Elisha’s Riddle Pod-cast

Wine in the House of Prayer. Nick and Dylan talk about prayer that’s easier, sweeter, and built on God’s joy instead of heavy rituals and striving. They talk about resting in the fact that we already please the Father, Augustine’s take on evil as a negation instead of a power, and the serpent’s head crushed at the cross. Along the way there’s communion wine from Shiloh, a Jubilee celebration, and...

Judgment Starts in the House of the Lord. Nick and Dylan talk about what God’s judgment is really for: ripping away false security so we can rest in the Father’s love, not as punishment but as healing. They look at the exposures that have hit major ministries in recent years and what it says about the foundation they were built on, why our worth has never been tied to our gifts, and a few fun tang...

Revelation from Mr. Rock. Nick and Dylan look at what it means that we died with Christ, starting with why Jesus set the bar so high in the Sermon on the Mount. They talk about 1 Peter, where “suffered in the flesh” means died, a line from Methodist theologian Adam Clarke about not crowning death as our savior, and building faith on Scripture instead of experience. Then they land on the rock the c...

Concubines, Sex Trafficking, and the Gospel. Nick and Dylan take on one of the hardest questions skeptics ask about the Bible: what do we do with concubines, captive women, and the mess of the Old Testament? They look at how God stepped into an ancient world that gave women no rights, what the law actually required in the case of captive women, and why the Torah gave regulations, not endorsements....

The Ongoing Reformation. Nick and Dylan look at the church as a tree that’s been growing for 2,000 years, starting with a Tolkien quote about preferring the full oak to the seed. They talk about one vine with many branches, Nick’s story of growing up Protestant with a Catholic grandpa who just wanted everyone to get along, all the good the church has done in hidden places, and why the truth of wha...

Happy Feet to the Sons of Ishmael. Nick and Dylan talk about how God sees the Muslim world, not as an enemy to fear but as sons and daughters he wants to come home to. They dig into fatherlessness as a root behind so much crime and even terrorism, trace where the word "Jew" actually comes from, and ask AI a few pointed questions along the way, including whether the Quran teaches God as Father and...

Laughter Over Terror: 9/11 and the Future of the Church. Nick and Dylan mark 25 years since 9/11 with a message about joy outlasting fear. They pull from Monsters Inc. and Harry Potter to talk about laughter as a weapon against fear, look at how the disciples in Acts kept getting filled with joy even after persecution, and trace the surprising growth of the church in Iran in the decades since that...

Hard Sayings of Scripture: Romans 7. Nick and Dylan use the Wile E. Coyote cartoons to unpack one of Paul's hardest chapters, the guy who knows exactly what he wants to do and keeps doing the opposite anyway. They talk about the law as an X-ray that exposes the problem without fixing it, and ask the same question Paul asks: who's going to rescue him from this? It lands in Romans 6, free from sin,...

Hard Sayings of Scripture: Claiming to be Without Sin? Nick and Dylan tackle the tension in 1 John between "if you're living in Jesus, you won't keep on sinning" and the reality that Christians still sin. They talk through the cross as an exchange, not a payment to satisfy an angry Father, how confession fits into a finished-work identity, and why they'd argue it's actually the law that gives sin...

Hard Sayings of Scripture: "Pick Up Your Cross." Nick and Dylan take on one of Jesus' hardest lines and push back on the way it's often preached, that it's mainly about not being selfish. They walk through what taking up a cross actually meant in the first century, how Romans 6 ties into dying and rising with Christ, and why your soul being worth the blood of the Son of God changes the whole frame...

How to Walk the Christian Life, Really? Nick and Dylan dig into what it actually looks like to live this out day to day: how you can't love God or love people until you first receive his love, what "be joyful always" really means when you read it in context, and how Abraham was commended for believing when everything visible said otherwise. Nick also shares a personal picture of Jesus feeding him...

The Song of the Universe. Nick and Dylan pick up the cruciform thread this week, the idea that death and resurrection show up everywhere, in seeds breaking apart to grow, in stars going supernova, even in the universe itself. They talk about finding the "key of the cross" that puts your whole life back in tune, and how Psalm 19 says the heavens themselves are singing out God's glory. There's even...

