Our Q&R Podcast is for the seeker and skeptic in all of us, designed to create a posture of curiosity about
ourselves and others.

Today, we’re going to tackle a question that we will all face at one point or another in our lives.

How do I handle pain & suffering?

This is a topic that the larger culture often leaves us unequipped to deal with. Our culture talks about self-optimization, and longevity has become a popular theme, but what happens when things don’t go our way? When we don’t heal of a disease? When a loved one dies?

When we go through a painful breakup?

In this conversation, Michael and Bekah unpack this both from an intellectual perspective, but also a personal one. Michael shares about his experience losing his dad, and the profound suffering and grief that has unfolded both before and after Tim’s death.

We then get into deeper theological questions of why God would allow this to happen, and why the Christian faith is predicated on a future hope that empowers us to endure anything that comes our way.

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:56 - Our culture does not address suffering
6:47 - How we respond to pain & suffering
19:11 - Michael talking about father Tim Keller’s death
23:10 - Discerning why you need in the moment
27:15 - Placing suffering in a spectrum
31:38 - Getting used to grief
38:36 - Why am I going through this?
46:47 - What do you do when something is ongoing?

Today, we’re going to tackle perhaps the most relevant question that is on everyone’s mind for the next couple of weeks.

How should we handle politics?

We live in one of the most polarizing times in United States history, and the hostility in the political landscape can be felt everyday on social media. It’s clear that the way we interact with politics as a culture does not work, so is there a better way?

At Redeemer LSQ, we believe there is. We believe that the Christian view offers a third option to left and right, and red and blue. But in this episode, we’re not going to tell you how to vote. Rather, we’re going to outline why the secular approach to politics isn’t working, why the Christian view does, and how to live that out practically in your own life.

We’re going to talk about political idolatry, and how to identify if you’ve made politics an idol.

And we’re going to discuss the fallout of the election, and how to handle the results as we move forward as a community in the next few years.

The Q&R Podcast is for the seeker and skeptic in all of us, designed to create a posture of curiosity about ourselves
and others.

We’re in the midst of a mini two-part Q&R series aimed at addressing an important question “is biblical sexuality outdated?” Last week, we explored what the purpose of sex is, and in what environment sex truly thrives. If you haven’t gotten a chance to watch that yet, we’d encourage you to go back and take a listen.

This week, we put it all into practice. We address how to handle your sexual desires as a single person and also what a healthy sex life looks like when you are married. We try to get as practical as possible in this episode, and we believe that the strategies we will discuss today can have a huge impact on your own outlook of sexuality.

The Q&R Podcast is for the seeker and skeptic in all of us, designed to create a posture of curiosity about ourselves
and others.

This fall, we've been working through a teaching series on sexuality every Sunday. So to coincide with that, we are releasing a two-part Q&R series aimed at addressing an important question “is biblical sexuality outdated?”

As younger generations have moved away from traditional religion, the biblical outlook of human sexuality has become irrelevant in the larger cultural conversation. Spend a few minutes in a secular environment and you’ll quickly realize this. A large part of the population views biblical sexuality as outdated, and has dismissed it altogether.

However, people are waking up to the fact that our culture’s predominant view of sexuality doesn’t work. Louise Perry’s book The Case Against the Sexual Revolution – which was secular – highlighted all the ways our hypersexualized
culture is failing us.

With that in mind, we are doing a mini two-part Q&R series on biblical sexuality. In part one, we want to explore what the Bible actually says about sex – not just what we think it says. We want to establish what the purpose of sex is, and in what environment sex truly thrives.

In part two, we will explore how to put this all into practice. That means addressing how to handle your sexual desires as a single person and also what a healthy sex life looks like when you are married. We believe these episodes will speak to a wide range of audiences, and that the information we’ll learn can have a big impact on your own sexuality.

Chapters:
0:00 - 1:21 - Intro
1:21 - 3:49 - The state of sex in our culture
3:49 - 12:12 - Does the Bible have an outdated view on sex?
12:12 - 26:11 - What’s the point of sex?
26:11 - 37:09 - What is biblical sexuality?
37:09 - 44:25 - Being “married in your heart”
44:25 - 47:37 - Closing comments

Over the last couple of months, we’ve been exploring a series of interconnected questions. We first asked, "Aren’t all religions the same?" and then moved on to "Why should we trust the Bible?" last month. Our next topic follows naturally: addressing objections to the church.

In this episode, we’ll discuss the mass exodus from the church, why so many people are turned off by what they’ve seen, and what the church is truly supposed to stand for. We encourage you to listen through to the very end.

Welcome back to our Q&R Podcast! I’m Rebekah Hannah, the director of LSQ Kids here at Redeemer LSQ. Together with Michael Keller, we’re framing this podcast for the seeker and skeptic in all of us. It’s designed to foster a posture of curiosity about ourselves and others.

CHAPTERS:
0:00 - 0:47 - Intro
0:47 - 7:55 - The complexity of church hurt
7:55 - 12:10 - What does church hurt mean?
12:10 - 18:47 - What should the church look like?
18:47 - 25:51 - What do we do about forgiveness?
25:51 - 28:00 - The other side of church hurt
28:00 - 30:33 - Holding leaders accountable
30:33 - 34:32 - Repentance is a Christian privilege
34:32 - 44:56 - Why stay in the church?

