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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.
Episodes
Aug 14, 2019
Aug 14, 2019
19 min
Jesus once told a story about a rich man who had a problem -- he had too much stuff. How might he tell that story today?
Jul 31, 2019
Jul 31, 2019
24 min
In 587 BCE, Ismael son of Nethaniah and Zephaniah the Priest made a deal to save the city of Jerusalem. Might have worked too, if they hadn't totally blown it.
Jul 21, 2019
Jul 21, 2019
18 min
Martha is intent on inviting a preacher from Nazareth to her house for supper. What is it that motivates her to do so? Based on Luke 10:38-42
Jun 26, 2019
Jun 26, 2019
29 min
A brutal corporate raider meets a hooker with a heart of gold and their encounter changes everything. Based on the story of the Battle of Jericho in the Bible.
Jun 12, 2019
Jun 12, 2019
22 min
The story of Paul and the fortune-telling slave girl (Acts 16:16-34) but told in a modern setting. How could this story happen today?
May 29, 2019
May 29, 2019
30 min
The story of Jephthah, his daughter, and the real-life human struggles that they were dealing with. Can we see them as more than just a hero (or a monster) and a victim? Based on Judges chapter 11.
Apr 24, 2019
Apr 24, 2019
28 min
A couple has a strange and yet familiar experience as they walk from Jerusalem to Emmaus. Based on Luke 24:13-35.
Mar 27, 2019
Mar 27, 2019
23 min
As a secret agent, you sneak in to watch a meeting of the Divine Council (based on Psalm 82).
Feb 27, 2019
Feb 27, 2019
27 min
This is the story of Athaliah, Judah's only reigning queen who was the only survivor of a coup in her country of origin (Israel). She was taken down, six years later, by another coup that started in the House of Yahweh. Based on 2 Kings 11 and 2 Chronicles 22.
Jan 30, 2019
Jan 30, 2019
25 min
The story of Puah and Shiphrah, two Egyptian midwives who choose, despite the great forces arrayed against them, to put their lives on the line for the sake of the slavewomen of Goshen. Based on Exodus 1:15-21.