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You Can Be the Love That Changes a Child's Life - 063 Apr 16, 2020

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World Challenge’s partners in Texas are reaching out to at-risk youth to help them find their heavenly Father. Father’s Love ministers to children from low-income, often single parent households and offers them schoolwork support and a safe environment where they can play sports and have fun. Today, they share their heart for the work and how God is redeeming the next generation.

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What Is the Difference Between Healing and a Miracle? - 062 Apr 09, 2020

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Have you ever prayed for healing? Have you ever prayed for a miracle, and it seemed like God didn’t answer? Today, guest speaker Laura Harris Smith joins Gary Wilkerson to discuss how she came to believe in miracles and divine healing and discovered the difference between them.

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Many Are the Afflictions of the Righteous - 061 Apr 02, 2020

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When we suffer or disaster strikes, our first question might be, “Why is God letting this happen to me?” Today, Matthew and Deanne Ward join us to discuss Matthew’s battle with cancer, the journey of faith and grief they went through, and how their family grew together in this difficult time.

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Coronavirus: Tribulation is an Opportunity to Be a Testimony - 060 Mar 26, 2020

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The spread of coronavirus has struck a deep chord of anxiety in our country. The quarantine and unstable stock market have only added to people’s fears. Many believers, though, may find their family and friends are open to the gospel for the first time. In this week’s special episode of the Gary Wilkerson podcast, Keith Holloway joins us again to discuss how believers can steady their hearts. And with that peace comes opportunities to share the reason for our hope.

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Coronavirus: Unshakable Faith in a World That is Being Shaken - 059 Mar 19, 2020

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We are living in shaky times. As a global pandemic of coronavirus makes its way around the globe, taking lives, crashing stock markets and threatening the livelihood of millions, people are afraid. How are you doing handling the fear. Or maybe put another way, how’s your faith holding up? In this special edition of the Gary Wilkerson podcast, Gary is joined by Keith Holloway, the Senior Director of Missions Development at World Challenge to talk about faith in a time of fear. We hope this podcast gives you hope and encouragement that even in desperate times like these, God is in control.

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The Best Thing You Can Do for a Drug Addict - 058 Mar 12, 2020

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According to government studies, nearly 22 million Americans are addicted to alcohol or drugs. These addictions destroy families, wreck lives and break loved ones’ hearts. Jerry Nance, director of Global Teen Challenge, points out that the world is in an epidemic of addiction. No matter where he goes—India, the Netherlands, Vietnam, America—he has found that drugs are the modern method of drowning out pain and hopelessness. God offers a different solution, though, and Teen Challenge works to help addicts find hope in Jesus Christ.

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Curiosity is the Cure for Cynicism - 057 Mar 05, 2020

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When church or a Bible study or a friendship implodes, it’s easy to become cynical in our pain. Pastor and guest speaker Rusty George joins us today to discuss how people can heal and live successfully in community. God promises to do some of his most important work in our lives through other people. In a time when church attendances are sinking, we must pay close attention to God’s heart for the body of Christ. We must ask ourselves, “How do my abilities and gifts fit into community and help others?”

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Why is There Generational Division in the Church? - 056 Feb 27, 2020

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Baby boomers, Gen X, Gen Y, Millennials, Gen Z, iGen—there are a lot of issues separating America right now and one of the most divisive is age. People are leaving the church feeling they aren’t understood by younger or older believers. How can we reverse this destructive trend? One way is through understanding. Today, on the Gary Wilkerson podcast, Gary talks with the younger members of the World Challenge team to get their views on the generational divide that’s tearing apart our churches.

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Loving God With All Your Strength - 055 Feb 20, 2020

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When we talk about loving God with all of our heart, soul and strength, we usually think of strength as the depth of our emotions for God. But what if that verse was talking about our physical bodies too? What if our bodies are much more important to our spiritual health than we ever realized? Today, Gary Wilkerson is joined by guest speaker and ministry founder David Bush to talk about how we can balance spiritual disciplines with physical fitness.

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When You Love a Prodigal – Part 2 - 054 Feb 13, 2020

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Few people discuss the deep pain, anxiety and anger that can accompany loving a prodigal. When the biblical prodigal returned home, God acknowledges the father’s anguish in his overwhelming relief to see his wandering son return. Caring for a wayward person is a wilderness journey for the soul. In the middle of it, how do we make sure to also care for our own hearts? Today, we rejoin Gary Wilkerson and Judy Douglass as they continue their discussion from last week and explore how the parents of a prodigal can find strength and hope.

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