The Russell Moore Show

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April 14, 2025 Nietzsche Loves You and Has a Wonderful Plan for Your Life
We convince ourselves that we can be cruel and nihilistic and Christian all at once.

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11 min
April 09, 2025Books with Ashley Hales: Tolstoy, Carr, Vonnegut, Worthen, and More
It’s time for another books episode.

Russell Moore is joined again by Ashley Hales, the former producer of the show and now CT’s editorial director for print, in a discussion about what they’re reading now and about how reading as a practice is necessary and helpful in a windblown world.

What books are you loving? And which books would you be sure to pack if you were planning to be marooned on a desert island? Email us: [email protected].

Books/essays mentioned in this episode:
Learning in War-Time by C. S. Lewis
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
Superbloom by Nicholas Carr
Digital Future in the Rearview Mirror by Andrey Mir
Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
Silas Marner by George Eliot
Spellbound by Molly Worthen
The Theological Imagination by Judith Wolfe

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50 min
April 07, 2025 Moore to the Point: The Owl of Hooters Flies Only at Dusk
The death of Hooters holds a message for the church.

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12 min
April 02, 2025Annie F. Downs on What Kids Can Teach Grownups About Life and Death
What has play got to do with suffering?

Annie F. Downs has built her career on having fun. Her New York Times bestseller titles include That Sounds Fun, Remember God, and 100 Days to Brave. Her new book for kids seems very different from the fun-loving Downs.

Downs explains how the death of her nephew TJ led her to write a children's book to help kids (and grownups) understand suffering and loss at the same time as the love of God.

In this episode, Downs tells us what surprised her about how kids respond to this kind of suffering and what that taught her about getting rid of fake platitudes, about what to do when someone you love is hurting, and about how to genuinely grieve while still recognizing a world of joy, hope, and even fun.
Resources mentioned in this episode or recommended by the guest include:
Where Did TJ Go? By Annie F. Downs
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself by Judy Blume

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46 min
March 31, 2025 Moore to the Point: Deporting John Calvin
American Christians ought to care about how Venezuelan gang members are deported.

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11 min
March 26, 2025Life, Leadership, and Lament: A Conversation with Mark Vroegop
“ It may not be until the new heavens and the new earth, but we’re eventually going to know that God had goodness that was behind the dark clouds of our lives.”

So says Mark Vroegop, newly appointed president of The Gospel Coalition (TGC) and author of Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy, during his conversation with Russell Moore. Moore and Vroegop talk about the ways TGC has evolved since its founding through leaders such as Tim Keller and Don Carson. They talk about the nature of belief, how trust in Jesus alters our understanding of who we are, and navigating seasons of doubt. Their conversation covers ministry partnerships, vocational decision making, and the importance of deep friendships.

Moore and Vroegop consider what the Psalms have to say about seasons of doubt and grief, the relationship between character and gifting, and trust in the goodness of God.

Resources mentioned in this episode or recommended by the guest include:
Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament by Mark Vroegop
Waiting Isn’t a Waste: The Surprising Comfort of Trusting God in the Uncertainties of Life by Mark Vroegop
The Gospel Coalition
Made for Friendship: The Relationship That Halves Our Sorrows and Doubles Our Joys by Drew Hunter
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

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55 min
March 24, 2025 Moore to the Point: Three Little Birds
Russell shares how a piece of art showed him he wasn’t thinking big enough about the church.

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13 min
March 19, 2025Stanley Hauerwas on Recovering Christian Vocabulary
When Time magazine named Stanley Hauerwas “America’s Best Theologian” in 2001, Hauerwas replied, “‘Best’ is not a theological category.”
This response encapsulates the work and conversational style of Hauerwas, who joined Moore to discuss his new collection of essays, Jesus Changes Everything: A New World Made Possible. With his signature approach that prompts the audience to wonder if there’s another way to think about a topic, Hauerwas talks about the books that shaped him, how he came to be a theologian, and why he believes that being a Christian is the most interesting thing that could happen to a person.
Moore and Hauerwas consider the importance of Christian friendship, the person of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and the life-changing power of the truth. The two offer poignant, practical insights for reclaiming Christian vocabulary and better understanding our lives as narrated by Christ.
Resources mentioned in this episode or recommended by the guest include:
Jesus Changes Everything: A New World Made Possible by Stanley Hauerwas
Stanley Hauerwas
“America’s Best Theologian: Christian Contrarian”
The Sun and the Umbrella by Nels F. S. Ferre
Telling the Truth: The Gospel as Comedy, Tragedy, and Fairy Tale by Frederick Buechner
Discipleship in a World Full of Nazis: Recovering the True Legacy of Dietrich Bonhoeffer by Mark Nation
Theological Existence To-Day!: (A Plea for Theological Freedom) by Karl Barth
Bruderhof Communities
“David Brooks on How to Know a Person”
War and the American Difference: Theological Reflections on Violence and National Identity by Stanley Hauerwas

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44 min
March 12, 2025Dr. Moore Answers Listener Questions: When to Break a Relationship, How to Forgive, and What to Do About Church Craziness
From care for aging parents to concerns about money, life for modern-day Christians can feel, in a word, overwhelming. Russell Moore and Ashley Hales, CT’s editorial director for print, offer words of wisdom and a sense of solidarity with listener questions about all kinds of challenges. They provide practical advice, spiritual comfort, and reasons for hope in family life, social relationships, and society at large.
Questions addressed during this episode include:
How might Christians think about forgiveness as it relates to encountering people in heaven who harmed us on earth?
What are some practical ways to think about living in the tension of being misunderstood, or even gravely sinned against or abused, and not yet having resolution?
How should believers respond to seasons of life when demands on their time and energy, such as aging parents, loss of a spouse, and grandchildren, leave them feeling overwhelmed and depleted?
How can a husband and wife determine together whether or not they should stay in a certain congregation?
How should Christians think about desiring financial success?
How can parents determine and apply technology filters to keep their children safe?
What might the next right step be for a believer who is dating an unbeliever and has crossed intimacy lines that are producing shame?
Could a particular judgment from God come against the American church?
What Scripture passages does Russell return to for encouragement in light of the dechurching phenomenon, increase of misinformation, and rising nationalism around the world?
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Resources:
A Fruitful Life: Discovering Jesus’ Invitation in the Sermon on the Mount by Bryce and Ashley Hales
“Civility, Calvinism, and the Coming Judgment Day” with Richard Mouw
“At My Mother’s Deathbed, I Discovered the Symmetry of a Long Life” by Jen Wilkin
“Detoxing, Mapquesting, and Holy Kisses” with Carlos Whittaker
Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America by Russell Moore

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46 min
March 10, 2025 Moore to the Point: Ukraine and Abel
Morally, the surrender of Ukraine will cost us.
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13 min

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Listen in as Russell Moore, editor at-large of Christianity Today and director of CT's Public Theology Project, talks about the latest books, cultural conversations and pressing ethical questions that…