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435. Not Dead Yet (opens the original)
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Byron Johnson and Thomas Kidd take a contrarian stance against "dominant media and scholarly narratives regarding religion" in their new book, The Death of Religion? , published by B&H Academic. "We present conclusive data to show that religious people are thriving and that practicing religious people are thriving most of all. We further show that at almost every turn, commonly used polling and survey data is misleading, confused, or grossly incomplete," they write. "We also demonstrate that typ
434. Leading the Worship Community (opens the original)
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Welcome to the Influence Podcast! I'm George P. Wood, executive editor of Influence magazine and your host. I began vocational ministry the summer of 1990 and have served in various capacities ever since. As ministers, we often focus on what happens on Sunday morning as the people of God gather to worship. But for Sunday morning worship to go well, you need a worship community that is up for the task. How do you build such a community? What do you choose to sing in a multigenerational church? An
433. How to Pay Attention to the Spirit (opens the original)
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"We live in an age where attention has become our most endangered resource. Every sound, every scroll, every urgency competes for it. But what if the real threat to our spiritual lives isn't disbelief, but distraction? What if the Spirit has not grown silent, but we have grown unable to hear?" Jeremy Sims asks these questions in The Way of the Spirit . He goes on to say: "I've come to see that much of the Christian life is not about gaining more faith but giving better attention. Attention is th
432. The Pastoral Art of Listening (opens the original)
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Deuteronomy 6:4 is one of the Bible's foundational texts. "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one." Theologically, this verse is foundational because it teaches monotheism — the existence of only one true God. Spiritually, however, the verse is foundational because it identifies a necessary practice of faith — listening. The Hebrew verb for "listen" is "shema", and it appears 1,165 times in the Old Testament. "Shema" connotes not only the passive action of hearing, but also the active
431. Why You Should Take a Nap (opens the original)
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"Sometimes I wonder if heaven will feel a bit like an afternoon nap," writes Brett McCracken in The Wisdom of Sleep . Maybe it's because naps are signpost of something far greater that we've not yet fully experienced. Maybe it's because even the most relaxing vacation, replenishing Sabbath, and restorative night's sleep are only teasers for the perfect rest we're wired to desire. Maybe there's more to sleep and rest than we think. Maybe in his mysterious sovereignty, God designed these things to
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