The Bible For Busy People

Nature is all throughout the Bible. How can we see God in nature? Eryn Lynum, Bible teacher and master naturalist, joins us this week as we look at trees and the important role they play in the Bible! Today we start with tree seeds and the parable in Matthew 13. Show Notes: https://bit.ly/45Uo5yx ---------------- We’d love to encourage you to spend even more time in the word. Find all the past epi...

Thank you for listening this week while I filled in for my mom. I hope it's been meaningful. Today is a reminder that what may seem impossible for us is possible with God. He can do anything. He's all powerful and good, even when things aren't good in our lives. Whatever it is that you're facing today, know that God is right there beside you, in your tears and in your sorrow. Closing out the week,...

Hi I'm Hannah, and this week I'm filling in for my mom, Erica. In this episode, we're going to look at the story of the woman who had been bleeding for 12 years. She has a beautiful story of faith. It helps remind us that when we trust Jesus, leaning in with faith, He is always there. Always ready to give us strength. Let's start off in Luke chapter 8. Show Notes: https://bit.ly/42yZJYj ----------...

In this episode, we're going to be looking into the story of how Jesus was tempted in the desert by Satan, beginning in Matthew 4:1-11. Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3ClGSVK ---------------- We’d love to encourage you to spend even more time in the word. Find all the past episodes of The Bible for Busy People at OnPurposely.com You can find video versions of these podcasts on our YouTube channel: htt...

Hi again! It's me, Hannah Parkerson, filling in for my mom this week. In this episode, we're going to be looking into the story of Hannah and her struggle with waiting in the Bible. We'll kick it off in 1 Samuel 1: 1-8. Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3oJzEb5 ---------------- We’d love to encourage you to spend even more time in the word. Find all the past episodes of The Bible for Busy People at OnPur...

Hi everyone! Welcome to the Bible for Busy People Podcast. I'm Hannah, and this week I'll be filling in for my mom, Erica. We're going to be looking into waiting and trusting God, and today we're going to be diving into Psalm 143. Let's get started! Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3CaESPZ ---------------- We’d love to encourage you to spend even more time in the word. Find all the past episodes of The...

This week has been wonderful for me. I'm thankful to have had the chance to step in and fill in for my mom. We've been studying Victory in Christ and I hope you've had some great takeaways this week. Today we're diving into where our strength comes from... who our strength is. Thank you for listening this week! My sister, Hannah, is stepping in all next week, and I know you'll love what she has to...

Today is all about David, Goliath, and the giants in our lives that tell us lies to knock us down. With God on our side, those giants and their lies don't stand a chance because God has won the victory for us. Join me as we settle into 1 Samuel 17 today. Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3CiG6Zv ---------------- We’d love to encourage you to spend even more time in the word. Find all the past episodes of...

We’re continuing this week’s series called, Victory in Christ. In this episode, we’re talking about Jericho and how Joshua led the Israelites into the promised land. Was there ever a time in your life you were anxious? One of the things I struggle with is anxiety. It can feel paralyzing at times. Sometimes anxiety can whisper lies that paralyze us, like the walls of Jericho. However, when Joshua l...

Hi, I'm Joshua Parkerson and this is day 2 of me covering for my Mom. We're doing a series called Victory in Christ and in this episode, we're going to look in the Book of Exodus and see how Moses trusted God through uncertain times. When I had ulcerative colitis, I was uncertain of my future and my health. When was a time you were uncertain of the future? Let's take a look at uncertain times that...

This week's series is being brought to you by Erica's son, Joshua, who is filling in for Erica this week! You may have heard Erica share about Joshua's battle in the past with ulcerative colitis. He understands challenges and as he kicks things off with the story of Joseph, he reflects on how God is our victor in challenging times. Here we go! Show Notes: https://bit.ly/42cfwfc ---------------- We...

It's been so refreshing, hasn't it? Kind of like ice coffee on a hot day, to hear about how kind our God is. How loving he is toward you and I. He pours kindness and love on us Niagara Falls style. If you're anything like me, sometimes when you're called to be kind to somebody in a situation that you don't feel like being kind in, you kind of want to release it like a trickle, just give a little b...

