Best Doug Pagitt Podcasts (2024)

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Live! Nick Brock and Doug Pagitt talk about their shared experience along the US-Mexico Border 1:04:18

7d ago1:04:18

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Send us a Text Message. Hey, Everybody! Nick and Shawn had the privilege of being in conversation with Doug Pagitt the executive director of Vote Common Good. Nick and Doug both went to the US-Mexico border in Arizona and Mexico and talk about their shared experience. During this segment from our live event in Holland you'll learn about Nick and Do…

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Former Australian Prime Minister Talks About God's Work In Politics 37:17

3h ago37:17

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Most politicians tend to write books about what they've done while in office. But Scott Morrison, a former Prime Minister of Australia, wanted to write about what God has done and continues to do for him. Morrison is candid about how God brought him through some of the most harrowing days of his leadership of Australia, a country not known for its …

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Founder of L.A. Dream Center: Transforming Lives, One God-Given Dream at a Time 35:04

6d ago35:04

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Back in the early 1990's Matthew Barnett thought he was headed to Los Angeles for a short-term mission trip at a small church. Thirty years later, he's still there, but the operation is much larger. The Los Angeles Dream Center is the result. A massive operation that includes a 400,000 square foot facility and a church, which serves the homeless, g…

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Live! with Common Good Candidate Chris Crothers for County Commissioner in District 4 (Zeeland) 33:45

7d ago33:45

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Send us a Text Message. Hey, Everybody! Nick and Shawn had the privilege of being in conversation with Chris Crothers. Chris is running for Ottawa County Commissioner in District 4 (Zeeland) as a Democrat. In this final segment from our live podcast event in Holland you'll learn how Chris started as a home brewer then started his own brewery, why h…

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Live! Sarah Leach discusses her recent firing, Ottawa Impact, and the crisis of local journalism 52:22

7d ago52:22

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Send us a Text Message. Hey, Everybody! Nick and Shawn had the privilege of being in conversation with Sarah Leach. Sarah is a Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist and previously the regional editor for Gannett Media leading The Holland Sentinel and 14 other Michigan papers. During this second segment from our live podcast event in Holland you'll le…

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Sound of Hope: The Real Pastor and His Wife Share Their Story 38:37

13d ago38:37

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In 1996 Bishop W.C. Martin and his wife Donna Martin, from the small town of Possum Trot, Texas, adopted four children out of foster care. They inspired their entire congregation of Bennett Chappell Missionary Baptist Church to adopt every available child in the county's foster care system. Twenty-two families adopted all 77 children. Many of those…

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Meet Common Good Candidate Marcia Mansaray running for State Representative (85th District) 1:05:44

15d ago1:05:44

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Send us a Text Message. Hey, Everybody! Nick and Shawn had the privilege of being in conversation with Marcia Mansaray, the Democratic candidate running for State Representative in Michigan’s 85th District. Marcia was the Deputy Health Officer for Ottawa County’s Department of Public Health and emerged as a courageous voice for the community when s…

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An Evangelical Answers the Left's Question: How Can Followers of Jesus Support Donald Trump? 40:54

23d ago40:54

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Author Stephen Strang says it's hypocrisy that mainstream media on the left skewers Donald Trump's Evangelical supporters, asking the question, 'How can believers in Jesus Christ support a man known for his philandering?' Strang, who's also the founder of Charisma Media, says, "Did we hold Lyndon Baines Johnson or John Kennedy or Bill Clinton or a …

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Should Christians Celebrate Pride Month? Ryan Bomberger and Doug Pagitt Debate 55:34

30d ago55:34

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The cultural clash over the LGBTQ community has spilled over into the Christian Church. One blaring example now is the schism in the United Methodist Church. But on a personal level, Christians are asking and voicing their opinions over Pride Month, which celebrates the gay community. It forces Christians to deal with one blaring question, "Is homo…

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Duck Dynasty's Willie Robertson Is Living Out The Great Commission, One Conversation at a Time 37:53

1M ago37:53

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Willie Robertson is all about having a conversation... about Jesus. Robertson is a member of the famous Duck Dynasty clan whose reality show became one of the most popular ever. It was a program that might never have been until producers promised patriarch, Phil Robertson, they could talk openly about their faith in Jesus Christ. The show became kn…

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Educating Voters about Michigan's Election Process, with the Kent County Clerk's Office 55:55

1M ago55:55

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Send us a Text Message. Hey, Everybody! Nick and Shawn had the privilege of being in conversation with Kent County Clerk Lisa Posthumus-Lyons and Chief Deputy Clerk Robert Macomber. The two, both Republicans, have been educating voters about Michigan's new election laws and helping them overcome obstacles to election misinformation. In this episode…

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Meet Josh Brugger of Grand Haven (District 10) running to return Ottawa County to "boring, reliable and predictable" governance 1:21:01

