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In The GardenGenesis 32: When the Blessing Becomes the ManJacob wrestles with God — and walks away a new man. Genesis 32 reveals how God fulfills His blessing not just through abundance, but through transformation.In this episode, we journey with Jacob as he returns home after twenty hard years of exile, labor, and growth. Once a man who grasped blessings through deception, Jacob now finds himself surrounded by God’s unseen protection at Mahanaim — “God’s camp.” Angels meet him on the road, reminding us that God has gone before him, faithfully fulfilling the promise spoken years earlier by Isaac.But Genesis 32 is not about Jacob’s stra...
2026-02-1106 min
In The GardenGenesis 31: Gods, Power, and a Pile of StonesGods were stolen. Power was challenged. And a pile of stones became a treaty before God. In Genesis 31, a family conflict reveals deep truths about idolatry, manipulation, and how God establishes justice across cultures.In this episode, we walk through Jacob’s departure from Laban after twenty years of labor and tension, uncovering the spiritual and cultural layers beneath the story.We begin with Rachel’s theft of the household gods (teraphim)—objects that symbolized protection, inheritance, and authority in the ancient world. Though God had clearly blessed Jacob, Rachel clung to old securities, revealing how fa...
2026-02-1006 min
In The GardenGenesis 30: Sticks, Sheep, Sisters, and the Providence of GodWhat happens when family rivalry, human scheming, and superstition collide in the midst of God’s promises? In Genesis 30, we find Jacob navigating wives, maids, children, and flocks with unusual methods—and yet God’s providence shines through every messy moment.This episode of In The Garden dives into one of the most colorful and chaotic chapters in Scripture. From Rachel and Leah’s competition over children to Jacob’s striped sticks and multiplying flocks, we explore how God works through human weakness, mischief, and even superstition to fulfill His covenant promises. We’ll uncover the spiritual truth hidden...
2026-02-0905 min
In The GardenGenesis 29: Flawed People, Faithful GodWhat happens when human sin, jealousy, and deception collide with God’s covenant plan? In Genesis 29, Jacob is tricked into marrying two sisters, Laban manipulates his own family for profit, and love and rivalry collide in a messy household. Yet, in the midst of human brokenness, God’s faithfulness shines through—Leah bears Judah, the son through whom the covenant and redemption will continue.In this episode of In The Garden, we explore how God works through imperfect, flawed people to accomplish His perfect purposes. Jacob, Leah, Rachel, and Laban are not role models to emulate—the Bible sh...
2026-02-0805 min
In The GardenGenesis 28: Jacob's LadderHe slept on a stone—and heaven opened. Jacob’s turning point comes not through striving, but through grace that meets him in the wilderness.In this episode of Genesis 28: Jacob’s Ladder, we explore the powerful contrast between Esau’s pattern of regret without obedience and Jacob’s journey from grasping for blessing to receiving God’s promise. Esau settles into the land through his three marriages—first to Hittite women who grieve his parents, then to a daughter of Ishmael in a self-directed attempt to fix his mistake. Each choice reveals a heart rooted in the present ra...
2026-02-0705 min
In The GardenGenesis 27: Birthright & BlessingWhat if one quiet choice could shape an entire future—and one painful moment reveal its cost? In Genesis 25 and 27, the birthright and blessing form one powerful story of appetite, promise, deception, and God’s unstoppable plan.In this episode, we trace the conflict between Jacob and Esau across two defining moments—the private exchange of the birthright and the public struggle over the blessing. These are not competing stories, but one unfolding movement of God’s will advancing through imperfect people.Esau, driven by hunger and immediacy, despises his birthright for a single meal. Jacob, f...
2026-02-0606 min
In The GardenGenesis 26: Still a SojournerBlessed but unsettled? Digging wells in land you don’t yet own is the life of faith. In Genesis 26, Isaac teaches us how God works in seasons of waiting, resistance, and quiet perseverance.In this episode of In The Garden, we walk through Genesis 26 and discover a powerful pattern in how God’s people live between promise and possession. Isaac is born in the Promised Land, yet remains a sojourner—raising flocks, building altars, and digging wells without owning the land itself. Wells in the ancient world were acts of faith, bringing water, life, and stability where none e...
2026-02-0505 min
In The GardenGenesis 25: First Chapter of Jesus's StoryGenesis isn’t just the beginning of the Bible; it is the opening chapter of Jesus’ story. In Genesis 25, we see how God carefully carries His covenant promise forward, revealing a narrative that leads straight to Christ.In this episode of In The Garden, we explore a quiet but powerful moment in Scripture where Abraham’s later sons are named and then released from the central story, while Isaac alone receives the full inheritance. Though Abraham fathers many nations, the biblical narrative narrows intentionally — not because God forgets the others, but because He is guiding one redemptive story to...
