by St James Lutheran Church | Feb 17, 2021 | Craving Answers, Craving God, Podcast
Who is Jesus, and why does he matter? Christians claim that Jesus stands in a special relationship with the creator God, but many others claim that he was merely a wise teacher or a powerful prophet. Chuck and Aaron talk about how Jesus fits into the Jewish story of...
by St James Lutheran Church | Feb 3, 2021 | Craving Answers, Craving God, Podcast
Chuck and Aaron talk about the difference between a Christian and non-Christian definition of evil. Almost all people believe in evil – that there are things that violate ultimate value. Both groups, in this sense, use the word evil in this same way. The difference is...
by St James Lutheran Church | Jan 20, 2021 | Craving Answers, Craving God, Podcast
What is evil? And how could a good and all-powerful God allow it to exist? Chuck and Aaron discuss the relationship between moral evil and creational evil; the philosophically unanswerable question of how, if God exists, he could allow suffering; and the Bible’s...
by St James Lutheran Church | Jan 6, 2021 | Craving Answers, Craving God, Podcast
Is Christianity a religion? What is religion? Chuck and Aaron discuss the similarities and differences between the religions and worldviews of the world and the religion of Christianity. Christianity is seen by many as one of the world’s great religions, but is there...
by St James Lutheran Church | Jan 7, 2021 | Craving Answers, Craving God, Podcast
Many people struggle with chronic loneliness, a sickness not always alleviated by the presence of other people. Why do we, in spite of all the people around us, feel so disconnected? Chuck and Aaron talk about how our culture became so bored, how this boredom cannot...
by St James Lutheran Church | Jan 7, 2021 | Craving Answers, Craving God, Podcast
Many people in our culture identify as “spiritual” but find the idea of belonging to a church or other religious group hard to swallow. But even though we reject the thought of community, we find ourselves – in our increasing loneliness as a culture – craving...
