The Wooden Cricket Podcast

What does God actually want from us? More rules? More religion? More sacrifices? Or something entirely different? Today we open the little Old Testament book of Micah and discover one of the most beautiful answers in all of Scripture. Together we’ll look at: 📖 Micah Chapter 1 📖 Micah 5:2–5 📖 Micah 6:6–8 We’ll talk about God’s heart… The promise of Jesus long before Bethlehem… What it really mea...

Good evening, friends! Today we open one of the most famous books in the entire Bible but not for the reason most people think. Jonah isn’t really a story about a giant fish. It’s the story of a giant God. A God who pursues people when they run. A God whose mercy is bigger than rebellion. A God whose patience is greater than our stubbornness. And ultimately… A God who points us directly to Jesus....

After a few busy days getting camp ready for another summer of ministry, we’re back and today we’re opening the shortest book in the entire Old Testament: Obadiah. It may only be twenty-one verses long, but it asks one of the biggest questions in all of Scripture: Where does real strength actually come from? Pride tells us we’ve got this. Jesus reminds us we never have to do life alone. In today’s...

Today we’re diving into the little Old Testament book of Amos. A book that asks one uncomfortable but incredibly important question: If we really belong to God… Does our everyday life actually reflect Him? Amos reminds us that genuine faith isn’t about putting on a religious performance. It’s about allowing Jesus to transform our hearts, our words, our actions, and the ordinary moments of everyday...

Today we’re diving into the book of Joel. A short book with a huge message. At first glance, Joel looks like a story about devastation, loss, and destruction. But underneath it all is a powerful promise: Restoration. A God who restores broken things. A God who restores hope. A God who restores people. A God who pours out His Spirit. In today’s episode we explore: 📖 Joel 1:1-12 📖 Joel 2:12-13 📖...

Today we’re diving into one of the most emotional books in the entire Bible: Hosea. A book about wandering. A book about faithfulness. A book about a God who keeps loving people even when they make it difficult. But more than anything, it’s a book that points us directly toward Jesus. In today’s episode we explore: 📖 Hosea 1:1-11 📖 Hosea 6:6 📖 Hosea 11:1-4 📖 God’s relentless love 📖 Religion v...

Today we’re diving into one of the most famous books in the entire Bible: Daniel. A book filled with lions, kings, dreams, miracles, and incredible acts of faith. But beneath all those famous stories is something even bigger: Faithfulness. Trusting God when life gets difficult. Trusting God when the pressure is on. Trusting God when you don’t have all the answers. In today’s episode we explore: 📖...

Today we’re diving into one of the most fascinating books in the entire Bible: Ezekiel. A book filled with incredible visions. Powerful imagery. Dry bones. New hearts. And a God who specializes in bringing life where everybody else sees death. In today’s episode we explore: 📖 Ezekiel 1:4-28 📖 Ezekiel 36:26 📖 Ezekiel 37:1-14 📖 The greatness of God 📖 Listening to God’s voice 📖 The promise of a...

Today we’re diving into one of the most emotional books in the entire Bible: Lamentations. A book written from the middle of grief. The middle of loss. The middle of heartbreak. And yet somehow, right in the middle of all that pain, we discover one of the greatest declarations of hope in all of Scripture. In today’s episode we explore: 📖 Lamentations 1:1-5 📖 Lamentations 3:22-23 📖 Lamentations...

Today we’re diving into the book of Jeremiah. A prophet called by God. A man who loved people deeply. A man who carried a burden for a nation drifting further and further away from the Lord. And a man who discovered that God’s Word had become like a fire in his bones. In today’s episode we explore: 📖 Jeremiah 1:4-10 📖 Jeremiah 20:9 📖 Jeremiah 29:11 📖 Doing the right thing when it isn’t popular...

Today we’re diving into one of the most powerful books in the entire Bible: Isaiah. A book filled with prophecy. Warnings. Hope. Promises. And some of the clearest pictures of Jesus found anywhere in the Old Testament. In today’s episode we explore: 📖 Isaiah 6:1-8 📖 Isaiah 9:6-7 📖 Isaiah 53:3-6 📖 The holiness of God 📖 Isaiah’s incredible calling 📖 The danger of distraction 📖 The coming Mess...

Today we’re diving into one of the most unique books in the entire Bible: Song of Solomon. A book filled with poetry. Romance. Commitment. Marriage. And ultimately a picture of love as God designed it. In today’s episode we explore: 📖 Song of Solomon 2:7 📖 Song of Solomon 8:6-7 📖 The difference between love and lust 📖 Why commitment matters 📖 What healthy marriages are built on 📖 Why love is...

