How to Think About God’s Hiddenness with Lee Strobel

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Alli Worthington

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🗓️ 16 October 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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200 times per second, someone searches online to find the answer to the question, “Is God real?” Atheist journalist-turned-Christian apologist Lee Strobel is here to talk with me about that crazy statistic (200 times per second?!), the answer to that big question, and the opportunity we have as believers. Called “one of the evangelical community’s most popular apologists” by the Washington Post, Lee is the New York Times bestselling author of more than forty books. Lee and his wife, Leslie, have two adult children and live in Houston. In his newest book, Is God Real?: Exploring the Ultimate Question of Life, Lee gives a rational exploration of the proof of God’s existence. Lean in and listen as Lee and I discuss: What Lee found surprising in his research for this book Two big objections people have to God’s existence (and the reasoned answers we find in research to those) How we can better understand the hiddenness of God Encouraging trends among sometimes-discouraging statistics around faith Favorite quotes: “I am finding that physics, cosmology, the origin of the universe, and even genetics is putting powerfully towards the truth of scripture.” “Sometimes we think we are open to encountering or investigating God when in reality we hold back.” “God he has to walk a fine line. He has to make himself apparent so that we can find him if we seek him but also he has to remain hidden to some degree otherwise he overwhelms us and it takes away our free choice.” “We need to be ready to give an answer to anyone that asks about the hope we have.” “Our children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren are going to be challenged on their faith in a way that other generations have not been and so we need to prepare ourselves so we can help prepare them to be able to know not just what we believe but why we believe it.” Coaching this week: Secret for Not Having to Rely on Self Discipline (27:13) Links to great things we discussed: Lee Strobel Website Lee Strobel Instagram Lee Strobel Twitter Strobel Center Is God Real?: Exploring the Ultimate Question of Life Gloria - The Shadows of Knight A Case for Christ Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity Only Murders in the Building I Thank God - JWLKRS Worship feat. Blake Wiggins and Ryan Ellis | Housefires Egg Cooker Alli’s Internship Order your copy of Remaining You While Raising Them here. Hope you loved this episode! Be sure to subscribe in iTunes and slap some stars on a review! :) xo, Alli

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0:00.0	Also, God, he has to walk a fine line.
0:02.7	He has to make himself apparent so that we can find him if we seek him, but also he has to remain
0:10.0	hidden to some degree.
0:11.6	Otherwise, he overwhelms us and it takes away our free choice.
0:18.0	Hey, hey, I'm Allie, and I believe that an emotionally healthy you is the greatest gift you can give yourself, your family, and the world.
0:26.8	This is your weekly investment in your personal development. Join discussions with top experts as we focus on how to achieve your dreams, grow your business, and deepen your faith.
0:36.9	As always, we keep it practical
0:38.6	with lots of tools and action steps that you can put into motion today. I'm so glad you're here.
0:44.7	Let's dive in.
0:48.1	Welcome to the show today. This is one of those shows that I know is going to be shared over and over
0:54.1	for years. We're diving
0:55.9	into answering the question, is God real with the one and only Lee Strobel? Lee's a friend of the
1:01.9	show. We've talked to him before. He is a former atheist who is also an investigative
1:08.0	journalist. So he's going at this, maybe not from our natural inclination
1:14.2	and perspective, but in a way where he's breaking things down. And this is one of those shows.
1:21.7	If you have a friend who's struggling with the faith or struggling to believe at all, this is one of those conversations
1:29.8	that you want to share that I think is going to encourage them. So Lee's wonderful. After we talk
1:34.9	with Lee, of course it's time for coaching. Today I'm bringing you my secret for how to not
1:40.2	have to rely on self-discipline so much. I believe that self-discipline is completely overrated.
1:46.4	I'll explain a little bit later. And I have some things I'm loving. I have a show and a song
1:52.0	and a recommendation. Now, two big things. This is the last week to apply for my internship.
1:58.7	My internship is the best thing that I do in my company. I bring on
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