The April 24 Call In Hour

Is It Time to Rethink Sin, Law, and Leadership?

This week’s Talk with Shawn McCraney call-in show covered a wide range of foundational issues about faith, sin, leadership, and how to read Scripture today. Delaney, Shawn, and guest Grady Ryley fielded questions about the Ten Commandments, Old Testament violence, and whether Jesus ever spoke God’s name.

A key theme throughout the discussion: true faith isn’t about following laws or leaders — it’s about direct, personal trust in God. Shawn and Grady explain that when we focus on sin and law, we take our eyes off what Christ already accomplished. They emphasized that the law was fulfilled in Christ, freeing individuals to seek God directly through faith and love — without fear, religious guilt, or institutional control.

Grady powerfully compared the true walk of faith to the trust of a small child: not needing to know everything, but simply living and trusting in a Father who provides. Meanwhile, Shawn addressed questions about the problems with mainstream religious teachings on hell, the Second Coming, and legalistic evangelism, explaining how deeply ingrained tradition and institution often block honest reading of Scripture.

The discussion also tackled how leadership without authority works: true leaders walk alongside others, encouraging love and mind renewal, not by calling out sin but by pointing people back to God’s grace.

Throughout, listeners were encouraged not to despair over struggles with doubt — but to see doubt as part of authentic faith formation, driving us closer to personal trust in God.