When God Seems Distant (With Kyle Strobel)
About this episode
The episode discusses spiritual growth and the experience of God's distance with guest Dr. Kyle Strobel.
Why have we misunderstood what is normally involved in spiritual growth? What does it mean to say that our God is a withdrawing God?” And what do we do when the bible becomes boring and prayer seems pointless? We’ll discuss these questions and more with our guest Dr. Kyle Strobel around his new book When God Seems Distant. Kyle Strobel (Ph.D. University of Aberdeen) is the director of Talbot's Institute for Spiritual Formation and Marriage and Family Therapy program. He is a systematic theolo...
People in this episode
Hosts: Sean McDowell, Scott Rae
Guest: Kyle Strobel
Topics covered
- spiritual growth
- God's presence
- prayer
- boredom in faith
- theology
- Christian living
Keywords
- spiritual growth
- God
- prayer
- boredom
- theology
- faith
- Kyle Strobel
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Talbot's Institute for Spiritual Formation and Marriage and Family Therapy, Biola University, Talbot School of Theology
Books & works: When God Seems Distant
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