Bible Geeks Podcast
224 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsConversations in biblical geek with Ryan Joy and Bryan Schiele
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Episode 206 - "Favorite Bible Story"
April 12, 2024 13:18 - 42 minutes - 40.7 MBTreasure the Stories of Scripture The results are in and the votes counted. This year’s Bible Bracket has gone from a field of 64 beloved Bible stories down to one. On this episode we walk through some lessons learned from our Final Four and celebrate the life-changing power of Scripture’s many rich stories. We also share our own personal favorites and upsets and discuss what Jesus Said about his parables. A big thank you to all who shared, commented, and participated in this year’s tournam...
Episode 205 - "It’s a Foible!"
April 05, 2024 00:29 - 35 minutes - 34.3 MBLove Others as Yourself What happens when you expect a friend to never let you down or have a fault? How do we stay steady and reliable in our love for others? Here, in session four of our Two By Two study, we get to the heart of friendship. We work through how we look out for each other — from demonstrating mercy to friends to saying “I love you” without making it weird. We’re breaking out some of Scripture’s greatest hits — like the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37) and Paul’s great Love Cha...
Episode 204 - "This is Weird!"
March 29, 2024 00:26 - 40 minutes - 39 MBOvercome the Obstacles to Getting Close How do our fears, anxieties, and differences get in the way of forming new and deeper relationships? In session three of our “Two By Two” study of friendship, we face the fact that sometimes making friends isn’t easy. We share some Deep Thoughts about Paul’s great ode to humility in Philippians 2:1-11. We also look to the example of Jesus and his diverse collection of followers and share our own struggles with growing close to different groups of peop...
Episode 203 - "Draft Bible Things"
March 23, 2024 03:02 - 36 minutes - 35.1 MBTreasure the Stories of Scripture Spring is in the air, March Madness is on TV, and you know what that means over here at the Bible Geeks: It’s Bible Bracket time! This year’s bracket focuses on “Favorite Bible Stories,” celebrating the greatest hits of the world’s greatest book with four “regionals”: Profound Parables, Ancient Heroes, Sunday School Classics, and Jesus in Action. On this episode of the podcast, we draft the 64 stories that we’ll encourage everyone to vote on in the bracket....
Episode 202 - "Back in My Day"
March 14, 2024 22:15 - 44 minutes - 42.8 MBMake Some Room for Friendship Is it just us, or is it hard to find room for all the friendships you want to maintain? Sometimes we feel guilt over not being close to everyone in the church, and other times we wonder how we’ll make the time to connect with anyone at a substantive level! So here, in session 2 of our Two by Two guided study, we notice how Jesus tended to friendships and take a Closer Look at Paul’s band of close partners. We discuss some particular challenges each of us has ru...
Episode 201 - "A Thousand Peeps"
March 07, 2024 13:00 - 35 minutes - 34.5 MBRealize the Power of Community We’re back and excited to start a new guided study on friendship called “Two By Two.” This first study comes from the Bible’s encouragement to value and invest in building these bonds. Four Proverbs on Friends remind us to choose our companions carefully and value quality over quantity. We learn from how Jesus sent the disciples out that he wants us to team up, and we ask, “What gets in the way of the kind of close friendships we want?” We pray this series enr...
Episode 200 - "Go Home!"
February 07, 2024 14:55 - 33 minutes - 32.1 MBEnjoy the Journey Today — as this drops — it’s the fifth anniversary of our first show’s release. And since it’s also our 200th episode, we took some time to look back and share our Favorite Things about doing Bible Geeks (including a few favorite clips!). We kick it off with a “meta” Finding Jesus, talking about why we always start with Christ. Then we get into why we’re still here and don’t plan to stop anytime soon. To anyone who has ever listened, engaged with us, or supported us, we wa...
Episode 199 - "Adulting Over Here"
February 01, 2024 14:00 - 39 minutes - 38.1 MBPut Your Faith in Jesus “If the Messiah is here, the Romans don’t matter—anything is possible now!” The AV Club is back with a Chosen episode that challenges us to hold onto our faith when life’s problems overwhelm us and we don’t understand God’s commands. From all-nighters to Matthew’s unique outlook, the episode sparked a lot of questions and a few Deep Thoughts. Simon Peter’s story is so relatable, with his bold personality, his doubts and fears, and his powerful conversion. We hope you...
