What do you mean God speaks?
Paul Seungoh Chung
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A series that reconstrues and retells key ideas, insights, and stories in Christianity for the skeptics who want to understand religion, Christians with questions about their own beliefs, and everyone in between. I am Paul Seungoh Chung, the author of "GOD"? What's That? and God at the Crossroads of Worldviews. I invite you to explore with me the world shared by 2.4 billion people--one that inspired our ideals, imaginations, and intellect, for better or for worse. (Note: I recommend listening to the episodes in order--from the first to the latest.)
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S4E11 S4E11: Why there is organized religion, according to Exodus
Send us Fan Mail“Organized religion” seems to have a bad rep nowadays. It’s associated with authoritarian hierarchies, dogmatic beliefs and rigid rules. Many of us instead want to identify ourselves…
S4E10 S4E10: Why we end up in the desert when God calls
Send us Fan MailAfter the Israelites escape the Egyptian army that pursued them, they find themselves in the desert. In one sense, this was expected since geographically and physically, Egypt was…
S4E9 S4E9: The Sea that God parts in Exodus is no mere "water"
Send us Fan MailWe’ve now returned to start the second half of Season Four. We closed the first half at a key point, exploring the meaning of the blood of the Lamb in the final plague of Exodus, and…
S4E10 S4Extra3: Book is finished! About its place in this series, and its preface
Send us Fan MailThe manuscript of the book is complete and is now in the hands of the editors. It will still be around the end of this year at the earliest for it to be published, but my work--the…
S4E9 S4Extra2: Bathroom thoughts on science, belief, Galileo, prophecy, etc.
Send us Fan MailI'll be working on the book until end of April, and so in the meanwhile, more extra episodes! This episode, I discuss material that did not quite make it into a main episode. One is…
S4E9 S4Extra1: "God is no more believable than UFOs?" - Publication Offer
Send us Fan MailWe’re back! Sort of.First, this bonus episode is to announce an update and news. The first season of this series is being re-adapted(?) / rewritten as a book and will be published…
S4E8 S4E8: Why would a Lamb's blood save you? Plague and the Lamb II
Send us Fan MailWhat do we need to make a better world? In a world filled with the news of wars, injustices, human-made catastrophes, what do we need? In a world where our future seem so uncertain…
S4E7 S4E7: Why God strikes every firstborn of Egypt - Plague and the Lamb 1
Send us Fan MailWe’re back again for another episode! This is a kind of milestone for the series, as we cover a key narrative in Exodus—that of the final tenth plague, which connects to the Gospel…
S4E6 S4E6: Divine Intervention or Natural Events? What the Plagues Meant
Send us Fan MailWere the plagues that struck Egypt in Exodus Divine intervention or natural events? This is a question that is raised by those who present natural explanation for these plagues. But,…
S4E5 S4E5: Why God hardened Pharaoh's heart and then punished him for it
Send us Fan MailOne of the more perplexing and disturbing part of the Exodus account is when God hardens Pharaoh's heart so that he does not listen to Moses and let the people of Israel go. But…
S4E4 S4E4: How Moses learns God is speaking with him step-by-step
Send us Fan MailGod that spoke to Moses is "Yahweh," unfolding everything around him. But, the question was: will reality unfold what this voice spoke to him? What if things go wrong? What if Moses…
S4E3 S4E3: What does the name "YHWH" mean, and why it matters
Send us Fan MailConsider what it means for things to have names. Names point to things, and at least to some extent, tells us what they are. But, what could possibly be the name of God? After all, it…
S4E2 S4E2: Why Moses heard God from a burning bush
Send us Fan MailIt is an iconic scene in the Bible: God calls Moses from the burning bush. But, why the burning bush? After all, God can speak through an immeasurable number of things. It is because…
S4E1 S4E1: Who were they before they were "Israel"?
Send us Fan MailThe fourth Season opens to explore the question of the people of Israel described in Exodus. Who were they? What is the significance of their story, regarding their oppression and…
S4E1 S4 Prologue: They were born in the desert
Send us Fan Mail Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year! To celebrate(?), here is the trailer for Season 4 of "What do you mean, God speaks?"God awaits in the desertThe prologue, "They were born in…
S3E21 S3Post4: What I believe, and the stories we didn't cover
Send us Fan MailThe final 3rd Season’s post-season episode returns to some issues to wrap up before we move on to Season 4. First, part of this Season wrestled with the question that historians today…
S3E20 S3Post3: Vote for a person, not a party (some Biblical reasons why)
Send us Fan MailThere’s this adage that says, “Don’t talk about religion or politics unless you want to get in trouble.” Well, this series is all about religion, so we might as well go the rest of…
S3E19 S3Post2: Renounce racism, but overcome prejudice
Send us Fan MailIt seems, at least from popular conversations in the News, opinion articles, or the constant postings on SNS, we are labeling more or more things or people as racist. Now, racism…
S3E18 S3Post1: What do I mean, "Thank you for Listening?" My experiences with this series
Send us Fan MailThank you for listening and following this series! But, what does it mean for me to tell you this? These simple words mean much more than you may know. It has to do with what I've…
S3E18 S3Finale: Frozen between faith and fear - How our Journey continues
Send us Fan MailWe have finally arrived at the final main episode of the third season. Here, we will survey what it means to believe in God, formed and expanded through the journeys of Abraham,…
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What do you mean God speaks? has published 86 episodes since December 2020, covering topics in Christianity, Philosophy.
What do you mean God speaks? is currently declining with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 32m.
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