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What do you mean God speaks?S4Extra3: Book is finished! About its place in this series, and its prefaceSend us a textThe manuscript of the book is complete and is now in the hands of the editors. It will still be around the end of this year at the earliest for it to be published, but my work--the writing part--is more or less finished! Thank you for your continued support! This series will return to the main episodes in June, covering the second half of Season Four, "God awaits you in the desert." But here, I wanted to first discuss something about the book, now that it's complete. First, the boo...2025-05-2640 min
What do you mean God speaks?S4Extra2: Bathroom thoughts on science, belief, Galileo, prophecy, etc.Send us a textI'll be working on the book until end of April, and so in the meanwhile, more extra episodes! This episode, I discuss material that did not quite make it into a main episode. One is from Season Three on science and belief-corrections in regard to God. One is from Season Four on Galileo's example of science vs religion. And one that actually doesn't fit anywhere yet. I call this the "bathroom thoughts," because of how many of these ideas start from idle thoughts in a bathroom or some similar se...2025-03-0130 min
What do you mean God speaks?S4Extra1: "God is no more believable than UFOs?" - Publication OfferSend us a textWe’re back! Sort of.First, this bonus episode is to announce an update and news. The first season of this series is being re-adapted(?) / rewritten as a book and will be published next year. If everything goes as scheduled. So, what with the title of this episode? “A World where God seems no more believable than UFOs” is the catch-phrase of the book, or rather its starting point. It asks—as this series as asked—what “God” really means, when for many of us, God seems “no more believable than U...2025-01-2728 min
What do you mean God speaks?S4E8: Why would a Lamb's blood save you? Plague and the Lamb IISend 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...2024-10-2249 minWhat do you mean God speaks?S4E7: Why God strikes every firstborn of Egypt - Plague and the Lamb 1Send 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 makes it worse. Why is G...2024-09-1145 minWhat do you mean God speaks?S4E6: Divine Intervention or Natural Events? What the Plagues MeantSend 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 what it meant for God to speak...2024-07-0140 minWhat do you mean God speaks?S4E5: Why God hardened Pharaoh's heart and then punished him for itSend 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 going on in this account. How P...2024-04-2445 minWhat do you mean God speaks?S4E4: How Moses learns God is speaking with him step-by-stepSend 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, one step at a time. And...2024-03-2440 minWhat do you mean God speaks?S4E3: What does the name "YHWH" mean, and why it mattersSend 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 "...2024-02-2445 minWhat do you mean God speaks?S4E2: Why Moses heard God from a burning bushSend 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 30, added ~1...2024-01-2940 minWhat do you mean God speaks?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" 14:43 Opening of Exodus and the oppression of Israel 19:45 Egypt and the Hyksos, the Shasu, and Israel 27:46 Who were the Hebrews, 'Apiru, and why t...2024-01-1240 min
What do you mean God speaks?S4 Prologue: They were born in the desertSend 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_Seungoh website: https://whatdoyoumeangodspeaks.buzzsprout.com/ * Please review or rate this series on Appl...2023-12-2503 min
What do you mean God speaks?S3Post4: What I believe, and the stories we didn't coverSend us a textThe final 3rd Season’s post-season episode returns to some issues to wrap up before we move on to Season 4. First, part of this Season wrestled with the question that historians today has raised regarding the historicity of the life-stories of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and their family—as they are recounted in the book of Genesis. But, what do I personally believe regarding the position held by most historians today? Here’s why the answer to that is somewhat complicated (and oddly, why it is related to how I deal with the que...2023-12-1739 min
What do you mean God speaks?S3Post3: Vote for a person, not a party (some Biblical reasons why)Send us a textThere’s this adage that says, “Don’t talk about religion or politics unless you want to get in trouble.” Well, this series is all about religion, so we might as well go the rest of the way this episode, and talk about politics!Now, politics is not what we usually explore in this series. But, it might be good to listen to me thinking aloud on topics outside my area, especially if these ideas are based on some of the insights and ideas this series has examined in the main episodes...2023-12-0730 min
What do you mean God speaks?S3Post2: Renounce racism, but overcome prejudiceSend us a textIt seems, at least from popular conversations in the News, opinion articles, or the constant postings on SNS, we are labeling more or more things or people as racist. Now, racism does remain a significant problem even in countries and societies that have made significant progress against it, and strands of it do seem to have been woven into the societies and institutions we have inherited. But, I also think that we have been too indiscriminate in labeling things or people simply as "racism" or "racist," with neither nuance or reflection--at least, at th...2023-11-2737 min
