Host Shelley Leith interviews Philip Yancey. They discuss the impact of place on Philip’s writing; the arc of his writings—from topics about pain, to topics about the character of God, to topics of grace; the source of the questions he based several of his books on; and the updates he made to the 25th anniversary edition of What’s So Amazing About …

Host Shelley Leith interviews her pastor, Rick Warren. They discuss the difference between our dreams and our purpose, the fulfillment of the specific and God-sized dreams God gave Rick for Saddleback Church 40 years ago, and whether it’s too late, too early, or too unnecessary to have a dream from God. Watch the video of Session One Get informatio…

If you got the chance to go to the Holy Land with Max Lucado, wouldn’t you jump on it? Join in with a group that did just that. In Session One of In the Footsteps of the Savior, our tour group is visiting the town of Capernaum, which was Jesus’ base of operations in the region of Galilee. Max Lucado zeroes in on the questions we have all had when w…

Lisa Harper is interviewed by host, Shelley Leith. They discuss Lisa’s favorite theologians (there are several!), the theme of outcasts in the book of Luke and who Lisa’s favorite outcast it, and her own story of feeling like an outcast and the healing she found in Christ. Watch the video of Session One Get information on the Study Guide Study Gate…

Listen for the code to get a 15% discount (good for the life of your subscription; first-time subscribers only) Randy Frazee is interviewed by host, Shelley Leith. They touch on the significance of the opening stories Randy told in each session, then spend time understanding the insights of sociologist Rodney Stark, who analyzed from a sociological…

Margaret Feinberg is interviewed by host, Shelley Leith, and she tells of the adventures she had traveling the world to explore the theme of food in the Bible. God is a foodie, which can be seen from the Garden of Eden to the way Jesus is either coming from a meal, going to a meal, enjoying a meal, doing a miracle at a meal, telling stories about a…

Gary Thomas is interviewed by host, Shelley Leith, and they discuss exploring and discovering our primary pathway to connection with God. We don’t all have to be locked into one particular way of praying or having “quiet time.” God made each of us unique, and we connect best with God out of our spiritual temperament which is drawn to pathways of wo…

We head off to the Holy Land to explore the little town of Bethlehem, with Kathie Lee Gifford and Rabbi Jason Sobel in The Rock, the Road, and the Rabbi. Kathie Lee, the beloved television talk show host, draws upon her Jewish heritage as she leads us through her favorite places in Israel. And Rabbi Jason helps us understand what we’re seeing from …

This study is for those of us who try to measure up to unrealistic standards of perfection, or who may have heard ourselves say, “If only my life looked like that other person’s, and I would have it all together and be happy.” Emily Ley wants us to let go of control and allow ourselves to step into imperfection, which is where we encounter God’s pe…

In this new study, Rebekah Lyons teaches us how to improve our stress response and become people of resilience, so we can withstand the onslaught of adversity, disconnection, and anxiety. She says, “Adversity awakens the human heart.” Rebekah shares how to take care of ourselves when we face adversity in the first session called Name the Pain. Watc…

In Session One titled “Diagnosing Disconnection,” Pastor Kyle Idleman says, “If you're feeling frustrated or tired or overwhelmed or stressed out or anxious or discouraged or depressed, my counsel to you would have been pretty straightforward. Stop feeling that way and do something about it! That approach worked for me really well, I suppose, until…

The Daniel Plan is perhaps our most wholistic study on self-care. This healthy lifestyle program, created by Pastor Rick Warren and his team at Saddleback Church, goes beyond just healthy for your body. It addresses our Faith, Food, Fitness, Focus and Friends. Rick Warren teaches the overarching principle of Faith in Session One of the core study. …

This Bible study is about eight things we should quit, and the first session is called, “Quit Being Afraid of What Others Think.” In this episode, Geri tells the story of how she quit her own church, of which her husband was the pastor! Watch the video of Session One Get information on the Study Guide Study Gateway is a streaming video Bible study …

Brant Hanson is interviewed by host Shelley Leith. In this fascinating discussion, Brant, a seasoned but quirky radio host, talks about how timely the topic of Unoffendable is because of the rampant self-righteousness in our culture at large. He explains how counterintuitive it is to decide to be unoffendable, and what needs to be present in our li…

One day Judah Smith started asking this question of his friends: “How’s your soul?” He really wanted to know how they were doing on the inside. This episode explores how to take care of the most important part of ourselves, our soul. We listen to Session One, “When is My Soul Home?” Watch the video of Session One Get information on the Study Guide …

