Dr. Moore Answers Listener Questions: When to Break a Relationship, How to Forgive, and What to Do About Church Craziness

The Russell Moore Show

Christianity Today, Russell Moore

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 914 Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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From care for aging parents to concerns about money, life for modern-day Christians can feel, in a word, overwhelming. Russell Moore and Ashley Hales, CT’s editorial director for print, offer words of wisdom and a sense of solidarity with listener questions about all kinds of challenges. They provide practical advice, spiritual comfort, and reasons for hope in family life, social relationships, and society at large. Questions addressed during this episode include: How might Christians think about forgiveness as it relates to encountering people in heaven who harmed us on earth? What are some practical ways to think about living in the tension of being misunderstood, or even gravely sinned against or abused, and not yet having resolution? How should believers respond to seasons of life when demands on their time and energy, such as aging parents, loss of a spouse, and grandchildren, leave them feeling overwhelmed and depleted? How can a husband and wife determine together whether or not they should stay in a certain congregation? How should Christians think about desiring financial success? How can parents determine and apply technology filters to keep their children safe? What might the next right step be for a believer who is dating an unbeliever and has crossed intimacy lines that are producing shame? Could a particular judgment from God come against the American church? What Scripture passages does Russell return to for encouragement in light of the dechurching phenomenon, increase of misinformation, and rising nationalism around the world? Do you have a question for Russell Moore? Send an email to [email protected]. Resources: A Fruitful Life: Discovering Jesus’ Invitation in the Sermon on the Mount by Bryce and Ashley Hales “Civility, Calvinism, and the Coming Judgment Day” with Richard Mouw “At My Mother’s Deathbed, I Discovered the Symmetry of a Long Life” by Jen Wilkin “Detoxing, Mapquesting, and Holy Kisses” with Carlos Whittaker Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America by Russell Moore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:12.4	We're trying to imagine categories that are like preparing a six months along unborn child
1:21.2	for what graduation is going to be like. I mean, it's very hard to communicate that.
1:40.5	Hello, this is Russell Moore, and you're listening to The Russellmore Show, brought to you by Christianity today.
1:45.8	Every week, we explore here conversations and questions from a Christian perspective to help you sort out how to live as a follower of Jesus in confusing times.
1:57.0	This week, we have a conversation to seek to do just that.
2:10.8	Thank you. This week, we have a conversation to seek to do just that. Welcome to the Russell Moore Show.
2:12.6	This is Ashley Hales, and I get to join Russell Moore just a few times as we talk through some listener questions.
2:20.0	So I am so pleased to get to chat with you, Russell, about so many topics that are
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