Who made God, why does he allow so much suffering, and is he mad at me if I feel anxious or depressed?

Ask Away

Vince and Jo Vitale

Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 702 Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

“Who made God?” This week on Ask Away, Vince responds to this live Q & A question, followed by two others on the topics of suffering and mental health. Vince wrote his doctoral thesis on the question of why God would allow horrendous evils, and if you want to read more from him on this subject you can download a free copy of his book with Oxford University Press here: https://www.kardiaquestions.com/non-identity-theodicy ------ We’re so glad you joined us for Ask Away. If you have a question that needs answering, we’d love to hear it. Send us an email at [email protected] or call and leave a voicemail at ‪(321) 213-9670‬. Ask Away is hosted by Vince and Jo Vitale, and produced by Studio D Podcast Production. New episodes come out regularly, so make sure to subscribe. The best way you can support Ask Away is to leave a review. All you have to do is open up the Podcast App on your phone, look for Ask Away, scroll down until you see ‘Write a Review’ and tell us what you think. If you’d like to see videos from Vince and me, invite us to speak, or make a financial gift so that more people’s questions can be heard on Ask Away, visit Kardiaquestions.com See you next time, and remember, if you have a question, it’s worth asking.

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0:00.0	I was a skeptic who came to faith through asking hard questions.
0:04.0	I'm a long-time Christian whose faith was challenged by hard questions.
0:08.5	Whatever your story is, we all ask questions.
0:12.0	But some questions are more difficult to answer than others.
0:16.0	And some questions keep us up at night.
0:18.5	Who am I?
0:19.5	Does my life have value?
0:21.2	What determines my identity and purpose?
0:23.7	Is there a God?
0:24.9	Does he care?
0:26.0	What will happen when I die?
0:27.8	Is it even possible to know the truth?
0:29.7	We believe every question is valuable, and we receive every question as a gift.
0:35.8	So welcome to the podcast, where we invite you to ask away.
0:42.6	Hey guys, we hope it's been an encouraging start this summer or winter if you're south of the equator.
0:49.3	Thanks to all of you who've been writing in with questions from all over the map, Canada to Australia,
0:54.4	Liverpool to India. We're loving hearing from you. But we're also getting a little tired of the
1:00.1	sound of our own voices. Some of you can probably relate to that feeling. So we wanted to encourage
1:05.2	you that you can submit questions not only in written form, but also by leaving a voicemail.
1:10.0	We would absolutely love for our listeners
1:11.7	to hear your voice on the show as you ask your own question. The details for how to do that are at the
1:17.4	end of the episode, but don't be shy. We would be thrilled to hear from you. This week on Ask Away,
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