Most of us realize that our screens are consuming us. We know we should cut back on our screen-time but are at a loss for how to start. My guest on the Christian Habits Podcast today, Hannah Brencher, started off with a 1,000 hour screen-free challenge, and she hasn’t looked back since this pivotal life-change. Hannah gives practical tips as well as inspiration to start putting down our phones and re-discovering the world around us!

What We Discussed on the Podcast

• What going “unplugged” actually means
• The unexpected outcomes of Hannah’s screen-free challenge
• What prompted the writing of this book
• How to practice presence
• Some inspiring thoughts on contentment and productivity
• Practical tips to and ways to begin putting down our screens

Resources We Mentioned on the Podcast

• The Unplugged Hours: Cultivating a Life of Presence in a Digitally Connected World
• The Aro App – Screen-time solution for families

About Hannah Brencher

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Hannah Brencher is a writer, TED speaker, and entrepreneur. She founded The World Needs More Love Letters, a global community dedicated to sending letter bundles to those who need encouragement. Named as one of the White House’s “Women Working to Do Good,” Hannah has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Oprah, Glamour, USATODAY.com, the Chicago Tribune, and more. She lives in Atlanta with her husband, Lane, and daughter Novalee. Find Hannah at hannahbrencher.com. Connect with Hannah on Instagram, Facebook,or Pinterest.

How to Listen to the Podcast

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So many of us today are looking for ways to cope with the pressures of life. Instead of going to God, we turn to our phones, food, shopping, or even alcohol. Such was the case with Christy Osborne, my guest on the Christian Habits Podcast. Christy talks about her journey to sobriety and the choice to live without alcohol in her new book Love Life Sober. Even if you do not struggle specifically with alcohol, you will hear many helpful ways to deal with any addiction.

What We Discussed on the Podcast

• How Christy assigned alcohol different “jobs” in her life
• The many ways that becoming alcohol-free has changed Christy’s life for the better
• Why Christy recommends the “experiment approach” when considering sobriety
• How to overcome addiction without willpower
• The surprising links between wine and disease
• Christy’s defiance against “Mommy Wine Culture”
• How wine and alcohol addiction takes more than it gives

Resources We Mentioned on the Podcast

• Christy’s new book Love Life Sober
• Christy’s website
• Christy on Instagram
• What Alcohol Does to Your Body, Brain & Health – Huberman Lab Podcast

About Christy Osborne

Christy Osborne, author of Love Life Sober, is a graduate of the University of Southern California and attended law school at Pepperdine University. After passing the California bar exam, Christy relocated to London and assumed various roles in law, public relations, and business development. She founded a popular website for American expat women and became a royal commentator on SKY News in the UK. Christy discovered her true calling when she chose sobriety and began openly advocating for it on social media. As a highly trained senior sobriety coach featured in/by Marie Claire, Newsweek, The Daily Mail, Yahoo, PBS, London Daily News, Hip & Healthy, and more, she empowers women throughout the US and UK to redefine their relationship with alcohol. Visit her at LoveLifeSober.com. Connect with Christy on Instagram.

How to Listen to the Podcast

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Have you thought to yourself: I’ll never get over this? Have you tried over and over again to get out from underneath the control of a habit or a sin in your life only to be discouraged once again? If so, you will be greatly encouraged by my interview with Kirby Kelly about overcoming temptation which is the subject of her book: You Can Be Free: Overcoming Temptation and Habitual Sin by the Power and Promises of the Gospel. You, too, can find freedom from your habits and addictions!

