How is Hell fair? Is belief in Hell toxic? Is Hell actually biblical? Should we believe in Hell as eternal torment or a place of annihilation?

In this encore episode from the podcast archives, Scott and Shawn help answer these questions as they walk through God’s Word to help you understand the concept of eternal punishment in the context of the glory of God.

📖 Episode Resources: 

• John Piper, Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist 
• Kevin DeYoung, The Hole in our Holiness 
• J. I. Packer, Knowing God 
• R.C. Sproul, The Holiness of God 
• Jerry Bridges, The Pursuit of Holiness 
• Francis Chan & Preston Sprinkle, Erasing Hell: What God Said About Eternity, and the Things We've Made Up

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Scott and Shawn tackle the question of why God allowed evil by showing you how to give a quick response to this challenge, by explaining the pitfalls of a common response that is often given for the problem of evil, and by giving an in‑depth response to the problem of evil that will help you consider God’s ultimate purpose and destiny for his Creation. Tune in to learn more in this encore episode from our podcast archives.

📖 Resources mentioned in this episode:

• “Why Did God Allow the Fall?”, James N Anderson
• “If God is Sovereign, Why is His World Full of Suffering?”, John Piper
• “Confronting the Problem of Evil”, Joe Rigney

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What are God’s goals for you in your search for a spouse? Can you date someone who isn’t a Christian? How can Christians even begin to date in a godly way when Jesus didn’t even talk about dating?

In this episode, Scott and Shawn take a look at dating through the mind of Jesus in order to help Christians align themselves with God’s goals and purposes before they start dating.

📖 Episode Resources: 

• The Sacred Search, by Gary Thomas 

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Self-care is seen as a necessary part of life, but how can young Christians learn to reconcile a culture that prizes “self-care” while following a Saviour who calls them to “lose their life” for the sake of his kingdom? What constitutes “good self-care” practices vs. “bad self-care” practices?

In this episode, Scott and Shawn use the “think like Jesus framework” to consider how Jesus would think about self-care, and they discover some vital truths that can help you keep your “self-care” from becoming “self-ish care”.

📖 Episode Resources: 

• Data referenced in this episode
  • The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness, by Jonathan Haidt
  • Key Substance Use and Mental Health Indicators in the United States: Results from the 2022 National Survey on Drug use and Health
  • American College Health Association
• Resources on digital addiction
  • Is Digital Addiction a Real Thing?
  • What’s the Root Cause of Digital Addiction?
  • How Do You Escape the Snare of Digital Addiction?
  • Why Are Smartphones So Addictive?

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Many see masculinity as hopelessly “toxic”. Others want to double down on historic “real man” stereotypes. Amidst all the noise and confusion, how are both Christian men and women to think about what makes a man a “real man”?

In this episode, Scott and Shawn return to the ‘think like Jesus’ framework found in Scripture in order to discern how Jesus thought about the essence of true manhood.

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• The Toxic War on Masculinity: How Christianity Reconciles the Sexes, by Nancy R. Pearcey 

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In our culture, identify is seen as something that each person creates for themselves. But is that really where your identity comes from? Does determining your own identity really set you free?

Scott and Shawn bring the critical subject of identity into their continuing journey to learn to think like Jesus. In this episode, they talk through the inevitable difficulties we face when trying to create our own identity and how we can allow the mind of Jesus to inform and shape where true and lasting identity is found.

📖 Episode Resources: 

• The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self, by Carl R. Trueman
• Don't Follow Your Heart: Boldly Breaking the Ten Commandments of Self-Worship, by Thaddeus J. Williams

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Christians often treat singleness as if it is a problem to be solved. But how did Jesus think about singleness? He was, after all, a single man. In this episode, Scott and Shawn work through the four pillars that shaped Jesus’ mind, and they uncover some important and perhaps convicting insights about the place, value, and priority the church should give to living out the Christian life in singleness for the glory of God.

📖 Episode Resources: 

• The Meaning of Singleness: Retrieving an Eschatological Vision for the Contemporary Church, by Danielle Treweek
• Our episode with Danielle Treweek about Biblical theology, singleness, and marriage
• So Much More Than Sex series

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Scott and Shawn continue their thought journey of learning to think like Jesus about marriage by discussing the principles that Christians need to take to heart in order to think like Jesus — whether they are anticipating marriage or have been married for some time. Specifically, Scott and Shawn take a hard look at the most important question about marriage: what did God create marriage for?

📖 Episode Resources: 

• Our Bodies Tell God's Story, by Christopher West
• So Much More Than Sex series

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Scott and Shawn share how Jesus’ love for the Father and the enabling of the Holy Spirit should inform how Christians approach marriage today — whether you’re a young person anticipating marriage in the future, a single adult waiting or longing to be married, or have been married for years.

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When people do everything for their own glory, we often perceive them them as being selfish or insecure. But since God does everything for his own glory, does that mean he is selfish or insecure? Shawn and Scott discuss this question as they learn from Scripture how to think like Jesus about the glory of God.

📖 Episode Resources: 

• Reflections on the Psalms, by C.S. Lewis

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