Today we’re diving into one of the most honest and thought-provoking books in the entire Bible: Ecclesiastes. Written by Solomon near the end of his life, Ecclesiastes wrestles with some of humanity’s biggest questions: 📖 What’s the point of life? 📖 What actually matters? 📖 Why doesn’t success satisfy us? 📖 Why do we keep chasing things that leave us empty? 📖 Where can true meaning be found?...

Today’s EP Proverbs! Who are you becoming? Because every habit, Every decision, Every voice we listen to, Every step we take is taking us somewhere. The good news? Jesus is still leading people down the path of wisdom.

Today we’re diving into one of the most beloved books in the entire Bible: Psalms. Written across hundreds of years by David, Moses, Asaph, Solomon, the Sons of Korah, and others, Psalms is a collection of songs, prayers, worship, celebration, repentance, grief, hope, and honest conversations with God. In this episode we explore: 📖 What the Book of Psalms actually is 📖 Why David’s words still re...

Good morning friends Today we’re diving into one of the deepest and most challenging books in the entire Bible. Job. A faithful man. A loving father. A man who honored God. And a man whose life changed almost overnight. In today’s episode we explore: 📖 Who Job was before suffering entered the story 📖 The devastating losses that changed everything 📖 Why Job’s response is so extraordinary 📖 The...

Good morning friends Today we step into one of the most remarkable books in the entire Bible. Esther. A story filled with courage, risk, faith, and God’s unseen hand at work. What’s fascinating about Esther is that God’s name is never directly mentioned in the book. Not once. Yet His fingerprints are everywhere. Through unexpected circumstances… through difficult decisions… through ordinary people...

Good morning friends We’re back. After a week away celebrating Ashley and Ryan’s beautiful wedding, spending time with family, travelling across the Prairies, and making our way back home to Winnipeg, it feels good to open the Bible together again. Today we step into the book of Nehemiah. A story about broken walls. Broken cities. Discouraged people. And one man who believed God wasn’t finished ye...

Good Monday morning my friends Today we step into one of the most emotional and hopeful books in the Bible: Ezra. A story about rebuilding after collapse. Jerusalem had fallen. The temple was destroyed. The people were scattered into exile. Everything felt ruined. And yet… God was not finished with them. In today’s episode we walk through: 📖 the people returning home from exile 📖 rebuilding the...

Good Sunday morning my friends Today we step into one of the most powerful themes in the entire Bible: Revival. Repentance. People drifting away from God… and God continually welcoming them back. In today’s episode we walk through: 📖 Solomon dedicating the temple 📖 Fire falling from heaven 📖 “If my people will humble themselves and pray…” 📖 King Josiah rediscovering scripture 📖 National repen...

Tonight’s episode is coming out a little later than usual It’s been a FULL day out at camp: working on the water system, testing water, checking algae, working on the skid steer, cutting grass, tuning lawnmowers, setting ant traps everywhere, and even watching fisheries release baby fish off the dock out here in the Whiteshell. But after a long day of work, tonight we slow down and step into 1 Chr...

Today we step into one of the most intense and unforgettable stories in the entire Bible. Elijah. Mount Carmel. Fire from heaven. A nation drifting from God. And one prophet bold enough to stand for truth anyway. In today’s episode we walk deeply through: 🔥 King Ahab and Jezebel leading Israel into idol worship 🔥 The spiritual collapse happening across the nation 🔥 Elijah confronting the prophe...

Today we continue walking through the Bible together with 1 Kings. And this book starts with incredible promise. Solomon becomes king. He asks God for wisdom. The temple gets built. The glory of God fills Jerusalem. But underneath the success… something dangerous slowly begins happening: spiritual drift. In today’s episode we talk about: * Solomon asking God for wisdom * the meaning and beauty of...

Today we continue walking through the Bible together with 2 Samuel. And this book is powerful. David finally becomes king after years of wilderness seasons, caves, hardship, and waiting on God. But 2 Samuel is not just a story about victory. It’s also a story about temptation, vulnerability, repentance, worship, leadership, and the dangerous ways success can slowly pull people away from dependence...

Today we continue walking through the Bible together with 1 Samuel. And this is a MASSIVE turning point in scripture. We talk about: * Hannah praying through heartbreak * young Samuel hearing God call his name * Israel demanding a king * Saul’s rise and spiritual drift * David being chosen unexpectedly * and one of the most legendary moments in the entire Bible: David and Goliath But this episode...