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578: Dr. William Lane Craig | The Real Reason Atheism Failed and Gen-Z’s Meaning Crisis Jun 12, 2025

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Is there truth to "staying in your lane" regarding what God has called you to do? How do we navigate Gen-Z's view of spirituality? How do we know whether or not we will fall into sin again when we are in heaven?
Author, apologist, and theologian Dr. William Lane Craig joins Ben on the podcast to answer these questions and more.

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Episode 577: Is Comfort Killing Your Faith? Jun 10, 2025

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Why are we drawn to lives of comfort? Why does comfort end up hurting us? Is Chad about to take his biggest risk yet?

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P&I Moments: God Does Impossible Math! | Dallas Jenkins (The Chosen) Jun 06, 2025

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Dallas Jenkins, director of the worldwide phenomenon TV-series "The Chosen" shares his mindset of bypassing traditional definitions of success or impact, and instead focusing on pleasing God, and God alone.
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Do you ever struggle with how to share your faith with those who won't walk into a church?
Ben has completely revised and updated his powerful book, Jesus in the Secular World: Reaching a Culture in Crisis—a must-read guide for anyone longing to reach those who may never step foot in a church. Packed with real-world insights and practical strategies, this book could be the breakthrough you’ve been searching for.
Don’t wait—get your copy today!
Click HERE to check it out on Amazon.
For more information go to: jesusinthesecularworld.com
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Questions, comments, or feedback? We'd love to hear what you think! Send them to provokeandinspire@steiger.org, or send us a message on Instagram.
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576: The Real Reason We All Lack Purpose — and What to Do About It Jun 05, 2025

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Do we all just need to quit our jobs and sail the world? What is it about the world that makes us want to escape it?

In this episode, the guys talk about Oliver Widger, who quit his job, bought a boat, and sailed to Hawaii. Millions followed his journey, raising many existential questions along the way.

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575: Does Godly Ambition Exist? | Ruslan KD Jun 03, 2025

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Ben talks with YouTube personality, cultural commentator, and author Ruslan KD about preaching the gospel using social media, the potential pitfalls of doing so, and his upcoming book, "Godly Ambition."

Click HERE to preorder now on Amazon.

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P&I Moments: Will AI Replace God? Oxford Professor Drops Truth Bomb | John Lennox May 30, 2025

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Oxford mathematics professor John Lennox shares his alarming thoughts on our impending Orwellian future from his book "2084 And The AI Revolution".
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Do you ever struggle with how to share your faith with those who won't walk into a church?
Ben has completely revised and updated his powerful book, Jesus in the Secular World: Reaching a Culture in Crisis—a must-read guide for anyone longing to reach those who may never step foot in a church. Packed with real-world insights and practical strategies, this book could be the breakthrough you’ve been searching for.
Don’t wait—get your copy today!
Click HERE to check it out on Amazon.
For more information go to: jesusinthesecularworld.com

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574: Going Viral Didn’t Change My Life — Jesus Did | Paul Allen (Voice of the Minnesota Vikings) May 27, 2025

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Ben and Aaron talk to the one and only Paul Allen of the Minnesota Vikings, someone who LeBron James once deemed a, "National Treasure". They talk faith, being faithful in the spotlight, and of course, a bit of football.

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P&I Moments: Tim Keller | Can We Reach People Through Friendship? May 23, 2025

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Tim Keller asks the telling question of why a Christian might be trying to deliberately hide their faith in a relationship with an unbeliever, and explores the true meaning of contextualization as outlined in the scriptures.
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Do you ever struggle with how to share your faith with those who won't walk into a church?
Ben has completely revised and updated his powerful book, Jesus in the Secular World: Reaching a Culture in Crisis—a must-read guide for anyone longing to reach those who may never step foot in a church. Packed with real-world insights and practical strategies, this book could be the breakthrough you’ve been searching for.
Don’t wait—get your copy today!
Click HERE to check it out on Amazon.
For more information go to: jesusinthesecularworld.com

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573: Crazy God Story: “We baptized two girls in a MrBeast video!” May 22, 2025

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Ben and David talk with content creator and influencer Auzi Films about social media, gaming algorithms, reaching Gen Z for Jesus, and his participation in Mr. Beast's "Beast Games".
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Interested in the Steiger Missions School? Click HERE to apply for the SMS.
Do you ever struggle to share your faith with those who won't walk into a church?
----------------------
Ben has completely revised and updated his powerful book, Jesus in the Secular World: Reaching a Culture in Crisis—a must-read guide for anyone longing to reach those who may never step foot in a church. Packed with real-world insights and practical strategies, this book could be the breakthrough you’ve been searching for.
Don’t wait—get your copy today!
Click HERE to check it out on Amazon.
For more information, go to: jesusinthesecularworld.com

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572: Is Gen Z’s Jesus Movement Real or Just Another Trend? And Has Revival Become a Brand? May 21, 2025

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Why is this generation so spiritually curious? Is social media fueling faith or flattening it into content? How do we tell the difference between a move of God and a moment of trend?

And perhaps the biggest question of all — what does real revival look like in a culture obsessed with visibility and virality?

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Interested in the Steiger Missions School? Click HERE to apply for the SMS.
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Do you ever struggle to share your faith with those who won't walk into a church?
Ben has completely revised and updated his powerful book, Jesus in the Secular World: Reaching a Culture in Crisis—a must-read guide for anyone longing to reach those who may never step foot in a church. Packed with real-world insights and practical strategies, this book could be the breakthrough you’ve been searching for.
Don’t wait—get your copy today!
Click HERE to check it out on Amazon.
For more information, go to: jesusinthesecularworld.com

Ben Pierce
David Pierce
Chad Johnson
Luke Greenwood

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