Ask Pastor Steve

We're Here to Answer Your Questions of the Christian Faith!

About the show

Your Questions of the Christian Faith Answered in ~15 minutes or less every other week.

If you would like to submit a question to Pastor Steve please text the word "Question" to 410-220-2977. (Please let us know in the text if you would like to be anonymous or you can list your name and where you're from! You can also submit your questions on your social media platform of choice, or if you would like to submit your question anonymously, send it to: [email protected] with 'Anonymous in the subject line.)

We hope that Ask Pastor Steve will become a helpful resource for you and others as we tackle the toughest and strongest doubt-inducing questions of the faith.

Episodes

  • How Should Christians Think About the Enneagram and Other Personality Tests - Ask Pastor Steve Episode 37

    April 9th, 2025  |  Season 1  |  4 mins 23 secs
    bible, christian, christian personality, christian podcast, doctrine, enneagram, family, husband, israel, israel war, myers-briggs personality test, palestine, personality test, podcast, the big five personality test, theology, war, wife

    How should Christians think about personality tests? Steve has some important insights for us to help us navigate these tests that have become relied upon in our increasingly scientific age.

  • Demons and the Nephilim - Ask Pastor Steve Episode 36

    March 26th, 2025  |  Season 1  |  6 mins 11 secs
    bible, christian, christian podcast, doctrine, family, husband, israel, israel war, palestine, podcast, theology, war, wife

    Have you ever wondered if a believer can be possessed by a demon? What about the Nephilim from Old Testament, were the the offspring of demons and humans?

  • What Does the Bible Say About Predestination & How to Get More Out of Your Bible Reading - Ask Pastor Steve Episode 35

    March 12th, 2025  |  Season 1  |  9 mins 39 secs
    baptist, calvinism, election, eternal security. perseverance, fast, free will, hold, predestination, reformed, theology

    The two questions for today are:

    1) Do you believe in Election in the Bible, and if so, what about Free Will?

    2) Should Christians also study other resources outside of their study of the Bible?

  • The Exegesis question and should we desire "Servant Leaders?" - Ask Pastor Steve Episode 34

    February 26th, 2025  |  Season 1  |  7 mins 28 secs
    bible, christian, christian podcast, doctrine, family, husband, israel, israel war, palestine, podcast, theology, war, wife

    How do most believers who are Reformed in their Theology end up that way? Should Christian Wives desire Husbands who are "Servant Leaders?"

  • Conjugal Rights and Church Discipline - Ask Pastor Steve Episode 33

    February 12th, 2025  |  Season 1  |  5 mins 42 secs
    bible, christian, christian podcast, doctrine, family, husband, israel, israel war, palestine, podcast, theology, war, wife

    Steve shares with us about a peculiar divorce case in France. He also answers a question about church discipline.

  • Denzel Washington's Baptism & The Gospel Coalition - Ask Pastor Steve Episode 32

    January 29th, 2025  |  Season 1  |  7 mins 32 secs
    bible, christian, christian podcast, denzel washington, doctrine, family, husband, israel, israel war, joe rogan, palestine, podcast, the gospel coalition, theology, together for the gospel, war, wesley huff, wife

    Was Denzel Washington just saved? Steve gives his thoughts on that, as well as recommending an episode of the Joe Rogan podcast and what should we think about organizations such as The Gospel Coalition or Together for the Gospel?

  • In Vitro Fertilization and the Bible - Ask Pastor Steve Ep. 31

    January 15th, 2025  |  Season 1  |  8 mins 2 secs
    ask pastor john, bible, christian, christianity, church, cross, fertility, god, in vitro fertlization, ivf, jesus, learn, pastor, pregnancy, pregnant, sermon, son of god

    Steve tackles and important and controversial issue, should we as Christians consider using IVF technology when we are struggling to get pregnant?

  • Episode 30: Does the Bible allow a spouse to leave their abusive partner? - Ask Pastor Steve Ep. 30

    December 18th, 2024  |  Season 1  |  8 mins 30 secs
    ask pastor john, bible, children, christian, christianity, church, cross, divorce, domestic violence, god, husband, jesus, kids, learn, liberal theology, marriage, parent, parenting, pastor, sermon, sin, son of god, wife, women

    This is a very important issue for the Church in our day, what should we do about abuse?

