Confessions of a Closet Christian 38: Why Do Millennials Feel Entitled?
When I hear the word entitlement, I think of someone who through no fault of his own was born into luxury. Like the King of France. Entitlement is defined in…
Confessions Of A Closet Christian 37: What Makes Us Narcissistic?
When I hear the word narcissist, I think of something other worldly and extreme – like the greek myth that narcissism is derived from. It’s easy to write narcism off…
Confessions Of A Closet Christian 36: Why Do We Compare Ourselves To Others?
When I hear the word “compare,” I think of being lesser than, less cool and not measuring up. It’s easy to compare ourselves to other people. Sometimes I think we…
Confessions Of A Closet Christian 35: Why Do We Worry?
I think I follow a bit of a God pattern. Here’s what it looks like: I work myself up into a tizzy. This is usually very melodramatic as no one…
Confessions of a Closet Christian 34: Why Does God Feel Like A Product I Have To Sell?
When I invite someone to church, I get uncomfortable. In fact, the word “invite” needs to be interpreted loosely. I rarely have the courage to ask somebody to go to…
Confessions of a Closet Christian 33: How Can Good Things Become Idols?
When I hear the word, “idol”, I think of the Israelites worshipping a golden calf in the desert while Moses was away on a mountain. It’s hard to relate to…
Confessions Of A Closet Christian 32: How Does God Use Us To Reach People?
Sometimes I wonder how God uses us to reach people. Most of the time I wonder if I should be doing more. Should I say something? Should I actively bring…
Confessions Of A Closet Christian 31: Marriage Story
This is Confessions of a Closet Christian, the podcast that explores Christianity from a 20-something perspective, relaying modern trends, discoveries, struggles, and pop culture references. I'm Jana Elizabeth - now…
Confessions Of A Closet Christian 30: Why Is It Hard To Follow God’s Will?
When I think of "God's Will", I think of something really ominous - like dark clouds, a thundering voice, and a deep command to go to Antarctica and evangelize to…
Confessions of a Closet Christian 29: Why Is It Hard to Call Sin What It Is?
When I hear the word “sin”, I think of something dark and crusty, like liquid that dried and caked on a beating heart. If we believe that Jesus died for…