Live Like It's True {Bible Podcast}

What fears do you struggle with? What anxieties hold you back? Do you worry about the things you can't control?  Kristen Wetherell joins me to talk about Jesus's responses to our fears in Luke 12. If you only live once, there's a lot to protect and so much to fear. But if you live twice? If you know that you'll live forever? Well, then. What is there left to fear?   Guest : Kri...

Do you see the people around you like Jesus does? Or is a certain type of person you might look at with disdain? Who do you see as appalling, or as an annoyance? Is it possible that she looks like a sinner to you, but Jesus calls her forgiven?  Erica Wiggenhorn is with me to discuss the story of Simon and the sinful woman in Luke 7. The woman is letting down her hair, and making a scandalous scene...

Has Jesus asked you to give more than you have, today? Maybe you're stressed out, overwhelmed or burned out, and you just don’t have enough to do what Jesus has assigned to you today. I f that’s you, I’m glad you’re joining us for this episode, because we’re going to talk about a situation where Jesus’s disciples were feeling exactly like that. Jenn Hand is joining me to talk about Mark 6, an...

Do you feel pretty inadequate, as a Gospel-Spreader? In this retelling episode, we're looking back to the story from John 4, where Jesus interrupts his trip to Galilee to have a conversation with the least likely Gospel-Spreader: A Samaritan woman who had been repeatedly divorced and was now living with another man.  John is the only Gospel writer to include this story. Why? He wants us to se...

What are you constantly thirsty for? What’s the habit or person or behavior you’ve returned to repeatedly—always dipping your bucket and yet coming up dry? And what difference should it make that Jesus has offered you his living water? On Season One of Live Like It’s True, we’re discussing the True Stories of Jesus . Mary DeMuth joins me to discuss the story from John 4 of Jesus meeting the Woman...

In the story from Mark 2 (or Luke 5) of the friends bringing the paralyzed man to Jesus, the storyteller uses a surprise to highlight something important in the story.    My retelling episodes focus in on certain story elements, either of the story we discussed in a previous episode, or the overarching story that the Bible tells.    This episode is a follow up to my conversation with Kelly Needham...

The man in our story thought paralysis was his biggest problem, but Jesus took care of an even bigger one. And his friends got to dig up a roof and make a way for it to happen.   Guest : Kelly Needham Bible Passage : Mark 2:1-12 CSB Freebie :  Live Like It's True Workbook   Resources: Friendish by Kelly Needham Comparison Girl by Shannon Popkin Music : Cade Popkin Music Complete Shownotes : a...

What story are you telling with your life? We’re all telling a story, but we’re all not telling the true story.  Welcome to Live Like It’s True—the podcast devoted to helping you know the story, share the story, and live the story.  The story that I’m referring to, of course, is the true story the Bible tells.  In this trailer episode, I’ll be sharing what you can expect from each episode, the gue...