UNDISTRACTED with Laura Bennett

Laura Bennett chats with Ruth Chou Simons about her latest book, "Now and Not Yet," focusing on navigating the challenging seasons of waiting and personal growth. Ruth shares insights on balancing ambition with patience, active trust versus passive waiting, and embracing life's intrinsic uncertainties. They explore the significance of being present, cultivating deep roots, and finding purpose in hidden or seemingly insignificant moments. Ruth also emphasizes the power of meaningful relationships and daily practices in feeding our spiritual and emotional nourishment. 

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Max Lucado features on Undistracted and delves into the mysteries of the end times as described in the Bible. Lucado explores themes from his book, "What Happens Next," discussing signs, tribulations, and the rapture. He shares insights on the Antichrist, the resurgence of Israel, and how Christians should live in anticipation of these events. Laura and Max also consider the modern-day relevance of these prophecies, addressing the global rise in anxiety and how faith offers hope amidst uncertainty.

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Simon Smart, Director of the Centre for Public Christianity, joins Laura Bennett to discuss his book, The End of Men, exploring the complex topic of masculinity today. They delve into how societal shifts have blurred traditional masculine roles, the pitfalls of toxic masculinity, and the importance of tender masculinity. Simon highlights the struggles boys face in current educational and social spheres, drawing on the example of Jesus as a model for healthy masculinity.

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Laura shares a compelling conversation with Beryl Crosher-Segers about growing up during apartheid in South Africa and her journey to self-acceptance in Australia. Beryl shares how these experiences shaped her identity and the long path to healing, detailed in her memoirs and her latest book, "Living with Purpose."

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If you could fix one thing about the world, what would it be? Food insecurity? Loneliness? Political division? What about religious discrimination? We live in complex and, at times, really hopeless world. There’s a lot that’s broken, but there’s a lot that can be good. American Bible-teacher and author Carol McLeod has written ‘Overflowing: Living Abundantly in a Broken Culture’, using the book of Colossians as a pathway through times of personal loss and as a guide for the church's role in pursuing wholeness. 

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Winner of 'The Voice' Australia in 2023, Tarryn Stokes talks to Laura about the release of her new single 'Hold You', breaking age-based barriers that hold us back and how finding confidence has helped her heal. Tarryn also shares the later-life health diagnosis that's given her a newfound freedom and the one thing that always gives her purpose. 

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Since her debut album 'How Can it Be' in 2015, Grammy winner Lauren Daigle has brought joy and soul and seemingly boundless energy to stages globally. Her latest self-titled album was the first in 5 years, bringing new definition to Lauren's sound and identity as an artist. In this conversation Lauren speaks about the pressure of fame, the evolution of her calling and how she keeps her joy authentic. 

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Josh Baldwin has been part of the Bethel Music collective since 2014. In recent years his wife Sheila experienced debilitating anxiety with effects that rippled through the family, and that now shape Josh’s songwriting and the couples desire to help others walking the same road.

In this conversation Josh talks about the role of peace in healing, why worshipping matters to our soul and how knowing who Jesus is reframes our understanding of ourselves.  

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Geologist and environmental law attorney Cheryl Leutjen understands what it's like to have a passion for looking after the planet but not feeling like you've got time or emotional energy to deal with the job at hand. In 'Love Earth Now' Cheryl helps us address the mental hurdles that can hold us back and find ways to make eco-friendly living easier. 

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Former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison joins Laura to talk about the intersection of faith and politics, the country's move away from Christianity and who he'd like forgiveness from now he's left office. Scott Morrison's memoir 'Plans for Your Good' is out now. 

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