Episode 198 - "To Unclench"
January 26, 2024 00:26 - 41 minutes - 39.8 MBLook Forward with Hope & Courage Ever wanted a straightforward process for learning from your past and planning some growth and goals for the future? Well, “take a look! It’s in a book!” The Bible Geeks Book Club is back with part 2 of our discussion of Michael Hyatt’s Your Best Year Ever. This week we share a few of our Favorite Things, highlighting Scriptural principles like grace, clarity, and order — as they relate to this goal-setting process. We also share some themes that have begun ...
Episode 197 - "A Wish You Aim For"
January 19, 2024 00:56 - 38 minutes - 37.1 MBLearn from Past Experiences If your past year were a movie, what genre would it be? And what do gratitude and belief have to do with setting goals? This week we look backward and forward with the help of a book fit for a new year, as the Bible Geeks Book Club returns. Michael Hyatt’s Your Best Year Ever, a resource Ryan had used for years, leads us through a process for “catching up” with the past and planning the year ahead. We consider what Jesus and the book of Proverbs teach us about pl...
Episode 196 - "The Big Kids"
January 04, 2024 13:00 - 37 minutes - 36.2 MBSee Children Like Jesus Did What does Jesus' work have to do with his desire to "let the little children come" to him (Matt. 19:14)? The Bible Geeks A.V. Club is back to discuss season 1, episode 3 of The Chosen! After a brief recap of the story, we take a Closer Look at the Scriptural background for the episode's plot. We learn from two moments in Mark 9 and 10 when Jesus engaged with children (Mark 9:35-37; 10:13-16) and examine our engagement with kids in light of the Savior's example. T...
Episode 195 - "I Have a Mom Theme"
December 21, 2023 05:00 - 46 minutes - 43.8 MBAdorn Yourself with Modesty How should a Christian dress? After several weeks off, we’re back with a special guest to talk about modest apparel. Ryan’s wife, Adrienne, joins the show to help answer a question submitted to us by a young woman who listens to the show. We take a Closer Look at two key passages and the Bible words used there. Then we get into some practical questions every disciple faces when choosing what to wear. The Big Idea: Our first guiding principle when choosing clothi...
Episode 194 - "With Love, Paul"
October 27, 2023 15:10 - 35 minutes - 34.3 MBAbound in Grace and Peace Peace, Love, Grace, and Faith. As we wrap up this 13-session study of Ephesians, Paul’s closing blessing (6:21-24) points us to these four Heavy Words. We can’t help but wax poetic a little when we reflect on God’s overflowing goodness — talk of waterfalls, oceans, and mountains abound. But we also reflect on the lasting impression and practical takeaways this study has left us with. We hope Talking Through Ephesians has strengthened you as well! The full 13-sessio...
Episode 193 - "A Way Cooler Job"
October 20, 2023 03:19 - 44 minutes - 42.4 MBStand Strong in the Lord’s Armor How can we stand in temptation and trial? This week we dive into Paul’s great text on spiritual warfare in Ephesians 6:10-20. Introducing a new segment, we take A Closer Look at each part of the “armor of God.” The study reminds us of our true enemy and our superior fire power. We end with a Reach Out discussion of the gaps in our armor that highlights our need for hope, knowledge, and trust. As Bryan likes to say, this is our PENULTIMATE session in this gui...
Episode 192 - "Quit Hittin’ Yourself!"
October 13, 2023 03:24 - 45 minutes - 43 MBReflect Christ in Your Relationships How do we apply church-like submission and Christ-like headship in our marriages? And what should Christians take from the servant / master commandments (and do those commandments mean that Christianity is pro-slavery)? This week we ask a lot of big questions in a Do You Understand segment focused on the Household instructions in Ephesians 5:22-6:9. Here in session 11 of Talking Through Ephesians, we ask, “WWYDFJ?” (that’s “What would you do for Jesus?”)...
Episode 191 - "My Rods! My Cones!"
October 06, 2023 02:03 - 39 minutes - 37.9 MBSwap Your Steps for the Lord’s This week we discuss replacing old habits with a new way to walk, including some specific changes. What is “proper” behavior for a Christian? And practically speaking, how do we get filled with the Spirit? It’s a conversation about wise choices and discerning the light through “evil days.” We get into the difference between applying Scripture’s principles and commands versus making up our own rules. And we find that life without Christ is sleep-walking and con...
Episode 190 - "A Really Gross Episode"
September 21, 2023 23:09 - 43 minutes - 41.1 MBPut On a New Identity We’re Talking Through Ephesians 4:17-32, a pragmatic look at how we put off the old and put on a new way of life. We take on some big questions, like: What’s the deal with grieving the Holy Spirit? And what does not letting "the sun go down on" our anger have to do with giving opportunity to the devil (4:26-27)? We figure out how to speak as fits the occasion and what it means to be tenderhearted. Yes, we somehow get into some gross illustrations, but we hope you still...
