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We [Still] Love the Church

"Stop Listening to Podcasts and Just Read the Bible"

Season 1, Ep. 8
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In this episode, Bryan interviews Rebekah on some of the resources that have helped her over the years, and especially in the time post ministry.


Resources

Rebekah Holt

We [Still] Love the Church


Books:


The Bible, God’s Holy Word 


By David Gibson:


Living Life Backward: How Ecclesiastes Teaches Us to Live in Light of the End.


The Lord of Psalm 23: Jesus our Shepherd, Companion, and Host.


The Undivided Life: A Guide to Wholehearted Faith from the Book of James.


By John Lennox


Joseph: A Story of Love, Hate, Slavery, Power, and Forgiveness.


By C.S. Lewis:


A Grief Observed


By Whitney Pipkin:


We Shall All Be Changed: How Facing Death with Loved Ones Transforms Us



By Dan Allender and Tremper Longman:


Bold Love







Podcasts:


1. Confronting Christianity by Rebecca McLaughlin

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/confronting-christianity-with-rebecca-mclaughlin/id1637505896 


2. Renewing Your Mind by Ligonier Ministries

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/renewing-your-mind/


3. GospelBound with Collin Hansen

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/gospelbound/id1499898207 


4. Crossway

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-crossway-podcast/id1457099163 


5. Bible Project

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bibleproject/id1050832450


6. Knowing Faith

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/knowing-faith/id1274228164


7. Mere Fidelity

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mere-fidelity/id885758537


8. Elisabeth Elliot

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-elisabeth-elliot-podcast/id1537596556


9. CCEF: Where Life and Scripture

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ccef-podcast-where-life-scripture-meet/id1196426810


10. Deep Dish,The Gospel Coalition

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-deep-dish/id1794426491


11. The Best of You with Dr. Alison Cook

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-best-of-you/id1620059010


12. Ministry Wives (Formerly with Christine Hoover)

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ministry-wives-podcast/id1341513188



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