Frank Shirvinski

The Trail: A Journey Through the Bible

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The Trail Podcast is a companion to "The Trail: A Journey Through the Bible," a thoughtfully crafted reading guide designed to deepen your engagement with the timeless wisdom and wonder of the Bible. Each day, we will post insights on the portions of the daily readings. Since each episode is based on the passages covered in the Trail each day, we recommend that you read the passages from your Bible before joining us on the podcast. The daily reflections are not tied to a particular date, so you can jump in anytime. Welcome to The Trail!

Author

Frank Shirvinski

Episodes

Day 176 | He Came That We Might Have Life Abundantly | Read the Bible in a Year 01.04.2026 9:10

2 Corinthians 4:1-5:10 1 Samuel 7:3-10:16 2 Maccabees 8:30-36 This Podcast is a companion to The Trail Book by Frank Shirvinski ⁠⁠https://purpose-press.store/⁠⁠ The Trail: A Journey Through the Bible offers a fresh, inviting path into the timeless wisdom and wonder of the Bible, integrating centering prayers, a carefully curated reading plan of the Old Testament, New Testament, and Apocrypha, and...

Day 175 | Listening When God Speaks | Read the Bible in a Year 27.03.2026 11:42

2 Corinthians 2:5-3:18 1 Samuel 3:1-7:2 2 Maccabees 8:12-29 This Podcast is a companion to The Trail Book by Frank Shirvinski ⁠⁠https://purpose-press.store/⁠⁠ The Trail: A Journey Through the Bible offers a fresh, inviting path into the timeless wisdom and wonder of the Bible, integrating centering prayers, a carefully curated reading plan of the Old Testament, New Testament, and Apocrypha, and o...

Day 174 | God Hears the Heart of Barren Woman | Read the Bible in a Year 18.03.2026 8:14

2 Corinthians 1:1-2.4 1 Samuel 1:1-2.36 2 Maccabees 8:1-11 This Podcast is a companion to The Trail Book by Frank Shirvinski ⁠⁠https://purpose-press.store/⁠⁠ The Trail: A Journey Through the Bible offers a fresh, inviting path into the timeless wisdom and wonder of the Bible, integrating centering prayers, a carefully curated reading plan of the Old Testament, New Testament, and Apocrypha, and op...

Day 173 | Where Is God During Suffering and Injustice? 12.03.2026 10:47

1 Corinthians 16:1-24 Judges 21:1-25 2 Maccabees 7:1-42 This Podcast is a companion to The Trail Book by Frank Shirvinski ⁠⁠https://purpose-press.store/⁠⁠ The Trail: A Journey Through the Bible offers a fresh, inviting path into the timeless wisdom and wonder of the Bible, integrating centering prayers, a carefully curated reading plan of the Old Testament, New Testament, and Apocrypha, and open...

Day 172 | The Gift of the Resurrection is Defined by the Giver 12.03.2026 8:25

1 Corinthians 15:35-58 Judges 19:1-20:48 2 Maccabees 6:18-31 This Podcast is a companion to The Trail Book by Frank Shirvinski ⁠⁠https://purpose-press.store/⁠⁠ The Trail: A Journey Through the Bible offers a fresh, inviting path into the timeless wisdom and wonder of the Bible, integrating centering prayers, a carefully curated reading plan of the Old Testament, New Testament, and Apocrypha, and...

Day 171 | Are You Trying to Get By on Your Own Power? 12.03.2026 12:12

1 Corinthians 15:12-34 Judges 16:1-8:31 2 Maccabees 6:12-17 This Podcast is a companion to The Trail Book by Frank Shirvinski ⁠⁠https://purpose-press.store/⁠⁠ The Trail: A Journey Through the Bible offers a fresh, inviting path into the timeless wisdom and wonder of the Bible, integrating centering prayers, a carefully curated reading plan of the Old Testament, New Testament, and Apocrypha, and o...

Day 170 | Belief - Is It Just a Mental Ascent or Is It More? 12.03.2026 14:49

1 Corinthians 14:26-15:11 Judges 12:1-15:20 2 Maccabees 6:1-11 This Podcast is a companion to The Trail Book by Frank Shirvinski ⁠⁠https://purpose-press.store/⁠⁠ The Trail: A Journey Through the Bible offers a fresh, inviting path into the timeless wisdom and wonder of the Bible, integrating centering prayers, a carefully curated reading plan of the Old Testament, New Testament, and Apocrypha, an...

Day 169 | Does God Really Say...I Will Deliver You No More...Go and Cry to the gods You Have Chosen? 16.02.2026 12:44

1 Corinthians 14:1-25 Judges 10:1-11:40 2 Maccabees 5:15-27 This Podcast is a companion to The Trail Book by Frank Shirvinski ⁠⁠https://purpose-press.store/⁠⁠ The Trail: A Journey Through the Bible offers a fresh, inviting path into the timeless wisdom and wonder of the Bible, integrating centering prayers, a carefully curated reading plan of the Old Testament, New Testament, and Apocrypha, and o...

