The Russell Moore Show
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 point us toward the kingdom of Christ.
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How to Forgive Someone Who Isn’t Sorry
From the Moore to the Point newsletter: God knows forgiveness is hard for us. It is not hard for him.
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BEST OF: A Conversation with Andrew Peterson
An early conversation with one of our favorite guests.
This “Best of” episode is from the first few years of this show’s existence–back when it was called Signposts–with a guest we’ve had on many times since, Andrew Peterson. The conversation was recorded in 2016 (without cameras, so you won’t be able to watch this one on YouTube) in front of a live audience. You’ll hear shifting in seats, coug
Christian Nationalist Doublespeak
From the Moore to the Point newsletter: A state that can define who is in or out of the kingdom of God is a state that has the power to do anything.
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BEST OF: A Conversation with Marilynne Robinson
One of the great American novelists on her little-explored Theological foundations
Over the next few weeks, the Russell Moore Show is digging into the archives and bringing back some of our favorite episodes, like this one from 2021 (before the show included video!) with great American novelist, Marilynne Robinson.
On the occasion of her new novel, Jack, Russell welcomed Marilynne to explore som
Your Brain Does Not Belong to You
From the Moore to the Point newsletter: How you can protect yourself from brain rot—and why it matters to the rest of us. Find the David Brooks episode here.
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BEST OF: A Conversation with Rainn Wilson
Russell’s conversation with Rainn Wilson (Dwight Schrute).
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Over the next few weeks, the Russell Moore Show is digging into the archives and bringing back some of our favorite conversations.
This inaugural “best of” episode from May of 2023 is with Rainn Wilson, best known as Dwight Schrute from the TV series, The Office, who utters this phrase: “Whe
David Brooks on Thriving in the AI Age
Do you have what it takes to thrive in the era of AI?
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We talk a lot about AI on this show. And at a time when everyone is questioning the ethics of it all, David Brooks is more interested in what kind of people we should be no matter what happens with AI. His latest for The Atlantic, “The People Who Will Thrive in the AI Age” starts with a comf
Why Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey Haunts Us Right Now
From the Moore to the Point newsletter: No matter which way we turn, we don’t know what home is. That’s why Homer still rings true, even in the era of IMAX and SpaceX.
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Lee Camp on the Politics of Loving Your Neighbor
What would it look like if Christians were known less for winning political battles and more for being good neighbors?
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And now for something a little different! On the occasion of Lee C. Camp’s paperback release of his book Scandalous Witness, he invited Russell to interview him for his own podcast, No Small Endeavor. Since the conversation included to
How the Mitch McConnell Spectacle Ought to Teach Us About Age
From the Moore to the Point newsletter: the spiritual reason our elderly leaders refuse to give up power.
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Steven Curtis & Mary Beth Chapman on Staying Married Through Joy and Heartbreak
What keeps a marriage standing after decades of walking through the ordinary and unimaginable?Steven Curtis Chapman and Mary Beth Chapman have spent more than 40 years together, raising a family while navigating a life in the public eye. Their new book, Still Here, is the story of this life–one shared by two imperfect people learning over and over again what it means to bear with one another in lo
Graham Platner and the Problem of a Too-Tidy Redemption Arc
From the Moore to the Point newsletter: the Graham Platner scandal shows us about how a good comeback story can be dangerous.
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Daniel Nayeri AND Beth Moore on Everything Sad Becoming Untrue
Beth Moore returns as Russell's co-host for a conversation with acclaimed novelist Daniel Nayeri.
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It was Beth who first insisted Russell read Daniel's award-winning novel, Everything Sad Is Untrue. After dragging his feet to pick it up, Russell only had one regret: waiting so long.
Together, the three talk about Nayeri’s novels, including Everything Sad Is Untrue
What Happens When We Reduce the Bible to Moral Lessons?
Russell answers a listener question about whether we’re actually teaching the Gospel to children in Sunday school, or just giving good advice.Submit your own question for the show! Email questions@russellmoore.com — and remember: attach a voice memo!
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Happy 250th Birthday to an Imperfect Nation
We are Americans best when we are not Americans first.
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In this special Fourth of July episode, Russell revisits conversations with Ken Burns, Eddie Glaude Jr., Michael Luo, Jon Guerra, Yuval Levin, Sharon McMahon, and Jon Meacham to ask what faithful citizenship looks like in an anxious and divided age.
