Dear LFTP: advice for a lonely 22-year-old
- Do you have any advice on feeling lonely? I'm 22 and feel out of place at my church because everyone my age is engaged or dating.
A listener letter asks for advice on feeling lonely: 22, out of place at church because everyone his age is engaged or dating. The hosts advise not wasting singleness — serve, travel, give freely while flexible — and to validate the feeling without letting it 'drive the boat.' One host suggests 'adopting a senior citizen' (taking a lonely older person out to eat weekly), and the group describes the monthly meals they already host for local seniors. They close by offering to pray for him and inviting him to reach out for help pursuing Jesus in the loneliness.
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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.