Bible Shorts With BibleBob

Falling With A Rooster "Jesus said to them, "You will all fall away [and be ashamed and be afraid to be associated with Me as disciples], because it is written, 'I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered.'will strike the shepherd and the sheep will be scattered. But after I have been raised [from the dead], I will go ahead of you to Galilee." But Peter said to Him, " Even if they...

Dipping Points, Breaking Points, Tipping Points  & Turning Points "So we're not giving up. How could we! Even though on the outside it often looks like things are falling apart on us, on the inside, where God is making new life, not a day goes by without his unfolding grace. These hard times are small potatoes compared to the coming good times, the lavish celebration prepared for us. There's far m...

I woke up about 2 am and walked into my office,recording studio. On thw all is a cross made entirely of nails - approximately 72 of them. I started to think about the pain points of each one of those nails. Jesus only had three nails that held him crucified to the cross. The pain from the different neve endings is a different story. The nerves in the human body are said to number 7 trillion. I'm n...

Sometimes we think we don't measure up to others. Viewing others with envy. We fade into quietness because we think our voice doesn't matter. We're not good enough.   As a young boy attending Catholic church with my family, I often stood beside Dad when it was time to sing the hymns. I remember looking up at Dad and seeing his lips barely move with his eyes glued to the hymnal. You wouldn't hear h...

Sometimes God uses irritations to stop us dead in our tracks to correct something in our character. For Pastor Randy, the story starts with a broken-down vehicle in s pitch black darkness filled with buzzing and biting black flies. Things went from bad to worse. Even in this unenviable situation, Randy was still looking to serve somebody. That's admirable, but it's not the end of the story. Randy...

Can A Rubber Chicken on A fencepost Go the Extra Mile? or perhaps you've heard the more popular version of the old idiom, "A Turtle On A Fence Post Didn't Get There On Its Own!      I tried to find a turtle to put on a fence post, but they were too expensive (or I was too cheap!) What I do have is a flock of rubber chickens. You may have heard the question, "Why did the rubber chicken read the Bib...

Getting Through the Darkness of Hard Times 🕯️✝️🕯️  "For thou wilt light my candle: The LORD my God will enlighten my darkness." Psalm 18:28 This podcast/video was recorded inside a cliff dwelling where Native Americans lived many years ago. It was like a city on a hill with a view over the countryside. The reasons they vacated their homes could be many, but obviously they faced the darkness of har...

Healed After 38 Years! You're Not Down - You're Either Up Or You're Getting Up! Our Bible verse to examine today is John 5:1-16 HCSB. "After this, a Jewish festival took place, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. By the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem there is a pool, called Bethesda in Hebrew, which has five colonnades. Within these lay a large number of the sick — blind, lame, and paralyzed — waiting for th...

The cholla cactus has about 35 species that grow in many parts of the world. They can hurt you, but they are beautiful in full bloom! "We are often troubled, but not crushed; sometimes in doubt, but never in despair; there are many enemies, but we are never without a friend; and though badly hurt at times, we are not destroyed." 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 GNT The "Jumping" Cactus has the ability to seemi...

Can A Woman Be A Pastor? There are about eight major Christian Denominations who do not allow women to serve as Pastors. The first mention of Pastor in the Bible is in Jeremiah: " As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was right before thee." Jeremiah 17:16 KJV We find the word in the pl...

Getting your axe together means using God's wisdom to sharpen your decision-making and problem-solving skills and waiting on His best plan for your success.      Pastor Wade and his wife Natalie are the leaders at Passion Vineyard Church in Cottonwood, AZ. If you're looking for an outreach, community-minded place to serve God and your neighbors - THIS IS THE PLACE FOLKS! Today's episode of God Sto...

AUTHOR'S NOTE: The video version of this podcast features me watering a garden as I sing the song. The singing is not something you'd probably pay to download from Itunes, but the visuals tell a greater story. Either way, I hope you get to spend a few moments imaginging yourself in the garden with Jesus - just after He walks out of an empty tomb. DO YOU HAVE A GARDEN?  "But Mary [who had returned]...

