The Regular Guys Bible Study

Send us Fan Mail Ken and Steve work through Matthew 8:1–17, covering the leper, the centurion's servant, and Peter's mother-in-law. They open with CPAP complaints and runny-nose tangents, which Steve pivots into "the leper." Along the way they debate what Jesus meant by "under authority" and whether demons are viruses. Leper healed. Jesus tells him to follow the Levit...

Send us Fan Mail I'll summarize this episode using your RGBS summary format. Ken and Steve wrap up the Sermon on the Mount with Matthew 7:15–29, covering false prophets, the "Lord, Lord" warning, and the wise and foolish builders. It's a good mix of real talk about knowing the truth well enough to spot a smooth-talking deceiver, plus plenty of sheep-in-cotton and fruiting-bear...

Send us Fan Mail I'll summarize this RGBS episode on Matthew 7:1–14 using your podcast summary format. Ken and Steve tackle the first half of Matthew 7 (verses 1–14), kicking off with a mic mishap and a rough day at NYT Connections. Ken argues the "Judging Others" heading should really read "Don't Be a Hypocrite," and the guys wrestle honestly with unanswered prayer b...

Send us Fan Mail I'll summarize this RGBS episode on Matthew 6:19–34 using your podcast summary format. Ken and Steve tackle Matthew 6:19–34, where Jesus talks treasure, worry, and trusting God, after a detour into 3D printers (Steve's ~80% print success rate vs. Ken's ~20%). The big theme: it's not about having money, it's about where your heart and focus are. Seek God fi...

Send us Fan Mail Ken and Steve dig into Matthew 6:1–18 (giving, praying, and fasting), but not before a pig-noise cold open, a space-mushroom background, and Ken failing to recognize himself as "that bald guy" in reunion photos. The thread tying it all together is that it's less about what you do and more about why you do it. Also, the app is this close to approval (sorry, China). &...

Send us Fan Mail Ken and Steve wrap up Matthew 5 with Jesus' teaching on oaths, retaliation, and loving your enemies, after a warm-up detour into where "beating a dead horse" and "let the cat out of the bag" come from. The big theme is that context matters: a lot of these verses hit differently once you know what they meant back then. It all lands on "be perfect,&quot...

Send us Fan Mail Ken and Steve dive into Matthew 5:21–32, Jesus's teaching on anger, lust, and divorce — and true to form, they get through less than half of it before running out of time. Between debating whether their OCD habits count as a hiring qualification and roasting each other's sinus-cold voices, they dig into what it really means to harbor anger, why reconciliation matters mor...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Ken and Steve dig into Matthew 5:13-20 — salt, light, and Jesus fulfilling the law — with plenty of tangents along the way. They get sidetracked debating the actual chemistry of salt losing its saltiness before landing on the real point: Christians are meant to be distinct and to let their good works point back to God, not to themselves. They wrap up wrestling wit...

Send us Fan Mail This week Ken and Steve dig deep into the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1-12), spending the whole episode breaking down each "blessed are..." statement one at a time. Ken kicks things off with an iOS app update — it's in Apple review and should be live by the time this episode drops. Between the theology, there's plenty of classic RGBS tangents. Announced the RGBS app...

Send us Fan Mail Ken and Steve dig into the temptation of Christ and the calling of the first disciples, wrestling with why God led Jesus into the wilderness to be tested, whether Satan's offer of "all the kingdoms" was even real, and why Peter, Andrew, James, and John dropped everything the moment Jesus said "follow me." As always, the theology comes wrapped in tangents,...

Send us Fan Mail Matthew 3 finds Ken and Steve wading through John the Baptist's fiery wilderness preaching — and getting derailed almost immediately by tech glitches, a meowing cat, and a debate over what a "brood of vipers" actually means. Along the way they dig into some genuinely good cross-references before wrapping up with Jesus's baptism and God's first public decla...

Send us Fan Mail Ken and Steve continue their verse-by-verse walk through Matthew, this week diving into the chapter that gives us the Magi, the star, and Herod's murderous jealousy. Who were the wise men, really? Ken and Steve dig into whether the Magi were Jewish, Gentile astrologers, or something in between — and why Matthew highlighting Gentiles as Jesus's first worshippers matters T...

