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The Way Home: Jonathan Pennington on the importance of the Sermon on the Mount

The Sermon on the Mount, one of the most influential portions of the Bible. Jonathan Pennington joins me to discuss this importance of this moment and how every Christian generation turns to it for insight and guidance. Jonathan is assistant professor of New Testament Interpretation at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.

Show Notes: 

Twitter: @drjtpennington

Website: jonathanpennington.com

Book: The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing: A Theological Commentary[image error]

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The Way Home: Rico Tice on evangelism in a post-Christian world

Rico Tice is an Anglican priest and writer, co-author of Christianity Explored. He is currently associate minister at All Souls Church, Langham Place, London.

Show Notes: 

Book: Christianity Explored

Website: allsouls.org and thegoodbook.com/outreach/christianity-explored

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Brian Fikkert and Kelly Kapic on justice, poverty, and economic development

Brian Fikkert is the founder and executive director of the Chalmers Center for Economic Development. He is Professor of Economics & Community Development at Covenant College.

Kelly Kapic is Professor of Theological Studies at Covenant College. He has written and edited numerous books, including Embodied Hope: A Theological Meditation on Pain and Suffering.

Together they wrote Becoming Whole: Why the Opposite of Poverty Isn’t the American Dream[image error].

Show Notes: 

Twitter: @fikkert and @CovenantCollege

Book: Becoming Whole: Why the Opposite of Poverty Isn’t the American Dream

Website: chalmers.org and covenant.edu

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The Way Home: Kara Powell on Why “Warm” is the New Cool

How can parents and youth pastors and other influencers create environments that nuture the faith of young people? I don’t now if anyone is as gifted in understanding these questions as Dr. Kara Powell. Dr. Kara Powell is the Executive Director of the Fuller Youth Institute (FYI) and a faculty member at Fuller Theological Seminary. She is the co-author of Growing With: Every Parent’s Guide to Helping Teenagers and Young Adults Thrive in Their Faith, Family, and Future[image error]. 

Show Notes: 

Twitter: @kpowellfyi

Book: Growing With: Every Parent’s Guide to Helping Teenagers and Young Adults Thrive in Their Faith, Family, and Future[image error]

Website: fulleryouthinstitute.org/author/kara-powell

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The Way Home: Kara Powell

Dr. Kara Powell is the Executive Director of the Fuller Youth Institute (FYI) and a faculty member at Fuller Theological Seminary. She is the co-author of Growing With: Every Parent’s Guide to Helping Teenagers and Young Adults Thrive in Their Faith, Family, and Future[image error]. 

Show Notes: 

Twitter: @kpowellfyi

Book: Growing With: Every Parent’s Guide to Helping Teenagers and Young Adults Thrive in Their Faith, Family, and Future[image error]

Website: fulleryouthinstitute.org/author/kara-powell

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The Way Home: Karen Swallow Prior on How to Read the Classics

Karen Swallow Prior has been teaching us not only how to read but how to read well. She returns to the podcast to discuss her wonderful new book, On Reading Well where she not only gives Christians a rubric for reading, but walks readers through some of the classic pieces of literature, breaking down the storylines and helping us see what we should see.

Twitter: @ksprior

Book: On Reading Well

Website: karenswallowprior.com

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The Way Home: Josh Moody on Biblical Literacy and Why Boasting is Good

If you drive through Wheaton and especially through the Wheaton College campus, you’ll see a beautiful, tall church steeple rise above the landscape. This is College Church Wheaton, a historic, faithful, gospel-preaching evangelical church. It’s pastor is Josh Moody, who joins me today to talk about two important topics: biblical literacy and . . . boasting. Yes, boasting.

Josh has written two important books: How the Bible Will Change Your Life and Boasting. Josh is a prolific author and a well-regarded preacher. I’ve enjoyed his work over the years and I know you’ll enjoy this conversation.

Show Notes: 

Twitter: @drjoshmoody
Websites: www.college-church.org; godcenteredlife.org
Books: godcenteredlife.org/books

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The Way Home: Jon Ward on “Camelot’s End”

Jon Ward joins me to discuss his latest book Camelot’s End: Kennedy vs. Carter and the Fight that Broke the Democratic Party. 

Jon is a Senior Political Correspondent for Yahoo! News. 

Show Notes

Twitter: @jonward11
Website: jonwardwrites.org
Book: Camelot’s End: Kennedy vs. Carter and the Fight that Broke the Democratic Party

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The Way Home: Drew Dyck on decisions your future self will appreciate

What are some decisions or habits you can make today that your future self will thank you for? Drew Dyck joins me to day to discuss this and more. 

Drew is an acquisitions editor at Moody Publishers and a contributing editor at CTPastors.com.

Show Notes

Twitter: @drewdyck
Website: drewdyck.com
Book: Your Future Self Will Thank You: Secrets to Self-Control from the Bible and Brain Science (A Guide for Sinners, Quitters, and Procrastinators) [image error]

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The Way Home: Emily Freeman on making decisions

Emily Freeman joins me to talk about how to make good decisions. Emily is a writer, creative director, and spiritual mentor. She and her husband live in North Carolina with their three children.

Show Notes

Twitter: @emilypfreeman
Website: emilypfreeman.com
Book: The Next Right Thing: A Simple, Soulful Practice for Making Life Decisions [image error]

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