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Podcast Blog: S5, E7 - Brandon Booth, From Theology to Trust
What is belief? Is it a theological practice that affirms who God is and what God has done? Or is it a way of living that exhibits trust...
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Aug 111 min read
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Podcast Blog: S5, E6 - Dawn Stephens, The Potter's Vessel
We are clay pots, vessels created by God the potter. But what do the pots hold? According to author Dawn Stephens, God plants the Fruits...
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Jul 261 min read
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Podcast Blog: S5 E5 - Larry O'Nan, Intentional Living and Giving
Jesus told us to not worry about food, clothing, possessions, and money, but we do so anyway. What if we realized that we don't own such...
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Jul 101 min read
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Podcast Blog: S5 E4 - Kim Sorrelle, What Love Is and Isn't
I remember a sports talk host who would respond to rude comments by saying, "Where is the love?" I think we all wonder at times, "Where...
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Jun 262 min read
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Podcast Blog: S5 E3: David Taylor, A Faith Pilgrim's Journey
The life of a Christian is ideally a pilgrim's journey, striving to reach a destination, seeking higher levels of goodness and...
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Jun 81 min read
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Podcast Blog: S5 E2 - Cathy Colver Garland, Intimacy with God
Rarely do I reflect on an episode as much as I have reflected on this one. My guest, Cathy Colver Garland, has a way of taking deep...
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May 232 min read
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Podcast Blog: S5 E1 - Amy Chastain, Enduring Caregiving Together
Leaning on her fifteen-year caregiving experience, Amy Chastain has written a book on caregiving and has plenty of thoughts on the topic....
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May 121 min read
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Podcast Blog: S4 E24 – Ana Megrelishvili, From Poverty to Prosperity to Faithful Service
Imagine being impoverished and only wanting the opposite - wealth and possessions. But then when you actually work and achieve those...
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Apr 192 min read
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Podcast Blog: S4/E23 Gretchen Huesmann, What Teachers Teach Us about Faith
Almost everyone can point to an influential teacher in their lives. Teachers have educated us so much. They can still educate us today on...
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Apr 42 min read
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Podcast Blog: S4/E22 Karen Dittman, Wellbeing in All Circumstances
Through difficulties and tragedies, Karen Dittman learned to live the principles of Thriving Grace before writing a book about it.
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Mar 221 min read
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Podcast Blog: S4/E21 Constance Hastings, Answering Jesus's Challenges
Constance Hastings has personal insight into the thinking of non-believers because she was one. Raised without a close tie to a church...
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Mar 42 min read
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Podcast Blog: Courtney Dailey, God-Powered Service in Hurricane Relief
Courtney Dailey inspires us with her God Stories of how God has moved through the helpers in the hurricane relief effort in east Tennessee.
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Feb 192 min read
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Podcast Blog: Jan White, Combining Faith and Vocation
Jan White is a longtime newspaper columnist who integrates her faith with her religious column. She's the guest on this episode.
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Feb 32 min read
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Podcast Blog: Kathy White, Attending to Faith and Mental Health
Episode 18's Practical Faith Academy is a conversation with Christian therapist Kathy White.
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Jan 231 min read
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Podcast Blog: Lori Hatcher, Distributing Encouragement and Faith Advice
The Practical Faith Academy begins 2025 with a lively guest, Lori Hatcher, who shares encouragement and her ideas for living your faith.
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Jan 42 min read
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Podcast Blog: Lenora Worth, Seeking Redemption and Sharing Forgiveness
In this podcast, learn more about the rubber-meets-the-road practice of asking for and granting forgiveness from author Lenora Worth.
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Dec 18, 20242 min read
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Podcast Blog: Christine Trimpe, from Casual Christian to Joy Seeker
Christine Trimpe underwent a major change in her life to become a passionate, joyful Christian, and we are all the better for it.
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Dec 6, 20242 min read
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Podcast Blog: Deb and Bruce Potts, Changing Self to Change Life and Marriage
Deb and Bruce Potts join Cecil to discuss their marriage mentoring and how changing yourself is essential for both life and marriage.
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Nov 21, 20242 min read
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Podcast Blog: Barbara Ann Holmes, Creating Spaces for God
Who ever heard of using Biblical principles to design a house? That's what Barbara Ann Holmes does. Learn how she puts faith into vocation.
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Oct 23, 20242 min read
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Podcast Blog: Personal Responsibility, with Jack Hager
Former inmate and pastor Jack Hager stresses personal responsibility and accountability as a key part of a seven-day practical faith life.
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Oct 8, 20241 min read
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