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Believe it or not, Christmas is this week. Yup, even in a year that felt like it was always winter and that there could not ever be Christmas. And we need a little Christmas, right this very minute. Candles in the window, Quick to Listen scripts in the spinnet.
This week on the show, w ... Show More
Nov 2021
There's No Good Plan to Stop 100,000 Opioid Deaths a Year
100,000 Americans died from April 2020 to April 2021 due to opioids, according to numbers released this week from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The majority of the deaths have come via fentanyl, which accounted for more than 75 percent of all fatalities. Most of ... Show More
1 h
Nov 2021
Fewer Politicians Are Seeking Compromise. Should Christians?
Last Friday, both chambers of Congress passed an infrastructure bill that will commit more than one trillion dollars to America’s deteriorating roads and bridges, making life easier for pedestrians and bikers, improving broadband access, and renovating suffering public transit sy ... Show More
1h 1m
Dec 2021
76. An Honest Christmas Conversation
<p>This episode is so much more than your typical holiday special.</p> <p>Today, we don't just reflect on the beauty of the Christmas story.</p> <p>Today, we recall some of our hardest moments, and remember what it means to have Emmanuel—<em>God with us—</em>in the middle of circ ... Show More
47m 38s
Dec 2018
Christmas: Non-biblical vs. Unbiblical
After a delicious Christmas dinner and dessert, Aimee, Carl, and Todd relax around the fireplace and answer some Christmas ‘letters’ from listeners. For example: Are nativity scenes with baby Jesus in the manger a second commandment violation? Some attribute the origin of Christm ... Show More
34m 20s
Nov 2023
S9E2: A Christmas Carol Part 2
Join us for a special Christmas themed season featuring: "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" by Jeff, Isaiah 9:6-7, "Christmas Everywhere" by Phillips Brooks, and an abridged reading of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. May each of these treasures bring wonder and delight into your li ... Show More
13m 56s