  • John Piper's condemning Trump tweet - Ask Pastor Steve Ep. 29

    December 4th, 2024  |  Season 1  |  5 mins 51 secs
    ask pastor john, bible, children, christian, christianity, church, cross, donald trump, election 2024, god, husband, jesus, john piper, kids, learn, liberal theology, marriage, parent, parenting, pastor, sermon, sin, son of god, wife, women

    Steve addresses pastor John Piper's tweet in response to Trump being elected. He also talks a bit about good parenting.

  • Guns, Bullies, and the "He Gets Us" Campaign - Ask Pastor Steve Ep. 28

    November 20th, 2024  |  Season 1  |  6 mins 38 secs
    ask pastor john, bible, children, christian, christianity, church, cross, god, husband, jesus, kids, learn, liberal theology, marriage, parent, parenting, pastor, sermon, sin, son of god, wife, women

    Steve shares with us the Biblical implications of gun ownership and one other question pertaining to the "He Gets Us" campaign.

  • My spouse and I are fighting a lot. How do we stop? - Ask Pastor Steve Ep. 27

    November 6th, 2024  |  Season 1  |  13 mins 24 secs
    ask pastor john, bible, children, christian, christianity, church, cross, fighting, god, husband, jesus, kids, learn, liberal theology, marriage, marriage problem, parent, parenting, pastor, sermon, sin, son of god, wife, women

    Steve answers an important marital question, as well as another question about the Bible.

  • What's up with Polygamy and Head-coverings in the Bible? - APS Ep. 26

    October 16th, 2024  |  Season 1  |  9 mins 45 secs
    ask pastor john, bible, children, christian, christianity, church, cross, god, husband, jesus, kids, learn, liberal theology, marriage, parent, parenting, pastor, sermon, son of god, wife, women

    Steve answers the following:

    What does the Bible have to say about Polygamy?

    As well as, do women need to wear head-coverings in church?

  • Protestant Resistance Theory (When Should We Resist Our Governement?) & Bible Rhythms - Ask Pastor Steve Ep. 25

    October 2nd, 2024  |  Season 1  |  7 mins 39 secs
    ask pastor john, bible, children, christian, christianity, church, cross, god, government, husband, jesus, kids, learn, liberal theology, marriage, parent, parenting, pastor, sermon, son of god, wife, women

    When should Christians actively go against the government that God has given to them? Steve explores Protestant Resistance Theory with us, as well as Steve gives some Bible Rhythms thoughts.

  • How to Know When it's Time to Move on to a New Church - Ask Pastor Steve Ep. 24

    September 18th, 2024  |  Season 1  |  6 mins 29 secs
    ask pastor john, bible, catholic, catholicism, christian, christianity, church, cross, god, heaven, jesus, learn, miscarriage, pastor, sermon, son of god, ten commandments

    When is it time to go? Steve answers this tough question that many believers face, perhaps more than once, in our lives as Christians.

  • Episode 23: The Presybterian Controversy - Ask Pastor Steve Ep. 23

    September 4th, 2024  |  Season 1  |  6 mins 29 secs
    ask pastor john, bible, children, christian, christianity, church, cross, god, husband, jesus, kids, learn, liberal theology, marriage, parent, parenting, pastor, sermon, son of god, wife, women

    Steve answers a fair question, regarding our Presbyterian siblings. He also shares some of his big influences, as well as answers a question about our struggles in life as Christians.

  • Biblical Wisdom on Men and Women Correcting One Another - Ask Pastor Steve Ep. 22

    August 28th, 2024  |  Season 1  |  10 mins 43 secs
    ask pastor john, bible, children, christian, christianity, church, cross, god, husband, jesus, kids, learn, liberal theology, marriage, parent, parenting, pastor, sermon, sin, son of god, wife, women

    Steve tackles these two important questions for our day:

    1 - How would you advise men & women to approach charitable exhortation or correction of a Christian brother or sister of the opposite gender?

    • Steph A. from CCC.

    2 - Bible verses about sinners in hell keep sinning, and wishing they had made different choices.

    • Cassaundra from CCC.