Best Salted Hash Podcasts (2024)

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Podcast 334 -- Tough Gig in the Decapolis The Chosen Season 3 1:30:21

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In a super-sized podcast before our summer break, we take a deep dive into Season 3 of The Chosen. Jesus’s disciples attempt to live by his teachings, doing their best to speak plainly, forgive and put others first. For some it proves difficult. We talk about the modern overtones in the relationships between Simon and Eden, Mary and Tamar and Matth…

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Podcast 333 -- Are All Sins Equal? James 2:10-11, Romans 6:21-23, 1 John 5:16-18 1:03:44

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In a provocative podcast, we talk about whether God makes any distinction in severity among sins. We touch on the Catholic doctrine of mortal and venial sins, and contrast that with Paul's assertion that the wages of sin--all sin--is death. We question why, if adultery is against God's law, why Israel's patriarchs and kings got a pass for multiple …

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Podcast 332 -- Solid Rock or Shifting Sand? Matthew 7:15-28 51:07

1M ago51:07

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The fellows wrap up their look at the Sermon on the Mount with a discussion of modern false prophets inside and outside the church, the touchy topic of whether non-Christians can be true disciples of Jesus and if the principles outlined in the Sermon can be separated from the foundational directive of "seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteou…

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Podcast 331 -- Ready Player One Matthew 7:7-14 56:01

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Is the Sermon on the Mount analogous to an MRPG strategy guide? The fellows are mischievous enough to suggest it. If our Christian mission is to work alongside God to establish the Kingdom of God on earth, Jesus give us an awful lot of information as to how to do it, beginning with your character traits (the Beatitudes), your role (to be salt and l…

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Podcast 330 -- Wealthy and Worried Matthew 6:19-7:6, 12 1:02:18

2M ago1:02:18

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Seek first the Kingdom of God and all we need will be given to us. This is hard to believe. Yet for Christians it stands as a promise from the Son of God himself and therefore demands to be taken seriously. Material wealth won't last. Worry accomplishes nothing. Judgment leads to hypocrisy. These sections of the Sermon on the Mount get to the heart…

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Podcast 329 -- It's Awesome To Be Humble Matthew 6:1-18 54:48

2M ago54:48

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Jesus teaches the Christian approach to religious disciplines of charity, prayer and fasting should be practiced with humility. The fellows discuss the definition of true humility, which lies somewhere between boastful arrogance and self-erasure. We talk about the difficulty of avoiding temptation of making gifts or personal service all about onese…

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Podcast 328 -- A New Playbook Matthew 5:17-48 58:37

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The Sermon on the Mount, as Robert "The Professor" Cocheu notes, sits "at the intersection on faith and real life." We take on one of the chewier sections in an attempt to get to its overall countercultural point -- that in the Kingdom of God, everyone is understood to be made in God's image and no one is expendable. In this framework, does insult …

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Podcast 327 -- Out of the Salt Shaker Matthew 5:1-16 51:57

2M ago51:57

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The Sermon on the Mount is at once an inaugural address, a list of promises and expectations, a mission statement, and a vision for a new type of Kingdom. It seems to set impossible expectations, but suggests these expectations can be met through the power of the Holy Spirit and a spirit-driven community. This week, the fellows begin a comprehensiv…

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Podcast 326 -- Sandwiched Between Commitments Exodus 20:12, 2 Corinthians 12:14 1:04:50

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The Sandwich Generation describes adults from the ages of 40 to 59 who are caught between supporting minor children and aging parents. We focus on the aging parent caregiving part of this and the stress it can bring to Christian households. How do we honor the commandment to “Honor your father and your mother" (Exodus 20:12) while at the same recog…

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Podcast 325 -- What Counts is the New Creation Galatians 6:14-16 49:24

3M ago49:24

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The fellows wrap up their study of Galatians with guest Scotty Swingler, Students Pastor at Sugar Land Baptist Church. We talk about how freedom in Christ opens the door to agape love and fellowship, freedom from the cultural pressure to condemn others and fret about what other think of us. But most of all, we are free to put aside "playing church"…

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Podcast 324 -- Restoration > Cancellation Galatians 6:1-10 56:17

