Craving Answers, Craving God

Craving Answers, Craving God

St James Lutheran Church - Glen Carbon Illinois

Episodes 145
Avg. Duration 36m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (19)
Since Oct 2020
Latest Episode Jun 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
Consistency
100%
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saintjamesglencarbon.org

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About This Podcast

Chuck Rathert and Aaron Mueller discuss issues and questions that are on the minds of people who are wrestling with the problems of existence and meaning, and explore how Christianity can answer these questions in a way that satisfies the longing of the human heart.

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Recent Episodes

Judgment Day (Ep145)

Jun 03, 2026 37m

The Bible teaches that at the end of this current age, when Jesus returns, God will finally and eternally judge all people. But what is the actual basis of that judgment? What does it have to do with…

“Like a Child” (Ep144)

May 20, 2026 37m

In Mark 10:15, Jesus says that anyone “who does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.” This text has been misunderstood in different ways through the years since Jesus has…

Justification (Ep143)

May 06, 2026 36m

Justification is one of the most important words in the Bible because it’s one of the most important aspects of humanity. The quest to find a reason for one’s existence - in other words, “to justify”…

Hate (Ep142)

Apr 22, 2026 36m

While the Bible acknowledges that anger can sometimes be righteous—specifically when its target is evil and injustice—hatred is generally forbidden. Jesus calls his people to do good to their enemies…

Is Christian Faith “Subjective”? (Ep141)

Apr 08, 2026 35m

Unbelievers sometimes critique Christian faith for being subjective—based on unprovable personal opinions. In response, some Christians have tried to argue that their beliefs are actually objective…

When Church Leaders Fall (Ep140)

Mar 25, 2026 35m

The level of damage a Christian leader’s moral failure causes is almost incalculable. Because much of a pastor’s ministry is explaining God’s Word to his congregation, his words necessarily begin to…

“How Can I Believe in a Violent God?” (Ep139)

Mar 11, 2026 35m

Finding it difficult to believe in a God who orders the destruction of human life is not a new phenomenon. Many have found it hard to square what the Bible says about God’s love with what it says…

Can I Lose My Salvation? (Ep138)

Feb 25, 2026 36m Transcript

Many biblical texts teach that Jesus gives his people “eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.” But the Bible also warns Christians of the possibility of…

Does My Faith Belong to Me? (Ep137)

Feb 11, 2026 35m Transcript

Some Christians worry that their Christianity is only theirs because they grew up in a Christian home. But is this a weakness, or a strength? We’re used to thinking that an idea must be individually…

Should I Be Afraid of AI? (Ep136)

Jan 28, 2026 36m

The apocalyptic fears many have surrounding Artificial Intelligence (AI) evoke a dystopian image of robots someday ruling the world and turning humans into their slaves. But on the other hand, the…

“Was That the Holy Spirit?” (Ep135)

Jan 14, 2026 33m

What does an experience of the Holy Spirit actually look or feel like? Within the Christian tradition, there is often a sharp divide in how this question is answered. Some believe the Holy Spirit…

What is Paradise? (Ep134)

Dec 31, 2025 34m

The word Paradise is used infrequently in the Bible. Jesus tells the thief on the cross that they will be together that day in Paradise, and Paul says in 2 Corinthians that he had a powerful…

Grief at Christmas (Ep133)

Dec 17, 2025 33m

Those who have not grieved deeply are often disturbed during the holidays by those who have, since the latter sometimes seem to refuse to participate in the jollity of the season. This notion—that…

The Virgin Birth (Ep132)

Dec 03, 2025 35m

Everyone knows that it’s not possible for a virgin to get pregnant. Many have considered this impossibility as the open-and-shut reason for disbelieving in the biblical teaching of the virgin birth…

Do Muslims Want to Kill Non-Muslims? (Ep131)

Nov 19, 2025 36m

This episode is a sister to Episode 126: Israel and Palestine. Many depictions of Muslims in the West picture Islam as a religion of violence, and in a post-9/11 world, it’s certainly not difficult…

Would a Pope Be Helpful? (Ep130)

Nov 05, 2025 34m

Many Christian church bodies in the United States have presidents or bishops that function as administrative heads or public faces of that particular church. But none of these quite matches up to the…

Election (Ep129)

Oct 22, 2025 34m

Many Christian churches avoid talking about biblical election - the teaching that those who are believers have come to faith because God chose them - because it seems exclusive and non-egalitarian.…

How Do Churches Work? (Ep128)

Oct 08, 2025 35m

It might be easy when visiting a church to think that the pastor is in charge. But many times once you get involved in that church and see behind the curtain it becomes apparent that other groups…

The Existence of God (Ep127)

Sep 24, 2025 35m

Humans long for God, if he exists, to prove that existence, and many Christian philosophers have proposed arguments, or proofs, for that existence. Many arguments have been advanced toward that end;…

Israel and Palestine (Ep126)

Sep 10, 2025 34m

The current day nation of Israel was established in 1948, a place for many of the Jews who survived the holocaust to call home. Many Christians in Europe and North America consider this to be a…

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