A Love Song from a Broken Lover
Kate and Sean discuss who wrote the Song of Solomon and how to read it. Good news is this book is not just for married people:)
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Explore "reconciliation" with insightful episodes like "A Love Song from a Broken Lover", "Consensual Nonmonogamy", "Is God Just Rubbing David's Face In It?", "David and Bathsheba and God's Work of Redemption" and "Christmas 2023" from podcasts like ""Bad Marriages in the Bible", "Bad Marriages in the Bible", "Bad Marriages in the Bible", "Bad Marriages in the Bible" and "Bad Marriages in the Bible"" and more!
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Consensual Nonmonogamy
Sean and Kate discuss how King Solomon's record of 700 wives and 300 concubines ( 1 Kings 11) and the current trend in our culutre toward what is being called "consensual nonmonogamy" both testify to our desperate need for a Savior.
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Is God Just Rubbing David's Face In It?
When we hear the New Testament refer to Bathesheba as "the wife of Uriah" is that just God rubbing David's face in his sin? Are we going to have to relive our worst moments over and over again for the rest of our lives? Sean and Kate discuss how God's redemption and healing work in our neediest places and the nature of a testimony.
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David and Bathsheba and God's Work of Redemption
No one likes to be confronted with our sin, but God brings it into the light to actually deal with it...to bring new life. We see him preach his two words of law and gospel to David through the prophet Nathan and bring redemption out of the destruction of David's sin.
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Christmas 2023
Merry Christmas everyone! Sean and Kate take a little moment to discuss the challenges facing Jesus' parents and the miraculous work for which God chose them. Needless to say their relationship was certainly tested. We're praying you all have a blessed Christmas celebrating the coming of Immanuel - God with us!
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A Savior for When We're Stuck
Is there any hope for us when we're stuck? Sean and Kate continue to look at David's first wife, Michal, who was stuck in her resentments and bitterness as a result of the hurts and traumas she had suffered. Her story surprisingly gives us hope because she is just the kind of person Jesus came for.
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#276: Can I Avoid Bitterness When a Friendship Fails? With Elizabeth Laing Thompson
We all long for “forever friends,” but what happens when forever ends?
Friends are the family we choose, and with that choice comes great joy, but also great risk… because sometimes those friendships fall apart.
So today, author Elizabeth Laing Thompson will give you practical tools for friendships that may be faltering, fractured, or on the verge of failure. We’ll deal with forgiveness, reconciliation, expectations, and how to know if and when it’s time to walk away.
Whether things are a little rocky with your BFF or you’ve been burned by friendship and are nervous to try again, this conversation is for you!
SHOW NOTES: 413Podcast.com/276
Abuse in the Name of God
Every year the list of religious leaders exposed for abuse grows...using their position of authority and implied trust and respect to take advantage of or manipulate others. Sadly, this is nothing new. Sean and Kate look at how Samuel's first job from God was to expose this kind of abuse by the priest and his family. The Lord insured this story was recorded so that we might see that he sees us and hears us and does not abide abuse in his name. He has come to heal and restore.
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Hannah's Desperation
How does God meet us in our place of desperation? Does he know our pain? Does he hear our cry? Kate and Sean discuss how Hannah's story brings great comfort to us when we're desperate and it seems like no one hears.
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When We Fight
Conflict is a part of having relationships in a fallen world. However, we aren't meant to fight the same way that the world fights. Join us as Pastor Josh unpacks what it looks like to handle conflict biblically.
Deborah
Sean and Kate bounce off a good marriage in Judges to discuss how to understand the Bible, tribal warfare, and whether or not women should speak in church.
Some articles we reference in this episode for your further edification: Seabiscuit, Zoolander, and Sonship; First Born 1, 2, and 3; and Ephesus Now.
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Why Are You So Judgy?
Sean and Kate intro the book of Judges looking at the Israelites' patterns of unfiahtfulness, our unhealthy coping methods, and how God intervenes to meet our needs.
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The Unlikely Savior
Kate and Sean look at Jesus’ Great (many times over) Grandma, who was the savior of Jewish spies in Jericho…and also happened to be a prostitute. Grandma's got some crazy stories!
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Our One and Only
Sorry this is a day late everyone! Summer is setting in:)
Sean and Kate discuss how the heart of the Bible, marriage, and relationships in general point us to God's love and desire for us. He is our one and only.
FYI, we will be taking the next two weeks off for some summer vacation. We'll see you back here mid-July!
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A Good End
Happy Juneteenth! Sean and Kate discuss Joseph and Jacob's family finally healing.
Joe's Bros Go To Egypt
Mercy is stronger than resentment. God intervenes again to reconcile Joseph and his brothers.
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Joseph's Jail Time
How is God with us in the midst of suffering? And how does he use it for good in our lives? Kate and Sean discuss Joseph's time in jail to find some answers.
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A Tale of Two Brothers
Kate and Sean discuss what happens when Jacob and Esau finally see each other again after 20 years. Does Esau still want to kill his brother? Is Jacob the still the same old trickster little sibling?
The Real Housewives of Israel
Sean and Kate look at Jacob's family in this episode. It hammers home that God loves and has grace for undeserving people and redeems our broken love. And they finally tackle the question of polygamy in the Old Testament.
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