We continue the story of Nehemiah and the rebuilding of Jerusalem. Thank you to my mother for suggesting this story! There is a big celebration. The Israelites are confessing their sins and promising to follow the Laws of Moses and of God. They are feasting and singing. But then, Nehemiah leaves, and it seems like everything crumbles. Listen to what happens ... Show More
Jul 5
The Letter to the Ephesians - Part 2
In Ephesians chapters 4 through 6, we read practical instructions for how believers should live in response to God's grace. Key teachings include living with unity and love, putting of the "old self," Godly relationships, and the armor of God. This includes the famous instruction ... Show More
29m 1s
Dec 2024
Freeing Your Family for God
Friends, I always love preaching on the Feast of the Holy Family because I think the biblical message here is very surprising. We say the Bible is associated with family values, and indeed it is, but they're probably not the ones we would automatically think of. We see this in th ... Show More
14m 29s
Jan 2025
God Returns to His Temple
Friends, it’s easy enough to sentimentalize the Feast of the Presentation. But we oughtn’t to, because this story is getting at, if I can put it this way, a hard truth. And the clue is given to us in the first reading, which is from the prophet Malachi: “And suddenly there will c ... Show More
14m 37s
Feb 2025
Reality: Forgive Us Our Debts
What if I told you there was a process and no matter how much you blew up your life, if you used this process, there would be a way to come out the other side whole?
Well, here it is. It’s what the Bible calls repentance. You say, “You mean just saying I’m sorry?” But that reveal ... Show More
44m 2s
Mar 2025
Isaiah’s Promised New Exodus
The Exodus Way E6 — By the time of the prophet Isaiah, the Assyrian Empire had already exiled the northern kingdom of Israel. Isaiah prophesied that the southern kingdom of Judah would survive Assyrian attack but that a new empire, Babylon, would one day take Judah into exile bec ... Show More
59m 7s
Oct 2024
Day 276: Haman's Plan (2024)
As Fr. Mike reads from Nehemiah today, we hear about how the hearts of the people of Israel were moved as Ezra reads the book of the law of Moses to them. In our reading of Esther, we have the beginning of the crisis that will unfold throughout the book as Haman, backed by the ki ... Show More
18m 17s
Aug 2021
Looking Back to Look Forward
Is the book of Chronicles just a rerun of stories we’ve already been told? How does it help us understand where the story of the Bible leads?
In English Bibles, the books of 1-2 Chronicles follow Samuel and Kings, but in the ancient Hebrew ordering of the Scriptures, Chronicles i ... Show More
13m 22s
Nov 2020
Cultural Biblical Interpretation
Jon and Paul discuss the history of biblical interpretation, critical approaches to Scripture, and the recent role of "cultural interpretation" as a means of arriving at a peaceable hermeneutic.
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