A Breath of Fresh Air

This week we are discussing 1 Samuel chapters 3 & 4. We see, even though Samuel was a child, God already was beginning to use him and his prophetic ministry was starting. Then we also discuss the moral state of the Israelites and examine their continuing spiral. As always be blessed and enjoy. Please follow, like, and share our podcast with a friend or family member!

Last week we learned of the high priest in Shiloh, Eli. While Eli was the main spiritual leader in Isreal, he had a hard time leading his own household. He let a lot of things go that he shouldn’t. As we learned in the past, every action, or in this case, inaction has serious ramifications. This week we are discussing 1 Samuel chapter 2. As always be blessed and enjoy. Please follow, like, and sha...

This week we are going to start our exploration of the book of Samuel, with Samuel Chapter 1. We will be introduced to a family whose dynamic mimics others that we have studied at other points in the bible. However, we again see how faith and crying out earnestly to God can change any situation. As always be blessed and enjoy. Please follow, like, and share our podcast with a friend or family memb...

Naomi and Ruth met Boaz, who happens to be one of the very few people who was actually capable of redeeming them. This week we are focusing on Ruth chapters 3 & 4. We are closing out the book or Ruth, discussing and exploring the relevance of this book in the Bible. As always be blessed and enjoy. Please follow, like, and share our podcast with a friend or family member!

Even though we may be done with Judges, this week we are focusing on a story that happened in the time of the Judges. The book of Ruth is a short but lovely one. A story of Loyalty, faith, and love. This week’s episode is focusing on Ruth chapters 1 & 2. Let us know your thoughts and as always be blessed and enjoy! Please follow, like, and share our podcast with a friend or family member!

Isreal has fallen so far they are almost indistinguishable from the Canaanites. We are kicking off this New Year with a wrap-up of the book of Judges.  Welcome to 2022! Thank you all for tuning in! As always be blessed and enjoy. Please follow, like, and share our podcast with a friend or family member!

Welcome to the last episode of 2021. This week our episode is based on Judges chapters 19-20. The Israelites are spiraling out of control and we see their actions replicating another very popular story in the bible. Just how bad things have things gotten, we will let you judge for yourselves! As always be blessed and enjoy! Please follow, like, and share our podcast with a friend or family member!

It's that time of year again, In this special episode of a Breath of Fresh Air, we will be delving into the story of Christ's birth. We will also be exploring the history of Christmas as a holiday and questioning some of the typical Christmas traditions.  As always be blessed and enjoy. Please follow, like, and share our podcast with a friend or family member!

So far we have been focusing on the individual judges and victories and downfalls. Now we are zooming out a bit and are going to start examining the state of Israel as a whole. We are going to see exactly how far from God the nation of Israel is now compared to when the generation of Joshua conquered the land of Canaan. This week we are discussing Judges 17 & 18. As always be blessed and enjoy...

Samson the Israelite Judge, the man God blessed with supernatural strength to be the defender and liberator of the Israelites. However, although God blessed him with such an amazing gift, we see how Samson became arrogant and started to rely on himself and his own strength and not on God. This week we are discussing Judges 16 and the final acts of Samson. This week we also brought back a special g...

Last week we saw the events of Samson’s first marriage and his wedding feast. We also explored how his Nazarite vows were being violated. This week we are continuing the story of Samson in Judges 15.  As always be blessed and enjoy. Please follow, like, and share our podcast with a friend or family member!

Samson, the Nazarite, was dedicated to God from Birth. Samson is most popular for his affair with Delilah. However this week we are focusing on his first wife. This episode is based on Judges 14 and we continue discussing the account of Samson. Be Blessed and enjoy! Please follow, like, and share our podcast with a friend or family member!

This week we begin the story of arguably one of the most famous judges in the bible. As many of you may know from Episode 51, this was our first ever topic tackled as a podcast, however, now we are discussing the account in more depth. This week’s episode is based on Judges 13, and we begin the account of Samson! As always, be blessed and enjoy! Please follow, like, and share our podcast with a fr...

