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Will you see eye to eye with us on the curious origin of this phrase?

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Bask in the expertise of our guest Isaac, who spent a year reading nothing* except the book that this enigmatic phrase comes from!

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One rendition of the hymn 'Abide with Me': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wS0o7HMJiQ

Jesus as a 'high priest' in the biblical letter to the Hebrews: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews%204%3A14-16&version=NIV

Description of the 'Holy City' of Revelation 21: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation%2021&version=NIV

*That is, his study of the Bible was focused nearly exclusively on this book. Tune in to hear more!.

Another special episode - we've gone the extra mile to explore not one, but three phrases! 

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A special episode featuring some of our personal Easter experiences, questions about Easter and, of course, some Easter-related English phrases.

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An article on historical evidence for Easter: https://au.thegospelcoalition.org/article/historys-biggest-hoax-the-question-of-the-resurrection/

Possible Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) references to 'blood on one's hands' in Ezekiel 3:18 and Isaiah 59:3: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ezekiel+3%3A18&version=NIV https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+59%3A3&version=NIV

One rendition of the hymn 'Jesus Paid It All': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVFxdNn0INg

Calculating the Easter Date: https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/determining-easter-date.html

On the exact date Jesus died: https://cbs.mbts.edu/2020/04/08/april-3-ad-33-why-we-believe-we-can-know-the-exact-date-jesus-died/

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Running out of time is a very common, but this less common, time-related phrase is a gateway to one of Jesus' arguably most controversial stories.

A dictionary definition: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/at-the-eleventh-hour

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Politicians, authors, actors and sports stars may 'fall from grace,' but what did the term first refer to?

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One of Willis' favourites: https://hymnary.org/text/my_hope_is_built_on_nothing_less and here's a lovely virtual choir rendition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkIr6eHjqXI

If you want to read some old mail from where the phrase came (approx. 1974 years old this year!) here a link. Only takes ~20 minutes. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians%201-6&version=NIV

How can I be successful and make a real difference? In other words, what's Jesus' advice on not letting our life 'fall by the wayside'?

Also hear about Willis' not-so-secret talent.

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What gets you out of bed in the morning? Join us for a quick tour behind the history of this wake-up call (inaccuracies may abound despite Alex's History degree :/ ) and hear Willis reminisce on his primary school days?

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Join us as we stumble through the original context of this word, exploring what escaping goats have to do with taking blame.

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Dictionary definition: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/scapegoat

Note: We've reuploaded this episode due to a theological glitch. Apologies for any inconvenience.

Content warning: mentions abuse

We're not 100% certain this super common phrase in everyday English originates from the Bible, but it's probably more interesting to assume so.

Join us to explore Jesus' original version of this phrase in context (you may be surprised. If not, at least you learnt something new. And if you didn't learn anything, get in touch about joining us to help us research.)

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On the supposed actual day that Jesus died: https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2014/04/april-3-ad-33