Is God good, and is he paying attention?
Ben says he's not a fan of spotlight devotionals but would sign up for plain stories of God acting — even Voice of the Martyrs mostly makes him feel guilty by comparison. He frames the core struggle behind following Christ: people doubt whether God is living and active, and even if he is, whether he's good. Quoting a Josh Garrels lyric — ‘wonder why the good man dies, the bad man thrives, in Jesus Christ because he loves them both’ — the hosts agree the church needs more stories showing God as a God of action.
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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?'