Locusts, isolated plagues, and the giraffe
Sign three: Saudi Arabia hit by massive locust swarms (the eighth plague). Debate follows: are isolated disasters -- a Charleston house fire, train derailments -- signs of the end times or ordinary events ('it could either be the return of Jesus or a train derailment'). Then a creation tangent: the giraffe's neck can't arise by accident -- framed as 'divine intervention allowing cells to be adaptable.'
More on Creation
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Simeon's question: 'what made God?' and the case against scientism
- What made God? How can a being have no beginning?
Guest Simeon Clawson names his recurring faith question: what made God, and how can a mind process a being with no beginning?
From No. 556 · A Christian Mid-Life Crisis
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Will there be bison in heaven?
- Will there be bison (animals) in heaven?
A listener question: after arguing with a Tijuana missionary who insisted bison have no souls and won't be in heaven, Mike makes his case - God called creation good and redeems it; if only humanity is restored, then "Satan wins" on the rest.
From No. 534 · The Antagonistic Bison
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Are UFOs and aliens real?
- Why are pastors talking about UFOs?
The docket's big question, framed by 'why are the pastors talking about the UFOs?' -- societal distrust among older Christians and conspiracy fears; ancient evidence…
From No. 532 · Murph and the End
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Ask the pastor: Ezekiel 39:17 — God telling a prophet to speak to birds and beasts
- In Ezekiel 39:17, why would God tell a prophet to speak to birds and beasts, and is there precedent for God interacting with animals this way?
Boova was struck by Ezekiel 39:17, where Ezekiel is told to speak on God's behalf to the birds and beasts, inviting them to feast on God's defeated enemies.