Guests in these conversations explore America's founding, its
How to Have a "Patriotic" Worship Service Without Making America the Point
From the Moore to the Point newsletter: A few weeks ago, Russell wrote here that the 250th anniversary of the United States deserves a better gospel than the false one of Christian nationalism. A pastor wrote in to ask what his church should do on the Sunday before this important Independence Day. Here’s what Russell told him.Keep up with Russell:
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Andy Crouch on Why Technology Can’t Cure Loneliness
What if the thing we're craving most isn't more control over our lives, but deeper connection with other people?
As Russell takes some time away with his family this summer, we're revisiting a conversation that feels even more relevant now than when it first aired in 2022. Back then, Russell sat down with Andy Crouch to discuss technology, smartphones, social media, and Andy's book The Life We're
What Do People Mean When They Say "The Universe"?
Russell answers a listener question about the use of the word “universe” when talking about matters of provision or guidance.
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If You've Seen Jesus, You Have Seen the Father
With Father’s Day on Sunday, Russell reflects on some of the most memorable conversations from the Russell Moore Show about fathers, sons, parenting, loss, and what it means to call God our Father.
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Along the way, Tim Alberta remembers a father whose grace ran deeper than disagreement. Eddie Glaude Jr. recalls the words his parents used to shield his soul from hat
What Do You Do When Christian Nationalism Comes to Church?
Russell answers two questions from listeners asking what it looks like to oppose Christian nationalism while still pursuing the unity of the church.
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David French on the Last Ten Years
What would the Russell Moore and David French of 2026 say to their 2016 selves?
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Our friend David French joins for a look back on what has changed since 2016 in American politics and American evangelicalism. Russell and David examine the influence of Pentecostalism, prosperity theology, church-growth culture, the missional movement, and New Calvinism, and
How Should Christians Read the Media?
Russell answers a question from a listener who wonders how to engage with news media.
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Adam Kinzinger on… Just About Everything
What if heroism isn’t about being Superman, but about setting aside cynicism to choose courage in ordinary life?
Russell welcomes his good friend Adam Kinzinger for a conversation that starts with Kingziner’s new children’s book, That’s What Heroes Do, which grew out of his experience becoming a father during one of the most turbulent stretches of modern American politics.
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Pope Leo is Right and the Tech-bros Are Wrong
Sometimes the Pope knows how to nail some theses to the door too – a reading from Russell’s recent newsletter.
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Dr. Eddie S. Glaude Jr. on Love, Rage, and the American Experiment
Two men from Mississippi’s Gulf Coast wonder if America is finally willing to grow up.
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As we approach America’s 250th anniversary, Russell is joined by fellow southern Mississippi native and public intellectual Dr. Eddie S. Glaude Jr. to talk about race, memory, patriotism, and the stories nations tell themselves in order to avoid repentance.
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America Needs a Better Gospel Than Christian Nationalism
Reflections on Rededicate 250.
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John Lennox on What He Knows at 82
What a renowned 82-year-old Christian mathematician has to say about a life well lived.
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For decades, Oxford mathematics professor emeritus John Lennox has stood in lecture halls, debate stages, and university classrooms making the case that Christianity is not a retreat from serious thought but an invitation into it. He has debated some of the world’s best-kno
How Do We Grieve the Loss of a Spiritual Leader?
Russell answers a question from a listener who lost their beloved pastor.
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HW Brands on the Patriarch of America
What does it mean to call someone the “father” of a nation—and what happens when that father is more complicated than legend allows?
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Russell welcomes renowned historian H.W. Brands for a conversation on his newest book, American Patriarch: The Life of George Washington. Washington was a man formed by ambition and concern for character, but from the myth of pr
What Does Revival Actually Look Like?
Russell answers a listener question about how to identify spiritual revival.
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Amy Grant on New Music After a Decade
Russell overcomes nerves while welcoming musical artist, songwriter, and overall legend Amy Grant.
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Amy Grant and Russell sit down in Charlie Peacock’s home to talk about her first album in over a decade, The Me That Remains (out May 8). The conversation starts with Russell’s admission that Amy’s was his first concert as a middle school youth group student. From the
8 Things I’ve Learned About How to Make a Major Life Decision
Russell shares his 8 tips for making major decisions.