2026-02-0404 min
In The GardenGenesis 25: The Family Tree Behind the PromiseGenesis is filled with names, but only one line carries the promise forward. In this episode, we explore Abraham’s wide family tree and the single covenant thread that leads to Jesus.Genesis 25 often feels like a chapter of passing details — sons born, tribes formed, nations spreading across the ancient world. But beneath the surface, God is doing something intentional and profound.Abraham fathers many sons. Through Keturah come six families who settle eastward. Through Hagar comes Ishmael, whose twelve sons become princes and nations in fulfillment of God’s promise to bless him. These are no...
2026-02-0407 min
In The GardenGenesis 24: The Faithfulness That Carries the PromiseQuiet faith often carries God’s greatest promises forward. In Genesis 24, we discover how God’s steady faithfulness works through prayer, obedience, and ordinary kindness to secure the future of His covenant.Genesis 24 may seem like a simple love story, but it is a powerful turning point in the biblical narrative. As Abraham nears the end of his life, he entrusts God’s promise to a faithful servant and sends him on a long journey to find a wife for Isaac. What unfolds is not a tale of chance, but a beautiful display of God’s steadfast love gui...
2026-02-0304 min
In The GardenGenesis 23: The First Footprint in the Promised LandAbraham’s first piece of the Promised Land wasn’t a home—it was a grave. In Genesis 23, a quiet land purchase reveals profound faith, grief, and the long view of God’s promises.In this episode, we walk through Abraham’s purchase of the Cave of Machpelah following Sarah’s death and uncover why this moment is far more than a real estate transaction. Abraham, once only a sojourner, becomes a landowner for the first time—yet the land he claims is a burial place. Through careful negotiation and a costly payment, Abraham insists on fully owning what Go...
2026-02-0205 min
In The GardenSunday Psalms: Psalm 5The day begins with groaning—but it ends in joy. In Psalm 5, David teaches us how to bring our fears to God each morning and find refuge that leads to lasting joy.Sunday Psalms — Psalm 5 Finding Refuge and Rejoicing in the LordPsalm 5 is a morning prayer of David, offered before the battles of the day begin. Rather than starting with strength or certainty, David begins with honesty—bringing his cries, groaning, and need before his King and his God.This Psalm holds together two powerful realities: the brokenness of the world and the fa...
2026-02-0105 min
In The GardenGenesis 22: The Pattern of God's ProvisionWhat happens when God asks for what you love most? In Genesis 22, Abraham’s faith is tested, God’s provision is revealed, and a powerful redemption pattern begins to unfold.In this episode of In The Garden, we walk through the binding of Isaac on Mount Moriah — not as a story of cruelty, but as a story of trust, obedience, and God’s gracious provision.God calls Abraham to surrender his promised son, Isaac. Abraham obeys in faith, believing God will somehow provide. At the last moment, the Lord stops Abraham and provides a ram in Isaac...
2026-02-0106 min
In The GardenGenesis 21: A Promise Fulfilled Conquers FearWhen God’s promise is finally fulfilled, Abraham’s long-standing fear loses its power. Faith matures from striving and self-protection into trust, integrity, and worship.1. Promise Kept After Long DelayGod fulfills His word exactly as spoken:“The LORD visited Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did to Sarah as He had promised.” (Genesis 21:1, ESV)Isaac is born when Abraham is 100 and Sarah is 90 (Genesis 21:5; cf. Genesis 12:4).The promise waited 25 years, eliminating all human credit (cf. Romans 4:19–21).2. Faith No Longer Needs a Backup PlanIshmael, born when Abraham was 86 (Genesis 16:16), is now a teenager...
2026-01-3104 min
In The GardenGenesis 20: The Law Written on the HeartPrimary Text: Genesis 20 Companion Text: Romans 2:14–151. Setting the Scene: Repeated Sin, Familiar FearAbraham journeys into Gerar (Genesis 20:1).He repeats the same half-truth told earlier in Egypt:“She is my sister.” (Genesis 20:2; cf. Genesis 12:10–20)Fear, not faith, drives Abraham’s decision.This reminds us: Abraham’s righteousness is grounded in faith, not flawless obedience (Genesis 15:6; Romans 4:3).2. God Intervenes with a Gentile KingAbimelech takes Sarah—but before any harm occurs, God intervenes:“God came to Abimelech in a dream by night…” (Genesis 20:3)Abimelech immediately appeals to justice and innocence:“In the integrity of my heart and the innocenc...