3M ago56:17

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Grace. compassion and empathy do not come naturally. Just look at the glee people have toward "cancelling" that latest personality who posts an ill-phrased or politically incorrect remark. Paul writes that restoration of sinners should be a principal aim among Christians, who should be first to understand that restoration with God was the undeserve…

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Podcast 323 -- Spiritual Fruit Salad Galatians 5:16-26 1:02:33

3M ago1:02:33

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Surrender to the Holy Spirit and fruit of the spirit--love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control--will follow. So it says plainly right here. Yet do we really believe that? Do we always hedge, depending on some aspect of our fallen human nature as a back-up to grace? Is it even possible to totally s…

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Podcast 322 -- Paul's Cutting Remarks Galatians 5:1-15 56:51

4M ago56:51

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To grasp Paul's message it’s essential to understand what he means by “freedom.” In America, freedom means independence and self-actualization. Therefore we must be on guard of replacing slavery of the Law with slavery of identity, nation, culture, career and, most of all, ego. To Paul and the early Christians, freedom was liberation--not just from…

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Podcast 321 -- Who Stole Your Joy? Galatians 4:12-20, Psalm 98:4-9 57:35

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We are a people claimed by God as children and heirs. The Psalms exhort us to shout for joy. When C.S. Lewis came to God, he was surprised by joy. Yet it seems, going all the way back to the Galatian church in AD 50, that there have been those determined to make Christian life and worship as doleful and dolorous as possible. What is Christian joy? …

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Podcast 320 -- "Why, Then, Was the Law Given?" Galatians 3:15-4:7 1:04:02

4M ago1:04:02

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In fulfilling the Law, Paul says Christ freed us to live in faith by the Holy Spirit. So what role does Mosaic Law, from the Ten Commandments on down, have in our Christian lives? We debate one commentator's assertion that, when faced with a moral quandary, "Christians who are seeking God's will do not turn first of all to the Law of Moses for dire…

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Podcast 319 -- The Limits of the Law Galatians 3:1-14 51:28

5M ago51:28

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Paul chides the Galatians for falling into "Christ-Plus" thinking in terms of salvation. Yet even today, We Christians still fall back on expressing our religion through adherence to arbitrary rules extracted from Old and New Testament writings, regardless of the context. Should Christian women wear trousers or cut their hair short? Does the Bible …

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Podcast 318 -- Blow-Up in Antioch Galatians 2:11-21 58:13

5M ago58:13

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Peter visits Antioch and Paul calls him out publicly for eschewing gentile converts and folding to pressure from Judaizers who demand all new believers follow the letter of Mosaic Law. We talk about why Paul was right, but also try to understand what political and religious and cultural forces behind the "circumcision party's" demand for absolute o…

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Podcast 317 -- "Sometimes You've Got to Stir Up the Water a Bit" 1:15:12

5M ago1:15:12

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The Professor and the Gambler dive into Season Two of The Chosen, the crowd-funded breakout Christian hit. Amid gathering crowds, bickering apostles, Zealot plots, Sanhedrin politics and a wise-cracking Imperial secret agent, Jesus prepares to launch his ministry with a sermon-as-manifesto. We look at the Christian themes that run through the seaso…

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Podcast 316 -- The Circumcision Debate Galatians 2:1-10 48:30

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That some early Christians insisted that gentile converts submit to the Jewish circumcision rite touched off the early church's first great crisis. Some say Paul just sought to cynically rewrite scripture to dispense with the requirement. We look at the some of Biblical arguments he makes, including his insistence that even in the Old Testament, ri…

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Podcast 315 -- Saul's Radical Conversion Galatians 1:11-24 54:09

6M ago54:09

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To this day the story of Saul of Tarsus cannot help but seize the imagination. Saul was the brightest of rising stars among the Jerusalem high priests and pharisees and was being groomed for leadership. He proved he could even do the “dirty work” of investigating, arresting and imprisoning and executing Christians as blasphemers. Yet all the change…

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Podcast 314 -- Speak Truth Fearlessly Galatians 1:1-10 50:52

