Gabe Lyons

President of THINQ Media / Host of UnderCurrent Show, co- Host of Rhythms for Life Podcast and Author of Good Faith, The Next Christians and UnChristian

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Grateful for the time ⁦@BenSasse⁩ helped all of us at ⁦@thinq__media⁩ address our loneliness epidemic before many were aware of it. This led to hundreds of leaders hosting a THINQ Dinner in their homes to address this in their community.

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[Gabe Lyons @GabeLyons]

I’m so sorry to hear this, Ben. Our family will be praying for wisdom as you navigate the season ahead. Thank you for your witness and courage.

[Ben Sasse @BenSasse]

Friends-

This is a tough note to write, but since a bunch of you have started to suspect something, I’ll cut to the chase: Last week I was diagnosed with metastasized, stage-four pancreatic cancer, and am gonna die.

Advanced pancreatic is nasty stuff; it’s a death sentence. But I already had a death sentence before last week too — we all do.

I’m blessed with amazing siblings and half-a-dozen buddies that are genuinely brothers. As one of them put it, “Sure, you��re on the clock, but we’re all on the clock.” Death is a wicked thief, and the bastard pursues us all.

Still, I’ve got less time than I’d prefer. This is hard for someone wired to work and build, but harder still as a husband and a dad. I can’t begin to describe how great my people are. During the past year, as we’d temporarily stepped back from public life and built new family rhythms, Melissa and I have grown even closer — and that on top of three decades of the best friend a man could ever have. Seven months ago, Corrie was commissioned into the Air Force and she’s off at instrument and multi-engine rounds of flight school. Last week, Alex kicked butt graduating from college a semester early even while teaching gen chem, organic, and physics (she’s a freak). This summer, 14-year-old Breck started learning to drive. (Okay, we’ve been driving off-book for six years — but now we’ve got paper to make it street-legal.) I couldn’t be more grateful to constantly get to bear-hug this motley crew of sinners and saints.

There’s not a good time to tell your peeps you’re now marching to the beat of a faster drummer — but the season of advent isn’t the worst. As a Christian, the weeks running up to Christmas are a time to orient our hearts toward the hope of what’s to come.

Not an abstract hope in fanciful human goodness; not hope in vague hallmark-sappy spirituality; not a bootstrapped hope in our own strength (what foolishness is the evaporating-muscle I once prided myself in). Nope — often we lazily say “hope” when what we mean is “optimism.” To be clear, optimism is great, and it’s absolutely necessary, but it’s insufficient. It’s not the kinda thing that holds up when you tell your daughters you’re not going to walk them down the aisle. Nor telling your mom and pops they’re gonna bury their son.

A well-lived life demands more reality — stiffer stuff. That’s why, during advent, even while still walking in darkness, we shout our hope — often properly with a gravelly voice soldiering through tears.

Such is the calling of the pilgrim. Those who know ourselves to need a Physician should dang well look forward to enduring beauty and eventual fulfillment. That is, we hope in a real Deliverer — a rescuing God, born at a real time, in a real place. But the eternal city — with foundations and without cancer — is not yet.

Remembering Isaiah’s prophecies of what’s to come doesn’t dull the pain of current sufferings. But it does put it in eternity’s perspective:
“When we've been there 10,000 years…We've no less days to sing God's praise.”

I’ll have more to say. I’m not going down without a fight. One sub-part of God’s grace is found in the jawdropping advances science has made the past few years in immunotherapy and more. Death and dying aren’t the same — the process of dying is still something to be lived. We’re zealously embracing a lot of gallows humor in our house, and I’ve pledged to do my part to run through the irreverent tape.

But for now, as our family faces the reality of treatments, but more importantly as we celebrate Christmas, we wish you peace: “The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned….For to us a son is given” (Isaiah 9).

With great gratitude, and with gravelly-but-hopeful voices,
Ben — and the Sasses

[Jim Daly @DalyFocus]

We wanted to take a moment and invite you to watch our latest program with @branthansen & @GabeLyons, as we reflect on Charlie Kirk's steadfast dedication to his faith and honor his example of having courage in the face of opposition.
Listen now: https://t.co/sbpdvUWLLD

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If you're a leader seeking to think deeply, live faithfully, and engage today’s world with wisdom, you’re in the right place!

