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The hardest question about God you’ve ever been asked — or asked yourself. The one you’d never raise your hand for.
Completely anonymous. Nobody — including me — knows who asked what. Open all five weeks.
Week 1 of 5
“Christianity is a fairy tale for people who are afraid of death.”
Everyone at the table is looking at you. Ten seconds.
Not what you should say — what would actually come out of your mouth?
If your honest answer is “I’d freeze” — you’re normal.
Five weeks from now, that moment will not scare you.
It’s the exact opposite.
Socrates’ defense at his trial was literally titled the Apology.
“But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.”
1 Peter 3:15
“Give an answer” = apologia. Written to ordinary people under pressure. Not professionals. You.
“Revere Christ as Lord.” It starts with loving Jesus. Win the argument, lose the person — you lost.
“Always be prepared.” Readiness takes learning. That’s this series.
“With gentleness and respect.” The manner matters as much as the message.
A kid trusts the bridge because mom says it’s safe. An engineer trusts it more — they know how it holds weight.
Childlike trust, not childlike ignorance. This series makes you the engineer of your own faith.
“He reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and proving…”
Acts 17:2–3
Paul even quoted pagan poets to Greek philosophers in Athens. Giving reasons is the original apostolic playbook.
Doubts are not the enemy.
Unanswered doubts are.
In this room, hard questions are welcome. Out loud.
Christianity makes claims about real history — and real claims can be backed by real reasons.
Answer the objection, calmly. Block the shot.
You bring the reasons. Take the shot.
Don’t answer — ask a question back.
“The Bible is full of contradictions.”
“Which one? Let’s look at it together.”
“How could a good God allow suffering?”
“Great question — and there are real answers. We’re getting there.”
No panic. No “just believe.” A calm answer — because answers exist.
The universe had a beginning. What started it? — Week 2
Everybody knows some things are truly evil. Says who? — Week 2
The tomb was empty. What explains that? — Week 4
Not just examples — that’s literally our syllabus.
“There’s no such thing as absolute truth.”
“Is that absolutely true?”
“That’s your truth — not mine.”
“Is that just your truth, or is it true for me too?”
“You shouldn’t push your beliefs on people.”
“Isn’t that a belief you’re pushing on me right now?”
The pattern: each sentence breaks its own rule.
Hand it to your friend like a gift, not a dunk. The same verse that commands the defense commands gentleness and respect.
Each step stands on the one before it. You can climb it with a friend who doesn’t believe anything yet.
“Yeah — I really do believe it. And I’m actually learning the reasons why. Want to hear them as I learn them?”
Honest. Humble. Keeps the conversation alive.
The hardest question about God you’ve ever been asked — or asked yourself. The one you’d never raise your hand for.
Completely anonymous. Nobody — including me — knows who asked what. Open all five weeks.
Arguments you can draw on a napkin. Nobody at your school will see you coming.
God is not threatened by hard questions — He welcomes them.