Prepared to Answer Podcast
Prepared to Answer is here to help prepare, encourage, and equip you to answer life’s biggest questions by teaching you to think like Jesus. That’s because, as the perfect man, Jesus had the perfectly formed human mind. And so, your hosts, Scott and Shawn, aim to help you think like Jesus about everything, whether it’s mental health, gender and sexuality, identity, objections to Christianity, relationships, the Bible, Christian living, and more.
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Episodes
176 episodes
Digging Into Truth: 5 Archaeological Finds That Confirm the Old Testament, with Bryan Windle
Is the Old Testament historically accurate? In this episode, we welcome archaeologist Bryan Windle from Associates for Biblical Research. Bryan answers questions about how archaeology can confirm the ...
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Doubting Your Salvation? What the Traditional Advice Misses, with Matt Bellefeuille
Many Christians struggle with the question, “how do I know I’m really saved?” But even after reading the popular advice available on the Internet, some walk away still doubting their salvation.So, in this episode, special guest Matt Bell...
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Keeping and Growing Your Christian Faith at College and University
If you’re a Christian preparing to attend a secular college or university, you might worry about losing your faith or wonder how you can grow in your faith at school.So, in this episode, Shawn invites his daughters onto the podcast to sh...
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Digital Idolatry: Breaking Free from Internet Addiction
Are you struggling with internet addiction? In this episode, Scott and Shawn consider how Jesus would think about internet addiction. They discuss its causes and consequences, uncover the spiritual issue lying behind it all, and give some pract...
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A Distracted World: The Mental and Spiritual Dangers of Distraction
Did you know that distraction has serious implications for your mental and spiritual health? In this episode, Scott and Shawn continue their discussion about learning to think like Jesus in a digital age. They unpack and discuss both the physic...
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Meet the PTA Team: 2026 New Year Update
Meet the entire team as we recap the many ways we’ve seen God at work through the ministries of Prepared to Answer, Doubters Welcome, and Youth Pastor Theologian in 2025. And, to give you a small taste of what you can expect to see coming in 20...
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Encore: Is the Christmas Story a Myth?
Have you ever had doubts about the trustworthiness of the gospels or if the Christmas story is really historical?In this episode from the archives, Scott and Shawn discuss why we can have confidence that the Christmas story is true. They...
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When Sleep Suffers: The Spiritual Cost of Living Online
Excessive cell phone use and poor sleep patterns often go hand in hand. But aside from the physiological and mental health impact, Christians must also become aware of the spiritual significance of sleep.In this episode, Scott and Shawn ...
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Your Mental Health in a Digital Age: What Does Jesus Think?
Current research is revealing the connection between the amount of time people spend online and our present mental health crisis. But what can we really do about it when smartphones have become virtually indispensable?In this episode, Sc...
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Beyond “Having More Faith”: What Christians Can’t Ignore About Anxiety
Anxiety is often associated with worry. But there is another side to anxiety that is not restricted to the level of our conscious thinking — and it isn’t solved by simply thinking it away or having “more faith”.In this episode, Scott and...
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For the Worried Christian: How Jesus Thought About Anxiety
Jesus had a lot of different things he could have been anxious about, but he did not seem to live in constant worry. And, he didn’t focus his energy on trying to control his circumstances. How could this be?In this podcast episode, Scott...
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Does Self-Esteem = Good Mental Health? The Foundation for Jesus’ Mental Wellness
Our culture tends to consider good self-esteem as the foundation for having good mental health. But is self-esteem really the right place to ground our mental wellness?Scott and Shawn uncover how Jesus’ thinking runs against the grain of...
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Mental Health, Mental Illness, and Why Jesus Cares
Mental health and mental illness are among the greatest concerns to our society today. But with so many competing voices in our culture offering diagnosis or cures, how can Christians wade into a sometimes confusing, but highly personal and imp...
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Encore: What Did Jesus Teach about Hell? [The Hard Teachings of Jesus Series #3]
How is Hell fair? Is belief in Hell toxic? Is Hell actually biblical? Should we believe in Hell as eternal torment or a place of annihilation?In this encore episode from the podcast archives, Scott and Shawn help answer these questions a...
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Encore: Why Did God Allow Evil? A Biblical Answer to the Problem of Evil
Scott and Shawn tackle the question of why God allowed evil by showing you how to give a quick response to this challenge, by explaining the pitfalls of a common response that is often given for the problem of evil, and by giving an in‑depth re...
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How to Think Like Jesus About Dating
What are God’s goals for you in your search for a spouse? Can you date someone who isn’t a Christian? How can Christians even begin to date in a godly way when Jesus didn’t even talk about dating?In this episode, Scott and Shawn take a l...
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Self-Care vs. Self-ish Care: How to Tell the Difference
Self-care is seen as a necessary part of life, but how can young Christians learn to reconcile a culture that prizes “self-care” while following a Saviour who calls them to “lose their life” for the sake of his kingdom? What constitutes “good s...
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How Does Jesus Think About Masculinity?
Many see masculinity as hopelessly “toxic”. Others want to double down on historic “real man” stereotypes. Amidst all the noise and confusion, how are both Christian men and women to think about what makes a man a “real man”?In this epis...
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Who Are You, Really? Where to Secure Your True Identity
In our culture, identify is seen as something that each person creates for themselves. But is that really where your identity comes from? Does determining your own identity really set you free?Scott and Shawn bring the critical subject o...
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How Does Jesus Think About Singleness?
Christians often treat singleness as if it is a problem to be solved. But how did Jesus think about singleness? He was, after all, a single man. In this episode, Scott and Shawn work through the four pillars that shaped Jesus’ mind, and they un...
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Understanding Marriage Like Jesus
Scott and Shawn continue their thought journey of learning to think like Jesus about marriage by discussing the principles that Christians need to take to heart in order to think like Jesus — whether they are anticipating marriage or have been ...
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Approaching Marriage Like Jesus
Scott and Shawn share how Jesus’ love for the Father and the enabling of the Holy Spirit should inform how Christians approach marriage today — whether you’re a young person anticipating marriage in the future, a single adult waiting or longing...
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Is God Needy for Wanting Glory?
When people do everything for their own glory, we often perceive them them as being selfish or insecure. But since God does everything for his own glory, does that mean he is selfish or insecure? Shawn and Scott discuss this question a...
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Clarifying What God’s Glory Is
The word “glory” is often thrown around in Christian circles. But what is God’s glory? What does the word “glory” even mean? Since glorifying God was and is Jesus’ greatest goal, it is a very important question that we need to answer.📖 <...
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Jesus’ Ultimate Goal: Discovering the Purpose that Shaped Jesus’ Mind
Scott and Shawn confront a critical question in their journey toward thinking like Jesus: “why?” Why did Jesus think the way that he thought? To what end? What was the ultimate goal toward which every thought Jesus had was directed?📖 ...
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