Why Don’t Bad Things Happen to Bad People? with Jared Dodson

https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-3kqac-1b0b534

Why bad things happen to good people has always been the classic question of faith. But Gen Z is asking something different: why don’t bad things happen to bad people?

Jared Dodson — a Gen Z Bible professor at Bushnell University — joins Dennis to unpack the perspective he’s seeing in his students and peers, one where anger at injustice, exposure to political violence, and a deep desire for God’s judgment are reshaping how a generation reads scripture. They talk about the imprecatory Psalms, the story of David, the temptation to dehumanize the very people we call unjust, and why nonviolence still matters even when the old approaches feel like they’ve failed.

The conversation moves through lament, mental health, the book of Job, and how Revelation offers a vision of reconciliation rather than just judgment. It’s a generational conversation about anger, justice, and what it might take for older and younger Christians to understand each other.

Shownotes:

GenZ Isn’t Asking Why Bad Things Happen to Good People

Walking Alongside Scripture (Jared’s Substack)

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