This week on the pod, we try to provide some clarity on what the rapture is, why people like to talk about it, and if there is anyway for it to seem less scary.

What does the Bible say about immigration?

Sep 28th, 2022 54m 56s

This week, Gabe and Whitney shed some light on what the Bible says about immigration.

What is the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)?

Sep 16th, 2022 1h 4m

This week, Gabe and Whitney answer a question they get asked a lot as ministers ...What is the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)?We are sharing some history, our personal experiences, and the things we love most about our denomination

Revelation - The End (of this podcast) is Here!

Jun 23rd, 2022 40m 31s

We have made it to the end of our Scripture Soundtrack series. And after you listen to this podcast, you will have made it to the end, too! Join us to learn about different ways to read Revelation and why it is such an important book, even if i

Hebrews and The Catholic Letters

Jun 23rd, 2022 46m 39s

On this episode of the podcast, we finish covering the letters of the New Testament. In this romp through scripture, you can look forward to learning about the letter to the Hebrews, James, 1 and 2 Peter, 1, 2, and 3 John, and Jude. Gabe shares

Pauline and Pastoral Epistles

Jun 8th, 2022 54m 54s

1 and 2 Corinthians

May 18th, 2022 47m 36s

This week, we are beginning to move through letters, or epistles, in the New Testament. This week, we focus on 1 and 2 Corinthians, books of scripture known for their wedding worthy verses, advice for women to keep quiet, and arguments among pe

Acts of the Apostles

May 18th, 2022 29m 25s

In this installment of the pod, we look at the book of Acts, the sequel to Luke. Acts is a book full of-- you guessed it-- ACTS that the disciples and apostles perform while trying to establish the early church following Jesus' death, resurrect

The Gospel of Luke

May 4th, 2022 40m 46s

This week on the podcast, we are covering the Gospel of Luke. Luke widens its perspective more so than any of the other Gospels to consider God’s overall historical purpose and the place of the future church within it. In its original form the

The Gospel of Matthew

Apr 26th, 2022 38m 41s

This week, we are looking at the Gospel of Matthew! It is one of the three synoptic Gospels, sharing source material with Mark and Luke. However, Matthew is also full of plenty of original material, unique to this Gospel. Join Gabe and Whitney

Minor Prophets

Mar 31st, 2022 46m 44s

12. Not just the number of disciples or angry men. Though, those are both not necessarily terrible descriptions for the 12 minor prophets we are discussing on the podcast today! We are looking at the finals twelve books in the Old Testament

Major Prophets

Mar 24th, 2022 31m 49s

On this episode, we dive into Jeremiah, Isaiah, and Ezekiel: the so-called Major Prophets. They are so-called because these are hefty books of scripture. And it makes sense that they would be lengthy, because the prophets have many stories to s

Proverbs, Daniel, and Esther: How to survive and thrive when life seems tough.

Mar 24th, 2022 24m 47s

On this episode of the podcast, we are looking at Proverbs, Daniel, and Esther. From the outset, these books seem to have precious little in common. One is a collection of pithy sayings that may or may not actually be good advice. One is a stor

A Grumbly Quartet: Ecclesiastes, Job, Ruth, and Jonah

Mar 10th, 2022 3m 46s

This week on the pod, we are looking at four very different books within the Bible that are all united by a common theme. Each of these books aims to answer a question that plagues people of faith:What do we do when confronted with suffering?

The Poetry of Psalms

Mar 10th, 2022 36m 23s

What if the Psalms tell us the story of the conversations we have with God? The honest, hard, holy, and hurtful conversations we have with God. What if the Psalms also tell us about the silences we share with God? The confounding, callous, con

1 and 2 Chronicles: Have I heard this story before?

Feb 17th, 2022 41m 2s

In the books of 1 and 2 Chronicles, we hear again about the kings of Israel, but from a writer who is wearing slightly more rose-colored glasses as he recounts the history of Israel. At breakneck pace, we move through the genealogy of Adam all

Kings on Kings in Kingdoms

Feb 10th, 2022 37m 9s

When we read biblical poetry and the prophets, the events that they are speaking about poetically and prophetically are the ones we hear about in 1 and 2 Kings as well as 1 and 2 Chronicles. It provides context to the strong emotions, dire circ

Samuel 1 and Samuel 2: The ones where Israel finally gets their King.

Feb 3rd, 2022 44m 40s

We all likely have a cautionary tale of how this proverbial warning, "Be careful what you wish for" has come up in our own lives. Big and small ways that we have wanted something so badly, were certain our lives would be better as a result, and

Judges, a story about history repeating itself.

Jan 27th, 2022 41m 41s

This week on the pod, we dive into the book of Judges. The Judges of Israel were rulers who helped preserve the people and land of Israel between the conquest of Canaan led by Joshua and the implementation of Kings. In this chronicle of this po

04: We need to talk about Joshua.

Jan 20th, 2022 42m 56s

Joey Jeter, a former Professor of Homiletics at Brite Divinity School, once quipped that he would call his book on preaching Joshua, "How to Preach on the Worst Book of the Bible." And, we can promise you: preachers everywhere would have per-or

Laying Down the Law in Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy

Jan 13th, 2022 54m 27s

In this episode we are booking it through 97 chapters of scripture-- that's about 10% of what Christians refer to as the Old Testament covered in just one hour! And it's majorly important section of sacred text, as it is the heart of the Torah,

002: Exodus, The Prince of Egypt, and Stiff-Necked People

Jan 6th, 2022 51m 54s

And, we're back! This week, we are covering the book of Exodus. Exodus tells the story of the Moses leading the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt and to the Promised Land. Their journey to the Promised Land is long, arduous, and taxing as they

001: Genesis, the beginning of all the things.

Dec 30th, 2021 1h 14m

It's our first episode of Scripture Soundtrack, and we are following the sage advice of Julie Andrews: "Let's start at the very beginning, a very good place to start." When you begin with the Bible, you begin with Genesis! Genesis seeks to he

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Scripture Soundtrack Teaser

Dec 28th, 2021 34s

On December 30, we will drop the first episode of our new podcast series, Scripture Soundtrack! Each week, our hosts, Rev. Whitney Waller and Rev. Gabe Edwards (often joined by a special guest or two) will take us through a book of the Bible. I