TOPIC INDEXOld Testament (12)

  1. Episode 263: We’re All on the Wrong Side of History (Chronological Hubris)

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    03/07/24
    4 mins
    By Michael Berg Wade Johnston
    In episode TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY-THREE, Jason and Wade discuss chronological hubris and the need to consider people and events within the context of their time and not ours, suggesting that the Old Testament is a good remedy for chronological hubris.

  2. Episode 255: Jeremiah 2

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    11/28/23
    10 mins
    By Michael Berg Wade Johnston
    In episode TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FIVE, Mike, Jason, and Wade discuss Jeremiah 2.

  3. Episode 253: Ezekiel 16 (Rated R according to Mike)

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    11/10/23
    9 mins
    By Michael Berg Wade Johnston
    In episode TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY-THREE, Mike and Wade discuss Ezekiel 16 and the imagery of husband and wife.

  4. The Tower of Babel, Anthropology, Part 12

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    05/12/23
    9 mins
    By Michael Berg Wade Johnston
    In episode TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINE, Mike, Jason, Wade, and Mark Braun continue the guys’ discussion of anthropology with the final episode in the series, now talking about the Tower of Babel.

  5. Drunk Noah and God’s Messy Saints (Genesis 9), Anthropology, Part 11

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    04/14/23
    9 mins
    By Michael Berg Wade Johnston
    In episode TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY-SIX, Mike, Jason, Wade, and Mark Braun continue the guys’ discussion of anthropology, now talking about Noah’s drunkenness, why Moses would include that in Genesis, and the messy nature of the Christian past. We hope you enjoy the episode!

  6. Life after the Flood, and Maundy Thursday (Genesis 9), Anthropology, Part 10

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    04/04/23
    9 mins
    By Michael Berg Wade Johnston
    In episode TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE, Mike, Jason, and Wade continue the guys’ discussion of anthropology, now taking up life after the Flood, lifeblood, and the Lord’s Supper.

  7. The Presentation of Our Lord

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    02/02/23
    9 mins
    By Michael Berg
    Forty days after giving birth, Mary, along with her husband Joseph, presented their firstborn Son at the temple and "bought" him back with a sacrifice of two small birds. This is known as the "Presentation of Our Lord."

  8. Jesus > Moses

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    03/15/21
    12 mins
    By Michael Berg
    If Jesus is better than Moses, then everything changes. If Jesus is better than Moses, then the ultimate becomes the penultimate.

  9. Understanding Paul's Allegory of Hagar and Sarah

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    05/14/20
    13 mins
    By Michael Berg
    The point is that the whole lot was wicked. And so were the Galatian Christians. And so are we.

  10. How Christians Should Regard Moses

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    09/19/18
    6 mins
    By Michael Berg Wade Johnston
    On episode SEVENTY-TWO of Let the Bird Fly! Wade and Mike meet up once again in Wade’s back yard, this time to discuss Martin Luther’s sermon How Christians Should Regard Moses. Before getting to Moses, though, Wade decides to highjack the Free-for-All, not telling anyone what the questions will be.

  11. The Book of Judges

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    02/22/18
    6 mins
    By Michael Berg Wade Johnston
    On episode FORTY-SEVEN of Let the Bird Fly! Wade and Mike are joined by Dr. Mark Braun, who kindly agreed to join us again since our previously recorded episode for this week didn’t work out.

  12. The Book of Deuteronomy

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    01/24/18
    11 mins
    By Michael Berg Wade Johnston
    On episode FORTY-THREE of Let the Bird Fly! the guys welcome Dr. Mark Braun back for his fourth episode with us.