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What do you do when heaven is silent and God seems far away? Dr. John Neufeld examines Isaiah 40:27-31, where Israel cries out that their way is hidden from the Lord. Isaiah's response isn't to explain the silence, but to remind them who God is - everlasting, never growing weary, with unsearchable understanding. When we feel abandoned, we must preach God's attributes to ourselves, not because we feel them, but because they're true.

God and the World's Idols: What are you really worshipping? In this series through Isaiah 40–44, Dr. John Neufeld explores one of Scripture's most powerful confrontations between the living God and the idols humanity creates. Writing to a nation facing exile and questioning whether their God has abandoned them, Isaiah paints a stunning portrait of who God truly is — His wisdom that needs no counsel, His power that never grows weary, His sovereignty over history itself.

It began with panic attack about having “too much” stuff in her home and schedule — prompting Courtney toward a spiritual journey of saying “no” to shopping, screens, and busyness. As a result, she and her family have more capacity to hear from the Lord and spend time with others.

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We live in a world that says there is neither right nor wrong, and only relative truth. To avoid being swept along by postmodernism you’ll need the discernment and direction found in the Bible.

Courtney Ellis tells the story of how she suffered from a severe panic attack at work and had no idea why. The anxiety kept persisting, and she felt consistently overwhelmed by seemingly nothing. She discovered that her husband was also struggling with anxiety, so they worked together to find the root of the problem. They discovered how many things they had stuffed into their home and schedule. They began to purge their house, schedule and media subscriptions and discovered how much deeper their relationships with God, each other, and their families became. In this interview, Courtney will talk about how you can pare down what you own and free up your schedule. She’ll also discuss how parents can help their kids clear out the clutter.

Where do you feel empty? Are you hungry for attention, craving success, longing for intimacy? Be aware of your weaknesses. Bring them to God before Satan brings them to you.

Satan will tell you, as he did when tempting Jesus, to turn stones into bread. In other words, to take matters into your own hands. If Satan convinces us to trust our works over God’s word, he has us dangling from a broken limb.

Do what Jesus did. In Satan’s temptation of Jesus, three times Jesus repeated, “It is written…” “It also is written…” “It is written…” God’s book was enough. Jesus overcame temptation, not with special voices or supernatural signs, but by remembering and quoting Scripture. Do the same. Let God’s words silence Satan’s lies and see what happens.

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Episode 2.72

Descartes, Doubt, and the Birth of Modern Certainty

What can be known with absolute certainty?

In Part 2 of I Think; Therefore I Am, Michael and Zach walk through René Descartes’ most famous move—the cogito—and why it reshaped the entire history of philosophy. Faced with the collapse of Aristotelian certainty and the rise of radical doubt, Descartes wasn’t trying to be clever. He was trying to survive an intellectual crisis.

By doubting everything that could possibly be doubted—senses, mathematics, the external world, even his own body—Descartes discovers one truth that cannot be denied: the very act of doubt proves the existence of the doubter.

This episode explores:

-Why Descartes adopted methodological doubt in the first place

-What the cogito actually claims—and what it carefully avoids claiming

-Why “I think, therefore I am” is not a syllogism, but an immediate insight

-How the cogito becomes the foundation for clarity, certainty, and reason

-How this moment launches modern philosophy and reshapes the God-question

Far from being a throwaway slogan, the cogito marks a turning point: the shift from inherited authority to subject-centered certainty. Whether you admire Descartes or see his move as the beginning of philosophical trouble, understanding the cogito is essential for understanding the modern world—and the questions it still can’t escape.

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