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Clearview Today

Abidan Shah

September 21, 2026

Believers have disagreed on the form and function of the Lord's Supper for centuries some churches don't even practice it anymore In this episode we pick up right where yesterday's conversation on baptism left off comparing our own very different memories of communion growing up and then digging into what it actually is a symbolic act of remembrance looking back around and forward not a magical transformation of bread and juice We trace it all the way back to the Last Supper and the four cups of the traditional Passover meal and land on one of the most striking details [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 21, 2026

Who Wrote “We the People”? The Story of Gouverneur Morris

On this episode of Our American Stories Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence James Madison became known as the Father of the Constitution But the man who gave the Constitution much of its final language including the famous words We the People of the United States is largely forgotten His name was Gouverneur Morris Dennis C Rasmussen author of The Constitution's Penman and a Jack Miller Center Fellow shares the extraordinary story of the Founding Father who spoke more often than anyone else at the Constitutional Convention helped shape the document's final form and delivered one of its fiercest [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 21, 2026

How a Bible Verse Became One of America’s Most Famous Metaphors

On this episode of Our American Stories in John Winthrop and hundreds of Puritan settlers crossed the Atlantic hoping to build a new community in New England Before they arrived Winthrop delivered a warning Their success or failure would not go unnoticed Drawing on the words of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew he told his fellow settlers We shall be as a city upon a hill The eyes of all people are upon us Robert J Morgan author of Bible Verses That Made America shares how a biblical image carried across the Atlantic became one of the most enduring [... more]

Faith And Finance

Rob West

September 21, 2026

A New Era of Women and Wealth with Julie Wilson

Women currently control the majority of wealth in the United States and their financial influence is growing But perhaps the more important question isn't simply how much wealth women will steward It's what they want that wealth to accomplish Julie Wilson President of Women Doing Well joins the show today to share some new research conducted in partnership with the Lake Institute on Faith Giving that offers an encouraging look at how Christian women are approaching generosity The findings reveal women who are engaged discerning and increasingly intentional about aligning their financial decisions with their faith values relationships and sense [... more]

Insight for Living

Chuck Swindoll

September 21, 2026

Full Repentance for All the Right Reasons, Part 2

Job Job serves as a climactic verse for the book of Job After hearing God speak Job says I retract and I repent sitting on dust and ashes NASB His words are the beginning of a wonderful conclusion Tune in to hear Pastor Chuck Swindoll teach on God's authority and the conditions of a contrite heart Release your demands and expectations of God Let go of any bitterness and blame Instead acknowledge God's unfolding purpose and glorious plan His way is best [... more]

A New Beginning

Greg Laurie

September 20, 2026

Two Words That Change Everything | Sunday Message

Have you ever faced a situation that seemed hopeless The disciples felt that way after Jesus was crucified Their hopes seemed shattered But then came Sunday Luke says But very early on Sunday morning Those words changed everything Throughout Scripture we see it again and again Joseph's setbacks BUT GOD Peter's prison BUT GOD Our sin and hopelessness BUT GOD And the greatest BUT GOD of all Jesus died on the cross BUT GOD raised Him from the dead God always has the last word Your ending may become a new beginning Become a Harvest Partner today and join us [... more]

Insight for Living

Chuck Swindoll

September 18, 2026

Full Repentance for All the Right Reasons, Part 1

Wisdom for the Heart

Dr. Stephen Davey

September 18, 2026

The Real Thing! (1 Peter 1:1)

Share a commentPeter is near the end of his life and his words have the weight of someone who knows what failure feels like and what grace can rebuild We open Peter by watching him do something unexpected he signs his name in a way that admits both his old story and his new identity then he plants his flag on a single claim that confronts every counterfeit gospel every spiritual brand and every would-be authority figure He belongs to Jesus Christ and that belonging reshapes everything We talk through Peter's journey from the Sea of Galilee to a Scripture-quoting [... more]

Clearview Today

Abidan Shah

September 16, 2026

Is All Sin the Same to God?

We know that every sin makes us equally guilty in the eyes of God But come on some sins have to be worse than others right In this episode we tackle degrees of sin legally there's no difference between a white lie and murder In consequences the difference is enormous We work through Adam and Eve's single act of disobedience and why one sin carried such catastrophic weight using the picture of a single speck of gravy ruining an otherwise spotless white tablecloth because it's a matter of God's holiness not human proportionality We look at Jesus's own words in [... more]

Faith And Finance

Rob West

September 16, 2026

What the Early Church Can Teach Us About Generosity with Dr. Darrell Bock

There was not a needy person among them That remarkable statement in Acts describes the early church's generosity The first Christians freely shared what God had entrusted to them so their community's needs were met Their example can sound almost foreign in a culture that prizes independence and personal ownership But according to Dr Darrell Bock Senior Research Professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary DTS the generosity we see in Acts reflects something much deeper than a particular financial system It reveals what happens when people begin to see themselves their possessions and one another differently because [... more]

