Baldhead Bible Podcast

Elisha sends one of the sons of the prophets to find Jehu, a commander in the army of Northern Israel, and to anoint him the new King of Israel. The only problem is that Israel already has a King, and his name is Jehoram. And Jehoram and the King of Judah, Ahaziah, are friends who will work together to help each other maintain their throne. But this command to anoint Jehu King of Israel came from...

What would you like to have put on your tombstone at the end of your life? What would you want God to say about your life, its work, and whether your life was worthy of praise? Would you want God to say you died to no one's regret? Well, God did say that about someone, and this week we will learn more about this man and the sad cautionary tale that his life takes. To follow along read 2 Kings 8 an...

The writer of 2 Kings loves to talk about the wonders of Yahweh, especially as seen through the work and ministry of the Prophet Elijah. We have been hearing about some of his stories that are found in 2 Kings. This week we get to hear two of them: one good and one bad. Both of them show God working in mysterious ways, and both involve our man Elisha. Listen on to find out what happens.

This week we tell one of the saddest and most horrific stories in the Bible. It reveals the depths of depravity that humanity can fall too, while also revealing the miracle-working God that Elisha serves. I want to warn parents and younger listeners that this week's episode contains material that might be too scary and emotional for younger children and some adults. So please read the end of chapt...

Have you ever asked the Lord for help over something that you feel is too trivial a concern for the God of the whole universe? Well, in this week's story, we hear a cry for help that seems pretty mundane: I lost my friend's ax. But how God responds, through His servant Elisha, is an encouraging story to make all our requests known to God. And then we end with one of the best demonstrations of the...

Elisha was the man, the new prophet of Israel. And God has been using him and working miracle after miracle through Elisha's ministry. Alongside him, this whole time, was his servant Gehazi. He was there when they met the Shumannite widow; he was there when God raised her son back to life. But along the way, there have been some troubling signs that Gehazi is not all that he pretends to be. And wi...

Elisha is establishing himself as the prophet who now speaks for Yahweh. With miracle after miracle, Elisha proves that God is working through him, and the writer of 2 Kings wants his readers to see that as well. This week we see Elisha used by God to perform a miracle without even meeting or touching the healed person. It is the story of Naaman, and if you have ever faced suffering and wondered h...

The work of Elisha, and the miracles he performs, continue to amaze and reaffirm that Elisha truly is God's man. He is enjoying time alone on Mount Carmel, worshiping God, and studying. But his peace is interrupted by the arrival of a woman and her desperate plea. What is so terrible that it would make her travel 4 - 5 hours to find Elisha? And how does Elisha help a widow and her children who are...

A three King alliance comes to Elisha for help. They are dying from thirst in the desert as they march towards a battle with the Moabite King Mesha. If they don't get water to their troops, many of their fighting men will perish right there in the desert, and they will certainly lose the battle. They have come to Elisha to find out whether their current calamity is the will of the Lord and if Yahw...

This week I am sharing a sermon I gave yesterday at Bennington Bible church in Bennington, KS. I have just finished a week of camp at East Iowa Bible Camp and a weekend speaking at Bennington Bible Church. So, needless to say, I am exhausted and have run out of time to produce a new episode for this week. What I am sharing this week is a sermon I gave at Bennington Bible on the life of King Asa an...

Elisha just saw his mentor taken up to heaven in a whirlwind with a fiery chariot trailing right behind. Elijah did leave one thing behind: his cloak, his mantle, the sign that Elisha is now the new Prophet of Israel. The spirit of God now rests on Elisha. But how is Elisha going to prove it? Will God work through Elisha as He did with Elijah? Listen to this week's podcast to discover how God demo...

This is it. This is Elijah's final day on earth before he gets to be with Yahweh forever. And this is also the day Elisha takes the mantle of head prophet, and the spirit of God will now rest on him. This is a big day for both of them and a wonderful story to tell. Listen on to find out what happens. To follow along, turn to 2 Kings, chapters 1 and 2.

