The 10ofthose Podcast

Every parent wants their kids to love reading, but Betsy Childs Howard wants something more: she wants the stories to stick. Not just as favourite books, but as moral imagination, gospel instinct, and a framework for understanding the world long after the last page is turned.
In this episode of 10ofThose, Laurie and Jonathan talk with Betsy (TGC editor and author of the beloved Arlo children's series among other titles) about how to raise kids on books that actually do something. They talk about why a great children's book only needs one big idea, why story-driven formation beats a moral lesson every time, how to use books mid-discipline rather than just at bedtime, and why the best spiritual conversations with your kids often happen not in family devotions but in the middle of a car ride.
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For more information about Betsy's work, please click here!

Millions of Christians have a daily quiet time habit. So why is biblical illiteracy so widespread in the church? Jen Wilkin has been asking that question for years, and her answer is both honest and hopeful.

In this episode of 10ofThose, Jonathan and Laurie sit down with Jen (Bible teacher, author of Women of the Word, and co-host of the Knowing Faith podcast) to talk about what quiet time culture gets right, what it gets dangerously wrong, and what a genuinely formative approach to Scripture actually looks like. They cover the false promises baked into devotional subculture, the difference between transactional and formative engagement with Scripture, why individual Bible reading must always point toward community, and what the church is missing by failing to mobilise its older saints.
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For 40% off Jen's new book Dust to Dust: Aging Wisely in an Anti-Aging World, please click here and use the code DUST2DUST at the checkout!

What happens to the money when you buy a book from 10ofThose? Jonathan has always believed that surplus shouldn't sit still, and that generosity is a gospel disposition, not a financial strategy. It's a conviction shaped by a lifetime of watching his parents live entirely by faith, and it's the driving idea behind 10Giving, the charity that sits alongside 10ofThose to put gospel resources into the hands of people who couldn't otherwise afford them.

In this episode of 10ofThose, Jonathan and Laurie talk through what 10Giving actually is, how the charity of the year model works, and why Jonathan believes every accountant needs a God column.

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To learn more about the mission of 10Giving and how you can get involved, click the link here.

Felicity Carswell came to faith through a friend who showed up with chocolate and a copy of Mark's gospel. Twenty years later, she's convinced that one of the most powerful tools for discipleship and evangelism available to ordinary Christians is also one of the simplest: sitting down with someone, opening the Bible, and talking about it together.

In this episode, Jonathan and Laurie talk with Felicity (co-host of the Two Sisters & a Cup of Tea podcast) about one-to-one Bible reading, what it actually is, how it differs from a small group study, how to handle misinterpretation, how to set healthy boundaries, and how to get started even when it feels completely out of your comfort zone.
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To check out theTwo Sisters & a Cup of Tea podcast, click here!

Graham Albans spent a decade producing one of the biggest breakfast radio shows in Europe. Then he handed in his notice and went to work for a local church. His colleagues were kind, but confused. And his conversations about faith in that final three-month notice period outweighed the previous ten years combined.
In this episode of 10ofThose, Jonathan and Laurie sit down with Graham to talk about what evangelism actually looks like for ordinary Christians. They explore why Easter is every Sunday, why giving away a book makes you an evangelist, what it means to build a church culture that's evangelistically hot and socially warm, and why reading gospel material is as good for believers as it is for seekers. Make sure to stay to the very end of the episode for the story of John, a widower in his sixties who received a little Easter book, read it, gave his life to Jesus, and bought copies for his nieces instead of Easter eggs!
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For more information about Graham's new book How One Weekend Can Give You Everything You Ever Wanted, please click here!
To check out the Everything You Ever Wanted podcast, click here!