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Humanity's Universal Addictions: What is the Cure?
Why has everyone gone insane?
It’s a question that makes Russell Moore and Ian Morgan Cron—bestselling author, psychotherapist, Enneagram teacher, and Episcopal priest—laugh, and also one that they approach with wisdom and insight. Moore and Cron talk about the confluence of pressures and stressors in the modern world, the relationship of control to certainty, and varying perspectives on anxiety and depression. They discuss practical actions to take when feeling overwhelmed and dive into the Twelve Steps, which Cron’s new book illuminates as helpful not just for alcoholics but for everyone.
Cron and Moore talk about what it means to be addicted, the human desire for relief from pain, and the power of community in the recovery process. Cron sheds light on amends conversations, which book of the Bible each Enneagram type should take to a desert island, and his profound love for God, Scripture, and humankind.
Resources mentioned in this episode or recommended by the guest include:
Ian Morgan Cron
The Fix: How the Twelve Steps Offer a Surprising Path of Transformation for the Well-Adjusted, the Down-and-Out, and Everyone in Between by Ian Morgan Cron
The Enneagram
Andrew Peterson
“Barth Challenges Bonhoeffer to Return to Germany”
Serenity Prayer
“In the Blood”
The Great Divorce by C. S. Lewis
Karl Rahner
Addiction & Grace: Love and Spirituality in the Healing of Addictions by Gerald G. May
Curt Thompson
Bill Wilson
Alcoholics Anonymous
David’s Crown: Sounding the Psalms by Malcolm Guite
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Moore to The Point: How a Book Club Helped Me to Live and to Die
"The secret of all this is that it’s not really a book club; the books are the excuse we give ourselves to make sure we’re all there." Russell says as he shares about the weekly rhythm that changed his life.
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A Conversation with Vice President Mike Pence
Former vice president Mike Pence has long said that he is a Christian first and conservative second. As he and Russell Moore discuss politics, presidencies, and partisanship, they dig deep into what that prioritization has meant for Pence throughout his career.
Moore and Pence discuss former president Carter’s funeral, Pence’s relationship with Donald Trump, and how the 48th vice president came to faith in Christ. They talk about Pence’s experiences during the riot at the Capitol on January 6, 2021, and the attacks on September 11, 2001. They consider the upcoming return of President Trump to the Oval Office. Pence shares his perspective on major political issues such as abortion, religious liberty, and international relations. They talk about Pence’s organization, Advancing American Freedom; his hopes for the Republican party; and how Christians can pray for their government leaders.
Resources mentioned in this episode or recommended by the guest include:
So Help Me God by Mike Pence
Advancing American Freedom
“The State Funeral of Former President Jimmy Carter | Special Report”
Basic Christianity by John Stott
C. S. Lewis
Samaritan’s Purse
The Reagan Doctrine
Never Alone by Amy Grant
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Moore to The Point: What the Death of Jimmy Carter Reveals About American Christianity
Why former president Jimmy Carter’s eternal state ought to be a warning to the American church (but not in the way some think)
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Harm, Trauma, and Church Abuse
Content warning: This episode discusses sexual, spiritual, and domestic abuse.
Should discussions of the church harming people be kept in-house so the world doesn’t hear about it? No, says Diane Langberg, and there’s a simple reason why: “That would be quite unlike Jesus Christ.”
Listen in as Langberg, an international speaker, psychologist, and author on trauma care, joins Moore to discuss her new book, When the Church Harms God’s People. Their conversation covers abuse in institutions and considers why it is different when those institutions are churches. They talk about the importance of churches and homes as havens from harm and how it affects people when they become places of hurt.
Moore and Langberg consider power dynamics, the importance of language that properly names the abuses people have suffered, and a Christian view of women. They provide reason for hope and opportunities for church leaders to love and care for the hurting.
Resources mentioned in this episode or recommended by the guest include:
Diane Langberg
When the Church Harms God’s People: Becoming Faith Communities That Resist Abuse, Pursue Truth, and Care for the Wounded by Diane Langberg
Abuse of Faith
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Listen in as Russell Moore, director of Christianity Today’s Public Theology Project and Editor-in-Chief, talks about the latest books, cultural conversations and pressing ethical questions that point us toward the kingdom of Christ.
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