Episodes
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Why Did Jesus Have to Die?, part 5: No Greater Love
March 29th, 2026 | 36 mins 19 secs
Jesus’ death on the cross was not about changing God’s heart, but about revealing God’s love and changing ours. Jesus is the victorious, loving King who willingly goes to the cross to save the world and call us to live in that same self-giving love.
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Why Did Jesus Have to Die?, part 4: What Will You Do?
March 22nd, 2026 | 34 mins 26 secs
Because Jesus has done for us what we could never do for ourselves through the cross and resurrection, we are saved by grace for a new life of good works, living for God and others.
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Why Did Jesus Have to Die?, part 3: The Salvation of a Dog Named Jack
March 16th, 2026 | 33 mins 7 secs
The Lamb of God serves as a powerful image of how God saves us.
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Why Did Jesus Have to Die?, part 3: In Our Place
March 8th, 2026 | 33 mins 24 secs
Jesus’ sacrifice for our sake can be understood not only as his death, but also his life lived in perfect obedience. In his life and death, Jesus gave himself for our salvation.
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Why Did Jesus Have to Die?, part 1: The Crucifixion as God’s Word
March 1st, 2026 | 36 mins 8 secs
Jesus’ crucifixion is God’s Word to us—revealing God’s heart of love, God’s action to reconcile and heal a broken, self-centered humanity, and God’s will for how we are to live.
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A Life Transformed, part 2: Transforming the Soul
February 22nd, 2026 | 35 mins 58 secs
To have the joyful life God has for us, we must intentionally choose what God wants for us over anything else.
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A Life Transformed, part 1: The Mountaintop
February 15th, 2026 | 36 mins 47 secs
We long to experience the kind of transformation we see in Jesus, but we find change rare and difficult. The Transfiguration is a promise of the transformation God works in us.
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Happier, part 6: Relationships
February 8th, 2026 | 31 mins 3 secs
Happy people value and invest in real friendships. Jesus wants you to be full of joy, which comes from a right relationship with God and one another.
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Happier, part 5: A Surprising Twist
February 1st, 2026 | 35 mins 50 secs
We often think happiness is just one accomplishment or milestone away, but when we get there, we find that satisfaction doesn’t last. If we want enduring happiness, we need to instead focus on progress toward the things Jesus teaches that matter most.
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Happier, part 4: Jesus and the Good Life
January 25th, 2026 | 31 mins 42 secs
When it comes to happiness, Jesus and social science research agree: it’s all about relationships. The way we nurture our relationships with God, family, friends, and nature can make us significantly happier, and it can make the world happier, too.
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Happier, part 3: Speak the Truth in Love
January 18th, 2026 | 35 mins 47 secs
Justice is about closing the gap between the world as it is and the world as God meant it to be.
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Happier, part 2: Finding Happiness at Work
January 11th, 2026 | 29 mins 30 secs