Big questions: do I really believe? do I really love God?
- Do I really believe in God?
- Do I really love God?
Boova shares his two recurring big questions: 'do I really believe in God?' and 'do I really love God?' - admitting he has faked faith before and fears an elaborate self-deception. The hosts respond that such doubts are not evaluated conclusions but momentary feelings, compare faith to a marriage that no longer has butterflies but still stands on its foundation, and note that questioning God in prayer already assumes he is there to hear it. Dave Herrick adds that engaging critics' perspectives helped his own faith grow.
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Midlife-crisis faith questions: when suffering gets close to home
- Which of God's promises can I count on as mine when people are free to refuse them?
The hosts name the first cluster of midlife-crisis faith questions: when the broken world's weight lands close to home, believers ask whether God is really good even when they cannot see it.
From No. 556 · A Christian Mid-Life Crisis
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Why people ditch God
- Why do people ditch God?
Reading a Christian Post article by Robin P. Shoemaker, the hosts work through three reasons people leave faith: bad events that wreck a life, bad representatives of the faith, and bad morals that collide with sexual freedom.
From No. 505 · Because of Fussy and Fuzzy
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Don't take macro action based on micro analysis
- Am I taking macro action based on micro analysis?
A host introduces his principle — 'don't take macro action based upon micro analysis,' or 'don't take broad action based upon narrow analysis' — and the room tests it across examples.
From No. 450 · Good News of Narrow Focus
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What would it take for you to stop believing Christianity?
- What would it take for you to think that Christianity wasn't true?
A host poses the question directly: 'Dan, what would it take for you to think that Christianity wasn't true?'