Question of the week

Suffering constitutes the single greatest challenge to the Christian faith for the believer and also for the skeptic. Scripture teaches that God is all-powerful, all-loving, and full of grace. Why then, if this is true, does He allow so much pain and suffering in the...

Christian deconstruction challenges the truth of God, the Bible, and the moral value system that God institutes through the scriptures that has resulted in thousands leaving their Christian faith. Many more are added to this number by several faith influencers who...

Boldness is an act of bravery by acting or speaking out regardless of the risks or the consequences. You are at work, and a co-worker you want to be friends with asks you if you are one of those born-again Christians. How would you answer? You are in class, and the...

All of us are looking for friends who are kind and compassionate. With social media breeding self-centeredness, anxiety, and godlessness, now more than ever, Christians need to counter the culture by leading with kindness. God made us for relationships, but today,...

The Christian faith requires that all believe that Jesus is God! He proved it by His resurrection from the dead. All true Christians embrace this truth. This gospel is for all who believe, including Jews and gentiles. God desires that no one perish, but all have...

As used in this question, jealousy is the work of Satan and reflects a sinful behavior pattern of our flesh. A jealous person is envious when someone has something they think they need and deserve, such as someone's wealth, status, acclamations, abilities, looks, or...

Fear, in this question, is defined as extreme anxiety. It is real and happens to all of us when our lives or circumstances seem to be overwhelmingly scary. Interestingly enough, it is in these moments that we might hear God telling us not to fear but rather be...

The July 4th celebration of our independence from England in 1776 is not officially a religious holiday. However, beyond the sparklers, firecrackers and spectacular fireworks, there are strong biblical messages that need to be heard by all Americans. On that day, the...

Imagine the Creator of the Universe, the God of thunder, lightning, and anger, the God who speaks through pillars of fire being the same God who says, "I love you.” I created you in your mother's womb. I want all people to believe in me. Come to me all who are tired,...

All of us, as inhabitants in our broken and sinful world, experience suffering. Sickness, poverty, and abuse can leave deep wounds that make us afraid to push ahead because we fear failure and our lack of hope. We have believed the lie that our past circumstances...

Click to listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody Radio, on Mornings with Kelli and Steve. A student shared that he wants to believe in Jesus, but "of the Christians I know, they are not very loving." How should we, as Christians, respond? It is a sad but true...

Doing family devotions may seem a bit daunting, but the benefits far outweigh the costs. The most valuable lessons you will ever teach your children will be meeting with the family and studying together how to love God and love others well. When done in a fun and...

My answer to this question is probably not what you might think. We had 4 children in 6 years, so needless to say things were always in motion. As a new Christian, I was given the impression that it was my responsibility to ensure that my children believe in Jesus and...

As a non-believer in Jesus, I was approached numerous times to repeat after them a prayer to God declaring that I was a sinner and that Jesus died and rose again to save me and solidify my future residency in Heaven. That was all there was to it. It seemed too good...

Victoria, my four-year-old granddaughter, was so excited to finally get to go to school, she could barely control herself. The evening before her big day, she laid her clothes out on the floor next to her bed, along with her new Elsa backpack, that was packed with new...

If there is a missing ingredient in most Christian lives, I would guess that it would be desiring accountability from one to another. A life characterized by vulnerability, teach-ability, honesty, and availability, is one that embraces accountability. This person is...

Feeling guilty is feeling bad for something you have done or the condition in which you are living. That kind of guilt is not necessarily a bad thing. We can be thankful for some guilty feelings because they drive us to seek God's forgiveness through His Son. When a...

Years ago, I decided to face my fear of flying head-on. I was tired of white-knuckling the armrests of my seat, like that, could save me, and sweating profusely from take-off to landing. Getting to my destination and leaving it ruined the whole trip. I had to do...

Click the player below to listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody Radio. People often identify as a Christian because they might go to church. For them, more than that is a bit over-the-top. They might say they are friends with Jesus from a worldly...

Forgiving others is a discipline that most of us have not conquered and probably never will. There is no doubt that Scripture is very clear that we, as Christians, must forgive others as Christ has forgiven us. God would not command something if we could' t obey it....

We all need God’s saving grace through the death and resurrection of His Son. Our natural condition is one of sin, which makes us guilty in the eyes of God. We know that the penalty for sin is death. That is what we all deserve, eternal separation from God. Because of...

If you were not created in God's image, you would be the result of random chance. You would have no inherent value, no relationship with God, no sense of morality, love, peace, and hope. When you died, you would turn into dirt.   The good news is that you...