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McKay Coppins on the Hidden Dangers of Online Sports Gambling
McKay Coppins spent one year and $10,000 of The Atlantic’s money to find out the truth about sports betting.
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Russell welcomes McKay Coppins to talk about his latest for The Atlantic, a deeply personal and unsettling experiment with online sports betting, which opened a window into the addictive architecture of modern gambling, and the quiet ways it can take ho
How Do I Teach My Children the Christian Faith?
Russell answers a listener question about how we can pass our Christian faith heritage to our children without making it weird.
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Karen Swallow Prior on Birds, Bees, and Babies
How should the church address infertility and childlessness?
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In this special episode filmed as a livestream for Christianity Today subscribers, Russell Moore sits down with Karen Swallow Prior to talk about her recent CT Magazine article, “The Birds and the Bees, Babies and Me.”
Drawing from her own experience, Prior reflects on the deeply personal nature of
Trump’s AI Jesus Might Be the Messiah We’ve Been Looking For
Trust Me, I’m a Doctor.
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Malcolm Guite on Re-Enchanting a Disenchanted World
Malcolm Guite and Russell meet in Andrew Peterson’s Chapter House–Guite’s pipe smoke billowing–on the occasion of Guite’s new book, Galahad and the Grail, the first volume in the Merlin's Isle trilogy from Rabbit Room Press.
Guite argues that myths and old stories aren’t just relics of a pre-modern imagination, they’re carriers of truth we’ve forgotten how to see with modern eyes. From King Arth
Should I Report Abuse in Church to the Police?
Russell answers a listener question about whether church policies should include reporting abuse to local law enforcement. (Spoiler alert: yes, you should.)
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Malcolm Gladwell on Radical Forgiveness and the Death Penalty
What if the justice we rely on to bring closure is actually keeping us from it?
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*At 23 minutes, a question is asked about the physical realities of the death penalty. That section is over by 26 minutes.*
Malcolm Gladwell joins Russell to discuss his recent 8-part podcast series, The Alabama Murders (from the Revisionist History podcast), which te
Am I Sinning By Feeling Anxious?
Russell answers a listener question about trusting God when your anxiety won’t go away.
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Everything Depends on an Empty Tomb
In this special Easter edition of the Russell Moore Show, Russell draws from past episodes to explore how the resurrection of Jesus reframes everything: from scientific belief and intellectual doubt to embodied life, unexpected joy, and suffering. Featuring clips from episodes with Francis Collins, Michael Wear, David Taylor, Christian Wiman, Kate Bowler, and Tim Keller, this episode draws out our
Is Country Music Selling Out?
Russell answers a listener question about whether commercialization has ruined country music.
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Jon Meacham on the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
The American experiment has never been about achieving perfection, but facing a task always unfinished.
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At a moment when many Americans feel fearful, exhausted, or tempted to despair, Russell Moore welcomes Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Jon Meacham for a conversation about the moral and spiritual meaning of democracy. Drawing from Meacham’s new
Remembering John Perkins
The civil rights leader treated love of God and love for others as inseparable.
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Doug McKelvey on Rites of Passage and the Sacredness of Ordinary Life
Every Moment Holy author Douglas McKelvey on writing prayers for the moments both sacred and mundane.
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There are moments in life when something significant is happening, but we don’t quite know how to mark it. Not a wedding, not a funeral—just one of those in-between spaces when we feel that words ought to be said but don’t know how to say them. In
Can AI Really Sing a Country Song?
Russell answers a listener question about what algorithms miss about heartbreak.
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Links mentioned:
Previous episode about Martina McBride’s song “Independence Day”
Song, Dean Summerwind’s “Parked Out By the Lake”
Malcolm Gladwell’s Revisionist History episode “The King of Tears”
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Chris Beha on Why He Isn’t An Atheist Anymore
Former Harper’s Magazine editor Christopher Beha on his journey from skeptical Atheism to skeptical Christianity.
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For many people, faith and skepticism are opposites, but novelist and former Harper’s Magazine editor Christopher Beha argues that the two may be more intertwined than we assume. In this conversation about his new book, Why I’m Not an
What the Iran War Could Do to Your Soul
On the war with Iran.
