Gospel Chats

Many are convinced that they, and most others, won’t ever be righteous enough to live in God’s presence. But our Heavenly Father’s plan is more hopeful and effective than most people realize. In this episode we chat about what we know about exaltation and God’s intent for each of His children. 

President Howard W. Hunter said that “the doctrine of the Resurrection is the single most fundamental and crucial doctrine in the Christian religion. It cannot be overemphasized.” Do we undervalue the Resurrection? In this episode we wrestle with that question, and what happens when we focus on the Resurrection now and in the future. 

We can run into some serious issues when we confuse our worth with our worthiness. In this chat we try to define both worth and worthiness, how they’re different, and how we can understand both in more hopeful ways. 

*This is a repost because this episode got deleted by accident*

It’s one thing to believe that God can bless us, but what do we do when it doesn’t seem like those blessings are coming? In today’s chat we wrestle with topics of faith, trust, trials, and enduring well. 

In today’s conversation we chat about bodies. Too often we either view our bodies as negative things to despise or as an idols to worship. What does our doctrine teach us that should transform the way we view and engage with our bodies? 

Is there is difference between giving service and being a servant? Is there a way that being a slave could be a faith-strengthening thing? In today’s chat we wrestle with these questions. 

There is a common saying that “faith and fear cannot exist in the same person at the same time.” We wrestle with that statement in this chat, and discuss healthy fear, destructive fear, and how “perfect love casts out fear.” 

When God inspires prophets, it seems like He often gives them the vision of “what” needs to be accomplished, but allows them a lot of agency to figure out “how” to accomplish it. In today’s chat we wrestle with the beauty and messiness of ordained, inspired, mortal prophets. 

The title for this episode might sound like an oxymoron, but in the D&C, Jesus Christ connects fasting with joy and rejoicing. So how do we fast in a more joyful way—in the Lord’s way? And could true fasting be the key to overcoming any bad habit, addiction, or obstacle in our life? 

Satan is not our favorite thing to talk about, but it is important that we understand who he is, how he works, and what his true desires are. In today’s chat we wrestle with the differences between our Accuser (Satan) and our Advocate (Jesus Christ).