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Living and Effective

Christianity Today and Christian Standard Biblewww.christianitytoday.com
What happens when the Bible and humanity collide? Not what you’d expect. Living & Effective, a podcast collaboration between Christianity Today and the Christian Standard Bible, journeys through history, current events, theology and the human condition to uncover surprising ways the Bible accomplishes God’s plan in the world. By confronting these issues and more, this podcast series takes listeners on a journey through the Bible's role as living and effective in the world and challenges our assumptions about culture and Scripture.
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Episodes

Chapter 1: Around Every Corner

"It’s certainly not linear. Grief is not like that. Grief is all over the map, that’s part of the difficulty of it. You can feel like you’ve gotten through a lot of it, and then feel like you’re back at the beginning again." - Diane Langberg , author of Suffering and the Heart of God Living and Effective is a collaboration between CT Creative Studio and The Christian Standard Bible . Music by: Yons , Sweeps , and The Gray Havens . Season 2 theme song by Yons . Learn more about your ad choices. V...

Aug 26, 201930 minSeason 2Ep. 1

Chapter 2: Denial

"Death is something we did not ever talk about growing up. If you did, you were rebuked. I can't speak for every prosperity preacher. I'll just talk to you about the Hinn empire. There is no topic more scary than death. More than sickness, death. In our home, if we brought up death, we were told do not speak about death, lest you invite the spirit of death into our home." - Costi Hinn , author of God, Greed, and the Prosperity Gospel Living and Effective is a collaboration between CT Creative St...

Aug 26, 201940 minSeason 2Ep. 2

Chapter 3: Anger

"I remember saying, 'I've lived long enough, but why does God want to take away my kids' dad?'" - Todd Billings , author of Rejoicing in Lament: Wrestling with Incurable Cancer and Life in Christ . Living and Effective is a collaboration between CT Creative Studio and The Christian Standard Bible . Music by: Yons , Sweeps , and The Gray Havens . Season 2 theme song by Yons . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Aug 26, 201927 minSeason 2Ep. 3

Chapter 4: Bargaining

"There's no distance in prayer. I'm going to send this powerful healing virtue transfer. I believe it's going to be transferred into your life. Here it comes. Touch my hands. Come a little closer and agree with me. Father in heaven, you see everyone who's watching who has pain. That man with prostate cancer, the woman with pain in her feet. My God, let your healing anointing and power throw out over the airwaves right now in their lives." - Televangelist, Peter Popoff Living and Effective is a c...

Aug 26, 201937 minSeason 2Ep. 4

Chapter 5: Depression

"That terrible, empty place has the seeds of life in it. Because you can't really have life after a death until it's based on the truth that the death occurred. Otherwise, you're pretending. The darkest place actually has hope in it. It is a hope not felt, but it is inherent in it." - Diane Langberg , author of Suffering and the Heart of God Living and Effective is a collaboration between CT Creative Studio and The Christian Standard Bible . Music by: Yons , Sweeps , and The Gray Havens . Learn ...

Aug 26, 201937 minSeason 2Ep. 5

Chapter 6: Acceptance

The wisdom tradition in the Bible is basically one big question: "Can you hold the tension?" - Hebrew and Old Testament Professor, Travis West Living and Effective is a collaboration between CT Creative Studio and The Christian Standard Bible . Music by: Yons , Sweeps , and The Gray Havens . Season 2 theme song by Yons . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...

Aug 26, 201922 minSeason 2Ep. 6

Coming This Month: Season 2

Grief is inevitable. But it doesn't have to be inevitably lonely. Join us for season 2 of Living and Effective, coming August 2019. Living and Effective is a collaboration between the Christian Standard Bible and CT Creative Studio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 14, 20197 min

Introducing: The Way to Glory

A new podcast from CT Creative Studio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mar 07, 20192 min

Bonhoeffer's Dilemma

The Bible comforted and tormented Bonhoeffer until the very end. Misunderstood, isolated, and distraught, Bonhoeffer ended up a hero. But not before he lost it all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 05, 201841 minSeason 1Ep. 6

The Bible Goes Viral

Martin Luther's near death experience and a technological innovation kicked off a series of events that would make the Bible more accessible than ever. But could Luther deal with the fallout? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 28, 201830 minSeason 1Ep. 5

The Rest - A Bonus Episode

This week, we're taking a break. But there's a lot more that can be said about what we've already explored. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 21, 201817 minSeason 1Ep. 5

A Church Divided

Martin Luther King Jr. and other Christian civil rights activists found themselves caught between two sides: fight or flight. But the Bible prepared them for a more transcendent approach. Guests: Jemar Tisby Mika Edmonson Living and Effective is produced by Christianity Today, in collaboration with the Christian Standard Bible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 14, 201833 minSeason 1Ep. 3

When the Bible Became Cool

The Jesus People embraced the counter-culture, used the book of Acts as their script, introduced Jesus to a generation of skeptics, and derailed Bob Dylan's career. Guests: Larry Eskeridge Greg Thornbury Trevin Wax Living and Effective is produced by Christianity Today, in collaboration with the Christian Standard Bible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 07, 201825 minSeason 1Ep. 2

The Slavemaster's Bible

Slavery ended because of a war, not a Bible verse. Guests: Mark Noll Steve Patton Thabiti Anyabwile Living and Effective is produced by Christianity Today, in collaboration with the Christian Standard Bible. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 31, 201832 minSeason 1Ep. 1

Introducing: Living and Effective

Christianity Today and the Christian Standard Bible set out to make a podcast about what happens when humanity and the Bible collide. We'll be honest: this did not go the way we planned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 17, 20184 min
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