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Confronting Christianity with Rebecca McLaughlin
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9 DEC 2025 · What does a 4th-century African bishop have to do with smartphones, social media, and AI chatbots? Rebecca sits down with ethicist Autumn Ridenour to explore how Augustine’s famous line, “our hearts are restless until they rest in you,” exposes both the appeal and the danger of our digital lives—from endless scrolling to AI “relationships” and deepfake-fueled distrust. Sign up for weekly emails at https://www.rebeccamclaughlin.org/subscribe
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2 DEC 2025 · Therapist and ministry leader Zach Ellis spends his days walking with men tangled up in porn, shame, and unwanted sexual behavior. In this episode, Zach and Rebecca talk about lust as both sin and sign, how trauma fractures us, and why the opposite of addiction isn’t willpower but connection—being truly known by God and his people. If you’ve ever wondered whether your sexual history puts you beyond repair, this episode is a gentle but honest invitation to bring your story into the light of Christ.
Follow Zach:
- http://mosaiccounseling.life/ - Boston Area Christian counseling for problematic sexual behavior
- http://nathanproject.net/ - New England region ministry offering group-based recovery from sexual addiction and betrayal trauma
- http://puredesire.org/- National ministry offering in-person and online recovery groups, podcast and more
- https://www.423next.org/ - National ministry offering online support groups for youth struggling with problematic sexual behavior Sign up for weekly emails at https://www.rebeccamclaughlin.org/subscribe
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25 NOV 2025 · Christine walks through 2 Corinthians, Paul’s deeply personal letter about weakness, suffering, and the upside-down way of Jesus. She shares honestly about writing her new Bible study, https://www.lifeway.com/en/product/more-than-enough-bible-study-book-with-video-access-P005849479, while her 20-year-old son was undergoing treatment for cancer.
Get the Book:
https://www.lifeway.com/en/product/more-than-enough-bible-study-book-with-video-access-P005849479
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https://www.instagram.com/christinehoover98/ | https://www.christinehoover.net/ Sign up for weekly emails at https://www.rebeccamclaughlin.org/subscribe
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18 NOV 2025 · Portia Collins is a Bible teacher, author, and speaker from the Mississippi Delta. She’s the author of Finding Freedom in Christ: An 8-Week Study in Galatians, founder of She Shall Be Called, and serves on staff with Revive Our Hearts. Portia is passionate about helping women grow in Bible literacy and embrace the true freedom found in Jesus.
Get the Book:
https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Freedom-Christ-8-Week-Galatians/dp/1433594838
Follow Portia:
https://www.instagram.com/portiawcollins/ | https://portiacollins.substack.com/subscribe?utm_source=menu&simple=true&next=https%3A%2F%2Fportiacollins.substack.com%2F Sign up for weekly emails at https://www.rebeccamclaughlin.org/subscribe
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11 NOV 2025 · Rebecca and theologian Dani Treweek explore why the Bible calls both marriage and singleness meaningful gifts — and how rediscovering the purpose of singleness can strengthen the whole church.
Get the book:
https://www.thegoodbook.com/single-ever-after?srsltid=AfmBOooqK1lJN8ON-NcyCoLEjo6DQ-lCO1yjyv-jqArImgQhgV4yWB74
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4 NOV 2025 · Can Christians enjoy stories with “magic”? Marian Jacobs and Rebecca unpack how fantasy can train us to love Jesus and discern the occult—using a simple rubric rooted in Scripture and the self-giving love at the heart of the gospel.
Get the book:
https://www.lifeway.com/en/product/on-magic-miracles-P005848449
Follow Marian:
https://www.lifeway.com/en/product/on-magic-miracles-P005848449 | https://www.majacobs.com/ Sign up for weekly emails at https://www.rebeccamclaughlin.org/subscribe
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28 OCT 2025 · Harvard-backed research says weekly churchgoing lowers depression, boosts health, and lengthens life — and Rebecca explains why those benefits point beyond “religion” to Jesus, the church as true family, and the hope Gen Z is rediscovering.
Get the book:
https://www.crossway.org/books/how-church-could-literally-save-your-life-tpb/
Check out Collin's Podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gospelbound/id1499898207 Sign up for weekly emails at https://www.rebeccamclaughlin.org/subscribe
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21 OCT 2025 · Rebecca and J.D. Greear explore how Christians can transcend the culture war by leading with grace and truth, loving hard-to-love neighbors, keeping politics downstream of discipleship, and holding fast to the gospel with joyful confidence.
