That’s a Great Question with Scott Sauls

About That’s a Great Question with Scott Sauls

Pastor, author, and mentor to leaders, Scott Sauls offers thoughtful, gospel-centered teaching for people who seek Christian wisdom for modern life. Adapted for audio from Scott’s teaching videos, this podcast is for thoughtful adults who are seeking depth, clarity, and hope in a noisy and complicated world. Each 7-to-10-minute episode explores how the truth, goodness, and beauty of Jesus Christ meet the real pressures of life: work, ambition, doubt, disappointment, relationships, suffering, leadership, spiritual formation, and the life of the church. For Christians who want a more integrated faith, for spiritually curious listeners who are drawn to Jesus, and for anyone who feels weary of shallow answers, these episodes offer a steady invitation to follow Christ with mind, heart, soul, and strength.

Publisher

Scott Sauls

Category

history · religion & spirituality · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Sept 2025

Latest episode

8 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

81 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Oct 2026

   Why Does “Everything Happens for a Reason” Feel So Unsatisfying?

   What do we need when the explanations people offer only make our pain harder to carry? Scott Sauls reflects on Kate Bowler’s experience of cancer and the prayers of Psalms 13 and 23, considering how sorrow and trust can belong in the same prayer. For anyone waiting on frightening news or walking beside someone who is, this episode explores the comfort of Christ’s presence, the freedom to lament, and the quiet care we can offer when we cannot explain or fix what hurts.

2. 

   1 Oct 2026

   Why Comparison Steals Your Joy

   Why does someone else’s success have the power to make us dissatisfied with our own lives? Comparison promises that we will finally feel secure when we have what someone else has—or move a little further ahead. But the finish line never stops moving. In this episode, Scott Sauls explores why comparison and envy steal our joy, what Psalm 73 teaches us about finding our true “portion” in God, and how the gospel frees us to enjoy the life we have actually been given. Drawing from C.S. Lewis, Bertrand Russell, and his book The Mercy King, Scott considers a simple but liberating truth: Someone else having more does not mean that you have less. This is Part 4 of a 12-part series exploring themes from The Mercy King. Follow the Scott Sauls podcast for weekly Christian reflections on faith, identity, spiritual growth, and life with Jesus.

3. 

   24 Sept 2026

   Everybody Worships Something. Choose Carefully.

   An idol is usually a good thing we ask to do what only God can do.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

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