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Welcome back to the podcast!* In episodes 23, 24, and 26, Amy and I began a discussion of heresies in the church. Just as a quick reminder, we need to remember that heresy is a SERIOUS matter to the church AND to God! Heretical teaching is teaching that intentionally distorts or contradicts God or the pure gospel as revealed in Scripture. Those who teach heresies are "heretics." In episo...

Welcome back to the podcast!* In episodes 23 and 24, we began the discussion of heresies in the church. We need to remember that heresy is a SERIOUS matter to the church AND to God! Heretical teaching is teaching that intentionally distort or contradict God or the pure gospel as revealed in Scripture. Those who teach heresies are "heretics." In episode 24 , we discussed that Christians c...

Welcome back to the podcast! Today, we're sharing our next printable Bible reading plan, which is the FIRST of our New Testament plans ! It covers the early life of Jesus as a child as well as His early ministry. We're picking up where we left off in Episode 21 in the storyline of the Bible. Not only will we go through the early life of Jesus, but Amy and I talk about the "silent&qu...

Welcome back to This Reading Mama’s podcast!* The term "heresy" is thrown around a lot. Using this term incorrectly has always been an issue in the church. Social media, however, has allowed more people to have platforms and influence.  Often, someone else is called a heretic simply because they believe something that someone else disagrees with. But not all teachings that differ related...

Welcome back to This Reading Mama’s podcast! Join our Podcast+ Membership or login to your membership to download the transcripts, guided notes, and study tools from each episode. Becoming a member also supports our work as we read, do, and tell the Word of the Lord! --- In our previous episode (episode 22), Amy and I shared about a time in each of our lives when Bible answers didn’t come so quick...

Welcome back to This Reading Mama’s podcast! Join our Podcast+ Membership or login to your membership to download the transcripts, guided notes, and study tools from each episode. Becoming a member also supports our work as we read, do, and tell the Word of the Lord! In recent podcast episodes, we've discussed reading the Bible context, looking at the original languages, and using different t...

Welcome back to the podcast! Today, we're sharing our next printable Bible reading plan, which covers the captivity and return of Israel. The history of Israel from this episode can mostly be found in 2 Chronicles as well as Daniel, Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther. We walk you through each book to explain how it fits into the timeline. We're picking up where we left off in Episode 19 in the s...

Welcome back to This Reading Mama’s podcast! We are delighted that you're here! In today's episode, we're focusing on something a bit more "heady," the original languages of the Bible. We think this is an important topic to understand, as it helps followers of Jesus understand where your Bible and the English translations come from. Note: The visuals from this video can be...

Today, we're sharing our next printable Bible reading plan, which covers Israel's divided kingdom from Solomon to the captivity of the Northern Kingdom of Israel (by Assyria) and the Southern Kingdom of Judah (by Babylon).  The history of Israel from this episode can be found in 1st Kings and 1st & 2nd Chronicles. Note: This printable Bible reading plan {as well as all past Bible rea...

Welcome back to This Reading Mama’s podcast! With so many English translations of the Bible out there, which one is the best? On the one hand, so many English translations can be a blessing. On the other hand, it can feel overwhelming! In today's episode, we walk you through the Bible translation continuum using alliteration: formal translations (word-for-word), fusion translations (a mix of...

Welcome back to This Reading Mama’s podcast!  Have you ever heard someone say, “The Bible is SO confusing!”? Perhaps you’ve thought this or said this yourself. But is the Bible confusing on purpose? Or is there perhaps something we are doing (or not doing) when we read that makes it seem confusing?  A variation of this has been said throughout church history: “The Scriptures are shallow enough for...

Welcome back This Reading Mama’s podcast! We're thankful you're joining us as we've been exploring the covenants of the Bible. Today, we're talking about The New Covenant. This is an unconditional and eternal covenant made with Israel. It is first introduced in Jeremiah 31:31-34. The good news with this covenant is that Gentiles are partakers of this covenant, as we have been g...

