Episodes
Friday Mar 01, 2024
Episode 187: Hospitality or not? Rahab, Yael, Abigail, and Lydia in Context
Friday Mar 01, 2024
Friday Mar 01, 2024
Now that we’ve covered the ancient rules for hospitality, I want to talk about the commonly misunderstood accounts of Rahab, Yael and Abigail. And we’ll also talk about how the world had changed by the time of the apostles with a quick look at Lydia.
Transcript: https://theancientbridge.com/2024/03/episode-187-hospitality-or-not-rahab-yael-abigail-and-lydia-in-context/
YouTube: https://youtu.be/nbEgohsMR00
Thursday Feb 22, 2024
Episode 186: Hospitality, Family, and Travel in the Days of Sodom
Thursday Feb 22, 2024
Thursday Feb 22, 2024
Genesis chapters 18 and 19 read as very shallow morality tales without an intimate understanding of the social dynamics going on in the arena of hospitality expectations. This is the first of two teachings describing the established parameters and rituals associated with dealing with strangers to a community and the who, what, when, where and why’s of offering sustenance and lodging. What did Abraham do right? What did Lot do wrong? This is where we can begin to understand these two complex chapters of Scripture—as well as Judges 19.
Transcript: https://theancientbridge.com/2024/02/episode-186-hospitality-family-and-travel-in-the-days-of-sodom/
YouTube: https://youtu.be/xHsnfgK7Vsk
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
Episode 185: Are we Modeling Good Fruit or Folly?
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
This is a companion and more intensive lesson for adults based upon my current series on Context for Kids on "being like Jesus."
Transcript: https://theancientbridge.com/2024/01/episode-185-are-we-modeling-good-fruit-or-folly/
YouTube: https://youtu.be/qh8SjoSnwiA
Thursday Nov 09, 2023
Episode 184: The Gospel of Matthew #3—The ‘Greater Than’ Motif/Second Moses
Thursday Nov 09, 2023
Thursday Nov 09, 2023
A huge early theme of the Gospel of Matthew that carries throughout is the portrayal of Yeshua as the latter and greater Moses. In addition to this, He also declares Himself to be greater than the Temple and a whole lot of other sacred cows of the first century. This week we will investigate these claims and find out why they are so important to Matthew’s particular audience.
Transcript: https://theancientbridge.com/2023/11/episode-184-the-gospel-of-matthew-3-the-greater-than-motif-second-moses/
YouTube: https://youtu.be/6zimKlSuW0k
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
Episode 183: Gospel of Matthew #2--Honor and Shame in the Kingdom of Heaven
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
What is the Kingdom of Heaven and how does it differ (if at all) from the Kingdom of God spoken of by Mark and Luke? How is it to be compared with the Kingdom of the Beast and the worldly systems of honor and shame culture?
Transcript: https://theancientbridge.com/2023/11/episode-183-gospel-of-matthew-2-honor-and-shame-in-the-kingdom-of-heaven/
YouTube: https://youtu.be/RYrRBigIdo0
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
Episode 182: Matthew #1—The who, what, why and when of the “first” Gospel.
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
Why is the Gospel of Matthew called a biography when it looks absolutely nothing like our modern biographies? What were the rules of writing an ancient life story and how did Matthew use this genre to communicate the story of the Messiah to his very unique audience at a very tumultuous time in history?
Transcript: https://theancientbridge.com/2023/10/episode-182-matthew-1-the-who-what-why-and-when-of-the-first-gospel/
YouTube: https://youtu.be/_RMRv0sxLRI
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
Episode 181: Privilege--what it is, isn’t, and why it matters
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
Wednesday Oct 11, 2023
When I teach the kids, they call me Miss Tyler, but today I am Auntie Tyler. Privilege is a concept that appears all over the Bible and in every sort of literature within it. Privilege is incredibly important within the Biblical narrative--but why? I want to peel back a lot of the rhetoric, talking points, and misinformation out there to take a hard look at how Christians should view privilege and what it should mean in the life of the Body of Christ.
Transcript: https://theancientbridge.com/2023/10/episode-181-privilege-what-it-is-isnt-and-why-it-matters/
YouTube: https://youtu.be/Omp1KQJaJ1c
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Episode 180: Help Me C4K! My Kids Need to Learn about Circumcision!
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Or maybe you think they don’t need to learn about Circumcision. Fair enough, but I can’t teach them anything about Genesis 17 and the foundation of the Land Grant Covenant without dealing with it. Neither of us can teach them about the important Scriptural meta-narrative of the circumcision of the heart that they will need to understand in order to live as disciples in the New Creation life we want for them. I will also be talking frankly about the importance of being open and honest with our kids about body parts and sex because if we can’t do that, then they won’t have adequate guides in us for learning the Bible. And when they do have questions, they will find someone else. In addition, I also talk about the importance of calling things what they are, without shame, and how it prevents sexual abuse.
Transcript: https://theancientbridge.com/2023/09/episode-180-help-me-c4k-my-kids-need-to-learn-about-circumcision/
YouTube: https://youtu.be/iYhEwnr0uJE
Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
Episode 179: What Yom Kippur Can’t Fix
Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
There are many misconceptions about Yom Kippur but the most grievous is the lack of understanding of exactly what is cleansed and what is forgiven and what is not. Yom Kippur was good news for the community but not necessarily for the individual so this week we will talk about why.
Transcript: https://theancientbridge.com/2023/09/episode-179-what-yom-kippur-cant-fix/
YouTube: https://youtu.be/G46UG2EHPm8
Thursday Sep 14, 2023
Episode 178: Psalm 4: What on Earth Is Going on Here??
Thursday Sep 14, 2023
Thursday Sep 14, 2023
There is so much debate about this Psalm. Not only does it contain two words that we don’t know what the heck they mean, but the context is quite the mystery. Is the Psalmist (David?) being lied about? Are the Kingdom elites resorting to Ba’al worship in order to bring an end to a famine? Is this Psalm 3 part 2 where David’s advisors are defecting to Absalom? Lots of questions and lots of debate.
Transcript: https://theancientbridge.com/2023/09/episode-178-psalm-4-what-on-earth-is-going-on-here/
YouTube: https://youtu.be/42lW87CiS08