About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of fear on the brain and how faith can help overcome it.

Today on Karl and Crew, we continued our weekly theme, “The Anxious Generation,” focusing on how fear can rewire the brain. We had Dr. Fuz Rana , the President, CEO, and Senior Scholar at Reasons to Believe , as our guest. He discussed how God designed our brains to respond to fear and offered hope through His truth and the work of the Holy Spirit. Additionally, Dr. John Mabus , Associate Professor and Program Head of Pastoral Studies at Moody Bible Institute, joined us to discuss how fear affects everyone and how bringing our fears to God helps us respond with courage in both everyday situations and life’s greatest challenges. Dr. Erwin Lutzer unpacked how Scripture renews our thinking and helps us keep our focus on Christ. Dr. Lutzer is Pastor Emeritus of Moody Church and author of “Cries from the Cross.” You can listen to the highlights from today’s program on the Karl and Crew Showcast. If you're looking to hear a particular segment from the show, look at the following time stamps: Devo and Isaiah 8:11-14 [ 00:49 ] Dr. John Mabus [ 20:05 ] Dr. Fuz Rana [ 30:06 ] Dr. Erwin Lutzer [ 42:10 ] Donate to Moody Radio…

People in this episode

Host: Karl

Guests: Dr. Fuz Rana, Dr. John Mabus, Dr. Erwin Lutzer

Topics covered

• fear
• brain
• faith
• courage
• God
• anxiety
• spirituality

Keywords

• fear
• faith
• anxiety
• brain
• courage
• God
• Holy Spirit
• spirituality
• Dr. Fuz Rana
• Dr. Erwin Lutzer

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Reasons to Believe, Moody Bible Institute, Moody Church

Books & works: Cries from the Cross

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