Is it wrong to pray distracted?
- Is it wrong to pray distracted — with music, while driving, or while doing chores — instead of in focused silent prayer?
Boova asks his 'is this wrong?' question: he finds focused, silent prayer difficult — possibly ADHD — and defaults to praying with music on, while driving, or while doing dishes so his hands stay busy. Is that wrong? The room says no: focused prayer is a skill, not a talent, and it can feel like play-acting; what matters is intentionality. One host recommends journaling because handwriting slows the racing mind, and another notes God is in the fast as well as the slow.
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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.