The Cross is the Center of the Universe. Nick and Dylan unpack the cross from a few different angles this week: it as the kiss of God, the moment he sealed his love for us in his own blood, and it as Jesus' coronation, the "lifting up" language in John's Gospel pointing to a king being crowned. They also dig into the crown of thorns as an unexpected coronation and what it actually means to receive...

How to Read the Bible, Really? Nick and Dylan read some familiar passages with fresh eyes, from Elisha leading a blinded enemy army to a feast instead of a slaughter, to Proverbs 8 where the Father and Son laugh and play as they create the universe, to the letters in Revelation where even repentance flows from tender love. It's an episode about learning to see the heart of God behind the text inst...

What is the Grace of God, Really? Nick and Dylan spend this episode on the kindness of God and why grace still offends people. They walk through Peter's story, how Jesus kept meeting him after every stumble, and what it means to actually grow in grace the way 2 Peter describes. "The Happy Trinity", available here: https://www.amazon.com/Happy-Trinity-Dylan-Demarsico/dp/0999180622/ref=sr_1_1?dchild...

Nick and Dylan talk about Jalen Brunson's sacrifice of over $113 million to help build an all-star team and win the championship. Where does he find this motivation? A fully realized identity? This fourth episode of Season 2 explores how Jalen Brunson's story is a picture of the finished work of Jesus. The Elisha's Riddle Podcast is a prophetic conversation unraveling the Riddle of Christ in all t...

The Mark of the Lamb. In Season 2's third episode, Nick and Dylan head into Revelation 13 and 14, where the mark of the beast gets all the attention, but right alongside it stands the Lamb on Mount Zion, marking his people with his name. They unpack what it means to carry the mark of the Lamb, and what that says about the kingdom God is building on earth. The Elisha's Riddle Podcast is a prophetic...

Season 2 begins with one of the most feared passages in all of Scripture. Nick and Dylan pull back the curtain on the Mark of the Beast, dismantling fear-mongering and tracing the riddle back to where it always leads, to Christ and the rest He offers. ------------------------------------------------- The Elisha’s Riddle Podcast is a prophetic conversation unraveling the Riddle of Christ in all thi...

This episode marks a full year of the Elisha’s Riddle Podcast. Nick shares an exciting look at what’s ahead while also bringing encouragement about listening for the still, small voice in this season. For the message Nick mentioned see: Still Small Voice: A Prophetic Call - https://youtu.be/EVV94mV2yjQ ___ Support Elisha's Riddle and join our online community by subscribing to our monthly digital...

In this episode Nick discusses his recent trip to the Middle East and the great need for the revelation of grace and identity. Dylan and Nick review some of the incredible things God has done this year and give some teasers for what’s ahead with Elisha’s Riddle.  ___ Support Elisha's Riddle and join our online community by subscribing to our monthly digital magazine at https:// www.elishasriddle.c...

The peace of Christ leads us into opportunities to be salt and grace to a world that needs it. People are all around us and we can help them discover Christ in them!  ___ Support Elisha's Riddle and join our online community by subscribing to our monthly digital magazine at https:// www.elishasriddle.com/subscribe

Nick and Dylan enjoy the harmony of God together in Colossians 3, take communion, and talk about letting the peace of Christ rule our lives and families. ___ Support Elisha's Riddle and join our online community by subscribing to our monthly digital magazine at https:// www.elishasriddle.com/subscribe

A joy-filled communion encounter in Colossians 3! Bring your elements and partake of the body and blood of Jesus as he awakens you to your true self!  ___ Support Elisha's Riddle and join our online community by subscribing to our monthly digital magazine at https:// www.elishasriddle.com/subscribe

In this episode, Nick sits down with one of the greatest couples on the planet. Bill Vanderbush joins us again with his wonderful wife Traci and they release a stream of revelation on an interesting assortment of topics, including marriage and the theology of the end times.  ___ Support Elisha's Riddle and join our online community by subscribing to our monthly digital magazine at https:// www.eli...

Nick and Dylan take some time “on the couch” this week, meditating further on the mysteries of Colossians and inviting others into a place of intimate connection with Jesus.  ___ Support Elisha's Riddle and join our online community by subscribing to our monthly digital magazine at https:// www.elishasriddle.com/subscribe