Gospel
62 conversations where the hosts get into gospel.
62 conversations
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What part of the gospel resonates with Gen Z
- What part of the gospel message actually resonates with your generation, and what doesn't land?
The host asks the room what the 'good news' actually is for them. The young people land on Jesus' love in a social-media culture that says nobody cares, and the freedom of not carrying sin and burdens.
From No. 576 · Get A Dog
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Ramadan and the cultural behaviors of Christianity
- What are the cultural behaviors of Christianity that can be kept without actually having a relationship with Jesus?
Ben asks what the cultural behaviors of Christianity are that can be kept without actually having a relationship with Jesus, prompted by a Ramadan display at a halal grocery after a daddy-daughter date.
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The salve, boldness, and calling out sin
- Am I the person supposed to call out sin in a given context?
- Why is it easier to be bold with Christians than with non-Christians?
A host offers the "salve" metaphor: the gospel is healing salve that believers protect and wrap up, while others lick it off.
From No. 504 · Saul, Naturally
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The messenger matters: Paul, Acts, and relationship
- What do you think the good news actually is?
The hosts push back on the article: the messenger does matter, as Paul's past made his preaching land; Acts preaching was tuned to its audience; disciple-making is relational rather than gospel-dumping, and hiding your faith until later is disingenuous.
From No. 494 · 500-ish
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Should a miracle be shown? The case for evidence
- If you witnessed a miracle and skeptics demanded proof, would you show it?
The hosts land on 'show the toes': Jesus' healings were public and verifiable — the beggar at the beautiful gate jumping, 'go show yourselves to the priests' (Luke 17:14, quoted by the site's founder) — and the resurrected Jesus said 'look at me.'
From No. 492 · Show Me The Toes
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The He Gets Us campaign: "I hate this"
- Is the He Gets Us $100M ad campaign good evangelism?
Ben reads from the article on the $100M He Gets Us Christian ad campaign (TV, online, billboards targeting millennials and Gen Z, funded by wealthy anonymous families).
From No. 487 · Sing What You Want
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Sinner or valued: how to lead the gospel; milk vs meat
- Should the gospel lead with God's love (milk) or with conviction of sin (meat)?
A long discussion on whether the world needs to be reminded they are sinners or that they are valuable to God — verdict: both, depending on motive.
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Should churches count? Data, demographics, and ministry
- Should churches survey, count, and steer ministry by data?
The survey sparks a long reflection on whether churches should spend resources surveying, counting, and marketing.
From No. 464 · Buying International Locusts
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What is the actual biblical good news?
- What is the actual biblical good news?
- Is the Sermon on the Mount the good news, or is it something else?
A host opens the show with the question of what counts as the good news: conversations where people call things like jelly beans or general niceness the good news prompted him to sort out the biblical definition.
From No. 450 · Good News of Narrow Focus
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Pushback: boundaries, ultimatums, and an active gospel
- Is it ever right to set an ultimatum, or is the line a boundary?
The hosts part company with the article's closing hyper-spiritualization, arguing the gospel already spoke clearly in Proverbs so the sluggard does not need a special revelation to get up and work.
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What place does self-improvement have in the gospel narrative?
- What place does improving your life have in the gospel narrative?
- If someone's life is doing poorly, is there room to call them to change their ways, or is that denying grace?
speaker-0 introduces a hard question the show did not get to the previous week: since salvation is entirely God's work, is there any room to call Christians to improve their lives?
From No. 165 · Kissing Halloween Goodbye
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From dishes to 'Jesus is the answer'
- Do women feel obligated to agree when other women complain about their husbands?
- When is it right to speak up with advice versus staying quiet to protect a relationship?
The discussion widens into when Christians should speak up with advice versus staying quiet to keep the peace, prompted by a question to the ladies in the chat about pressure to agree when others complain about husbands.
From No. 77 · November 21 2011
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Testimony: 'when you are done following yourself, you can follow me'
- Can a believer receive a personal prompting from God outside of reading scripture?
A host shares a rare personal experience of sensing God: while walking the dog, a kind (not harsh) phrase came to mind - when you are done following yourself, you can follow me - and he was unsure what to do with it.
From No. 562 · Enter the McCormick II
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Pope-style advice: gospel influence requires sacrifice
Remembering his forgotten Pope-style advice, a host argues that gospel influence in other people's lives requires sacrifice of time, talents, or money - giving the example of youth leaders who give up drinking entirely to stay above reproach with kids.
From No. 562 · Enter the McCormick II
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Critique 2: 'The ad didn't mention repentance'
The hosts grant repentance is a top-five gospel element but argue a thirty-second ad cannot carry all sixty-six books: none of the Beatitudes mention repentance, and repentance in…
From No. 521 · He Gets Us…Again
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Simplicity of the gospel and Zimbabwe mission
The hosts commend the simplicity of the Nigerian and Zimbabwean gospel: no twinkle and pizzazz, just 'you sinned, you can't pay for it, God said I love you, I will pay for this.'
From No. 456 · Just Do It
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How the gospel changes the world of sex trafficking: one life at a time
- How does the good news of Jesus Christ change the world when it comes to sex trafficking?
A host asks Joy directly how the good news of Jesus Christ changes the world of sex trafficking. Her answer: the ministry tagline is 'so the exploitation ends for one more girl' —…
From No. 337 · Wings of Refuge
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Temptation one: popularity — Joseph vs. the "you're enough" message
Working through the article's first temptation, popularity, the hosts argue Joseph made countercultural moves — telling dreams, refusing Potiphar's wife — that won him no popularity.
From No. 429 · Following the American Jesus
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Church brands vs. Jesus — when discipleship points at the pastor
The popularity discussion turns institutional: faith hinged on the pastor's popularity or the church's infrastructure collapses when scandal hits.
From No. 429 · Following the American Jesus
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I Am Second and reframing the gospel pitch
- How should Christians talk about Jesus with unbelievers — lead with sin or with love?
Responding to the article, the hosts discuss I Am Second testimony videos: nobody they watched came to Jesus by being scolded about sin; people came through encountering love, significance, and freedom.
From No. 273 · Fear, the False Idol
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Interview: Moriah Harris on El Salvador mission work
- How can listeners help Moriah's mission work in El Salvador?
Guest Moriah Harris (addressed by name on-air; speaker-2) describes her call to El Salvador: her church's annual mission trips to Honduras and El Salvador, the March 2013 trip…
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Love is a commitment, plus Secular's answer
The hosts define love as commitment, not emotion or warm fuzzies — illustrated by the footy-pajamas analogy — and give plainspoken gospel advice: build a Bible foundation, turn sin over to Christ, and let God decide about sending someone.
From No. 132 · Tighten Up On Your Job, Homey
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Answering proof 21: love, justice, and the coffee-spill analogy
The hosts answer proof 21: one argues the proof misrepresents Jesus' message and only proves its author dislikes God.
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'Christian women talk different'
At the children's hospital Boova beams about God's providence, assuming the birth parents share his faith — then learns they are Vietnamese nail techs who are not Christians but…