Author

  1. Be Perfect as Jesus is Perfect

    book
    11/15/24
    6 mins
    By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik
    What does Jesus mean that we should be perfect, as Jesus is perfect? Gretchen Ronnevik and Katie Koplin look at the context of the Sermon on the Mount, in Matthew 5 where this passage is found.
    Be Perfect as Jesus is Perfect

  2. Psalm 66 "Honor and Glory" sung by Izzi Ray

    book
    11/14/24
    7 mins
    By Chad Bird
    A great recounting of the mercies of God throughout the journey on earth. Izzi Ray sings "Honor and Glory".
    Psalm 66

  3. 2 Samuel 3:31-34: Lament over Abner Marvelle Figueroa sings "For Want of Forgiveness"

    book
    11/08/24
    8 mins
    By Chad Bird
    This scripture passage is so interesting and complex. A real cautionary tale.
    2 Samuel 3:31-34: Lament over Abner Marvelle Figueroa sings

  4. 368: Cindy Koch - Once Upon a Curse

    book
    11/01/24
    9 mins
    By Donavon Riley | Christopher Gillespie | Cindy Koch
    Once Upon A Time in Genesis. In this episode, we talk with author Cindy Koch about her new book, Once Upon A Curse. We discuss Semitic poetry, the Psalms, Genesis, curses and promises, child-bearing, biblical versus earthly wisdom, freedom and bondage, and the ever-needed reality that is explained and defined by the story of Jesus Christ, the Lamb crucified from the foundation of the world.
    368: Cindy Koch - Once Upon a Curse

  5. 1 Samuel 18:6-9 Song of David's Victories. Chris Lizotte and Marvelle Figueroa sing "My Jealous Fear"

    book
    10/25/24
    8 mins
    By Chad Bird
    Saul's pride begins to unravel him. Hard to imagine that are biggest enemy is often our own fearful heart.
    1 Samuel 18:6-9 Song of David's Victories. Chris Lizotte and Marvelle Figueroa sing

  6. 1 Samuel 2:1-10; Hannah’s Song Izzi Ray sings "You Remember Me"

    book
    10/11/24
    6 mins
    By Chad Bird
    1 Samuel 2:1-10; Hannah’s Song Izzi Ray sings "You Remember Me"
    1 Samuel 2:1-10; Hannah’s Song Izzi Ray sings

  7. Song of Deborah part 3 of 3 Judges 5 Izzi Ray sings "Seed of a Woman"

    book
    10/03/24
    8 mins
    By Chad Bird
    In the final episide of the Song of Deborah Chad contrasts 2 women, the foreigner hero and the mother of the commander who was fell, never to rise. Izz Ray sings "seed of a Woman".
    Song of Deborah part 3 of 3 Judges 5 Izzi Ray sings

  8. Being Christlike

    book
    09/12/24
    4 mins
    By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik
    Katie Koplin and Gretchen Ronnevik talk about what it means to grow in Christlikeness.
    Being Christlike

  9. Song of Moses part 3 Deuteronomy 32: 34-43 John Andrew Schreiner sings "I Have Been Crucified"

    book
    09/06/24
    6 mins
    By Chad Bird
    In the last of this 3 part series on the Song of Moses, Chad meditates on some of the dominant religious ideas of our day.
    Song of Moses part 3 Deuteronomy 32: 34-43 John Andrew Schreiner sings

  10. Deuteronomy 32 verses 15-33 Song of Moses Part 2 Chris Lizotte sings "Lord Have Mercy"

    book
    08/30/24
    7 mins
    By Chad Bird
    According to Chad, we should take care to give thanks to God when things are going smoothly, lest we become proud, arrogant and rebellious.
    Deuteronomy 32 verses 15-33 Song of Moses Part 2 Chris Lizotte sings

  11. Fruitless and Faithless (Mark 11:12-33)

    book
    08/29/24
    5 mins
    By Scott Keith | Daniel Emery Price
    In this episode of Tough Texts, Scott Keith and Daniel Emery Price delve into the puzzling story in Mark 11 about Jesus cursing a fig tree and clearing the temple.
    Fruitless and Faithless (Mark 11:12-33)

  12. "All Your Works Are Bad" and Other Hopeful Things

    book
    08/22/24
    6 mins
    By Katie Koplin | Gretchen Ronnevik
    After chatting a bit about the names of their houses, and life in general, Gretchen Ronnevik and Katie Koplin jump back in to the Heidelberg Disputation of 1518, and how it is such a great foundation for Biblical counseling.