Keep It Simple: Christian

In this episode, we explore one of Scripture’s most overlookedturning points, the moment John the Baptist stepped into the Jordan River and delivered a prophetic shock to Israel. Matthew 3 shows us a baptism unlike anything the Jews had ever seen; not ritual purity, not tradition, but a callto repentance that prepared the nation for the arrival of the Lamb of God. We break down why John’s baptism...

God tells Joshua, “See, I have delivered Jericho into your hands,” yet the battle plan that follows makes no sense from a human perspective. In this episode, we explore why God sometimes gives victory in advance but asks us to obey instructions that challenge our logic, stretch our faith, and expose whether we trust His voice more than our own understanding. Jericho teaches us that God’s strategy...

Joshua stands on the edge of Jericho ready for battle, until he meets a mysterious Warrior with a drawn sword. In this episode, we explore Joshua’s encounter with the Commander of the LORD’s Army and why God doesn’t come to take sides but to take over. Before the walls fall, God confronts his leader, calls him to surrender, and reminds him that every battle begins on holy ground. This moment refra...

Most of us assume that because we’re Christians, God is automatically on our side, our family, our politics, our preferences. But in Joshua 5, the Commander of the LORD’s Army, Christ Himself, shatters that assumption with one word: “Neither.” In this episode, Glenn Pennington explores why God refuses to take human sides, how His holiness shapes every decision, and what it means to align with His...

What if the question we keep asking God…is the wrong question? In this first episode of the Joshua series, Glenn walks through Joshua 5:13–15 and the moment Joshua encounters the Commander of the LORD’s Army. Joshua asks, “Are you for us or for our enemies?” The answer he receives changes everything. This episode explores: • Why God answers “Neither”• Why God doesn’t automatically take our side• H...