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Featuring Nikki Hardeman, Jaye Lynn Peabody Smith, David Adams, David Cassady, Daniel Glaze, along with a diverse collection of guests.
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15.32 Has Everyone Been Fed?
Has Everyone Been Fed? For the session to be discussed on August 6, 2023 Matthew 14:13-21 David Cassady Nikki Hardeman Daniel Glaze Bert Montgomery Somehow we end up discussing fish fries, Woodstock, Wavy Gravy, and this familiar text — the feeding of the 5000. What...
15.31 Without A Voice
Without a Voice For the session to be discussed on July 30, 2023 Genesis 29:1-30 David Cassady Nikki Hardeman Daniel Glaze Bert Montgomery We discuss a difficult text, where the men... Laban and Jacob, make decisions that affect not only their lives, but the women in...
15.30 Dreams
Dreams For the session to be discussed on July 23, 2023 Genesis 28:10-22 David Cassady Nikki Hardeman Daniel Glaze Bert Montgomery In the process of discussing a dream where Jacob encounters God, we end up sharing a few of our own dreams. Just as Jacob did, we...
15.29 Birthwrongs
Birthwrongs For the session to be discussed on July 16, 2023 Genesis 25:19-34 David Cassady David Adams Bert Montgomery Who hasn't dealt with the rivalry of some sort over the years? When we think back on your rivalries, we may be able to relate to this story and the...
15.28 Matchmaker, Matchmaker
Matchmaker, Matchmaker For the session to be discussed on July 9, 2023 Genesis 24:34-67 David Cassady David Adams Bert Montgomery Today's story from Genesis might seem a bit odd to a lot of us in our culture today, in our mindset and the way we, we meet our spouses,...
15.27 An Impossible Text
An Impossible Text For the session to be discussed on July 2, 2023 Genesis 22:1-19 David Cassady Nikki Hardeman Daniel Glaze We discuss one of the most difficult texts in Scripture, the sacrifice of Issac. Rather than try to find a palatable interpretation of the...
15.26 Seeing God
Seeing God For the session to be discussed on June 25, 2023 Genesis 21:8-21 David Cassady Nikki Hardeman Daniel Glaze While we often focus on the so-called “major” characters — such as Abraham and Sarah in a passage, today we are drawn to consider Hagar and Ishmael....
15.25 Uncommon Decency
Uncommon Decency For the session to be discussed on June 18, 2023 Genesis 18:1-15, 21:1-7 David Cassady Nikki Hardeman David Adams Bert Montgomery In this story, Abraham is home, where he is visited by three people he didn’t see coming. Given the times and places...
15.24 Movin’ Out
Movin' Out For the session to be discussed on June 11, 2023 Genesis 12:1-9 David Cassady Nikki Hardeman David Adams Bert Montgomery In this episode we discuss the call of Abram and the journey that emerged from that call. We wonder about the stories of those who were...
15.23 Creator God
Creator God For the session to be discussed on June 4, 2023 Genesis 1:1-2:4a David Cassady David Adams Crystal Shepherd In this episode we discuss one of the most familiar passages in the Bible — the creation narrative from Genesis. We discuss the meaningful...
15.22 Letting the Spirit Flow
Letting the Spirit Flow For the session to be discussed on May 28, 2023 John 7:37-39 David Cassady David Adams Crystal Shepherd In today's text, not only does Jesus promise the coming of the Spirit, but he demonstrates how it works. If this is a foreshadowing of...
15.21 Time to Do Something
Time to Do Something For the session to be discussed on May 21, 2023 Acts 1:1-14 David Cassady David Adams Daniel Glaze Crystal Shepherd (Apologies for the poor sound quality for some of the audio. Two of us were on location for a conference and without our usual...
15.20 Turning the World Upside Down
Turning the World Upside Down For the session to be discussed on May 14, 2023 Acts 17:1-30 David Cassady Nikki Hardeman Daniel Glaze Crystal Shepherd In today’s text we find Paul and Silas traveling. The responses to their preaching were varied, from hostility in...
15.19 Going to the Stoning?
Going to the Stoning? For the session to be discussed on May 7, 2023 Acts 7:55-60 David Cassady Nikki Hardeman Daniel Glaze Bert Montgomery As we discuss the passage detailing the stoning of Stephen, we find ourselves wondering about the violence around us, even among...
15.18 Forgetful Churches
Forgetful Churches For the session to be discussed on April 30, 2023 Acts 2:42-47 David Cassady Nikki Hardeman Daniel Glaze Bert Montgomery We discuss the ways our churches could benefit from remembering how this movement began, returning to passages like this one in...
15.17 Cut to the Heart
Cut to the Heart For the session to be discussed on April 23, 2023 Acts 2:14, 36-41 David Cassady Crystal Shepherd Daniel Glaze Bert Montgomery We discuss having “ah-ha moments” even as the text offers its own ah-ha moment. While it is good to ask “what should I do,”...
15.16 Spirit Connection
Spirit Connection For the session to be discussed on April 16, 2023 Acts 2:14-36 Nikki Hardeman Crystal Shepherd Bert Montgomery God is in charge of where God’s Spirit flows… where God’s Spirit is poured out. That is a hopeful word in a world, and sometimes in our...
15.15 The Dance of the Merrymakers
The Dance of the Merrymakers For the session to be discussed on April 9, 2023 Jeremiah 31:1-6 Nikki Hardeman Crystal Shepherd Bert Montgomery Today’s text is for Easter Sunday, and it may seem unusual that our text is from Jeremiah. This story in Jeremiah reminds us...