Brax Tacks

How I try to answer the question that is asked to some many Christians by so many people.

This is a class discussion centered around these questions:

1. How can you say that Christianity is true when there are all these other religions?

2. Isn't it arrogant to say you're right and they're wrong (or, at least, improbable)?

3. Aren't you a Christian just because of where you grew up?

4. Can you live with the idea that everyone else who doesn't believe in Jesus is going to an eternal torture chamber?

This week, Isaiah Cruz and I talk about whether or not someone who commits suicide will go to heaven. With this, we talk about the importance of asking why someone asks you any question, anxiety, depression, the kingdom of God, assurance of salvation, and more! If you would like to ask your own question, use the link to the Google Doc that was sent to your email!

We're going to be doing an AMA (that's Ask Me Anything). This summer, we want to feature your questions (whether you’re a parent or youth) on this podcast. Ask me anything you want. For instance, you can ask questions about God, the Bible, faith, the world, ask for advice– anything. If you are a youth in our youth group or a parent of one, ask for the Google Doc link so that you can ask your questions anonymously or get in touch with Brax to get together and discuss your question.

We also have an opportunity to discuss LGBTQ+ ethics and what the Bible has to tell us about our identity and behavior as well as how to love our LGBTQ neighbors. We're having a luncheon on July 10th from 12-2pm in our youth room. We will even have a Q&A time afterwards. Please RSVP so we can get enough food for everyone!

We're going to be doing an AMA (that's Ask Me Anything). This summer, we want to feature your questions (whether you’re a parent or youth) on this podcast. Ask me anything you want. For instance, you can ask questions about God, the Bible, faith, the world, ask for advice– anything. If you are a youth in our youth group or a parent of one, ask for the Google Doc link so that you can ask your questions anonymously or get in touch with Brax to get together and discuss your question. 

We also have an opportunity to discuss LGBTQ+ ethics and what the Bible has to tell us about our identity and behavior as well as how to love our LGBTQ neighbors. We're having a luncheon on June 11th from 11:30-1:30 in our youth room. We will even have a Q&A time afterwards. Please RSVP so we can get enough food for everyone!

A condensed version of our conversation around Matthew 19:1–12. Resources that were used for this podcast are Rachel Joy Welcher's Talking Back to Purity Culture. Matt Chandler's sermon clip titled, "Jesus Wants the Rose". 

This was a lesson for our high school Bible class talking about marriage, divorce, sex, and singleness. Resources mentioned or drawn from in this lesson were Between Two Worlds by Elizabeth Marquardt and Talking Back to Purity Culture by Rachel Joy Welcher.

It's easy to be afraid of people sometimes and their opinions of us. How should Christians fight this fear?

We'll talk about judgmentalism and the fear of being judged by Jesus.

We know that anxiety and stress is not good for us. How can Jesus' words help us to overcome our stress?