Today we launch a 3-part conversation with Dr. Craig Keener. Dr. Craig S. Keener is F. M. and Ada Thompson Professor of Biblical Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary. He is the author of 37 books with 1.4 million copies in circulation. His books have won 13 national and international awards, including six from Christianity Today.

In this first episode we learn about his early life, and how he believed in only science. Not faith. Until he had his own encounter with our Heavenly Father.

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Stepping into a new congregation after a traumatic ending can be scary. But in this episode, Natalie Runion offers some advice on how to protect your heart as you learn to trust again.

This was a series from Spring of 2023 that we wanted to share with our many new listeners. Thank you for checking out this series with Natalie Runion and join us next week for an all new series!

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In this episode Natalie Runion and Bernie Dake address the question, “Do I even need a church?” Maybe you’ve walked away from your previous church, and it was a painful ending. It may be tempting to just give up on finding a new congregation but today we encourage you to not give up on the Bride of Christ.

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Churches are made up of imperfect people. There are times when someone may find themselves in a toxic environment. When do you know it’s time to leave?

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Part of Natalie Runion’s story is that she had a platform to share her gift of leading worship only to have the opportunity removed. For anyone who has experienced this- it can be earth-shattering, especially if we have put our identity in a calling.

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This series originally aired in Spring of 2023. This is a look back at this series.

As we continue our series with Natalie Runion, today we discuss what church hurt is and isn’t. 

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Today we are relaunching one of our favorite series in recent years. This was the first series we did with author, pastor, worship leader Natalie Runion.

She joins Bernie Dake for this 6-week series and in this episode, we start by learning more about Natalie and her background.

Throughout this series Natalie and Bernie will be discussing Church hurt- and encouraging those who have been there not to give up on the bride of Christ.

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Happy New Year! From all of us at Words of Life we pray that God uses 2025 to reveal Himself to you in new and powerful ways. Thank you for listening and may God bless you!

In this episode we take a look back at some of our favorite episodes from 2024. Click the title of each series name to hear the full episode.

1. "Praying through the pain"- an Easter series about prayer in the midst of trials.
2. "Discipled"- this series was a round table discussion with a men's discipleship group as we learned how this group formed and what it means to them.
3. Father's round table- in this series we were joined by dads with varying age-ranges of kids. We talked about discipling our kids and how to continue to date our wives.
4. Natalie Runion's Discipleship course for women- In this series we were once again joined by worship leader and author, Natalie Runion as we walked through her recently created discipleship course for women.
5. "Complete in Christ"- this was a round table discussion on the topic of holiness with Dr. Bill and Rev. Diane Ury, Lt. Col. Ken Luyk, and Lt. Col. Vern Jewett.

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In our final episode with worship leader April Christina Farmer, we learn more about her current ministry and what lies ahead for 2025.

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In this episode, worship leader and pastor April Christina Farmer and Bernie discuss how they know God will use the tiniest opportunity to do something incredible in their lives.

To learn more about April and her ministry visit https://www.aprilchristinafarmer.com/

Listen to April's music here- https://itunes.apple.com/pg/artist/april-christina/id582419934

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