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Paul gets right to the point: There is one true gospel, he says, and is "astonished" at how quickly the Galatians could be swayed by those who would alter the fundamental message of grace through faith. We often find ourselves scolded by believers and non-believers alike that Christian humility means "go along to get along." Paul's opening in Galat…

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Podcast 313 -- A Working Man's Christmas Luke 2:8-19,20 46:36

6M ago46:36

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In our fourth annual Christmas special, we look at the shepherds -- the working stiffs of the Nativity narrative. Although often relegated the the background, their role is indispensable to the Christmas story. We look at the significance of God's choice of shepherds to be the first recipients of the news of the Messiah's birth and what it can teac…

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Podcast 312 -- Advent: What Are We Waiting For? Isaiah 9:2-7 52:14

7M ago52:14

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Advent is supposed to be a time for joyous anticipation of our Savior and King. Yet for most men, it's four weeks of stress and pressure as they try to meet year-end work responsibilities, family demands and church and community needs. Our panelist Mike says it feels like "forcing a size 14 foot into a size 10 shoe." We won't deny frustrations and …

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Podcast 311 -- "Get Used to Different" The Chosen, Season 1 1:36:52

7M ago1:36:52

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Drop your nets! Lock up your tax booths! Follow us as we journey into Season 1 of The Chosen. We talk about the elements that make this series different both from past attempts at Biblical dramas and more recent independent faith-based programming. Daring choices abound, starting with its adoption of world-building and multi-thread storytelling tec…

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Podcast 310 -- Grace and Gratitude Ephesians 4:32, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, 2 Corinthians 4:15-16 46:44

7M ago46:44

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With Thanksgiving coming up, the fellows talk about how grace and gratitude are connected. Granting grace--excusing a transgression or forgiving a debt--may be the ultimate act of kindness. Gratitude understands the opportunity for renewal and change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Podcast 309 -- What is Faith? Hebrews 11:1-6 55:20

8M ago55:20

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Walk into a church service and it's guaranteed you will hear the word "faith" within five minutes. Yet, even long-time Christians can find themselves tongue-tied when asked to define or explain it. We attack the question from a variety of perspectives. Can faith be measured? Can one have too little faith? Is faith only truly expressed in action? Ca…

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Podcast 308 -- Way of the Lord or Way of the World? Romans 12:2 59:29

8M ago59:29

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We're back with three hypothetical scenarios that would force committed Christians to consider whether a course of action suits the Lord's way or merely indulges selfish desires. Never afraid to make gray areas even grayer or take scripture out of context, we debate everyday ethical choices when it comes to responding to queries from insurance comp…

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Podcast 307 -- Christians and Halloween Philippians 4-8, 1 Corinthians 15:54-56 43:49

8M ago43:49

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We debate whether it's appropriate for Christians to participate in traditional Halloween festivities of dress-up, trick-or-treating, parties and games. Is it a harmless secular holiday, or something darker? The fellows talk about the Halloween memories and family traditions, church programs such as Harvest Festivals and Trunk-or-Treats, and, yes, …

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Podcast 306 -- "On Earth As It Is In Heaven" 1 Corinthians 15:20-24, Romans 8:18-25 56:47

8M ago56:47

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“Jesus rules the world?” a skeptic might ask. “Have you looked out the window lately?” In our final podcast on N.T. Wright's Simply Jesus, we examine his assertion that God, through Christ, has established his kingdom on Earth. Wright does not deny that evil still thrives. But his position is that Christians should be doing something about it becau…

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Podcast 305 -- "Hold Until Relieved" Acts 1:1-11, 1 John 3:16-18, Ephesians 1:3-10 45:11

9M ago45:11

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The Bible tells us Jesus ascended into heaven and promised to return. Jesus may be in heaven, but his disciples have been commissioned and are at work. According to N.T. Wright, “The whole book [Acts] is the story of how Jesus, exercising his power as the CEO of earth as it is in heaven, sends out his followers as ambassadors to make his kingdom a …

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Podcast 304 -- Why Did the Messiah Have to Die? Isaiah 9:6-7, 53:1-6, 10-13; John 19:16-22, 28-30 59:23

