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Chad Ragsdale of Ozark Christian College shows how apologetics often serves Christians—especially young believers—by helping them identify what they truly believe. Through quick exercises and a target illustration, he sorts beliefs into three buckets: essential (bullseye), important, and personal convictions.

He emphasizes essential beliefs—God’s existence, Jesus as the risen Lord, salvation by grace, and perseverance—and explains how clarifying these priorities improves discipleship and prevents personal convictions from becoming divisive. Romans 10:9 is given as a core affirmation of the faith.

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Carol Swain shares her journey from academia and personal struggles to a devout Christian faith and explains what it means to live counterculturally in today’s society.

She discusses life, marriage, race, gender, materialism, and biblical justice, offering practical, faith-based guidance drawn from her own experiences.

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In this episode of the Real Life Theology Podcast, Bobby Harrington warns that modern media and culture are "out-discipling" our churches and families, and urges Christians to "triple down" on discipling minds with Scripture.

He outlines three responses: prioritizing deep, sustained theological formation; using trusted discipleship resources like the 775-page Real Life Theology project; and building a strong theological tribe to support and sustain disciple-making in local churches.

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Jonathan Storment challenges Christians to resist cultural formation by returning to wholehearted discipleship to Jesus. Drawing on examples from Karl Barth and Dietrich Bonhoeffer and lessons from the Gospel of Matthew, he warns against inventing a convenient Jesus and urges a life marked by nonviolence, generosity, racial inclusion, and sacrificial love.

This episode calls listeners to fall deeply in love with the true Jesus, embrace radical obedience, and prioritize disciple-making over political or cultural alignment.

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This episode explores how ministers and churches exhausted by pandemic, conflict, and change can be renewed by the Holy Spirit. Using Ezekiel’s vision of dry bones and Jesus’ teaching, David Young encourages listeners to ask God, “Can these bones live?” and to return to spiritual fundamentals.

He offers practical steps—seek the Holy Spirit, pray in the Spirit, worship, give thanks, and submit to one another—and leads a prayer asking God to fill and revive weary hearts for renewed ministry and mission.

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In this episode Renée Sproles explains that our confidence in Scripture ultimately rests on who Jesus is and what He taught about the Old and New Testaments. She explores why many young adults are skeptical of outside authority—tracing roots from the Enlightenment to today’s internet and social media culture—and calls Christians to embrace wholehearted trust and submission to God’s reliable Word.

Sproles shows how Jesus affirmed the Old Testament, prepared for the New Testament through the apostles, and modeled obedience to Scripture, urging listeners to respond by believing, obeying, and living under Christ’s lordship.

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Nate Ross joins the Real Life Theology Podcast to explain why leaders must surrender to Jesus as their true success. Through personal stories (including a memorable baptism and a failed capital campaign), scripture from Acts and John 5, and practical leadership teaching, he shows how surrender — not effort or sacrifice alone — allows the Holy Spirit to move the church forward.

Ross urges leaders to stop relying on their own striving, "raise the sail" instead of rowing the boat, and speak boldly about Jesus. This short episode offers encouragement, biblical clarity, and a call to trust Jesus as the source of power and hope.

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From the 2020 National Gathering, this episode challenges Christians to follow Jesus' radical command to love their enemies. The speaker examines how modern society personifies ideologies as enemies, shares real-life stories of reaching hurting youth, and calls listeners to lead with compassion without sacrificing conviction.

Practical takeaways include building relationships across divides, feeding and caring for those we fear, and overcoming evil with good (Romans 12:20-21).

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Corey Tremble challenges listeners to pursue courageous, Spirit-empowered discipleship that neither hides from the world nor surrenders biblical truth. He explains how expository teaching, intentional relationships, and Holy Spirit-led insulation—not isolation—equip churches to reach diverse communities without compromise.

The episode offers practical encouragement to lead boldly, love authentically, and invest time in making disciples who make more disciples.

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Matt Proctor explores Revelation to answer the weary question, "Why am I doing this again?" He walks listeners through three powerful portraits of Jesus — a terrifying King (Revelation 1), a tender Lamb (Revelation 5), and a triumphant Warrior (Revelation 19) — to show why believers should persevere in gospel allegiance.

Using personal stories, historical context, and pastoral encouragement, Proctor reminds us that Jesus’ holiness, love, and victory give purpose, courage, and hope in hardship.