2026-01-3005 min
In The GardenGenesis 19: Sodom’s LegacyGenesis 19 unfolds in three movements:God rescues LotGod destroys SodomSodom’s corruption survives through Lot’s daughtersThe chapter confronts a hard truth: deliverance from judgment does not equal transformation of the heart.Movement 1: God Rescues Lot — Mercy, Not MeritAngels arrive to remove Lot and his family from Sodom.Lot hesitates, delays, and negotiates.Scripture emphasizes God’s initiative, not Lot’s decisiveness.“But he lingered… the men seized him by the hand… the Lord being merciful to him.” — Genesis 19:16Lot is spared because God remembers Abraham, not because Lot proves righteous.
2026-01-2905 min
In The GardenGenesis 18: Presence to Promise to ParticipationTheme: Covenant intimacy unfolds in three movements: God draws near, God speaks promise, and God invites human participation—without tidy resolution.1. Presence: God Comes Near (Genesis 18:1–8)Timing matters: Genesis 18 follows immediately after Abraham’s obedience through circumcision (Genesis 17:23–27).“And the LORD appeared to him…” (Genesis 18:1) — presence precedes explanation.God appears as three men, yet the text speaks of the LORD (Genesis 18:1–2), holding mystery without clarification.Abraham responds with urgency and humility: he runs, bows, and serves (Genesis 18:2, 6–7).A table is set: bread, curds, milk, and a calf (Genesis 18:6–8).Eucharistic echo: God shares a meal with humanity—anticipating later table...
2026-01-2805 min
In The GardenGenesis 17: Marked by ObedienceIn this episode of In the Garden, we explore Genesis 17 and the profound meaning of covenant obedience. God calls Abraham to a radical act: circumcision as the sign of His covenant (Genesis 17:10–11, 23–27). This physical mark was not just a ritual—it represented total surrender of self to God, beginning even with the body and extending to all of life.Abraham had previously tried to fulfill God’s promise through human means by fathering Ishmael with Hagar (Genesis 16). Like Adam before him, Abraham momentarily placed human reasoning above God’s word. Yet God calls him back into covenant faithfulne...
2026-01-2705 min
In The GardenGenesis 16: Hagar - Seen by GodIn this episode of In the Garden, we explore the story of Hagar in Genesis 16, one of the most difficult and powerful narratives in Scripture. Hagar, an Egyptian servant in the household of Abram and Sarai, is thrust into circumstances beyond her control. Sarai gives Hagar to Abram as a wife, hoping to obtain children through her (Gen 16:2–3). From our modern perspective, Hagar is powerless, and what happens to her is rape—she cannot consent, and her body becomes the arena of fear, oppression, and human sin.Despite the injustice, God meets Hagar in the wild...
2026-01-2605 min
In The GardenSunday Psalms: Psalm 4 “Be angry, and do not sin.”Opening Frame Psalm 4 is an evening prayer. The noise of the day has faded, but the arguments, accusations, and unrest remain. David is under pressure—his honor questioned, truth twisted, lies preferred over faithfulness. Yet instead of escalating the conflict outward, David turns inward and upward.This Psalm teaches us how to end the day with God when emotions are still loud.Scripture Reading Psalm 4:1–8 (ESV)(Full reading included in the episode, allowing space for Selah pauses.)Meditation on Verse 4“Be angry, and...
2026-01-2504 min
In The GardenGenesis 15: A Promise Made in the DarkGenesis 15 is one of the most mysterious and formative chapters in the Bible. It contains vision and ritual, fear and promise, sacrifice and grace. To modern readers, it can feel primitive or unsettling—but to its original audience, it was a profound declaration of trust, responsibility, and hope.The chapter opens with Abram wrestling honestly with God. Though promised descendants, Abram remains childless and wonders whether the promise will ever be fulfilled (Genesis 15:1–3). God responds not with explanation, but with reassurance—inviting Abram to look at the stars and trust that his future will be shaped by God’s...
2026-01-2506 min
In The GardenGenesis 15: Believing Without SeeingAt the center of Genesis 15 is a single sentence that echoes throughout the entire Bible:“And he believed the Lord, and He counted it to him as righteousness.” (Genesis 15:6)Abram believes God before anything changes. He is still childless. The promise is still unfulfilled. There is no visible evidence—only God’s word. Scripture presents this belief, not achievement or certainty, as the foundation of righteousness.Abram’s response matters because it establishes a biblical pattern: God does not require proof before trust, nor perfection before promise. He speaks, and He invites belief.This...
2026-01-2405 min
In The GardenGenesis 14: Melchizedek, the King Abram Wouldn’t BecomeAfter Abram’s astonishing military victory and the rescue of Lot, Genesis 14 shifts the focus away from war and toward worship. As Abram returns from defeating the eastern kings, he is met not first by the king of Sodom, but by Melchizedek, king of Salem and priest of God Most High (Genesis 14:17–18).Melchizedek is a unique figure in Scripture. He appears suddenly, without genealogy, without recorded beginning or end. He is both king and priest, a combination that Israel will never successfully unite under the Law. His name means “king of righteousness,” and he rules over Salem, meaning...
