Mailbag Friday: Women Deacons, Heavenly Tourism, & Gentle Parenting

About this episode

In this Mailbag Friday episode, Todd Friel answers various listener questions on topics including women deacons, heavenly tourism, and gentle parenting.

It’s Mailbag Friday! You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers. Segment 1 • An elder at my church wants to start a group that prays for the Sunday service during the Sunday service. We are a small church that only holds one service, so this prayer group would miss the preaching of God's Word. What are your thoughts? - Anonymous • My teenage daughter wants to know if we can actually rebuke stuff in the name of Jesus. Is this just a trendy thing to be doing amongst young Christians right now? - Ash • Other than the fruit of the Spirit, are there any other signs that a person is filled with the Holy Spirit? - Anonymous • Is there a historical or biblical precedent for women serving as deacons? - Ean Segment 2 • I heard you critique a new book recently about somebody taking a trip to heaven. What motivates a person to say these things? Could they actually believe they're being truthful? - Anonymous • Would you happen to know any good biblical resources that could point me to how I can help my sons prepare for a career path in their lives? I want my sons to succeed and to help them as the Lord leads, but I'm not sure how to do this. - Ricky • I have a teenage daughter who fell into the…

People in this episode

Host: Todd Friel

Topics covered

• women deacons
• heavenly tourism
• gentle parenting
• Christian questions
• Holy Spirit
• biblical resources

Keywords

• women deacons
• heavenly tourism
• gentle parenting
• Holy Spirit
• Christianity
• biblical resources

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