The 3 Questions Podcast

1. What are some practical ways I can honor my aging parents? 2. I have a coworker who shows me her recent wedding pictures and wants me to affirm her same sex marriage. How can I respond to her with kindness while not affirming something wrong? 3. What are some free online resources that are biblically solid that you guys recommend or use yourselves? 3 Questions is a weekly podcast from Southern...

1. In Exodus in the story of Moses, why did God harden Pharaoh’s heart if he was about to possibly let the Israelites go? (Ex 9:27-29, 10:18-19) 2. How should we understand the gift of speaking in tongues as we read the New Testament? And does it still happen today? 3. Is it possible that my secular workplace is a calling from God? 3 Questions is a weekly podcast from Southern Hills Baptist Church...

1. Where was Daniel when his three friends were put in the furnace, and where were they when Daniel was put in the lion’s den? (I would think they would have all been guilty of the same infractions that brought their punishments.) 2. What fertility technologies are ethical and unethical? 3. If I am bitter and angry so much of the time, is God really living in me?

1. Often, we hear that if our earthly father loves us so much, how much more does our heavenly Father love us. My mother and father both have let me know all my life that I wasn’t wanted, that everything bad is my fault, that I’m not good enough. HOW do I accept that God loves me? 2. So Jesus told the thief on the cross that he would be with him in paradise that day but Paul says those that are de...

1. Some say God is different in the New Testament from the Old Testament. I know that can’t be true since God doesn’t change, but how can I respond to this accusation of a changing God? 2. In the case of rape, is abortion ok?—How painful to care the baby of your rapist. And what if the victim is a very young girl? 3. Will living babies and toddlers join in the rapture, or will they remain during t...

1. What about the person in X region of the world who has never heard the good news of Jesus, will they face eternal judgment?  2. As an employer, how can I use my work as a calling from God—his placement of me in the world?  3. If a non-Christian friend is willing to read some scripture in considering Christianity, where should I recommend that they read?  3 Questions is a weekly p...

1. Cremating a loved one, does it go against biblical instruction? 2. What are some of the things that you guys have questions about as far as Christianity? 3. How can I help my friend in poverty, while keeping their dignity in tact? 3 Questions is a weekly podcast from Southern Hills Baptist Church. Each week our ministers will answer three questions submitted by the congregation. Questions can b...

1. What if I grew up in a dysfunctional family, can I still be used by God? 2. What are some best practices for a quiet time? How do you guys spend time alone with God? 3. Is it ok for a Christian to get counseling from a licensed counselor/therapist?  3 Questions is a weekly podcast from Southern Hills Baptist Church. Each week our ministers will answer three questions submitted by the congr...

1. What about people with XXY chromosomes (intersex persons)? What is the Bible’s approach to such individuals? 2. When a mother’s life is at risk during pregnancy or delivery, is it wrong to pursue medical procedures to save her life that may put the baby at risk? 3. Is there a way for hobbies to be God-honoring? 3 Questions is a weekly podcast from Southern Hills Baptist Church. Each week our mi...

How should we as Christians respond to global warming?  I know God calls us to be stewards of this planet, but I also know that someday He will come back and heal this fallen planet and there will be a new heaven and a new earth. Should we thank people in the service industry?  Pastor Doug said that we shouldn’t thank people for doing things they’re supposed to do. How then should we int...

1. If God is good, why do evil and pain exist? Why do bad things happen? 2. Why don’t Baptists baptize infants? 3. Should local church gatherings be for the sake of the Christians or non-Christians? 3 Questions is a weekly podcast from Southern Hills Baptist Church. Each week our ministers will answer three questions submitted by the congregation. Questions can be submitted at myshbc.com/contact....

1. Based on Jesus’ parable of the rich fool and his statement “life is not measured by how much you own”, how do you determine how much is enough and how much is too much? 2. What is some wisdom for handling family conflict (siblings, spouses, or parent/child)? 3. Besides Jesus, who is one of your favorite people in the Bible and why? 3 Questions is a weekly podcast from Southern Hills Baptist Chu...

1. If I’m single, is it wrong to strongly desire marriage? 2. Why do some Christians emphasize journaling? If it’s beneficial, how do you do it? 3. How do I know if I’m called into vocational ministry? 3 Questions is a weekly podcast from Southern Hills Baptist Church. Each week our ministers will answer three questions submitted by the congregation. Questions can be submitted at myshbc.com/contac...

