1 Samuel 15:30-16:13 (Episode 240)
The end of Agag and the beginning of David.
A Q&A with Chad Bird on "Unveiling Mercy"
“Unveiling Mercy: 365 Daily Devotions on Insights from Old Testament Hebrew” by Chad Bird (1517 Publishing, 2020) is now available for purchase.
The Talented Idolater: If Cows Had Gods, a Harsh Jesus, and Laughing in the Eschaton
If cows had gods, those gods would look just like cows. So said the philosopher, Xenophanes. He summed up idolatry: thinking God is just like we are. That was the servant’s problem in the Parable of the Talents. He thought his master was a hard, harsh, ruthless man, so he behaved accordingly. Join Chad Bird as he explains how this…
Old Testament: Zephaniah 1:7-16 (Pentecost 24: Series A)
Obviously, the Day of the LORD looks frightening according to the words of Zephaniah the prophet. The question is: “For whom?”
1 Samuel 15:10-29 (Episode 239)
Saul and the regretful God who doesn't regret.