Dr. Mike answers your questions about DEATH and the DEAD (or the tries to, clumsily.) Big words, weird topics, tear inducing movie moments and Parable People share some stories about loved ones reaching beyond the grave.

Kristy L Christian Petrow talks about he difference between hearing and listening, and why LISTENING is so important to the spiritual life. Also find out who has a longer attention span, a human or a gold fish?

Controversial topics continues as we discuss our denial over death, and why its important to remember death and the dead. (Its a feel good piece, honest!) Dr. Mike also recounts the tale of the haunted video store and shares a special guest story teller!

More controversial and conflicting ideas about what "Hell" is and what it means in Christianity. Dr. Mike discusses some of his mother's more creative punishments, as well as PREDESTINATION problems, TOTAL RESTORATION.

Dr. Mike shares traumatic stories about the way the idea of Hell has scared him and scarred him, and subjected him to bad Christian theater, as we begin to look at different views on Hell: some teach it's a bad place where Bad people go when they die, some teach its the fate of unbelievers. Some think it is the Bible's way to describe ceasing to exist when you die... and we are just getting started...

We start off our controversial topics with the questions: IS GOD A MAN, and does too much picturing God as a man alienate women? We look at different answers from different corners of the church.

We finish up GROUND RULES for divisive topics, and look at some moments in Christian history for clues for how we can be aware when we slip into out of love into CRUSADER MODE. Dr. Mike also confesses why he hates when people find out he is a pastor, the room gets rowdy, and we gear up for whats next…

Before beginning our series on controversies that are dividing our society and the church, we lay out some ground rules for discussing difficult topics. Dr. Mike also shares his greatest fear, and some of his greatest spiritual heroes.

Dr. Mike shares what he learned about relationships and the rhythm of life from his week at a Benedictine Monastary. He also reveals while shopping for his wife is sometimes like a mythic quest.