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1 Corinthians 13 - Put away childish things
1 Corinthians 13 is possibly the most well-known chapter in the Bible, and for good reason — it speaks for itself. Love is preeminent. The heart of our discussion is t...
1 Corinthians 14 - Ten thousand words
1 Corinthians 14 opens in a way that might feel familiar to Adventists — an emphasis on prophecy over tongues. But Paul's description of prophecy diverges quickly from...
1 Corinthians 8 - Not cause a believer to stumble
Paul's argument in 1 Corinthians 8 is elegant: food sacrificed to idols is fine to eat, since idols are meaningless — but avoid it if eating would lead a fellow believ...
1 Corinthians 6 - The temple of the Holy Spirit
Paul is not afraid to talk about sex — but his approach is more nuanced than the church's reputation suggests. In 1 Corinthians 5 he tells the church to get involved w...
1 Corinthians 4 - How can you brag
What would Paul make of denominational pride? We can sincerely reject division within our own tradition while quietly celebrating everything that makes us distinct fro...
1 Corinthians 1 - Made the world’s wisdom foolish
The gospel has always looked foolish to the wise — and Paul in 1 Corinthians 1 seems untroubled by this. In this belated episode (holidays interrupted the edit process...
1 Corinthians 2 - I came to you in weakness
What is an apostle, and what does it mean to be called? We open a new season in 1 and 2 Corinthians by sitting with Paul's own answer — which turns out to be surprisin...
Psalm 80 - We will be alright
A season about growing in relationship with God ends not with a method or a programme, but with a recurring cry. Psalm 80 turns out to thread through almost everything...
Revelation 12 - They did not love themselves
"Friendship evangelism" can sound like ulterior-motive friendship, and that discomfort is worth taking seriously. We explore what separates genuine friendly witness fr...
Genesis 15 - What good are all your blessings
Setbacks don't only happen when you can't see the big picture. Job is a famous example of hardship accompanied by confusion about what God is doing, but we focus a bit...
Hosea 6 - Slaughter you with my words
In this episode we look at the themes of repentence and forgiveness. God tells us in Exodus 20 that he shows love to a thousand generations to those who love him, but...
Romans 7 - Who can save me from this?
Romans 7 names the experience precisely: the things I want to do, I don't; the things I don't want to do, I end up doing. We explore how sin, gospel, and law fit toget...
Hebrews 11 - Saw it all from a distance and welcomed it
Faith has two sides: the kind that moves mountains, and the kind that endures when the mountain stays put. We explore the idea that faith is a belief held strongly eno...
1 Kings 19 - A still small voice
Unanswered prayer is a genuine part of Christian experience — not a failure of faith. Many of the tidy explanations we reach for turn out to be exactly the arguments J...
Luke 18 - Came to him repeatedly
Prayer is a bit like calling emergency services — in the moment you need it most, technique and philosophy are the last things on your mind. We explore a tension that ...
Luke 24 - Their eyes were opened and they recognized him
Sometimes personal study isn't enough. We explore three stories where genuine biblical insight only emerged in community — the road to Emmaus, Philip and the Ethiopian...
2 Timothy 3 - Prepare and equip his people
The Bible speaks to each of us today — but how does that actually work? We land on 2 Timothy 3:15-17 as a solid summary of Scripture's purpose, but spend most of our ...
Luke 18 - Thank you that I am not
Pride has a support network. Luke 18 gives us two characters whose postures before God could hardly be more different, but we explore the broader ecosystem that pride...
Job 36 - Something to say on God's behalf
No one person — or tradition — can fully represent God. The lesson this week raises the idea that the Bible is the "truest, clearest, and most consistent" revelation ...
Revelation 3 - I stand at the door and knock
We're starting a new season on the topic of growing in a relationship with God. There's a lot of great questions in the lesson this week, but we notice an interesting...