Plugged In's Adam Holz reflects back on the world of the series "Stranger Things" and its cultural and spiritual aspects. He also looks at the people (and some non-people) who shaped a lot of what we saw in the media in 2025. Kim Dolan Leto, author of "Fit God's Way," encourages us to not just use your own strength and willpower to drive your 2026 fitness journey. Rather, receive God's promises for your life and health transformation.

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In our 24-hour news cyclone, it's easy to get lost in all the stories. Thann Bennett of The Equipped Newsletter and radio show encourages us to keep our focus on the Overstory of God and His Kingdom. It will help keep stories like those around Venezuela, Iran, and others in it's proper perspective. Chris Martin, author of "A Wolf in Their Pockets," addresses the news that social media giant Meta (parent company of Facebook and Instagram) knows their sites are used extensively by human traffickers to hook young people, but have don't little that really stops it.

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Carol McLeod, author of "Overflowing," helps open up the Paul's epistle of Colossians to help us focus on Jesus, who is our life! We need Him as we live in our broken world. Counselor Gale Kragt, author of the 6-week devotional "The Heart of Healing," offers a journey of reflection and healing as you walk with God.

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Yes, Muduro was an illegitimate ruler in Venezuela! Political scientist Mark Caleb Smith talks about while it might be a good end to remove him from power, the how of such moves by our constitutional republic is important. He also asks if we, as Christians, become too comfortable with the world. Then, as the new year gets underway National Day of Prayer's Kathy Branzell wants you help you look beyond just making (or breaking) resolutions to seeking to focus on aligning yourself body, soul, and spirit with God and His wise ways.

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OnPath Coaching's Bill English talks about facing your shadow, that dark side of you: those parts of you that you don't want others to see. How do you confront your shadow and shine God's light on it to overcome it. Robert Dayton, author of "100XLife: A Daily Practice," talks about how the soil of your heart is important for allowing God's Kingdom and ways to grow in you so that you spread the seed to others.

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Faithwire's Billy Hallowell talks about how in 2025, the sale of physical Bibles and the number of Bible app downloads surged. He also talks about the books he's re-reading (other than the Bible), plus a new podcast he's going to be part of aimed helping men get into God's Word. Ruth Kramer of Mission Network News offers updates from of the world's hot spots and how Christians and Churches are address matters in Venezuela, Iran, and others.

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EEM's Dirk Smith, author of "The Impossible Dream," shares about the dream getting God's Word into everyone's hands, and he shares accounts of how God's Word transforms lives of those who read it. John Plake of the American Bible Society gives a summary of the State of the Bible 2025 report, and tells us what to look foward to in the 2026 study.

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