The Bible Journey Daily Podcast

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, we will be looking at one of the most emotionally complex chapters in the entire story of David — a chapter filled with manipulation, political manoeuvring, and a father‑son relationship that never quite heals. This is a chapter about reconciliation — but not the kind we hope for. Not the kind that heals. Not the kind that restores. This is a chapter about...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, we step into one of the most painful and sobering chapters in all of Scripture — a chapter that shows us not only the depths of human sin, but the tragedy of wasted potential. If you’ve been following our journey through the life of David, you know that chapter 12 ended with forgiveness, restoration, and hope. God confronted David, David confessed, and God exte...

Send us Fan Mail Subscribe to my new free weekly newsletter on Substack. https://substack.com/@jeremymccandless If a believer commits a colossal sin… is there any hope for that person? Our instinct is to answer quickly: “Of course there’s hope!” But if we’re honest — and if we’re biblical — the answer is a little more nuanced. Sometimes the answer is yes. Sometimes the answer is yes, but not right...

Send us Fan Mail Life can be a battle sometimes. Not always the big, dramatic battles. Most of the time, the battles we fight are far quieter… and far closer to home. Because we also have a battle going on within ourselves — the tug‑of‑war between what we do and what we know is right. The truth is, the greatest battles of life are often the ones no one sees. And the question is: How do you win the...

Send us Fan Mail Subscribe to my New Podcast, 'The Renewed Mind', wherever you get you podcast from or via; https://therenewedmindpodcast.buzzsprout.com Episode Notes:  Today, we turn a page. Because sometimes kindness is received with gratitude… and sometimes it is misunderstood. Sometimes kindness opens doors… but believe it or not, sometimes it can start a war. And that’s exactly what...

Send us Fan Mail  Today we’re stepping into one of the more tender chapters in the Old Testament — a chapter that shows us what grace and kindness can look like when it’s lived out in real life. A passage that reveals this same pattern for the Christian life of kindness as required under the New Covenant, but displayed here in the life of David in the Old Testament. Kindness as demonstrated today...

Send us Fan Mail Today we’re stepping into a chapter that, at first glance, looks like a bit of a military report — a list of battles, victories, and conquered territories. But if you slow down, if you listen carefully, if you ask the right questions… this chapter becomes a window into something far deeper. This chapter is about success but not the kind of success you find in a business book or on...

Send us Fan Mail If you want to understand Scripture, there are certain passages you simply must know. Foundational passages. Pillars. Anchors. If you were building a list of essential Old Testament texts, I’d suggest you’d probably start with: Genesis 1 — God created everything. Genesis 3 — humanity fell. Genesis 12 — God made a covenant with Abraham. Exodus 14 — the Exodus, the defining moment f...

Send us Fan Mail Listen to my new 'Classic Literature Podcast' by subscribing wherever you get your podcasts from. Or visit the podcast website: https://theclassicliteraturepodcast.buzzsprout.com Today's Episode Notes: Sometimes you can obey the Lord — sincerely, wholeheartedly — and still face difficulty despite that obedience.  Sometimes doing the right thing can even bring unexpe...

Send us Fan Mail Sometimes when we see God blessing someone, we can get the wrong idea. We start to think they must be flawless. Untouchable. Spiritually elite. Almost superhuman. Doctrinally, we know better. We know everyone has sinned. We know every believer has weaknesses. But practically? Emotionally? We sometimes forget that. And if there’s any place in Scripture that reminds us how blessing...

Send us Fan Mail Today we’re stepping back into 2 Samuel chapter 4 — a short chapter, but one packed with tension, and difficult moral choices, and a reminder of what it means to do the right thing when everyone around you seems to be doing the opposite. Human beings have the God‑given ability to distinguish between right and wrong.  Even people who don’t believe in the bible , still have “the wor...

Send us Fan Mail One of the most successful television programs in the UK in the 1960’s when I was growing up, was called Jack-a-Nory, which was originally broadcast between 1965 and 1996. All the top actors of the day were delighted to be asked to come on it and simply sit in a chair and read a story. It began with a simple short phrase.  “Are you sitting comfortably. Let me tell you a story.”  A...

