Episode 139: Lot—Worst Dad Ever!
There are a lot of bad dads and moms in the Bible, but if Lot isn’t the worst one, then he is near the top…
Tag: Genesis
Episode 137: Talking about Angels in the Bible
The truth is that we know more about angels on TV and in Christian art than we do about angels in the Bible, and so…
Episode 136: The One When Abraham Tries to Save Sodom
Who is the first intercessor in the Bible? Abraham! He went to bat for the people of Sodom, appealing to and reasoning with God’s mercy…
Episode 134: Abraham, the First Prophet
Do you know what a prophet is? There are many stories going around that make it look like prophets were fortune tellers, but nothing could…
Episode 132: Abraham and the Three Mysterious Visitors
This week we are beginning Torah portion Vayera, which covers the time from the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah to the Akeida in chapter 22.…
Episode 130: Being like Jesus–Kindness
Kindness is complicated. It’s a lot different than just being nice because Jesus wasn’t always nice but He was always kind. Being nice is just…
Episode 123: The Lech Lecha Story
We are about halfway through the story of Abraham in the Bible. His life story in Genesis is traditionally divided into two “Torah Portions”–Lech Lecha…
Episode 122: Was Ishmael a Mistake?
Special episode: Many kids feel (or are made to feel) that they are mistakes for this or that reason. It’s an issue near and dear…
Episode 120: Circumcision–No Slave or Free
God is going to tell Abraham to make a decision that can’t ever be taken back, by obeying a commandment that can’t ever be undone.…
Episode 117: El Shaddai
God appears to Abram for the first time in twenty-four years (I am not counting the vision appearance of the Word of the Lord in…