If God is Good, Why do Bad Things Happen?

October 30, 2022
Rich Nathan
Westerville

Clarity on what the Bible is and what the Bible is not... The Bible tells one incredible story that followers of Jesus claim changes everything. Followers of Jesus have been willing to risk their lives, love sacrificially, and give generously in light of the over-arching Message of the Bible.

Doesn’t God just want me to be happy?
Doesn’t God just want me to be happy?
November 20, 2022
Julia Pickerill
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John 15:1–17

Yes! God wants you to experience abundance of life! Life to the full! Flourishing life! And his wild, unimaginable invitation, is to lose your life so that you will find the life you’ve always dreamed of having.

Doesn't God Just Want Me to be Happy? | Julia Pickerill
Doesn't God Just Want Me to be Happy? | Julia Pickerill
November 20, 2022
Julia Pickerill
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Why does God care who I sleep with?
Why does God care who I sleep with?
November 13, 2022
Eric Pickerill
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Julia Pickerill
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1 Corinthians 6:13–20

The goal of the Christian faith is Jesus – knowing him, becoming like him, and doing what he did. In every area of our lives, ALL followers of Jesus are learning to bring ALL areas of our lives under His rule and reign. This is challenging for EVERYONE. Jesus doesn’t want to crush us with a life of isolation and misery OR a life of indulgence and addiction. He wants us to know real freedom and in His grace He gives us boundaries in ALL of our sex-lives.

Why Does God Care Who I Sleep With? | Eric and Julia Pickerill
Why Does God Care Who I Sleep With? | Eric and Julia Pickerill
November 13, 2022
Eric Pickerill
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Julia Pickerill
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Would Jesus be a Republican or a Democrat?
Would Jesus be a Republican or a Democrat?
November 6, 2022
Eric Pickerill
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1 Peter 2:9–10, Psalm 93:1–2, 1 Chronicles 29:10–12

The kingdom of God is the priority of Jesus, not the kingdoms of this world. Followers of Jesus must be relentless and clear that we acknowledge our alien status in any location and gain clarity on how we walk that out in our current context and climate.

Would Jesus be a Republican or a Democrat? | Eric Pickerill
Would Jesus be a Republican or a Democrat? | Eric Pickerill
November 6, 2022
Eric Pickerill
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If God is Good, Why do Bad Things Happen?
If God is Good, Why do Bad Things Happen?
October 30, 2022
Rich Nathan
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Romans 8, Psalm 73

Clarity on what the Bible is and what the Bible is not... The Bible tells one incredible story that followers of Jesus claim changes everything. Followers of Jesus have been willing to risk their lives, love sacrificially, and give generously in light of the over-arching Message of the Bible.

If God is Good, Why do Bad Things Happen? | Rich Nathan
If God is Good, Why do Bad Things Happen? | Rich Nathan
October 30, 2022
Rich Nathan
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Isn't the Bible Just a Book of Myths?
Isn't the Bible Just a Book of Myths?
October 23, 2022
Rich Nathan
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Acts 22, Acts 26, Acts 17

Clarity on what the Bible is and what the bible is not... The Bible tells one incredible story that followers of Jesus claim changes everything. Followers of Jesus have been willing to risk their lives, love sacrificially, and give generously in light of the over-arching Message of the Bible.

Isn't the Bible Just a Book of Myths? | Rich Nathan
Isn't the Bible Just a Book of Myths? | Rich Nathan
October 23, 2022
Rich Nathan
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Can You Believe in Both Miracles and Science?
Can You Believe in Both Miracles and Science?
October 16, 2022
Julia Pickerill
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Jeremiah 51:15–19

God is the Creator who created all the earth. He designed the world in such a way as to be governed by the laws of nature as well as the possibility for miracles. It is possible to reconcile belief in both miracles and in science. God is the Creator who created all the earth. He designed the world in such a way as to be governed by the laws of nature as well as the possibility for miracles. It is possible to reconcile belief in both miracles and in science.

Can you believe in both miracles and science? | Julia Pickerill
Can you believe in both miracles and science? | Julia Pickerill
October 16, 2022
Julia Pickerill
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Don't All Spiritual Roads Lead Up the Same Mountain?
Don't All Spiritual Roads Lead Up the Same Mountain?
October 9, 2022
Eric Pickerill
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Isaiah 2, John 14:6

Christianity is not just another kind of spirituality. While there is a commonality of Christian faith amongst many other faiths, there is also a distinctiveness about the life of Christ that uniquely makes him the way, the truth, and the life.

Don't all Spiritual Roads Lead up the Same Mountain? | Eric Pickerill
Don't all Spiritual Roads Lead up the Same Mountain? | Eric Pickerill
October 9, 2022
Eric Pickerill
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If God is Loving, Why Does He Seem So Angry and Judgmental?
If God is Loving, Why Does He Seem So Angry and Judgmental?
October 2, 2022
Julia Pickerill
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John 3:16-21

People today believe in one of two extremes—God is either love or God is law, God is either mercy or God is justice. The God of the Bible is not one or the other but both—He is both justice and mercy. And the way that we see this demonstrated is in Jesus Christ who demonstrated a love that also fulfilled justice by dying for the sins of the world.

If God is Loving, Why Does He Seem So Angry and Judgmental? | Julia Pickerill
If God is Loving, Why Does He Seem So Angry and Judgmental? | Julia Pickerill
October 2, 2022
Julia Pickerill
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Is Believing in God Just Wishful Thinking?
Is Believing in God Just Wishful Thinking?
September 25, 2022
Rich Nathan
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Psalm 8, Psalm 19, Psalm 139

This is the big critique of faith: it's nice that you can believe those things to make you feel better, but it's not really true. But the truth is, there are many intellectually and emotionally satisfying reasons to believe in God. In the Psalms, we see the incredible beauty of creation that points to the realitty of a creator.

Is Believing in God Just Wishful Thinking? | Rich Nathan
Is Believing in God Just Wishful Thinking? | Rich Nathan
September 25, 2022
Rich Nathan
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