What do you mean God speaks?S3Post1: What do I mean, "Thank you for Listening?" My experiences with this seriesSend us a textThank you for listening and following this series! But, what does it mean for me to tell you this? These simple words mean much more than you may know. It has to do with what I've experienced, the fears I've faced and the encouragements I received in doing this series. To a very important extent, it has to do with, like the rest of this series, what God seems to speak and how that moves me to write what you hear. So, thank you for listening to what it mea...2023-11-1439 minWhat do you mean God speaks?S3Finale: Frozen between faith and fear - How our Journey continuesSend us a textWe have finally arrived at the final main episode of the third season. Here, we will survey what it means to believe in God, formed and expanded through the journeys of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and then Joseph. However, this account reveals that there will be times when those who are on this journey, become suspended between belief and unbelief, fear and faith. That was how it was for Jacob—who had been named Israel. After he lost his son, Joseph, and likely even earlier, his life and his journey became frozen in...2023-09-3041 minWhat do you mean God speaks?S3E17.17: So, what -is- God's part in a famine or whatever else?Send us a textWhat began as a supplemental episode has become a rather long and hefty discussion about the question of suffering or evil in a world spoken forth by God. This is far from a complete answer. What this episode is doing is to outline a larger framework, along with a set of prior questions and considerations in order to really understand this question. Too many of us today think this question in terms of whether we can still believe that there exists a benevolent, super-powerful entity, if he will not prevent bad t...2023-09-0441 minWhat do you mean God speaks?S3E17: Is God the 'Author' of our suffering? Yes... and No (Joseph Pt. 3)Send us a textThe series is back again, as it nears (steadily and slowly) the completion of Season 3! Thank you everyone for waiting!This episode will explore, as we conclude the life of Joseph, this perplexing question. If everything that happens is what God speaks forth, could God not have spoken something else? Could God not have brought about different happenings, different things, different life, a different world? If our reality unfolds like a story, and God is like the Author, is God also the author of our suffering?Did Joseph have to...2023-08-1141 minWhat do you mean God speaks?S3E16: Who God forms you into in the pit (Joseph)Send us a textWe are often faced with the question of ambiguity in our wrestling with God. That was the question Joseph faced alone in prison. What was God speaking to him? Had God ever really spoken to him? God spoke to him insights into dreams and wisdom to lead people. Yet, he was in prison, seemingly forsaken and forgotten by God. However, God was doing something during those years, which would prepare him to be the kind of person he would need to be. For the dreams in his youth where his brothers...2023-06-1739 min
The Christian Atheist101 Our Interview with Dr. Paul Seungoh Chung of ”What do you mean God speaks?” Part 3Part three of our interview with Dr. Paul Seungoh Chung of the stellar podcast "What do you mean God speaks?" Jenny and I would strongly encourage our listeners to listen to Paul's work.
Our sincere thanks to Paul for his contribution to the Christian Atheist! Please visit him at:
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/what-do-you-mean-god-speaks/id1543774840
The above link is for Apple podcasts, but you can find him on all major podcasting platform by searching for "What do you mean God speaks?"
Or p...2023-05-2224 minWhat do you mean God speaks?S3E15: When listening to God throws you into a pit (Joseph)Send us a textWe’ve now started the final set of episodes of the 3rd season, as we explore the life-story of Joseph, and the question he confronted: what happens when what God has spoken to you, seems to have been proven false? What do you do when listening to God seems to have thrown you into a pit? How does your journey with God continue from there? What can you still hold on to?Also, I was recently interviewed by Dr. John D Wise in his podcast, “The Christian Atheist”. You can check out th...2023-05-1536 minThe Christian Atheist100 Our Interview with Dr. Paul Seungoh Chung of ”What do you mean God speaks?” Part 2Part two of our interview with Dr. Paul Seungoh Chung of the stellar podcast "What do you mean God speaks?" Jenny and I would strongly encourage our listeners to listen to Paul's work.
Our sincere thanks to Paul for his contribution to the Christian Atheist! Please visit him at:
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/what-do-you-mean-god-speaks/id1543774840
The above link is for Apple podcasts, but you can find him on all major podcasting platform by searching for "What do you mean God speaks?"