What We Discussed on the Podcast

• How Kirby’s picturesque home was not all that it seemed
• Kirby’s personal struggle with habitual sin and how she finally overcame it
• How these specific tactics of the enemy are always the same
• Kirby’s “battle plan”  for temptation
• The “super-human / sub-human” cycle
• The importance of confession within community

Resources We Mentioned on the Podcast

• You Can Be Free: Overcoming Temptation and Habitual Sin by the Power and Promises of the Gospel
• Bought + Beloved (Kirby’s podcast)
• Connect with Kirby Kelly at her YouTube channel, Instagram, and TikTok

About Kirby Kelly

Kirby Kelly is a Christ-centered content creator and influencer. She runs the Bought + Beloved podcast along with content on her YouTube channel, Instagram, and TikTok. She uploads weekly content that inspires, encourages, and teaches people the Truth of the Bible and how to cultivate a relationship with Jesus. Her passion is teaching God’s truth everywhere she goes; on stages and in front of cameras, through writing and one-on-one conversations. Kirby desires to see this generation and culture flourish in freedom and confidence in their identity and to walk in the victory that has been won on the Cross. kirby-kelly.com

How to Listen to the Podcast

• To listen or subscribe on YouTube: click here 
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• Amazon Alexa: To listen on Amazon Alexa, say, “Alexa, play the Christian Habits Podcast.” 

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Are you a single person? Or a married person who struggles with regret, overthinking, or worrying about what the future may (or may not) hold? If you fit into either of these categories, today’s Christian Podcast episode will help! I’ll be visiting with Ryan Wekenman about his new book, Single Today: Conquer Yesterday’s Regrets, Ditch Tomorrow’s Worries, and Thrive Right Where You Are.

I love Ryan’s new book and found it incredibly helpful, even though I’ve been married for 42 years. I only wish his book had been available back when I was single. It’s a spiritual formation and Christian growth book, but it’s also an incredibly helpful how-to manual for living a vibrant, rewarding life as a single person (or a married person). Join us on the podcast today as we discuss Ryan’s new book and how to live in the present with God each and every day.

What We Discussed on the Podcast

• Two enemies of singleness
• The “Tomorrow Trap”
• How to show up with a win at events where you might struggle with your current station in life
• The power of “naming it”
• A grounding strategy when we find ourselves getting too self-focused
• How to be present in every day, where you are, right now
• Ways to be intentional about building your community

Resources We Mentioned on the Podcast

• Single Today: Conquer Yesterday’s Regrets, Ditch Tomorrow’s Worries, and Thrive Right Where You Are 
• Ryan’s website
• Ryan’s podcasts: Stories in Scripture, Afterthoughts, and Single Today
• Philippians Bible Study
• Philippians Online Bible Study Sign Up Page

About Ryan Wekenman

Ryan Wekenman is a storyteller and pastor who is passionate about finding creative ways to help people explore life’s biggest questions. He has a master’s degree from Talbot School of Theology. He is the co-host of two podcasts, Stories in Scripture, a show that brings the Bible to life for people all around the world, and Afterthoughts, a weekly conversation about faith, culture, and the church. Ryan is the teaching pastor of Red Rocks Austin, a young, vibrant church he helped start with a few of his best friends. He lives in Austin, Texas. Connect with Ryan at his website, or on Instagram.

Online Philippians Bible Study

I’d also like to invite you to our online Philippians Bible study, which begins May 15. We’ll be covering the following lessons in that Bible study.

Wednesday mornings classes: 9 am PST, 10 am MST, 11 am CST, 12 pm EST

• May 15 – Lesson 2: Loving When It’s Hard to Love
• May 29 – Lesson 6: People Pleasing, Self-Pleasing, and God-Pleasing
• June 12 – Lesson 15: Letting Go of Anxiety

• May 21 – Lesson 4: Letting Go of Idols
• June 4  – Lesson 11: Finding Your Identity in Christ
• June 18 – Lesson 16: Learning to Be Content

Click here for more info on the study and to sign up for it: Philippians Online Bible Study

How to Listen to the Podcast:

• To listen or subscribe on YouTube: click here 
• To listen or subscribe on Apple Podcasts: click here 
• To listen or subscribe on Android: click here 
• To listen or subscribe on Spotify: click here 
• Amazon Alexa: To listen on Amazon Alexa, say, “Alexa, play the Christian Habits Podcast.” 

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Do you ever wake up in the middle of the night worrying about something? I know I do! With so much going on in our world and lives, it’s easy to give into to worry and anxiety. On today’s episode of the Christian Habits Podcast, we’ll talk about letting go of anxiety by walking through Lesson 15 from my new Philippians Bible Study together.

