Matthew Ruttan

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  • The Advocate: The Holy Spirit, Part 1 of 2 [Podcast]

    The Advocate: The Holy Spirit, Part 1 of 2 [Podcast]

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    A lot of people have questions about the Holy Spirit: Is the Holy Spirit an “it” or a “who”? Is the Holy Spirit the same as God? What does the Holy Spirit actually do? If Christians are supposed to “have” the Holy Spirit, does he work the same way in everyone? Does it make you…

  • Big Hope in The Age of Melancholy [Podcast]

    Big Hope in The Age of Melancholy [Podcast]

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    Psychologist Daniel Goleman describes our time as Age of Melancholy. He chronicles how depression, sadness, paralyzing listlessness, dejection, self-pity and overwhelming hopelessness plague more and more people. In 2016, a New York Times article highlighted how suicide rates are going up. Various people tried to explain it. Some said it must be due to economic…

  • Being steady for someone when times get tough [Podcast]

    Being steady for someone when times get tough [Podcast]

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    Being a person of your word matters. In fact, we could argue that, regardless of ethnicity, language, financial situation or background, people value honesty. And yet, it seems like we live in an age of verbal mistrust. So many people break promises that it doesn’t even surprise us anymore. That’s why I led a two-part…