Episode 189 - "I Am Glue Man!"
September 14, 2023 21:33 - 40 minutes - 39.1 MBUnite Around Our Common Faith We're in Session 8 of our Talking Through Ephesians Guided Study, getting super-practical with Eph. 4:1-16. We examine our role in a superhero team and the importance of unity and working together in the church. We share our Top Four Proverbs on responding gently to conflict and how we both struggle with humility and patience. And we encourage you to build unity within the Lord's church today, becoming like "Glue Guy" — sticking brothers and sisters together wi...
Episode 188 - "You Don’t Even Know!"
September 08, 2023 19:27 - 45 minutes - 43 MBUnderstand God's Love What gets in the way of us comprehending Christ’s love? Here in session 7 of Talking Through Ephesians, we discuss the difference between worth and worthiness and what marriage has taught us about God’s love. We reflect on Paul’s inspiring prayer for insight and power in Ephesians 3:14-21, but we also look to our other favorite passages and hymns about love, turning to some of Scripture’s greatest hits. We believe that meditating on Christ’s love for you is one of the ...
Episode 187 - "Surprise!"
August 31, 2023 23:55 - 40 minutes - 38.6 MBBe Bold in God's Salvation What should we take from Paul's positivity in prison? How do we connect our circumstances to our story and — through the eyes of faith — see that we're a part of God's great story? In our sixth episode Talking Through Ephesians, we celebrate the mystery now revealed in Christ, as Paul proclaims access to God for all the nations. Finding Jesus in this week's text, we imagine swimming in riches like Scrooge McDuck and enjoy our "freedom of speech" before God. And as...
Episode 186 - "It Depends"
August 24, 2023 21:42 - 44 minutes - 42.8 MBDraw Near to God What threatens church unity today? What do East Berlin and airline amenities have to do with the temple veil? And how does life in God’s presence change us? This week in session 5 of Talking Through Ephesians we explore the last half of chapter two. We walk through the story of the temple, from the garden to the tabernacle; and from Solomon to the church and the New Jerusalem. We find Jesus in the doorway, the corner, the mortar, and everywhere else in the house, and discus...
Episode 185 - "Your Father’s Nose"
August 10, 2023 22:09 - 38 minutes - 36.6 MBLive with Renewed Purpose How are we created FOR good works but not saved as a result of works (Eph. 2:9-10)? And how are people like zombies wandering around malls? This week we talk through Ephesians 2:1-10, finding good reason for humility and joy in God’s love and grace! We imagine the view, looking out from an open tomb and celebrate the truth that we now sit with Christ in the heavenly places. And we begin the discussion of our “walk” — a conversation that we’ll consider through the r...
Episode 184 - "It’s Just So ... Full"
August 03, 2023 22:51 - 34 minutes - 32.9 MBOpen Your Heart's Eyes This week we unfog the privacy glass to see with hope and power. We’re Talking Through Ephesians with a conversation about the last half of chapter one, a prayer to let the light in. We define Heavy Words like enlightened, inheritance, and the heavenly places, learning why Christians aren’t rogue individuals and what kind of treasure awaits us. In our Reach Out question, we explore why informed hope is so important in a dire, dysfunctional world. And we find out where...
Episode 183 - "Onions on My Salad"
July 28, 2023 00:24 - 32 minutes - 31.9 MBPraise God for His Spiritual Blessings When do you struggle to remember God’s rich blessings? Do you understand predestination, the Holy Spirit’s work, and what it means to be “in Christ”? Here in session two of Talking Through Ephesians, we discuss the spiritual blessings Paul praises God for in chapter one. After Finding Jesus described as “the Beloved” (Eph. 1:6), we explore what it means “to unite all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth” (Eph. 1:10). We also talk about f...
Episode 182 - "Jumped Out of Their Skin"
July 20, 2023 12:00 - 42 minutes - 40.7 MBSee the Big Picture How would your life change if you could — like Elisha’s servant — see into the unseen realm? And what does Ephesians tell us about the meaning of life, the universe, and everything? This week we launch our new guided study, Talking Through Ephesians, with an introduction to this “mind-blowing” letter. Somehow, we also talk about Steve Jobs and Jesse Owens, about what it really takes to make a scratch apple pie, and the idea of being watched by loved ones in heaven. Findi...
