A host recounts the story of the 17 missionaries kidnapped in Haiti after visiting an orphanage, held two months by the 400 Mawozo gang, with 12 escaping overnight on December 15, walking miles by starlight with children in tow. He relays the Christian Aid Ministries press conference details: they prayed and sang three times daily, rebuked Satan, shared the gospel with captors, and did not attempt escape until all of them agreed that was what God wanted, like a jury reaching consensus. A host connects this to Richard Foster's community-consensus philosophy and notes the Acts jailer parallel, then mocks a line praising their acapella singing.
More on Prayer
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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.
From No. 603 · Found Out
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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?'
From No. 603 · Found Out
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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.