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Episode 1294
The story in Judges 17 is not interesting. It’s a bunch of trivial people doing kind of dumb, weird things. Micah robs his mother, but then he gives …
4 months, 1 week ago
The Judgment on Sin
Episode 1292
When people see the evidence of great evils and atrocities, they automatically turn into philosophers. They start to ask the metaphysical questions. …
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Wrath: The Case of Esau
Episode 1291
The story of Jacob and Esau is a great example of how anger works out in a family situation.
Esau and Jacob were twins, and Esau was the oldest. Whe…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Greed: The Case of the Rich Young Ruler
Episode 1290
The rich young ruler looked like he had it made. He’s characterized by moral excellence and he’s financially wealthy. He’s got it so together that he…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Lust: The Case of Joseph
Episode 1289
Joseph’s career was going along fairly well. He’d risen from servanthood to becoming, in a sense, the Chief Operating Officer of a huge estate. And t…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Gluttony: The Case of Achan
Episode 1288
In the Middle Ages, theologians said there are different forms of gluttony—that you can eat and drink excessively, sumptuously, daintily, or impulsiv…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Envy: The Case of Israel
Episode 1287
There’s a sickness in us. We are cruel to each other in ways we cannot seem to heal. We have an inveterate kind of unhappiness in our hearts we can’t…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Duplicity: The Case of Peter
Episode 1286
After he broke his promise to Jesus, Peter wept bitterly. Peter was an absolutely broken man in the profoundest possible way, and yet within weeks he…
5 months ago
Pride: The Case of Nebuchadnezzar
Episode 1285
In sixth century B.C., Nebuchadnezzar was the absolute monarch of the Babylonian empire. He’d built maybe the most incredible city in history. He was…
5 months ago
Anatomy of Sin (Part 2)
Episode 1284
Jeremiah is speaking at a time when his society was literally falling apart—politically, psychologically, socially and culturally. Everybody was aski…
5 months ago