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Brant Hansen is from small-town Illinois, and is a self-professed nerd, diagnosed with Asperger's as an adult. He's a fan of C.S. Lewis and toast. "Producer Sherri", also a radio veteran, is from Pittsburgh, has one of the world's great laughs, and demonstrates incredible patience with Brant. Both are believers in Jesus, but have difficulty fitting in with modern American church culture. Together they have a daily radio show that is syndicated across the country, with segments ranging from t ...
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Living In Post-Christian America

Brant Hansen & Lance Ford

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Authors Brant Hansen and Lance Ford talk about living as Christians in a post-Christian American culture: How we can love people, how the church needs to change, and why this all might be (get this!) more FUN. Brant's books include Unoffendable, Blessed are the Misfits and The Truth about Us, while Lance's include The Starfish and the Spirit, Unleader, and Next Door as It Is in Heaven.
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ReFOCUS with Jim Daly

Focus on the Family

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Our culture grows more complicated and challenging every day, and we want to address those tough issues on the ReFOCUS with Jim Daly podcast. Jim Daly is the president of Focus on the Family, and he enjoys having deep and heartfelt conversations with people who will strengthen your faith. That’s why Jim has invited some of our day’s most acclaimed and respected thinkers to join the conversation. He will dig deeper and ask the hard questions to help you share Christ’s grace, truth, and love. ...
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The purpose of this podcast is to come alongside anyone who feels like life keeps blindsiding them just as they’re about to move forward. Maybe your days feel like an endless loop—full sink, overflowing bills, and little recognition for all the effort you pour in. Do you ever wonder if anyone notices what you’ve done when it feels like you’ve done everything? Friend, if that sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Sometimes what we need most is not more hustle, but a plan—a spiritual strategy to ...
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Topics: Hurry, Best Selling Books, Hospice Nurse, Sabbath, Weight Vest, Gratitude, Exodus Show, Paying Attention BONUS CONTENT: Stadium Naming Rights Follow-up Quotes: "What God wants for me is actually better than what I want for myself." "You are not your productivity." "Don't win the argument and lose a lifetime." "Gratitude should be a way of l…
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Topics: Assertive, Pray For God's Will, Forgiveness, Think About God, Why Wait For Joy?, Welcome To The Show, Jesus Way Of Life, Shock Jock BONUS MATERIAL: Assertive At Work Follow-up Quotes: "The only way out of anger is forgiveness." "You do not want to spend your life in anger. It will kill you." "What you think about God may be the most importa…
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Timothy Harris, a missionary to Muslims helps Christians to build bridges and share the love of Christ with Islamic neighbors. Find out how God is moving in the Muslim world and opening doors for people in this community to discover Jesus as their Savior. He'll inspire you to see every Muslim as made in the image of God and will offer practical way…
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Topics: Success vs. Fruit, Gambling, Super Bowl Halftime BONUS CONTENT: Gambling Follow-up Quotes: "We just decided as a culture to open the floodgates." "There's a reason we stigmatize certain behaviors." "It's just monetizing sloth." . . . Holy Ghost Mama Pre-Order! Want more of the Oddcast? Check out our website! Watch our YouTube videos here. C…
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Topics: Wanter, Welcome to the Show, Your Wanter, Peace With God, Tea Study, Love Your Neighbor, Xeno/Filo, Christmas Dog Dress Up BONUS MATERIAL: AI Cartoon, Big Orange Head Follow-up Quotes: "A lot of success doesn't mean you're a good person." "Ask God to help you want things that help you flourish." "If you turn towards God…He comes running." "…
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Topics: Oprah's Favorite Things, Social Media, Looking Good/Feeling Bad, Paul/1st Corinthians, Transparent, Early Christmas, Spiritual Maturity, Starbucks, 7 Deadly Sins, Grace BONUS MATERIAL: Looking Good/Feeling Bad Follow-up, Worship vs. Disciple, Monster Mash Follow-up Quotes: "It's time for Jesus to come back." "God is awesome." "We can grow i…
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Topics: Lead/Leave, Breaking Animal News, Follow Your Heart, ScurryFunge, Brilliant List, Heaven, Masterclass, Certainty, Customer Rating, Target, Journey BONUS CONTENT: All The Podcasts Quotes: "The news privileges human viewpoints." "If you want to be miserable, avoid spiritual maturity at all cost." "If you don't like God here, will you really w…