Episode 181 - "I Have Things to Say"
July 14, 2023 03:12 - 41 minutes - 39.8 MBFocus on Jesus’ Power How can Peter say, both “look at us” and “stop staring at us” in the same story (Acts 3)? And for that matter, how does Jesus tell us to both, “let people see your good works” and NOT to do them “to be seen” in the same sermon (Matt. 5-7)? How do we practically pivot to Jesus from ourselves? We get into a lot of challenging questions this week in a Do You Understand segment drawn from the lame man’s healing at the temple gate. It takes us from the purpose of miracles t...
Episode 180 - "Sorry, Michael's Mom"
June 23, 2023 22:43 - 41 minutes - 39.6 MBFind Strength and Hope in Hymns It’s Acapeldridge week at the Bible Geeks! We’re excited to welcome our dear friend, Michael Eldridge, to this conversation all about spiritual songs and how they impact us. If you’re not familiar with Michael’s singing and hymn writing (@acapeldridge on YouTube) you’re missing out on some beautiful and edifying music. So we enlisted his help building an A-Team of beloved hymns. And along the way we talk about our secret un-favorite songs of the church and so...
Episode 179 - "Good To Mix With Kids"
June 16, 2023 00:54 - 36 minutes - 35.3 MBBuild Community Around Jesus What traditions help you build connection with others? What did people mean when they said Jesus was a “friend of sinners”? It’s our second week in a row of the Bible Geeks AV Club, as we work our way into episode two of The Chosen. We kick things off with a conversation about which of these Sabbath meals we would probably find ourselves in, then we dive into a Like the Teacher discussion based on Matthew 11:19. At the heart of this episode is the statement of M...
Episode 178 - "Get the Papyrus!"
June 09, 2023 00:29 - 39 minutes - 38.3 MBTalk About Jesus The next two weeks, we’re kicking off the Bible Geeks A.V. Club — our chance to watch films and shows and talk about them — with a conversation about the first two episodes of The Chosen. If (somehow) you haven’t heard of it, The Chosen is a historical drama about Jesus’ life that has caught people’s attention in a big way, with reportedly over 100 million viewers generating lots of conversations about — our favorite subject — Jesus. So this week we go Finding Jesus in a pa...
Episode 177 - "Hey, You!"
May 18, 2023 14:58 - 36 minutes - 34.9 MBLet God's Word Interrupt Your Thoughts How can God’s word interrupt our internal dialogue and focus us on what matters? And what’s better than a “360 degree turnaround”? This week we complete the Talking to Yourself guided study. First we discuss what Jesus Said in his six “But I say to you” statements in Matthew 5. Then we dive into the parable of the Rich Fool in a Here’s the Story that leads us to reexamine our lives in light of eternity. From Swifties to monkeys, basketball blocks to th...
Episode 176 - "With Feeling!"
May 11, 2023 15:00 - 40 minutes - 38.5 MBPoint Yourself Toward God What’s the problem with advice that starts with, “All you have to do is just ...”? How are our struggles like epic beetle battles? And how do we find our special hiding place in God? In this week’s Jesus Said, we draw encouragement from the Lord’s words to Peter as he sank into the sea. And we set Poetry in Motion with two psalms that repeat the refrain, “Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me?” (Ps. 42 & 43). Then in our Reach Out s...
Episode 175 - "Do Not Be Deceived!"
May 04, 2023 08:00 - 37 minutes - 36.4 MBTell Yourself the Truth This week we're starting a new 3-session Guided Study called "Talking to Yourself," where we probe the depths of our thoughts. Caution: things get "really real" as we start to tell ourselves the truth! What do we learn from Jesus' teaching style about eyes and ears that don't work correctly? How does this simple phrase, "Do not be deceived," pop up throughout the Scriptures? And what are we not seeing clearly in our own lives? And as a bonus, don't miss Ryan's true f...
Episode 174 - "Look Over There!"
April 27, 2023 10:00 - 39 minutes - 38.9 MBPay Attention to Your Thoughts How are our thoughts like looping commercials? And how is your heart like a fish tank? We’re thinking about thinking again this week as we kick off a new guided study called Talking to Yourself, all about what we say in our hearts. We kick it off with what Jesus Said about the source of evil. Then we share some Deep Thoughts about what people in Scripture say to themselves. Look for five short videos in this series to break next week on our YouTube channel, Fa...
Episode 173 - "Sit Down, I'm the Worst!"