Each lesson in the Philippians Bible study is on a different topic, but since Philippians is all about finding joy in difficult circumstances it’s the perfect book of the Bible to go to for help.

On the podcast, we’ll talk about five different options we can take when anxiety hits, and which options are most helpful. If you’d like to download a copy of Lesson 15, click here:

Free Downloadable Bible Study Lesson: Lesson 15 Philippians Bible Study by Barb Raveling.

In the podcast episode, I mentioned that I would include an image of how I diagramed Philippians 4:8-9. Here’s an image of that diagram:

Online Philippians Bible Study

I’d also like to invite you to our online Philippians Bible study, which begins May 15. We’ll be covering the following lessons in that Bible study.

Wednesday mornings classes: 9 am PST, 10 am MST, 11 am CST, 12 pm EST

• May 15 – Lesson 2: Loving When It’s Hard to Love
• May 29 – Lesson 6: People Pleasing, Self-Pleasing, and God-Pleasing
• June 12 – Lesson 15: Letting Go of Anxiety

• May 21 – Lesson 4: Letting Go of Idols
• June 4  – Lesson 11: Finding Your Identity in Christ
• June 18 – Lesson 16: Learning to Be Content

Click here for more info on the study and to sign up for it: Philippians Online Bible Study

Resources We Mentioned on the Podcast

• How to Diagram Scripture – YouTube video
• How to Diagram Scripture – Blog Post/Podcast
• Option Charts (Scroll down to Charts to find info on option charts._
• Philippians Bible Study
• Philippians Online Bible Study Sign Up Page

How to Listen to the Podcast:

• To listen or subscribe on YouTube: click here 
• To listen or subscribe on Apple Podcasts: click here 
• To listen or subscribe on Android: click here 
• To listen or subscribe on Spotify: click here 
• Amazon Alexa: To listen on Amazon Alexa, say, “Alexa, play the Christian Habits Podcast.” 

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Do you ever feel like you want to change, but you can’t seem to make it happen? Do you long to be closer to God?

So often we change as soon as we become Christians, then go for years and years without any growth. In the Closer to God Bible Study Series, you’ll have a chance to study the Bible in a way that will help you visibly grow as you go to God for help with life.

Today, I’m excited to announce the second book in the Closer to God Bible Study Series: Philippians!!

Philippians is one of my favorite books of the Bible. One of the main themes of the book is finding contentment in all circumstances. This is interesting because Paul wrote the book from prison.

I picture him sitting in prison, possibly bored, anxious, or maybe even thinking of the unfairness of it all. I imagine him talking to God and learning how to be content in this difficult situation. Seeing it all from a biblical perspective, letting go, and embracing God in the midst of it.

Then he writes his letter to the Philippians and encourages them to rejoice always, dwell on the good, and learn to be content in all situations, just as he was doing in prison!

Thankfully, we get to benefit from Paul’s hard-won wisdom in this book. I’ll be sharing more about my Philippians Bible study and also the Closer to God Bible Study Series on my podcast interview today.

If you don’t have time to listen to the podcast …

You can find out more about the study here: Philippians Bible Study.

What We Discussed on the Podcast

• Why I wrote a study over a book of the Bible rather than a specific topic
• How this series was birthed to solve a problem in my own life
• The significance of the name of the series
• How this study is different than many others
• Who this book is geared towards and different ways to approach the study
• How my passion to see the church (and myself) mature and become more Christ-like continues to drive me to write and teach others

Resources Mentioned on the Podcast

• My new Philippians Bible Study
• My Closer to God Bible Study Series
• How to Diagram Scripture – YouTube
• Friendship Counseling by Kevin Huggins
• Novel Marketing Podcast with Thomas Umstattd Jr.

How to Listen to the Podcast

• To listen or subscribe on YouTube: click here 
• To listen or subscribe on Apple Podcasts: click here 
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• To listen or subscribe on Stitcher: click here 
• To listen or subscribe on Spotify: click here 
• Amazon Alexa: To listen on Amazon Alexa, say, “Alexa, play the Christian Habits Podcast.” 