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Topics: Know God, Coffee Study, National Days, Breaking Animal News, Meta, Chat Lane, What You Think You Know, Shock Jock BONUS CONTENT: Knowing God Follow-up Quotes: "You can know things about God and not actually KNOW God." "God's kingdom just works better." "You don't want to walk away from God in shame." "Capturing your thoughts becomes easier …
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Grandma's Dinner Rolls, Worst Jobs, Toy Museum, God's Worth Trusting, Judgmental, Church Sneeze Ethics, Gratitude for What You Have, Screen Time, Prize Wheel, A Pick-up Line BONUS MATERIAL: Brant's 3 Things Quotes: "The God described in the Bible is worth trusting." "If your grandma is still making rolls for you, enjoy it!" "The fact that God told …
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Topics: "I Can Croon." , Weather, Hansen 2038, Shock Jock, Relationships, Masterclass BONUS CONTENT: Karaoke, Relationships Follow-up Quotes: "The second menacing Dennis." "I need to throw red meat." . . . Holy Ghost Mama Pre-Order! Want more of the Oddcast? Check out our website! Watch our YouTube videos here. Connect with us on Facebook!…
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Topics: Renewed Inwardly, Hansen 2038, Dogs In Heaven, Reign w/Jesus, Remember, World Series BONUS CONTENT: Status Quotes: "A different part of my left knee hurts.' "Why not double dogs?" "He's going to continue to be good." "Enjoy the thing that you have." "You can be continually delighted with something if you manage your expectations." . . . Hol…
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Topics: Muppets Halftime, French Stamps, The Way We See Things, Online Church, History Segment, Grief, Gratitude BONUS CONTENT: Life Surge Quotes: "I'm tearing up, NFL." "The French are coming back into prominence." "There's a lot for us to be in awe of." "He went into the grill area of the bar." . . . Holy Ghost Mama Pre-Order! Want more of the Od…
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British Evangelist J.John shares how he transitioned from being agnostic to a vibrant faith in Jesus Christ. With numerous inspiring stories, he unfolds the simple message of the Gospel and shares how every believer can engage with and show genuine concern for others in our families, neighborhoods, and communities. Get a copy of Jesus Christ: The T…
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Topics: Halloween, Daylight Saving Time, Jesus/Story, Born Bad At Math, The World Series, Candy Corn, Contentment, Social Media/Life, Life Is Short, Shock Jock Quotes: "People can memorize information better when it's in narrative form. Stories are the way to go!" "Nobody really asked me for baseball statistics." "God has delight in store for us fo…
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Topics: Airline Food Smell, Comparison, Brant in a Movie, Shame, Diamond Eye, Striving, Psalm 1 (Mockers), Diane Keaton, Forgiveness BONUS CONTENT: Integrity, Brant in a Movie Follow-up Quotes: "Let's make this miserable." "You can't be expected to compete with fake photos." "Don't let shame keep you from interacting with God. Purse Him anyway." "G…
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Topics: Contentment, Food on Insta, Prayer, Settlers of Catan, Hansen 2038, Ado, Breaking Animal News BONUS CONTENT: No Spelling Bees, Monster Mash Quotes: "If you're not content, adding more things won't help." "Don't make prayer so daunting. Start off talking to God for 15 consistent seconds." "I don't want to go back to middle school." "Be ambit…
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Topics: You Can Trust God, Welcome to the Show, Shock Jock Saints & Sinners, Desires, The Physician, Hit w/a Wet Noodle BONUS CONTENT: The Gym Quotes: "Jesus told us we'd have trouble in this world." "God is going to supply the resources I need when I need it." "We're forgetful people." "Saints are more interesting than sinners." "You're gonna be f…
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Topics: Hansen 2038, Not Feeling It, Creating, Salt of the Earth, Sloths, Kids & The News, Breaking Animal News, Having It All Together, Shock Jock, Call Out To God, Gen Z Women/Faith BONUS CONTENT: Sloth Follow-Up Quotes: "God is looking for loyalty from you and me." "Watch me close all the whatever." "Well hello, Miss Garden Snail." "If you want …
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Mr. Unoffendable, Sci-Fi Question: IQ vs Grocery Stores, Your Computer Password and Spirituality, Resetting the Brain, Are you Cool, Breaking Animal News, Halloween Friday 13th, Hot Takes BONUS MATERIAL: Listener Calls Quotes: "How does Brant even know my favorite grocery store?" "Praying and walking in the morning helps me sense that I'm not alone…
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Topics: Love Your Enemies, Question The Culture, Welcome to the Show, Jesus Relevant, Singing at Salvation Army, Contentment, AI Articles BONUS CONTENT: Relationships, The Untrue Cartoon Quotes: "How do I pray for people that drive me crazy." "Optimizing ruthlessly is not wisdom." "Career and success is not going to bring you what you want." "Every…
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Topics: Wisdom, National Days, Extra Grace, Welcome To The Show, Love BONUS CONTENT: Dilemma Street…Being Single, Music Festival Quotes: "I have to trust the character of God." "I fear I may have over hyped this." "I like the vibe." "Struggling with God does not mean you're on the outs with God." . . . Holy Ghost Mama Pre-Order! Want more of the Od…
