Does God care about the small stuff?
- Does God intervene in the granular, day-to-day details of life, or does he let things spin?
Framing Dan's welder example, a host asks the broader question: is God involved on a granular, day-to-day level, or does he let things spin? They discuss Josh Hamilton telling the press 'the Lord told me' he would hit a home run in the 10th inning, and whether people project their own intuition onto God in a 'stoic voice.' The discussion lands on: God can do whatever he wants, including small things.
More on Prophecy
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Ask the Pastor: why did the temple guards need Judas to kiss Jesus?
- Why did the temple guards need Judas to identify Jesus with a kiss?
Boova (speaker-2, handed the Ask the Pastor at seg-00011) asks why, if Jesus was a public figure with priests plotting at Caiaphas's house, anyone needed Judas to point him out.
From No. 533 · You Can Buy Me Phalanges
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Is Job literal or a parable? Prophecy discussion
- Is the book of Job a literal story or a parable?
- What is prophecy, and can it be infectious or physical?
The hosts dig into the hard question of whether the book of Job is a true story or a parable-style teaching, noting it may be the oldest written book of the Bible.
From No. 504 · Saul, Naturally
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Sidebar: spiritual gifts you would not want
- Is there a spiritual gift you would not want to have?
- What is the difference between preaching and teaching?
The second sidebar: which spiritual gifts would you refuse? Tongues and prophecy top the list, with Ezekiel's watchman ('his blood is on you') terrifying one host; Boova says he…
From No. 494 · 500-ish
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Critiquing Tony Evans's prophecy sermon on Russia, oil, and Israel
- Why would all of them have a problem with Israel?
- Where does predictive prophecy preaching miss the target the most?
The hosts read and critique a report of pastor Tony Evans walking his congregation through a prophetic calendar based on Matthew 24:3, predicting conflict between Russia and Middle Eastern nations over oil.
From No. 461 · Acid, Stupidity and Russia