Welcome back This Reading Mama’s podcast! Today, we're sharing our next printable Bible reading plan, which covers Israel's united kingdom from Saul to Solomon. We are walking you through more of the history of Israel as it is found in 1st & 2nd Samuel, 1st & 2nd Kings, and 1st & 2nd Chronicles. We're picking up where we left off in Episode 10 in the storyline of the Bib...

Welcome back This Reading Mama’s podcast! We're thankful you're joining us as we explore the covenants of the Bible. Today, we're picking up where we left off in Episode 13 in our mini-series on the covenants of the Bible. This was originally going to be a 3-part series, but as you can see, we are now on part 4. :) Today, we’re walking you through the Davidic Covenant. This is an un...

Welcome back This Reading Mama’s podcast! We're thankful you're joining us as we explore the covenants of the Bible. We'll pick up where we left off in Episode 12 in our mini-series on the covenants of the Bible.  Follow the links below to listen to Part 1 and Part 2. -> Part 1 -> Part 2   Today, we're walking you through the Mosaic Covenant, which was a conditional coven...

Welcome back This Reading Mama’s podcast! We’re thankful you’re joining us as we explore Bible literacy. If you'd like to follow along by taking notes or if you'd like to use our podcasts to teach others, you'll want to join our Podcast+ Membership or login to your membership to download the transcript, guided notes, and study tools from each episode. Becoming a member also supports...

Welcome back This Reading Mama’s podcast! We’re thankful you’re joining us as we explore Bible literacy. If you’d like to follow along by taking notes or if you’d like to use our podcasts to teach others, you’ll want to join our Podcast+ Membership or login to your membership to download the transcript, guided notes, and study tools from each episode. Becoming a member also supports our work as we...

 Welcome back to episode 10 of This Reading Mama’s podcast! Today, we’re walking you through our next Bible reading plan, which takes you through the Books of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth.  We’re picking up where we left off in episode 5 with the death of Moses and walking through the life of Joshua as the Israelites conquer and divide the promised land. We also cover the time of the judges and the ju...

 So, what's your answer? Does the Old Testament law apply to us today?  Amy says, "No," while Becky says, "No...with a side of yes."  Today, Amy and I are walking you through the three most important rules of understanding Scripture: 1-context 2-context 3-context We're using one of the most plucked-right-out-of-context verses from the Old Testament, 2 Chronicles 7:14....

 Welcome back to episode 8 of This Reading Mama's podcast! Today, we're tackling the topic of the ultimate purpose of the Old Testament law. Believers in Christ might be tempted to look at the Old Testament and think it is so antiquated and obsolete that there isn't even a purpose in reading it. You wouldn't be correct, but you wouldn't be alone in this thinking. From earl...

You might read the Bible everyday, but do you know what it is? Do you know what "Bible" means or how many authors wrote the it? Do you know how the it is organized? Do you know what "testament" means? In today's quick episode, Amy and I talk about some of the Bible basics: its authorship, its inspiration, the Old Testament, the New Testament, and it is organized. {Hint: It...

In today’s episode, Amy and I are going over the answers to the Bible Literacy Survey I sent out to my email subscribers back in late November or early December. We literally used no script to create this episode, so I hope you’ll enjoy the candid moments, and realize that we’re ALL still learning more about God’s Word!  On the survey that was sent out, we included 10 questions, 5 from the Old Tes...

 Happy New Year and welcome back to This Reading Mama's podcast! {We are airing this episode on New Year's Day, but we did not record today.}  We're walking through the life of Moses in this episode, picking up where we left off in episode 2 with Joseph and his family in Egypt. Starting at his birth, we will quickly walk through Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.* In this...

Merry Christmas* and welcome back to This Reading Mama's podcast!  *Note: We are airing this episode on Christmas Day, but we did not record it on Christmas Day. In this episode, we're giving you resources to help you read the Bible this year. Not only do we share five different reading plans, we're sharing a couple of websites and books you can use to help you develop a plan you&ap...

 Welcome back to episode 3 of the podcast!   In our first two episodes, we spent a little time defining what "Bible literacy" means. In this episode, we're diving into WHY Bible literacy matters.  Join our Podcast+ Membership or login to your membership to download the transcript, guided notes, and study tools from each episode! Bible literacy has ALWAYS been important for followers...