Or p...2023-05-1518 minThe Christian Atheist99 Our Interview with Dr. Paul Seungoh Chung of ”What do you mean God speaks?” Part 1We introduce our listeners to Dr. Paul Seungoh Chung of the stellar podcast "What do you mean God speaks?" Jenny and I would strongly encourage our listeners to listen to Paul's work.
Our sincere thanks to Paul for his contribution to the Christian Atheist! Please visit him at:
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/what-do-you-mean-god-speaks/id1543774840
The above link is for Apple podcasts, but you can find him on all major podcasting platform by searching for "What do you mean God speaks?"
Or purc...2023-05-0819 minWhat do you mean God speaks?S3E14: Questioning the Bible (Wrestling with God today Pt.2)Send us a textFull title: "Questioning the Bible, and Risking Belief for Faith" Thank you for the loooong wait! We continue from the previous episode, which followed the trail of questions that begin when I thought to myself years ago, “Maybe there is no God.” In the previous episode, we followed how I wrestled with the questions about what we really mean by “God,” what it is to try to understand all of reality as a whole, and how this eventually led me to a book, written by those very people who came to re...2023-04-0745 minWhat do you mean God speaks?S3E13: Maybe there is no God (Wrestling with God today Pt.1)Send us a textWe’re back for 2023. This is the first part of a two-part episode, which explores how today, in our modern, secular society, we wrestle with our belief in God. These two episodes will detail how I’ve thought through the questions and issues years ago when I seriously asked myself, “Maybe there is no God.” Because of that, these two episodes are a kind of alternative overview of this series so far, because this entire series was borne out of a journey that began with that very question. So, this epis...2023-02-1837 min
What do you mean God speaks?S3Extra3: Update - Search for Publishers, Book Proposals, & the Upcoming SeasonSend us a textI'm back for 2023, and here is an extra episode to update what is being worked on. Next episode, "Risking belief to keep your faith" will air around mid-February. In the meanwhile, you can listen to this unscripted episode--if are so inclined--as I bemoan my troubles, trying to figure out which publisher would be appropriate for my book, and figure out how to write up a proposal that'd get them interested. I'll also comment about the next episode, and what is coming up next season, slated Spring of this year. (not very sur...2023-02-0438 minWhat do you mean God speaks?S3E12: People of God are those who wrestle with GodSend us a textMany people are surprised that the name of the people of God, "Israel," means to "wrestle with God". But, that was the name God gives to Jacob, who is a character full of faults and failures, and that became the name of everyone who are called God's people in the Bible ( Christians are called "new Israel" in the New Testament). So, in this episode, we will explore how Jacob received this name and how we are to understand the relationship between humanity and God. This episode is also a milestone of...2023-01-0144 minWhat do you mean God speaks?S3E11: Who does God bless? (Jacob and Esau)Send us a textWe're back with part 1 of the two-episode exploration of Jacob's life. What does it mean to be blessed by God? What is it about Jacob and his life that Genesis identifies him as the spiritual ancestor and representative of the people that God personally speaks with--people who journeys with God? After all, Jacob is an unlikely figure for a hero of a story. He lies to his father, tricks his brother, and even his deceptions are not due to his wit, but his mother's. We will find out in the next two...2022-12-1536 minWhat do you mean God speaks?S3E10: Why Isaac's life seems so (um) uneventfulSend us a textIsaac is the promised child of Abraham and Sarah. Yet, his life as described in Genesis seems, well, uninteresting. But, there is a very interesting idea behind what happens--or rather, what doesn't happen--in Isaac's life, and it has to do with to how humanity's relation to God develops through multiple generations, according to the Bible. Coming to learn the personal character of God is a journey, and journey means each step starts from where the previous step ended. And so, each generation begins their journey from where the previous generation ended. How that...2022-11-1233 min
Philosophy for the PeopleGod at the Crossroads of Worldviews w/ Dr. Paul Seungoh ChungDr. Paul Seungoh Chung joins Philosophy for the People to discuss worldview comparison and his book God at the Crossroads of Worldviews.2022-11-031h 25
That's So Second MillenniumEp 145 - Faith Journeys That Make a World of Difference: Paul Seungoh ChungPaul and Bill welcomed Paul Seungoh Chung to discuss how people can converse constructively about God despite their different backgrounds and different faith journeys. Dr. Chung, who has taught Christianity and science courses at the University of Toronto, is the author of God at the Crossroads of Worldviews: Toward a Different Debate about the Existence of God (University of Notre Dame Press, 2016).