THE Q&R PODCAST:
At Redeemer LSQ, we values questions and the people who ask them. We will always be a place where skeptics are welcome. We believe that questions lead to dialogue, dialogue fosters relationships, and relationships create community. So we won't be shy about tackling anything on this podcast. If you have a question you'd like to us to tackle on this podcast, fill out the form on this page and we'll review it: https://rb.gy/1p5hlj

Last month, we tackled a big question: Aren’t all religions the same? During that episode, we discussed the case for Christianity and received a lot of feedback, especially objections to the Bible and the church.

So this month, we’re diving into another crucial question: Why should we trust the Bible? Today, the Bible’s authority in America is at an all-time low, partly due to misconceptions about its teachings. People have concerns about topics like misogyny, sexuality, war, hell, and God’s actions in the Old Testament.

Additionally, there’s a widespread belief that the Bible is purely man-made and lacks evidence of divine origin. In this episode, we’ll address these issues and more, aiming to set the record straight on the Bible.

Chapters:
0:00 - 1:44 - Intro
1:44 - 7:10 - Why we need to answer this question
7:10 - 12:06 - the Bible answers the big questions of life
12:06 - 14:51 - the story of the Bible
14:51 - 19:44 - Weaponizing the Bible
19:44 - 25:09 - Why the Bible over other truths?
25:09 - 31:03 - Is the Bible misogynistic?
31:03 - 34:10 - Why is God so angry in the Old Testament?
34:10 - 42:27 - Did God command genocide?
42:27 - 50:17 - Does the Bible have divine origins?
50:17 - 58:03 - How to read & interpret the Bible
58:03 - 58:20 - Outro

THE Q&R PODCAST:
At Redeemer LSQ, we values questions and the people who ask them. We will always be a place where skeptics are welcome. We believe that questions lead to dialogue, dialogue fosters relationships, and relationships create community. So we won't be shy about tackling anything on this podcast. If you have a question you'd like to us to tackle on this podcast, fill out the form on this page and we'll review it: https://rb.gy/1p5hlj

Last month on the Q&R Podcast, we tackled one of the loudest narratives in our culture: this idea of my truth vs. your truth. In Episode 4, we aim to build on that by engaging the question “Aren’t all religions the same?”

In recent years, our culture has moved away from organized religion, and this question is getting asked more frequently. As we’ll learn, part of the problem is that many people are not familiar with what the world’s holy books actually have to say.

In this episode, we attempt to uncover the truth, while embodying a posture of curiosity. We start by unpacking what unites all religions before moving on to where they divide, and specifically how the case for Christianity stacks up against other faith traditions.

CHAPTERS:
0:00 - 1:02 - Intro
1:02 - 8:25 - The pulse of our culture
8:25 - 14:26 - The similarities between religions
14:26 - 20:11 - The differences between religions
20:11 - 36:02 - Breaking downs claims of religions
36:02 - 42:01 - Can you mix and match religions?
42:01 - 46:20 - Is Christianity exclusive?
46:20 - 50:31 - Is there evidence that suggests Christianity is true?
50:31 - 54:40 Interacting with people of different religions

RESOURCES:
Surprised by Hope by NT Wright: https://shorturl.at/mW0Oa
The Resurrection of the Son of God by NT Wright: https://shorturl.at/uKe58

THE Q&R PODCAST:
At Redeemer LSQ, we values questions and the people who ask them. We will always be a place where skeptics are welcome. We believe that questions lead to dialogue, dialogue fosters relationships, and relationships create community. So we won't be shy about tackling anything on this podcast. If you have a question you'd like to us to tackle on this podcast, fill out the form on this page and we'll review it: https://rb.gy/1p5hlj

In Episode 3 of the Q&R Podcast, we tackle perhaps the hottest topic in today's culture: my truth vs. your truth. In recent years, it's become almost offensive to claim that there is an objective truth, which touches many important areas of life like religion, sexuality and gender.

In this conversation, we discuss how to navigate a challenging cultural landscape and the importance of curiosity and humility in expressing what you believe to be true.

Chapters:
0:00 - 0:38 - Intro
0:38 - 4:31 - Why this is a hot topic
4:31 - 13:27 - Areas this question affects
13:27 - 19:49 - Does objective truth exist?
19:49 - 33:04 - What truth should guide us?
33:04 - 38:17 - The importance of curiosity
38:17 - 44:28 - How to express your truth
44:28 - 54:30 - Speaking truth in love
54:30 - 59:44 - The importance of humility

THE Q&R PODCAST:
At Redeemer LSQ, we values questions and the people who ask them. We will always be a place where skeptics are welcome. We believe that questions lead to dialogue, dialogue fosters relationships, and relationships create community. So we won't be shy about tackling anything on this podcast. If you have a question you'd like to us to tackle on this podcast, fill out the form on this page and we'll review it: https://rb.gy/1p5hlj