How often do you begin a conversation with the phrase, "I feel like..."? A recent article from the New York Times argues that the usage of the phrase is not only unhelpful for conversation, it is revealing of some dangerous perspectives in our culture. In this episode, we discuss the role of certainty in our own thoughts and language.

This week, an editor of the New York Times and self-identifying liberal wrote about the liberal tendency to discriminate against conservatives and evangelical Christians. Giving a liberal voice to a claim made for many years by many conservatives, the article provides structure for our podcast conversation as we ask, "Where does this leave us?"

Jared Belcher, Ben Shoun, & Brett Moore Our May Current Events Rapid Fire episode, in which the staff go through some of their favorite articles they've read in the last month.

What did Paul mean when he commanded others to imitate his own faith and spirituality? Shouldn't we tell people to imitate Jesus, not us? In this episode, we use an article posted on The Gospel Coalition website to guide our conversation on whether we can or should look to others for spiritual leadership.

JARED BELCHER, BEN SHOUN, & BRETT MOORE Many of us are familiar with the kind of gospel message - often called the "prosperity gospel" - portrayed by many televangelists, that one can be blessed with wealth and health by simply having enough faith or doing certain things for God. A professor at Duke University recently shared her struggle with cancer in light of the gospel prosperity message. What happens when "speaking it into existence" doesn't help? What does the Bible have to say about the kind of person God chooses to bless? In this episode, the podcast hosts discuss this New York Times article and the fallacy of the prosperity gospel.