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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The purpose of life is not to avoid suffering but to pursue it. This week, Dr. Michael Brown and Dr. Beau Johnson help us identify our passions and our purpose.

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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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Many of our most important and enduring relationships are a brief phone conversation away from greater closeness and intimacy. This week, Dr. Michael Brown and Dr. Tyler Schwanz reflect on the simple practice of loving those who have loved us first.

What truly matters in life is not something we find through great effort but something we choose through great intentionality. This week, co-authors Dr. Michael Brown and Dr. Beau Johnson introduce us to the second book of their Essential Conversations series.

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How we spend our time matters, but even more important is whether we choose to spend it intentionally. This week, Dr. Michael Brown and Kathy Wilhelm extend their conversation beyond the windshield and into waiting rooms, grocery lines, and airport layovers.

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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When was the last time that you considered what you believe to be true about God? This week, Dr. Michael Brown and Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn encourage us to explore questions of faith, identity, and spirituality.

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We can’t see a work of art clearly when our nose is up against the canvas, but we need to step back to understand and appreciate it more fully. This week, Dr. Michael Brown and Dan Costello encourage us to look beyond ourselves and begin with the end in mind.

One of the most persistent and pressing questions that plagues us is, “What if I don’t have what it takes?” This week, Dr. Michael Brown joins faith-based speaker and author Barb Roose as she encourages us to muster up only enough strength, courage, and discipline for this very moment in time.

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