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Scott Scruggs on 2013-02-24 : Faith and Doubt / Is Jesus The Only Way? How can Jesus be the only way to God when there are so many religions in the world? The best way to answer this question is to look at what Jesus had to say about it.

Scott Scruggs on 2013-02-17 : Faith and Doubt / Doubts About The Bible More and more people have serious doubts about the reliability and relevance the Bible. So can the Bible really be trusted?

Scott Scruggs on 2013-02-10 : Faith and Doubt / I Doubt It When Jesus appeared to his disciples after the resurrection, the Bible says that some of them believed in him while others had their doubts. It's a reminder to us that faith and doubt are not mutually-exclusive -- they exist together in every human heart. So in order to deepen our faith, we�ll have to wrestle with doubt.

Scott Scruggs on 2013-01-27 : Childish Things / Commitment Issues Do you ever freak out about making a commitment? One of the reasons is because we have come to believe that the best option is to keep our options open. But what if our commitment phobia is not really protecting our freedom? What if it is actually sabotaging it?

Scott Scruggs on 2013-01-20 : Childish Things / The Need For Approval Everyone wants to be liked. But how much does that need drive what you do? More importantly, how much do you let approval from others shape who you are?

Scott Scruggs on 2013-01-13 : Childish Things / The Entitlement Trap Have you ever felt entitled to get everything you want in life? It's not just unrealistic, it's unhealthy. According to Jesus, you are not entitled to anything, but you've been entrusted with more than you may realize.

Scott Scruggs on 2013-01-06 : Childish Things / I Don't Want To Grow Up Maturity isn't something that happens to us--it's something we must intentionally pursue. So how can we do that?

Scott Scruggs on 2012-12-16 : The Concert Before Christmas / Let There Be Light Christmas did not actually begin at Christmas. It began in the very beginning when, into a dark and formless night, God said four simple words, "Let there be light." And the darkness was never the same.

Scott Scruggs on 2012-12-09 : Advent Conspiracy / Good News For All People Have you ever wondered what God thinks about our messed-up, broken-down world? The birth of Jesus gives us the answer--and it's better than you think.

Mark Scandrette on 2012-12-02 : Advent Conspiracy / Spending Your Money On What Matters Most Mark Scandrette, author, teacher and founding director of ReImagine, joins us to share a different way to think about spending and giving during this holiday season.

Scott Scruggs on 2012-11-28 : Advent Conspiracy / It Began With Worship The Christmas story didn't begin with a birth, it began with a song. And that first Christmas song has powerful implications for the meaning of Christmas.

Scott Scruggs on 2012-11-11 : The J Word / Crazy Math Jesus didn't say he would change the world for us. He said he would change the world through us. But on one condition.

Patti Pierce on 2012-11-04 : The J Word / Do You Want To Get Well? Physical healing was a significant part of Jesus' ministry. But does Jesus still heal today and, if so, what does that mean?

Scott Scruggs on 2012-10-28 : The J Word / He Had To Go The gospel is not simply about what Jesus came to do but who he came for.

Scott Scruggs on 2012-10-21 : The J Word / Losing My Religion Jesus did not come to create a new kind of religion. He came to bring people into the loving presence of God. How did he do this, and, why?