In certain Christian circles, even today, people are forbidden to think deeply or ask questions. When they do, they are shamed, guilted, or given ultimatums: stay and keep quiet, or leave. And if they stay, then surely the “spirit of rebellion” must be cast out of them.

But I have experienced something very different in my personal relationship with the Lord: He is neither angry nor offended by my questions. He welcomes them.

One of the questions I have carried since I was about 12 years old is this:

If the Bible is true and Christian faith works, why was I promised a good life, health, wealth and happiness, yet most of these promises failed?

I was a “good” Christian. I was in church from Tuesday to Sunday, and I tried my best to faithfully recite the Blessings of Abraham. But when the promises did not seem to come true, the answers we received were often painful and confusing: maybe I was too much of a sinner, maybe God had chosen not to bless me, maybe I did not have enough faith, or maybe I simply had to wait another eighty-something years like Abraham.

But what does that mean?

Does it mean Christianity is a gamble — that if you are lucky, somehow it might work? Does it mean those promises were misinterpreted? Does it mean I misunderstood God, or that God was misrepresented to me?

These are the questions I am bringing into the second episode of my podcast, THE ANSWER?

The second episode will air on 28 September 2026.

Stay tuned.

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