The Russell Moore Show
Listen in as Russell Moore, director of Christianity Today’s Public Theology Project and Editor-in-Chief, talks about the latest books, cultural conversations and pressing ethical questions that point us toward the kingdom of Christ.
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May 21, 2025 • 50 mins
Biblical literacy is over, right? The world is too secular to care about the Bible, and even if people were interested, our attention spans—shaped by smartphones and streaming—couldn’t keep up anyway. So why are Bible sales on the rise? And how is it that a podcast helping people read the Bible in ten-minute segments is outpacing names like Joe Rogan on the charts?
Millions of listeners tune in daily to The Bible Recap with Tara-L...
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May 19, 2025 • 11 mins
When you feel anxious or afraid, read something calming and reassuring—like the Book of Revelation.
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May 14, 2025 • 47 mins
Is God’s will for your life more of a dot or a circle?
That’s one of the questions addressed by Grammy Award–winning producer and artist Charlie Peacock, whose new memoir Roots & Rhythm explores what it means to find one’s calling in life, how to heal from the past, and how to give up the quest for holding on to power.
This conversation reveals at least one middle-school-era debate over what counts as “Christian music” (spoiler: ...
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May 12, 2025 • 10 mins
An end-times novel predicted the insanity of 2025 and it just might point the way out.
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May 7, 2025 • 55 mins
What happens when everything you’ve built crumbles beneath your feet?
In this personal and open conversation, pastor Ray Ortlund talks about what he’s learned from unexpected losses, crushed hopes, and discarded dreams. Moore and Ortlund discuss how to get through those moments when faith is tested beyond what seems bearable—and they talk about the surprising joy that emerges on the other side.
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May 5, 2025 • 14 mins
The demonization of empathy will lead to a church that coddles sin.
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April 30, 2025 • 33 mins
What can the lives and trials of our Asian American neighbors teach the rest of us?
Michael Luo, executive editor of The New Yorker and author of the new book Strangers in the Land: Exclusion, Belonging, and the Epic Story of the Chinese in America, joins Mooreto talk about our country’s treatment of its Chinese residents, which drew Luo to trace his own family’s path to the United States.
Moore and Luo discuss not only American ...
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April 28, 2025 • 11 mins
An American evangelical considers the life of Pope Francis.
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April 23, 2025 • 52 mins
What does it mean to sing about Jesus when the name has been co-opted by politics, performance, and power?
In this episode Dr. Moore welcomes singer-songwriter Jon Guerra to discuss Guerra's new album simply titled "Jesus." Guerra shares how his music serves as devotional art—less Sunday morning worship and more Monday morning prayer—and explains his journey back to the words of Christ after experiences that created distance.
Mo...
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April 16, 2025 • 50 mins
What’s a Christian, anyway?
In our 2025 political environment, terms like evangelical begin to lose the meaning they once held, or they require further refinement and definition. Glenn Packiam’s new book brings a fresh perspective to this conversation. It turns out the answer lies in the Nicene Creed.
This year, the Nicene Creed turns 1,700 years old. This ancient work, built from Scripture and the public life of the ancient chur...
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April 14, 2025 • 10 mins
We convince ourselves that we can be cruel and nihilistic and Christian all at once.
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April 9, 2025 • 50 mins
It’s time for another books episode.
Russell Moore is joined again by Ashley Hales, the former producer of the show and now CT’s editorial director for print, in a discussion about what they’re reading now and about how reading as a practice is necessary and helpful in a windblown world.
What books are you loving? And which books would you be sure to pack if you were planning to be marooned on a desert island? Email us: question...
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April 7, 2025 • 11 mins
The death of Hooters holds a message for the church.
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April 2, 2025 • 45 mins
What has play got to do with suffering?
Annie F. Downs has built her career on having fun. Her New York Times bestseller titles include That Sounds Fun, Remember God, and 100 Days to Brave. Her new book for kids seems very different from the fun-loving Downs.
Downs explains how the death of her nephew TJ led her to write a children's book to help kids (and grownups) understand suffering and loss at the same time as the love of ...
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March 31, 2025 • 11 mins
American Christians ought to care about how Venezuelan gang members are deported.
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March 26, 2025 • 54 mins
“ It may not be until the new heavens and the new earth, but we’re eventually going to know that God had goodness that was behind the dark clouds of our lives.”
So says Mark Vroegop, newly appointed president of The Gospel Coalition (TGC) and author of Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy, during his conversation with Russell Moore. Moore and Vroegop talk about the ways TGC has evolved since its founding through leaders such as Tim Keller and ...
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March 24, 2025 • 13 mins
Russell shares how a piece of art showed him he wasn’t thinking big enough about the church.
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March 19, 2025 • 44 mins
When Time magazine named Stanley Hauerwas “America’s Best Theologian” in 2001, Hauerwas replied, “‘Best’ is not a theological category.”
This response encapsulates the work and conversational style of Hauerwas, who joined Moore to discuss his new collection of essays, Jesus Changes Everything: A New World Made Possible. With his signature approach that prompts the audience to wonder if there’s another way to think about a topic, Ha...
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From care for aging parents to concerns about money, life for modern-day Christians can feel, in a word, overwhelming. Russell Moore and Ashley Hales, CT’s editorial director for print, offer words of wisdom and a sense of solidarity with listener questions about all kinds of challenges. They provide practical advice, spiritual comfort, and reasons for hope in family life, social relationships, and society at large.
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March 10, 2025 • 13 mins
Morally, the surrender of Ukraine will cost us.
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