Resources Mentioned:
- https://jdgreear.com/
- https://summitchurch.com/
- https://www.amazon.com/Everyday-Revolutionary-Transcend-Culture-Transform/dp/0310369622 Sign up for weekly emails at https://www.rebeccamclaughlin.org/subscribe
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14 OCT 2025 · How can anxiety become a doorway to deeper faith? Blair Linne joins Rebecca to discuss her new book Made to Tremble: How Anxiety Became the Best Thing That Ever Happened to My Faith. She recounts the accident that led to panic attacks, unpacks natural / sinful / religious fear, and shows how Scripture’s “do not fear” is an invitation to rest in God’s presence.
Resources Mentioned:
- https://www.amazon.com/Made-Tremble-Anxiety-Became-Happened-ebook/dp/B0FK5RN4J3/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.x7_9GAi8yTMhxPdzHQ-wnoZLDWgaDJNgYjOu76gUc9k.ORFaHA7wNijlQKQy89ec6v2xV-O5b3nVZsWjeqDOqYI&dib_tag=se&keywords=Tremble+Blair+Linne&qid=1760407526&sr=8-1
- https://www.amazon.com/Finding-My-Father-Gospel-Fatherlessness-ebook/dp/B099KLK4GS/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.OmltNMvhfiwJWnQFJvqCNQ.cbKTorlWaSk5rguxNuxkUbfM4Rn8tvGoE_iHvCdr3IU&dib_tag=se&keywords=Finding+My+Father+Blair+Linne&qid=1760407538&sr=8-1 Sign up for weekly emails at https://www.rebeccamclaughlin.org/subscribe
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7 OCT 2025 · Rebecca welcomes back Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley for part two of their conversation about Theology Together. They unpack the Deep Discipleship Program—a tested, church-based framework for theological formation that is both sacrificial and accessible. They discuss lowering vs. raising the bar in ministry, how to call believers into deeper study and practice, and why the church must reclaim the life of the mind as part of following Jesus.
Resources mentioned:
- https://www.lifeway.com/en/product-family/deep-discipleship?cmpid=pm:ggl:250301%7Cacq%7Cna%7Cadults%7Cshort_term%7Cna%7Cdeep_discipleship_paid_search:lharland:google&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21064009120&gbraid=0AAAAADG5DetZltVgfdu4bj7JblF1AvAKq&gclid=Cj0KCQjw3OjGBhDYARIsADd-uX7_EbUapTsBVk_sXF0R21aZSqYb-R8-CndXqMQF_1U-hLXijPIYayIaAn5KEALw_wcB
- https://www.amazon.com/You-Are-Theologian-Invitation-Know-ebook/dp/B0C74TJ712/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.xWwQzZ3FjF_PdaArswol4sr13GZftMOCYrZjpzI1XBMq0IBLNq2e5GpMiP-hX_TnJtuwcukd5B_Xau8iVPVpFd6CvxCjCInf7Bs4eiLieS7oIkQZZoiN44frNKfBiK_kfqWziB-oP0-s9b2-LtLmeBXVeZXU38PUrlLD6DjgtS2aFbf3QsX4Ey1nPN8cylVobcSQdcPRXrYPdZFxE9VnMz66glalqP8WDeyC4wLyDKU.1vLXJr4i6G8M3-mVvzCs2ZbFnwOSYDuOW07f1cgdgh8&dib_tag=se&hvadid=693842271093&hvdev=c&hvexpln=67&hvlocphy=9051771&hvnetw=g&hvocijid=15715754483395274859--&hvqmt=e&hvrand=15715754483395274859&hvtargid=kwd-489720401513&hydadcr=19703_13380252&keywords=you+are+a+theologian&mcid=23181b76eb85357b9ccb760263ecbd1f&qid=1759190955&sr=8-1
- https://www.amazon.com/Formed-Fellowship-Becoming-What-Behold-ebook/dp/B0F7CRYKB5/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.KH1cgsnLJKsehJsYEZtJn5gu0JQqqRbuWenTm3mhVrA.Ho9Xtali5ikI0KQc14VZneHLSAzaFHzAXHvQ5mg4HPs&dib_tag=se&keywords=Formed+for+Fellowship&qid=1759190973&sr=8-1
- https://www.amazon.com/Remember-Rehearse-Invitation-Participate-Story-ebook/dp/B0F7CRP7RK/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.CPhNJZM8BPqbFyVjYbblulgs5bwgQ_zSLNLaBpnugPcVvEF31KNPhWuBKgjdCD8Pm1nmUgQf3AtvqQq-7WSfQA.-HCrCG2xqykFekWH_Wei1wcOIJOWbNAX6rrDea9ufLQ&dib_tag=se&keywords=Remember+%26+Rehearse&qid=1759190982&sr=8-1
- https://www.trainingthechurch.com/
- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/knowing-faith/id1274228164 Sign up for weekly emails at https://www.rebeccamclaughlin.org/subscribe
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