In this episode, Amy reflect on the season of Advent and how it points believers toward four core spiritual truths — hope, spiritual warfare (peace), worship (joy), and human dignity (love). Christmas is not about the trappings of the season (lights, gifts, cookies), but about celebrating the coming of Christ, renewing hope, engaging in the cosmic battle against evil, worshiping God, and affirming the value of every human life. She encourages listeners to live out these truths practically — through grief with hope, spiritual headship and discipleship at home, heartfelt worship amid busyness, and compassionate generosity toward the vulnerable — so that their families and communities reflect the gospel's transforming power.

• What is Advent?
• Hope in the midst of grief and brokenness
• Spiritual warfare: Christmas as a declaration of war
• Worship and joy beyond the superficial
• Affirmation of human dignity and unconditional love
• Practical discipleship at home

• Scriptures:
• Psalm 130:7
• Isaiah 40:31
• Romans 15:13
• John 16:21–22
• Matthew 14:22–33
• Ecclesiastes 3:2–4
• Philippians 4:6
• Colossians 2:8
• 2 Corinthians 10:5
• Colossians 3:15–17
• Luke 1:41
• Luke 1:46–50
• Luke 2:13
• Luke 2:20
• 1 Corinthians 10:31
• Hebrews 12:28
• Genesis 3
• Ezekiel 10
• Books:
• Daily Grace Co. Advent Devotionals
• O Come, O Come, Emmanuel: A Liturgy for Daily Worship from Advent to Epiphany by Jonathan Gibson
• Winter Fire by G. K. Chesterton

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In this episode, Amy is joined by Tricia Scribner, a classical apologist, to explore how we can know Christianity is true. They walk through a systematic, logical framework known as classical apologetics, beginning with the existence of truth and culminating in the evidence for Christ's resurrection and divinity. They compare this approach with cultural apologetics and emphasize the importance of understanding presuppositions in conversations about faith. The episode provides a high-level overview of the evidential and logical basis for Christianity’s truth claims and previews an upcoming series that will break down 20 evidences for the Christian faith.

• Introduction to Classical vs. Cultural Apologetics
• The Role of Presuppositions in Truth Claims
• A Systematic Framework for Christian Apologetics
• Fulfilled Old Testament Prophecies about Jesus
• Reliability of the New Testament Documents:
• Common objections

• Scriptures:
• 1 Corinthians 15:3–8
• Isaiah 9 and 53
• Colossians 2
• John 2:19
• Books:
• Life Givers Apologetics by Tricia Scribner
• I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist by Norman Geisler & Frank Turek
• How We Got the Bible by Greg Lanier
• Scribes and Scripture by Peter Gurry and John Meade

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On this episode, we are revisiting the concept of ghosts. Every year around this time, we start to see more depictions, decorations, and stories about ghosts —and your kids may be hearing more about them at school. But what are they? We will be examining the idea of ghosts using our ROAR method. What are they? What are the common misconceptions around ghosts and the supernatural? What does the bible say about ghosts and how are Christians supposed to engage this topic? Our hope is that you will be able to use the tools outlined in this episode to help the young ones in your care to be able to recognize the falsities in the messaging and be able to clearly defend their faith and protect their minds.

• How does the world see ghosts?
• What is a ghost truly?
• How are we to interact with the truth and lies around “ghosts”?
• How can we navigate elements of the spiritual realm with our kids?

• Ephesians 6:12
• 1 Thessalonians 5:23
• Ecclesiastes 12:7
• James 2:26
• Luke 16:19-31
• John 10:10
• Leviticus 19:31
• Isaiah 8:19-20
• Matthew 12:26
• Acts 19 - Seven Sons of Sceva
• Teen Vogue article on ghosts
• MBA Episode 87: The Rise in Occult Fascination Among Youth with Krista Bontrager
• Cults, World Religions, and the Occult by Kenneth Boa
• The Occult by Josh McDowell and Don Stewart
• The Handbook for Spiritual Warfare by Dr Ed Murphy

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