God didn’t create you just to survive—He created you to flourish!
In this episode of 4:13, bestselling author and Bible teacher, Christine Caine, shares how you can thrive in every season of life—even the hardest ones—by grounding yourself in God’s unchanging truth. Drawing from the rich biblical imagery of the olive tree, Christine unpacks how pruning can be restorative, pressing can produce the good stuff, and abiding in Christ leads to resilient, evergreen faith.
Shannon Bream, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Women of the Bible Speak series, is with us today, and she’s got just what you need if you’re facing something that feels impossible.
On today’s episode, Shannon will chronicle some unlikely biblical heroes whose stories mirror our own struggles and teach us about overcoming seemingly impossible situations. Plus, Shannon vulnerably shares her own impossible and how that dark valley deepened her faith and closeness with God in ways she never expected.
Last week, we flipped the mic and you got to hear my two sons interview me! If you missed it, be sure to listen to the episode here! But if you joined us, you know this conversation only scratched the surface about ministry, blindness, writing, and speaking.
Well today, we’re picking right back up where we left off and going deeper!
Today on the 4:13, we’re doing something very special! The mic has been flipped—and I’m the one being interviewed!
In this special two-part miniseries, my two sons ask me the questions and lead a candid conversation about the story behind the ministry, the heart behind the microphone, and the journey that shaped it all.
Today on the 4:13, historian Joseph Loconte takes us inside the lives and friendship of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, two of the most influential Christian writers of the last century.
Amid the devastation of World War II, their imaginative writing provided a vision of reality—one grounded in truth, valor, and virtue. It’s through their stories that Tolkien and Lewis offered far more than escape, but a blueprint for resilience in times of crisis.
You may know your love language—but what if you’re speaking it with the wrong accent?
Dr. Gary Chapman has helped more than 150 million people discover their “love language,” but knowing the language is just the beginning. That’s because each love language has dialects! Miss the dialect, and even the right language can fall flat.
So today, Gary joins me to share why love so often gets lost in translation and how learning to speak the right dialect at the right time is key to a deeper connection.
