When Following Jesus isn't Easy with Justin Brierley
What you’ll hear in this episode:
· How Justin holds onto his faith in the midst of a secular culture.
· Dagmar’s honest questions about faith.
· How hosting a show engaging skeptics has helped Justin with his own faith.
· How faith is not the absence of doubt.
· What Justin describes as the “core” of Christianity.
· A discussion about suffering. If God is good, why do bad things happen?
· What Justin has to say about Jesus Christ offering restoration, eternity, authenticity and love.
· How what Justin shares impacts Dagmar’s train commute in a surprising way
About April’s Co-Host Dagmar:
Dagmar is a 19 year-old Dutch student living in The Netherlands. She is open to exploring Christianity. She says if God is real, she wants to know. She has grown up in a secular culture and has some big questions, which she shared in our intro episode together. You can listen to Dagmar share her story and questions here.
About Guest Justin Brierley :
Justin Brierley presents Premier Christian Radio's flagship apologetics and theology debate weekly programme Unbelievable? The show brings Christians and non-Christians together for dialogue and is also a popular podcast which has produced an annual evangelism and apologetics conference. He also hosts the fortnightly Ask NT Wright Anything podcast with New Testament scholar Tom Wright.
Justin is the author of the book, Unbelievable. He was the editor of Premier Christianity magazine from 2014 - 2018.
Justin enjoys creating conversations that matter and tries to make programmes and write articles that bring theology and apologetics (defence of the faith) into the real world.
Justin has a wonderful wife called Lucy who is the minister of a church in Surrey. They have four amazing children too.
Follow Justin Brierley on Twitter @UnbelievableJB
About Justin’s Book, Unbelievable
Conversations matter. Yet, recently, good conversations about faith have been increasingly squeezed out of the public sphere. Seeking to reopen the debate, Justin Brierley began to invite atheists and skeptics on to Premier Christian Radio to air arguments for and against the Christian faith. But how has ten years of discussion with atheists affected the presenter's faith? Reflecting on conversations with Richard Dawkins, Derren Brown, and many more, Justin explains why he still finds Christianity the most compelling explanation for life, the universe, and everything. And why, regardless of belief or background, we should all welcome the conversation.
Would you follow Jesus if it seemed like everyone around you was choosing to follow something else? Or how would you stay anchored to faith in Christ when you are constantly bombarded by big questions about Christianity, not just by friends and culture, but instead by some of the highest regarded intellectual thinkers of our time?
In this episode, this month’s special podcast co-host (Dagmar) and Janell have a conversation with podcaster/author/speaker, Justin Brierley.
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Mentioned in this Episode
Introducing Dagmar: Her Story & Faith Questions
Dagmar’s FSR Episode with Julia Garschagen
Dagmar’s FSR Episode with Lindsey Mednewaldt
The Big Conversation Video Series
Mere Christianity - CS Lewis
The Problem of Pain CS Lewis