- How long can Pat's wear a pair of socks before he absolutely has to change them?
- What is the name of the page on 30 Rock?
Talk of Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal's 2012 prospects veers into 30 Rock: comparing Jindal to 'the page,' guessing John Lithgow, landing on Alec Baldwin's character ('Jack... Jack Bauer'), and tasking Olsen with looking up the page's name — Kenneth ('Pants, you've been replaced by some Kenneth man').
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Maintaining hope for people who won't choose Jesus
- How do you maintain hope for someone who keeps rejecting Jesus when God won't override their free will?
The episode's centerpiece: Mike's pre-show question about how to maintain hope for people who reject Christ when God won't override their free will.
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Ask the Pastor: Joan of Arc and violence in God's name
- How should we think about Joan of Arc and claims of divine direction toward violence?
A complaint-line listener asks how to think about Joan of Arc, who claimed divine visions directing her to support Charles VII in war.
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Article one: does the Bible teach us to obey authority?
- Does the Bible teach us to obey authority?
- Is it worse for Christians now than it has ever been?
Framed by 2 Timothy 4:3-4 ('people will not put up with sound doctrine'), the hosts push back on nostalgia: persecution is real in some places but not worse than ever (Nero's garden torches; the sack-with-animals martyrdom).
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Dear LFTP: the political sister who won't stop debasing my candidate
- Is there a polite, non-confrontational way to make my sister stop debasing my political choice during her visits?
A host reads a Dear LFTP letter from a quiet listener whose sister visits weekly for cards but constantly debases the listener's political candidate, nearly bringing her to tears.
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