I remember like yesterday, I was about to be 10 years old and my birthday was fast approaching. The only thing in this world I wanted was a shiny blue Schwinn bike like my older sister’s. I talked about it non-stop right up to the morning of the big day. The big day...

Click the player below to listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody radio. This is a hot issue for sure. Friendships have been lost, churches have split and families disrupted over this issue. This is a question that we know make perfect sense to God but not to...

Listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody radio, click here. Many have been loved and cared for well by their church. There are many godly pastors and elders that are doing amazing Kingdom work. However, here are other churches and people groups who claim to be...

To listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody radio, click here. How could it be, in a time with humans have never been more connected through technology, people are the loneliest, more isolated, anxious and depressed group to have ever lived. Loneliness is not...

To listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody radio, click here. One of the challenges that today’s generation is facing is what we call the new tolerance. According to D. A. Carson, “tolerance" has changed from accepting that people have different views, some of...

To listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody radio, click here. “O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. Out of the mouth of babies and infants, you have established strength because of your foes,...

To listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody Radio, click here. Some Christian leaders have a vision for 2020 as the Year of the Bible for millions around the world. The movement hopes to help believers and nonbelievers alike to engage with the Bible like never...

To listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody radio, click here. I remember well planning for my wedding. The weeks and months leading up to it were filled with scheduling, organizing, and preparations for the event. Soon the big day arrived, and 6 hours later,...

If you were not created in God's image, you would be the result of random chance. You would have no inherent value, no relationship with God, no sense of morality, love, peace, and hope. When you died, you would turn into dirt.  The story of the birth of Christ...

“And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you...

To listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody Radio, click here. Jesus's bloodline was anything but holy and majestic; it was downright dysfunctional and scandalous! Jesus always was and always will be God. He is of the very nature of God, the Father, and the...

To listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody Radio, click here. If there is one known fact that we can be absolutely sure, it happened would be the birth, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Archeological discoveries, writings from antiquity, and the...

To listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody Radio, click here. A biblical worldview is one's total conception of the world from a biblical standpoint. It's a Christian's fundamental belief system about the meaning of life, the nature of God, the source of...

How can I be grateful when so many of my expectations have gone unmet? Why am I bent on thinking and wishing for the ideal and not able to be content and grateful for what is? Why are the circumstances of life robbing me of the joy and peace? For many, Thanksgiving is...

To listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody Radio click here. When I was a teenager, a friend, who was a Jehovah's Witness, told me that in one week the world was coming to an end. I believed her and was terrified. I still remember the relief when that day...

To listen to Nancy answer recorded live on Moody Radio, click here. The best way to fight against Satan is to spend time in the Bible. Not just to read words but rather to spend time reading and praying through God’s Word. Knowing God’s Word will prepare you to...

To listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody radio, click here. When God created the first man and first woman, He placed them in the Garden of Eden where they lived with God in an environment that was perfect with streams, trees, bushes, flowers and animals....

To listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody Radio, click here. God's primary will for us is that we believe that Jesus died and rose again for the forgiveness of our sins. Once we believe, we become His child and live in fellowship with Him, where we learn to...

To listen to Nancy's response recorded live on Moody radio, click here. Most all denominations and Christians affirm the belief in miracles. It has never been a hot point for most people except for one in particular, Thomas Jefferson. He was obsessed with disgust with...

To listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody Radio, click here. The word obey has a much deeper meaning than our use of the word in English. We tend to think of it as to do something someone tells you to do. You can be mad about it or happy, but the idea is just...

To listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody Radio, click here. There are many who claim that they are Christians but are not. False religions and many cults often would say they are Christians even though they do not believe that Jesus is God. Likewise, there...

Every day there are thousands of people who walk away from their faith. This becomes personal when it includes friends, pastors, and family members. Most startling is the number of high school and college students from good homes and churches give up on their...

To listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody Radio, click here. After the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, almost everyone, except for the Sadducees, believed in His bodily resurrection. All the eyewitness accounts of the Jesus' resurrection and historical...

To listen to the answer recorded live on Moody Radio, click here. We worship a relational God; He loves, he weeps, he cares, he uplifts, he comforts, and he sacrifices for us. He has also created us all as relational beings to become more like Him in the way we love...

To listen to Nancy's response recorded live on Moody Radio click here. Without all of the add-ons that religion has tagged onto the gospel throughout time, what is its definition? The word “gospel” means good news. It is great news for all of us when we believe that...

