1. Peter's profound promises to perfectly protect the progeny of the Padre putter out. Jesus is tormented to His core knowing what He is about to face, but commits Himself for you.
  2. When God changed Jacob’s name to Israel, thereafter his story was linked into as God’s story. Psalm 8 speaks of the human being, as humanity, but also of Christ.
  3. This Psalm was written when David had to fake insanity to escape danger as he was on the run from King Saul.
  4. Psalm 1 shows us the true state of life and death.
  5. This majestic Psalm reminds us who is in charge and Lord of all.
  6. The heavens declare the glory of God, and we are wise to meditate on God's revelation through creation.
  7. Psalm 37 shows us that God is making all things new, and covering His own with protection.
  8. We asked Chad Bird about what it means to wrestle with God. Later this summer, he's coming out with his book on Jacob: "Limping with God." Our discussion went from Jacob being renamed to "Israel" which means "wrestles with God" and how wrestling with God was a keyhole to the crucifixion.
  9. This episode deals with the problem of divine threats.