2 Kings 8:1-15 (Episode 330)
The king will live, but the king will die.
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Chad Bird
Chad Bird is a Scholar in Residence at 1517. He has served as a pastor, professor, and guest lecturer in Old Testament and Hebrew. He holds master’s degrees from Concordia Theological Seminary and Hebrew Union College. He has contributed articles to Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, Modern Reformation, The Federalist, Lutheran Forum, and other journals and websites. He is also the author of several books, including Night Driving & Your God Is Too Glorious.
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2 Kings 6:31-7:20 (Episode 329)
This day is a day of gospel.
John 3:1-12: Doppelgangers of Jesus
Hope is found precisely while we’re dead.
2 Kings 6:8-31 (Episode 328)
Chariots of fire and severe famine.
2 Kings 5:15-6:7 (Episode 327)
Naaman is a believer, and an ax head floats.
The Day We Buried Our Son
We did not say “Goodbye” to our son on the day of his burial. We said, “Luke, we’ll see you soon.”
2 Kings 5:1-14 (Episode 326)
The podcast is back!
Reflections on the Death of Our Son
On Saturday, July 16, Luke Gabriel Bird died in a hiking accident in Chile. He was a midshipman in the United States Naval Academy. He is our son. Here are some reflections on his life, his faith, and his Lord.
Church Fathers: St. Irenaeus of Lyon, Champion of the Incarnation
You will not be disappointed in this Champion of the Incarnation.
2 Kings 4:18-44 (Episode 325)
God is in the business of resurrection.
2 Kings 3:16-4:17 (Episode 324)
The oil shall multiply.
Why You Should Read the Old Testament
Caleb, Scott, and Adam are joined by Chad Bird to discuss why you should read the Old Testament.
2 Kings 2:23-3:15 (Episode 323)
Go up you bald head!
An Excerpt from Limping with God
Following Jesus, we gimp our way down the dark and slippery paths of life. As we do, we discover, ironically, that the longer we follow him, the weaker we become, and the more we lean on our Lord.
2 Kings 2:1-22 (Episode 322)
The Prophet of fire.
2 Kings 1:1-18 (Episode 321)
Don’t inquire of false gods.
1 Kings 21:16-22:53 (Episode 320)
The end of Ahab.
Fading into Ordinary, Ragtag Christianity after Pentecost
After the big, splashy, exciting day of Pentecost in Acts 2, church life faded into the ordinary life of ragtag sinners encountering the God of the cross coming to them in seemingly unawesome ways. What can we learn from this?
1 Kings 20:35-21:16 (Episode 319)
Punch the prophet and don’t sell the vineyard.
1 Kings 20:1-34 (Episode 318)
Syria vs the God of all creation.
1 Kings 19:9-21 (Episode 317)
The still small voice.
1 Kings 18:40-19:8 (Episode 316)
It’s all too much for us.
Psalm 34 Colin Heinrich sings “I Sought the Lord”
This Psalm was written when David had to fake insanity to escape danger as he was on the run from King Saul.
Getting the “Still Small Voice” All Wrong
Is the "still small voice" of God a murmuring in your heart, a whisper of conscience, the Universe whispering to you? When we explore 1 Kings 19, that "voice" turns out to be very much like the Messenger and Word of the Lord.
1 Kings 18:1-39 (Episode 315)
A showdown with the prophets of Baal.
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Christ in the Old Testament
Why read the Old Testament now that we have the New Testament? When we're reading the Old Testament, we're reading a book that is all about Christ. When Christ talked about himself, and when his earliest believers talked about who he was and what he was accomplishing through his acts of salvation, they referred to the Old Testament. Enroll in…
40 Minutes in the Old Testament
Welcome to 40 Minutes in the Old Testament, a show that moves chapter by chapter through the Old Testament, diving into scripture, and conversing about the sinner and saint aspects of God's Word.
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