He also produces a podcast, “What Do You Mean God Speaks?”—a presentation of his ongoing research and reflection for a second manuscript. His compelling comments, citing Bible stories and other resources, aim to follow up on the book’s...2022-10-181h 11
What do you mean God speaks?S3Extra2: Examples from my personal experienceSend us a textA bonus, unscripted(!) episode. We'll see how this episode turns out. So, we've been exploring "ideas, insights, and stories in Christianity." But, where am I in all this? Have I ever experienced some of the things I describe in this series, especially in the third season--God speaking personally to people, making promises, and unfolding miracles?Now that I've wrapped up the main life-story of Abraham and Sarah (and I'm in the process of moving), I decided to share a few examples from things I experienced in my life. Just...2022-10-1855 minWhat do you mean God speaks?S3E9: Why God called Abraham to sacrifice his sonSend us a textWhy did God call Abraham to offer his son, Isaac, as a burnt offering?The story of the "Binding of Isaac," is not simply about a story of a man obeying God to the point that he will sacrifice his own son. It is about a call that everyone who speaks with God eventually hears. And we hear this call because all of humanity has been waging a one-sided Cold War with God, and to offer Isaac was to bet on peace. 2:22 Would you be at peace if God spoke to...2022-09-2835 minWhat do you mean God speaks?S3E8: Faith in Ambiguity - Miracles, Promise, and TimeSend us a textWhat is faith? What is a miracle? And how are the themes of promise, time, and ambiguity related to all of that?Has God truly been speaking with us? Is Reality personal? Christians believe God speaks to them and walks with them, but what we’ve explored so far still remains open to the question on whether this is merely one possible way to relate to reality, a subjective way to perceive what reality unfolds in our lives. It is only with the narratives of God’s promise and its fulfillment repe...2022-09-0835 minWhat do you mean God speaks?S3E7: Why do moral views change in the Bible?Send us a textMoral teachings in the Bible, especially in the Hebrew portion (the Christian Old Testament) pose a problem. There are rules and regulations that do not seem very important to us, while there are practices, such as slavery, God either seems to ignore, or even condone. And we're not even getting to the laws that God commands that seem too harsh or even barbaric by our standards today. Then, to make this even more confusing, the New Testament portion of the Bible sometimes seem to present new moral teachings. God commands Abraham t...2022-08-1935 minWhat do you mean God speaks?S3E6: Why would you think that God is good?Send us a textIs God good? And if God is good, why are moral laws and commands in the Bible, sometimes not so good? And of course, why do bad things happen, if God is good?But, before we can ask those questions, we should've asked this more basic question: Why would you think that God is good?What does it mean to say that God is "good"? We will begin to explore this question in this episode. Then, we can start asking what the Bible is trying to teach us...2022-08-0137 min
Real SeekersGod at the Crossroads of Worldviews- Dr. Paul Seungoh ChungDr. Paul Seungoh Chung joins me to discuss how science relates to religious truths about the reality of God based on his book entitled, ". Everything from God's own nature to how to read and understand God's creation of the universe is discussed.2022-07-302h 32What do you mean God speaks?S3E5: Let's start thinking about the personality of GodSend us a textFor ages, people have ascribed personality to their deities. What was their reasoning? And what would be the personality of God that speaks forth all things? How should we start thinking about this? And what about Abram, Sarai, and their family? What was the personality of God that spoke to them? How did they begin to learn Who God was in their lives, and what did they experience? 2:12 Our cognitive predisposition to belief in gods 8:40 How we ascribe personality to gods 14:39 What would be the personality of “God”? ...2022-07-0834 min
