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Why does God seem hidden if God wants to be known?
In the ninth and final episode of Radically Personal, philosopher Jerry L. Martin concludes his exploration of what it means for God to know each person individually and invite us into a relationship that can transform how we understand ourselves, our lives, and the world.
Jerry examines the many ways God may communicate—not only through prayer, but through dreams, intuition, conscience, beauty, love, mystical experience, and quiet promptings that can feel like our own thoughts. He asks what kind of response God seeks and considers what it means to live in alignment with the divine rather than simply follow commands.
The episode then turns to the meaning of human life. Each life may be a unique test, exploration, and sacred improvisation in which our choices, failures, suffering, love, and growth genuinely matter. God is not presented as a distant observer, but as a partner who shares in every individual triumph and setback.
The series ends with its most extraordinary idea: our transformation may be God’s very reason for being.
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Other Series:
The podcast began with the Dramatic Adaptation of the book and now has several series:
- Radically Personal: Reflections on lived experience, divine encounter, and personal vocation, drawing on a seeker-centered approach to spirituality in a new Axial Age.
- From God to Jerry to You: Divine messages and breakthroughs for seekers.
- Jerry & Abigail: An Intimate Dialogue: Love, faith, and divine presence in partnership.
- What’s Your Spiritual Story: Real stories of people changed by encounters with God.
- What’s On Our Mind: Reflections from Jerry and Scott on recent episodes.
- Two Philosophers Wrestle With God: A dialogue on God, truth, and reason.
- The Life Wisdom Project: Spiritual insights on living a wiser, more meaningful life.
- What’s On Your Mind: Listener questions, divine answers, and open dialogue.
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