When we experience pain and suffering, it is tempting to believe either that God doesn’t care or that he is powerless to respond. This week, Dr. Michael Brown and non-profit leader Anthony King reflect on their mothers’ early deaths and introduce a practice that could carry us through life’s most difficult moments.

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We cannot embrace someone with both arms when we are holding a shield. This week, Casey and Jenna Greenawalt consider productive responses to defensive emotions in their professions, their marriage, and their friendships with others.

How do we respond when life doesn’t go as planned? This week, Dr. Michael Brown and Barb Roose, author of Surrendered, consider how good intentions can lead to destructive outcomes and encourage us instead to choose peace and productivity.

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We have all burst into laughter unintentionally, but how many of us have made the intentional decision to find the humor in our everyday lives? This week, Dr. Michael Brown and Casey Greenawalt have a surprising conversation about grief, gossip, and having a good time.

We are all competitive about something, but are we most competitive where it matters most? This week, Dr. Michael Brown and pastor Sammy Adebiyi inspire us to out-give, out-serve, and out-love the people in our lives.

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Boredom is a choice, and we have the power to choose differently. This week, Dr. Michael Brown and thrill-seeker Greg Dickerson encourage us to be curious, take risks, and have fun.

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Conflict is not a threat to intimacy but the pathway to it. This week, Dr. Michael Brown and pastor Sammy Adebiyi offer the encouragement we desperately need to take the next step forward in relationship with others.

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We have all averted our eyes from the person in front of us to sneak a glance at more interesting or exciting individuals on the other side of the room. This week, co-authors Dr. Michael Brown and Dr. Beau Johnson are pleased to introduce us to the first book of their Essential Conversations series.

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Every parent will wound their children in a variety of ways. This week, Dr. Michael Brown (father of 9) and Dr. Beau Johnson (father of 5) encourage us to prioritize effective parenting over protective parenting.

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Do you feel like a failure? Do you struggle to look yourself in the eye when standing in front of a mirror? This week, Dr. Michael Brown joins author and speaker Barb Roose in a conversation about being kind to ourselves.

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Have you ever heard someone say, “Running just isn’t for me” – or said it yourself? This week, Are We Recording? podcast hosts Jenna Greenawalt and Dea Kukeli have a thoughtful conversation about confidence, belonging, and loving our bodies.

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Most of us spend our lives running away from hard things. But what if we intentionally turned around to run toward something that is equal parts difficult and worthwhile? This week, Dr. Michael Brown and Dr. Beau Johnson reflect on their journeys as foster parents of a collective twenty-eight children over the past twenty years.

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