2026-01-2305 min
In The GardenGenesis 14: When Empires Collide and Faith Steps InIn Genesis 14, we witness the first recorded international conflict in Scripture—a clash of empires and city-states that sets the stage for God’s promises to Abram to shine.Four powerful kings from the east—Amraphel of Shinar, Arioch of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer of Elam, and Tidal of Goiim—march westward, sweeping through the lands of the Rephaim, Zuzim, Emim, and Horites (Genesis 14:1–7). These are remnants of pre-Israelite peoples, warriors of the post-Flood world, representing the full spread of nations descended from Shem, Ham, and Japheth.Against them stand five city-state kings in the Jordan Valley: Sodom, Gom...
2026-01-2205 min
In The GardenGenesis 13: When Letting Go Makes Room for MoreIn Genesis 13, Abram and his kinsman Lot face a moment of necessary separation. Their flocks have grown so large that the land cannot support them together, and tension arises—not from sin, but from abundance (Genesis 13:5–7).Abram responds in a way that defies human instinct. Rather than asserting seniority or claiming the best land, he gives Lot first choice:“If you take the left hand, then I will go to the right, or if you take the right hand, then I will go to the left.” (Genesis 13:9)Lot lifts up his eyes and chooses...
2026-01-2106 min
In The GardenGenesis 12: When Faith Meets FearIn this episode of In the Garden, we explore one of the most human moments in Abraham’s story: the tension between faith and fear.God has called Abram to leave his homeland and promises land, descendants, and blessing for all peoples (Genesis 12:1–3). But almost immediately, reality presses in: a famine strikes the land (Genesis 12:10), testing Abram’s trust.Fear rises. Abram worries for his life and the safety of his wife Sarai. He tells a half-truth:“Say you are my sister, that it may go well with me because of you…” (Genesis 12:13)Abram’s...
2026-01-2005 min
In The GardenGenesis 12: The Promise That Holds the World TogetherGenesis 12 marks a turning point in Scripture. After creation, fall, flood, and dispersion, God speaks a promise that will shape all redemptive history.The Call of AbramGod calls Abram to leave his land, people, and father’s house—not with explanations, but with a promise grounded entirely in God’s initiative.Genesis 12:1–3 — God promises land, descendants, blessing, and that “in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”This promise is spoken into a fractured world still reeling from the scattering at Babel.Genesis 11:1–9 — Humanity divided by pride, language, and fear.Grace...
2026-01-1905 min
In The GardenPsalm 3: Save Me, O My GodSunday Psalms is a weekly addition to our daily Scripture reading—a deliberate pause to slow down and linger. While daily readings help us move steadily through God’s Word, Sundays invite us to sit with a single Psalm, allowing it to speak into the real pressures, fears, and questions of our lives.Psalm 3 is the first Psalm in the Psalter that is explicitly set in a moment of crisis. Traditionally attributed to David during his flight from his son Absalom, it is a prayer born out of betrayal, danger, and deep distress. The Psalm opens with brut...
2026-01-1805 min
In The GardenLuke 3: The Genealogy That Walks BackwardLuke places the genealogy of Jesus immediately after His baptism, where the Father declares:“You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.” — Luke 3:22Only then does Luke trace Jesus’ lineage—not forward, but backward.Unlike Matthew, who begins with Abraham (Matthew 1:1–17), Luke begins with Jesus and walks back through ordinary men, forgotten names, kings briefly mentioned, and promises quietly carried (Luke 3:23–31).This genealogy is not a climb toward power. It is a descent toward solidarity.Luke continues past David (Luke 3:31), past Abraham (Luke 3:34), past the tower of Babel and t...
2026-01-1805 min
In The GardenLuke 2: Where the Covenants MeetThis episode traces the unified story of Scripture—from Genesis to the cross to the resurrection—and shows how Jesus stands at the meeting place of the old covenants and the new.From the Beginning: Why the Cross Was NecessaryThe story opens in Genesis 2–3, where humanity falls in the garden. Adam, created good, fails to obey God’s command. Sin enters the world, bringing death and separation from God (Genesis 2:16–17; 3:6–19). From that moment forward, the human problem is not ignorance, but rebellion.God’s covenants unfold across Scripture—Abrahamic, Mosaic, Davidic—not because humanity c...
2026-01-1704 min
In The GardenLuke 1: The Holy SpiritThe Holy Spirit: From Creation to ChristBig Idea: Luke opens his Gospel by showing that the coming of Jesus is the work of the Holy Spirit—continuing God’s creative, revealing, and redeeming work begun in Genesis.1. The Spirit at the Beginning (Genesis → Luke)Genesis 1:2 – “The Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.” Creation begins with God’s presence before God’s speech.Luke intentionally echoes creation language to show that the birth of Jesus is new creation, not merely a miracle.2. The Spirit Creates Life (Luke 1:35)“The Holy Spirit wi...