God is all-knowing and all-powerful. He is in total control of all that has happened, is happening, and will happen. There is nothing that He can’t do and nothing that he doesn’t know. In the midst of his sovereignty, he allows all humans that he created to have free...

To listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody radio, click here. The best definition of true or real love in the Bible is found in 1John:4:8 “Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love”. Chances are that when you go to a wedding, you will...

Listen to Nancy's answer from the original recording with Moody Radio, click here. The term “blind faith” is a bit of an oxymoron. Faith is based on what you know to be true. If you spent time with God daily through studying the Word and other books of history, and...

Listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody radio, click here. “Now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love” (1 Corinthians 13:13). The words faith and hope get used together, but they are not the same by definition. They are...

To listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody Radio, click here. "I know that the Bible says to love God, but I struggle to say that I truly love Him." This is a typical response I get from our students when it comes to responding to God's call to love Him. My...

To listen to Nancy's answer recorded on Moody Radio, click here. When God says no, I think we should celebrate. Not pout, not get mad, not demand our own way (which we won’t get anyway) not get bitter, but celebrate. Why? Because God always wants the best for me. He...

To listen to Nancy's answer recorded from Moody Radio, click below. I don't know anyone who enjoys being disliked and excluded. We were born to be loved. When we were young, we learned to love applause: our first step, first bike ride and our first bite of something...

To listen to Nancy's answer recorded from Moody Radio, click below. The book of Job is the oldest book of the Bible. Job was a man with great faith in God. He prayed for his family and led a good life. Satan thought that Job would walk away from his faith if God...

To listen to Nancy's answer recorded from Moody radio, click below. The answer to this question is absolutely no. The marking of all cults and all false religions deny the deity of Christ. The Christians believe in the Trinity, that is one being and three persons, God...

To listen to Nancy's answer recorded on Moody Radio, click below. John Piper said, “God is separated from all that is not God and is in a class absolutely by himself. God, like the rarest diamond in the universe, is absolutely unique and infinitely valuable. His...

To listen to Nancy's answer recorded from Moody Radio, click here. I have always been a bit of a skeptic when it comes to a Christian who casually talks about what God had verbally told him. How does he know if what he heard was God’s voice? Could it not have been his...

To listen to Nancy's answer recorded on Moody Radio, click here. We talk a lot about God’s love and grace, but what about his wrath and anger?   The idea of God’s wrath and anger are terrifying to most of us. God has killed people and sent bad storms and floods that...

Listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody radio.   No! Who doesn’t look forward to the time when we get to go to Heaven?    “He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has...

To read or listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody radio. The word condemned is like a verdict in a court of law. The defendant is either found to be guilty or not guilty for the crime that was committed. If found guilty, then the result would be condemnation,...

To listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody radio. They don't. Many people are generous and productive human beings who have been drawn into a false religion or cult that have kept them from knowing the Jesus of the Bible. No one has shared with them that all...

To listen to the recording of Nancy's answer recorded on Moody Radio click here. As I read this question the song, "My Redeemer Lives" goes off in my head. The word redeem means "to buy out" or "to pay the price for something" and is also used interchangeably with the...

To listen to Nancy's answer recorded from Moody Radio click here. Many believe that the answer is “yes” because of verses like Exodus 20:5. "You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the LORD your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on...

To listen to Nancy's answer to the worldview question of the week recorded on Moody Radio click here. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the most significant event in the history of the world. It is something so miraculous that even for the believer we can barely...

To listen to Nancy's answer from the recording with Moody Radio click here! I think that this can be answered by a sermon given several years ago by Nadia Bolz-Weber, a Lutheran preacher from Denver, Colorado. She was asked to speak to 10,000 at the Red Rocks...

To listen to Nancy's answer from the recording with Moody radio click here! Have you ever spoken to someone who has heard the plan of salvation and decided that they would put off the decision to follow Christ for a later time? “As soon as I finish college, then I...

To listen to Nancy audio recording on Moody radio click here! This question begs some questions in response. For God to use us to share the gospel we need to be praying regularly for our friends that through the work of the Holy Spirit they would be receptive to the...

To listen to Nancy's answer recorded from Moody Radio click here. The answer to this question is good news for all of us! David was a mix of good, bad and the ugly. He was a broken man who lied, lusted, committed adultery with Bathsheba which led to his murdering her...

To listen to Nancy's answer recorded from the live radio segment with Moody click here! In today’s culture that has successfully pushed aside any notion of value in being human, many are asking if their life matters to anyone, including God. When self-worth is hidden...

