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I created this podcast – to attempt to retell some of my favourite Bible stories in a way that might help us to hear them as their first listeners would have done so. Such a retelling may not help us to know exactly what happened, but I hope it might help us to delve into those truths that they were trying to communicate.
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The man who had been born blind may not have seen Jesus and his disciples walking towards him, but he heard them. He heard what the disciples asked and what the teacher replied. What was he thinking and feeling as they were all talking about him, but no one was talking to him?
Based on John 9.
Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com.
Media in this Episode
The following music was used for this media project:
"AhDah" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
When The Power Fades
Produced by Sascha Ende
Link: https://ende.app/en/song/13620-when-the-power-fades
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Wednesday Apr 01, 2026
Wednesday Apr 01, 2026
This is the story of how the author of the Gospel of Matthew came to make his strange adaptations and expansions of the story of the triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Why on earth did he insist that Jesus mounted and rode two donkeys at once?
Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com
Media in this Episode
The following music was used for this media project:
"AhDah" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
"Waltz of the Carnies" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Entry of the Gladiators
Public domain
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Wednesday Mar 18, 2026
Wednesday Mar 18, 2026
While wandering in the desert with a very ungrateful people, Moses comes up with a truly inspired plan to get them to stop complaining.
Based on Exodus 17:1-7.
Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com.
Media in this Episode
The following music was used for this media project:
"AhDah" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
Music: Majestic Space Series Vol. 12
Produced by Sascha Ende
Link: https://ende.app/en/song/13456-majestic-space-series-vol-12
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Wednesday Mar 04, 2026
Wednesday Mar 04, 2026
A newly anointed King Saul has a strange encounter with a group of prophets who are rocking out to the music, and it changes everything for him, for a while.
Based on 1 Samuel 10:5-12 and 1 Samuel 16:14-23.
Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com.
Media in this Episode
The following music was used for this media project:
"AhDah" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
Music: Deep Trance Vol. 6
Produced by Sascha Ende
Link: https://ende.app/en/song/13037-deep-trance-vol-6
Music: Dream Of A Dream 6
Produced by Sascha Ende
Link: https://ende.app/en/song/12794-dream-of-a-dream-6
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Wednesday Feb 18, 2026
Wednesday Feb 18, 2026
The Book of Acts tells a wild story about what happened while Paul was in Corinth, and it involved a guy named Sosthenes. Later, Paul wrote a letter to the church in Corinth with a guy named Sosthenes .
Coincidence? Maybe.
Or maybe the writer of the Book of Acts was trying to get a message across with the story he wrote.
Based on Acts 18:1-18 and 1 Corinthian 1:1-17.
Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com.
Media in this Episode
The following music was used for this media project:
"AhDah" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Music: What Remains
Produced by Sascha Ende
Link: https://ende.app/en/song/13531-what-remains
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Wednesday Feb 04, 2026
Wednesday Feb 04, 2026
What was the fourth gospel writer doing with his prologue? Was he writing a commentary on Genesis 1 or a treatise on Greek philosophy?
No, he was telling a story.
Based on John 1:1-18, Genesis 1:1-2:4 and the Old Testament narrative of the people of Israel.
Media in this Episode
The following music was used for this media project:
"AhDah" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Music: Rising Sun 2026
Produced by Sascha Ende
Link: https://ende.app/en/song/13582-rising-sun-2026
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Music: Rising Sun
Produced by Sascha Ende
Link: https://ende.app/en/song/86-rising-sun
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Wednesday Jan 21, 2026
Wednesday Jan 21, 2026
In 2 Thessalonians, a rule is given, but does that rule mean what we've assumed it does?
This is the story of the person who wrote that rule and why.
Based on 2 Thessalonians 3:6-18.
Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com.
Media in this Episode
The following music was used for this media project:
"AhDah" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Music: Ambient Acoustic Guitars Vol. 9
Produced by Sascha Ende
Link: https://ende.app/en/song/13376-ambient-acoustic-guitars-vol-9
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Wednesday Jan 07, 2026
Wednesday Jan 07, 2026
Herod was upset that people weren't focusing on how great he was, so he decided to set up his own social media company to get the message out. His post have finally been found!
Based on Matthew 2:1-18.
Shownotes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com.
Media in this Episode
The following music was used for this media project:
"AhDah" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Music: Podcast Music Vol. 18 [Minimal Tech Background], produced by Sascha Ende
Link: https://ende.app/en/song/13182-podcast-music-vol-18-minimal-tech-background
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Wednesday Dec 24, 2025
Wednesday Dec 24, 2025
If you completely forgot Luke's entire story of the birth of Christ, how differently would you hear the Nativity story in Matthew's Gospel?
Based on Matthew 1-2.
Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com.
Media in this Episode
The following music was used for this media project:
"AhDah" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Music: Polar Christmas, produced by Sascha Ende
Link: https://ende.app/en/song/5497-polar-christmas
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Wednesday Dec 17, 2025
Wednesday Dec 17, 2025
I was greatly blessed to be part of this discussion on The Word in Black and Red podcast.
In particular, discussing "Masking" with my neurodivergent (and otherwise diverse) siblings was transformative for me (Starts at 1:07:00 or so). It is always good to hear about those who have a very different life experience as we read the scriptures.
A discussion of Exodus 34:1-35:3
Note: Explicit language and topics.
Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com.