2026-01-1605 min
In The GardenGenesis 11 → Luke 1: Barren, But Not ForgottenGenesis 11 ends quietly—with no resolution, no miracle, only a sentence heavy with tension:“Now Sarai was barren; she had no child.” (Gen. 11:30)After the noise of nations and the collapse of Babel, Scripture narrows its focus. God’s redemptive work does not continue through towers or cities, but through a single family—and through a woman who cannot conceive.In Scripture, barrenness is never merely biological. It is theological. It marks the place where God’s promises appear delayed, even impossible.God has already promised Abraham descendants and blessing. Yet Sarai remain...
2026-01-1505 min
In The GardenGenesis 11: Towers and TentsGenesis 11 marks a turning point in the biblical story. It looks backward at humanity’s repeated failures and forward toward God’s unfolding plan of redemption.The Tower of Babel: Greatness Without GodAfter the flood, humanity advances quickly. Genesis highlights new technology—bricks fired thoroughly, bitumen for mortar. These are signs of ingenuity, organization, and unity.The problem is not progress. The problem is purpose.The people say:“Let us build for ourselves”“Let us make a name for ourselves”“Lest we be scattered”God had commanded humanity to fill the earth...
2026-01-1405 min
In The GardenGenesis 10: One Family, Many NamesGenesis 10 is often overlooked—a long list of unfamiliar names that feels easy to skip. But this chapter quietly lays one of the most important foundations in the entire Bible.Known as The Table of Nations, Genesis 10 traces the descendants of Noah’s three sons—Shem, Ham, and Japheth—and shows how the nations of the world spread after the Flood.“From these the nations spread abroad on the earth after the flood.” (Genesis 10:32)This chapter makes a bold and deeply biblical claim: every people group in the biblical story belongs to the same human f...
2026-01-1306 min
In The GardenGenesis 9: The Bow in the CloudsGenesis 9 invites us to wrestle with a familiar tension: our desire to understand how versus God’s insistence on showing us what it means.After the Flood, God establishes a covenant—not only with Noah and his descendants, but with every living creature and even the earth itself. This covenant is unconditional: never again will all flesh be destroyed by floodwaters.The sign of this covenant is the rainbow.Scripture does not explain how the rainbow works, whether it existed before the Flood, or whether the atmosphere changed. Those questions—interesting as they may be...
2026-01-1206 min
In The GardenGenesis 8: When the World Learns to Breathe AgainGenesis 8 is not the moment the Flood ends. It is the long, quiet chapter where the world learns how to exist again.The storm has already passed. The rain has stopped. But everything is still underwater.Genesis 8 opens with one of the most hopeful and understated lines in Scripture:“But God remembered Noah.”This does not mean God had forgotten. It means God now acts—deliberately, faithfully, personally.What follows is not spectacle, but process.The Science of Receding WatersThe text says the waters “receded...
2026-01-1106 min
In The GardenPsalm 2: Who Really Rules the World?Sunday Psalms is a weekly addition to our daily Scripture reading—a chance to slow down and linger. While daily readings help us move steadily through God’s Word, Sundays invite us to sit with a single Psalm, to meditate, and to allow Scripture to shape our hearts in the midst of the world as it is right now.Psalm 2 follows directly after Psalm 1 and widens the lens. If Psalm 1 asks what kind of life leads to blessing, Psalm 2 asks a larger and more unsettling question: Who truly rules the world?The Psalm opens with a sc...
2026-01-1105 min
In The GardenGenesis 7: The World UnmadeGenesis 7 is not written like a disaster report. It is written like an undoing.The language deliberately echoes Genesis 1—but in reverse. Creation is not merely judged; it is unmade. The ordered world is returned to chaos, not because God has lost control, but because humanity has severed itself from the order that gives life.1. The Language of UnmakingIn Genesis 1, God brings order by separating:Light from darknessWaters above from waters belowSea from landIn Genesis 7, those boundaries collapse.“All the fountains of the great deep burst forth, and...
2026-01-1005 min
In The GardenGenesis 6 — Greatness Without GoodnessGenesis 6 is one of the most unsettling chapters in Scripture—not because it is confusing, but because it is clear. Humanity has grown great, but not good.The chapter opens with expansion: people multiplying, cities rising, culture advancing. This is the fulfillment of Genesis 1’s command to “be fruitful and multiply.” But something has gone wrong. Growth has outpaced faithfulness. Power has outpaced wisdom.We meet the Nephilim—figures wrapped in mystery, remembered as “mighty men of old, men of renown.” Scripture does not linger on their biology or origin. Instead, it tells us what mattered: repu...
