Truth or Dare: Evangelical Edition + Erin Hicks Moon

Truth or Dare: Evangelical Edition + Erin Hicks Moon

Author: Religion News Service March 13, 2025 Duration: 53:22
Were you more of a truth person or a dare person? On this episode, Katelyn and Roxy revisit some of the Capital T-truths of their youth group days and dare to say "maybe I don't believe that anymore." From hell to dinosaurs to midnight demons, we go there. And we're joined by Erin Hicks Moon, who isn’t afraid to ask the big, thorny questions about modern faith. Questions like: What if this whole Christian thing is just a man-made system used to control people? Why does it feel like so many Christians have lost their ding-dang minds? And, when is the Mexican Pizza coming back on the Taco Bell menu? Chapter Markers 0:00 - Do You Know Where You’re Going? (And Why We All Panicked) 3:10 - Truth or Dare: Evangelical Edition 7:00 - What’s the Most Embarrassing Dare You’ve Done? 9:49 - Asking Big Questions: What If None of This Is Real? 12:47 - The Fear of Hell & Writing to Brio Magazine 15:57 - Rapture Trauma: The Ultimate Sleep Paralysis Demon 18:00 - The Bible, Dinosaurs, and Why We Were That Kid at Church Camp 22:17 - If God Is Good, Why Is the World So Messed Up? 26:39 - Evangelicals and the Fear of Questioning Faith 30:34 - Erin Moon Joins to Talk About I've Got Questions 36:12 - Why Have So Many Christians Lost Their Minds? 40:47 - The Biggest Shift in Faith Since Our Youth Group Days 46:17 - What If Asking Questions Breaks Your Faith? 50:55 - Where to Go When You Don’t Know What You Believe 54:42 - Most Googled Questions of All Time (And Our Best Guesses) 55:47 - Outro & What’s Coming Next 👉 Subscribe for more bold conversations on faith, doubt, and the lives we build. Instagram, TikTok, YouTube: @savedbythecity Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Saved by the City, hosts Roxy and Katelyn explore a spiritual journey that defies expectations. Produced by Religion News Service, this podcast delves into their personal experiences of moving from the white evangelical heartland into the heart of a major metropolis, a transition they were told would threaten their faith. Instead of finding a spiritual wasteland, they discovered a complex, challenging, and ultimately enriching landscape that forced them to re-examine everything. Each episode is a conversation about navigating belief in a place where Sunday mornings look different and old certainties are constantly questioned. They talk about the surprising ways their faith has been both strengthened and stretched by urban life, confronting topics from community and service to doubt and belonging. This isn't a theoretical discussion; it's grounded in the real, sometimes messy, day-to-day life of seeking purpose and connection in a city that never sleeps. The podcast offers honest reflections for anyone who has ever felt their beliefs were too small for the world they inhabit, proving that sometimes faith doesn't need to be sheltered to survive-it needs to be tested to truly grow. Tune in for candid stories and insights that resonate far beyond city limits.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 50

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Duration: 59:20
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