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December 23, 2025
Lessons from Our Little Ones
Children are marvelous teachers! If we slow down and pay attention, we will learn more from our children than we ever expected. Author, radio veteran, and grandpa Jon Gauger joins Chris Brooks to talk over some crucial Christmas conversations we can have with our kids and the surprising instruction they have for us, too. Hear lessons from little ones on this holiday edition of Equipped.
Featured resource:
Kids Say the Wisest Things by Jon Gauger
December thank you gift:
Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When God is Speaking by Priscilla Shirer
Equipped with Chris Brooks is made possible through your support. To donate now, click here.
December 22, 2025
Is Christmas Unbelievable?
Is the nativity just a nice story or did the virgin birth, the angels and the shepherds, and Jesus being born in a manger really happen? Author and apologist Rebecca McLaughlin will talk with Chris Brooks about trustworthy evidence for the birth and life of Christ. Bring your own questions and doubts and discover why you really can believe in Christmas when you join us for Equipped.
Featured resource:
Is Christmas Unbelievable? by Rebecca McLoughlin
December thank you gift:
Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When God is Speaking by Priscilla Shirer
Equipped with Chris Brooks is made possible through your support. To donate now, click here.
December 19, 2025
Discerning the Voice of God
If you’ve ever struggled with knowing whether you’re truly hearing from God or just hearing your own thoughts, you won’t want to this edition of Equipped with Chris Brooks. Author and Bible teacher Priscilla Shirer will help us learn how to better recognize God’s voice. Discern the voice of God in your daily life when you join us for Equipped.
Featured resource:
Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When God is Speaking by Priscilla Shirer
December thank you gift:
Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When God is Speaking by Priscilla Shirer
Equipped with Chris Brooks is made possible through your support. To donate now, click here.
December 18, 2025
Why Should I Study Philosophy?
How analytically do you think? We know that ideas have consequences so shouldn't we know what the ideas that run the world mean? Do you want to grow in your ability to understand and discern philosophical ideas through a Biblical framework? Dr. Paul Copan will explain why and how Christians should study philosophy. Learn about the role of the mind in the life of faith on this edition of Equipped.
Featured resource:
A Little Book for New Philosophers by Paul Copan
December thank you gift:
Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When God is Speaking by Priscilla Shirer
Equipped with Chris Brooks is made possible through your support. To donate now, click here.
December 17, 2025
You Were Never Meant to Do It All
Feeling exhausted, anxious, and overwhelmed? You're not alone! If you've ever said, "I just can't do it all," you’re right…you were never meant to! That's the powerful message of Kelly Kapic's book, You Were Never Meant to Do It All, and he joins Chris Brooks on Equipped with encouragement to accept God's design for our humanity so we can live well—within our limits!
Featured resource:
You Were Never Meant to Do It All by Kelly Kapic
December thank you gift:
Discerning the Voice of God: How to Recognize When God is Speaking by Priscilla Shirer
Equipped with Chris Brooks is made possible through your support. To donate now, click here.
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Chris Brooks
Chris Brooks is the senior pastor of Woodside Bible Church, a multisite congregation across the Detroit metropolitan area. Chris served for 20 years as the senior pastor of Evangel Ministries, a thriving 1,600-member church in the heart of Detroit. He also served as the campus dean of Moody Theological Seminary in Plymouth, Michigan. A popular Detroit radio host since 2005, Chris is the author of Kingdom Dreaming and Urban Apologetics. He graduated from Michigan State University with a BA in Finance, completed his MA in Christian Apologetics at Biola University, and graduated from the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics. He is currently pursuing a Doctor of Ministry degree at Asbury Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Yodit, are the proud parents of six children: Christopher, Zewditu, Cameron, Judah, Sophia, and Christyana.
Equipped with Chris Brooks
Equipped with Chris Brooks encourages you to grow spiritually, think critically, and live compassionately in your community. Interact with Chris as he empowers you to live out the gospel in a rapidly changing culture. This live, one-hour program, airing weekdays at noon CT, features special guests and welcomes your participation by callling in and by plugging in through social media.