Life in the Kingdom Podcast

A Brewing Sexual Reformation? Author Aimee Byrd Dives Deep into the Song of Songs and the Dignity and Personhood of Man and Woman

Author Aimee Byrd explores the riches of the Song of Songs as its lyrics reveal a typology in God's design of man and woman, one that unfolds throughout the whole of Scripture. The meaning of man and woman extends beyond biology, nature, and culture; it gives us a glimpse of what is to come. In the book The Sexual Reformation: Restoring the Dignity and Personhood of Man and Woman she explains how and why our bodies themselves are theological.

Unraveling Gender Ideology: Catholic Scholar Details What's at Stake and How Christians Can Respond

The world is increasingly saturated with a proliferating number of so-called "gender identities" and it's undergirded by a nefarious ideology that is an assault on the image of God, specifically how human beings are male and female. How can and how should Christians engage this and what is the bigger picture as described in Scripture? Catholic University of America moral theology professor John Grabowski unpacks that and more in his new book "Unraveling Gender: The Battle Over Sexual Difference."

Filmmaker Details How a Generation 'Raised on Porn' has Hijacked Society, Damaged Relationships

A new documentary unpacks how pornography is one of the most nefarious social experiments that has ever been unleashed on society and how it has hijacked and damaged countless lives and relationships, urging people to rethink the supposed harmlessness of online porn.

Tackling Abuse in Christian Marriages: Author Cindy Burrell Explains How Churches Can Help Victims

How should Christians respond to the thorny and increasingly visible problem of spousal abuse in Christian marriages? Hurtbylove.com founder Cindy Burrell, author of "Reformulating the Christian Marriage Counseling Model Where Abuse Is Involved," unpacks the dynamics of abuse in relationships and how the Church can help extend the hope of the Gospel to victims and not enable further harm.

What is 'Violent' Faith? Author Kim Maas Unpacks What it Means to Live in the Way of God's Kingdom

Author and speaker Kim Maas explains that the ways of God's Kingdom that Jesus inaugurated are actually violent: violent love, violent forgiveness, violent healing, violent deliverance, violent peace. What does this mean and what does it look like? It's spiritual warfare, learning to do battle against evil like Jesus did.