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Back to SearchOur Collective Identity – Family of God E2
Episode 226
What is God’s picture of an ideal humanity? In this podcast episode, Tim and Jon look at Genesis 1-2 and talk about how God makes one humanity, divid…
5 years, 3 months ago
God’s Global Family – Family of God E1
Episode 225
Jesus unites his followers across cultural and ethnic lines as members of his global family. But that doesn’t mean cultural differences disappear. In…
5 years, 3 months ago
Does God Punish Innocent People? – Character of God E14 Q+R #2
Episode 224
Sometimes the Bible seems to contradict itself––God is slow to anger, except for the times he appears to get mad quickly. The biblical authors don’t …
5 years, 4 months ago
Biblical Trust Isn't Blind – Character of God E13
Episode 223
Are we called to have blind trust in God? Not exactly. People in the Bible trusted God because he had proven himself trustworthy and reliable again a…
5 years, 4 months ago
The Loyal Love of God – Character of God E12
Episode 222
Despite generations of rebellion and sin, God continues to pursue his people with his promise-keeping loyalty and generosity. In this episode, Tim, J…
5 years, 4 months ago
Saved from God’s Wrath – Character of God E11
Episode 221
God demonstrates his wrath by handing his people over to the natural consequences of their own destructive decisions, which ultimately leads to death…
5 years, 4 months ago
Two Men Named Jesus – Character of God E10
Episode 220
Jesus saw himself as the one who would drink the cup of God’s wrath, which meant dying in Israel’s place at the hand of Rome. Yet the death of Jesus …
5 years, 4 months ago
God’s Wrath in the Teaching of Jesus – Character of God E9
Episode 219
It seems like God gets angry all the time in the Hebrew Bible, but then Jesus arrives on the scene with a message of good news and everything changes…
5 years, 5 months ago
A Cup of Wrath? – Character of God E8
Episode 218
Noses that burn hot? Turning your face away? Drinking a cup of wrath? These unfamiliar phrases are found in biblical passages about God’s anger, but …
5 years, 5 months ago
The First Time God Gets Angry – Character of God E7
Episode 217
The flood is one of the most well-known stories in the Bible, yet this story of judgment seems to be missing something important: God’s anger. In the…
5 years, 5 months ago