Bible Shorts With BibleBob

     Taking things and people for granted isn't something we usually do on purpose. It  happens gradually - like snow melting under a slowly rising son. Speaking of purpose,  sometimes we take for granted the gifts and life purpose established for us by God.  There's an old saying, "if you don't use it you'll lose it."       Gratitude is a great way avoid taking things for granted.  Everyday is a...

  I believe a coincidence is an incidence of divine providence that requires obedience.       What I mean is I don't believe the random meetings between people occur for no meaning.       Chance meetings have meanings; sometimes they're just God's way of giving us a heart-smile, but at other times they're life-changing interactions with eternal impact.       The story you're about to hear is true....

A man once asked, "What does it mean to be born again?" He was confused and added, "How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter his mother's womb a second time and be born, can he?" The man was looking at the question through physical understanding when the solution is spiritual in nature. Being born again according to Jesus means that "one is born of water and the Spirit." Water is symb...

Wide and Narrow can be a painful way to describe how a baby enters the world. Previously we looked at the words of Jesus in Matthew 7:13 "Enter through the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and spacious and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who are entering through it."  The simple and accurate way of looking at this verse is, the Way of Christ is compared with the wid...

Dreams always have some kind of meaning. I believe that if we ask, God will give us what we need to know - although it may take some time. Dreams can have several parts that make up the whole. Understanding each in its own way provides greater insight. This isn't a political dream even though it's about a sitting President. I've come a long way in my political views. This dream carries a spiritual...

Statues represent people were famous for their accomplishments. Gardens represent the evidence of seeds sown. What do the seeds of your life grow into? If a statue was erected in your honor, what character trait would you like to be honored for? Common success platitude tell us one of the secrets of a great life is to find your passion and live it. What if you could find the passion that God creat...

When you watch this video, you will see me get emotional and you might even spot some tears in my eyes. This is the story of how the Jesus Wristband were created. The streets of Buffalo, NY were dangerous, and too many young guys died. The Jesus Wristband story will touch your heart. Revival starts with young people; the wristband just might be one of the seeds to grows into a spiritual revival. L...

Why were you born? Why do you exist? Why did God create you? Most of us - if not all of humanity have wondered why we're here. The beginning of mankind is found in Genesis when God says He formed us in His image and likeness. "Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, ove...

Only history will ultimately reveal what happened in the time period we currently occupy. As a debate teacher, I appreciated Charlie Kirk. He created engaging conversations from the backdrop of his Bible knowledge. I could give you a better description of this podcast/video, but let me just state a question that kind of blows me away. If the human being that you loved most in the world was just br...

In Matthew Chapter Seven Jesus talks about hypocrites, prayer, the Golden Rule, the narrow gate, fruit trees and foundations. Today we're focusing on the narrow way. It would be easy to say that folks who don't follow Jesus would be following the wide gate of the world. It's quite a bit more than that. Jesus talks about judging others. Religious people have been known to do that. Jesus talks about...

There are times in life when you're forced to make excruciatingly hard decisions. We're talking life or death situations folks. Women have been responsible for saving the lives of untold numbers of children. Back in the day, way back in the Book of Exodus, an evil Pharoah commanded a couple of women to kill baby boys. This is their story of heroism in the face of evil tyranny. The stared in the fa...

There are some miracles in the Bible that just seem kind of crazy. In this story about the Prophet Elisha from 2 Kings 6:1-7 we read about a guy chopping a tree and his axe head suddenly flies into the Jordan River. He cries out to Elisha that the axe was borrowed. No big deal, Elisha throws a stick in the water and the axe head "swims" to the stick and attaches itself. What the heck is the meanin...

The Bible is full of mysteries. Jesus spoke in parables. In Matthew 13:35 He quoted Psalm 78:2, "This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet: "I will open My mouth in parables; I will utter things [unknown and unattainable] that have been hidden [from mankind] since the foundation of the world." In Psalm 78:2 which was written by the singer/songwriter, poet and prophet, Asaph, he used these...

The holy rollers (religious leaders) were trying to trip Jesus up and find something to accuse Him of wrongdoing. The crowd following Christ had witnessed extraordinary miracles and they were praising Him to high heaven. The Pharisees wanted Jesus to tell the crowd to be quiet and stop their improper praising. Funny thing, Jesus said if the people are silent the stones would cry.

There are some very hard to understand Bible verses. In today's episode we look at the story of a guy who gets stone for picking up sticks on the wrong day. At first glance the story is about as crazy as crazy can get. It's tempting to think God is smoking something! Nope, He's a perfectly perfect God who always has our best interests in mind. The guy who picked up sticks on the wrong day did some...

Repetition is doing the same thing repeatedly. It can be both good and bad. Jesus talked about vain repetition in Matthew Chapter 6 when He was teaching the disciples about prayer. Repeating Bible verses is a good memory enhancing tool. Doing meaningless things over and over again produces meaningless results. Some folks go to church every Sunday going through the motions of standing, sitting, kne...

Many gangsters began their gangster careers as preteens. People change. Imagine a woman who made a career out of selling her body for sex turning into somewhat of a hero by selling out the King of her country. Rahab had heard about the God of the Israelites and made a decision to go in the right direction. This is a great story of changed lives - people who boldly made decisions to serve a greater...

The launch of Biblebob happened at 7,300' on the side of Mt. Elden in the forest of Flagstaff, AZ. Today's episode is called: The Meaning of Life - from Ecclesiastes. "Don't ask why was life better in the 'good old days.'? It is not wise to ask such questions." My friends, today is the best day you've got. Yesterday is over and tomorrow's not guaranteed; this moment right now is all you've got - m...

Why was Jesus born in an animals feeding bin? Is there a spiritual meaning found in the feeding bin? It seems like a strange place for a baby to be born - especially a baby whose purpose in life is pretty important. How do we know that Jesus was real? Listen up and let's find out!

Since almost the beginning of time, or at least when the Ten Commandments were handed down, folks have had disagreements about what day is the real Sabbath day. Personally, I like to think of the Sabbath as eight days a week! It's all about your heart condition and your priorities. Maybe as a kid you always went to church on a Sunday or a Saturday or maybe even a Friday. Does it matter? The 4th Co...

Many folks complain about being attacked by the devil. Does the red faced dude with pointy ears and a horned tail really attack people? Are you under attack by the devil? This episode introduces some ways the evil one just might be having his way with you and why.

Bad things in life do happen. Only God really knows which ones are attacks from the enemy. If you survive a death defying life event, does that mean life will be easy? This episode features a true story about a lady who was being kept alive on life support only for the purpose of harvesting her organs. While her body was on earth hooked up to machines in a hospital bed, her spirit went to heaven....

Once upon a time there was a king with too much time on his hands. He was just hanging out up on his roof (as idle folks did back in the day,) when all of a sudden, his eyes grabbed hold of a beautiful woman. He summons here and they have sex (adultery.) This true story gets so sordid it will curl your hangnails; adultery, deceit, backstabbing, murder - yep the worst humanity has to offer. It's al...

Why did I start Biblebob? This intro will give you a brief glimpse into how this old-head went on a journey through the spiritual valleys and mountains of life. I studied many of the world's holy books and only found one that's proven to be true time and again through every season.