What’s a question only you can answer? 

In this episode of Live the Bible, we’re opening our God’s Word to a book that’s like a candy store to me: Romans. Paul’s letter to the church in Rome is so chock-full of good stuff—it’s tough to choose what to dig into first! But today, I’ve got four questions from Romans for you, four questions only YOU can answer.

I can hardly wait for you to hear these questions!

Are you ready?

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What do you do when God directs you down a path that makes no sense?

Honestly, I’ve lost count of the number of times the Lord has led me in a direction that, well, just seems so terribly inefficient!

In this episode of Live the Bible, we’ll be in the book of Acts to look at times Peter and Paul must have felt the same way. So often, we know where we’re headed; we feel ready. But instead of taking us on a direct path, the Lord throws in a hard left turn. We all know the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, so why does God always seem to take us the long way?

There’s an answer, and it’s a good one!

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Have you ever wondered why God chose a book to reveal Himself?

In this new interview, I talk with my longtime friend and publishing expert Joel J. Miller about how books have shaped civilization—and how the Bible itself transformed human thought, language, and culture.

Joel’s insight is remarkable. From Augustine’s moment in the garden to the invention of the printing press, he shows how the simple act of writing words on a page became God’s chosen way to speak to us—and still changes lives today.

You’ll never look at your Bible (or your bookshelf) the same way again.

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What’s your biggest challenge in life? In today’s episode of Live the Bible, we’re turning to the book of John to address one of my personal, biggest challenges: waiting.

Little in this life is as hard as waiting—especially waiting on God. If only God would answer our prayers more quickly, if only He would say YES instead of NO when we’re desperate for Him to, if only He would speak up and show up when we want Him to, our lives would be so much easier. Right?

It may feel that way, but the Scriptures show us what’s really true.

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What can you do when the life God has promised you looks nothing like the life He has given you?

Let’s ask that another way. How good are you at waiting on God?

In this episode of Live the Bible, we look at a topic relevant to all of us who walk with God— and that is the struggle of waiting on Him. 

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Okay, so I'll admit it.

When you reach a certain age, your eyes start changing so that either reading up close or seeing things from a distance become challenging. (I can read up close but far off is a total blur.)

Progressive lenses can help. But honestly? They take some getting used to!

Life is a lot like this either/or perspective. We need the lenses of God's Word to see both the big picture AND what's right in front of us, at the same time.

In this episode of Live the Bible, we're looking through the eyes of Joseph in Genesis 50. He had learned to see both today and eternity—and he shows us how we can do the same. 

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We can't change the past . . .

Or can we?

As strange as it may sound, we can change the past that will be by how we live today.

In this episode of Live the Bible, we're continuing our series in the life of Joseph, where we'll hear the final words from Joseph's father on his deathbed. These final words will help us best plan for yesterday—today. 

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Let’s be honest. 

If the Bible doesn’t relate to our lives, what’s the point? We need truth to live by, not just truth that’s sounds nice. That brings us to today’s episode of Live the Bible. 

What can we do when God makes zero sense? When what we read in the Scripture doesn’t compute with our own ideas of life? 

As we continue in our series on the life of Joseph in Genesis, we’ll see what to do when we don’t understand what God is doing. 

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We all know change is hard.

Truthfully, though, we welcome change that WE initiate or can anticipate. But God uses surprising change that HE initiates to help us grow and bring about His sovereign plans.

In this episode of Live the Bible, we’re back in Genesis to see the next chapter in Joseph’s life of surprising twists—and to discover the comfort God has for us when we’re afraid to follow Him.

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Unmet expectations, betrayal, and abuse can color our perceptions like little else.

But what if I told you there’s one perspective that could change everything?

In this episode of Live the Bible, we’re continuing Joseph’s story in Genesis where we’ll discover what that perspective is. It really can—and does!—change everything when you apply it.

It has changed my life, and I know it can encourage you as well.

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