The Q&R Podcast is back and today, we’re talking about something that’s become a quiet crisis for so many: friendship.

In a culture that’s deeply lonely but constantly online, more and more people are realizing—they have no one to call. No one who really knows them. No one who stays when things get messy.

Friendship has become fragile, performative, and rare. And yet we were made for it—spiritually, emotionally, and relationally.

So in this episode, we’re asking: Why has friendship become so hard? What’s broken? And what does Scripture say about the kind of connection we’re actually built for?

ABOUT THIS PODCAST:
Our Q&R podcast for the seeker and skeptic in all of us. It’s designed to foster a posture of curiosity about ourselves and others.

Last month, something happened that shook the foundations of our country.
Charlie Kirk, a polarizing conservative activist, was assassinated at a speaking event on a college campus.

In the hours afterward, the finger‑pointing began: the left blamed the right, the right blamed the left and all of social media went into an uproar.

In a moment, this charged we need to slow down and ask a harder question.
Because underneath all the outrage is a shared conviction: the enemy must be them.

And in our rush to name the villain, we rarely stop to see ourselves.

So in this episode, we’re not just dissecting politics, we’re holding up a mirror.
How does outrage make us forget our own capacity for cruelty? How does moral certainty blind us to the ways we mirror the very people we condemn?
And why does self‑righteousness feel so good when it’s disguised as truth?

Because if every moment of outrage becomes proof that we’re the good ones, then we’ve already lost sight of grace.

Maybe the real enemy isn’t who we think it is.

Maybe it’s the sin in all of us that needs someone else to be worse.

ABOUT THIS PODCAST:
Our Q&R podcast for the seeker and skeptic in all of us. It’s designed to foster a posture of curiosity about ourselves and others.

The Q&R Podcast is designed to foster a posture of curiosity about ourselves and others. This month, we’re talking about a question that’s deeply personal for so many people:

Can prayer cure your mental health?

If you’ve ever struggled with anxiety or depression—or walked alongside someone who has—you’ve probably heard some version of “just pray about it.” And while that’s often well-meaning, it can leave people feeling unseen, ashamed, or like they somehow lack faith.

This episode is about untying those knots. What does the Bible actually say about mental health? What do we do when prayer doesn’t seem to “work”? And how can faith and therapy not be in conflict, but actually support one another?

We’ll get into biblical examples, modern misunderstandings, and some practical ways to reimagine prayer—not as a spiritual shortcut, but as part of a much deeper journey toward healing.

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
4:04 - A Bad Definition of Prayer
10:04 - How “Just Pray About It” Brings Shame
26:33 - Lament & Emotional Regulation
32:33 - Making Sense Of Your Pain
44:48 - Faith is Trust