Clearview Today with Dr. Abidan Shah
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Episodes
814 episodes
Wednesday, December 17th | Controlled Christmas Chaos
The Christmas season brings unique ministry challenges: more services, more people, and less margin. In this episode, we discuss how leaders can protect excellence, shepherd their teams well, and keep Christ at the center when ministry demands ...
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Tuesday, December 16th | The Importance of Giving to Missions
Missions is not an optional extra in the Christian life — it’s at the heart of God’s mission for the world. In this episode, we talk about why giving to missions matters now more than ever, how the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering fuels gospel wo...
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Monday, December 15th | Aligning with Your Church's Vision
Innovation is exciting — but alignment is essential. In this episode, we discuss why churches thrive when ministries serve a shared vision, how distraction weakens mission, and what Scripture teaches about unity in the body of Christ. Perfect f...
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Friday, December 12th | Staying Focused in Ministry
Ministry today can feel like a constant pull in a dozen directions—new ideas, new trends, new pressures. But when pastors and leaders jump from one thing to the next, they lose effectiveness, clarity, and the ability to shepherd people well.
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Thursday, December 11th | Job in Genesis?
Most people read the book of Job as a standalone story—mysterious, ancient, and disconnected from the rest of Scripture. But what if Job and his friends weren’t just literary characters? What if their names showing up in Genesis actually ties t...
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Wednesday, December 10 | Doubt by Design? Evaluating Critical Approaches to Scripture
In this episode, we explore how worldviews, biases, and presuppositions can shape the field of biblical scholarship—and how these influences sometimes lead Christians to experience doubt about the reliability of Scripture.
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Tuesday, December 9 | Integrating Drama and the Arts in Your Church
The arts have a powerful way of communicating truth, engaging hearts, and bringing Scripture to life in ways words alone sometimes can’t. In this episode, we explore why incorporating drama, plays, and other creative expressions in your church ...
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Monday, December 8 | Stop Trying to Re-Write Yourself
In a culture obsessed with reinvention, self-curation, and constant “rebranding,” many people try to outrun their past by crafting a new identity from scratch. But Scripture tells a different story. God doesn’t ask you to erase your history—He ...
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Thursday, December 4 | You Are the Main Character...God Wrote It That Way
In a world that constantly warns us not to think of ourselves as the “main character,” Scripture offers a surprising counterpoint: God really does want you to step into the role He’s written for your life. You are meant to liv...
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Monday, December 1 | The Front Lines of Biblical Scholarship
As pastors, we’re often eager to be “in the conversation,” but too many never actually go where the conversation is happening. Conferences like ETS and SBL can bring together the world’s leading theologians, historians, linguists, and biblical ...
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Happy Thanksgiving from the Clearview Today Show!
Happy Thanksgiving! We’re taking the day to slow down, give thanks, and enjoy time with family, and we hope you’re able to do the same. We’ll be back next Monday with a brand-new episode!
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Wednesday, November 26 | Diving into the Synoptic Situation
Today we take a deeper dive into the Synoptic Situation—how Matthew, Mark, and Luke overlap, where they differ, and why those similarities and distinctions matter for understanding the life and ministry of Jesus. This episode helps you see the ...
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Tuesday, November 25 | The Synoptic Nativity: How Matthew and Luke Tell the Story of Christmas
Matthew, Mark, and Luke each introduce Jesus in strikingly different ways—but only two of them record His birth. In this episode, we walk through the Nativity accounts in Matthew and Luke, explore why Mark begins differently, and uncover how ea...
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Monday, November 24 | Inside the Synoptic Situation
Why do Matthew, Mark, and Luke sound so similar—and yet so different? In this episode, we take you inside the Synoptic situation to explore how these three Gospels fit together, where their accounts overlap, and why their distinct voic...
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Friday, November 21 | Same Story, Different Accounts: What Is the Synoptic "Problem"?
Matthew, Mark, and Luke tell the same story of Jesus—yet they do it with striking similarities and surprising differences. Why? In this episode, we introduce the Synoptic Problem: the study of how these three Gospels relate to each other, why t...
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Thursday, November 20 | You Can’t Pastor People You Don’t Know
It’s easy for pastors and church leaders to dream big about ministry—new programs, new outreach, new initiatives—only to realize we don’t actually know the people we’re trying to reach. In this episode, we take an honest look at what happens wh...
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Wednesday, November 19 | What to Do When Ministry Feels One-Sided
If you’ve ever planned a church event, you know the feeling—you pour in the time, the energy, the late-night prep… and then the sign-ups stay empty, the volunteers don’t show, and the excitement you hoped for just isn’t there. We’ll unpack why ...
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Tuesday, November 18 | The Wounds We Won't Talk About
Job’s story isn’t just about suffering—it’s about what happens to the human heart when life hits harder than you ever expected. In this episode, we look at Job not as a character in a book, but as a real man trying to make sense of unthinkable ...
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Monday, November 17 | The Traumatic Life of Job
Most of us know the story of Job, but we don’t always stop to feel what he felt. Job didn’t just lose things—he walked through real, overwhelming trauma. In today’s episode, we slow down and sit with the shock, the grief, the questions, and the...
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Friday, November 14 | Not If, but When: James' Certainty of Suffering
In his letter, James points believers to one of the greatest examples of endurance in all of Scripture—Job. But James isn’t just reminding us to be patient; he’s showing us what patience looks like when faith is tested by fire. In this...
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Thursday, November 13 | Satan’s Oldest Trick REVEALED in the Story of Job
Long before the cross, there was a courtroom scene in heaven—where Satan stood before God and accused Job of having false faith. He argued that Job only loved God for what he got in return. That same enemy still whispers accusations today, ques...
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Wednesday, November 12 | How Genre Shapes Our Understanding of Job
For centuries, readers have classified the Book of Job as part of the Bible’s wisdom literature—but what if that misses the point? In this episode, we’ll explore why Job reads more like a narrative drama than a collection of wise sayin...
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Tuesday, November 11th | The Ancient World of Job and the Mystery of Suffering
The Book of Job is one of the oldest and most profound writings in all of Scripture—a story of faith, loss, and the mystery of God’s sovereignty. In this episode, we’ll uncover the historical and theological background of Job and explore what r...
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