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Episode 551: Can I Argue Someone Into Believing? Dec 19, 2024

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Ben and David come to you from a hotel in Pereira, Colombia, on the final No Longer Music tour of 2024.
Ben shares how nearly every single concert has been a fight: obtaining permissions, facing corruption, problems with city officials, and more. Yet in light of that, how every show has resulted in people becoming radically transformed by the message of the Cross and surrendering their lives to Jesus.
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Episode 550: Am I Wasting My Life? Dec 17, 2024

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“Carpe diem, seize the day”…
At the end of the year, Ben goes solo to address a question that haunts many people: “how do I make my life count?”
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Episode 549: Do I Get to Decide When I Die? Euthanasia, Anti-humanism, and the Image of God. Dec 10, 2024

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No one can choose when they are born, should they be able to decide when they die?
Canada’s MAID program (medical assistance in dying) is one of many Euthanasia-based medical practices worldwide, existing as a legal means of ending one’s life in the case of those whose death is “reasonably foreseeable.”
Is there mercy in ending someone’s suffering, or are we in danger of treating people as a vet would treat the terminally ill family hound? With the rise in popularity of such a practice, and the loss of the sanctity of life in secular culture, how should Christians feel and respond to this?
All of this and more on this week's episode!
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Episode 548: What Is the Life We’re All Looking For? W/ Andy Crouch (Tech-Wise Family) Dec 03, 2024

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Ben is joined by Andy Crouch, author of The Tech-Wise Family, as well as his latest, The Life We're Looking For.
Andy Crouch (MDiv, Boston University School of Theology) is a partner for theology and culture at Praxis, an organization that works as a creative engine for redemptive entrepreneurship, and he is the author of The Tech-Wise Family, Strong and Weak, and Culture Making. Andy serves on the governing boards of Fuller Theological Seminary, the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, and InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.
Check out Andy's books here.
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Episode 547: Am I Willing to Look Foolish for Jesus + Am I Unlikeable? Nov 26, 2024

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Are you willing to look foolish to reach people for Jesus? What does that look like in everyday life? Can't we just be cool and faithful at the same time?
The guys answer these questions and more!
Also, are you unlikeable? Leon runs the guys through a likeability test. Play along and see how you score!
Rarely = 3
Sometimes = 2
Often = 1
0 - 12 = Unlikeable Jerk
13 - 26 = Slightly Tolerable
27 - 26 = Decent dude/girl
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Episode 546: Why Does My Birthday Suck? Nov 25, 2024

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Birthdays are a special occasion, yet they can be hard to enjoy. Why do we feel lonely, anxious, or disappointed on a day that is supposed to be joyful and filled with celebration?
Ben goes solo to give you tell you why birthdays, empirically speaking, suck.
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Episode 545: Is AI Coming for My Soul? Nov 19, 2024

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Artificial Intelligence has long been seen as an inevitable threat to mankind, but in what way? Is it possible that it's more subtle than something like James Cameron's 1984 film "The Terminator" made it out to be?
The regulars react to Ben's story of an AI-generated podcast episode that stirred up questions of meaning and the potential for human obsolescence. Meanwhile, David again expresses his love for Tesla's Cybertruck, and Chad shares his bizarre run-in with a wild animal.
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Episode 544: Finding Hope and Truth in the Hardest Times + a Big Change Is Coming! Nov 14, 2024

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We all go through hard times, but how do we respond in a Godly way? What does it practically look like to trust God in situations we can’t control?

For this week’s episode, Ben shares his thoughts about these questions and reveals an exciting change that is coming to the podcast!
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Episode 543: Is This Really the Solution Secular Culture Has to Our Depression, Anxiety, and Addiction? Nov 07, 2024

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Why is Gen-Z the most depressed, anxious, and overly medicated generation in America?
PragerU attempts to answer this question in their new mini-documentary The Void: Finding Happiness in a World of Escapism. But do those solutions satisfy the problem?
The regulars reunite for a discussion on whether purpose can be truly created or found by 'getting your act together'; just a few of the many paths put forward by secular culture, and yet ultimately falling short.
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Episode 542: How Do I Stay Sensitive to the Holy Spirit? W/ Brian Head Welch (Korn) and Ryan Ries (Whosoevers) Oct 31, 2024

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On October 27th, Korn wrapped up the North American leg of their 30th anniversary tour in St. Paul, Minnesota. But before the show, guitarist Brian Head Welch stopped by the P&I studio along with Ryan Ries of The Whosoevers for an in-person podcast.
We often hear stories of God moving: healings, miracles, words of prophecy, and divine appointments - but how can we learn to hear God speak, and be led by him into situations where these types of things might happen?
Brian and Ryan share about life, ministry, and touring. The guys talk about how God speaks to each of them individually, and lastly, David expresses his felt need for a Tesla Cybertruck.
Learn more about Brian Head Welch here.
Learn more about Ryan Ries here.
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