Okay, let's just say life is a closet. God is about to show us the kind of clothes He wants us to wear, as you and I continue to see and to study what kindness looks like from God's perspective. Join me in Colossians chapter three! Show Notes: https://bit.ly/3qlgJDG ---------------- We’d love to encourage you to spend even more time in the word. Find all the past episodes of The Bible for Busy Peo...

We continue to study how the Lord shows His kindness to us. We begin with Abraham and Sarah, and the story of the son that God promised to them. Let's get started in Genesis 17. Show Notes: https://bit.ly/43qTMxj ---------------- We’d love to encourage you to spend even more time in the word. Find all the past episodes of The Bible for Busy People at OnPurposely.com You can find video versions of...

When you and I are loving and kind, especially to the sandpaper people in our lives, we're acting like we're children of the most high, and we are children of the one true king. And whenever you and I open up God's word, we are literally refreshing our souls. So, we're going to continue to study kindness in the Bible this week. This is such a rich story of kindness, with King David as our example....

The sun is starting to shine more and more, so how about a little iced coffee for your soul this week? Nothing refreshes the soul quite like kindness. It's just like a sip of ice coffee on a hot day. It hits that spot in our hearts just right. This week we're going to be studying stories in the Bible about kindness. Who showed it? How did they show it? What were the circumstances so that we can le...

You and I are God's masterpieces. He has a special plan for your life and mine. I love the Psalmist, Asaph. He is going to give himself an attitude adjustment in the Psalm's today, but once again, you and I are going to see how a person has to be willing for the adjustment to happen. I want to be clay in the hands of the potter, my heavenly Father, who only means everything for my good and his glo...

So, the truth is sometimes my attitude needs changing like a dirty diaper. You know what I mean? I want out of it. Sometimes I just don't know how. And that's what we're exploring this week. We're saying, Jesus, please adjust our attitudes. Make us think and feel and act more like you. It's been said, a great attitude becomes a great mood, which becomes a great day, which becomes a great year, whi...

We only need to say to God, help. We need your help. And you know that's a prayer he's going to answer. Last time you and I met Jonah. A man who needed an attitude adjustment like we do so often, right? He did not want to go to Nineveh. He did not want to help the Ninevites as God was asking him to do. He really didn't want God to extend his mercy to them, so he gets on a ship and thinks he's goin...

How cool would it be to receive a text message from the Lord? But what if you didn't like what the text said? This is exactly what happened to the prophet Jonah. We're talking about attitude this week and how Pastor Chuck's Swindoll says that life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you and I react to it. This is a powerful truth, and if you and I can get ahold of it, I believe our daily lives...

I didn't expect that you and I were going to have a conversation about attitude this week, but let me tell you what happened. I threw my hip out. And as I was praying through what you and I were going to cover this week, I kept coming back to the word adjusted. There are people in our lives who are challenging to be around. People who rub us the wrong way, people who are hard to love. With that in...

I picked a couple of Psalms with Selah in them, so that we can have an opportunity to continue to practice the pause in our lives. We're about to dive into Psalm 24, but first I want to tell you a little story about it. It was just a few days before my trip to Africa, and I was a little nervous. I'd never left the continent before and nobody in my family was going. I was going on the trip with som...

We're going to dive into the source today, the Word of God, and talk about gratitude. Also pausing to give thanks in our lives, because it really will make all the difference. You know why you and I, right now in this moment can pause and give thanks no matter what we're going through? Because you and I serve a God who is working all things out for our good, and for His glory. There is nothing He...

Jesus does not condemn you. If you are in the middle of living a sinful life, stop and sin no more. Take a pause, turn away from that sin and turn toward the Lord. If you are trying to deal with your attitude and to become more Christ-like, pause to pray before you speak. Be slow to speak. Be slow to get angry and quick to listen. Take a pause. There's so much power when we pause and pray in those...

Pausing a movie or an episode on Netflix is easy. You get up, get another cup of popcorn, run to the restroom... Pausing in life is something that must be practiced, but it is so beneficial. I was just reading recently how important pausing to rest is. We learned that Jesus was tired and weary. Do you feel tired and weary? You have a Savior who understands that feeling, and to me, that is so comfo...