24 Minute Bible - A Simple Journey to Understand the Bible

Episode #63– The Heavens Declare: Stars in the Bible God has communicated his Gospel message to humanity on many ways— the birth of Jesus being the foremost. He has, however, written a message in the ‘heavenlies’ using STARS. In fact, the Bible is full of ‘stars’ as signs, wonders… and a genuine symbol of His message to mankind. This episode focuses on the stars and constellations referenced in th...

Episode #62: ‘Connecting the Dots’ of Christmas It is hard for most of us to separate the ‘traditions’ of Christmas from the ‘Truths’ of the Biblical Christmas story.  It can be difficult… but it is important for us to ‘connect the dots’ of God’s incredible plan— the culmination of the ages— when God became one of US. In this episode we attempt to the ‘connect the dots’ of Christmas so that w...

Episode #61: The Songs of the Bible From the beginning of Creation to this very moment, music pervades everything that God does. He is the author, conductor and first chair instrumentalist of the symphony of Life. His book the Bible contains numbers of songs. Some inspire… some instruct… some motivate. All are a reminder that God loves music!  In this episode, we examine a few of the most pow...

Episode #60 —False gods in the Bible ‘You shall have no other gods before me’ (Exodus 20:3)! The first Commandment— of the Ten — warns the Hebrew children of the Old Testament not to worship or make images of idols. They didn’t listen! Today’s episode examines some of the idolatrous gods of that infiltrated the culture of God’s people! And, of course, we still have idols today— maybe by different...

Episode #59  — Science and the Bible For a book that is over 2000 years old, the Bible speaks  accurately about science issues that are, even today, topics of great interest. The nature of space and time… the connection of human beings to the ecology of planet earth… even the very DNA that makes us ‘us’!  All are amazingly addressed in the Bible. In this episode, it’s Stephen Hawkin...

Episode #58- The Journeys of the Eleven Disciples We know a great deal about the journeys of the Apostle.  We know something of the experiences of the Apostle John in the years after Jesus returns to Heaven. But we know almost nothing— from the Biblical record anyway— about the journeys of the other remaining disciples of Christ. In this episode we look at the spread of the gospel by the ‘oth...

EPISODE #57– The Geography of Israel Ok… the subject of ‘geography’ isn’t  very exciting, is it? But to understand the Bible it is important to have a grasp of this amazing land we today call Israel. It is, after all, the PROMISED LAND— God’s gift to Abraham almost 4000 years ago. In this episode we look at the reasons ‘why’ this land is strategic and special. We also talk about the ‘future’...

Episode #56: How We Got the New Testament Within 40 years of the death and resurrection of Jesus almost all of the New Testament (with the exception of Revelation) was written, recognized as Scripture and was being used in the New Testament Church.  Firsthand accounts, authored almost exclusively by those who knew him, traveled with him and encountered him. This episode looks at WHY we can tr...

Episode #55– The Return of Jesus (Part 2) What will life on Earth be like when Jesus returns? Chaotic… frightening… apocalyptic? Maybe not. In this episode we look at Jesus’ words concerning his return, found in Matthew 24. ‘As it was in the days of Noah’— so what were condition like then? What parallels might we find to our generation? Could we be living in the days of the most amazing events sin...

Episode #54: The Return of Jesus The return of Jesus is REASONABLE, UNDERSTANDABLE and an absolutely NECESSARY component to understand the schematic of the Bible. In fact, if Jesus does not return a second time , he really did NOT come the first time. All of the New Testament— from Acts to Revelation— hinges on the PROMISE of Jesus to return. In these next two episodes, we will look at some common...

Episode #53 -The Thomas Principle: See and Believe Archaeology has given us thousands of reasons to ‘trust’ the Bible.  Like Thomas, many want ‘visible proof’  before they ‘believe’. Fair enough! So in this episode we explore just a very few of the discoveries and extra-Biblical witnesses that can help us trust the stories we read in God’s Word. The evidence is there. See and Believe!

PODCAST #52– As in Heaven: The True Tabernacle The purpose of the Tabernacle on earth was simply to give us a ‘picture’ of the True Tabernacle— the one in Heaven where Jesus (our High Priest) offered his blood  for the once for all payment for sin! The book of Hebrews completes our understanding of the Old Testament Tabernacle of Moses.  The ‘curtain’ or tabernacle veil has been torn in...

