Did prophecies about Jesus stop after the book of Malachi was completed? That’s the question we’re discussing at Luke’s genealogy on The Hero of the Story. Listen in as we discuss: The importance of not minimizing the gap between the Old and New TestamentsHow prophecies about Jesus continued into the New TestamentWhy John the Baptist...

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How is God at work in the world? That’s the question we’re addressing on this episode of The Hero of the Story. Listen in as we discuss: How the Bible puts God’s providence on displayIf there’s a conflict between providence and human responsibilityWhy this doctrine is good news for God’s people Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or...

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Why isn’t one long genealogy of Jesus enough? That’s the question we’re discussing at Luke’s genealogy on The Hero of the Story. Listen in as we discuss: Why we can’t skip genealogies in our Bible reading and studyWhy the gospels have multiple genealogies of Jesus—and what the differences might meanHow this genealogy connects to the...

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Does it matter if Jesus did or didn’t have a human father? That’s the question we’re addressing on this episode of The Hero of the Story. Listen in as we discuss: How the Bible speaks to the truth of the virgin birthWhat do we lose if the virgin birth isn’t trueWhy do people struggle to believe...

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Why does the Bible talk about behavior so much? That’s the question we’re discussing as we look at the second half of the book of Nehemiah on The Hero of the Story. Listen in as we discuss: Why God might inspire the use of satireHow best to understand Malachi 3:7-8How Malachi points us to JesusOur...

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What happens after we die? That’s the question we’re addressing on this episode of The Hero of the Story. Listen in as we discuss: What the Bible teaches about life after deathWhat an intermediate state in the afterlife of a believer does (and doesn’t) meanHow the reality of life after death is motivation for sharing the...

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What happens after you’ve done what God’s compelled you to do? That’s the question we’re discussing as we look at the second half of the book of Nehemiah on The Hero of the Story. Listen in as we discuss: Why the Levites needed to explain the Law to the returned JewsHow we should understand Nehemiah’s...

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What is idolatry? That’s the question we’re addressing on this episode of The Hero of the Story. Listen in as we discuss: Why it’s important to know that sin is more than our external behaviorsHow Scripture defines idolatry and its relationship to sinHow the gospel transforms the worship problem at the heart of sin Listen now...

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How should we respond when we hear troubling news? That’s the question we’re discussing as we look at the first half of the book of Nehemiah on The Hero of the Story. Listen in as we discuss: Why it mattered that the walls of Jerusalem were rebuiltWhat to make of Nehemiah and his role in...

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What is the gospel? That’s the question we’re addressing on this episode of The Hero of the Story. Listen in as we discuss: How Scripture shows the gospel as being both an event and the larger story of redemptionThe dangers of either reducing the gospel to a transaction or broadening it too far that it loses...

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