Day 168 | Where Is Your Focus? Division or Unity? | Read the Bible in a Year 16.02.2026 8:32

1 Corinthians 12:12-13:13 Judges 8:29-9:57 2 Maccabees 5:1-14 This Podcast is a companion to The Trail Book by Frank Shirvinski ⁠⁠https://purpose-press.store/⁠⁠ The Trail: A Journey Through the Bible offers a fresh, inviting path into the timeless wisdom and wonder of the Bible, integrating centering prayers, a carefully curated reading plan of the Old Testament, New Testament, and Apocrypha, and...

Day 167 | Why Does God use Ordinary Flawed People? | Read the Bible in a Year 15.02.2026 11:56

1 Corinthians 11:23-12:11 Judges 6:1-8:28 2 Maccabees 4:30-50 This Podcast is a companion to The Trail Book by Frank Shirvinski ⁠⁠https://purpose-press.store/⁠⁠ The Trail: A Journey Through the Bible offers a fresh, inviting path into the timeless wisdom and wonder of the Bible, integrating centering prayers, a carefully curated reading plan of the Old Testament, New Testament, and Apocrypha, and...

Day 166 | The Faithfulness and Courage of Deborah and an Unlikely Hero | Read the Bible in a Year 13.02.2026 12:09

1 Corinthians 11:2-22 Judges 3:1-5:31 2 Maccabees 4:23-29 This Podcast is a companion to The Trail Book by Frank Shirvinski ⁠⁠https://purpose-press.store/⁠⁠ The Trail: A Journey Through the Bible offers a fresh, inviting path into the timeless wisdom and wonder of the Bible, integrating centering prayers, a carefully curated reading plan of the Old Testament, New Testament, and Apocrypha, and ope...

Day 165 | Cultural Assimilation and Spiritual Entanglements | Read the Bible in a Year 13.02.2026 11:02

1 Corinthians 10:1-11:1 Judges 1:1-2:23 2 Maccabees 4:7-22 This Podcast is a companion to The Trail Book by Frank Shirvinski ⁠⁠https://purpose-press.store/⁠⁠ The Trail: A Journey Through the Bible offers a fresh, inviting path into the timeless wisdom and wonder of the Bible, integrating centering prayers, a carefully curated reading plan of the Old Testament, New Testament, and Apocrypha, and op...

Day 164 | Choose This Day Whom You Will Serve | Read the Bible in a Year 10.02.2026 9:28

1 Corinthians 9:1-27 Joshua 22:1-24:33 2 Maccabees 3:35-4:6 This Podcast is a companion to The Trail Book by Frank Shirvinski ⁠⁠https://purpose-press.store/⁠⁠ The Trail: A Journey Through the Bible offers a fresh, inviting path into the timeless wisdom and wonder of the Bible, integrating centering prayers, a carefully curated reading plan of the Old Testament, New Testament, and Apocrypha, and o...

Day 163 | Living Together Amid Diversity, Paul's View | Read the Bible in One Year 10.02.2026 10:07

1 Corinthians 7:25-8:13 Joshua 19:40-21:45 2 Maccabees 3:22-34 This Podcast is a companion to The Trail Book by Frank Shirvinski ⁠⁠https://purpose-press.store/⁠⁠ The Trail: A Journey Through the Bible offers a fresh, inviting path into the timeless wisdom and wonder of the Bible, integrating centering prayers, a carefully curated reading plan of the Old Testament, New Testament, and Apocrypha, an...

Day 162 | Living in This World Differently | Read the Bible in One Year 09.02.2026 9:12

1 Corinthians 7:1-24 Joshua 17:1-19:39 2 Maccabees 3:1-21 This Podcast is a companion to The Trail Book by Frank Shirvinski ⁠⁠https://purpose-press.store/⁠⁠ The Trail: A Journey Through the Bible offers a fresh, inviting path into the timeless wisdom and wonder of the Bible, integrating centering prayers, a carefully curated reading plan of the Old Testament, New Testament, and Apocrypha, and ope...

Day 161 | As Christians We are Indeed Free but What Does That Mean in This World? | Read the Bible in a Year 09.02.2026 8:16

1 Corinthians 5:9-6:20 Joshua 14:1-16:10 2 Maccabees 2:19-32 This Podcast is a companion to The Trail Book by Frank Shirvinski ⁠⁠https://purpose-press.store/⁠⁠ The Trail: A Journey Through the Bible offers a fresh, inviting path into the timeless wisdom and wonder of the Bible, integrating centering prayers, a carefully curated reading plan of the Old Testament, New Testament, and Apocrypha, and...

