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Walking alongside parents, educators, and mentors as they disciple their kids and teens through current events. The News Coach offers tools and tips for cultivating news literacy and a non-anxious learning environment through a Christian worldview.


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How to find accurate information online (with Collin Garbarino and Juliana Chan Erikson)

The internet is full of conflicting information. How can you know what to trust? WORLD Magazine’s Collin Garbarino and Juliana Chan Erikson join the show to help us wrestle with this pressing listener question.

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WORLD Radio - How to find accurate information online (with Collin Garbarino and Juliana Chan Erikson)


Communist China and the state as idol

What happens when the state tries to take the place of God? Where do we find the temptation of state idolatry in our own hearts? Kelsey and Jonathan tackle this listener-suggested topic.

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WORLD Radio - Communist China and the state as idol


School shooters and creating safe spaces

How can we reckon with the school shooting epidemic? And what does it mean to be a safe space for the kids and teens in our lives?

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WORLD Radio - School shooters and creating safe spaces


Prince Harry, Elon Musk, and godly disruption

What are “disruptors” and why do modern media praise them? Does such a thing as “godly disruption” exist? Kelsey and Jonathan explore the cultural dialogue around disruption and disruptors.

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WORLD Radio - Prince Harry, Elon Musk, and godly disruption


Bonus level: listener questions on video games

Kelsey and Jonathan respond to listener feedback from “Video gaming and creation rhythms.” Are video games truly isolating? And how can parents find safe games for kids?

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WORLD Radio - Bonus level: listener questions on video games


Girl power and God's purpose for gender

Tough girls? Gentle boys? In response to a listener question, Kelsey and Jonathan look to the redemptive narrative to explore today’s changing gender expectations.

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WORLD Radio - Girl power and God's purpose for gender


Mental health crisis and means of grace

Sources such as the CDC and the American Psychological Association have declared a mental health crisis among kids and teens. How can parents and educators approach mental health from a biblical perspective?

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WORLD Radio - Mental health crisis and means of grace


ChatGPT and the gift of work

In a world where AI can write your homework, how do we teach our kids the value of work and learning? Kelsey and Jonathan explore the buzz around ChatGPT and what it means for human formation.

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WORLD Radio - ChatGPT and the gift of work


A process for evaluating shifting words and meanings

The Associated Press asks journalists to use the term “abortion rights” and Dictionary.com chooses “woman” as word of the year. In a world that challenges truth, how do we steward the gift of language? Kelsey and Jonathan explore words, worldview, and authority.

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WORLD Radio - A process for evaluating shifting words and meanings


Video gaming and creation rhythms

The headlines blame video games for all sorts of problems among kids and teens. But are video games the culprit? Or does gaming serve a purpose in our God-ordained rhythms of work and rest?

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WORLD Radio - Video gaming and creation rhythms


TikTok influencers and the weight of glory

“YouTube/Social Media Influencer” has recently charted as the top vocational aspiration for teens and pre-teens in the US and UK. Join Kelsey and Jonathan as they discuss this cultural phenomenon and what it means for discipleship.

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WORLD Radio - TikTok influencers and the weight of glory


Extraordinary times call for ordinary measures

How do we respond to “unprecedented times?” We've heard this term a lot over the past three years. But what does it mean—and are these times truly unprecedented?

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WORLD Radio - Extraordinary times call for ordinary measures


Concurrently: The News Coach Podcast Trailer

Walking alongside parents, educators, and mentors as they disciple their kids and teens through current events. The News Coach offers tools and tips for cultivating news literacy and a non-anxious learning environment through a Christian worldview.

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WORLD Radio - Concurrently: The News Coach Podcast Trailer


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