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In today’s culture, there is a mental health crisis. So many are looking for answers, yet much of the advice given does not provide sustainable relief. However, we know that the only way to true and lasting peace is to know the Prince of Peace! On the Christian Habits Podcast today (links below), my guest, Christopher Cook discusses this very topic and his new book Healing What You Can’t Erase.

What We Discussed on the Podcast

• The culture’s current mental health crisis
• Common advice that simply doesn’t work
• “Anxiety is just an alarm.” What does this statement mean?
• What is true peace?
• What are practical ways to fix our focus on Jesus?
• How the process of transformation happens
• Christopher’s S.E.E.D. strategy for dealing with intrusive thoughts

Resources Mentioned on the Podcast

• Healing What You Can’t Erase by Christopher Cook
• Pre-Order Bonuses for Christopher’s new book
• Win Today podcast with Christopher Cook
• Philippians Bible Study by Barb Raveling – pre-order today!
• James Bible Study

About Christopher Cook

Christopher Cook is a leadership coach, author, and podcast host focused on transformation and wholeness. With an aptitude for strategy and execution, his ability to unearth clarity out of complexity drives his mission to help individuals and organizations thrive in their true identity. His work has appeared in outlets such as SUCCESS Magazine, and he has spent over a decade coaching leaders in both the marketplace and non-profit sectors. His weekly podcast, Win Today with Christopher Cook, equips wellness-minded listeners to move beyond the limitations of self-help, and instead, toward an integrated life of wholeness from the inside out. Pulling from his own experiences with adversity and personal transformation, these efforts, embodied by his passion for mental health, emotional health, and spiritual maturity, along with his educational credentials in business administration, leadership, and ministry, have led to helping people experience healing and transformation in their spirit, mind, and body.

How to Listen to the Podcast

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• To listen or subscribe on Stitcher: click here 
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• Amazon Alexa: To listen on Amazon Alexa, say, “Alexa, play the Christian Habits Podcast.” 

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Do you ever feel distant from God? Do you long to be close to Him? In today’s episode of the Christian Habits Podcast we’ll talk about 14 practical things you can do to get closer to God.

14 Practical Ways to Get Closer to God

The more intentional we are about our relationships, the better those relationships will be. Let’s look at some practical things we can do to get closer to God. I’ll give a short list here and then go into more depth in the podcast.

