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Issues And Ideas With Chris DeBello December 21 2025
·50 min·4 clips
Discover why 'Joy to the World' wasn't meant to be a Christmas carol, based on Isaac Watts' meditation on Psalm 98.
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A Christmas episode that moves from a sharp political opening into practical counsel and faith.
This episode keeps its Christmas focus tight and does not let the week’s political noise take over for long. It opens with a blunt rebuke of Trump, then settles into a more practical stretch on self-care, alcohol use, and the need to ask for help when things get dark.
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You want a Christmas message that does not pretend the week was calm.
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