In this episode, Gabe Lyons dives into the first part of the 5-part THINQ Framework: THEOLOGY.

Listen now: https://t.co/g7cIJOcKCe

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@GabeLyons calls Christians to think well about pressing issues of our time, like the rise of tech-accelerated depravity.

Watch the full talk here: https://t.co/dUbBBksX9d

[Alex Vacca @itsalexvacca]

BREAKING: MIT just completed the first brain scan study of ChatGPT users & the results are terrifying.

Turns out, AI isn't making us more productive. It's making us cognitively bankrupt.

Here's what 4 months of data revealed:

(hint: we've been measuring productivity all wrong)

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As we celebrate fathers today, be encouraged by this insight from @JeffersonBethke as he and @GabeLyons discuss fatherhood and helping men recover God's vision for their lives.

If you want to hear more exclusive conversations like this, visit https://t.co/xyV0fI5dNd

[Karl Mehta @karlmehta]

Dr. Jay Battacharya just spent 4.5 hours on Andrew Huberman's podcast discussing health.

He revealed mind-blowing facts about autism research, vaccine safety, & how our medical establishment really works...

Here are 8 of his most shocking insights: 🧵

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Is marriage still relevant in today's culture?

Rebekah & @Gabelyons welcome sociologist @bradwilcoxifs. Dr. Wilcox presents compelling research that challenges the cultural narrative of marriage.

Watch now: https://t.co/vGwaEsmCoF

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[Shannon Bream @ShannonBream]

This week on #LivinTheBream - This brand new book by my friends Rebekah Lyons and @GabeLyons is easily one of the best I’ve ever read on marriage.  Whether you’re struggling, coasting or soaring – there is something in this book for you.  Thought-provoking discussion questions, transparency, stories from their own lives – it’s all aimed at helping you have the best marriage possible.  LISTEN to our chat: https://t.co/abOTAQPVUN

[Shannon Bream @ShannonBream]

This brand new book by my friends Rebekah Lyons and @GabeLyons is easily one of the best I’ve ever read on marriage. Whether you’re struggling, coasting or soaring – there is something in this book for you. Thought-provoking discussion questions, transparency, stories from their own lives – it’s all aimed at helping you have the best marriage possible. Our discussion on #LivinTheBream is coming soon! #TheFightForUs

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Master craftsman Matt Impola explores the intersection of faith, creativity, and meaningful work. Matt shares why craftsmanship still matters in a world of mass production and instant gratification. 

Watch the full talk here: https://t.co/0DVRfhsJVW

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Ever feel like your spouse is the villain in your marriage story?

Rebekah & @GabeLyons sit down with @JPokluda who challenges that narrative with a powerful truth.

Watch:https://t.co/e01l9Ju9U7

The Fight for Us:https://t.co/211z0921Of

Free resources:https://t.co/qBl66fX1tr

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@jpokluda joins Rebekah & @GabeLyons to share how, after 21 years of marriage, he and his wife discovered a powerful truth...

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Free resources: https://t.co/hI8q5CnF57

[Aaron Kheriaty @AaronKheriatyMD]

My recent interview with @GabeLyons on resisting the biomedical security state... https://t.co/f3W9OcDWAz

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In the first of two eye-opening episodes of The InFormed Parent Podcast, host Suzanne Phillips sits down with Jenna Parker, a 25-year-old young professional who walked through gender transition and later detransitioned in her early twenties.

Jenna bravely shares her powerful and deeply personal story, shedding light on gender ideology, the cultural pressures surrounding it, and the emotional and psychological aspects of transitioning. With honesty and compassion, Jenna offers insights for parents and young people navigating this topic and provides invaluable advice for fostering a healthy, identity-rooted foundation in truth.

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@GabeLyons, co-founder of THINQ Media, poses the question, 'What does A.I. want?' He cautions against relying on technology, such as A.I., in a way that disconnects us from our true identities as designed by God.

[Gabe Lyons @GabeLyons]

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