Karen Ellis is passionate about theology, human rights, and global religious freedom. She is the director of the Center for the Study of the Bible and Ethnicity at Reformed Theological Seminary in Atlanta. Karen holds degrees from Westminster T

Harold Smith: Enduring in God’s Faithfulness

Mar 3rd, 2020 30m 49s

Harold Smith joined Christianity Today in 1984 and served as the president of the magazine from 2007 - 2019. He serves on boards and is grateful to have taught an adult Sunday school class. He is a faithful member of College Church in Wheaton,

Josh Deckard: Enduring in Fatherhood

Mar 3rd, 2020 29m 1s

Josh Deckard is the founder of Hammerstone Capital, an investment company focusing on early-stage opportunities. Before launching Hammerstone Capital, Josh was the Assistant Press Secretary to President George W. Bush and the longest-serving me

Useful Group: Enduring in Podcasting

Mar 3rd, 2020 18m 17s

Nick Rynerson is the Chief Creative Officer and Michael Wojcik is a digital lead at Useful Group, a creative agency in Bloomington, IL. Nick and Michael are two believers who work in both Christian circles and the secular world. They share with

Karen Swallow Prior: Enduring in Social Media

Mar 3rd, 2020 22m 18s

Karen Swallow Prior is a professor of English at Liberty University, the author of several books, and writes frequently on literature, culture, ethics, and ideas. Her writing appears at Christianity Today, The Washington Post, Vox, and The Gosp

Season 1 Wrap Up

Nov 25th, 2019 1m 12s

We've come to the end of the first season of Stories of Sacred Endurance. Thanks so much for joining and listening. We've had some amazing guests this season–please go back and listen and be encouraged towards your own sacred endurance.Thi

June Cheng: Enduring in Persecution

Nov 19th, 2019 31m 8s

June tells us about the persecution that Chinese Christians are facing today and how they continue to follow God even in the face of intense adversity.

Linda and Tom Strode: Enduring in the Everyday

Nov 14th, 2019 31m 18s

Tom and Linda Strode met at First Baptist Church in Little Rock and were married in 1978. On this episode they share how to push on in following Jesus in everyday, mundane life.

Costi Hinn: Enduring in Truth

Nov 7th, 2019 31m 21s

Costi comes from a family of well-known prosperity gospel teachers, but had a radical encounter with God’s Word. He shares with us the challenges and victories he now embraces since following Jesus Christ.

Todd Billings: Enduring in Hope

Nov 5th, 2019 21m 29s

Dr. J. Todd Billings was diagnosed with incurable blood cancer in 2012. Todd shares with us how his hope in Jesus Christ has helped him endure the everyday questions and struggles that come with his diagnosis.

Jamie and Louis Love: Enduring in Marriage

Oct 31st, 2019 36m 11s

Louie and Jamie join us and draw on their 40 years of marriage as they speak to the rewards, struggles, and hope that come from a marriage and life centered on Christ.

Joni Tada: Enduring in Suffering

Oct 29th, 2019 29m 11s

Joni joins us to share with us on how becoming a quadriplegic through a diving accident and enduring suffering in community brought her into a meaningful relationship with Christ.

Michael Card: Enduring in Community

Oct 24th, 2019 16m 27s

Michael joins us to share his experience being in the Christian Music industry most of his life and the role community has played in his sacred endurance.

Jon Kelly: Enduring in Chains

Oct 22nd, 2019 32m 7s

Jon joins us to tell us how his troubled teenage years of gang affiliation brought him to meet and follow Christ in a prison cell at the age of 19, changing his life forever.

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Coming Soon: Stories of Sacred Endurance

Oct 8th, 2019 2m 13s

In conjunction with my book, Sacred Endurance, we’ve developed this podcast—Stories of Sacred Endurance—to take the biblical call to run the race with endurance and to bring it to life with stories of modern day Christians.The race is hard,