Episode #51: The Tabernacle God, the Architect of the Universe, gave blueprints in the Bible for two specific structures  to be built. One was the Ark of Noah and the other— the Tabernacle of Moses.  In this episode we begin to examine ‘why’ the Lord was so specific in his instructions for this ‘tent’ and ‘holy furniture’.  Was there a deeper meaning than just providing his new Nati...

Episode #50: The Blessing of the ‘Laws’ Some critics mock the Old Testament laws as archaic or punitive. A frivolous God just making up some rules to control the people. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Each area of these laws has a direct and profound blessing for humanity. From the laws of hygiene to laws concerning diet to the sexual and societal laws— each one is there to protect and b...

Episode #49– Understanding the Old Testament Law: Offerings and Feasts A huge focus of the Old Testament books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy (the books of Law) is to give a brand new nation a CULTURE. Israel had been enslaved for centuries— now they are free. But to be a people— especially God’s people— they needed holidays to celebrate and special observances to keep. In this epis...

Episode #48: Understanding the Old Testament Law How many of us have set out (with good intentions) to read through the Bible.  But what often happens…? We cruise through Genesis, celebrate with Moses as the Children of Israel are liberated  from 400 years of slavery, but then we run face first into the Old Testament Law. Soon, we get bogged down in regulations and special observances an...

Episode #47: What Happens When We Die ‘It is appointed unto man, once to die’… (Hebrews 9:27). The one experience that all humanity has in common— is death! The Bible is very clear. But the Bible also confirms the reality of ‘life after death’. So… what will it be like when you die? What does the Bible (as well as much modern research confirming Biblical descriptions) have to tell us about our jou...

Episode #46: A Biblical View of Family (part 2) Our early home life and family experiences serve as an incubator-- growing us into adults.  Family gives us our IDENTITY… our CONFIDENCE.. and our SELF-WORTH. In this episode, we seek to understand about some of the ‘unique’ Old Testament family practices… the Biblical design for Family and some practical advice from the Bible on building or res...

Episode #45: A Biblical View of Family The idea of ‘family’ originated in the heart and mind of God. He began Humanity placing the first two people in… a family. When God sent His greatest gift to the World— His Son— He placed him under the watch care, nurturing  and protection of… a family. In this episode we look at ‘Where’ the concept of family originated, the ‘Purpose’ of family and the ‘...

Episode # 44 - Israel’s Place in the Bible— Then and Now Children of Abraham… Hebrews…Israelites… Jews… Do we understand the meaning of these terms? And do we understand the place this ‘people’ occupies in the Bible and in the world today.  This episode focuses on God’s Chosen people, their struggles…  and their ‘irrevocable covenant’ with Almighty God.

Episode #43: The Bible and End Times Any discussion of ‘end times’ and the return of Jesus stirs emotions. It should. But are we close? In this episode Pastor Mark shares 4 events, using Jesus’ words in Matthew 24, that should cause  Believers and non-believers alike to stand up and ‘take notice’ of events in our world today.  The Biblical goals of God are never thwarted and many are bei...

EPISODE #42: Bible Based Tips on Prayer Prayer is the greatest asset in understanding the Bible. In fact, if you are a Believer, you have the Author of the Bible living WITHIN you. Jesus himself mentioned that the ‘Counselor, the Holy Spirit…will teach us all things (John 14:26). Take Jesus at His Word! When we encounter difficult passages, pray for insight. The best commentator on the Bible is th...

Episode #41– Race and the Bible The whole concept of ‘race’ is a new and often divisive term. And sadly, some have tried to use Scripture to foster division and to justify broken and evil beliefs. In today’s episode, we look at the ‘social construct’ of race and hopefully shed light on God’s true heart and compassion for the race He loves— the human race.

EPISODE #40:  The Power of YOUR Word God created us to speak… because we are made in His image. In Genesis 1 we read ‘And God said…’ And it was so! Whatever God said came to pass— the power to create a WORLD was in His Word. Yours is as well!  We create ‘worlds’ with or ‘word’.   In this episode I share a few tips on the power of our Word. It is the power of ‘life’ or ‘death’....

EPISODE #39: ANGELS, DEMONS and UNSEEN BEINGS There is, of course, much… much more to this Life than what we can see. All around us, according to the Bible, are unseen beings— angels, demons and an entire realm of invisible  powers. How much do they interact with us? Have you ever encountered an angel… or a demon? In this episode, we look at this powerful and exciting subject— Angels, Demons...