TOPIC INDEXOld Testament (7)

  1. Discipline and Freedom with Chad Bird

    book
    11/16/23
    6 mins
    By Katie Koplin Gretchen Ronnevik Chad Bird
    We have Old Testament scholar, Chad Bird, on to discuss with us the ways we twist the book of Proverbs into a prosperity gospel, especially in regard to our ideas of family.

  2. Training Up a Child with Chad Bird

    book
    11/08/23
    5 mins
    By Katie Koplin Gretchen Ronnevik Chad Bird
    As we discuss ways that prosperity gospel sneaks into the family, we decided to start off by looking at the book of Proverbs, as these are often the verses that are cherry picked and often used to take prosperity gospel ideas in regard to the family.

  3. Finding Christ in the book of Ruth

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    07/20/23
    3 mins
    By Katie Koplin Gretchen Ronnevik
    We are back to our conversations of Bible passages and comparing descriptive and prescriptive interpretations. This week we are discussing the story of Ruth.

  4. For Such a Time as This

    book
    06/01/23
    2 mins
    By Katie Koplin Gretchen Ronnevik
    In our series about prescriptive vs descriptive, we walk through the story of Esther. Though this book does not mention God, it refers to the promises of God to redeem.

  5. What the Women at the Tomb Reveal about God's Redemption

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    05/03/22
    13 mins
    By Gretchen Ronnevik
    Every part of Jesus’ encounter with Mary Magdalene in John 20 was incredibly intentional and personal for God to systematically redeem what was lost.

  6. Christmas in Isaiah: The Dawning of a New Light

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    12/20/21
    11 mins
    By Gretchen Ronnevik
    Because of Christ, we find safety and healing in the light. Because of Christ, we do not have to be afraid of the truth that his light reveals.

  7. Freedom in the Hands of Our Protector

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    10/08/20
    16 mins
    By Gretchen Ronnevik
    As God in his mercy enacted his plan to redeem his loved ones, he took them step by step. In the process of redeeming every part of us, he sent us prophets like Moses.