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Oct 6
33m 7s

Is the Bible Really One Big Story? with ...

Rebecca McLaughlin
About this episode
What if the Bible isn't just a collection of disconnected stories, but one big story that leads to Jesus?

Rebecca talks with Trevin Wax and Thomas West about how seeing the whole story of Scripture changes the way we read it, why some familiar Bible stories make more sense when we know where they're headed, and how we can help kids understand the Bible without underestimating them.

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