The PACT Podcast

Christian Parenting - How to talk about Salvation

What are the things that scripture teaches us that we need to know before coming to faith? How can we explain what “faith” means? What kind of strategies and tools can we use to begin conversations in the home? What questions should you be asking your child? How should we approach conversations differently with a kid than we do with an adult? 

Change: Momentary and Seasonal

How are individual moments important to change? How does seasonal change impact our lives as Christians?

Why are there so many denominations?

What are denominations? Why are there so many different denominations? What issues are really at the heart of one denomination being different from another? Which denomination is right? In what ways can we cooperate with people of other denominations that we differ with? How do we help a non-believer understand why there are so many denominations? Are denominations a good thing or a bad thing? How can we find the right denomination?

The Priority of Presence

Where is our presence the most important? Are there places that our presence is not important? What is the difference in western vs eastern ways of thinking about presence? What is the difference between physically being somewhere and really being there? What does the bible have to say about how we pay attention? If we aren’t fully engaged is it better to be or to no be somewhere? How big of an indicator of priority is our presence?

Theology of Competition

Was competition a part of God’s original design? If it was then what is different about it post-fall? What does it look like to be a good loser or a good winner? If competition is indeed a result of the fall should Christians avoid competition completely? As Christians, why do we compete? Can competition be redeemed?

PACT Podcast - Winning & Losing

Why do we care so much about winning? Why does competition exist in the human experience? Is competition itself a good thing or a bad thing? Why does losing exist? What is life about? Does God care who won/wins the Super Bowl? 

PACT Podcast: Spiritual Disciplines- Learning

Why is learning considered a spiritual discipline? What is the difference between intentional and unintentional learning? How do we learn? What is the difference between knowledge and wisdom? What areas should we work on learning an growing in the knowledge of God? Are there specific things that we’re supposed to learn about as believers that bring God glory?

PACT Podcast: Spiritual Disciplines - Journaling

• What do we mean when we talk about the spiritual discipline of journaling? Why should we journal How can we get started with journaling? What should we write about? How often should we journal? 

PACT Podcast: Silence and Solitude - Spiritual Disciplines

What is the spiritual discipline of silence What do we mean when we say the discipline of solitude? Why are we trying to be silent and alone? What are some of the challenges of silence and solitude Why is it so difficult for us to be silent?

PACT Podcast - Spiritual Disciplines - Fasting

What is fasting? How are we to approach fasting? What is the goal of fasting? Am I breaking Matthew 6 if I tell other people that I’m fasting? Does fasting from other things besides food count as fasting? How are supposed to fast?