Tag: god
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Ep 78: Can’t He Just Tell Us?
After a couple of thousand years of the bible, Chris and Pete are still baffled by the stories in it. Just like the original hearers of Jesus were? Why did Jesus seek to deliberately baffle us? Can’t he just tell us stuff instead of hiding in parables? Are stories important and if so, why? And…
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Ep 77: How Good Are We?
Chris and Pete try to get a handle on humility. Do Christians think they’re pretty good; Made in the image of God, His children? But also getting down on ourselves? So are other people better than us, like the bible tells us? How can we be good for others and not just good for ourselves?…
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Ep 76: What’s In It For God?
So if all this church stuff about God is true and God loves us… why? Why does God love humans? Or does he? And if he does, what’s in it for God? Is it all just warm feelings? What if that’s NOT what God is all about?
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Ep 75: No Such Thing As Peace
Can we live in peace? A follow up to #73 when Chris and Pete looked at peace and comfort, Is Peace innate in our lives? Is it natural? Can we deal with difference and have differences and find the peace within? How?
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Ep 74: What’re You Afraid Of?
After 74 episodes, how are Chris and Pete coping with not knowing? Is there value in being ignorant, especially when you’re leading a prayer meeting? Can we not know stuff and still be wise and helpful?
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Ep 73: Gimme comfort
Do we want peace that is comfortable? Chris and Pete wonder if comfort is something we get wrong. Has our language derailed the truth of what we should be looking for? Does comfort work in our broken world, and how do we look for it in a way that actually works?
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Ep 72: You Don’t Say
In the last of our ‘Bathroom session’ Chris and Pete stumble on some really hard-hitting questions. What if you never asked God for ‘stuff’? What else is there? Can I trust just enough for today? Are we happy to ask God to be harsh with us, and is God my ‘mate’? How does God, as…
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Ep 70: Intimacy Be Like…
In the second of our ‘Bathroom series’ with the odd sound, Chris and Pete ask what would it be like if we talked to God the way we talk to our partner? Who is a hugger? Why don’t Aussie blokes do well at intimacy, and how can we be better at it?
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Ep 69: You’re Not Wrong!
This one sounds a bit odd, Sorry folks! The discussion gets very interesting as Chris and Pete doubt things! Miracles, Belief, The Bible? What do we think about faith when everything is changing? Can we be wrong and faithful, can we find truth when it’s not… what does deconstruction show about what we think?
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Ep 68: Our Giving Ignorance
Are Chris and Pete generous… for their own benefit? Is giving, a useless drop in the ocean? What if we want to make a difference with our generosity? Are we lookin at it wrong, aren’t we meant to be ‘you all’ not just ‘you’? Is it even possible to give without being selfish?