9M ago59:23

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In order to defeat sin and death, the Messiah had to battle sin and death, a battle played out on the Cross. In Simply Jesus, even N.T. Wright admits that in human terms, this was "the craziest vocation one could imagine." But these were cosmic terms, not mere human. Calling back to last week's podcast, this was the great Battle and this was how th…

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Podcast 303 -- Space, Time and Matter 2 Samuel 7:5-7, 11-13; Mark 2:23-28, 4:35-41 1:06:01

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We talk about Jesus re-aligned sacred space, special time and the nature of our physical world. In Jesus, according to N.T. Wright, the concepts of Temple and Sabbath are simultaneusly transformed and fulfilled. We also talk about the significance of Jesus' miracles and the danger when Christians try to explain them away as either exaggerations or …

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Podcast 302 -- Battle and Temple Matthew 4:1-11, 12:22-29, 21:12-13 59:59

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Jesus of Nazareth was just one of many personalities in the ancient Middle East who claimed to the prophesized Jewish Messiah. So why do we, as Christians, testify that he alone is the genuine Savior? Author N.T. Wright says the critical difference is in how Jesus redefined historical, scriptural and cultural expectations as to the enemy the Messia…

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Podcast 301 -- Jesus and John Ford -- Psalms 118:15-24, Luke 20:9-19, Mark 10:1-12 52:12

10M ago52:12

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Dare we say it, but the message of many of Jesus' parables has been dulled by repetition. With N.T. Wright as our guide, we revisit several parables aiming to rediscover how provocative and subversive they were to original listeners. Jesus was using the parables to illustrate the nature and order of the Kingdom he was proclaiming and, pointedly, wh…

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Podcast 300 -- Hard to Believe! 1:17:12

10M ago1:17:12

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It's been six-and-a-half years since we dropped our first podcast March 29, 2017. Now, 300 podcasts later, we look back on how far we've come, rarely missing a week despite meeting challenges of hurricanes, floods, a pandemic, accidents, surgeries and job changes. Along the way we've produced a TV show, hosted live events and tackled all sorts of B…

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Podcast 299 -- A New Exodus Matthew 4:23-25; Luke 7:36-50 55:24

10M ago55:24

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How does a new ruler announce he's in charge? In this fallen world, it's usually through a show of force and intimidation -- as in let the purges begin. How did Jesus announced his kingship? Wright points to healing, forgiveness and celebration. All three were omnipresent in Jesus' ministry and, according to Wright, are primary characteristics of t…

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Men Matter -- Peary Perry, No Name Bicycles Ministry 16:37

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No Church Answers! host Bill Cox talks to Peary Perry, a retired Houston police officer who in 2012 launched a prison ministry where inmates repair and refit kids' bicycles for donation. Taking inspiration from Joshua 13:1, Peary speaks to answering the Lord's call later in life and the transformative power that seeing pictures of kids receiving re…

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Podcast 298 -- The Perfect Storm Zechariah 9:9-11, Luke 4:16-20 42:41

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We begin a study of N.T. Wright's Simply Jesus: Who He Was, What He Did and Why He Matters. We start by introducing Wright's central point, Jesus is God, the ruler of all creation and his overall mission inaugurated that kingdom--on earth as in heaven, and is much more than a distant figure in some ethereal dimension but active in this world today.…

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Summer Special #3 -- Getting Fired or Quitting 26:19

11M ago26:19

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One can be humiliating, the other humbling. Either way, they can tear at a man's sense of self-worth. Bill Cox, host of the No Church Answers! podcast, has been through both in the past 12 months and talks about the differences in how he felt, how each played out and the role his faith played in seeing matters through. Hosted on Acast. See acast.co…

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Summer Special #2 -- Pastor Ezekiel Kayeli, Kahawa Sukari Baptist Church, Nairobi, Kenya 20:34

11M ago20:34

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Panelist Steve Titch is on a mission trip to Nairobi, Kenya, where he interviews Ezekiel Kayeli, senior pastor of Kahawa Sukari Baptist Church. Pastor Ezekiel talks about planting churches both in rural Kenya and densely urban Nairobi, confronting political and cultural divisiveness among believers, the wide-scale Christian revival occurring in Afr…

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Summer Special #1 -- N.T. Wright Intensive 29:40