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Topics: Love 5, Welcome to the Show, Scale/Birthday, Christian Hospital, Text w/Jesus, Wait BONUS CONTENT: Speaking to the Salvation Army. Quotes: "You only have a finite amount of time with your kids." "It's best to be content in all circumstances." "You can have a little and be rich psychologically." "Where's my joy going to come from?" . . . Hol…
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Topics: Fall Apple Cider, Brain Resting, Masterclass, Love, Radishes, Sports, Super Apostles, Love, Egg Updates BONUS CONTENT: Limitations Quotes: "It means you have the dark triad." "That's Machiavellian move right there." "If you don't say it in love, you're a noisy distraction." "I'm rooting for you." . . . Holy Ghost Mama Pre-Order! Want more o…
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Baseball Hall of Famer and Commentator John Smoltz shares his testimony of coming to Christ while pitching for the Atlanta Braves. He shares about family, faith, and baseball, unfolding the story of his childhood, his career, experiencing divorce, parenting, and God's restoration and provision in his life. This discussion will inspire you to lean i…
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Topics: Weddings, Cover Your Brother, Keeping Our Standards, Going Through Something, Stanley Cups, Seeker, Welcome to the Show BONUS MATERIAL Worship Music/Singing Together Quotes: "It's so good to be aware of the grace of God to us." "I'm learning more about how good He is." "We want to encourage you, spiritually." . . . Holy Ghost Mama Pre-Order…
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Topics: Church Basketball, Feedback, Social Media, Ocean 14, Worry, Shock Jock, Grimace Follow-up BONUS CONTENT: Political Event: Loving Your Enemies Quotes: "I don't want a relationship. I just want my salad." "You can stand for truth…but in a gracious way." "The stuff Jesus tells us is for a good reason." . . . Holy Ghost Mama Pre-Order! Want mor…
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Topics: Breaking Animal News, Memorizing Scripture, Discipleship, Frozen Bag of Pea, History Segment, Memoirs, Shock Jock, Your Attention BONUS CONTENT: Sam's Birthday, Karaoke Update Quotes: "Sadly, information now is malleable." "We always lionize ourselves." "At least one of us is shocked." "What you pay attention to influences your kids." "Focu…
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Topics: Shock Jock, Jesus/AI, Long John Silver, Early Christmas, Masterclass, Bible Mythology, Lego Christmas BONUS CONTENT: Damaged People Quotes: "I can try all the accents I want. It's not gonna make any sense." "I'm very happy to go straight to peace on Earth right now." "I've just demonstrated the heart of good humor." "However I can get to th…
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Topics: Maxwell House Apartment, Jesus Way Of Talking, Social Media, Dancing, Breaking Animal News, Brain Function, Man @ 21, DoorDash Robot BONUS CONTENT: Social Media Follow-up Quotes: "That's a Maxwell house thing to dr." "Do we talk about the things Jesus said do?" "Your community should be talking about loving your enemies." "We're Good News e…
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Topics: "More Products From John Edwards." People Who Disagree, Reading the Bible Again, The Love of God, Taking Jesus Seriously BONUS CONTENT: Sign of Renewal, Guys and Confidence Quotes: "I thought you said to be yourself." "A woman is looking for security." "The heart of doctrine can completely be missed." . . . Holy Ghost Mama Pre-Order! Want m…
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Topics: Enjoy God, Sick Burns Of the Bible, Forgiveness, Can't Hear, Teachers BONUS CONTENT: Grimace Follow-up, Brant Italian Singer, Subscriptions Quotes: "Take joy where you are." "I have to release my anger against me." "I can't value my opinion over God's opinion." "That's an old guy thing to say." . . . Holy Ghost Mama Pre-Order! Want more of …
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Topics: We're Back!, AI and Ads, Breaking Animal News Quotes:' "If Jesus doesn't say Caesar Agustus…" "For a believer there are consistent Jesus approaches all the way through life." "I'm not usually Mr. Paranoid About Tech." "Marketing itself is to change how you believe." "Let me introduce you to 4 horsemen." . . . Holy Ghost Mama Pre-Order! Want…
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Kevin Palau, President of the Palau ministry, and Sam Adams, former mayor of Portland, Oregon, talk about their friendship formed in the context of meeting social needs in the city. Sam was the first openly gay mayor of a major U.S. city. These two men describe their surprise at discovering that Evangelical Christians and people in the LGBT communi…
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Topics: Thousandth-Podcast, Shredder's Pommel-Horse Challenge, Shock-Jock, Man & Dog Walk the World, Humans & Change, Big Thank-You, Barkington's Dog Toy Library, National Days & Line Dance Week, Frustration with God BONUS CONTENT: Honest Café Quotes: "God wants us to change." "Line dancing includes hooking your thumbs in your belt loops, right?" "…
