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Season 1 Episode 291
Zophar continues berating and belittling Job, whom he assumes has done some terrible wrong to merit God's wrath. Job insists he has done nothing in particular to deserve such harsh treatment. And so …
Published on 7 months ago
My Redeemer Lives! Job 19, OT S1:E290
Season 1 Episode 290
In the depths of despair, Job utters one of the clearest statements of faith ever spoken in the Bible. His comfort is ours in Christ Jesus. Job's proclamaition of unwavering faith is a great encourag…
Published on 7 months ago
Ethiopian Eunuch, Acts 8, NT S1:E149b
Season 2
We hear the birth story of the Church in Africa. Long before the gospel reached Europe or the Americas, God's Word was firmly planted in the heart of the Ethiopian eunuch. He fathered the Coptic and …
Published on 7 months ago
Philip the Evangelist, Acts 8, NT S1:E149
Season 1 Episode 149
Philip is an under-appreciated leader in the early church. In chapter 8, he takes the gospel to Samaria. His interactions with Simon the Magician, a fraud and swindler, show how powerful Philip had b…
Published on 7 months ago
Stupid Friends, Job 18, OT S1:E289
Season 1 Episode 289
Bildad insults Job for not submitting to his friends' insistence that he must've done something to deserve God's wrath. Like every good lie, there is some truth in what they say. But Job is left now …
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
Miserable Comforters, Job 16-17, OT S1:E288
Season 1 Episode 288
Job loathes his "friends." Instead of consoling him, his "comforters" blame him for his misfortune, amplifying his grief and shame.
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
Rejected Redeemers, Acts 7, NT S1:E148
Season 2 Episode 148
Stephen is stoned for laying blame at the feet of the religious authorities for the death of their own Redeemer. Before accusing them of treachery towards God, he recounts the long history of Israel'…
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
A Threat to Faith? Job 15, OT S1:E287
Season 1 Episode 287
Eliphaz suggests that Job's insistence that he has done nothing in particular to deserve his suffering is a threat to faith. A basic misconception is laid bare here. Eliphaz believes if you do good, …
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
A Life of Troubles, Job 14 OT S1:286
Season 1 Episode 286
Job compares the weariness of this life to waters that erode even the mountains over the course of time. When we suffer like Job, we lament our loss. But as people of faith, it is OK for us to mourn …
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
Faithful Stephen, Acts 6, NT S1:E147
Season 2 Episode 147
Stephen is a leader in the early church. Excellent in his faith and devotion, he is made a deacon, and trusted with the care of widows. As he goes about his work, he is identified as a threat to the …
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago