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Psalm 27: A Goal worth having

Psalm 27: A Goal worth having

Psalm 27 teaches us that the one desire worth staking our life around is knowing God. Because if we have that, then we have everything worth having.

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Psalm 143 Dealing with Depression

Psalm 143 Dealing with Depression

Psalm 143 is about being in the deepest blackest pit of despair and finding God anyway. It’s about depression, but the particular depression and anguish you feel when you’re confronted with the consequences of your sin.

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Family Break 2024

Family Break 2024

The Wednesday in the Word podcast is on break to celebrate the arrival of my newest grandchild. We'll return to the Gospel of John in January 2025. In the meantime: Listen to a previous series and here are 16 things to do while your Bible study is on break Photo by...

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November 2024 Reflections

November 2024 Reflections

Happy Thanksgiving! I’m humbled by and grateful for your involvement with Wednesday in the Word. I'm taking a break from the podcast to celebrate the arrival of my newest grandchild. We’ll return to the​ Gospel of John ​in January 2025. In the meantime, I invite you...

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14 Who is Jesus? (John 7)

14 Who is Jesus? (John 7)

Who is Jesus? The people respond with belief, confusion and awe over Jesus’ teachings. These responses reflect our complex relationship to truth.

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13 The Bread of Life (John 6)

13 The Bread of Life (John 6)

John 6 opens with two famous miracles: feeding 5,000 people and Jesus walking on water. What makes this chapter intriguing is John does not focus on the miracles, but on their aftermath—the dialogue that follows.

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Miriam: How to handle resentment

Miriam: How to handle resentment

How do you handle it when life isn’t fair? It’s easy to grow frustrated with our own lot in life and resent those who seem to have it better. Consider the story of Miriam.

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What is All Saint’s Day?

What is All Saint’s Day?

What is All Saint’s Day? All Saints’ Day is a time to celebrate heroes of the faith from scripture, as well as prominent figures in the early church.

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October 2024 Reflections

October 2024 Reflections

October 2024 Reflections Thanks for your feedback! I read every email. You're always welcome to send questions, comments and thoughts. I especially love hearing from other Bible teachers, pastors and small group leaders about how you incorporate what you've learned...

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Introduction to the Jewish Feasts

Introduction to the Jewish Feasts

In Exodus, God tells the Israelites to keep the Feasts twice: once before the episode with the golden calf and once after. Here’s a summary of the 7 feasts.

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Understanding the Hebrew Calendar

Understanding the Hebrew Calendar

When studying the Old Testament, dates can be a source of confusion, especially when they switch between the Jewish name and the Babylonian name in the same story. Here are my reference tables.

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Greek Verbs Primer

Greek Verbs Primer

Bible Study software has made biblical Greek more accessible for those who never learned the language. Now with 1 click you can access the Greek word and its conjugation but what are you looking at? Clicking on a verb in your study software may tell you something like “V-FAI-1S” which stands for a “Verb- Future Active Indicative-1st person singular.” But what does that mean? Here’s a helpful primer on Greek verbs.

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Runaway Announcements

Runaway Announcements

Runaway announcements seems to be a particular problem of running a women’s ministry. How do you handle it? What kind of limits should you put in place? After 25 years, in women’s ministry, here’s the policy I’ve found best.

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July-August 2024 Reflections

July-August 2024 Reflections

Please join me in celebrating 450 episodes and the 25th season of Wednesday in the Word. For comparison, 93.27% of podcasters quit before reaching 100 episodes and only 3.14% of podcasts reach 300 episodes. Out of the 3.3 million global podcasts ranked by Listen...

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