Recently our church finished out its series on the book of Lamentations.This poetic dirge is not one to which many run. Yet, I believe it has a clear and pertinent message for us today. I would contend that it is prophetic wisdom into what we

Race, Racism & BLM

Jul 23rd, 2020 37m 39s

Today I had my friend Ben Rous on the show. He's pastor of Liberty Christian Church in Lansing, Michigan. We talked through a lot of details regarding race, racism, and black lives matter, trying to bring some semblance of measured discussion t

The Sun Is Going Dark, But the Spirit Is Ready

Jun 8th, 2020 40m 24s

For the past two weeks, the church has remembered Pentecost Sunday and Holy Trinity Sunday. In light of that, I offered how Pentecost in Acts 2 serves as a model to consider for what we are currently walking through in our time of pandemic and

The Blue Parakeet, Session 2

May 26th, 2020 1h 11m

Birds, sourdough bread, the Bible, and the Coronavirus. These topics and more came up as the BTTB crew discussed more from Scot McKnight's book The Blue Parakeet: Rethinking How You Read the Bible.

The Blue Parakeet, Session 1

May 19th, 2020 1h 20m

Over the summer, the BTTB team will be reading through and discussing Scot McKnight's The Blue Parakeet: Rethinking How You Read the Bible. In session 1 we discuss ch.1 from the book. Perhaps the statement, "God said it. I believe it. That sett

The Bible: Simple, Complicated, Both or Neither?

Mar 5th, 2020 59m 59s

This time around the BTTB group spent time talking through this question: Is the Bible simple, complicated, both or neither?

Challenges with Studying the Bible

Jan 28th, 2020 1h 7m

The BTTB group was finally back together at the table discussing important things about the Bible. We spent time mainly discussing two points: 1) the challenges we face in studying the Bible and 2) what it might look for people to truly follow

Jan 13th, 2020 29m 41s

The church has recently entered the season of Epiphany, which simply means "appearing." In it, the church will spend a good amount of time reading the Gospels, reminding ourselves of who Jesus is, what Jesus did and what Jesus said. In this epi

MLK Day Special

Jan 24th, 2019 1h 14m

Brewing Through the Bible met this past Monday, MLK Day. Have a listen to the conversation we had around the table regarding race issues.

Genesis 6-9: The Flood

Dec 10th, 2018 1h 14m

In this episode, we take time to consider many points from Genesis 6-9, which is the account of Noah and the flood.

Genesis 3

Nov 16th, 2018 1h 15m

In this new episode, we hit on a few things: 1) Recap our discussion around Genesis 1, 2) discuss some other philosophy & theological ideas, and 3) finally land on discussing Adam in light of Genesis 3 and Romans 5.

Resources for Genesis 1-2

Oct 29th, 2018 13m 16s

As a follow-up to episode one, discussing Genesis 1, in this short episode I offer a few resources connected to the questions that arise around faith and science, creation and evolution.

Genesis 1

Oct 28th, 2018 58m 41s

We've started a podcast related to our occasional gatherings called "Brewing Through the Bible." We're working through challenging passages of Scripture and started where it all began - "In the beginning..." - with Genesis 1.[Note: Apologies

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