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Ryan Lister

Ryan Lister is a professor of theology at Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon, and the author of the book The Presence of God: Its Place in the Storyline of Scripture and the Story of Our Lives. He is also the Director of Doctrine and Discipleship for Humble Beast and co-creator of The Canvas Conference.

Parenting Is About Treasuring: Four Ways to Nurture Joy in God

Parenting Is About Treasuring

Four Ways to Nurture Joy in God

Our children’s obsession with joy is from God — designed to lead them to him. Our role as parents is to help show the way.

Push Back the Chaos: Finding Calm on Sunday Morning

Push Back the Chaos

Finding Calm on Sunday Morning

How do you worship God on Sunday when you’re in the midst of emotional, spiritual, or relational turmoil? Here are three steps to push back the chaos.

Jesus Did Not Die for ‘Comfortable’

Jesus Did Not Die for ‘Comfortable’

The lie of the modern world is that Jesus died that he might bring us to Netflix, smartphones, and a comfy retirement.

God Made Every Part of You for Worship

God Made Every Part of You for Worship

See, touch, hear, smell, and taste that the Lord is good. You were made for worship, every part of you.

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