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    Sep 1 2026 The Thriving Family
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    Faith and Culture
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    Paul at Athens: A Model for Engaging a Secular World

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    Paul at Athens: A Model for Engaging a Secular World

    Date: Sep 1, 2026

    Theme: Faith And Culture

    As followers of Christ, it can sometimes feel like we are a minority in a secular world, and struggle to engage culture. But we can learn a great deal from someone who walked this road: the apostle Paul. Welcome to The Thriving Family, a Focus on the Family Canada podcast. For today’s episode, we are taking a look at an example of evangelism in a highly secularized culture – the apostle Paul’s address in Athens. We can learn a lot from him to understand how best to engage people with the Gospel in a culture that’s much like our own.

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    Sources from today's episode:

    Darrell L. Bock, Acts, (Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament), Baker Academic, 2007.

    F.F. Bruce, The Book of the Acts, (New International Commentary on the New Testament), Eerdmans, 1988.

    R. Kent Hughes, Acts: The Church Afire, (Preaching the Word), Crossway, 2014.

    I. Howard Marshall, Acts, (Tyndale New Testament Commentaries), IVP Academic, 1980.

    Ben Witherington III, The Acts of the Apostles, (Socio-Rhetorical Commentary), Eerdmans, 1997.

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