1M ago1:21:01

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Send us a Text Message. Hey, Everybody! Nick and Shawn had the privilege of being in conversation with Josh Brugger “the man running to fill Roger Bergman's shoes in Ottawa County. Brugger is running as a Republican for the District 10 seat on the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners after several controversial decisions were made by Ottawa Impact.…

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What It Takes to Transform a Wedding Into a Good Marriage: Fr. Nicholas Louh and Dr. Roxanne Louh 47:26

1M ago47:26

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You can always tell how important something is by the priority placed on it. In Genesis, the very first chapter of the first book of the Bible, God establishes a family, Adam and Eve. The very first thing God does in the New Testament is the merging of family between Mary and Joseph in the birth of Christ. And the very first miracle Jesus performs …

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Meet Sarah Matwiejczyk running for Ottawa County Prosecutor 52:55

1M ago52:55

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Send us a Text Message. Hey Everybody! Nick had the privilege of being in conversation with Sarah Matwiejczyk. Sarah is Ottawa County’s Chief Assistant Prosecutor and is running for Ottawa County Prosecutor as a Republican. In this episode you'll learn how to pronounce Sarah's last name (Ma-toy-sic!), her opinion on what's happened with the Ottawa …

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Meet Common Good Candidate Phil Kuyers of Grand Haven Twp. (District 9) running to defeat Ottawa Impact 56:42

1M ago56:42

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Send us a Text Message. Hey, Everybody! Nick had the privilege of being in conversation with Phil Kuyers the former Ottawa County Commissioner who was first elected to the commission in 2000 and served as board chair for three years. Phil, a Republican, is running again for the District 9 seat (Grand Haven Twp.), which he represented for more than …

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How to Defend Democracy from its Christian Enemies, with Christian Ethicist David Gushee 1:06:12

2M ago1:06:12

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Send us a Text Message. Hey, Everybody! Nick had the privilege of being in conversation with David Gushee the author of a new book called Defending Democracy from Its Christian Enemies. The Rev. Prof. Dr. David Gushee is Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics at Mercer University and is one of America's leading Christian ethicists. …

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A Young Jewish Women Tells Her Story of Surviving October 7th 37:42

2M ago37:42

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Eden Gefner was born and raised in Kibbutz Reim in Israel, just three miles from the border with Gaza. On October 7th, her life changed from being a normal 28-year-old thinking about her future, to believing she was now in the Holocaust, that she and her family would die, just for being Jews. But instead, she and her mother, father, and boyfriend n…

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Author John Burke: Near Death Experiences Have Two Strong Commonalities, Light and a Love Beyond Comprehension 40:02

2M ago40:02

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Imagine all the love you've experienced in your entire life, from parents, spouses, friends, family, and then multiply it a thousand times. That's the kind of love experienced by people who've had Near Death Experiences; they report being in the presence of God. NDE's, as they are known, are scientifically recognized phenomenon that occur when peop…

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Meet Common Good Candidate, Becky Patrick, of District 8 (Allendale Twp.) running to defeat Ottawa Impact 54:38

2M ago54:38

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Send us a Text Message. Hey, West Michigan! Nick and Shawn had the privilege of being in conversation with Becky Patrick of Allendale Twp. Becky is running to defeat Ottawa Commissioner / Vice-Chairperson and co-founder of Ottawa Impact, Sylvia Rhodea, in District 8 during the August 6th primary. In this episode you'll learn why Becky was one one o…

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Jewish Historian Rick Richman: Hamas' Goal is to Eliminate Israel 43:14

2M ago43:14

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It is hard to fight against an enemy whose reason for being is to eliminate you. So says author Rick Richman, as he answers the criticism leveled against Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. It is Israel, he says, that is trying to prevent a genocidal operation perpetrated by Hamas. Richman, the author of "And None Shall Make Them Afraid: Eight S…

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Satan enters the chat (again) after giving the invocation at the OCBOC meeting 1:01:33

2M ago1:01:33

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Send us a Text Message. Hey, West Michigan! Nick and Shawn had the privilege of being in conversation with lifelong resident of Ottawa County Reverend Luis Cypher, a minister of Satan and co-head of the Satanic Temple of West Michigan. Reverend Cypher gave the invocation at the April 23rd Ottawa County Board of Commissioners meeting. In this episod…

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A Mother's Love, a Son's Incredible Talent, and a Faith That Moved Mountains: Zoro! 35:01

2M ago35:01

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When stars align it's hard not to see God's hand in it. For world class percussionist, Zoro, it's hard not to see his mother as the gift that kept on giving. How does a young boy of a single mother of seven children go from abject poverty to the highest ranks of musicians, performing with the likes of Lenny Kravitz, Earth, Wind and Fire, and hob-kn…

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Meet Jordan Jorritsma the Republican Commissioner candidate in District 2 (Holland) 1:03:25

