Podcast Episodes
Back to Search1 Kings 7; Ephesians 4; Ezekiel 37; Psalms 87–88
One of the remarkable features of Paul’s letters is that much space is devoted to teaching people how to live. Indeed, the Bible as a whole is intere…
14 hours ago
1 Kings 6; Ephesians 3; Ezekiel 36; Psalm 86
A mystery in Paul’s writing is not normally something “mysterious,” still less a whodunit. It is a truth or a doctrine which in some measure has been…
1 day, 14 hours ago
1 Kings 4–5; Ephesians 2; Ezekiel 35; Psalm 85
Christians are often taught to memorize Ephesians 2:8–9: “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is t…
2 days, 14 hours ago
1 Kings 3; Ephesians 1; Ezekiel 34; Psalms 83–84
Christians sometimes ask why, if Solomon was so wise, he married many wives, ended his reign rather badly, and eventually compromised his loyalty to …
3 days, 14 hours ago
1 Kings 2; Galatians 6; Ezekiel 33; Psalms 81–82
The end of Galatians 6 brings several themes together.
(1) Paul’s practice was to dictate his letters. Nevertheless, in order to authenticate them, h…
4 days, 14 hours ago
1 Kings 1; Galatians 5; Ezekiel 32; Psalm 80
The transfer of regal authority from David to Solomon (1 Kings 1) is messy. One of David’s sons, Adonijah, confers with Joab, the head of the militar…
5 days, 14 hours ago
2 Samuel 24; Galatians 4; Ezekiel 31; Psalm 79
Galatians 4 includes a couple of sections that have long prompted Christians to ponder exactly how Paul understands the history of Israel—especially …
6 days, 14 hours ago
2 Samuel 23; Galatians 3; Ezekiel 30; Psalm 78:40–72
Galatians 3 could usefully occupy us for an entire book as long as the one on which this devotion is based. But here I shall restrict myself to two o…
1 week ago
2 Samuel 22; Galatians 2; Ezekiel 29; Psalm 78:1–39
Some commentators understand Paul in Galatians 2:1ff. to be saying that after some years he returned to Jerusalem to set before the Jerusalem apostle…
1 week, 1 day ago
2 Samuel 21; Galatians 1; Ezekiel 28; Psalm 77
The opening lines of Paul’s letters are usually crafted with great care. The simplest form of letters in the ancient Greek world was: “From me, to yo…
1 week, 2 days ago