April 13, 2023 13:00 - 42 minutes - 41 MBAppreciate Biblical People of Faith And we have a winner! This week we wrap up our 2023 Bible Bracket, surveying the life and writings of Paul the Apostle, who voters identified as a Favorite Figure of Faith (biblegeeks.fm/bracket). We’re also excited to have Jeff O’Rear join us on this week’s episode. Jeff is an evangelist with the Judson Road church of Christ in Longview, Texas, and seemed like the perfect guest co-host for a review of the Bible Bracket. Together, we talk about our bigges...
Episode 172 - "Throw You Outta This Boat!"
April 06, 2023 14:15 - 34 minutes - 34.1 MBPractice Spiritual Disciplines Why’s it so hard to simplify our lives? How could unanswered prayers instruct us? Did the early church practice fasting? And what’s wrong with needing to see results in our service? Last week we kicked off our Bible Geeks Book Club by Flying Through a book called Celebration of Discipline, by Richard J. Foster. Here in part 2 of that discussion, we each identify our Favorite Things from the book and where we need to grow, bringing some of these disciplines int...
Episode 171 - "No Sir! Uhuh!"
March 31, 2023 21:57 - 40 minutes - 39.6 MBUnderstand Spiritual Disciplines Introducing the Bible Geeks book club! This week we reflect on spiritual disciplines like Bible meditation, prayer, fasting, confession, and service, as we discuss Richard J. Foster’s Celebration of Discipline. We start by anchoring the discussion in our imitation of Christ, as his disciples. Then we go Flyin’ Through the Book, touching briefly on all twelve disciplines Foster encourages. It’s a conversation that raises topics from simplifying our possession...
Episode 170 - "From A to Z"
March 23, 2023 08:00 - 30 minutes - 30.5 MBAppreciate Biblical People of Faith Who’s your favorite figure of faith? This week we build an A-Team of Biblical royals and prophets, priests and disciples, all for an event we call the Bible Bracket. Don’t worry if your March Madness bracket’s busted, we have something better than basketball (at least for a Bible geek)! And after listening to us build the bracket, you can vote for the first round of match-ups at biblegeeks.fm/bracket or on our Facebook page. We hope the bracket leads to s...
Episode 169 - "The Longest Non-Answer"
March 16, 2023 14:30 - 34 minutes - 33.8 MBSearch the Scriptures for Answers We ended last week’s Ask the Geeks episode with a “to be continued,” and this week we pick it right back up with our final two listener questions. We start with a big one … what does Jesus say about divorce and remarriage? Then we consider what it means to “visit orphans and widows” today. They’re heavy issues worthy of serious thought and prayer. We’re grateful for the listener questions and we hope the discussion contributes to your understanding of these...
Episode 168 - "Started Speaking in Tongues"
March 09, 2023 05:00 - 33 minutes - 33.2 MBSearch the Scriptures for Answers Is it insincere to pray without action? What’s the key to preaching without notes? And most importantly, is a hot dog a kind of taco? In our first ever “Ask the Geeks” episode, we discuss listener questions. In these episodes we’ll discuss questions about prayer, preaching, divorce, and how we “visit” orphans and widows today. As usual, we kick things off with an icebreaker and then go Finding Jesus in a classic text about Biblical inspiration. If you have ...
Episode 167 - "I’m the Squeaky Chair!"
March 02, 2023 15:13 - 39 minutes - 38.3 MBDraw Closer in Your Relationship to Jesus It’s been four years since we started the podcast, so this week we decided to press pause on the upcoming guided studies to step back and take a look at where we are, where we’ve come from, and where we want to go next. We start with what Jesus Said about how we’re drawn to him, and end with a Reach Out question about areas of the show we hope draw listeners closer to The Lord. We also invite you to help us shape the future of the show — what would ...
Episode 166 - "This Isn't a Fairytale"
February 16, 2023 09:00 - 39 minutes - 38.2 MBFill Your Heart With All the Best Things Well, we’ve come to the end of the What’s Good study, and we hope it’s highlighted some of the many reasons we have to praise and thank our God. He has filled our world and our lives with his excellence. May we notice and appreciate it every day! This week’s conversation focuses on “whatever is pure” (Phil. 4:8). We start with what Jesus Said about the pure in heart (Matt. 5:8) then dive into a classic example of purity, in a segment we call, “Hello,...
Episode 165 - "No One Is Ever Quiet!"
