Theologian and pastor Dr. Barry Jones joins Kaitlyn to tackle a tricky question that leads us to some of the most beautiful passages in Scripture. Why does God allow evil things to happen in the world when he is sad about them? Dr. Jones explains how sin grieves God, and how God's sadness at our suffering can be a comfort to us. He also shows us how we can trust God even as we await answers to some of our biggest questions about God.

 

0:00 - Show Starts

 

1:06 - Theme Song

 

1:56 - Why does God let sad things happen?

 

5:56 - God gets sad!

 

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18:51 - God grieves

 

23:51 - Wrestling with God

 

28:15 - How’d you explain it to a kid?

 

31:57 - End Credits

Theologian Dr. Christa McKirland joins Kaitlyn to answer a question on the podcast that she has already answered before bedtime from one of her own children: why do we call each other brothers and sisters? Dr. McKirland gives us a picture of the people of God as a family, shows us what Scripture says about our relationship to each other as siblings, and points us back to our true identity as children of our Father God.

 

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1:06 - Show Start

 

2:08 - Theme Song

 

2:58 - Why Do We Call Each Other Brothers and Sisters?

 

9:31 - Closeness of Siblings

 

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18:28 - Not Chosen Family

 

25:13 - Baggage with Family

 

32:28 - How’d you explain it to a kid?

 

35:03 - End Credits

Theologian and pastor Dr. Mika Edmondson joins Kaitlyn today to tackle a pretty challenging question: Why doesn’t God answer my prayers? Dr. Edmondson describes what prayer is, walks us through some of the different answers God gives to our prayers, and shows us how Jesus models trusting God in the midst of suffering.

 

0:00 - Episode Starts

 

0:58 - Theme Song

 

1:50 - Why Does God Not Answer My Prayers?

 

5:40 - Why Does God Not Always Answer?

 

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18:32 - How to be Faithful in Disappointment

 

23:00 - Thorn in His Flesh

 

24:30 - How Would You Answer a Kid?

 

27:08 - End Credits

This is an exclusive episode of Getting Schooled from Holy Post Plus! Lots of us do Bible-in-a-year reading plans, for good reason—but how much do we retain? Are we treating the Bible like a vitamin supplement? Kaitlyn and Skye break down the history, pros, and cons of daily Bible reading plans.

 

0:28 - Theme Song

 

3:14 - History of “Bible in a Year” Plans

 

10:32 - Treating the Bible like a Vitamin?

 

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15:30 - Biblical Illiteracy

 

18:16 - More Time in Scripture

 

25:05 - What to Read Next!

 

3057 - End Credits

 

Get the full collection of Getting Schooled with Kaitlyn Schiess on Holy Post Plus:

https://www.patreon.com/collection/203378?view=expanded

 

Recommended Resources:

Get in The Word with Truth’s Table -  https://www.ivpress.com/get-in-the-word-with-truth-s-table-podcast 

 

Psalms in 30 Days: CSB Edition -  https://a.co/d/7iikjHn

 

The Belief Commentary Series - https://a.co/d/63TpbST

 

Brazos Commentary Series - https://a.co/d/hc6c2OI

 

Every Moment Holy Prayer Book Series - https://a.co/d/dO8isbW

God loves everyone, right? Well, what about people who use their power to hurt others? Kaitlyn Schiess has thought a lot about this and is here to explain what a dictator is, how God talks about them in scripture and what that requires of us as Christians.

 

0:00 - Theme Song

 

0:37 - Does God Love Dictators?

 

2:05 - Does God Still Love Dictators?

 

4:05 - The Fall and Authority

 

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10:33 - True Authority from God

 

15:20 - God Loves People

 

19:31 - Love in a Time of Strife

 

21:18 - End Credits

Kaitlyn Schiess sits down with Amy Peeler (who’s on a real Bible translation committee) to answer what’s the right version of the Bible. There’s so many Bible translations. Why are they different if they’re all God’s word? Amy Peeler explains why the translations turn out different and why you shouldn’t be too alarmed when you read an unfamiliar translation.

 

0:00 - Theme Song

 

1:50 - What’s the Most Accurate Bible Translation?

 

6:47 - How Different Are Bible Translations?

 

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13:50 - Direct Translation and Paraphrase

 

15:26 - Why Write New Translations?

 

21:40 - Differences of Langauge

 

27:33 - Simple Answer for Kids!

 

30:40 - End Credits

Old Testament scholar (and Holy Post pundit!) Carmen Imes joins Kaitlyn to talk about a question both little kids and grown ups ask a lot: why did God harden Pharaoh’s heart?  Was God causing Pharaoh to do something evil? Was God overriding Pharaoh’s free will? Dr. Imes teaches us about the Hebrew words for “hardening” a heart, how historical background can help us understand this passage, and what the larger theology of the story teaches us about God.

 

0:00 - Show Starts

 

1:35 - Theme Song

 

2:32 - Why Did God Harden Pharaoh’s Heart?

 

8:17 - What is a “Hard Heart?”

 

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23:48 - God’s Gentleness and Frogs

 

26:47 - Are they plagues?

 

36:03 - End Credits

How do we explain something as big and complicated as the Trinity to kids? Kaitlyn’s here with advice on how to approach the topic—and how we may be making this much harder on ourselves than it needs to be.

0:00 - Theme Song

1:20 - Listener Question

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5:25 - Is it the Right Time?

9:03 - How to Answer Questions

16:26 - End Credits

Mike Erre joins Kaitlyn to tackle a big question that is also deeply personal: is it wrong to doubt God? Mike shows us some ways we misunderstand both doubt and faith, brings us to Bible passages that help us understand doubt more clearly, and reminds us that God welcomes our questions.

 

0:00 - Theme Song

 

4:02 - Is it Ok to Doubt God?

 

8:53 - Lament vs. Doubt

 

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17:55 - Is Doubt Intellectual?

 

31:26 - Kid Answer

 

33:51 - End Credits

Kaitlyn is back with another Getting Schooled episode, this time about heresy. Are heresies even real? How do we define them? And most importantly—should you call someone on the internet a heretic? We’ll be back to normal kid questions on Curiously, Kaitlyn next week!

 

0:00 - Show Starts

 

0:38 - Theme Song

 

4:00 - What Even is Heresy?

 

8:00 - What’s a Core Doctrine?

 

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16:45 - Creeds vs Scripture?

 

24:41 - Resources

 

27:30 - End Credits

 

Resources:

The Bible Made Impossible: Why Biblicism Is Not a Truly Evangelical Reading of Scripture by Christian Smith: https://a.co/d/j5mZ2Jr 

 

Christian Theology: an Introduction by Alister McGrath and Matthew J. Thomas: https://a.co/d/aA04bop 

 

Practicing Christian Doctrine: An Introduction to Thinking and Living Theologically by Beth Felker Jones: https://a.co/d/hatSVjT