Chris Ulery
Is God Mean?
Finding God’s Loving Motives in the Bible’s Most Brutal Stories
Coming spring 2027
Is God Mean?
Finding God’s Loving Motives in the Bible’s Most Brutal Stories
Get the free Is God Mean? study guide. Nine sessions on the Bible’s hardest questions, free. You’ll also be the first to know when the book releases in spring 2027.
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About the book
Are you or someone you love struggling with hard questions about God?
Find real answers in Is God Mean?
How could a loving God flood the whole earth, including women and children? How could He send people to eternal torment for temporal mistakes? Did God really command genocide in the Old Testament? What about the slavery, misogyny, and polygamy He seems to ignore, or even endorse? Why doesn’t He end pain and suffering in the world?
If these questions have been lurking in the back of your mind, or someone you love is wrestling with them and you haven’t known what to say, this book is for you. Is God Mean? shows that the love of God is the central feature of both the Old and New Testaments by uncovering the loving motives behind His seemingly harsh actions.
Why I wrote Is God Mean?
When my friends began deconstructing their faith, they started asking me the hard questions. Unfortunately, back then, I didn’t know the answers, and my responses were weak. A lot of the pat answers and popular perspectives I found in mainstream apologetics circles just didn’t cut it, and some of my friends ended up leaving the faith because they said the God of the Bible was mean.
After that, I spent the next ten years researching, diving deep into history, archaeology, and the original languages of the Bible to find real answers. I found them, and Is God Mean? is the book I wish I’d had when my friends were searching. Now I’m more secure and confident in my faith and the love of God than I’ve ever been, and I want to pass that gift along to you.
Chris Ulery
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I was always confused on this topic because there seems to be a lot of difference between the God of the New Testament and Old Testament. I’m glad to find someone taking this issue seriously and answering questions.
YouTube viewer · Old Testament vs. New Testament God episode
You do a good job explaining these topics. Even though I know you don’t seek approval from men (you shouldn’t), I APPROVE!
Michael, YouTube viewer · Genocide in the Bible episode
Your videos are helping me answer many questions people ask me. God bless you.
Zeenat, YouTube viewer · Nimrod and the Tower of Babel episode
Do not be afraid of the truth. You will not be disappointed by it, but liberated in the most beautiful way.
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Inside the book
Nine chapters. Dozens of hard questions, answered.
- Why Does the God of the Old Testament Seem So Different From Jesus?
One God, One Heart, From Genesis to the Cross
Watch the free episode → - Who Were the Nephilim, and Why Do They Matter?
The Celestial Corruption That Demanded Destruction
Watch the free episode → - How Could a Loving God Drown Women and Children in a Flood?
A Rescue Mission, Not a Massacre
Watch the free episode → - Did God Command Genocide in the Bible?
One Word We Misread Turns Judgment Into Genocide
Watch the free episode → - Did God Condone Slavery in the Bible?
Protection and Provision, Not Ownership
Read the free episode → - Is the Bible Anti-Woman? Is God a Sexist?
How Scripture Elevated Women in a World That Didn’t
Read the free episode → - How Could a Loving God Send Anyone to Hell?
Hell Isn’t What You Were Told It Was
Read the free episode → - Does God Predestine People for Hell?
Free Will, a Hardened Heart, and the Choice That’s Still Yours
Read the free episode → - Where Is God in Pain and Suffering?
The Answer the Problem of Evil Never Expects
Read the free episode →
I promise the true nature of God is infinitely more beautiful and more loving than any false premise you’ve been led to believe about Him.
From Is God Mean?
Coming spring 2027
Get the free Is God Mean? study guide
Nine sessions on the Bible’s hardest questions, free. You’ll also be the first to know when the book releases in spring 2027.
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Work through Is God Mean? as a group, one chapter a week. The free study guides walk your group through each question until there’s nothing left to fear, just a deeper love for God.
Want a strong start? Chris can launch your study in person or by video call, with a Q&A on the topic your group chooses.
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Free video series
Is God Mean?
Finding God’s Loving Motives in the Bible’s Most Brutal Stories
A free episode for every chapter · 7 videos so far · a free study guide
I have people in my life questioning their faith and I’d like to help them. But I needed your help! Thank you.
I listened to and read so many pastors and scholars with years and years of education and experience but they couldn’t explain these things.
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YouTube viewer · Genocide in the Bible episode
In this series, Chris tackles the hardest Scriptures that often go unexplained, from the flood to the conquest of Canaan, giving faith-building answers to the lurking questions many believers have struggled to shake.
About the author
Chris Ulery
Chris is an evangelist, co-founder of Divine Romance Ministries, and a former bassist for the Dove Award-winning group FFH. A 2013 graduate of Rhema Bible Training College, he speaks to churches, conferences, and small groups across the country. He and his wife, Jessica, live in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with their two daughters.
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