The big accomplishment of 2025 was finishing and publishing my first book and its companion workbook. The book is available for pre-sale now and launches into the world January 9, 2026.
Start Strong: A New Believer’s Guide to Christianity is a 15-chapter biblical guide for new Christians covering essential topics: sin, salvation, grace, faith, the Holy Spirit, and living for Christ. Written by veteran Bible teacher Krisan Marotta for those who feel lost in their new faith.
2025 Highlights
- Retired from my day job January 1, 2025. Converted my business website into an author website.
- Finished my first book.
- Published 30 podcasts this year:
- 9 to finish the Gospel of John;
- 18 on 2 Corinthians;
- 1 on A Biblical Perspective on Money
- 1 on How to Know You’re Saved Without Doubting;
- 1 Christmas message on The King and Priest Who Came at Christmas (Psalm 110).
- I switched podcast hosts in November, and again lost my statistics. Hopefully this will be the final switch.
I improved my Bible Study 101 series by adding the following new resources:
- How to Lead a Simple Bible Discussion
- How to Use Bible Background
- How to Use Commentaries
- How to Study Psalms & Proverbs
- How to Cross Reference
- How to Study Epistles
- Word Study: glory, doxa, G1391
- What if I don’t listen to podcasts
- Bible Study 101: Must‑Read Books for Confident Scripture Study
5 Most Downloaded Episodes Published in 2025
- A Biblical Perspective on Money
- 24 Why Believe? Themes from the Gospel of John’s Final Chapters
- 01 Suffering, Comfort & Prayer: What Paul Teaches about Ministry (2 Corinthians 1:1-11)
- 10 Unequally Yoked: Understanding Paul’s Warning (2 Corinthians 6:13-7:2)
- 07 Why We Should Not Fear Death (2 Corinthians 5:1-11)
5 Most Downloaded Episodes from Gospel of John (season 25)
- 01 Gospel of John Introduction
- 02 In the Beginning was the Word (John 1:1-18)
- 14 Who is Jesus? (John 7)
- 04 Jesus calls the First Disciples (John 1:34-51)
- 07 Nicodemus: You must be born again (John 3:1-13)
5 Most Downloaded Episodes from 2 Corinthians (season 26)
- 01 Suffering, Comfort & Prayer: What Paul Teaches about Ministry (2 Corinthians 1:1-11)
- 10 Unequally Yoked: Understanding Paul’s Warning (2 Corinthians 6:13-7:2)
- 07 Why We Should Not Fear Death (2 Corinthians 5:1-11)
- 04 What’s New About the New Covenant (2 Corinthians 3:1-6)
- 06 Why Paul Did Not Lose Heart and What We Can Learn From Him (2 Corinthians 4)
How You Listened
- Apple Podcasts 44%
- Direct from this website 21%
- Web Browser 10%
- Overcast 7%
- Spotify 3%
Where You Listened from
- North America 77%
- Europe 10%
- Asia 7%
- Africa 2%
- South American 1%
- Oceania 1%
Top Countries outside the United States
- Canada (up from #2)
- Germany (back in the top 10 from 2023)
- United Kingdom (up from #4)
- Hong Kong (new to the top 10)
- Austria (new to the top 10)
- Philippines (down from #5)
- Finland (new to top 10)
- India (up from #9)
- Indonesia (new to the top 10)
- Australia (down from #5)
Countries disappearing from the top 10: France, Belgium, Kenya, South Africa.
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