1. Find something you enjoy doing with Him. If you dread your quiet time, you won’t want to do them. In the past, I didn’t feel like doing quiet times because I thought they were boring. I found something I enjoyed doing, though, and all of a sudden I wanted to do my quiet times. Some of the ideas we talk about on the podcast are truth journaling, Scripture meditation, the Examen app, topical Bible studies, and any of these renewing of the mind activities. Don’t worry about beginning with something simple, as you can always progress later to more Bible reading, etc. The key in the beginning is to establish the habit.
2. Meet with God each day during the time of day that you’re most alert. The advice we usually hear on this topic is to have your quiet time as soon as you wake up. That works for me and for many others, but it doesn’t work for everyone. If you’re a person who has more energy or self-control later in the day, it may be better to schedule your devotional time for that time of day. If you struggle with discipline in quiet times like I did for twenty years, try journaling through these questions and Bible verses.
3. Do a “closeness check” at the beginning of your time together. In the past, I used to begin each quiet time with a closeness check. I’d ask, “Am I feeling close to God?” If the answer was no, I’d think back to the previous day to see if there was anything I needed to talk to God about. I’d confess any sin that I needed to confess (often heart sin such as bad attitudes) and work through anything I needed to work through with Him. We’ll talk more about the reasons for not feeling close (sin, idolatry, and not accepting what you need to accept) in the podcast and what you can do about it.
4. Believe that He loves you. Have you ever been in a relationship in which the person actually loved you, but for some reason you felt like they didn’t love you? When this happens to us, it makes us not trust that person or feel close to them. The same thing happens when we feel like God doesn’t love us. If you feel like He doesn’t love you right now, try praying through the following Bible verses and picture God doing the things He says He’ll do in those verses. The first couple of times I tried this, it was transformative: Insecurity Bible verses, 1 John 1:9.
5. Work on letting go of your idols and sin. When we feel like we have to have certain things to be happy, it interferes with our relationship with God. So does sin. It’s impossible to completely get rid of sin and idols, but the more progress we make in those areas, the closer we’ll feel to God. Here are a couple of posts/blog series that will help: How to Break Free from Idolatry and How to Break a Habit.
6. Carve out a weekly (Sabbath) and/or monthly “date time” with Him. I don’t know about you, but it’s easy for me to get so caught up in life that I forget that life is really about God, not the other things I’m caught up in! Having a weekly Sabbath where I don’t do any work and a monthly (or every two months) “date time” with God (which I explain more fully on the podcast) both help me keep Him first in my life and feel close to Him.
7. Be thankful. Do you remember when the Israelites were grumbling in the desert after Moses led them out of Egypt? All of their grumbling distanced them from God and it does for us as well. The more we dwell on the good of God Himself and the blessings He has already given us, the more thankful we’ll be–and the closer to God we’ll feel. This post has some verses to help with thankfulness!
8. Spent time listening to God. John Mark Comer talked about this in his new book, Practicing the Way, and I also visited with John Mark about this practice on the 1/16/24 episode of the Christian Habits Podcast.
9. Develop a prayer rhythm throughout the day. We see Daniel doing this in the Bible when he prayed three times a day. Meeting with God throughout the day will help us be aware of His presence and make us feel closer to Him.
10. Go to God for help with negative emotions each day. I talk about this more on the podcast and give some examples of what that looks like.
11. Don’t spend too much time on social media, news, Netflix, or phone surfing. When we’re constantly on our phones or watching television, we’re often filling our minds with both a cultural perspective and negative emotions as we feel anger, worry, envy, and all sorts of things when we see what’s happening in the world or what others are doing. The problem is that these emotions and messages enter at lightening speed and we don’t process them. It’s easy for them to draw us away from God if we’re not careful.
12. Join a home group or Bible study. This is another tip I discovered after beginning a lifestyle where we didn’t live in places long enough to have a home group or Bible study. (My husband is a travel physical therapist so we move every three months.) I didn’t realize how important our home groups were for building me up in my faith until we no longer had them.
13. Go to church each week. I talk more about this in the podcast but I discovered this tip after being thrown into a lifestyle where we didn’t go to church every week. If we miss out on church regularly, we can still be in the Word and listen to sermons online and even watch church online. But here’s what we can’t do: join other believers in person as we worship God together. There is power in worshipping God together through song and prayer. Not to mention being encouraged by others (Hebrews 10:25) and hearing some great teaching.
14. Go to God for help with major life changes. Because I’ve just been through my own major life change, it’s fresh in my mind how important it is to go to God for help with that. Why? Because when we enter into a new life stage we discover new weaknesses, new tendencies toward idolatry, and new reasons to be discontent – even if they’re GOOD life changes. If we don’t go to God for help with those changes, we may start feeling distant from Him.

Journal Questions for Getting Closer to God

The wonderful thing about God is that He loves us even when we don’t feel close to Him. So if we’re wanting to improve our relationship with Him, we know He wants that as well. That’s not always true in our relationships with people. Sometimes it helps to think about what changes we’d like to make to improve our relationships. Following are some journaling questions you can use to think about your relationship with God.

1. What would it look like to have a close walk with God?
2. Is a consistently close walk with God possible?
3. Why do you want a close walk with God?
4. What is one thing that keeps you from having a closer walk with God?
5. What is one step you could take to have a closer walk with God?

My prayer for all of us is that God will help us have the discipline and desire to do some of the things that will draw us closer to Him. He loves us and wants to be in a relationship with us. That’s such a huge blessing. Does one of the above steps stand out to you as something you’d like to try doing? If so, I hope you’ll give that a try.

