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Sacred Trees and Unsacred Asherim
At the start of the Bible trees have a reputation of being sacred places where God shows up. But after awhile, they seem to evolve into something blasphemous. We follow this evolution in today’s episode. Check out today’s episode and then join us on our Discord channel! https://www.jxncloud.com/discord
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Salvation by Allegiance Alone
Only a few times in your life do you come across a book that changes everything and causes the most essential puzzle pieces of Scripture to finally click right into place. Salvation by Allegiance Alone by Matthew W. Bates did just that for me, and for that reason it has earned its place in my…
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Incarnation: Salsa, Music & Video Games
To put on meat or flesh is what we in the church call “incarnation” and this process is exactly what we celebrate at Christmas: God came down to earth and put on skin and lived among us. In a sense, we all know what it’s like to incarnate something because all kinds of things try…
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Sarah is Isaacing About Isaac
When Sarah was told she would have a child in her old age, she laughed. But God had a way of redeeming that laughter for her. Check out today’s episode and then join us on our Discord channel! https://www.jxncloud.com/discord
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The Angels Try to Save Lot
God told Abraham that if he could find 10 righteous people in Sodom and Gomorrah, he would spare them. Based on Lot’s actions, it’s hard to consider him very righteous, but God decided to spare him nonetheless. But as it ends up, Lot’s family can hardly even be spared very well. Check out today’s episode…
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The Rare Extremes of God’s Judgment
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Yes, You Can Be Like Jesus
Because Jesus is God-in-flesh, we often act as though it’s impossible to live up to his example whatsoever and so we should all just get used to living in grace. This seems to be the feeling of many Christians as Barna Group has found that, “Among people who believe Jesus was a real person, 16…
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Good Morning Usnavi
Me and Tylar are both theater nerds, so we took some time today to dive into Lin-Manuel Miranda’s latest musical, In the Heights on the 1208-Bit *Nerd Church Podcast. This leads us into conversations about dreamers, dreams, and the power of community. You can watch the conversation above, or stream it wherever you listen to…
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Bad Theology Can Kill
In Judges 11 Jephthah leads God’s people into battle against an enemy and makes a promise to God in doing so: “If you will give the Ammonites into my hand, then whatever comes out from the doors of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the Ammonites shall be the Lord’s, and…
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Reading Our Bibles with Jesus
All the Bible is infallible and equally inspired by the Holy Spirit (2 Timothy 3:16), but I find it incredibly important to put my main focus on Jesus while reading all of the Scriptures. Soaking myself in the four gospels teaches me to read the whole Bible in the light of God incarnate. When we…
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