Day 160 | The Kingdom of God had a Different Set of Rules | Read the Bible in A Year 05.02.2026 8:46

1 Corinthians 4:1-5:8 Joshua 11:1-13:33 2 Maccabees 2:1-18 This Podcast is a companion to The Trail Book by Frank Shirvinski ⁠⁠https://purpose-press.store/⁠⁠ The Trail: A Journey Through the Bible offers a fresh, inviting path into the timeless wisdom and wonder of the Bible, integrating centering prayers, a carefully curated reading plan of the Old Testament, New Testament, and Apocrypha, and op...

Day 159 | Our Foundation: Do we build on what is Excellent or what is Expedient? | Read the Bible in A Year 05.02.2026 9:27

1 Corinthians 2:1-3:23 Joshua 9:1-10:43 2 Maccabees 1:18-36 This Podcast is a companion to The Trail Book by Frank Shirvinski ⁠⁠https://purpose-press.store/⁠⁠ The Trail: A Journey Through the Bible offers a fresh, inviting path into the timeless wisdom and wonder of the Bible, integrating centering prayers, a carefully curated reading plan of the Old Testament, New Testament, and Apocrypha, and o...

Day 158 | Live with Holiness and Freedom in Christ in this World | Read the Bible in One Year 29.01.2026 9:09

1 Corinthians 1:1-31 2 Maccabees 1:1-17 This Podcast is a companion to The Trail Book by Frank Shirvinski ⁠⁠https://purpose-press.store/⁠⁠ The Trail: A Journey Through the Bible offers a fresh, inviting path into the timeless wisdom and wonder of the Bible, integrating centering prayers, a carefully curated reading plan of the Old Testament, New Testament, and Apocrypha, and open journaling space...

Day 157 | God Wants Us to Finish Well | Read the Bible in a Year 29.01.2026 13:13

Joshua 6:27-8:35 1 Maccabees 16:11-24 This Podcast is a companion to The Trail Book by Frank Shirvinski ⁠⁠https://purpose-press.store/⁠⁠ The Trail: A Journey Through the Bible offers a fresh, inviting path into the timeless wisdom and wonder of the Bible, integrating centering prayers, a carefully curated reading plan of the Old Testament, New Testament, and Apocrypha, and open journaling space t...

Day 156 | In This World You Will Have Trouble, but Take Heart, I Have Overcome the World! | Read the Bible in a Year. 27.01.2026 10:15

2 Peter 3:1-18 Joshua 4:1-6:27 1 Maccabees 15:37-16:10 This Podcast is a companion to The Trail Book by Frank Shirvinski ⁠⁠https://purpose-press.store/⁠⁠ The Trail: A Journey Through the Bible offers a fresh, inviting path into the timeless wisdom and wonder of the Bible, integrating centering prayers, a carefully curated reading plan of the Old Testament, New Testament, and Apocrypha, and open j...

Day 155 | God Can Use Unlikely People | Read the Bible in a Year 27.01.2026 10:34

2 Peter 2:1-22 Joshua 1:1-3:17 1 Maccabees 15:25-36 This Podcast is a companion to The Trail Book by Frank Shirvinski ⁠⁠https://purpose-press.store/⁠⁠ The Trail: A Journey Through the Bible offers a fresh, inviting path into the timeless wisdom and wonder of the Bible, integrating centering prayers, a carefully curated reading plan of the Old Testament, New Testament, and Apocrypha, and open jour...

Day 154 | How Important Is It That We Nurture Our Faith? 23.01.2026 13:01

2 Peter 1:1-21 Deuteronomy 33:1-34:12 Psalms 148-150 Psalm 151 (Apocrypha) This Podcast is a companion to The Trail Book by Frank Shirvinski ⁠⁠https://purpose-press.store/⁠⁠ The Trail: A Journey Through the Bible offers a fresh, inviting path into the timeless wisdom and wonder of the Bible, integrating centering prayers, a carefully curated reading plan of the Old Testament, New Testament, and A...

Day 153 | Leadership in the Church | Reading the Bible in a Year 21.01.2026 8:21

1 Peter 4:12-5:14 Deuteronomy 31:30-32:52 Psalms 146 & 147 1 Maccabees 15:1-24 This Podcast is a companion to The Trail Book by Frank Shirvinski ⁠⁠https://purpose-press.store/⁠⁠ The Trail: A Journey Through the Bible offers a fresh, inviting path into the timeless wisdom and wonder of the Bible, integrating centering prayers, a carefully curated reading plan of the Old Testament, New Testamen...

Day 152 | How important is it to study God's Word? 08.01.2026 9:50

1 Peter 3:13-4:11 Deuteronomy 31:1-29 Psalms 144 & 145 1 Maccabees 14:16-49 This Podcast is a companion to The Trail Book by Frank Shirvinski ⁠⁠https://purpose-press.store/⁠⁠ The Trail: A Journey Through the Bible offers a fresh, inviting path into the timeless wisdom and wonder of the Bible, integrating centering prayers, a carefully curated reading plan of the Old Testament, New Testament,...