Moody Radio

Emotional baggage is trendy. We might even joke about it. But when we collect, stack, and stockpile burdens, we add weight but not value to our lives.  So what is clogging your heart?  Is it worry, regret, false guilt, anger, or pride? Trillia Newbell talks with Laurie Davies about her book, Emotional Hoarding: Letting Go of the...

Authors like Charles Dickens, O. Henry and Louisa May Alcott gave us some of the greatest Christmas stories in literary history.   These authors' stories call us to generosity, reconciliation and sacrifice and encourage us to live with joy and gratitude.  Trillia Newbell talks with historian Timothy Larsen about his book, Twelve...

How do you experience Christmas joy?  Was the wonder of Christmas greater as a child, or as a believer, do you experience that joy even more?  Trillia Newbell talks with Ryan Whitaker Smith about his book, Winter Fire: Christmas with G.K. Chesterton and ways to experience the joy of this season on Living by Faith. Living by Faith...

Charles Dickens said, It is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty Founder was a child himself."  In 1843, Charles Dickens penned a story—a classic Christmas tale full of ghosts and the endearing humbug Ebenezer Scrooge. It is a tale of greed, regret, loneliness, reflection, compassion,...

Much like coffee, Bible study can be an acquired taste. What can begin as confusing or difficult to understand, can over time develop into something beautiful and life-giving. Trillia Newbell talks with cofounders of the Coffee and Bible Time ministry, Ellen Krause, Ashley Armijo and Taylor Krause about their book, The EASY Bible Study Method...

In a world where traditional education systems make little or no accommodation for individual learning styles, it’s time for parents to take charge of their children’s education.  Trillia Newbell talks with Cynthia Tobias Talley about her book, Reclaiming Education: Teach Your Child to be a Confident Learner how to build...

In our culture, youth is celebrated and revered.  We have creams to hide wrinkles and hair dye to hide the gray. But we can't really turn back the clock.  Trillia Newbell talks with Elyse Fitzpatrick about her book, The Afternoon of Life: Finding Purpose and Joy in Midlife and the ways God uses the challenges of middle age to glorify...

The wilderness can be scary—a place full of peril and desolation. And it can feel meaningless. But when we read the Scriptures, the wilderness is also the place God reveals Himself and cares for the people He loves. Trillia Newbell talks with Pastor Dustin Crowe about his book, Your Wilderness is Not a Waste: God's Purpose in Suffering...