2026-01-0905 min
In The GardenGenesis 5: A Poem Written in YearsWelcome back to In The Garden. Today, we step into the genealogy of Genesis 5—a chapter that, at first glance, reads like a long list of names and numbers. But if we pause and lean into it as poetry, the chapter transforms. It’s not just history; it’s a carefully crafted meditation on life, legacy, and the faithful unfolding of God’s creation.Genesis 5 traces the line from Adam to Noah, giving each man a name, an age at the birth of his son, and the age at which he dies. These aren’t just data points. In...
2026-01-0806 min
In The GardenGenesis 4: Soil That RemembersGenesis chapter 4 is often read as a story about sibling rivalry, jealousy, and violence. But read carefully—and patiently—it also tells a deeper agrarian story: how humanity’s relationship with the soil, with one another, and with God begins to fracture outside the garden.After Eden, work enters the world as necessity rather than delight. Two brothers are born. Cain works the ground. Abel keeps flocks. These are not just occupations; they represent two ways of relating to creation. Abel’s work depends on living systems—life reproducing life. Cain’s work requires breaking the soil, fo...
2026-01-0706 min
In The GardenGenesis 3: Death, Exile, and the Mercy We MisreadIn The Garden — Episode NotesIn Genesis 3, God’s word is fulfilled immediately—but not in the way we often expect.When Adam and Eve eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, they do not collapse physically. Their hearts keep beating. Their lungs keep breathing. Yet something essential dies that very day: their unbroken relationship with their Creator.This is the Bible’s first definition of death—not the end of existence, but the rupture of communion. Shame enters where innocence once lived. Fear replaces trust. Humanity hides from the God wh...
2026-01-0605 min
In The GardenGenesis 3: The Fruit We Were Never Meant to EditGenesis 3 — “The Fruit We Were Never Meant to Edit”Genesis 3:1–7Genesis 3 marks a turning point in the biblical story—not because humanity suddenly encounters evil, but because humanity decides to define good and evil apart from God.The tree in the garden is called the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Whether its fruit was literal, symbolic, or both, Scripture makes clear that the issue was not hunger or curiosity—it was authority. Who gets to say what is good? Who gets to say what is evil?God had already spok...
2026-01-0504 min
In The GardenSunday Psalms: Psalm 1Psalm 1: Planted or PassingSunday Psalms is a weekly addition to our daily Scripture reading—a deliberate slowing down. While daily readings help us move steadily through God’s Word, Sundays invite us to linger. To listen again. To let a single Psalm shape not just our understanding, but our posture for the week ahead.The Psalms were written to be returned to, prayed through, and lived with. Giving them a dedicated space each Sunday allows us to rest in Scripture rather than rush through it. This weekly rhythm reminds us that formation requires both fait...
2026-01-0405 min
In The GardenGenesis 3: When God Spoke Clearly, and we added a little moreBonus Extended Cut — Genesis 3When God Spoke Clearly, and We Added a Little MoreIn Genesis 2:16–17, God speaks plainly to Adam:“You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”The command is generous, precise, and sufficient. Life is offered freely; death is warned honestly. God does not explain Himself. He does not hedge His words. He simply tells the truth.But in...
2026-01-0308 min
In The GardenGenesis 2:7 Formed From Dust (How God Creates What Comes Next)Episode 4: Genesis 2:7 – Formed From Dust (Extended Cut)Genesis 2:7 slows creation down to a pace we can almost watch:"Then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature."Up to this point, creation moves at the speed of speech—God speaks, and light appears, waters separate, vegetation springs forth, and sun, moon, and stars take their places. But with humanity, the text changes. God does not merely speak us into existence; He forms us. He work...
2025-12-3007 min
In The GardenGenesis 2:7 Formed from DustFormed From DustGenesis 2:7Episode Overview Genesis chapter one tells us that God created the world. Genesis chapter two invites us to slow down and watch how He creates.In this episode of In The Garden, we explore Genesis 2:7—the moment God forms humanity from the dust of the ground and breathes into him the breath of life. Unlike the other acts of creation, humanity is not simply spoken into existence. We are shaped, formed, and brought to life through divine breath.This detail reveals something profound about God’s creative work...
2025-12-3004 min
In The GardenGenesis 2 Hands In The DirtIn The Garden — Episode 3Hands In The DirtGenesis 2Episode Summary In this episode of In The Garden, we slow down and step inside Eden. Genesis 2 does not tell a different creation story—it draws us closer to the heart of it. What was spoken in Genesis 1 is now planted, shaped, and entrusted.Humanity is placed in a garden—not a palace, not a wilderness—to work it and keep it. Before sin entered the world, before thorns and toil, God gave mankind meaningful work. Hands in the dirt was not a curse...
