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Dec152020Oct 20 2020

E-119 Gospel Friends Roundtable Edition Carols of Christmas with Vanessa Hawkins, Ronjanett Taylor, B.A. Snider, Robin Stevens, & Sherry Lanier

by Cami Summers, in category Bible Study, Christmas, Discipleship, Encouragement, Faith, God's Word, Homemaking, Motherhood, Parenting, Podcast, Reading, Relationships, Rest, Theology, Worship
Gospel Friends Roundtable Edition Carols of Christmas with Vanessa Hawkins, Ronjanett Taylor, B.A. Snider, Robin Stevens, Sherry Lanier Christmas Carols offer us the invitation to renew our hearts in the wonder of the gospel. Join Karen Hodge and her Gospel friends, Vanessa Hawkins, Ronjanett Taylor, B.A. Snider, Robin Stevens and Sherry Lanier, as they speak… Read More
Dec102020Nov 29 2020

Why Study the Old Testament?

by Christina Fox, in category Bible Study

My seminary professor posed a question in his lecture the other day: Should we decorate our nurseries with Noah’s Ark themes? Um, well…I did. My oldest, who’s now off at college, had a yellow and green Noah’s Ark themed nursery when she was a baby. What’s the problem, Prof.?

But then I studied the story. It’s not that I hadn’t learned about Noah before, but most of my understanding of the passage, along with many other Old Testament stories, comes from childhood books filled with primary colors and cartoon-like figures. But the story of Noah is actually incredibly heavy and exceedingly violent.  

Many Old Testament stories carry this kind of weight. While studying 1 Samuel with our women’s Bible study, we came across this verse: “The hand of the Lord was heavy against the people of Ashdod, and he terrified and afflicted them with tumors…” (5:16). This probably isn’t a Scripture passage hung up on the fridge for that good ole’ morning encouragement. As we digested what was going on in the context, one friend lamented that passages like this are why she stays away from the Old Testament. I get it. I had similar feelings when digging into the story of Noah. It’s hard sometimes to understand how these Old Testament stories apply to us today; it’s equally difficult to grasp the importance of reading them when many are harsh and even some, grotesque.

But the Old Testament is significantly beautiful. It is vital to our understanding of the great and glorious God we serve and digging into these books sheds light on the incredible beauty of the gospel of Jesus Christ. There are many other reasons to give time and attention to Old Testament books, but here are three to consider:  

The Old Testament is Significant because it Reveals the Purposes of God  

As a literature teacher, I delight in seeing a student’s face light up when they begin to understand how the plot details of a piece of literature fit together to create one unifying and often very meaningful story. Our understanding of Scripture must be seen in a similar light. The Bible is one beautiful and grand story – the grandest story! It cannot merely be understood as individual, disconnected books made up of individual, disconnected stories. When we study the Bible, we often do so by jumping around to different books and chapters, which is certainly fine and can be beneficial. But the challenge is that we not losing sight of the big picture – the grand story – that connects all the details from Genesis to Revelation…

Dec82020Oct 20 2020

E-118 Living Life in Between the First and Second Advent with Winfree Brisley

by Cami Summers, in category Bible Study, Christmas, Discipleship, Encouragement, Faith, God's Word, Homemaking, Motherhood, Parenting, Podcast, Reading, Relationships, Rest, Theology, Worship
Living Life in Between the First and Second Advent with Winfree Brisley How do we find hope and joy while living in the struggle of the now and not yet? Join Winfree Brisley and Karen Hodge as they remind us that because God fulfilled His promises before, and He's continuing to fulfill them now, we… Read More
Dec12020Sep 23 2020

E-117 Little Hearts Prepare Him Room with Holly Mackle

by Cami Summers, in category Bible Study, Christmas, Discipleship, Encouragement, Faith, God's Word, Homemaking, Motherhood, Parenting, Podcast, Reading, Relationships, Rest, Theology, Worship
Little Hearts Prepare Him Room with Holly Mackle In the midst of the hurry and scurry of the Advent season, how do you best prepare your heart to meet Christ? Join Holly Mackle and Karen Hodge as they discuss both theologically rich and tremendously fun ways to celebrate Advent with your family.   About the… Read More
Nov242020Nov 6 2020

E-116 Wisdom in the Wilderness of Suffering with Wendy Alsup

by Cami Summers, in category Bible Study, Community, Discipleship, Faith, God's Word, Identity, illness, Ministry, Podcast, Reading, Relationships, Sanctification, Spiritual Disciplines, Suffering, Theology, Thought Life, Womanhood, Worry
Wisdom in the Wilderness of Suffering with Wendy Alsup Has suffering left you feeling alone or alienated from the people and places you used to feel at home? