Episodes
Friday Sep 17, 2021
Episode 128: Sukkot—When the Season of Our Joy isn’t Joyful
Friday Sep 17, 2021
Friday Sep 17, 2021
We knew how to celebrate and love Christmas, but a lot of people really struggle when coming into the Biblical festivals and especially Sukkot. We’re going to take a look at some really common challenges based on a great conversation on my social media wall and come up with some solutions and we’re also going to talk about that elusive spiritual fruit of joy—which doesn’t mean being happy all the time!
Friday Sep 10, 2021
Episode 127: Yom Kippur, Job, and the Prosperity Gospel
Friday Sep 10, 2021
Friday Sep 10, 2021
The Prosperity Gospel comes in many forms—all of them smacking of paganism and an extreme misreading of the purpose of blessings and curses in the Bible and oftentimes a lopsided cherry-picking of wisdom literature. As this aberration curses those who we are commanded to bless, we’re going to talk about how believers should respond to the reality that not everyone who seems blessed has their blessings due to righteousness and not everyone who seems cursed has their troubles due to unrighteousness.
Friday Sep 03, 2021
Episode 126: Rosh HaShanah and the Barren Woman
Friday Sep 03, 2021
Friday Sep 03, 2021
Traditionally, the barren women of Scripture are studied and celebrated on Rosh HaShanah—so why are they historically considered cursed and sometimes even experience persecution by other women? And what does Proverbs 31 woman have to say about the perfect wife/woman?