2025-12-3004 min
In The GardenGenesis 1 Let There Be LightIn The Garden — Episode 2“Let There Be Light”Genesis 1:3Episode DescriptionBefore there was a sun. Before there were stars. Before time was measured or matter was formed— there was light.In this episode of In The Garden, we linger over the first words God speaks into the darkness: “Let there be light.” We explore why Genesis places light before the luminaries, how modern science also points to light as foundational to reality, and how Scripture consistently reveals God Himself as the true source of all illumination.This is not...
2025-12-2904 min
In The GardenGenesis 1:1 In The BeginningIn The Garden — Episode 1Genesis 1:1 | “In the Beginning”“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” — Genesis 1:1 (NIV)Every great story begins somewhere. The Bible begins with God.In this opening episode of In The Garden, we slow down and sit with a single verse—Genesis 1:1—and ask a foundational question that shapes everything that follows:Who is worthy of our worship?Before commandments, before covenants, before debates about science or poetry, Scripture begins by establishing a relationship: Creator and created.In this episode, we expl...
2025-12-2905 min
Crime, Wine & ChaosEpisode 222 - The Murder of Linda Slaten & The Beaumont ChildrenThis week, Amber covers the tragic murder of a single mom that would go unsolved for decades.Then, Naomi Naomi covers one of the most infamous cold cases in Australia that is credited with the end of innocence in Australian society.Amber was drinking Leap Year, a red blend from California.Amber's sources:Linda Slaten case: Murdered Florida woman's son hung this photo on his bedroom wall, never knowing he was standing in front of his mother's killer - CBS NewsLinda Slaten case: Decades-long search for...
2025-01-121h 05
The Bitterest Pill#388: It Was 20 Years Ago Today...
We celebrate the 20th Anniversary of The Bitterest Pill by discussing: Chatbots can’t keep up the facade, DJ X is a fraud, passing gas immediately before work is a risky game, and Clint Eves is a bad intern.
THANK YOU FOR THE MESSAGES: Lance Anderson, Grant Baciocco, Paul Barrie, Jason Tucker, Ray Slakinski, Micheal W. Geoghegan, Paul Hutchinson, Greg Willits, Dan R. Morris, Clinton Alvord, “Theater Allan” in Germany, Maury Estabrooks, Jeff Mccann, Bob Dole, Robert Scott Leavesley, Gordon Gregory, Jean Dunbar, Tim Windsor, Shayna Williams, Glenn Webber, Brennig Jones, Tina Lynn, Lucas Riley, Rob Us...
2024-11-041h 21The Bitterest Pill: The Dan Klass Monologues#388: It Was 20 Years Ago Today...
We celebrate the 20th Anniversary of The Bitterest Pill by discussing: Chatbots can’t keep up the facade, DJ X is a fraud, passing gas immediately before work is a risky game, and Clint Eves is a bad intern.
THANK YOU FOR THE MESSAGES: Lance Anderson, Grant Baciocco, Paul Barrie, Jason Tucker, Ray Slakinski, Micheal W. Geoghegan, Paul Hutchinson, Greg Willits, Dan R. Morris, Clinton Alvord, “Theater Allan” in Germany, Maury Estabrooks, Jeff Mccann, Bob Dole, Robert Scott Leavesley, Gordon Gregory, Jean Dunbar, Tim Windsor, Shayna Williams, Glenn Webber, Brennig Jones, Tina Lynn, Lucas Riley, Rob Us...
2024-11-041h 21
The Clement PodcastEpisode 10: With All Deliberate SpeedIn 1957, a pivotal moment unfolded at Clinton High School in Anderson County, Tennessee. Following the landmark Brown v. Board of Education ruling by the Supreme Court, this public school would become the first in the state to integrate. Amidst a backdrop of racial tension and societal division, twelve Black students emerged as trailblazers, courageously enrolling in what was previously an all-white school. The collective determination of Jo Ann Allen, Bobby Cain, Anna Theresser Caswell, Gail Ann Epps, Minnie Ann Dickey, Ronald Gordon Hayden, William Latham, Alvah Jay McSwain, Maurice Soles, Robert Thacker, Regina Turner, and Alfred Williams redefined history...
2023-08-1836 min
The Matt Walker Podcast# 31: Insomnia - Part 6Very understandably, many insomnia patients try to self-medicate their condition with varied “sleep aids”. The tragedy us that most of them not only fail to help but actually make insomnia worse. Most common among these is alcohol, which hurts your sleep in at least three different ways: 1) it sedates your brain, rather than generating naturalistic sleep 2) it increases the frequency of nighttime awakenings and makes it harder to fall back to sleep, and 3) it inhibits REM sleep.THC also inhibits REM sleep, and users can develop a dependency on and toler...
