Working, Hope, and Spiritual Disciplines

Before You Walk: Why Does God Feel Distant?

Seth and Abby discuss why God might feel distant. The real question is, "Is He?" Listen to this podcast to learn more about why God purposefully keeps Himself physically unrevealed for a greater purpose. In this episode we will cover, - Why is God distant and why is His distance better for our relationship? - Why does God seem different from the Old Testament, regarding Him revealing Himself? - What is Epistemic Distance? As always, please comment and follow. If you have an idea for a future topic/study, leave a comment and we'll see what we can do.

Before You Walk: The Problem of Evil

Abby & Seth discuss their combined Sunday Morning Class series with the Middle & High School youth students. In this episode, you will hear about how to defend God's goodness in the midst of suffering and evil. We tackle the theodicy question, "Why does the all-knowing, good, powerful, and omniscient God allow suffering and evil? Listen to these next few weeks to find out more about this question. - Did God create evil? If not, where does it originate? - What does this say about our relationship with God? Does it ruin a faithful relationship? As always, please comment and follow. If you have an idea for a future topic/study, leave a comment and we'll see what we can do.

Before You Walk: Bible Formation, Canonization?

Abby & Seth discuss their combined Sunday Morning Class series with the Middle & High School youth students. In this episode you will hear more about how the Bible was formed, specifically through a canonization process that the early church used for a defense of their religion. - What about the other Gospels/letters that have been written and found? Why are they not included in the canon? - How did the early church decide which would be canon? - With the thousands of hand written copies, are there minor or major discrepancies? As always, please comment and follow. If you have an idea for a future topic/study, leave a comment and we'll see what we can do.

Before You Walk: Biblical Authority, Inspired?

Abby & Seth discuss their new combined Sunday Morning Class series with the Middle & High School youth students. In this episode you will hear why we should hold the Bible as the highest authority. - If the Bible was written by humans, does that mean the Bible is capable of having error? - What are the different perspectives of this topic? Do humans have any involvement with the writing of Scripture? As always, please comment and follow. If you have an idea for a future topic/study, leave a comment and we'll see what we can do.

5/31/26: Paradise or Heaven? Plus Summer Plans

In this episode, T.J. discusses what he believes was the most interesting class in a long time. The questions we have about life after death tend to keep us up at night sometimes. In this episode, T.J. challenges where your belief in immediate access to heaven comes from, and he analyzes a few passages about the concept. Key Themes: -Different Greek words for "heaven" and "paradise" -Different Greek words for "hell" and "hades" -Jesus says "I have not yet ascended to the Father..." -The rich man and Lazarus -Thessalonian concern over the imminent return of Christ As always, post in the comments for suggestions about content/topics you'd like to hear about.