February 09, 2023 09:00 - 45 minutes - 44.3 MBLower Yourself to Lift Up Others Is it possible to be proud of something … in a good way? And what does it mean to be “a servant of all”? This week we meditate on the praiseworthy virtue of humility. We go Finding Jesus in the Servant Song in Isaiah 42, making sense of the “broken reed” he won’t break and the challenge of wielding power justly. And in a Psalm 34 edition of Poetry in Motion, we consider David’s invitation to “taste and see” the Lord’s goodness for ourselves. As we prepare to...
Episode 164 - "Someone Always Has Your Six"
February 02, 2023 14:47 - 41 minutes - 40.7 MBFeel the Freedom of Truthfulness What are your roadblocks to truthfulness, sincerity, and integrity? How do we hold onto both love and truth when talking to each other about important issues? And what does honesty have to do with Chris Paul, gas lines, and life guards? This week’s Scripture du Jour is Ephesians 4, a power-packed passage full of guidance in how to “speak the truth in love.” Taking a cue from Paul there, Bryan compares us to kids in a riptide, as we recognize both the dangers...
Episode 163 - "400 Hangry Men"
January 26, 2023 05:00 - 45 minutes - 43.8 MBFill Your Heart With God's Love This week we encourage everyone to “be nice!” Actually, we aim to show how the Biblical virtue of “kindness” is much more than politeness and niceties. Our discussion quickly moves from our favorite unkind fictional characters to several Biblical figures who showed kindness — David with Mephibosheth and Abigail with David. We go Finding Jesus in that example of David with Jonathan’s son. And then — in a fun but challenging Here’s the Story segment — we go bac...
Episode 162 - "Stay Salty!"
January 20, 2023 03:44 - 39 minutes - 38.9 MBPush Forward to Be More Christlike What advice might “Younger You” have for you today? What’s the difference between a typical January resolution and an effective goal? And how can sharing a commitment with a brother or sister give you a rocket boost toward success? Here, in session 9 of the What’s Good guided study, we take a hard look at the difference between satisfaction and striving. Or to put it another way, between plateauing and pursuing excellence. Something Jesus Said shows us how...
Episode 161 - "The Loud Type of Friend"
January 12, 2023 23:48 - 40 minutes - 39.7 MBStrengthen the Bonds of Friendship What’s the difference between valuing someone and having a friendship with them? How does humor lighten our load? And what does the old metaphor of “investing” in someone like a bank account teach us about the “brother born for adversity”? We go Finding Jesus in third John and also find how much that short book tells us about good friends. And from communicating without a word to late night conversations, we count down some of our Favorite Things about fri...
Episode 160 - "Your Family Versus Mine"
January 05, 2023 11:00 - 44 minutes - 43.1 MBFeel the Fulfillment of a Fruitful Family How does God provide for us through our loved ones? What does Ruth teach us about prayer? And how do our familial roles change as we get older? This week, in session 7 of our What’s Good study, we appreciate God’s gift of family, from blessings like our moms and kids to our brothers and sisters in Christ. What Jesus Said about honoring parents in Matthew 15:3-6 leaves us thinking about the false dichotomies and how serving God leads us to serve our ...
Episode 159 - "The Hermit Inside of You"
December 22, 2022 11:00 - 42 minutes - 41.7 MBAcknowledge Life's Good Things With Joy Is “dill pickle” Christianity God’s way? Does he want us permanently somber and stoic, embracing asceticism and austerity? Or is there a place in God’s will for enjoying his blessings? This week, we challenge these ideas with a look at celebration in Scripture. We start with what Jesus Said about the joy in heaven over the return of a sinner, learning to smile at what makes God happy, and to be there for each other in happy times. Then it’s time for s...
Episode 158 - "That Is a Sticky Song"
December 15, 2022 11:00 - 36 minutes - 35.6 MBOpen Your Heart to Sing Praises How have hymns shaped your thinking? What songs have gotten you through tough times? This week’s conversation is a celebration of singing! First, we look to an example of Jesus singing a hymn before his betrayal, imagining what it was like in that upper room. Then we bring back one of our favorite segments, as each of us drafts an A-Team of praise songs in Scripture. What an amazing gift God gave us in music! And what a difference spiritual songs make in the ...
Episode 157 - "The Best at Everything"
December 08, 2022 11:00 - 40 minutes - 39.1 MBAppreciate Your Unique Abilities Have you ever thought about how many blessings you enjoy because of the God-given talents of others? Or about the strange and wonderful mix of different abilities and interests people have? This week we continue our What’s Good guided study with a discussion of God’s gifts of talents. We go finding Jesus in the Bible’s “body” passages, noticing how often we fail to appreciate other people’s gifts — and our own! Then we dive into a character study of two insp...