Have you ever tried to win favor with God, but in the wrong way. For example, “ Oh God, if you just give me this job, I will do……..” Well, this week our main story focuses on Jephthah and he did something similar that was completely unnecessary. Stay tuned to see how it all plays out. We are covering Judges chapters 10 -12. Be Blessed and enjoy! Please follow, like, and share our podcast with a fr...

So far in Judges, we have seen how the sins of Israel, led them to be oppressed by other nations and foreign rulers. This week, however, we are going to see a slight change. Abimelech, one of Gideon's sons, decided to rise up and seize power for himself. This choice came with serious ramifications, as we are going to see. This week’s episode is based on Judges 9. As Always be blessed and enjoy! Pl...

In the previous episode, we were introduced to Gideon, a man who was the least in his family. However, God found him in a pit and called him a mighty warrior, and told him he was the one that was going to save Israel. Now, this week we are going to explore and discuss Judges Chapters 7 & 8 and learn more about the account of Gideon. As always, be blessed and enjoy! Please follow, like, and sha...

Has God ever called you for a task that you felt you were incapable of performing? Have you ever asked God for a sign, He send you the sign that you asked for, but that still was not enough to convince you? This week we are focusing on Judges chapter 6, more specifically we are discussing Gideon. Gideon, just like us many times found himself not trusting the sign and messages he received from God....

Throughout the book of Judges, we have seen the up and down cycle that the Israelites have been on. We are now going to discuss Judges 4 & 5. In these chapters we see Deborah, who was not only a strong woman, she was entrusted to be a judge over the Israelites and a prophet for them as well. Be blessed and enjoy! Please follow, like, and share our podcast with a friend or family member!

Othniel, Ehud and Shamgar? What do these names have in common? Not only are they all biblical characters, but they are the names of the first three Judges that we have a record for. In this episode we focus on Judges 3 and delve deeper into the cycle the Israelites found themselves in. As always, be blessed and enjoy! Please follow, like, and share our podcast with a friend or family member!

This week we start the book of Judges. We see the cyclical nature that the Israelites fell into after Joshua died because the generation did not pass on the knowledge of God or described his works and wonders to the younger generation.  In this episode, we mainly focus on Judges chapters 1 and 2. However, we touched on other topics that came up in the discussion. As always, be blessed and enj...

For the last several weeks we have been discussing the Israelites journey as they went and conquered the promised land of Canaan. This week we cover twelve chapters in the book of Joshua and close out the chapter. We see the final efforts of the Israelites attempt to drive out the Caanaites or to leave them in place. We also discuss the Israelite leader Joshua’s final words to his people. As alway...

The Israelites, with God’s help, had now conquered the Caaniaite cites of Jericho and Ai. However, the rest of Caanan was left to be subdued. In this episode, we delve into the conquest of the Northern and Southern Kingdoms of the Land of Caanan. As always, be blessed and enjoy! Please follow, like, and share our podcast with a friend or family member!

After Achan’s sin was dealt with, the nation of Israel was ready for round two with the city of Ai. This time God was on their side and devised a master plan that set an ambush for the warriors of AI. In this episode, we discuss the events of Joshua 8 and 9. As always, be blessed and enjoy! Please follow, like, and share our podcast with a friend or family member!

The Israelites, riding the thrill of their first victory at Jericho were eager to keep that momentum going. However, one man’s secret sin derailed their plans. This week's episode is based on the events recorded in Joshua 7. We also talk about coveting and how it is often overlooked in the list of the 10 commandments. We talk about the severity of this sin and how it can be a major stumbling block...

This was the very first episode of A Breath of Fresh Air ever recorded. Next week we will return to our journey in the book of Joshua, but this week the time seemed fitting to release it. The story of Samson is one triumph, indulgence, but most of all redemption. This Iconic story is found in the book of Judges chapters 13 - 16. Samson was born to Manoah and His wife who lived in a Zorah. An angel...