The Family Discipleship Podcast

Sexuality, Science, and Suffering with Rebecca McLaughlin

Episode Summary

Adam Griffin, Cassie Bryant, and Chelsea Griffin are joined by Rebecca McLaughlin to discuss the topics of sexuality, science, and suffering.

Episode Notes

Adam Griffin, Cassie Bryant, and Chelsea Griffin are joined by Rebecca McLaughlin to discuss the topics of sexuality, science, and suffering.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• For those who don’t know you, would you introduce yourself and tell us about you, your family, and your ministry?
• You’ve written a lot lately. What’s inspiring all this writing?
• Where did your drive to address tough questions with and for people come from?
• How can parents and churches have conversations about some of these difficult stories? (Racism or sexism justified by the bible throughout history or a church leader whose sin is exposed.)
• Can you talk to us about some of how science and Christianity are compatible or not?
• Why don’t churches do more to talk about science?
• What are your family's dinner conversations like?
• How did you introduce the topic of same-sex attraction with your kids? How did you disciple them into a Christian worldview?
• What hope would you offer to a parent whose teenager is struggling with same-sex attraction or their sexual identity?
• What do we learn from the story of Mary and Martha when Lazarus died in John 11? Can you share that with us, what do we learn from that story? How do you disciple your kids through suffering in a way that lines up with scripture?
• If our listeners want to pray for you and your family, what can they ask God for on your behalf?

Guest Bio:

Dr. Rebecca McLaughlin holds a PhD from Cambridge University and a theology degree from Oak Hill seminary in London. She is a regular writer for The Gospel Coalition and author of Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World’s Largest Religion. You can follow her on Twitter or Instagram, or her own website.

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• John 11
• Confronting Christianity Podcast
• “Confronting Christianity”
• “Confronting Jesus”
• “The Secular Creed”
• “10 Questions Every Teen Should Ask about Christianity”
• “Jesus Through the Eyes of Women”

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