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Jennie Allen on The Lie You Don't Know You Believe
A bonus episode with bestselling author and friend, Jennie Allen, on the occasion of her new book, The Lie You Don’t Know You Believe.
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Many people live with a persistent sense that something is not quite right—a low-grade hum of anxiety, insecurity, or striving that never seems to go away. In this bonus episode, Russell Moore talks with author and
Allen Levi on Theo of Golden
The author of Theo of Golden sits down with Russell in Andrew Peterson’s Chapter House for a conversation on the breakout novel. NO SPOILERS!
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Russell is joined by Allen Levi, the author of the breakout novel Theo of Golden, to ask why so many readers are hungry for a story about kindness—and whether such a person could exist outside the pages of f
What if Aliens are Real?
A thought experiment on the realness of aliens, and what that would mean.
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Richard Reeves on Why Young Men Are Struggling
What happens to a society when its boys grow up without a script for becoming men?
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In this conversation, Richard Reeves—author of Of Boys and Men (selected as a 2024 Summer read by President Obama), and founding president of the American Institute for Boys and Men—walks through the data and the deeper cultural currents beneath the struggle of the
Why Do Faithful Christians Defend Harmful Things?
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Russell answers a listener question about how we should perceive seemingly harmful political beliefs in our church congregations.
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Jen Wilkin on Recovering Bible Literacy
What if the church’s biggest discipleship problem isn’t disbelief—but disinterest in learning?
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In a recent subscriber-only livestream, Russell Moore welcomes Bible teacher and author Jen Wilkin to examine what her recent Christianity Today essay calls “the great omission”: the quiet disappearance of learning from the center of Christian disciplesh
Should I Leave My Church Over Calvinism and Arminianism?
Russell answers a listener question about whether a church’s differences over Calvinism and Arminianism mean it’s time to leave his church.
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Sharon Says So on Teaching Civics in an Age of Misinformation
What can we do when we love our country, but feel exhausted by politics and unable to understand how the government actually works?
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In this episode, Russell–who this guest would lovingly call a “governerd”–welcomes Sharon McMahon, who has been called “America’s government teacher,” known online as Sharon Says So and through her Substack The Preamb
How Can Martina McBride Help Me Better Serve My Neighbor?
Russell gets a listener question about country music as he explores how a Martina McBride song helps us better love our neighbors.
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Charles Marsh on Bonhoeffer’s 120th Birthday
What does it mean to follow Jesus when the state is demanding your loyalty—and the church is tempted to comply?
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On the 120th anniversary of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s birth (February 4th), Russell sits down with Charles Marsh—author of Strange Glory: A Life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer—to ask why Bonhoeffer still captivates Christians and what his witness de
What Happens When You Look Away from the Minneapolis Shootings
You cannot hide a hardened heart behind the fact that you weren’t the one pulling the trigger.
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Beth Moore on Walking with God
Why walk with God when answers don’t come quickly—and sometimes don’t come at all?
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Russell and Beth join forces again to embark on the Bible’s darkest terrain: Ecclesiastes and Job. Drawing from Beth’s current teaching on Job, her newly released Bible study, and Russell’s work through Hebrews 11, they explore why Scripture so often leaves sufferin
Listener Question: How Can I Talk About My Faith in Everyday Conversation?
Russell takes a listener question about how we can speak about our faith, and how we are influenced by it, in conversation about the everyday experience of being a human.
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Chuck Klosterman on Football
What does American football reveal about who we are and who we’re becoming?
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Russell Moore talks with cultural critic and essayist Chuck Klosterman about his new book Football and what the sport tells us about masculinity, community, memory, violence, and belief. From Roman gladiator games to Super Bowl halftime shows, and from church attendance to
Let’s Stop Abusing Romans 13: On ICE Violence
Believers often use Romans 13 to wave away state violence, but that’s the opposite of what Paul intended.
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Martin Shaw on the Liturgy of Myth
What do myth, wilderness, and ancient story have to teach a culture drowning in information but starving for meaning?
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Russell Moore sits down with mythologist, storyteller, and author Martin Shaw–called our “greatest living storyteller”–in a conversation centered on Shaw’s upcoming book, Liturgies of the Wild (releasing February 3).
Drawing on folklo
Why Christians Ignore What the Bible Says About Immigrants
Believers can disagree on migration policies—but the Word of God should shape how we minister to vulnerable people.
