Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about the end of Matthew’s gospel, chapters 21 to 28, as well as Paul’s letters to the Galatians and Ephesians.The gospel story of Jesus reveals a lot about what God really wants for people

Week 22 - beginning of Matthew’s gospel

13 days ago 33m 1s

Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about Matthew’s gospel, chapters 1 to 20.This seems written to introduce Jesus as part of his Jewish family, with a special place and purpose as a descendant of King David. Israel in Jesus’

Week 21 - end of Samuel and some Psalms

20 days ago 17m 4s

Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about 2 Samuel chapters 11 to 24 and Psalms 42 to 51.After the rise of King David came corruption which affected him, the community around him, and his family. We can only guess what was in

Week 20 - middle of Samuel

27 days ago 20m 19s

Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about 1 Samuel chapter 21 through to 2 Samuel chapter 10.The rise of King David is inspiring, like a hero story, although with some tragic twists to come. David’s initial struggles don’t ju

Week 19 - beginning of Samuel

May 10th, 2024 30m 16s

Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about the first book of Samuel, chapters 1 to 20.What sort of kingdom did God want to build, and how was this shown when it worked well, and not so well? The rules had been set about who wa

Week 18 - Ruth, Esther and some Proverbs

May 3rd, 2024 24m 52s

Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about the books of Ruth and Esther, as well as Proverbs chapters 10 to 18.What does it mean to be Jewish, or part of any meaningful group? The stories of Ruth and Esther are perspectives on

Week 17 - Judges

Apr 26th, 2024 18m 30s

Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about the book of Judges.There are lots of gory stories which aren’t suitable for Sunday School (Bern shares an embarrassing Dad moment…) and it’s hard to find good role models, but perhaps

Week 16 - Joshua

Apr 19th, 2024 27m 1s

Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about the book of Joshua.At face value, this story of the establishment of Israel in its promised land is a combination of glory and horror - there is new life for God’s people, but a lot o

Week 15 - Job

Apr 12th, 2024 22m 15s

Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about the book of Job.In lots of ways, this is a puzzling story that might seem not to fit well into the Bible - although that might depend on how we read the rest of the Bible. If we think

Week 14 - Mark’s gospel

Apr 5th, 2024 33m 26s

Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about the gospel according to Mark.Looking at the history leading up to the time of Jesus, they reflect on the significance of Jesus' life and what it meant to live in and look forward to t

Bonus

Why did Jesus die?

Mar 29th, 2024 36m 29s

In a bonus episode for Easter, Bern Leckie and Claire Lynch discuss the different views available in the Bible on the meaning and purpose of Jesus' death, as well as his resurrection and what these mean for us.We could regard the whole business

Week 13 - end of Numbers

Mar 29th, 2024 29m 24s

Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about the end of the book of Numbers, chapters 17 to 36.What’s so important about giving glory to God, or credit where it’s due to anyone? Bern shares his experiences of the difference that

Week 12 - start of Numbers + some Psalms

Mar 22nd, 2024 34m 44s

Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about the start of the book of Numbers, chapters 1 to 16, as well as Psalms 38 to 41.Numbers can be a tricky book to make sense of, seeming like a patchwork of pictures shared for different

Week 11 - end of Leviticus + start of Proverbs

Mar 15th, 2024 22m 19s

Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about the end of the book of Leviticus, chapters 16 to 27, and the start of Proverbs, chapters 1 to 9.It can seem hard to make sense of some ancient laws, and even harder to know what to ma

Week 10 - start of Leviticus + some Psalms

Mar 8th, 2024 39m 59s

Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about the start of the book of Leviticus, chapters 1 to 15, and Psalms 29 to 37.There is a lot to talk about here, including the role Leviticus played in the lives of its original audience.

Week 9 - end of Exodus

Mar 1st, 2024 22m 15s

Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about the end of the book of Exodus, chapters 23 to 40.People see Moses go up a fearsome looking mountain into God’s presence, and there is a lot to discuss about what it means to be in the

Week 8 - beginning of Exodus

Feb 23rd, 2024 23m 47s

Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about the beginning of the book of Exodus, chapters 1 to 22.There is a lot of important story to process here, beginning with the loss of good relationship between Egypt and the family of I

Week 7 - end of Genesis, beginning of Psalms

Feb 16th, 2024 21m

In this episode, Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about the end of the book of Genesis, chapters 45 to 50, and Psalms 1 to 28.The story of Joseph ends in a good place relationally, with reconciliation, forgiveness and rest

Week 6 - middle of Genesis

Feb 9th, 2024 20m 31s

We’re on a boxset binge through the Bible, and in this episode, Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about the middle of the book of Genesis, chapters 25 to 44.This could be well described as a family story and, as with many f

Week 5 - beginning of Genesis

Feb 2nd, 2024 21m 15s

We’re on a boxset binge through the Bible, and in this episode, Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about the very beginning, Genesis chapters 1 to 24.What is described at the start of the Bible has been the subject of much d

Week 4 - end of Acts

Jan 26th, 2024 22m 6s

We’re on a boxset binge through the Bible, and in this episode, Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about Acts of the Apostles, chapters 10 to 28.Peter gets a mind-blowing revelation from God which ends up changing how believ

Week 3 - end of Luke's Gospel, beginning of Acts

Jan 18th, 2024 22m 13s

We’re on a boxset binge through the Bible, and in this episode, Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about the Luke’s Gospel chapters 15 to 24 and its sequel, Acts of the Apostles, chapters 1 to 9.Luke’s story about Jesus and

Week 2 - Luke's Gospel review and looking forward to Acts

Jan 9th, 2024 17m 46s

We've started on a boxset binge through the Bible, and in this episode, Bern Leckie and Owen Lynch share thoughts and feelings about Luke's gospel chapters 1 to 14.Luke is telling a story which is rooted in Jewish beliefs and customs, but turns

Week 1 - Luke's Gospel, part 1

Dec 28th, 2023 3m 15s

In the first week of our boxset binge, we're introduced to Jesus by Luke, telling his story for the benefit of people who were interested in the God of the Jews, but were not themselves Jewish.Our suggestion is to listen to the first 14 chapter

Trailer

Intro - What's good about bingeing the Bible, and how are we doing it?

Dec 28th, 2023 15m 44s

The Bible is an amazing collection of literature which some say can help us hear God. It has a big story, told through lots of smaller stories. It's full of engaging characters who are each part of something much bigger than themselves.In this