How the Gospel Reached Billions: Inside the Jesus Film Project - Josh Newell | Faithly Podcast
In this episode, Alicia Lee is joined by Josh Newell, Executive Director of the Jesus Film Project, to discuss what it takes to faithfully serve God's mission over the long haul.Drawing from his 26 years with the Jesus Film Project, Josh reflects on the unexpected journey that led him from pursui...
The Jesus Film Project: 2,301 Languages Carry Jesus — A Partner Highlight with Josh Newell (Ep. 16)
The Jesus Film Project has translated a 2-hour film of the life of Jesus - Gospel of Luke, with the words Jesus speaks on screen being the literal words of God - into 2,301 languages. It is freely given to ~1,800 ministry partners and shown in remote, low-literacy communities where 2–3 billion pe...
Buy now, pay dearly? (update)
(Note: A version of this episode originally ran in 2022.)Every time you shop online and make it to the checkout screen, you see those colorful pastel buttons at the bottom. Affirm. Klarna. Afterpay. Asking: Do you want to split your payment into interest-free installments? No credit check needed....
The junkyard economist
On today's episode, we ride through the streets of San Francisco with a long-time junkman, Jon Rolston. Jon has spent the last two decades clearing out houses and offices of their junk. He's found all sorts of items: a life-time supply of toilet paper, gold rings, $20,000 in cash. Over the years,...
What econ says in the shadows
Economics Job Market Rumors is a website that's half a job information Wiki, where people post about what's going on inside economics departments, and half a discussion forum, where anyone with an internet connection can ask the economics hive mind whatever they want. All anonymously.People can t...
A very Planet Money Thanksgiving
Here at Planet Money, Thanksgiving is not just a time to feast on turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, green bean casseroles and pie(s). It's also a time to feast on economics. Today, we host a very Planet Money Thanksgiving feast, and solve a few economic questions along the way.First: a turkey my...
How to fight a patent pirate
Back in the 1990s, Dr. Raghunath Mashelkar was in his office in New Delhi when he came across a puzzling story in the newspaper. Some university scientists in the U.S. had apparently filed a patent for using turmeric to help heal wounds. Mashelkar was shocked, because he knew that using turmeric ...
Planet Money Live: Two Truths and a Lie
The shocks of the pandemic economy gave us a bunch of enormous natural experiments, which helped to prove or disprove conventional economic thinking.Take, for example, the bullwhip effect, the idea that the further away from the customer you are in the supply chain, the more volatile your orders ...
Sharing Jesus in Every Language - Josh Newell (1 min)
Imagine seeing Jesus for the first time in a language you've understood your entire life. Josh Newell shares how the JESUS Film Project is helping people around the world encounter Christ, often with life-changing results, on Making Your Life Count.
Go to cru.org/life for many helpful resources!
Sharing Jesus in Every Language - Josh Newell (2 min)
Imagine seeing Jesus for the first time in a language you've understood your entire life. Josh Newell shares how the JESUS Film Project is helping people around the world encounter Christ, often with life-changing results, on Making Your Life Count.
Go to cru.org/life for many helpful resources!