John Eldredge is interviewed by host, Shelley Leith. John starts out by saying only partly tongue-in-cheek saying he has adopted the life of a 21st century monk, and we find out what he means by that during this discussion. John’s work for Get Your Life Back and for his own life personally has been focused on the big lie of technology and counterac…

Megan Marshman is interviewed by host, Shelley Leith. Megan traces the trajectory of her life from her childhood as a quiet girl, to her early twenties when she found herself in jail, to the giant twist when she stepped into the pulpit as the teaching pastor at Willow Creek Church. She describes her study of the Book of John which focuses on the se…

Candace Payne is interviewed by host, Shelley Leith. Candace shares about her unlikely entry into teaching Bible studies via a viral video she shot of herself trying on a Chewbacca mask, then laughing about it for four minutes. She tells all the fun stories that happened behind the scenes when shooting You Belong, and gives us insight into why that…

Ruth Chou Simons is interviewed by host, Shelley Leith. Ruth recalls the early days of her writing and artistic career when she wrestled with the limitations she experienced from being a young mother of six boys, which kept her from pursuing her dreams the way she wanted. She invested 16,000+ hours in daily writing and painting, taking lots of smal…

Margaret Feinberg is interviewed by host, Shelley Leith. Margaret talks about Bad Bettys of the Bible, her “foodiehood,” and the strangeness of writing a Bible study on Revelation during the pandemic. Her take on Revelation is different from the usual: she views it as a golden box containing an invitation to know and experience Jesus in his breatht…

Sandra Richter is interviewed by host, Shelley Leith. Sandra discusses the challenges she faced in becoming a college professor specializing in Old Testament studies. Her passion is to make the real people, real places, and real faith of the characters who populate our Bible come alive, and we get to hear how she does that with skill in Episode One…

Lori Wilhite is interviewed by host, Shelley Leith. Lori shares how she got her start in writing and teaching Bible studies geared mainly for pastors’ wives. She talks about the themes that surface most often in her studies of books of the Bible, which are identity, purpose, and joy. We then listen to Session One of her Beautiful Word study called …

Danielle Strickland is interviewed by host, Shelley Leith. She discusses her unlikely background for a Bible teacher, her current “beautiful chaotic frenzy of loving, passionate activity,” and the despair and fears that drove her to write Better Together. We then listen to Session One of Better Together, a study about how women and men can heal the…

Karen Ehman is interviewed by host, Shelley Leith. She shares how she got her start as a Bible teacher, her greatest obstacle to becoming a Bible teacher, and about the new work she’s doing in the area of grief. We then listen to Session One of Listen, Love, Repeat, which is a study about getting over the “me-first you-second” way of living. Watch …

Do you struggle with prayer? It’s really just a simple way to have a conversation with God. The power of prayer is unleashed with these five short sentences: “Father, you are good. I need help. They need help. Thank you. In Jesus’ name, amen.” Watch the video of Session One Get information on the Study Guide Study Gateway is a streaming video Bible…

Through vulnerable storytelling and powerful in-depth teaching, Sheila Walsh offers a life-changing study on ten bedrock promises of God to give us a foundation for daily confidence, joy, and hope. Watch the video of Session One Get information on the Study Guide Study Gateway is a streaming video Bible study service that gives instant access to vi…

Turning the metaphor upside down, Tim Keller contends that in this parable it is the Father who is the true prodigal (one who haves or gives on a lavish scale), as his expression of love for his sons is recklessly extravagant. Watch the video of Session One Get information on the Study Guide Study Gateway is a streaming video Bible study service th…

The Sermon on the Mount is the single most influential talk anybody ever gave. Renowned philosopher Dallas Willard calls it “Jesus’ Master Class for Life,” and he helps us apply its messages for human well-being and human well-doing. Watch the video of Session Two Get information on the Study Guide Study Gateway is a streaming video Bible study ser…

No matter what the world throws at us each day–anxiety, fear, confusion, temptation–we have a choice of how to respond. We can either concede defeat or overcome the forces of evil by putting on the armor of God. Watch the video of Session One Get information on the Study Guide Study Gateway is a streaming video Bible study service that gives instan…

Truth by itself creates controversy, which we see when we try to prove our point rather than extending God’s grace. But when we combine truth with love and the other fruits of the Spirit, then we become appealing ambassadors for Christ. Watch the video of Session One Get information on the Study Guide Study Gateway is a streaming video Bible study …

