As Keith and the Retrobots await a phone call, they enjoy a song. Requested by our number one fan, we listen to “Gold” by Nathan Caldwell.

Ideas for the podcast come from many sources. This one began by borrowing some honest questions that another blogger had asked on his web site. As he puts it:

Recently I challenged my friends and acquaintances, those who are skeptics, agnostics, non-religious and so on to raise their best questions regarding the Christian faith. I asked them to raise honest questions, questions that if answered would possibly clear the road for them to believe.

We avoided looking at his answers, so if we arrived at similar conclusions, it was done independently. , but check out the original blog article found at

Seven Honest Questions Regarding Christianity: A Challenge

For our purposes, as we try to stay cool on another hot summer day, the Retrobots, David and Callie ask us the questions.

Question One: If God made us who made God?

Both Nathan and Keith agree, the universe that we know is finite. It has a definite beginning in time, space, and matter. God is outside that realm, eternal. Though all we know has a cause, he is the infinite creator who has no cause. He created our universe, while being a creature outside of it. Similar to how a carpenter builds a box. He isn’t the box, or made from the same material. He existed before the box did, and continues to exists even after the box serves its purpose. Can he interact with the box, use the box, enjoy the box, fill the box, or empty the box? Yes, and god can do the same, but on a larger, and more intimate scale than any human carpenter.

Question Two: One question I can’t figure out is why do people pray? If God has a master plan for everyone, what good is praying for someone as that would only seem to be trying to change God’s mind regarding his divine plan?

We agree that God knows everything, but also point to the account in Exodus 34. To summarize, the people had made a golden calf to worship. God pointed it out to Moses, then went on to claim he would destroy the nation, and rebuild one out of Moses. Moses prayed, and God seemed to have changed his mind on the matter, allowing the nation to live. God certainly knew, and knows the future. His claim of destruction was for Moses behalf. God wanted to point out how horrible their sin was. They certainly deserved death. God is also all about grace, and Moses demonstrated god’s kind of grace for the undeserving people when he prayed for them. Through the instance, it was Moses who had a better understanding of who God is, and what he wants for his people.

Should we pray for the sick, those in financial need, or other dire circumstance? Yes. Just because God knows the outcome, and what he has in store, the process of the conversation of prayer will help us to understand that person’s emotions and struggle. They matter to God, and they should matter to us.

Question number Three: How is Christianity any different than the myths before it?

Though Nathan has some trouble in where this question is coming from, he makes an excellent point that nothing preceded it. There’s a timeline through the history of Israel that predicts, and leads right into the time of Christ. He also brings up the point that myths have no historical evidence, where Christianity has plenty of historic evidence to support the Bible accounts. Keith tries to explain what little he knows about the alleged myths. The real problem is a modern thought problem. It’s easy to look back over the centuries, and wonder over any similarities of long forgotten myths. In a recent podcast, hosted by J Warner Wallace, he makes the comment that though few today know about the myths,