What do you mean God speaks?S3Extra1: Where this series is headed, and what it's been doingSend us a textThe first extra episode for Season 3; the next main episode (S3E5) will go live early July. (update: there were more delays, so I couldn't complete the new episode by the end of June as I had originally planned. I apologize for the delay!)This episode addresses the more "meta" question about this series that I wanted to go over before releasing the next episode--what this series has been doing, how it has approached the questions and issues it has explored so far, and where this series is now heading...2022-06-2441 minWhat do you mean God speaks?S3E4: How Abram learned Who was speaking to himSend us a textTo hear God speak to you, is to be presented with truth; they are the same thing. And God speaking to you often begins with uncertainty, because we don't know whether what is being presented to us really is true.Abram and Sarai hears God speak to them in how they are moved, or inspired, to follow an inner call. "Something" guides them, and that "something" unfolds events in their lives that enable them to follow the call. Because of this, they learn that what this Voice speaks, is really true. 2022-06-0134 minWhat do you mean God speaks?S3E3: Why Genesis won't say -how- Abram heard GodSend us a textThe Genesis account of Abraham, Sarah, and their children, invites its readers to follow in their path, and continue their journey toward God. There's one, big problem: it doesn't tell us how to start. Their journey begins with God speaking to Abraham (Abram), but Genesis does not describe how God first spoke to Abram, and how Abram heard God for the first time. So, can we get an answer?This episode will explore and consider what it means to say Abraham, Sarah, and their family were real people, and what it w...2022-05-1033 minWhat do you mean God speaks?S3E2: Is Abraham a "historical" figure? No... and Yes.Send us a text Abraham, Sarah, and their family--are they "historical" figures?The simple answer? No... and Yes. (Ok, so it's not a simple answer)Another answer is the actual title of this episode: "Historical in/significance of Abraham's story"This odd title can refer to four things.1) The "insignificance" of Abraham as a "historical figure" for historians2) The significance of Abraham's story in history3) The historical dimension "in the significance" of Abraham's story4) The significance of Abraham in how history has unfolded ever since.An...2022-04-2133 minWhat do you mean God speaks?S3E1: (re) What do you mean, "There's no God"?Send us a textWhat does it mean to say, “There’s no God?” What it means for us today, to say, “there’s no God,” is quite different from what it meant for people living just several centuries ago, to say, “there’s no God.” That's because people back then did not merely believe that God exists. They perceived God in their world. Then, some time ago, God disappeared from our perception. We forgot what it meant to hear God speak, or see God in our lives, and so, one day, ‘God’ was no longer "there.”2022-04-0135 min
What do you mean God speaks?S3 Prologue: What is faith?Send us a textA short prologue to the 3rd Season of What do you mean God speaks? - "Those who wrestle with God. 1st main episode of Season 3 is scheduled to go live next week. Music : "True Genesis" by Tenacious Orchestra - Licensed from PremiumBeat.com ---------------------------------------- Support the show ---------------------------------------- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatdoyoumeangodspeaks/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Paul_Seungoh website: https://whatdoyoumeangodspeaks.buzzsprout.com/ * Please review or rate this series on Apple Podcast and other platforms! * You can...2022-03-2604 min
What do you mean God speaks?S3 Trailer: "Those who wrestle with God" - A MonologueSend us a text Trailer for the upcoming Season 3 of "What do you mean God speaks?" Those who wrestle with God. The trailer : "Monologue of the children of Abraham" Music : "True Genesis" by Tenacious Orchestra - Licensed from PremiumBeat.com ---------------------------------------- Support the show ---------------------------------------- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatdoyoumeangodspeaks/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Paul_Seungoh website: https://whatdoyoumeangodspeaks.buzzsprout.com/ * Please review or rate this series on Apple Podcast and other platforms! * You can financially support this show by clic...2022-03-1104 min
What do you mean God speaks?S2Extra: What was left out of Season 2, and my thoughtsSend us a textPost-season bonus episode; here I just go over some things I thought of while writing this second season, or other things I could have put into the episodes (or thought was interesting), but didn't. I also talk about new listeners, trouble with writing for people I can't see, and stuff like that. Also: at the end of the episode, I play the full length music pieces I have used for the episodes, in their unedited glory!Season 3, "Those who struggle with God," will begin mid-March!