The 10ofthose Podcast

Everyone knows the feeling of falling short. But is all guilt the same? In this episode of Take 10, Jonathan and Laurie talk through the difference between true guilt and misdirected guilt. They’re honest about the unhelpful ways they each respond to guilt, whether by ignoring it, punishing themselves, delaying confession, or trying to make up for it by doing something for God. And they find comfort where every conversation about guilt should rightly end up, at the feet of a Saviour who moves toward sinners, who has already carried our guilt to the cross, and who, like the prodigal son’s father, is running toward us with open arms.

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Ever wondered why we're called 10ofThose? In this episode, Jonathan tells the origin story and explains the vision the name still carries: think beyond yourself, and put books that point to Jesus into as many hands as possible.
Jonathan and Laurie also announce 10Day, happening on the 10th of the 10th! Sign up at 10ofthose.com/10day to get up to 50% off everything on the site. And for every product purchased on 10th October, we'll give a matching free copy to Operation Mobilisation's floating bookstores which take gospel resources to ports around the world.
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When Laurie's husband took a secular job after 29 years in ministry, it surfaced a question a lot of Christians carry: is my life significant if I'm not a missionary or in full-time ministry? In this episode of Take 10, Jonathan and Laurie dig into the subtle pressure to do something "big" for God, why faithfulness in Christ matters more than the role you're in, and how godly ambition and ordinary devotion hold together in the body of Christ. Whether you're preaching on Sunday or cleaning up after your kids, God sees it, and it all counts as glorifying our gracious King.

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Every Christian doubts at some point; about the Bible, suffering, science, or whether God really hears our prayers. In this episode of Take 10, Jonathan and Laurie talk honestly about why doubt is a normal part of the Christian life, why the danger isn't the doubt itself but what we do with it, and how to fight back. They cover the powerful discipline of doubting your doubts with the same vigour they come at you, the link between doubt and depression, why you sometimes need other people to speak truth when you're too weak to fight alone, and why anchoring yourself in the character of God matters more than any single book about doubt.

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Welcome to Take 10! A brand new segment for the 10th season of the 10ofThose podcast, where we take on one topic in just 10 minutes. First up: forgiveness.
Tim Keller called forgiveness the hardest thing Christians are asked to do. In this episode, Jonathan and Laurie get honest about why that's the case; the pride that makes us want others to pay, the instinct to fake peace rather than do the harder work of genuine forgiveness, and the tricky question of how to forgive someone who isn't sorry. They point to Christ's example on the cross, the freeing truth that we forgive because we've first been forgiven, and a few short books worth picking up if you're wrestling with a grudge you can't quite let go of.

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