Cutting through the noise to find the truth about life, faith, and God.

Chuck Rathert and Aaron Mueller discuss issues and questions that are on the minds of people who are wrestling with the problems of existence and meaning, and explore how Christianity can answer these questions in a way that satisfies the longing of the human heart.

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Evidentialist vs. Presuppositionalist Apologetics

Christianity is a missionary religion, and Christians are supposed to be able to talk about their faith in Jesus with those who are unbelievers. But should Christians try to convince unbelievers with evidence for Christianity, or is there a better way to argue for the truth of the biblical narrative? Chuck and Aaron talk about how best to do Christian apologetics on this episode of Craving Answers, Craving God.

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Who Made God? (Ep59)

Who Made God? (Ep59)

Christians (and many others as well) believe that God made everything that exists, but this raises the question of who made God. Chuck and Aaron talk about who God is, what it means that one supreme being made everything, the question of ultimate cause, and the moral implications of the existence of an uncaused Causer.

Some Questions About Christianity (Ep58)

Some Questions About Christianity (Ep58)

Christians are called to defend their faith when others have questions about it. Chuck and Aaron discuss a handful of common misunderstandings people have about Christianity and the Bible, and talk about what’s behind those misconceptions and the reality they obscure.

Why Doesn’t God Show Himself? (Ep57)

Why Doesn’t God Show Himself? (Ep57)

All people, believers and unbelievers alike, long to experience the transcendent, long to see God. And if the Bible is true, and God longs to reveal himself to his human creatures, then why doesn’t he show himself to us? Christianity insists he has.

Why do Bad Things Happen to Good People? (Ep56)

Why do Bad Things Happen to Good People? (Ep56)

If God is good, and if he is all-powerful, then why do bad things happen? Why doesn’t he stop evil? Where is God when good people suffer? In this episode Chuck and Aaron talk about the nature of the God of the Bible, the nature of evil, and how God experiences the evil of this world along with his human creatures.

What is Christmas All About? (Ep55)

What is Christmas All About? (Ep55)

Christmas, in the West, is an unavoidable cultural phenomenon. But what does all the fast-paced overspending mean? According to the Bible, Christmas is the moment in human history when God becomes a human being in order to become one of us so that we can be restored to a relationship with God.

Does God Want Me to Be Happy? (Ep54)

Does God Want Me to Be Happy? (Ep54)

We all desire happiness and are convinced that the pursuit of happiness is a worthwhile goal, but our conviction that physical and relational circumstances have the ability to make us happy have not paid out on that promise. God, though, has designed us to find our happiness in him, and we will finally discover true, permanent happiness in a relationship with him through Jesus.

What is Freedom? (Ep53)

What is Freedom? (Ep53)

Every person longs to be free from oppression and restriction, and there are many philosophical ideas and political systems which promise to provide this freedom. Jesus, too, promises freedom, and unlike all other attempts to provide and maintain freedom only the liberty gained and guaranteed by Jesus has managed to be real and permanent.`

Are Humans Good or Bad? (Ep52)

Are Humans Good or Bad? (Ep52)

While some worldviews see people as basically good, and some worldviews see people as basically bad, Christianity is the only worldview which sees humans in all their complexity, as both good and bad.

Can Prayer Change God’s Mind? (Ep51)

Can Prayer Change God’s Mind? (Ep51)

The Bible tells us that God never changes. It also tells us to pray because God listens to our prayers and responds to them, sometimes doing what we ask. This only looks like a contradiction – the sovereign God who never changes has decided to use the prayers of his people to accomplish his good purposes. The Bible tells us that God never changes. It also tells us to pray because God listens to our prayers and responds to them, sometimes doing what we ask. This only looks like a contradiction – the sovereign God who never changes has decided to use the prayers of his people to accomplish his good purposes.