Jeff reads something he wrote years ago to address some FAQ related to the idea that God is going to save everyone. What about Hitler? What is the motivation for missions? Why don't people just do whatever they want?

Jeff recounts the story of his friendship with a guy named Jack and asks the question, "Does God take into consideration the circumstances of life?"

How does the evangelical church deal with the circumstances of life, which give some people a great opportunity to know the love of God and other people virtually no opportunity? Jeff reads something he wrote years ago, reflects on how his perspective has changed, and tries to find hope without needing to make sense of it all.

Jeff reflects on his departure from an evangelical church and in the process asks some questions the evangelical Church needs to consider.

Most in the evangelical church would agree that evangelism, or fulfilling the Great Commission, is the over-riding goal of Christianity. But where does our perspective on evangelism lead us? Does the evangelical church need to rethink it? What is evangelism mean for those of us in congregationalism? Join Jeff as he again reads something he wrote years ago and reflects on it from a faith-focused, free-thinking lens.

In Episode 9 Jeff reads from and reflects on something he wrote a number of years ago. Is the gospel message good news? Or is it merely the great warning? Where does the teaching of the evangelical church lead and do we need to think of some things differently?

If God is going to save everyone, then why is the church important? What is the church's role in the world? Why is it important or valuable to be involved in a church? Why should you come? OCC - 1142 Lakefield Rd. Grafton, WI - 9:30am Sunday.

Jeff tells the story of spiritual journey - from his upbringing to his embrace of God's unconditional love for all of us, to the beginning of his time at OCC.

Is Jesus the only way to God? Is the answer to that question "Yes," or is there another way to consider this fundamental claim of Christianity?

How do we define what is good and what is evil? Is there an objective standard of truth? Where does it come from? Can we know what it is? We look at these and other questions in Episode 5.

The two most frequently asked questions people inside the church ask when considering the idea that God might ultimately redeem everyone.

Is the Bible the true and inerrant word of God, or is it something else? How do we know? What are the ways God's reveals Himself to us? Join us for episode 3 as we discuss the Bible.

In episode 2, we ask the question, "What does it mean to believe in Jesus?" and we wonder where that meaning leads us. Do we need to start talking about Jesus in a new way?

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Join host Jeff Larson for this first episode of the Faith-Focused, Free-Thinking Podcast, a ministry of Ozaukee Congregational Church. Today, Jeff gives a definition of "Faith-Focused, Free-Thinking," lists some questions we'll consider in future episodes, and answers the question, "What do I believe?"