What's Trending: persecuted church in Sudan — prayer vs. involvement
- What is the best way for Christ followers in America to respond to the persecution of Christians overseas?
Dan reports that a 27-year-old Sudanese woman sentenced to death for refusing to renounce her Christian faith would be set free, then officials reversed course. A host asks Ben directly for his take; the answer is straight-up prayer. Dave Herrick (addressed by name) shares a personal conviction not to pray for things he isn't willing to get involved in, and the hosts debate earnest prayer versus cheap 'praying' comments, American complacency about persecution, and whether the church should move from prayer to action.
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'When God is silent': what counts as hearing from the Lord?
- What does it mean to 'hear from the Lord,' and how often should we expect it?
Mike brings a question from his Bible study, whose paragraph heading was 'when God is silent': the author wrote that he experienced God's silence for a couple of weeks and freaked out, and Ben expected a relatable years-long drought story — 'Oh, two weeks.
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'What would I fight God on?': buildings, pews, and the zero-fruit youth group
- What would I fight God on — and would my heart go along with following him?
Ben shares what he ran into in the last couple weeks: 'what would I fight God on even if I knew it was him?'
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Is modern Christianity biased toward a personality type?
- Is modern Christianity (its sermons and worship music) biased toward a certain personality type?
A host asks whether what churches teach, focus on, and sing is biased toward a certain personality type — prompted by emotive worship lyrics (the 'sloppy wet kiss' line in a…
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Should following Jesus feel more comfortable as time goes on?
- Should following Jesus feel more comfortable as time goes on?
A host asks whether following Jesus should feel more comfortable as time goes on — noting the low-level tension many feel around am-I-doing-enough and the stigma that contentment equals laziness.