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Episode 489
The Wilderness E3 — In the Bible, the wilderness is a hostile, dangerous place where humans can’t survive. Because of this, the wilderness also reminds us that we all live on the precipice of life an…
Published on 7 hours ago
The Wilderness of the Sea
Episode 488
The Wilderness E2 — In the Bible, the wilderness is an uninhabitable, hostile place for human life. And in the creation narratives of Genesis 1 and 2, the wilderness symbolically represents the chaos…
Published on 1 week ago
The Worst, Best Place to Be in the Bible
Episode 487
The Wilderness E1 — This year, we are looking at themes that play a prominent role in the Exodus story. And today, we’re starting a new series on the theme of the wilderness. The wilderness is a sett…
Published on 2 weeks ago
Did Jesus’ Death Have to Be a Gruesome Crucifixion?
Episode 486
Redemption Q+R (E12) — Is deliverance from evil spirits a redemption from the evil one over to God’s possession? Was God demanding a redemption payment through Jesus’ death? And are salvation and red…
Published on 3 weeks ago
Earlier Explorations of Redemption
Episode 485
Redemption Hyperlink Episode (E11) — There are so many themes in the Bible, from redemption to exile, to mountains and cities. In every series, we attempt to isolate and study one biblical theme. But…
Published on 4 weeks ago
An Eternal Redemption
Episode 484
Redemption E10 — We’ve made it to the end of our series on redemption, where we’ll look at two last examples of redemption in the New Testament. When Jesus redeemed us from sin and death, did he pay …
Published on 1 month ago
The Power of Jesus Over Death
Episode 483
Redemption E9 — So far in the series, we’ve been talking about how redemption means being reclaimed—freed from slavery and returned to where we belong. But what are we enslaved to, and how does Jesus…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Jesus’ Death as Redemption in Romans
Episode 482
Redemption E8 — Both in his public ministry and sacrificial death, Jesus redeems people from humanity’s cosmic “pharaohs,” the Satan, sin, and death. Jesus’ miracles show more clearly how this redemp…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
How Does Jesus Redeem People?
Episode 481
Redemption E7 — When murmurs about the birth of the Messiah began spreading, 1st-century Jewish people already had very specific expectations of what his redemption would look like. He was to be a ne…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Redemption From Enemies and Death Itself
Episode 480
Redemption E6 — In the book of Psalms, the Hebrew words for “redemption” are often used to simply mean save, rescue, or release. This is especially true in the psalms of King David, who was never a s…
Published on 2 months ago