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Mike Hatch & Chris Bolinger

Throwing Mountains

A weekly Education, Religion and Spirituality podcast
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Throwing Mountains

Mike Hatch & Chris Bolinger

Throwing Mountains

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Throwing Mountains

Mike Hatch & Chris Bolinger

Throwing Mountains

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In life, you often team up with your closest friends. In a crisis, however, a team may be formed from total strangers.When one of the Apollo 13 spacecraft’s oxygen tanks exploded, the lives of three astronauts suddenly were in the hands of thei
A key part of Christian leadership is managing our finances in a way that honors God. But God calls us to more than just sound money management, says Mike Hatch. In fact, God challenges us to ensure that all our economic activities -- at work,
Research shows that past adversity can help you persevere in the face of current stress. And that makes sense, because perseverance requires strength, and adversity makes you stronger.Just ask anyone who lifts weights.This week's Bible passage:
Even if you're reading the Bible every day, you may be missing -- or misunderstanding -- some of what it says.Bible expert David Instone-Brewer recommends putting yourself in the place of the first Christians. By reading the Bible through the e
At the end of Field of Dreams, Ray finally loses his cool. He has sacrificed a great deal and wants to know how he'll be rewarded.Is it wrong for a Christian to ask about reward? You know that you'll have eternal life in heaven. But what about
Mike Hatch is launching a new Pittsburgh-focused podcast this fall and we wanted to take a moment to share the introductory episode with you. Since many of you (our listeners) are from Pittsburgh, we would love to get your feedback and input ab
What’s your favorite Bible translation? Does it really matter which one you choose?Sometimes it does. In fact, the translation – or mistranslation – of a single word of the Bible can make a big difference. It may even skew your view of God in a
One of every 10 American adults struggles with an addiction to drugs or alcohol.Dan Gregory isn’t one of them. But his son was, so Dan learned all he could about addiction treatment. What he found was a broken system with few options other than
If Jesus is the Good Shepherd, then what are we?That's right: we're the sheep.And like real sheep, we have a tendency to wander . . . even when we're in the perfect environment, the green pasture to which our shepherd has led us. This week's Bi
If you glance at the homepage for the ministry he co-founded, you may think it’s just another men’s study.You’d be wrong.When the COVID pandemic isolated men in the heart of Pittsburgh, Donnie Gray co-founded Digging Deep Ministries to provide
Faced with a choice between something that is urgent and something that is important, you're likely to do the urgent one. When you make that same choice over and over, you find that you rarely, if ever, have time for what's truly important.The
The key to sustained church growth is reaching and discipling men, says David Murrow. His first book, Why Men Hate Going to Church, has sold over 200,000 copies because it "calls the church back to men" and provides practical steps on attractin
When they reached Emmaus, Cleopas and his friend asked Jesus to stay with them. But Jesus left.40 days later, Jesus ascended to heaven, leaving all his followers behind, staring at the sky.His leaving was the best thing for them. And for us.It
He’s leading missions trips to deliver humanitarian aid and provide trauma medical training in some of the world’s most challenging environments, including Iraq, Ghana, and Nepal. In The States, he’s taking on the absence of young men (ages 18-
The Bible tells us that hope, real hope, never disappoints. But what if you're in prison, and you've lost all hope?Eric Genuis has visited 1,000 prisons. To every one of them, he's brought hope . . . in a surprising way.This week's Bible passag
At first, he dragged his feet. Minister to guys in prison? He wasn’t trained for that. God should tap someone else, someone with special skills and experience.But God changed David Derry’s attitude by changing his heart.After all, God sent his
Why should you forgive other people?Jesus gave us a very clear reason: if you don’t, then God won't forgive you.But there's another good reason: it sets a prisoner free. That prisoner is you.This week's Bible passage: Colossians 3:11-14Podcast
A little over a decade ago, as he was struggling with a crisis in his faith, Richard Ramsey was given the opportunity to write and direct a feature film that presented the life of Solomon in a modern-day context. He threw himself into the proje
Jesus said that, if you have a tiny amount of faith -- faith like a grain of mustard seed -- then you can tell a mountain to throw itself into the sea, and it will happen.So, why aren’t you moving mountains in your own life? Do you lack the fai
What are you doing to take care of your soul?After 14 years as a Navy Chaplain and stints as a pastor in an addiction recovery program and local church settings, Greg Woodard has found that caring for your soul is the key to long-term effective
Evil can be difficult to recognize and even tougher to fight. A big part of the battle occurs in the spiritual realm, and most of us are not intimately familiar with that place.Fortunately, we have powerful allies, and God has equipped us for b
For nearly two decades, David Dusek has been speaking to and speaking with men around the world. Men want and need authentic friendships with other men, says David, but most men are afraid to open up about what's really going on in their lives.
40 days after Jesus rose from the dead, he gave his disciples a radical mission that would be opposed by nearly everyone. Then Jesus ascended to heaven, leaving his closest followers -- a ragtag group of ordinary young men -- without a leader.H
Tim Brown has worked with many successful men. Men who are movers and shakers in their communities. Men with power and platforms and influence.These men are in positions of leadership, but most of them are not leading – or, at least, not leadin
Every time we say the Lord’s Prayer, we ask for God’s will to be done, on earth as it is in heaven.So what is God’s will? Specifically, what is His will for you?This week's Bible passage: 2 Peter 3:8-10Podcast resource: 52 Weeks of Strength for
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