To listen to Nancy response live on Moody Radio listen here! 1. “Where are you?” (Genesis 3:9) God had created Adam and Eve and met with them daily. Everything was perfect. They had everything they could ever need: a lush garden with no weeds and their loving creator...

To listen to Nancy's answer recorded from the Moody radio interview click here! If the person asking this question is not a follower of Christ, the answer to his question is different than that of a Christian. Without Christ as our Savior, the thought of being in the...

Listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody Radio. Have you ever been asked to do something that is a life changer and terrifies you? It might be to move to some place, a job change, or perhaps to change the group of friends with whom you love to hang out? From my...

Listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody radio. The Bible doesn’t tell us too much of what God was doing before He created the world, but it does tell us enough to know that God is beyond our human understanding. Genesis 1 “In the beginning God.”  God chose the...

To listen to Nancy's answer on Moody Radio listen here. NO. Many Christians have been told that if they commit suicide they will go to hell. Not only is dealing with such a loss excruciating, but also having to deal with the guilt of thinking that something could have...

How can the word jealous be a good thing and a bad thing at the same time? It all depends on the intent of the heart behind the word. The Bible is clear on this issue. ”But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires...

Listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody Radio's program Mornings with Kelli and Steve. On the surface, the obvious answer to this question is to look at the sunset, the birth of a baby, or an event that can be supported by more historic evidence than any other...

Click player to listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody Radio, Mornings with Kelli and Steve. Jesus was always GodJohn 1:1, Jesus, as the "word," was with God in the beginning and was God. It is the clear teaching of Scripture that Jesus was aware of His...

Listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody Radio's program Morning's with Kelli and Steve. This is a question that needs to be asked because it answers so many other questions about Jesus. The virgin birth t is a big deal because the Scriptures foretold that Mary...

Listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody radio's program Morning's with Kelli and Steve. It is officially the Christmas season when we commemorate the birth of Jesus, the savior of the world! Churches are celebrating, homes are being decorated, and the stores...

Listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody radio's program Mornings with Kelli and Steve. Do I love Jesus as I love a friend?  The love of a friend is different from the love of God. The Greek word for the love of a friend is Philia. This love is more of a...

Listen to Nancy's answer recorded live with Moody radio's program Morning's with Kelli and Steve. Why pray for others when we know that God is all knowing and all powerful and can do all things!  In spite of all that, Jesus commands us to pray for...

Listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody radio program Mornings with Kelli and Steve. God is God and there is absolutely nothing that passes Him by. He knows everything we are going to say before a word comes out of our mouth. Psalm 139:1-4 “O LORD, you have...

Listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody Radio, on Morning's with Kelli and Steve. The definition of a cult is a group of people centered on the false teachings of a leader who claims that he/she is uniquely called by God. It embraces particular rites and...

Listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody Radio's Mornings with Kelli and Steve. Matthew 28:19-20, “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that...

Listen to Nancy's answer on Moody Radio's Mornings with Kelli and Steve here! God created us for his pleasure, his glory and for relationship with all those that he made. Adam and Eve sinned against God and broke off the personal relationship that they enjoyed with...

Listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Mornings with Kelli and Steve, on Moody Radio. Sometimes I have a hard time believing the punishment of sin matches up with the severity, anguish and eternal hell. Can you help me understand how hell is just, especially for...

Listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Mornings with Kelli and Steve, on Moody radio. 2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.” The word “therefore” where Paul says that we as...

Listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody Radio's Mornings with Kelli and Steve! What is a sin nature?  Adam and Eve were created in the image of God without a sin nature. God gave them the ability to choose to obey or not to obey. They chose to disobey. They...

Listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody Radio. Righteous is not something that we can earn for but rather it is a gift from God The Bible’s standard of human righteousness is God’s own perfection in every way including behavior, attitudes and actions. God...

Listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody Radio. How does the one asking the question define Christianity? Many who call themselves Christians are not Christians. They may go to church as a duty and then leave their faith at the door after church is over. They...

Any time we feel that God is pushing us to confront another Christian’s behavior, we must remember that we too are broken and will always be in need of God’s continual grace.  This is a delicate situation. You need to pray and make sure that your motives are in...

Listen to Nancy's full response on Mornings with Kelli and Steve on Moody Radio: Birth of Doubt: Genesis 2:1-6 when Satan was tempting Eve he said, “did God really say…” We all have periods of doubt. There is such mystery about God, that it is impossible to understand...

