Holidays and Dementia Family Life’s “Inside Out” podcast with Martha Manikas-Foster If someone you love is living with dementia, simplifying how you celebrate the holidays could create a more enjoyable time for everyone. Phil Shippers of the Rochester and Finger Lakes chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association offers practical help in this Inside Out news podcast. …
Being a Good Neighbor The “Inside Out” Podcast from Family Life News Americans feel detached and isolated. Pastor Doug Hankins believes we have a neighborliness problem. On this edition of Inside Out, Hankins talks about Jesus’ call to be good neighbors, the topic of his The Gospel Coalition article “Benefits of Being a Good Neighbor.” …
Navigating Election Season The “Inside Out” Podcast from Family Life News How can Christians show Jesus’ radical love in the social, religious, and political climate? Martha’s guest Jeff Jones reminds Christians that our primary allegiance is to King Jesus, and He’s not up for reelection. Jones is lead pastor of Chase Oaks Church in …
The “Inside Out” podcast, from Family Life Making friends at church can be hard, but it’s both important and possible, and we can grow in the process. We want to find community at church, but it can be hard. One of the challenges, according to writer and blogger Paige Pippin, is that many of us …
“Loving Christian Nationalists” The “Inside Out” Podcast from Family Life News What are the best ways to love our Christian nationalist friends? Martha talks with pastor Caleb E. Campbell about the topic Disarming Leviathan: Loving Your Christian Nationalist Neighbor Christian nationalism promises both security at a time when many Americans feel insecure and powerless. But …
Is Getting Even Getting It Right? The theme of seeking revenge weaves through entertainment and politics. It seems baked into the culture. In this Inside Out podcast, Martha talks with therapist Paula Rinehart.Her recent article in The Gospel Coalition is titled Gospel Hope for a Culture Fixated on Getting Even. #InsideOut The theme of revenge …
“Elder Isolation” Family Life’s “Inside Out” News Feature Nearly a quarter of adults 65 and older are socially isolated. In today’s Inside Out podcast, author and speaker Jen Pollock Michel talks about some of the causes of elder isolation, and encourages Christians to help prevent elderly friends and loved ones from feeling alone. Martha talks …
“Inside Out” : Come Ready to Worship Ever find you’ve gotten to church, but your mind is someplace else? “We want to urge people: get your heart and your mind ready before worship so that you can be spiritually engaged when you get there,” says the Rev. Alex Mark. He’s the senior pastor of First …
What do people mean when they say “Christian Nationalism”? Christian nationalism is in the news, but what is it? Nationalism is different from feeling patriotic or making sure to vote every November. Part of what defines nationalism in general is its goal to reserve privileges for only one group in a country that has …
Cancel Culture A Christ-centered vantage point, from the “Inside Out” podcast In a culture without agreed-upon standards, people across the faith and political spectrum sometimes hold others accountable by “cancelling” them. Christian attorney and apologist Abdu Murray believes the impulse to correct a wrong is natural and biblical. “What Cancel Culture has become is the–I think …
