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Pastor and theologian Corey Widmer is back, this time to talk about how to read the Bible well, how to understand violence in the Bible, and how to think about the Trinity. This week, an older kid asks "Does the God of the Old Testament and Jesus have different moralities?" Dr. Widmer teaches us how understanding who God is can help us better understand confusing or even horrifying stories in Scripture.
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Book Resources:
The God I Don't Understand by Chris Wright
Old Testament Ethics for the People of God by Chris Wright
Getting Involved With God: Rediscovering the Old Testament by Ellen Davis
The Art of Biblical Narrative by Robert Alter -
Music director and producer Dr. Wen Reagen joins us to talk about angels, ghosts, and demons, oh my! Dr. Reagan explains the different kinds of angels, how depictions of angels have changed throughout church history, and what he thinks about Halloween.
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New Testament scholar Nijay Gupta joins Kaitlyn to answer another baptism question: why do we have to go underwater?! Dr. Gupta explains the significance of water in the ancient world and in the Bible, and shows us how something scary can also be beautiful.
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Pastor and theologian Sharon Hodde Miller joins Kaitlyn to answer a deeply personal and theological question: how do we know what God wants us to do? Dr. Miller explains three different levels of this question, and offers practical advice for people seeking God’s will for their life.
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Dr. Keith Johnson joins Kaitlyn to answer the question: Why are we in the world if we are just tiny specks to God? Dr. Johnson teaches us about creation, why God does anything, and if we actually are just “tiny specks” to God. Plus, he answers an even thornier question: Why did God make us in the first place, especially if he knew we would sin?
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This week, instead of kid questions, we're talking about YOUR questions! Kaitlyn is joined by Producer Mike to answer questions about the Trinity, teaching kids in church, and complementarianism. Plus: Kaitlyn gets some pop quiz kid questions!
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Pastor and theologian Steve Bezner joins Kaitlyn to answer a series of important questions: Why do we have to get baptized? Does it have to be in front of other people? Do I have to say all the words? Dr. Bezner helps us understand what baptism means, why we do it, and why those other people being there is important.
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Theologian Gayle Doornbos joins Kaitlyn to tackle a tricky question with big implications: Does God control us, or do our brains do that? Dr. Doornbos helps us understand how God’s sovereignty and our agency can possibly make sense together. Then she answers another tricky kid question: If God is in control, does that mean he makes us do “the bad stuff”?
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Pastor and theologian Corey Widmer joins Kaitlyn to talk about two things that have confused and divided Christians for centuries: baptism and communion. Dr. Widmer helps us understand what these sacraments are, how they’re related to each other, and why some traditions “fence the table.” Plus: he and Kaitlyn agree that sometimes you need to dance to communion.
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Pastor and theologian Mika Edmondson joins Kaitlyn to talk about Satan, the problem of evil, and redemptive suffering. Dr. Edmondson tackles two tough kid questions about Satan: Why doesn't God take away Satan's power? Why does God sometimes let Satan do whatever he wants? He and Kaitlyn also discuss how the Black church has endured suffering, and what we can learn from their witness in American history today.
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Theologian Dr. Han-Luen Kantzer Komline joins Kaitlyn to answer a huge question: Where does evil come from? Dr. Kantzer Komline explains some wrong answers to the question, some biblical passages that can help answer it, and a better question we can ask instead. (And, surprise, there’s more Augustine!)
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Historian and pastor Dr. Jennifer Powell McNutt joins Kaitlyn to help us understand how the Bible comes to us. Who passed it down to us? What languages has it been it? How can we trust that we’re hearing from God in the Bible? Dr. McNutt shows us how even the story of Bible translation and transmission is a testament to God’s grace and provision for us.
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Pastor and theologian Alex Sosler joins Kaitlyn to talk about a question kids and grown-ups keep asking ourselves: how do we know when we have a strong relationship with God? Dr. Sosler reminds us that we are secure in our relationship with God, and that God has given us regular practices to receive grace from God. Plus: there’s even more Augustine!
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Who could possibly answer a fantastic and hilarious question like “Is Jesus big enough for everyone to take a bite of him?” Someone who knows her theology AND her bread, baker and writer Kendall Vanderslice. Kendall and Kaitlyn talk about communion/the Lord’s supper/the Eucharist: what it is, what it means, and why the bread should taste good.
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Pastor and theologian Glenn Packiam answers “Why do they do songs in church? Some kids can’t really understand the songs!” He and Kaitlyn discuss why songs are part of Christian worship and why we do things in worship that we don’t always understand. Plus, they talk about Kaitlyn’s favorite topic: welcoming kids in church, noises and wiggles included.
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Theologian Dr. Joseph Gordon joins Kaitlyn to tackle one of our most frequently asked questions: Do dogs go to heaven? Dr. Gordon answers the question, but also gives us a much bigger theology of creation, redemption, and creaturely life on earth. Plus, we also tackle even harder questions like: Do snakes go to heaven? What about mosquitos?
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Children’s ministry expert Dr. Scottie May joins Kaitlyn for an extra-special episode of Curiously, Kaitlyn! Instead of answering a kid question about God, Kaitlyn asks Dr. May all about how we talk to kids about God: How do we talk about hard things in the Bible with kids? How do we get kids to love learning about God, instead of memorizing facts about the Bible? What can we learn from kids about God? Plus: why Dr. May doesn’t like the term “Sunday school.”
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Dr. Carmen Imes joins Kaitlyn to answer the question “Why did God choose the Israelites as his special people out of everyone else, and bless them in a certain way he didn’t bless others?” Dr. Imes takes us back to the Bible, pointing us to the reason God gives for choosing Israel and blessing them: so that they can be a blessing to all of creation. Dr. Imes teaches us a fancy new Hebrew word, gives us lots of biblical examples of what it means to bless the nations, and even touches on one of Kaitlyn’s favorite phrases, “a city on a hill.”
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Dr. Matthew Lynch joins Kaitlyn to answer two kid questions today: Why does God destroy stuff? and Why did God send the flood? We talk about the story of the great flood, why it happened, and God’s promise never to destroy the world with a flood again. Plus, Dr. Lynch describes a few different ways people think about violence in the Bible.
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Dr. Barry Jones joins Kaitlyn to answer a question that we have probably all wondered at some point: Why do we fight God in our hearts? Dr. Jones gives us a theology of sin – where it started, how we encounter it, and what God has done to defeat it. Then he offers some practical help for addressing the sin we find in ourselves: practices of prayer and surrender that acknowledge our dependence upon God to save us from the power of sin.
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