Rapt Interviews

Be inspired as Christian adventurers & storytellers get real about spiritual growth, daily spiritual practices, and favorite books, podcasts, and resources.

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"All of us have had times when we long for God to show up, to show himself, to make things easier, but feel that God hangs back, silent and distant." -@Tish_H_Warren

Read "What If the Emptiness Isn’t a Punishment?"
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In this interview, Jerry Sittser gets honest about the heartbreaking loss of his wife, young daughter and mother in the same car accident and how God has healed his heart over the decades.

Read more of Jerry's thought-provoking interview:
https://t.co/iF69UTsrKh

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"As churchgoers form relationships with other believers, they aren't just talking to each other. Most are also talking with God together, and those prayers often include non-Christians." -@WardrobeDoor

Read "Friendly but Not Deep Enough"
https://t.co/YlGDgENBib

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In his interview, @scottsauls gives us an insider’s look at his love for multicultural community, navigating the line between righteous and unrighteous anger, and why he’s not afraid to use AI for study and research.

https://t.co/4LBPC2tS9Y

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"We have fewer friends than we used to. In 1990, almost three-quarters of Americans had more than three close friends. By 2021, that number had dropped to 49%." -Jeff Galley and Phillip Smith

Read "Half of Us Are Lonely and Church Isn't Helping"
https://t.co/GJ8cMz5PcY

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Let @melissabkruger encourage you as she discusses why she urges parents to prioritize family meals, how to prepare for deep questions from your children, and how journaling her prayers has drawn her closer to God throughout her life.

https://t.co/PPQybUHxn9

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"To believe in the miraculous is to believe that God does things that are beyond science or human explanation." -Aaron Graham

Read "Beyond Reason but Not Against It"
https://t.co/aqwtwt9fGQ

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In this interview, Tim Kelly doesn’t hold back as he opens up about his journey through grief and how knowing God’s fatherly heart has helped him cope with the ache of losing his only son, Patrick.
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Read more of Tim's thought-provoking interview:
https://t.co/r25D4QTVd6

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"Shame and guilt are different. Guilt is objective: a true conviction that follows sin or wrongdoing. But shame can creep in even when you've done nothing wrong. It whispers, 'You are not enough. You are a burden. You are broken." -Sydney Anne Bennett

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Jeff Galley takes time in this interview to share about some of the things closest to his heart—the modern epidemic of loneliness and how the local church is designed to combat it with community.

Read more of Jeff's thought-provoking interview:
https://t.co/Z4n2KLYVUg

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"The darkness I live with has yielded great treasures. God has taught me my greatest lessons through my deepest suffering, and the lessons have not been wasted. It has been well said that what is painful in life can become profitable." -Chad Roberts

https://t.co/U2BcL3ugEE

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In this interview, @kjramseywrites shares part of her story, both the pain and the joy, of walking through life with chronic illness and grappling with her faith.

Read more of K.J.'s thought-provoking interview:
https://t.co/KzFZ28ZOUu

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"Pride is perhaps the most inescapable of all sins. For while you might overcome gluttony or gossip or lust, you will then feel pride at having overcome it. Quite literally, pride comes before the fall." -@jdlyonhart

https://t.co/KzPhqzsWjZ

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In this interview, @Tish_H_Warren shares about a challenging season of burnout and exhaustion that led her to write her latest book as a resource for those walking through a desert.

Read more of Tish's thought-provoking interview:
https://t.co/VftXPHTSLw

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"It isn't enough to know that God cares. You want to know that he will act. And he has. God's answer to human pain was not distance. It was incarnation. God did not shout comfort from heaven. He stepped into the ache." -Tiffany Stein

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In this interview, Aaron Graham shares his passion for helping foster community environments where faith grows over time without diminishing.

Read more of Aaron's thought-provoking interview:
https://t.co/jwQDVhJspf

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"The way you get fit is to go to the gym and eat healthy, which isn't always fun. But the way you build this lifestyle of working out and eating healthy is by committing to it, even if you don't want to. That's how you see results." -@ashheth

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"Our universal longing for safety, welcome and belonging are like breadcrumbs that lead us, if not back to our childhood tables, in search of another table altogether." -@revhannahking

Read "The Longest Table in The World"
https://t.co/WyEwIfSWD8

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"I looked around the café. The family was gone, and now all the computers had black screens, as if none of them had been touched. 'This isn't possible,' I said to myself. I pulled the money from my pocket." -Haylee Graham

Read "God Heard Me"
https://t.co/mq9sWFsplM

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In our conversation with Sydney Anne Bennett, she’s opening up about what it was like to go from finding joy in physical activity to having trouble walking due to her Functional Neurological Disorder.

Read more of Sydney's thought-provoking interview:
https://t.co/OFiEOxbKso