Why do Pastor Mike and Amber want to talk about politics and risk angering half of you? Because not talking is not helping. This isn't a conversation about political topics and policy. Instead, Pastor Mike and Amber have a thoughtful discussion about politics through the lens of the Bible.

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Is it possible for the love for your kid to go a step too far and become a problem?

Have you ever had questions you wanted to ask a pastor but felt silly or embarrassed to ask them? Questions about taboo topics like sex, politics, porn, IVF, and mental illness? Well, there's a podcast for that—a...

Should we be afraid of God? Isn't he supposed to be a God who loves us so much? This doesn't seem to make sense.

Have you ever had questions you wanted to ask a pastor but felt silly or embarrassed to ask them? Questions about taboo topics like sex, politics, porn, IVF, and mental illness? Well,...

If someone you love has died without repentance and faith in Jesus—which Jesus says is the only way to be saved—how do you cope with that?

Have you ever had questions you wanted to ask a pastor but felt silly or embarrassed to ask them? Questions about taboo topics like sex, politics, porn, IVF,...

The big question, according to Pastor Mike, is: Is gender an internal sense of yourself that's different from your biological sex? What gets the final word: your biology or your sense of self?

Have you ever had questions you wanted to ask a pastor but felt silly or embarrassed to ask them? Ques...

What does the Bible say about alcohol and Christianity? Pastor Mike and Amber take a deep dive and cover whether Christians can drink, whether it's okay for Christians to get drunk, their own experiences with alcohol, the recovery community's transparency with addiction, and—of course—God's grace.

Why do we celebrate Jesus' birthday on December 25 if many people think he wasn't even born in December?

It's a question many ask in one form or another: "Why, God? Why would you allow this struggle?"

Have you ever had questions you wanted to ask a pastor but felt silly or embarrassed to ask them? Questions about taboo topics like sex, politics, porn, IVF, and mental illness? Well, there's a podcas...

You CAN find mercy, grace, and forgiveness.

Have you ever had questions you wanted to ask a pastor but felt silly or embarrassed to ask them? Questions about taboo topics like sex, politics, porn, IVF, and mental illness? Well, there's a podcast for that—and you're listening to it! Hear how Past...

Pastor Mike talks through two principles at play:
1. You don't have to do everything medically possible when God is bringing life to an end.
2. Just because a life doesn't have a perceived high quality doesn't mean it does not matter to God.

Have you ever had questions you wanted to ask a pasto...

If a medical decision is made for them soon after birth, which pronoun do we use?

Have you ever had questions you wanted to ask a pastor but felt silly or embarrassed to ask them? Questions about taboo topics like sex, politics, porn, IVF, and mental illness? Well, there's a podcast for that—and...

Why is God jealous? That sounds selfish and petty.

Have you ever had questions you wanted to ask a pastor but felt silly or embarrassed to ask them? Questions about taboo topics like sex, politics, porn, IVF, and mental illness? Well, there's a podcast for that—and you're listening to it! Hear h...

Satan is the great deceiver. But he is limited and unlike God: He cannot be everywhere at once or know your thoughts. However, Satan has his other two allies of the "unholy trinity" to try to drag you away from Jesus.

Have you ever had questions you wanted to ask a pastor but felt silly or emba...

Essentially, when it comes to entertainment, if it's not Christian, should we be watching or listening to it?

Have you ever had questions you wanted to ask a pastor but felt silly or embarrassed to ask them? Questions about taboo topics like sex, politics, porn, IVF, and mental illness? Well, t...

Do we always have to stand with Israel because we're Christians?

Have you ever had questions you wanted to ask a pastor but felt silly or embarrassed to ask them? Questions about taboo topics like sex, politics, porn, IVF, and mental illness? Well, there's a podcast for that—and you're listening...

When you stood at the altar and took your vows, neither one of you envisioned now being in what Pastor Mike calls a "C- marriage." So ... how do couples end up there? And if you are there, how do you get out of this rut? Pastor Mike and Amber Albee Swenson—a Time of Grace podcaster, writer, and b...

Porn is the issue that comes up the most with the people whom Pastor Mike counsels. That's why Pastor Mike sits down with Amber Albee Swenson—a Time of Grace podcaster, writer, and blogger—to tackle this issue and discuss why it is more prevalent than most people think. Spoiler: The definition of...

Different religions are different trails that lead to the top of the same mountain—is that a good way to think of Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, and people of other religions?

Do you have to follow the government's laws if you don't agree with them?

Why do non-Christians deal with sin better than Christian churches do?

Is it true that women are inferior according to the Bible?

The process of in vitro fertilization can result in many fertilized eggs—many lives being created. Knowing this, how should Christian couples view IVF?

We worship Jesus, and they worship the enemy of Jesus . . . How do we bridge a gap like that?

Is dancing immoral, sinful, and inherently sexual? What does the Bible say?