What do you mean God speaks?

Paul Seungoh Chung
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What do you mean God speaks?

A series that reconstrues and retells key ideas, insights, and stories in Christianity for the skeptics who want to understand religion, Christians with questions about their own beliefs, and everyone in between. I am Paul Seungoh Chung, the author of God at the Crossroads of Worldviews, a university lecturer, and a pastor. I invite you to explore with me the world shared by 2.4 billion people--one that inspired our ideals, imaginations, and intellect, for better or for worse. (Note: I recommend listening to the episodes in order--from the first to the latest.)

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  1. S4 Prologue: They were born in the desert

    SEASON 4, EPISODE 1 TRAILER

    S4 Prologue: They were born in the desert

    Send us a text Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year! To celebrate(?), here is the trailer for Season 4 of "What do you mean, God speaks?"God awaits in the desertThe prologue, "They were born in the desert"Music : "Exodus" by Tenacious Orchestra - Licensed from PremiumBeat.com ---------------------------------------- Support the show ---------------------------------------- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatdoyoumeangodspeaks/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Paul_Seu...

    3 min

  2. EPISODE 1

    S4E1: Who were they before they were "Israel"?

    Send us a textThe fourth Season opens to explore the question of the people of Israel described in Exodus. Who were they? What is the significance of their story, regarding their oppression and slavery? What remnants or echoes, if any, remain of their story in the records and memory of ancient history, and what are their significance?And where are we headed from here? 2:21 Biblical stories as "Myth that has become History" &nbs...

    41 min

  3. EPISODE 2

    S4E2: Why Moses heard God from a burning bush

    Send us a textIt is an iconic scene in the Bible: God calls Moses from the burning bush. But, why the burning bush? After all, God can speak through an immeasurable number of things. It is because the bush that does not burn up, and the flame that blazes, yet will not burn itself out, means something to Moses--and to us--which connects us to how God, speaking all of reality, can speak to human individuals in a powerful and personal way. We'll explore what that is in this episode. (edit: Jan 3...

    40 min

  4. EPISODE 3

    S4E3: What does the name "YHWH" mean, and why it matters

    Send us a textConsider what it means for things to have names. Names point to things, and at least to some extent, tells us what they are. But, what could possibly be the name of God? After all, it would need to "point to" all of reality as a whole. According to the Bible, the name of God spoken to Moses is "I am that I am," which in turn is presented as the meaning of the Hebrew name of God, "Yahweh." This passage has fascinated theologians and philosophers, because of the concept of "Being"...

    45 min

  5. EPISODE 4

    S4E4: How Moses learns God is speaking with him step-by-step

    Send us a textGod that spoke to Moses is "Yahweh," unfolding everything around him. But, the question was: will reality unfold what this voice spoke to him? What if things go wrong? What if Moses was deluded, or mistaken, or deceived?How Moses, and people who hear God speak to them, find out whether what they hear is true--whether God really is speaking with them--is actually a step-by-step process. Rarely do we make some heroic leap of faith, at least at the start. We embark on that journey,...

    41 min

  6. EPISODE 5

    S4E5: Why God hardened Pharaoh's heart and then punished him for it

    Send us a textOne of the more perplexing and disturbing part of the Exodus account is when God hardens Pharaoh's heart so that he does not listen to Moses and let the people of Israel go. But then, God punishes him it by unfolding disasters--the plagues--upon Egypt. But, this seems profoundly unjust! What is the idea that the Bible is presenting about God? That nothing we do matters?However, it turns out that the message is in fact the exact opposite. There is something far more that is...

    45 min

  7. EPISODE 6

    S4E6: Divine Intervention or Natural Events? What the Plagues Meant

    Send us a textWere the plagues that struck Egypt in Exodus Divine intervention or natural events? This is a question that is raised by those who present natural explanation for these plagues. But, things that follow laws of nature are God speaking, just as things that do not seem to. The real question is: what distinguishes these events in Exodus from just any other things that happen? Because the difference will not be found in whether they are natural or not. And there is a difference in wh...

    40 min

  8. EPISODE 7

    S4E7: Why God strikes every firstborn of Egypt - Plague and the Lamb 1

    Send us a textWe’re back again for another episode! This is a kind of milestone for the series, as we cover a key narrative in Exodus—that of the final tenth plague, which connects to the Gospel account of Jesus Christ. And the question we must first wrestle with is: why does God strike down every firstborn in Egypt? The plague horrifies with us with the image of dead children, though according to Exodus, it’d have struck down both young and old, and even the animals—but that of course only m...

    45 min

  9. EPISODE 8

    S4E8: Why would a Lamb's blood save you? Plague and the Lamb II

    Send us a textWhat do we need to make a better world? In a world filled with the news of wars, injustices, human-made catastrophes, what do we need? In a world where our future seem so uncertain and bleak at times, even with all of the marvels we accomplished and progress we’ve made, what will lead us to tomorrow?And the Christian Bible poses an answer in the form of a symbolic act; long ago, God’s judgment came upon a land, upon every family and every living thing there, to strike down its f...

    49 min
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A series that reconstrues and retells key ideas, insights, and stories in Christianity for the skeptics who want to understand religion, Christians with questions about their own beliefs, and everyone in between. I am Paul Seungoh Chung, the author of God at the Crossroads of Worldviews, a university lecturer, and a pastor. I invite you to explore with me the world shared by 2.4 billion people--one that inspired our ideals, imaginations, and intellect, for better or for worse. (Note: I recommend listening to the episodes in order--from the first to the latest.)

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  • Creator
    Paul Seungoh Chung
  • Episodes
    80
  • Seasons
    4
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 What do you mean God speaks?
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