One of the most well-known martyrdom accounts in Scripture, as King Nebuchadnezzar casts Hananiah (Shadrach), Mishael (Meshach), and Azariah (Abednego) into the fiery furnace.

Daniel comes before King Nebuchadnezzar to share with him his dream and its interpretation.

What do we know about Mary from Scripture and history? Also we hear of King Nebuchadnezzar's demand that his magicians and officials tell him his dream AND its interpretation.

Rev. Tiews is an LCMS career missionary who works with Persian refugees in Hamburg, Germany.

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Government is both a blessing and a curse from the Lord. We see them persecute His people all around the world, and yet the Scriptures can say they are from Him. Listen in to learn more about what the Scriptures teach about government, and what role the Christian has with his governor.

Today's episode is largely a review episode, as it is a presentation I shared at the 2025 Higher Things conference for LCMS youth held at Concordia University, NE.

Today we learn about about two of our sisters in Christ in the days of the early Church as well as studying the first chapter of the book of Daniel, where we meet Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah.

The saint day for the Nativity of John the Baptist falls on June 24 each year (a little late on this podcast, sorry), and we take a look at the context for the Book of Daniel, which we'll begin studying next week.

This is a follow up to the episode on apologetics, science and Christianity, from June 2, 2025. Bryan Osborne joins the show from Answers in Genesis to dig a little deeper into why these conversations matter, and to talk about dinosaurs!

This is the first of hopefully a series of conversations with Christians alive today in other parts of the world who are bearing witness to Christ. What is it like to be a Christian there? What are they risking by bearing witness to Christ? How can we support them in their work? Hear as Mikko Tiira, a Lutheran pastor in Finland, answers these sorts of questions.