The Life Challenges Podcast
Modern-day issues from a Biblical perspective.
Podcasting since 2021 • 233 episodes
The Life Challenges Podcast
Latest Episodes
Vaccines, Your Body, and Loving Your Neighbor with Dr. Rob Balza
What if the story of vaccines is really a story about protecting what we value most? We sit down with biomedical researcher Dr. Rob Balza to chart the arc from smallpox variolation to today’s mRNA platforms, then push past headlines to the data...
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What’s Trending? Abortion Numbers Are Up, Blood Test for Alzheimer’s, Cost of Youth Sports, and AI
Think Dobbs ended the abortion debate? The numbers say otherwise. We unpack why abortions have risen since the ruling, how chemical pills and telehealth shattered state borders, and why federal inaction leaves courts and clinics chasing the wro...
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When Mental Illness Gets in the Way of the Gospel with Theresa Kramer
Pain doesn’t disappear because we can quote the right verse. Together with licensed counselor Theresa Kramer, we unpack how faith, psychology, and everyday community can meet mental illness with compassion and clarity. We talk about the differe...
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The Sin of Abortion
Hard truths can heal or harm depending on how we carry them. We take a clear-eyed look at abortion as sin while refusing to flatten people into labels, and we explore how Christians can hold conviction and compassion in the same hand without co...
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A Journey From Silence to Healing After Abortion
We sit with Sheila Luck to hear how a 1975 abortion, years of silence, and a risky prayer to “be God’s employee” turned regret into purpose, writing, and open‑handed service. The talk invites churches and families to become safe places where ho...
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