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Joseph Loconte on the War for Middle Earth
We begin 2026 with a question: What if the most decisive battles in our time aren’t fought with ballots or bombs—but with the imagination?Watch the full conversation on YouTube
Russell Moore talks with historian and author Joseph Loconte about The War for Middle-earth, his book on how World War I and World War II forged the friendship, faith, and fiction of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien. Together
My Favorite Books of 2025
Russell shares his favorite reads of the year, an annual tradition on the Russell Moore Show.
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Russell’s top ten books (in alphabetical order by author):
Leslie Baynes, Between Interpretation and Imagination: C. S. Lewis and the Bible (Eerdmans)
Wendell Berry, Marce Catlett:
A Reading of Luke 2
Voices across Christianity Today join together to read the Christmas story found in Luke 2.
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Christmas Traditions with Steve Cuss and Clarissa Moll
What does the phrase “6 white boomers” have to do with Christmas?
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Join us for a special Christmas episode as Russell joins the Being Human Podcast’s Steve Cuss and The Bulletin podcast’s Clarissa Moll to talk about what Christmas looks like in their own worlds. They discuss when they officially start listening to Christmas music, their favorite Ch
David Platt on All You Want for Christmas
Russell Moore talks with pastor and author David Platt (McLean Bible Church, Radical) about his new book All You Want for Christmas, which is built around one verse: “The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve.” Together they explore why this claim stands apart from every other religion’s story of humans climbing their way up to God—and why the Christian story begins with God coming do
Our Favorite Moments from 2025 Episodes
Russell and Leslie meander through the 2025 podcast episodes and share some of their favorite moments.
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Episodes referenced:
David Brooks on Moral Courage for a Soulless Age
Joni Eareckson Tada on When God Shows Up in the Breaking
Molly Worthen on Being Spellbinding
Michael Luo on Strangers
Andrew Peterson on Beholding the Lamb of God for Over 25 Years
Gather round ye listeners come…Andrew Peterson is back.
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Songwriter/author Andrew Peterson has been singing about the birth of Jesus every Christmas for over 26 years in the form of a Christmas concept album and tour called Behold the Lamb of God (LINK: catch the tour or livestream—available to watch until 1/31). In this special episode, Russell joins Andre
What Makes a Song Good for Corporate Worship?
Russell takes a listener question about whether some songs are better than others for worshipping in a congregational setting.
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Listener Question: N.T. Wright on the Parable of the Talents
N.T. Wright joins Russell and Leslie to field a listener's question about the parable of the talents told in Luke 19, and why it’s not all that it seems.
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N.T. Wright on The Vision of Ephesians
In this episode, Professor N. T. Wright joins us to walk through Ephesians as a panoramic room with a view—sunrise to moonset—where heaven and earth meet, and spiritual warfare is real but not partisan. Drawing from his new book The Vision of Ephesians: The Task of the Church and the Glory of God, Wright argues that Paul’s language about “predestination” is vocational before it’s destinational: th
Listener Question: How to Engage as a Non-believer in a Book Group with Christians
Russell takes a listener's question about how a non-believer can meaningfully engage in a book group with Christians.
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Joni Eareckson Tada on When God Shows Up in the Breaking
What happens when a 17-year-old's dive into the Chesapeake Bay changes everything—and the healing never comes?
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Fifty-seven years later, Joni Eareckson Tada sits across from me with an answer that might undo everything you think you know about strength, suffering, and the strange mercy of God.
In this conversation marking the 35th anniversary of the Amer
Listener Question: Can God Still Use My Late Prayers?
Russell takes a listener's question about whether God can still use prayers, and the conversation broadens to mind-breaking theology about God’s transcendence of time itself.
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Ken Burns on the American Revolution
Ken Burns says the American Revolution is "the most important event in world history since the birth of Christ." That's a bold claim—especially in a moment when the word "patriot" has become a weapon and the experiment that revolution launched feels more fragile than ever.
In this conversation, Russell Moore sits down with the legendary documentarian to explore what eight years of wrestling with
Listener Question: Should We Sing Worship Songs by Fallen Songwriters?
Russell takes a listener's question about whether the work of fallen songwriters and authors should be used for worship.
Watch the video of this episode on YouTube here.
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