Floodlight: Recent Episodes
Floodlight
It's hard to keep faith and to follow Jesus as a youth immersed in today's society. Teens discuss passages of Scripture and wrestle through how to live as a Christian in a post-Christian world.
In this episode, Danny, Micah and Jesse wonder what Jesus means when he tells us that very few of us actually know him, and they talk about how hard it is to be a Christian in today's society. Also: terrible jokes.
In this episode, Matthew, Mark and John share about how they cope with stress and discuss the solution for worry given by Jesus, and share how we can handle our stress in healthier ways.
In this episode, Naomi corners her youth pastor, Sean, to discuss how our inner intentions don't always line up with our outer actions.
In this episode, Naoimi, Kristy, Alpha and Lucas wrestle with the topic of prayer- why bother praying if God already knows what we need? Also- Awana.
In this episode, Kai and Nina discuss our motivations and intentions behind doing good deeds. Do we do good things for our own glory, like a certain YouTuber who gives homeless people money in order to increase his views? Or are we motivated by a desire to please Jesus?
In this episode, Ben, Justin and Kitty talk about how difficult it is to actually put into practice Jesus' commands to love those who hurt us when we are feeling hatred or anger towards people. Yet, as Christ-followers, we are called to "stop the cycle of evil". Is this even possible? Tune in to find out.
In this episode, Cindy, Cynthia, Andrea and Sophia wrestle with what seems to be a misogynist teaching about divorce and adultery, and then realize that Jesus' teachings on divorce were actually meant to protect women.
In this episode, Cat and Lin wrestle with Jesus' command to 'be more righteous than the Pharisees'. Isn't that an impossible task, since the Pharisees were essentially perfect? Cat and Lin discuss the heart attitude required for a true follower of Christ.
Episode 1: Salt and Light
“You’re to be salt and light”. Um, what? Jesse and Jordan explain what it means to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world and discuss how hard it is to be salt and light in a post-Christian society.