Oft-quoted, most-underlined, and most likely to be put on a plaque or an inspirational greeting card, Jeremiah 29:11 is everyone’s favorite verse for a reason. Discover God’s good plan for a hope and a future for you, and learn to trust God’s definition of “good” above your own. Watch the video of Session One Get information on the Study Guide Stud…

Grammy-winning hip-hop artist Lecrae suffered a breakdown from the buried impact of unhealed trauma. Hear his story, and join him in the studio for the recording of his biographical song, “Restore Me.” Watch the video of Session One (the podcast airs Session Three) Get information on the Study Guide Study Gateway is a streaming video Bible study se…

Jennie Allen helps us do the impossible: change the way we think. We could waste away our entire lives if we never learn how to take our thoughts captive and replace our downward thought spiral with an upward spiral. Watch the video of Session One Get information on the Study Guide and Conversation Cards Study Gateway is a streaming video Bible stu…

In this careful study of the encounters Jesus had with toxic people, Gary Thomas shows us we can follow Jesus’ example of walking away from toxic people and walking toward healthy relationships. Watch the video of Session One Get information on the Study Guide Study Gateway is a streaming video Bible study service that gives instant access to video…

Rebekah Lyons teaches us to take charge of our mental wellness by practicing simple rhythms that bring us back to God during the times when anxiety and panic come crashing into our lives. Watch the video of Session One Get information on the Study Guide Study Gateway is a streaming video Bible study service that gives instant access to video studie…

It’s impossible to be spiritually mature while remaining emotionally immature. Pete Scazzero helps us discern which of the top ten symptoms of emotional un-healthiness are present in your life. Watch the video of Session One Get information on the Study Guide and Day-by-Day Book Study Gateway is a streaming video Bible study service that gives inst…

When we get caught in the trap of people-pleasing, we’re letting people take the place of God in our lives. Karen Ehman helps us learn to stop letting unpleasable people call the shots and live for the approval of God alone. Watch the video of Session One Get information on the Study Guide Study Gateway is a streaming video Bible study service that…

Chris Hodges wrote Out of the Cave during the pandemic, from a place of great personal darkness. He talks about the stigma of depression, and his teachings from the life of Elijah give us hope for getting out of the cave. Watch the video of Session One Get information on the Study Guide Study Gateway is a streaming video Bible study service that gi…

Sarah Jakes Roberts, daughter of Bishop T. D. Jakes, teaches from the life of Eve in her new study, Woman Evolve. Session One is called, "Drop the Fig Leaves." Watch the video of Session One Get information on the Study Guide Study Gateway is a streaming video Bible study service that gives instant access to video studies taught by hundreds of the …

The mother-daughter team of Anne Graham Lotz and Rachel-Ruth Lotz Wright talk about how to pass down a legacy of faith from one generation to the next in Jesus Followers. Watch the video of Session One Get information on the Study Guide Study Gateway is a streaming video Bible study service that gives instant access to video studies taught by hundr…

This study is so new, you're hearing it weeks before it's available to the public! Lysa TerKeurst tells us in Good Boundaries and Goodbyes that boundaries aren't just a good idea, they're a God idea. Watch the video of Session One Get information on the Study Guide Study Gateway is a streaming video Bible study service that gives instant access to …

Sadie Robertson Huff, who we watched grow up on her family's reality show, Duck Dynasty, is here with her new study, Who Are You Following? which deals with finding our real identity in following Jesus. Watch the video of Session One Get information on the Study Guide Study Gateway is a streaming video Bible study service that gives instant access …

This week's episode features one of our NEW studies, Crazy Faith by Michael Todd. In this episode we get the first installment in Michael's life story that involves baby faith and maybe faith. Watch the video of Session One Get information on the Study Guide Today I’ve got a new study for you, Crazy Faith, by Michael Todd. In case you’re not famili…

Another wildly popular study on Study Gateway is Jennie Allen's Find Your People, which has struck a nerve in this pandemic of loneliness. This session is on how to connect with people already in proximity to us. Watch the video of Session One Get information on the Study Guide This is one of those studies that I wish I didn’t need. Here’s my confe…

We're kicking off our New & Popular season with one of our most-watched studies on Study Gateway, Louie Giglio's Don't Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table, a fascinating take on the twenty-third Psalm. Watch the video of Session One Get information on the Study Guide We've all been in circumstances that cause our minds to spin with thoughts that ar…

Are you searching for the next video Bible study for your small group to do? Would you like to have a way to discover new Bible teachers instead of just relying on the same few you always use? And, if you hear about a new video study that fits the bill, how do you know the teacher is someone you can trust? If these are your issues, then you’re goin…