King Jehoshaphat was Asa's son and became King of Southern Israel after the death of his father. Jehoshaphat was a good King and walked in the ways of the Lord and kept covenant with Yahweh. Here is a part of his story from 1 Kings and 2 Chronicles. Hopefully, it will be a reminder not to be afraid but instead to trust in the Lord.

My wife Peggy and I just got back from speaking and ministering at Stoney Point Camp. As part of our ministry there I gave a devotional every morning during counselor in training (CIT) week. This weeks podcast is a recording from one of those devotionals. Part narrative, part traditional sermon, I hope it gives you a better sense of my heart for camp ministry and also a better understanding of how...

This week is a live recording of chapel from Stoney Point camp. The recording may be a little rough but I hope you catch a sense of the excitement and energy found in an average chapel at camp. There is no beginning jingle or music, instead you are dropped straight into chapel. This week we are going through the life of Asa.

I am at camp for the next two weeks, so I will not put out my regular podcast. Instead, I will be sharing live recordings of what a Baldhead Bible chapel is like. This week I am sharing the last chapel in a series on the life of Jacob that I did at Trout Creek Bible Camp back in 2019. By experiencing a whole chapel from Bible quiz time all the way to the final prayer, I hope that you will get a be...

The final days of King Ahab are an interesting glimpse into how the natural and supernatural worlds intermingle. King Ahab of Northern Israel and King Jehosophat of Judah decide to take back Ramoth-Gilead from Ben-Hadad II, the King of Syria. Before they decide to go into battle, Jehosophat asks for a prophet of Yahweh to seek the Lord. What happens next is God pulling back the veil and showing us...

Have you ever seen a grown man throw a fit and pout and sulk around like a bratty little kid? Well, I have, and it might have been me, and it was not pretty. This week, we hear a story from the life of King Ahab where he did not get what he wanted, so he threw a fit and cried on his bed. But you know who saw it? Do you know who came to Ahab and told him there was a way to work all of this out? Wel...

We take a break from the story of Elijah to follow some events from the life of King Ahab. We are working our way through the book of First Kings, and the writer of First Kings stops the story of Elijah to look at another dumb move from Ahab. It involved a guy named Ben-Hadad the II and one of the Sons of the Prophets getting punched in the face. Listen on to find out more about this unique story...

Elijah just defeated 450 prophets of Baal; he just ran 30 plus miles in the power of the Lord and outran Ahab's chariot. He saw the Lord rain down fire from heaven, he saw the Lord raise a young lad from the dead, and he saw the Lord provide rain, gallons of it as His word. But when he receives a threat from Queen Jezebel, it makes him so afraid he begins to run and run and run in fear. Why? What...

This story recounts Elijah taking on the prophets of Baal. On the outside, that is all it looks like: a struggle between Elijah and 450 prophets of Baal. But in reality, it is a clash of supernatural forces, and it reveals the bigger struggle of Yahweh against the forces of darkness that strive to destroy all that is good and holy. Listen on as we see this grand battle play out at this decisive mo...

Elijah is living with a widow and her son. He is enjoying the family life and the endless pancakes. But then tragedy strikes. In the middle of this tragedy, God works a miracle through Elijah, reminding those who listen that God should always get the glory even in the middle of difficult times.

Elijah is on the run, being hunted by Ahab and Jezebel. Where is he going to hide for three years until this famine ends? Where in Northern Israel can he go not to be found? Well, maybe the Lord knows the best place to send him is not somewhere in Israel but somewhere outside of Israel. Gentile territory. And who better to take care of Elijah than the poorest member of society at that time. Man, w...

Elijah. One of the great heroes of the Bible. We have done a four-part series on Elijah before, but we would like to look at his story afresh. A verse by verse retelling of the whole of Elijah's story. It also is an important part of the story of I Kings and the story of Israel in general. Elijah is a man that God asked to stand up against a culture going in the opposite direction of where Yahweh...

The Kingdom of Israel is divided between Judah in the Southern half and Israel in the North. Judah is a mixed bag of King's: some good and some bad. But Northern Israel has nothing but bad Kings. They all did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. And they did it continuously. Culminating in the worst of the lot so far: King Omri. The Bible says he did more evil than all who went before him. So t...