Monday Afternoon Theologians

Rick and Clark discuss a perplexing question, "Does God control everything ?" And if so, what about free will? They talk about a couple of concepts that help us embrace that both God's Sovereignty and our free will CAN exist at the same time, because God is not limited as we are. If you have a question for the Monday Afternoon Theologians, feel free to send an email to: ccothernii@gmail.com  ...

Here's a question each of us needs to answer personally. Can I know God personally? Rick and Clark discuss this question and offer some personal insight and examples from their own lives and friends of theirs who have demonstrated that it is, indeed possible, to know God very personally. Here's a link to Callie's Story, which Clark mentions in this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64k63......

Rick and Clark talk about several reasons why they believe the Bible is indeed inspired by God and can be trusted as a source of God's truth, especially as it relates to the identity and atoning work of Jesus, God the Son. Here is another excellent online resource about this topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht6lHE7prro (Dr. Robert Plummer, Southern Seminary) If you have a question about the...

Rick and Clark will tackle three claims that Jesus made that set him apart as the incarnation of God; God the Son, sinless, and the only one who could atone for sin by dying in our place. If you have a question about the Bible or Christianity, contact us at: ccothernii@gmail.com.

Rick and Clark discuss a tough question asked by many, "Why does God allow suffering?" As in so many questions about Christianity, arriving at the most helpful (and right) conclusions depends upon your starting point. We'll talk about that, and as always, we seek to do so with compassion and respect for those who wrestle with tough questions. Here are some more excellent resources related to this...

Rick and Clark discuss how God's offer of grace, and an eternal abundant life, extends to everyone who will accept it. In this episode you'll also get to meet Poppy, Clark's daughter's Boston Terrier puppy, because she REALLY wanted to be in this episode. Here's a video (really well done) with some intelligent, thoughtful people responding to this same question. We highly recommend it. https://you...

Rick and Clark tackle a question that's WAY bigger than they are (but they still tackle it). With gentleness and respect, they look at some valid questions for us to ask, no matter where we are in our search for answers to this one big question. Recommended books associated with this episode are: Making Sense of God by Tim Keller, and The Case for a Creator by Lee Strobel. The violin excerpts in t...

We're winding up this foundational series about the purposes for which you were created. Our first episode set the tone and answered the foundational question, "What was it that pushed you over the edge into the realm of faith in Jesus Christ?" Then we started discussing five reasons we exist on this planet. After this series we'll start answering some of the perplexing, sometimes difficult, somet...

Today Rick and Clark look at our fourth God-given purpose for being alive on earth. We'll see how important it is that we were created to serve God by serving others. Send your questions about the Bible and Christianity to us at: ccothernii@gmail.com

We've already talked about the first two purposes for our being on the earth, (We're made to bring God pleasure, and we're made for community with others who are fulfilling their God-given purposes), and now we're going to talk about our third purpose, namely, that we are to be transformed (over time) to become more and more like Christ. Send your Bible questions to: ccothernii@gmail.com

In our last episode we started talking about how we are created for a purpose. Today we continue that theme based on questions that relate to  purpose. Please feel free to submit a question about the Bible or Christianity by emailing us at: ccothernii@gmail.com

Many of the questions we receive about Christianity have to do with purpose. We thought that a good place to start in laying the groundwork  for many of the questions we'll answer is tackling the question, "Am I on the earth for a purpose?" We'll spend five episodes talking about purpose since it's really important! Feel free to submit a question for us by emailing ccothernii@gmail.com.

In this first episode Rick and I will lay the groundwork for this adventure in answering questions about the Bible and Christianity. We promise to be respectful of those who ask important questions (even the tough ones), and we want to be uplifting and encouraging as we explore these questions together. Every respectful question deserves a respectful answer. Email your questions to ccothernii@gmai...