Episode 159: Abraham’s Terrible Test!
This week, we are beginning the last chapter of Torah Portion Vayers, where God says something shocking to Abraham in order to test him. If…
Tag: god
Episode 156: Being Like Jesus—Love Part 1
Oh my gosh, we start Genesis 22 in two weeks and can you believe it? The Bible hasn’t mentioned love even once! Is that a…
Episode 155: Abraham’s Stolen Well and a New Covenant
Wow, here we are at the end of Genesis chapter twenty-one at last! Before taking a break for the Fall Festivals, we’re going to look…
Episode 154: “Do whatever Sarah says.”
Oh man, I hate this portion of the Bible. It’s so messy and sad and frustrating. Abraham is upset about Sarah wanting Ishmael gone forever—I…
Episode 151: She’s Having a Baby! And She’s Ninety!
We’ve been waiting for ten chapters, since Sarah was introduced at the end of chapter 11, and finally Isaac is here. But why is the…
Episode 150: Being Like Jesus—Patience
Few things are less understood and acknowledged than God’s incredible patience, and there’s no better time to discuss the patience of God than when we…
Episode 148: What happens when we read the Bible?
I have been wanting to do this lesson for a long time and I wish someone had shared all of this with me—or even any…
Episode 140: Angels to the Rescue/What is Forgiveness?
Lot is super irritating and what he does this week proves that just being unhappy with how people are acting isn’t enough to make a…
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…