Send us Fan Mail We start our tenth book by walking straight into Matthew 1 and the “book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ,” even though it’s the part many people want to skip. We talk through why Matthew leads with Abraham and David, why the family tree includes messy stories, and why Joseph’s quiet obedience deserves more credit than he gets.  • starting a new season in the Gospel of Matthew and...

Send us Fan Mail We pick back up in Philippians 4 and talk through how joy, gentleness, prayer, and a disciplined thought life fit together in everyday faith. We also put Philippians 4:13 back in context and ask what real contentment looks like when life changes your money, comfort, and control.  • rejoicing as a choice rooted in the Lord, not circumstances  • gentleness and reasonableness in conf...

Send us Fan Mail We wrestle with what Christian maturity looks like in Philippians 3:15 through 4:3, especially the call to press forward instead of living in the past. We talk honestly about distractions, heavenly citizenship, and why unity in the church matters enough for Paul to plead for it by name.  • pressing toward the goal and defining maturity in Christ  • God making things clear when bel...

Send us Fan Mail We read Philippians 3:1-14 and talk about why Paul warns so sharply against trusting religious credentials. We wrestle with counting our “good” as loss so we can know Christ, keep obeying through hardship, and press on without living in the past.  • Paul’s repeated warnings as a safeguard for faith  • who Paul may mean by “dogs” and “mutilators of the flesh”  • spiritual circumcis...

Send us Fan Mail We wrestle with Philippians 2:12-30 and the uneasy mix of our effort and God’s power, from “fear and trembling” to God working in us to will and to act. We also follow Paul’s examples of Timothy and Epaphroditus and ask how suffering, healing, and honor fit into real Christian life.  • working out salvation with deep reverence rather than self-reliance  • living without grumbling...

Send us Fan Mail We pick back up after a long break and dig into Philippians 2:1-11, asking what real unity and humility should look like when we say we follow Jesus. We talk through comfort in Christ, serving without ego, and why the authority of Jesus should shape how we live with other people.  • linking “therefore” back to suffering for Christ and what that implies for daily life  • unpacking...

Send us Fan Mail We read Philippians 1:12-30 and watch Paul turn prison into a platform for the gospel. We get honest about fear, shame, and what it looks like to make Christ visible when hardship hits work and home.  • building the discipline of reading Scripture even in dry seasons  • Paul’s chains advancing the gospel and strengthening believers’ boldness  • asking whether public hardship point...

Send us Fan Mail We start Philippians with Paul’s greeting and thanksgiving and realize how much theology is packed into a few lines. We compare translations and wrestle with how humility, grace, love, and discernment show up in real Christian life.  • choosing the NIV for clarity and readability  • Paul and Timothy as servants or slaves of Christ  • why overseers and deacons get called out  • par...

Send us Fan Mail We explore Daniel 12 with open questions, a few laughs, and a focus on hope and endurance. Michael arises, books open, numbers perplex, and Daniel is told to rest and rise, pointing us to faithful living over forced timelines. • why Michael arises and whose protector he is • how to read apocalyptic passages with humility • the tension between confusion and promised understanding •...

Send us Fan Mail We read Daniel 11 aloud and wrestle with a dense, detailed prophecy about power, pride, and God’s timing. We share why hard chapters still shape steady faith and how to keep reading when it feels like a blur. • listener update and job reorg • podcast download swings and consistency • why reading hard scripture matters • choosing NIV and reading Daniel 11 aloud • north vs south and...

Send us Fan Mail We walk through Daniel 10 and the first verse of 11, exploring Daniel’s fasting, the mysterious visitor, and the tension between prayer heard and help delayed. We debate context, translations, and what spiritual warfare might look like when mapped to real empires. • Daniel’s season of mourning and partial fast • The vivid description of the heavenly messenger • Strength lost, lips...

Send us Fan Mail Two regular guys read Daniel 9 in the NIV, moving from a heartfelt national confession to Gabriel’s message about the seventy sevens. We weigh major views on the timelines, center on the anointed one, and end with practical ways to pray with humility and hope. • context of exile and Jeremiah’s seventy years • Daniel’s “we” confession and national repentance • humility that appeals...

Send us Fan Mail We read Daniel 8, trace the ram and goat through history, and wrestle with Gabriel’s explanation that still leaves Daniel stunned. We weigh Antiochus, Nero, and future fulfillment, and land on a steady note: God sets the limits on evil and restores his people. • reading Daniel 8 aloud with context • Media-Persia as the ram, Greece as the goat • Alexander’s broken horn and four suc...