Send us Fan Mail War and peace have been with us since Cain and Abel.  Conflicts can show up in families. They show up between siblings. They show up in neighbourhoods, workplaces, churches, and nations, and they also show up in the human heart.   Conflicts and agreements — can weave their way through every generation, every community, every life. And that raises a question we all have to wrestle...

Send us Fan Mail You know, life has a way of surprising us with moments that we never quite feel prepared for. David receives news of two deaths on the same day: the death of Saul, the man who was his enemy and had hunted him for years, and the death of Jonathan, the friend who had stood by him through everything. And what’s fascinating is the way David responds. His reaction teaches us something...

Send us Fan Mail Please be aware there may be some confusion and stake with my podcast category placement of episodes over the next few weeks as I attempt to migrate my future posts within the new five podcast framework I am rolling out beginning January 4th 2026. Welcome, friends, to a brand‑new season of The Bible Project Daily Podcast . This new season will go live worldwide on the 4th of Janua...

Send us Fan Mail My New Podcast launches today. " The Classic Literature Podcast". Subscribe and follow it wherever you get your podcast from. Podcast Website: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2568906 The First Ever Episode of The Classic Literature Podcast. “In the beginning was the Word…” — John 1:1 Welcome to The Classic Literature Podcast. I’m your host, Jeremy McCandless, and I’m so glad...

Send us Fan Mail My latest podcast went live last night. This big step forward for me finds me podcasting within the area of Mental Health. The plan is for it to be a bi-weekly podcast and will be available on all the main Podcast platforms and found within the genres and categories of Mental Health, Self Improvement, Psychology, as well as Christian Spirituality. Pray that it reaches those in nee...

Send us Fan Mail Originally posted in July 2025 and previously only available on Patreon.  Exploring Simone Weil’s radical vision of attention, affliction, and God’s love—and how the gospel both fulfills and challenges her deepest insights.” Leadership Lessons From The Great Books Understanding great literature is better than trying to read and understand (yet)... Listen on: Apple Podcasts  ...

Send us Fan Mail My Karl Barth Presentation and Debate Notes, (1st July 2025) 1. Historical Context & Reaction to Liberal Theology 2. Early Life and Theological Development 3. His Epistle to the Romans Commentary. 4. Theological Method & Key Themes. 5. Church Dogmatics. 6. Political Resistance & the Barmen Declaration. 7. Relationship with Charlotte von Kirschbaum. 8. Later Years &...

Send us Fan Mail This is my chat through an essay I published on Patreon in May 2025 based upon an article I wrote a which had previously been published on Substack.  In the original essay, I reflect on the growing confusion of our times—where language is manipulated, institutions are distrusted, and meaning is obscured. But instead of retreating into cynicism or chaos, I position the Christian re...

Send us Fan Mail Bonus episode during my Christmas break. Returning in the new Year with II Samuel. Original offered as a Patreon Only Video on 11th May 2025. The video from which this audio is taken is now available free to view on Patreon. Leadership Lessons From The Great Books Understanding great literature is better than trying to read and understand (yet)... Listen on: Apple Podcasts  ...

Send us Fan Mail Few stories have entered the cultural bloodstream like A Christmas Carol. First published in December 1843, it was an instant success—selling out its first edition within days and never going out of print since. At its heart, A Christmas Carol is a gospel narrative. Ebenezer Scrooge begins as a man enslaved by greed, isolated by pride, and blind to the grace of others. He is like...

Send us Fan Mail The subject of today’s episode is one we usually avoid in polite conversation, and honestly, I have never heard it addressed from the pulpit. We’re talking about the decision to take one's own life, suicide.  I know that just saying the word can cause a tightening in the chest. But we have to talk about it, because 1 Samuel 31 very clearly ends with King Saul taking his own l...

Send us Fan Mail One of the most infamous characters in all of literature is, without a doubt, Ebenezer Scrooge. From A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. In it he paints a picture of a man who is the very definition of mean-spirited.   But the beauty of that story is the ending. It concludes with a radical transformation. The skinflint becomes a gentle, kind soul. But here is the question that p...

Send us Fan Mail Scripture repeatedly assures us that God protects those who trust Him. That truth is woven all through the Bible. But here’s a question that may surprise you. Does God ever protect people when they are not really trusting in Him very?  The answer, remarkably, is yes .  There is an episode in the life of David where God protects him in precisely that way—quietly, unexpectedly, and...