Additional Resources Mentioned on the Podcast

• James Transformation Bible Study

How to Listen to the Podcast

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Do you find yourself simply going through the motions in your Christian walk? Do you long for a deeply intentional and powerful relationship with God? If so, you will inspired and challenged by this episode of The Christian Habits Podcast (links below). My guest today, John Mark Comer, talks about a whole-life, immersive approach to your faith found in his new book, Practicing the Way.

What We Discussed on the Podcast

• The difference a Christian and an apprentice of Jesus
• How fierce intentionality in your walk with Jesus changes everything
• The keystone habits of a practicing Christian
• One powerful way to overcome temptation and sin
• What a Rule of Life is and why the ancients practiced it
• The practice of contemplative prayer

Resources Mentioned on the Podcast

• Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus. Become like him. Do as he did. by John Mark Comer
• The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry 
• Live No Lies 

About John Mark Comer

John Mark Comer is the New York Times bestselling author of seven books including The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry and Live No Lies as well as being a pastor, teacher, and founder of Practicing the Way. His latest book is Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus. Become like him. Do as he did. (a WaterBrook hardcover; on sale 1/16/24).

After serving as the lead pastor of Bridgetown Church in Portland, Oregon, for nearly two decades, John Mark and his family now reside in Los Angeles, where he serves as a teacher in residence on discipleship and spiritual formation at Vintage Church LA. His podcasts, John Mark Comer Teachings and Rule of Life, have been ranked on top religion and spirituality podcast charts in the US and UK. For more information visit johnmarkcomer.com and find him on Instagram .

How to Listen to the Podcast

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It’s easy to feel stressed, overwhelmed, and anxious when we focus on the turmoil in the world (or our own lives). However, there is hope! My guest on the podcast today, Brant Hansen, reminds us that we truly can have peace and abiding joy – no matter our circumstances – if Jesus is the center of our lives. We’ll also discuss Brant’s new book, Life is Hard, God is Good, Let’s Dance.

What We Discussed on the Podcast

• How to become joyful when that isn’t your natural bent
• How to “outsource” our worries
• What it truly means to be a disciple
• How God’s ways always lead to the best life
• A technique beyond list-making to increase our gratitude
• The importance of choosing the attitude of our heart

Resources Mentioned on the Podcast (Including Links for Pre-Order Bonuses)

• Brant’s newest book, Life is Hard, God is Good, Let’s Dance  – publishing January 16, 2024
• Barnes and Noble’s pre-order sweepstakes 
• Other pre-order gifts from Thomas Nelson Publishing
• Brant’s other books
• CURE International Children’s Hospitals

About Brant Hansen

BRANT HANSEN is a bestselling author, syndicated radio host and advocate for healing children with correctable disabilities through CURE International Children’s Hospitals. His award-winning radio show, The Brant Hansen Show, airs on top stations in the U.S. and Canada. His podcast, The Brant and Sherri Oddcast, has been downloaded more than 15 million times. He has been named “Personality of the Year” multiple times by Christian Music Broadcasters and is called “Christian music ‘s most beloved radio personality” by Christian Voice Magazine. Brant writes about varied topics related to faith, including masculinity in his book, The Men We Need, and forgiveness in Unoffendable, about which he was recently interviewed on ABC’s Good Morning America. He speaks often about being diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder as an adult. Brant also proudly refers to himself as a “toast-obsessed nerd’ who was no less than president of the Illinois Student Librarians Association in high school. He also plays the accordion, “in spite of popular demand.”

Connect with Brant at his website, Facebook, Instagram, and X (formerly Twitter).

How to Listen to the Podcast

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• Amazon Alexa: To listen on Amazon Alexa, say, “Alexa, play the Christian Habits Podcast.” 

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Do you struggle to memorize Scripture? I do. For years I thought I couldn’t memorize it because I don’t have a good memory. But for the last couple of months–ever since I read Glenna Marshall’s book on memorizing Scripture–I’ve been going great guns with Scripture memory and love it! If you’re someone like me who [...]

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