What a strange book and a strange character! He seems more like a sideshow than the main event - but we need to listen to what he says!

While at first glance, this may seem like an easy question, the Bible gives a beautiful thread for us that is not quite what we might expect. Pastors Chris and Mark dive into this idea and unpack a key element in the story.

Who was Jeremiah and what does he see? This is a series of profiles of the prophets as we keep reading through the Bible in a year! Jeremiah, sometimes called the "weeping prophet," has every reason to weep. We perhaps should join him at times.

The prophets are not kind to Israel. They state again and again that covenant unfaithfulness marks their history and present. Pastors Mark and Chris unpack a couple of aspects of this in this week's episode. Let's focus our eyes on our King and remember t

In this episode, Pastors Mark and Chris utilize the Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible (BEB) to introduce us to Isaiah. Who was this man and why is he so important to the New Testament authors and characters (look at Luke 1-4 to see what we are talking about

As our reading plan works through the Old Testament, you've probably noticed that "it isn't in order." At least that's how we perceive it. In a Jewish reading of the Bible, they clump the Torah, the Prophets and the Writings together differently than we d

Some may be surprised by how important women are in the Bible. In this episode, we explore some of the key characters that drive the narrative forward (some in a positive way, some not).

Pastors Mark and Chris explore the southern kingdom, also called the kingdom of Judah. With Jerusalem as capital and many reformation minded kings, this history is a bit better than the northern kingdom, but still not great. The exile in 586 BC ended this