1. If God is omnipresent, does that mean he is in hell? 2. Were Adam and Eve created immortal, or was access to the tree of life what allowed them to be immortal? 3. What is the kingdom of God?  3 Questions is a weekly podcast from Southern Hills Baptist Church. Each week our ministers will answer three questions submitted by the congregation. Questions can be submitted at myshbc.com/contact....

1. C. S. Lewis says in a letter answering a question on children’s Christian literature and the analogy of the lion with Jesus in the Narnia fairytales: “Of course. ‘Gentle Jesus’, my elbow! The most striking thing about Our Lord is the union of great ferocity with extreme tenderness. (Remember Pascal? ‘I do not admire the extreme of one virtue unless you show me at the same time the extreme of th...

1. Is there any biblical or theological reasoning to take your hat off when you pray? 2. Colossians 1:20 – When Paul mentions Jesus is reconciling things in heaven too, what would that entail? What in heaven needs to be reconciled or is it reconciling a union between heaven and earth? 3. My friend is very evangelistic, but is also very anxious that when she shares the gospel with others—what if sh...

1. What should a believer do when some aspect of their job conflicts with their Christian convictions—like facilitating events that promote racism, gay pride, or abortion?  2. Isaiah 19: 24-25, God refers to Egypt & Assyria as “His people”, & Israel as His inheritance...  Is this simply referring to Jew & Gentile, or is there more to this. I had never noticed God call Egypt H...

1. What does it mean that Jesus is the supreme Prophet, Priest, and King—all three offices?  2. Is there a sense in which all believers in the new covenant are now serving the kingdom of God with lesser offices as prophets, priests, and kings—all three offices? 3. How do science and faith mix, or do they? 3 Questions is a weekly podcast from Southern Hills Baptist Church. Each week our minist...

1. The Lord’s Supper: does it have to be fruit of the vine and unleavened bread? Does it have to be in the context of a local church? 2. What are the bare minimum requirements for a local gathering to be considered a New Testament church?  3. Can a Christian go to war if we are called to love our neighbor?  3 Questions is a weekly podcast from Southern Hills Baptist Church. Each week our...

1. Is it significant that Jesus called Peter “Simon” when he restored him in John’s gospel? (submitted by a dad on behalf of his 5th grade daughter) 2. In what way is the author of salvation “perfected” through sufferings in Hebrews 2:10? 3. Why did Jesus refer to himself as the “Son of Man”? 3 Questions is a weekly podcast from Southern Hills Baptist Church. Each week our ministers will answer th...

1. What kind of work are we allowed to do on the Sabbath? In other words, exactly what is scripture telling us when it says to keep the Sabbath holy? 2. I hear a lot about not focusing on end times even though there are lots of podcasts and so forth that like to discuss the second coming. What is the reason for the book of Revelation? What should the main takeaway from it be if we are not to be fo...

1. I know this is random but I’m a bit confused. I know prophets are like John, David, Joshua, Moses, and they were prophets for God. In Matthew 21 verse 11 it says, “And the crowds said, “This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.” What does that mean, like Jesus is a prophet for God? 2. Would someone be a stumbling block if they go to a bar and dance? 3. What are your views on drinking...

1. Psalm 56:8 points out there are a few "heavenly" books/scrolls referenced throughout the Bible that seem to convey God is keeping written record of various things. God has perfect and complete memory so who is the the intended reader? Us? 2. To Pastor Doug: on Easter Sunday you said that Mary’s changed life was evidence that Jesus is alive. How then do we respond to Muslims, Mormons, etc., who...

1. In Romans 8:10-11, Paul is talking about how we are born again and he says that "if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you...", so is he saying that the Holy Spirit part of the Trinity raised Jesus like he will raise us or did Jesus raise himself or God raise his son? 2. In John 15:4 Jesus says that we cannot “bear fruit” unless we abide in him. How does this square w...

1. Should we want persecution because of the way it is discussed in the New Testament? 2. How can I be a witness for Jesus with my non-Christian friends without coming across as “better than you”? 3. What are spiritual disciplines? Questions can be submitted at myshbc.com/contact. You can also text them to 505-258-2076 or email 3questionspodcast@myshbc.com. All questions will be kept anonymous.