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Topics: "Make yourself at home", Pumpkin Spice Cough Drops, Baby Animals in Cribs, Lock-Ins, Tommy Hilfiger Apartment, Proverbs 12:11, Breaking Animal News, National Days, Doctor's Handwriting Brant's Basics, Guys Going Bald, Dealing with Depression, Exit Door on a Plane BONUS MATERIAL: Christians & Hypocrisy Quotes: "They're making pumpkin spice c…
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Topics: Getting Even, Because You Ask, Getting Ahead At Work, Time App BONUS CONTENT: More Science, Time App Follow-up Quotes: "We need to be transformed." "Don't be a jerk." "Can we talk about slime molds?" . . . Holy Ghost Mama Pre-Order! Want more of the Oddcast? Check out our website! Watch our YouTube videos here. Connect with us on Facebook! …
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Topics: Time Anxiety, Moral Outrage, World Kickball Game Record BONUS CONTENT: Time Anxiety Follow-up, Physics & Light, Charlie Kirk Memorial Quotes: "Align your values with his…" "You do not get to be morally superior." "Just take the Dub." . . . Holy Ghost Mama Pre-Order! Want more of the Oddcast? Check out our website! Watch our YouTube videos h…
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Topics: Daily Bread, Worship God, Deconstruction, Welcome to the show BONUS CONTENT: Hoax/Spam/Unity Quotes: "I need to be faithful with today." "Everybody has a 'why'." "You're not making any judgement you're just telling the story." "Our unity supersedes the algorithm." . . . Holy Ghost Mama Pre-Order! Want more of the Oddcast? Check out our webs…
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Tyler O'Neil, from the Daily Signal, interviews Jim Daly in this special episode. The conversation centers around the Southern Poverty Law Center adding Focus on the Family to it's "hate list" because of it's biblical stance on marriage between one man and one woman. Jim shares about the responsibility of Christians to follow God's design for marri…
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Topics: Forgiveness & Calvary, Discipleship in Practice, Obedience as Worship, Listener Questions, Humility, Youth Ministry, Save Your Cat Maze BONUS CONTENT: Alternate Careers Quotes: "You can humble yourself, or you can be humiliated." "Obedience is the greatest form of worship." "Give yourself 30 seconds to save your cat's life…except the maze h…
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Topics: Shock Jock, Matthew 5, National Days, Church Wounds BONUS CONTENT: Snacks & Good Company, Dilemma Street…Misunderstanding Quotes: "Who really has the good life?" "I won't give people the power to stop me from walking with God." "I delegate. I'm really good at leadership." "They are on the Triple Dragon VBS Bus." . . . Holy Ghost Mama Pre-Or…
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Topics: Brant and Sherri decide to give (3) reasons each on why, with all the cultural chaos, they still have hope. Quotes: "Obviously, I'm a scholar." "When the culture is in chaos, scripture takes on new light." "These times remind us not to put our trust in this civilization." "Life is about exploring the depths of His goodness." . . . Holy Ghos…
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Topics: Sherri's Parent Permission Slip, God's Protection, After Labor Day, God Is Faithful, The U.S. Open, Accepting God, Spouse's Sense Of Humor BONUS CONTENT: The Podcast Invite Hoax Quotes: "We like to channel our moral outrage outwardly when we have shame issues inside." "If you genuinely call out to God, you're not gonna get rejected." "I'd l…
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Topics: National Days, AI Cheating, Jesus Horror Film, Jesus How He Reveals, Call It Museum, The Rock BONUS CONTENT: AI Cheating Follow-up, Podcast Update Quotes: "Look for God to reveal Himself in a way that we're not expecting." "I don't want to take credit for things I didn't actually do." "It's the Apoco-clips" . . . Holy Ghost Mama Pre-Order! …
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Topics: Religion and Avoiding God, Breaking Animal News, Avoiding Sin Is Not the Goal, When to Smile, Church Name or 90's Band, He Never Leaves, Candy Corn Nuance, Social Tip on a Plane, Knock Knock Joke Response, Do Unto Others..., FB & Long Life Study, The "In" Crowd BONUS CONTENT: Underdog Hall of Fame Quotes: "Unfortunately religion can turn in…
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Lori Gimelshteyn is the Executive Director of the Colorado Parent Advocacy Network (CPAN). She is dedicated to to protecting parental rights in schools and demonstrates how to build bridges with school officials, schoolboards and media while representing Christian values in public education to protect children from harmful ideology. Get a copy of N…
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Topics: Social Tip, Breaking Animal News, Jesus & Scripture, House in Aspen, Manifesting, Encouragement, Trust God BONUS CONTENT: Encouragement Follow-up, CURE Quotes: "You can trust God's character." "Just surprise and delight them." "You're gonna have to wrestle with the Bible." "It'd be weird if God agreed with me on everything." "God is not us.…
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