2022-09-2621 min
The Matt Walker Podcast#28: Insomnia - Part 3Today’s episode takes two questions as its subject: first, why does someone develop insomnia, and second, what adds gasoline to the sleep-disorder fire of insomnia and only makes it rage more powerfully? These are two very complex questions, but through lots of great science and wonderful scientists, we now have a conceptual model explaining how you may find yourself falling into the pit of insomnia. This is called the “3-Ps” model, and it consists of a three-step knock-on cascade of factors that lead to insomnia: predisposing, precipitating, and perpetuating factors.Predisposing factors are those...
2022-08-1514 min
The VITALIZE Podcast: Venture Capital | Startups | Angel InvestingVITALIZE Throwback: Accessing Founder Resources, Executing Capital Allocation, and Building in Public, with Fiveable’s Amanda DoAmaralThis is a special episode pulled from the VITALIZE vault—back when The VITALIZE Podcast was Talking Venture! Justin Gordon (@justingordon212) talks with Amanda DoAmaral (@AmandaDoAmanda), Co-Founder of Fiveable, a social learning network for students. Since this original episode released in May 2021, Fiveable has raised a $10M Series A. Fiveable is an educational technology company that is committed to unlocking opportunities for young people through academic and social empowerment. At Fiveable they believe that students who are educated, confident, and informed will open more opportunities for their future. Fiveable aims to give equal opportunities for all students to reach th...
2022-06-0352 min
Entrepreneur ConundrumEvent Planning Business in the Midst of the Pandemic with Mae Yeo SilversAmong the countless difficulties COVID-19 has brought upon businesses, hosting live events is one of the biggest challenges. With health concerns as top priority, venues closed and large in-person gatherings were canceled to keep people safe and healthy.However, with the cancellation of in-person events, the demand for virtual events skyrocketed. Event companies, in particular, have had to pivot their approach to industry events, finding new ways to meet with stockholders, investors and new customers.May Yeo started her hospitality career as a food and beverage trainee at the Raffles Hotel, Singapore. It was there...
2022-01-1030 min
Government UnfilteredIV. Russian Government Links To and Contacts With The Trump Campaign: Mueller Report, Nov. 2020 updateThis Section describes the principal links between the Trump Campaign and individuals with ties to the Russian government, including some contacts with Campaign officials or associates that have been publicly reported to involve Russian contacts. The Office investigated whether those contacts constituted a third avenue of attempted Russian interference with or influence on the 2016 presidential election. In particular, the investigation examined whether these contacts involved or resulted in coordination or a conspiracy with the Trump Campaign and Russia, including with respect to Russia providing assistance to the Campaign in exchange for any sort of favorable treatment in...
2020-11-163h 15
KukiBoots And PantsYoung – AYER
I Choose You – Timeflies
Be With You – Afrojack feat. Clinton Sparks
Silenced By The Night – Keane feat. Alesso
Give It Up For Love – EDX feat. John Williams
Sweater Weather – The Neighbourhood
Heart of Glass – Popeska feat. Denny White
Leave A Light On – Henrik B & Rudy
Right Or Wrong – Leventina
Burning – Adrian Lux
Ladi Dadi – Steve Aoki feat. Wynter Gordon
How You Love Me – 3LAU feat. Bright Lights
A Heavy Abacus – The Joy Formidable
Changes – Chris Lake feat. Laura V
Believe Again – Delta Goodrem
Rather Be – Clean Bandit...
2014-04-171h 12DJ KukiBoots And Pants1 Young – AYER
2 I Choose You – Timeflies
3 Be With You – Afrojack feat. Clinton Sparks
4 Silenced By The Night – Keane feat. Alesso
5 Give It Up For Love – EDX feat. John Williams
6 Sweater Weather – The Neighbourhood
7 Heart of Glass – Popeska feat. Denny White
8 Leave A Light On – Henrik B & Rudy
9 Right Or Wrong – Leventina
10 Burning – Adrian Lux
11 Ladi Dadi – Steve Aoki feat. Wynter Gordon
12 How You Love Me – 3LAU feat. Bright Lights
13 A Heavy Abacus – The Joy Formidable
14 Changes – Chris Lake feat. Laura V
15 Believe Again – Delta Goodrem
16 Rather Be – Clean Ban...
2014-04-171h 12
Party FavorzGay Pride 2012 Volume 2 | EDM EditionIt’s the second week of Pride Month so that means another set to get you in the mood. This week I’m sending up a delicious concoction of sizzling beats for all the electro-queers among us. Folks, this pretty straight up commercial with a definite edge.
You will also notice in these last sets, I’m paying homage to the life and times of two of the gay communities most revered divas; Whitney Houston and Donna Summer. In this set, I’ve got a banging mashup between Whitney and Rihanna, which will get your ears buzzing.
Also, this is one monster...
2012-06-1500 min