2M ago1:03:25

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Send us a Text Message. Hey, West Michigan! Shawn and I had the privilege of being in conversation with Jordan Jorritsma the Republican candidate running for Ottawa County Commissioner in District 2 (Holland). Jordan is running to defeat Ottawa Impact Commissioner Lucy Ebel in the August primary election if she wins her May 7th Recall Election. In …

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The Bible and Your Brain: Scripture Affirmed its Plasticity Long Before Science 31:45

3M ago31:45

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Bible verses like Romans 12, "Be transformed by the renewing of your mind" and 2 Corinthinians 10, "Take every thought captive to make it obedient to Christ", turn out to have real scientific structural foundations. How do you 'renew your mind'? How do you 'take every thought captive'? Those directives wouldn't be possible unless the brain was plia…

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Is the U.S./Mexico border as dangerous and chaotic as its made out to be? 50:19

3M ago50:19

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Send us a Text Message. Hey, West Michigan! Shawn and I had the privilege of being in conversation with Doug Pagitt, Executive Director of Vote Common Good. In 2021 Doug traveled 3,000 miles along the U.S./Mexico border with his bicycle and experienced first-hand that the border was not as dangerous nor chaotic as its made out to be. Wanting people…

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Your Opinion - Ebel should participate in voter forum so constituents have all the facts 4:17

3M ago4:17

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Send us a Text Message. "On May 7, voters in District 2 will have the opportunity to vote in the special recall election for their county commissioner. I am running against Ottawa Impact-affiliated commissioner Lucy Ebel. Recently, Commissioner Ebel distributed literature within the district containing several false claims and misrepresentations." …

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Meet Common Good Candidate Mark Northrup of District 5 running to defeat Ottawa Impact 1:01:07

3M ago1:01:07

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Send us a Text Message. Hey, Everybody! Nick and Shawn had the privilege of being in conversation with Mayor Mark Northrup of Hudsonville. Mark is running to defeat Commissioner Board Chair and leader of Ottawa Impact Joe Moss in District 5 during the August 6th primary. And if you know anything about Ottawa County politics the primary election is …

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Christian Missionary on the Conversion of Iran, Biblical Prophecy, and Muslims Seeing a Mysterious Man in White 44:08

3M ago44:08

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For three decades, Tom and JoAnn Doyle's ministry has focused on the Middle East. The two affable and faith-filled Americans have smuggled in Bibles and helped locals organize Christian house churches in places where it could bring a death sentence for converting from Islam. And yet, even under threat of death, there's been a massive conversion the…

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LIVE! with Common Good Candidate Chris Kleinjans of Holland 47:58

3M ago47:58

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Send us a Text Message. Check out this clip we pulled from our LIVE! event in Holland. Chris Kleinjans is a Democrat running against Ottawa Impact Commissioner Lucy Ebel during a special Recall Election occurring on Tuesday, May 7. Chris is also a Common Good Candidate. - Learn more about our Common Good Candidate platform Support the Show. Follow …

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Detransitioners Tell Their Stories: God Made Them Male and Female 37:46

3M ago37:46

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The Bible's words saying "God made them male and female" for centuries had been upheld by the scientific community, that is up until just a few years ago. In today's woke culture, gender dysphoria, a mental health problem, has spurred many young people into surgeries that they later regret. Once celebrated for expressing their "true self" as transg…

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Best-selling Author Christina Stanton: Capturing the Legacy of Christians Who Photographed Injustices 34:07

3M ago34:07

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The old adage that 'a picture is worth a thousand words,' was never truer than when faithful Christians told stories of injustices, not with words, but through photos. At a time when photography was new technology used more for entertainment, Alice Seeley Harris, an English missionary, documented the horrors of human rights abuses in the Congo unde…

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"Your Opinion" with Mayor Mark Northrup of Hudsonville 22:42

3M ago22:42

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Send us a Text Message. Check out this 20-minute clip we pulled from our LIVE! event in Holland. Mayor Mark Northrup discusses why Joe Moss' leadership with Ottawa Impact has led to a train wreck in Ottawa County. Support the Show. Follow us on Facebook at Vote Common Good - primaryBy Vote Common Good: West Michigan

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Bishop Robert Barron on the Revolution that is Easter 32:31

4M ago32:31

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While Easter, as it is celebrated in America, has morphed into bunnies, bonnets, baskets, and egg coloring... the reality of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is in fact a 'revolution'. So says Bishop Robert Barron, the founder of Word On Fire Catholic ministries, and the bishop of the Rochester-Winona diocese in Minnesota. On this special Easter ep…

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Common Good Conversations LIVE! 1:42:35

4M ago1:42:35

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Send us a Text Message. Hey Everybody! Get ready for an episode packed with laughs and learning... Nick and Shawn had a great time with a live audience where they laughed about their father in-law wanting to try nasal irrigation, debating the correct way to pronounce the grocery store name "Meijer", and Nick testing for a red belt in karate. Kia! N…

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