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The apostle Paul was born in Tarsus. That’s modern-day Turkey! A surprising amount of the Bible took place there. But today, Turkey is largely hostile to the gospel. This week on The Land and the Book, we’ll share a firsthand account of a gospel witness in Turkey. Plus, we’ll tackle some intriguing listener Bible questions.

Starting well in life seems to come naturally for many. We're excited. Enthused. Ready to move out and make our mark. But then…along comes middle age…and the second half. And a surprisingly few of us—even as believers—end up finishing well. This week on The Land and the Book, we’ll meet an Old Testament character...

The angels announced to the shepherds, “peace and goodwill toward men.” What did they actually mean? Where is this peace? How should the Bible frame our understanding of true peace—especially at Christmas, when there’s so little of it? That’s our focus this week on The Land and the Book. Plus, we’ll explore...

In the Old Testament, Jericho's walls came tumbling down. But in the New Testament, the taxes were plenty high. Making sure that you paid your fair share—and then some—was a tax collector named Zacchaeus. What do we actually know about this man—and what can we take away from his story for our own journey? That's where we're...

Eden, Sinai, Tabor, and Zion. In the Bible, these four mountain-top encounters with God unify the Bible's grand story. When you and I read Scripture with attentiveness to symbols and images—such as mountains—the Bible's overarching story emerges. Better yet, we encounter God Himself in His Word. This week on The Land and the Book,...

Does it ever seem to you like there’s a disconnect between American Jews and Israeli Jews? As Christ-followers, we care deeply about what happens over in Israel. But… do you wonder why some American Jews seem to have little interest in what's going on in the nation of Israel? What do we not understand? This week on The Land and...

The ache of a painful past...the search for an ancient artifact…the hiss of an impending threat… This is the backdrop for a work of biblical fiction based on the life of Esther. This week on The Land and the Book, award-winning author Tessa Afshar joins us. Having been raised in what is now known as ancient Persia—where...

​This weekend on Open Line with Dr. Michael Rydelnik, we welcome Moody Bible Institute professor Eva Rydelnik and Open Line producer Tricia McMillan for a Mailbag program. You've sent us your questions and they've piled up so we can spend the whole program answering them. How do you talk with those who don't believe that Bible stories really...

C.S. Lewis dedicated his book, The Screwtape Letters, to his friend J.R.R. Tolkien, and Tolkien dedicated his Lord of the Rings to the Inklings, the Oxford literary group they were both a part of.  These two literary giants formed a friendship that changed the world, and each other.  Ed Stetzer talks with playwright, Dean Batali,...

Do you ever feel spiritually stuck?  What if intimacy with God doesn't begin with us knocking at God's door but with God knocking down ours? Ed Stetzer talks with Hobby Lobby's Mart Green about his book, Learning to be Loved: The Everyday Believer's God to a Rich Relationship with God and how our spiritual growth starts with our receiving. ...