Friction in the Big Faith Questions

Mac and The Rev, hosts of the “Faith and Friction” podcast, discuss the top-googled faith questions in 2025 and why

people turn to Google when churches offer shallow answers. They explore “Is there a God?” as a longing to be seen

and loved, suggesting reframing it as a way to experience God within and through one’s own care and

embodiment of love, peace, and creativity. They address “Why does God allow suffering?” by challenging a

capricious, humanlike view of God, calling the “why” unanswerable, and urging responsibility, presence, and the

relief of suffering as “God in action.” They discuss “Is the Bible reliable?” proposing it is valuable wisdom rather

than literal inerrancy, best approached through historical, cultural, psychological, and metaphysical lenses and

verified through lived experience. They preview topics for part two: Is Jesus really God? Can I know God personally?

Christianity’s narrowness. Homosexuality. Life’s purpose.