Wisdom for the Heart

Dr. Stephen Davey

September 16, 2026

The Final Song Part 1 (1 Chronicles 28-29)

Share a commentThe hardest kind of disappointment is not failing it is watching someone else live the dream you carried for years We sit with David at the end of his life as he admits without spin that building God's temple was the intention of my heart and then names the ache God gave that assignment to Solomon Instead of bitterness David offers a surprising gift to anyone facing unanswered prayer delayed hopes or a future that does not match the plan you thought was faithful From there we widen the lens to the power of last words We reflect [... more]

Words of Life

Salvation Army

September 16, 2026

When Your Child Starts Questioning Their Faith

What do you do when your child starts asking questions about faith God the Bible or even whether they believe at all anymore In this episode of Words of Life our Back to School series continues with an honest conversation about helping children and teenagers develop a faith that is truly their own As kids grow older they encounter new ideas difficult experiences outside influences and questions that can challenge the faith they were taught as children For Christian parents those questions can be scary But doubt and questions don't necessarily mean a child is walking away from God In [... more]

Truth Talk

Stu Epperson

September 15, 2026

The Indescribable Gift of God

What has God given you that leaves you speechless On this episode of Truth Talk Live the hosts reflect on Corinthians Thanks be to God for His unspeakable gift exploring the wonder of salvation God's grace answered prayer and His provision Listeners call in with powerful stories of God providing in unexpected ways from a miraculous recovery of a newborn to financial provision during a difficult season Through Scripture personal stories and moments of gratitude this episode reminds us that God's goodness is sometimes so great that words simply aren't enough [... more]

Destined for Victory

Pastor Paul Sheppard

September 15, 2026

Say the Right Thing (cont'd)

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Faith And Finance

Rob West

September 15, 2026

Finding Hope After Financial Loss

Financial loss can happen slowly or all at once A business closes A home is lost An investment collapses A scam wipes out savings built over decades And when money disappears the loss can reach far beyond the balance sheet It can affect our sense of security our plans for the future and even the way we understand God's provision Scripture does not minimize those losses It gives us permission to grieve them But it also reminds us that while we can lose wealth we cannot lose our true treasure Three stories from Job Horatio Spafford and John Wesley offer [... more]

Destined for Victory

Pastor Paul Sheppard

September 14, 2026

Say the Right Thing

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Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 12, 2026

The Small Act of Courage That Led to 54 Years of Marriage

On this episode of Our American Stories Lori Coan was on her second date with a boy she wasn't sure about when something happened that would change her mind and her life A group of troublemakers tripped a girl with polio sending her sprawling in front of everyone Most of the students laughed or looked away Lori's date didn't He jumped up helped the girl to her feet and gave her dignity back in a moment when she had been robbed of it To Lori that simple act of courage said more than words ever could That boy would later [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 11, 2026

They Will Be Remembered: Tony Dolan's Tribute to America's Fallen

On this episode of Our American Stories Tony Dolan was inside the Pentagon when American Airlines Flight struck on September In the years that followed he met young servicemen returning from Iraq and Afghanistan without arms or legs some of them determined to recover so they could rejoin their units He watched generals address wounded enlisted men as sir and met families carrying losses so profound that even a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer struggled to find the right words The late Dolan reflects on the wounded warriors fallen servicemen and military families he encountered after Originally published in The Wall Street [... more]

Wisdom for the Heart

Dr. Stephen Davey

September 11, 2026

Telling The Truth To God (Psalm 51)

Share a commentShame makes smart people act like fugitives Sometimes the hiding is obvious like a new name and a new city Sometimes it's quieter like a carefully managed story a tight smile and a private fear that the truth will catch up We start with the real account of Katherine Power who lived for decades under an assumed identity after a bank robbery went wrong and a police officer was killed When she finally turned herself in she explained why she was tired of living with shame hiddenness and guilt That one sentence opens a bigger conversation about what [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 10, 2026

Noah Webster: The Man Who Gave America Its Voice

On this episode of Our American Stories Noah Webster believed winning the Revolution was only the beginning If Americans were going to become a truly independent people he thought they needed to stop speaking spelling and learning like the British So the stubborn and obsessive Connecticut writer set out to give the new nation a language of its own His schoolbooks taught generations of American children his spelling reforms changed the words they wrote and his dictionary consumed decades of his life Joshua Kendall author of The Forgotten Founding Father Noah Webster's Obsession and the Creation of an American Culture [... more]