All tagged compassion

297 Pope Benedict & the Anti-Christ, Human Mirrors of the Divine

297 Pope Benedict & the Anti-Christ, Human Mirrors of the Divine

Uncensored Unprofessor
Current Events, Christian Worldview, The Spiritual World

Before he died Pope Benedict wrote about the presence of the anti-Christ. What did he say? What did he say that I affirm? How did the anti-Christ appear to Jesus? In what form will the same devil appear to us that he had appeared to Jesus? I also work through four principles given to us by Benedict for conducting spiritual warfare. In the show's beginning I also think out loud about operating out of a Christian worldview. What does that look like? Let's turn our brains on for the mission and glory of Christ.

139 Wait, What? (3) Women Fighting for Christian Truth?

139 Wait, What? (3) Women Fighting for Christian Truth?

Uncensored Unprofessor
Wait What?

How can you get your kids to think critically about Christianity? What are apologetics? How might believers go about standing for truth in our emotion-driven society? What are compassionate compromisers and terrifying truth tellers? What's it like to be a woman doing apologetics from a conservative wing in the church? This is my delightful interview of Hillary Morgan Ferrer, general editor and author of Mama Bear Apologetics.

108 Why We Must Fail (1) A Practical Excursion

Uncensored Unprofessor
Why We Must Fail

Western culture teaches us, directly and implicitly, that failure is bad. And so we think that both we ourselves should never fail and that other people should never fail. Things are now so good that we even extend that to, "people should never have their feelings hurt." But is that good for us? Does that weaken or strengthen us? I explain why failure is not only unavoidable, but why for our own growth and societal development failure is necessary.

026 Brief Reflections on Intense Pain - What the Hell?

026 Brief Reflections on Intense Pain - What the Hell?

Uncensored Unprofessor
top25, Suffering

Life is both beautiful and interspersed with pain. How should we process the latter? How might Christians process intense pain? Is God causing everything? Does prayer matter? What about mercy ministry to those enduring intense pain? How does gratitude help? What kinds of things should we say and not say to those with intense pain? I worked through these kinds of questions following major back surgery.