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Christmas activities across generations, plus the story behind the YouVersion Bible app, and overcoming the fear of a better option.<\/span><\/p>\n

Featured musical artist:\u00a0 <\/span>Covenant Worship<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Roundtable: How My Family Celebrates Christmas<\/b><\/p>\n

Does your family have Christmas traditions that are non-negotiable? Maybe a special dish or dessert someone makes, a movie you watch every year, or a church service you attend together. Passing traditions down through generations makes the holiday season extra special, so our guests get nostalgic in sharing their own traditions and why they choose to prioritize them in the midst of everything else they could be doing.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Culture: Billions of Bibles<\/b><\/p>\n

If you have the Bible app on your phone, you can thank Bobby Gruenewald. He birthed the idea in an airport, and what landed in Apple\u2019s app store on day one has now tallied over one billion downloads. Bobby joins us for an insider\u2019s look at the story behind the YouVersion app, what it can do (did you know our host, Lisa Anderson, has a reading plan there?), and how it\u2019s reaching the world.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Download the YouVersion App<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Read The Dating Manifesto Plan\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Inbox: Overcoming FOBO<\/b><\/p>\n

If you have too many choices and are plagued by indecision, how do you avoid feeling like there\u2019s always a \u201cbetter\u201d option out there? Counselor Geremy Keeton weighs in.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Link to Counseling Services\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

Find us on YouTube\u00a0<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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