"But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt." Genesis 19:26 The unnamed wife and mother turned, looked, and died. Lot's wife has no name, we know her only by what she became: a pillar of salt. Did the way she died reveal the way she lived? Was she a good woman who just made a fatal mistake of disobedience? "As soon as the angels got them outside, one of them said, "R...

When you look at the life of a successful person and you don't know their history, it's hard to imagine them living a different life. In God Story #3, Lori Matthews gives a candid look at the woman she used to be. Lori was a "Santa Claus" kind of Christian. She was living life the world's way and only prayed for what she wanted - as if God is Santa Claus. Life was good, so she believed she must be...

     In 1861, Victor Hugo wrote a work of historical fiction called, "Les Miserables." Our focus today is on redemption of the thief. A man caught stealing bread for his family ends up serving 19 years in prison. When he's finally released, he's forced to wear a yellow tag that says, "THIEF." Nobody will give him a job and he struggles to eat.      A Bishop invites the wretched man experiencing ex...

It's not easy being a young person with a Christian faith in a public school. Sometimes you have to take a stand and defend your faith. In God Stories With Biblebob Episode 2, Jeb Blanchard gives a great description of respectful debate with students who have opposing viewpoints. Jeb was mocked for wearing a "Charlie Kirk Wristband." Students made fun of Jeb and mocked Charlie. If you're unaware o...

When Uzzah was struck down and killed by God, David was understandably angry. In one of the more puzzling Bible episodes, we discover it's not wise to assume we know how to do things God's way without asking Him. "When they came to Nacon's threshing floor, Uzzah reached out to the ark of God and took hold of it because the oxen had stumbled. Then the Lord's anger burned against Uzzah, and God stru...

What if You Only Had Forty-Seven Days Left? "Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him. And he will eat with me." Revelation 3:20 ICB  "For everyone who asks receives, and the one who searches finds, and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened." Matthew 7:8 HCSB  "I am the Door; anyone who enters through Me will be...

Along with Mary: the other ladies listed in the lineage of Christ were Tamar, Rahab, Ruth and Bathsheba. Tamar whose name in Hebrew means, "palm tree," was a destitute widow who, out of extreme desperation, became a fake prostitute. Her first husband was wicked and God took him out. The man's brother, married her, but was wicked and God took him out. The father-in-law Judah then promised (deceitfu...

Conquering Corner Cutting   " Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully. [Ps. 55:22.] " 1 Peter 5:7 AMPC   The definition of "Cutting Corners" according to the Cambridge Dictionary is: to save money or time when doing something by not including some parts , ac...

In Hebrews 1:7 we read, "And of the angels He says: "Who makes His angels spirits And His ministers a flame of fire." In some translations "the angels are like the winds and servants like flames of fire."       Imagine yourself as being on fire for God with a flame that never goes out! The setting for this podcast/video is at the Eternal Flame in Chestnut Ridge Park located just outside of Buffalo...

                    How To Find Real Joy This is the first episode in the launch of our new series, "God Stories With Biblebob."       These are testimonies about what God has done in someone's life. They could be about a miracle, a powerful life-change or simply a cool story about God doing something in everyday life for common folks like you and me.      Today's featured testimony is called, "Ho...

January 8, 2026 What Are Your Limitations? "So I wouldn't get a big head, I was given the gift of a handicap to keep me in constant touch with my limitations. Satan's angel did his best to get me down;  what he in fact did was push me to my knees. No danger then of walking around high and mighty! At first I didn't think of it as a gift, and begged God to remove it. Three times I did that, and then...

HE SEVEN POVERTY'S OF CHRISTMAS ~ Day 18 The Angels Return To Heaven Christmas was now over and the angels had finished their assignments. It was time to pack their wings and catch a flight back to heaven. Most of them were glad to go back to the Place of No Pain, No Tears & No Sorrows. A few of the angels though, had other ideas. There was a message from Wisdom that seemed to affect them more tha...

THE SEVEN POVERTY'S OF CHRISTMAS ~ Day 17  Doing Life In A Manger Place Twas the day before Christmas and all through the earth, the angels were happy about the pending New Birth! Their week in the world below heaven was almost over. Gladness was mixed with sadness as they knew joy was always one step away from sorrow. In the blink of an eye, life could be turned upside down. Although the Christma...