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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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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
When you experience a significant loss, such as the death of a loved one, you may try to replace your grief and guilt with something that provides meaning and purpose. But replacement isn’t healing. And you need healing.After Tim Tucker’s wife
Jesus told Pilate, "For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”Pilate responded, “What is truth?”Ultimately, Pilate learned the tru
At a time when men's ministries are struggling -- and men are struggling -- Christ Led Communities is thriving. Craig Fry, who has led CLC for the past 11 years, explains why. The two keys to CLC's success, he says, are:building brotherhood bon
Scholars say that Charles Dickens wrote his most famous work to to alert people to the terrible plight of England’s poor, especially poor children.I say that he wrote it to tell a story of salvation. This week's Bible passage: Matthew 16:24-27 
What role does God play in your personal and family finances?When he lost his job during the financial crisis of 2008, Bob Lotich heard God calling him to do something crazy: make his blog his full-time job. There was just one problem: the blog
He had no experience, so he winged it. He had no credentials, so he invented some. He forged documents. He bribed officials.All to save the lives of 669 children he’d never met. Children who, for 50 years, had no idea who he was or what he had
In these highlights from episode 37, guest Patrick Melder explains:How Bitcoin has clarified and enriched his Christian faithHow he is using Bitcoin to enrich the lives of people in GuatemalaHow Bitcoin can be a "conversation starter" to share
Tired of seeing your friends sitting on the sidelines with their Christian faith? Tired of waiting for your church to offer something meaningful for men?Maybe you should follow the example of Cody Andrews.Cody had no formal religious training a
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