I went to college with the intention of majoring in Journalism. I was the Sports Editor of my high school newspaper and developed a love for writing that I still have to this day.

Well, God had other plans for my life and I went into radio and television broadcasting and management instead, but I learned a great deal about story composition and the art of interviewing before switching majors.

One thing I learned was there are 5 basic components to every story. They’re called the “5 ‘Ws’ of Journalism”: who, what, where, when, and why. Some people will throw in how if the story calls for it, but if you have those 5 Ws, you can write a story or conduct a great interview.

I remember one class assignment I had that I was really looking forward to. I had the opportunity to interview an outstanding athlete who was attempting to qualify for the US Olympic Team.

I did my homework and researched everything I could about him, his background leading him up to this opportunity, and even about the Olympics qualification process itself.

Well, the time came for the interview. I had a good pen, a new notepad, my research to guide me, and had all my questions well-rehearsed. My subject walked into the office, made himself comfortable, and, after some small talk, we began.

The interview was going extremely well. I was getting his story from multiple perspectives and knew this was going to be front-page material.

As I continued, I remember asking him a fairly generic, straight-forward question: “What would it mean for you to qualify for the Olympic team?” I remember very vividly that he paused, looked straight at me with a deep, contemplative expression, and said, “Well, I suppose it all depends on who’s asking. It would mean different things to different people.”

I’ll never forget his answer because it taught me so much about journalism…and life. It taught me that the questions we ask and the answers we seek are not always the most important thing. Who is asking the questions is just as critical, and will greatly influence the importance of how that question is answered and why it’s answered in the way it is.

Jesus knew this, and on today’s podcast, we’re going to look at one of the most important questions He asked His disciples in the entire Bible, and we’re going to study how they answered it and how that question and answer still affects each of us centuries later.

Stay with me, as we look at: Who’s Asking? That’s coming up on this episode of Living Lite Today.