----------------------------------------- Support t...2022-03-0140 minWhat do you mean God speaks?S2Finale: Why Babel is not a punishment and our Utopia fallsSend us a textThe finale of Season 2: Genesis. Please join me for the third Season! We think the story of Babel is about God punishing people for building a tower that reaches the sky; that is why God makes them speak in different languages. But, what if it’s much more than that? What if the Tower is not really God’s primary concern, and the goal of God making people speak different languages, is simply that—that they would speak differently? (Genesis 9 ~ 11) 2:17 The logical progression of Genesis primeval narratives 9:13 ...2022-02-1133 minWhat do you mean God speaks?S2E12: Why the Flood won't destroy our worldSend us a textWhat does the Flood that God speaks forth mean for those of us today? What is God speaking and promising when Noah and his family emerge from the Ark to a new world? What does it mean for God to make a covenant that the world will never unravel completely from the Flood?This is the conclusion of the second arc of this season, which spans between episodes 8 to 12. If you put the titles of these episodes together, it should read: “When Life becomes your enemy, and Death becomes your response, so...2022-01-2531 minWhat do you mean God speaks?S2E11: ...what will save you from the Flood (Noah's Ark)Send us a textWhen everything unravels into the Flood, what will save you from it? Make sure you've listened to "S2E10: ...so that Everything unravels into the Flood" before this episode.What does it mean for God to bring the Flood, while speaking to Noah to build the Ark? The Ark is more than just a means to escape destruction--God is, in a sense, telling Noah to build a small world that will not unravel into the Flood. (Genesis 6 ~ 7) 2:25 What God was speaking to Noah 11:54 Noah's Ark is not a fallou...2022-01-1232 minWhat do you mean God speaks?S2E10: ...so that Everything unravels into the FloodSend us a textWhat does it mean for God to bring the Flood? Why does God bring the Flood? What is the Flood that brings an end to our world? (Genesis 4 ~ 6) Is our world unraveling into a flood? 2:16 Did the Great Flood happen? 9:53 What humanity makes of the world after Cain 16:38 How evil unravels our world into the Flood 27:05 Genesis introduces Noah ----------------------------------------- Support the show ---------------------------------------- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatdoyoumeangodspeaks/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Paul_Seungoh website: https://whatdoyoumeangodspeaks.buzzsprout.com/ * Plea...2021-12-2631 minWhat do you mean God speaks?S2E9: ...and Death becomes your Response (Cain to Lamech)Send us a textWhat would it be like to be Cain? To rage at how your life is unfolding, then somehow, in some way hear God speak to you, and recognize those words as God speaking? And then, go against it? What was going on with him? What would lead him to do this? And how would this change the world afterward? Yourself, and your descendants? When Cain murdered his little brother, he got his wish; that wish put a mark on humanity. And Death became our response to Life. (Genesis 4) 1:18 What God speaks to u...2021-12-1028 minWhat do you mean God speaks?S2E8: When Life becomes your Enemy (The Fall to Cain)Send us a textFrom the Fall, Exile from Eden, to the first MurderWhat "death" did the Fall bring upon humanity? One way to answer is, "how do we live forever?" I'm not asking how do we avoid dying forever; rather, if we don't die, how do we live? Because after the Fall, Life has become our enemy. And Cain murders his brother because of it. (Genesis 3 ~ 4) 1:48 What we lost in Eden 6:27 Religion and Philosophy seeks what we lost 13:17 What kind of death, to whom? 18:31 We cannot live forever, even we don't die 2021-11-2629 minWhat do you mean God speaks?S2E7: Why does God smite people? And is Genesis mythical?Send us a textSeveral times in Genesis, God pronounces judgement and punishment on humanity, and some of those punishments seem rather strange, and some of them seem to outweigh the wrongs that were done. What's going on when God judges people? And are the accounts in Genesis 1 ~ 11 mythical? The two questions are kind of related. (Genesis 1 ~ 11) 0:52 Questions about judgment and genre 2:30 What do you mean Genesis 1-11 is mythical? 10:59 Why present truths this way? 15:15 How we misunderstand what God's “judgment” is 21:41 What does it mean for God to pronounce judgment ----------------------------------------- 2021-11-1026 minWhat do you mean God speaks?S2E6: Why did humanity Fall by eating from a Tree?Send us a textHostile Partings - the Fall of ManWhat made humanity fall? What severed our relationship with God, with each other, and everything, and eventually led us into destruction? Genesis has a surprising answer; it was eating from the Tree of knowledge of good and evil. But, why would something so seemingly trivial have such dire consequences? (Genesis 3) 1:13 Humanity and the Tree of the knowledge 8:11 The Serpent's fatal accusation 14:07 Distrust of God and hiding from God 19:59 Ruined relationships ----------------------------------------- Support the show ---------------------------------------- I...2021-10-2726 min