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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Judgment Day

The Bible teaches that at the end of this current age, when Jesus returns, God will finally and eternally judge all people. But what is the basis of that judgement? What does that judgment have to do with our lives now? And how can I know how I will be judged? Chuck and Aaron talk about the final day of judgment on this episode of Craving Answers, Craving God.

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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.

Is God Angry With Me? (Ep50)

Is God Angry With Me? (Ep50)

The Bible tells us that God is a God of love, but it also frequently describes him as an angry God. No one likes the idea of an angry, judging God, but the Bible makes it clear that God’s anger does not mean he lacks love, but happens precisely because he is all-loving.

Loving the World (Ep49)

Loving the World (Ep49)

The Bible tells us that God loves the world. But it also says Christians should not love the world. What does this mean, and how does it work? Chuck and Aaron discuss what love is, how it can be understood in different ways, and how self sacrifice is always more powerful than self gratification.

Christianity and the Environment (Ep48)

Christianity and the Environment (Ep48)

The Bible insists that the natural world has value because it is created by God, and that Christians have been called by this creator God to share in his mission to care for the environment in anticipation of the day when Jesus returns and makes the whole world new.

Praise (Ep47)

Praise (Ep47)

The Christian God commands us to praise him. Why? Because our natural inclination is to praise what we find good or beautiful or excellent. And God wants us to acknowledge him to be the truly good, beautiful, and excellent One.