. In today's episode, https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith) walks through https://www.bi...
7 min
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What's the Danger of Assuming? | The Life of Jo...
Have you ever had a miscalculation or made the wrong assumption and it led to trouble? Or maybe you had a disagreement with someone and it started to blow up. Where is God in the midst of those situations? In today's episode, Tanya shares how Israel's ...
9 min
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How Generous is Generous Enough? | The Life of ...
Jesus talks a lot about money: how we should spend it, save it and give it away. But if it's our money, should we have a say in what we do with it? Or is it God's money? In today's episode, https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patri...
9 min
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Can You Trust God? | The Life of Joshua | Joshu...
God makes a lot of promises. Do you believe that he'll keep them? Is God actually trustworthy? As Israel prepares to enter the land God promised to them, we are reminded of God's faithfulness and trustworthiness over time. In today's episode, https://w...
8 min
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How to Be Humble | Greg Holder | 1 Peter 5:6-7
What does it actually mean to have humility? And why does God want us to be humble? https://gregholder.com (Greg Holder), pastor at https://thecrossing.church (The Crossing) in St. Louis, Missouri, unpacks https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1...
9 min
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Does More Stuff Equal a Better Life? | The Life...
If you had everything you ever wanted, would you feel validated and secure? Would it ever be enough? In today's episode, Tanya examines how although Israel didn't have the equipment or army to beat the cities they came up against in battle, their trust...
9 min
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Is Joshua Any Different Than the Taliban? | Jos...
The destruction in Afghanistan might have you asking: where is God? How can a good God allow this? Even worse, as we study Joshua you might be thinking: what makes Joshua's conquest any different than the Holy Wars of the Taliban and ISIS? These are pr...
9 min
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If God is Sovereign, Do My Choices Matter? | Th...
Have you ever been confused about how God’s power and control fit with human choices and responsibility? The Bible is clear that there is no tension nor contradiction between the two, but how? https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (...
10 min
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Becoming Emotionally Healthy | An interview wit...
How has the past year impacted your emotional health? Have you ever spent time working on improving it? In this episode, Patrick speaks with Pete Scazzero, author of https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/249014.Emotionally_Healthy_Spirituality (Emotional...
30 min
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You Made a Mistake, Now What? | The Life of Jos...
How do you respond when you've made a mistake? Do you try to fix it yourself? Or do you try to proceed with faithfulness? In today's episode, https://twitter.com/TanyaWillmeth (Tanya) shares how the Israelites made a big mistake in https://www.biblegat...
8 min
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When to Take a Break | The Life of Joshua | Jos...
Do you feel weighed down by exhaustion and anxiety? Is your week filled with busyness? It might be time to pause and get renewal with God. In today's episode, https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick) shares how Joshua leads Isr...
7 min
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Should Christians "Let Go and Let God?" | The L...
This is a popular phrase often used by Christians, but is it biblical? Or does it promote passivity? https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith) discusses how God works through Joshua's prayer and efforts to defeat Ai in https://www.bi...
8 min
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How to Confront Sin | The Life of Joshua | Josh...
What is something you're hiding from God? Does that question scare you? What if God's all-knowingness made us feel more loved and accepted by him? In today's episode, https://twitter.com/TanyaWillmeth (Tanya) discusses how one man is exposed for his si...
9 min
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Is Winning Always Worth It? | Joshua 7:1-5
What will you do to win? If you're anything like me, more than you probably should. But winning at the cost of your character, credibility, or values is never worth it. Why? Because winning everything means very little if you lose your soul in the proc...
9 min
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How to Trust God's Will | The Life of Joshua | ...
Can God use you to further his kingdom? Do you trust God to do so? Many times we doubt that God would use us in our brokenness and in our sin, but is that true? https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith) walks through https://www.bibl...
11 min
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Is Anything Too Small for God? | The Life of Jo...
Should we go to God for our basic needs? Have you ever thought God was "too big" or "too busy" to answer your small prayers? In today's episode, https://twitter.com/TanyaWillmeth (Tanya) describes how a seemingly small occurrence in https://www.biblega...
8 min
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How to Mature in Your Faith | The Life of Joshu...
Are you ready to grow in your faith? Have you had that "mountain top experience" with God and are wondering what's next? You might be ready to walk with God in your everyday, ordinary life. https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patri...
8 min
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What’s the Purpose of Circumcision? | The Life ...
Are you confused about circumcision in the Bible? What does it represent? Do Christians need to be circumcised? https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith) answers these questions and more as he walks through https://www.biblegateway.c...
8 min
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How to Deal With Disappointment | Alex Demczak ...
How do you react when you get bad news? How do you view trials in your life: as obstacles or as opportunities? https://twitter.com/AlexDemczak (Alex Demczak), author of Thrive U, host of The Athlete Podcast and former Mizzou quarterback, shares how he ...
16 min
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Are You Forgetting About God? | The Life of Jos...
Have you ever gone through a time in your life when you forgot to remember God? How does someone even "remember God?" In https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Joshua+4&version=NIV (Joshua 4), we see that Israel remembered God by setting out ...
9 min
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Is Your Life in Need of Change? | The Life of J...
Do you need a transitional moment in your life right now? Are you stagnant in your walk with Jesus? https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick) continues our series on The Life of Joshua in https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?se...
11 min
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Is Image Really Everything? | The Life of Joshu...
Are you consumed with controlling your image? Do you feel the weight of your sin? https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Keith) continues our series on The Life of Joshua as he uncovers three lessons we can learn about image, sin and for...
8 min