12M ago29:40

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Robert Cocheu ("The Professor") interviews Steve Titch ("The Gambler") on his thoughts and takeaways from a recent four-day deep-dive into Acts by leading Christian theologian and author N.T. Wright. Steve talks about Wright's themes of the radical counterculture the early church introduced to the Roman world and how the first Christians understood…

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Podcast 297 -- Jacob's Last Will and Testament Selections from Genesis 48-49 53:48

1y ago53:48

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We conclude our study of Chad Bird's Limping with God with a discussion of Jacob's last years in Egypt and the final blessings he gives Joseph's sons and then his own sons. We look at the blessing of Judah in particular, which doubles as a Messianic prophesy and discuss what Jacob might be thinking as he looks back on the events of his life and if …

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Podcast 296 -- The Prodigal Family Selections from Genesis 43, 45-46 1:00:13

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Twenty years after his son Joseph is believed to have been killed by a wild beast, Jacob discovers his lost son not only is alive but is the top-ranking official Egypt second only to the Pharoah, Amidst a devastating famine, Joseph offers welcomes his family with forgiveness and deliverance. Author Chad Bird calls this a "eucatastrophe" (Google it!…

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Podcast 295 -- Grieving for a Buried Future Genesis 35:16-27; 37:1-35 54:07

1y ago54:07

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Like all men, Jacob must deal will inevitable transitions that come with middle age, although for this patriarch, the pain will run deep. His beloved Rachel dies in childbirth, bearing him his 12th son. His father Isaac dies soon after. What follows is the devastating loss of his favorite son, Joseph, whom his brothers, out of jealousy and hatred, …

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Podcast 294 -- Whose Honor? Genesis 34-35 1:00:15

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We come to a story of bloody vengeance. Shechem, son of Hamor, kidnaps and rapes Dinah, Jacob’s daughter by Leah. Three days later, Jacob's sons Simeon and Levi slaughter all the men of the city and take Dinah back. The other sons follow and loot what's left. We’ve all heard the criticism from non-Christians: “What sort of God allows wholesale slau…

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Podcast 293 -- A Dust-Up with God Genesis 32-33 1:00:39

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We unpack one of the strangest yet most colorful episodes in the Bible—Jacob’s all-night wrestling match with God, who takes on a proto-incarnate form. The encounter will permanently change Jacob, who emerges with a new name—Israel—and a limp to serve as a reminder of the contest. We look at both the literal narrative as well as how it symbolically…

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Podcast 292 -- Jacob's Fruitful Winter Genesis 29-31 1:02:59

1y ago1:02:59

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If you thought Jacob was a piece of work, wait ‘til you meet his Uncle Laban. We look at the 20 years Jacob spends working for his mother’s brother, who cheats and exploits him every chance he gets. Over time, however, Jacob gains both family and wealth, as well as knowledge through hardship. All men deal with career and family struggles at points …

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Podcast 291 -- Stairway to Heaven Genesis 28:10-21 55:59

1y ago55:59

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Jacob's dream-vision has inspired artists and songwriters for centuries. We examine the symbolism of the dream and what it tells--and foretells--us about God. In the context of Jacob's story, we discuss how it marks the beginning of a gradual change in the patriarch's relationship with God, who will make new demands of him. When stealing Esau's bir…

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Podcast 290 -- The First Recorded Case of Identity Theft Genesis 25:27-34; 26:34-27:46 59:39

1y ago59:39

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Jacob steals his brother Esau's birthright and later, his father's blessing. Yet how complicit is Esau in this? How gullible was Isaac? We examine the dysfunction in Isaac's household, where resentments fester, favorites are chosen and used against each other, and to what degree, if any, this was part of a greater divine plan. Do scholars try too h…

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Podcast 289 -- WWE Smackdown (In Utero Edition) Genesis 25:19-26 51:46

1y ago51:46

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We begin a study of Jacob, scoundrel, cheat, con-man and ultimately God's choice to be founder of the Nation of Israel. We start with his dubious birth and immediate rivalry with his older twin and apparent pre-natal wrestling foe. Sunday school lessons like to focus on the morally virtuous figures of the Old Testament. While some men walk with God…

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