Listen to Nancy's full response on Mornings with Kelli and Steve on Moody Radio: God desires that all would repent and be saved. He provided a way through the cross. All will have a chance to be saved. Those who reject Jesus will be forever separated from Him. The...

Listen to Nancy's full response on Mornings with Kelli and Steve on Moody Radio. Today, we look back in history at the cross and those who believe that Jesus died for our sins over 2000 years ago, God counts our faith in Him as righteousness and we know for certain...

Listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody radio's own Mornings with Kelli and Steve. Heaven is a real place described in the Bible. The word “heaven” is found 276 times in the New Testament alone. It is a place where God manifests His love, joy, peace, patience,...

Listen to Nancy's full response on Mornings with Kelli and Steve on Moody Radio, here: Yes, we have been given the right to choose not only Jesus as our Savior but also whether or not to obey Him. Every person has the freedom to choose to accept or reject God. We also...

Listen to Nancy's full response on Mornings with Kelli and Steve on Moody Radio here. If not dealt with, this can go on for a lifetime. Prayer, seeking godly council, reading Scripture, and confession and repentance are the only way to put an end to this.  Positional...

Listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Moody radio's Mornings with Kelli and Steve here. What does it mean to recommit your life to Christ? To believe means to trust in Jesus, rely on Him to change your heart and to guide you. God did not die on the cross to be...

Listen to Nancy's full response on Mornings with Kelli and Steve on Moody Radio here! It is His plan and hope that all believe in Him. Love demands choice. 2 Peter 3:9 – “He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.” John...

Listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Mornings with Kelli and Steve on Moody radio. Absolutely. Why? Because you are saved by Christ alone, by faith... Ephesians 2:8-9. Baptism is a way or celebrating your salvation and publicly declaring your faith in Jesus....

Listen to Nancy's full response on Mornings with Kelli and Steve on Moody Radio here.   It's important to be able to answer this question because people have walked away from their faith due to what they have perceived as an error in Scripture. However, we need...

Listen to Nancy's full response on Mornings with Kelli and Steve on Moody Radio here! Jesus was 100% God and 100 % man – Philippians 2:5-11 It was the sinless human side along with the God of Him that willingly died on the cross. Was it easy for Him? Luke 22. 39-44...

Yes, His sacrifice was perfect for paying the price of sin for all people. Christ’s sacrifice was sufficient, once for all. (Hebrews 10:1-18) Hebrews 10: 3-10 But in these sacrifices there is a reminder of sins every year. For it is impossible for the blood of bulls...

Listen to Nancy's full response on Mornings with Kelli and Steve on Moody Radio here: We enjoy the assurance that God will never forsake us. But Jesus experienced a separation from the Father so that we are fully reconciled in relationship with God. Jesus did not...

Listen to Nancy's full response on Mornings with Kelli and Steve on Moody Radio here. The Messiah Jesus had to be the one to serve as a substitute for man because He is the only sinless man that could pay the price for sinful man. Because humans are moral, we require...

To listen to Nancy's full response on Mornings with Kelli and Steve on Moody Radio, here: When the disciples of Jesus proclaimed the resurrection, they did so as eyewitnesses, and they did so while people were still alive who had contact with the events about which...

Listen to Nancy's full response on Mornings with Kelli and Steve on Moody Radio, here: It is helpful to note that the New Testament, as we know it today, came long after the first Jewish Christians lived. The early church used the Old Testament exclusively in the...

Yes. Below are an abundance of scriptures, most of which are self-explanatory, which establish the fact that every single person born on this earth has a chance to be saved. We cautiously step on Holy ground when trying to understand the mysterious things of God. When...

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Listen to Nancy's full response on Mornings with Kelli and Steve on Moody Radio, here: Yes, every moment of each day, He cares about us. On your best or worst day, He cares for you. Knowing God is good and full of love all the time, answers the question. But, it is...

Listen to Nancy's answer recorded live on Mornings with Kelli and Steve on Moody Radio below. Yes. Below are an abundance of scriptures, most of which are self-explanatory, which establish the fact that every single person born on this earth has a chance to be saved....

Listen to Nancy's full response on Mornings with Kelli and Steve on Moody Radio here: The clash of the human finite mind and God’s infinite mind. For God so loved the world… He did not make us with an inborn love for God, but rather one who has the capacity to love...

Listen to Nancy's full answer on Mornings with Kelli and Steve on Moody Radio here. The Holy Spirit is part of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit is God. God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. One being, 3 persons. God has a personal relationship with all who...

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