Dr. Samantha Bise and Rev. Dillon Epler discuss “profanity.”

Dr. Samantha Bise and Rev. Dillon Epler discuss “repentance.”

Dr. Samantha Bise and Rev. Dillon Epler unpack the word “grace.”

Dr. Samantha Bise and Rev. Dillon Epler discuss The Ten Commandments as they relate to the recent Texas ruling to place the Commandments in public school classrooms, the Hammurabi Code, Egyptian enslavement, and the Roman Empire.

Dr. Samantha Bise and Rev. Dillon Epler discuss the history of the word “pious,” its connections to the Roman Empire, and the positives and negatives of piety today.

Dr. Samantha Bise and Rev. Dillon Epler discuss the word “prophet” and how it is directly related to oppression and power.

Dr. Samantha Bise and Rev. Dillon Epler discuss the word “martyr.”

Dr. Samantha Bise and Rev. Dillon Epler discuss the difference between the words “political” and “partisan,” the recent IRS decision to allow churches to endorse candidates, and why this decision is terribly dangerous.

Dr. Samantha Bise and Rev. Dillon Epler discuss what the number 40 often means in the Christian and other traditions.

Dr. Samantha Bise and Rev. Dillon Epler discuss “horses and chariots” as weapons of war discussed throughout the Bible and what the tradition has to say about weapons of war.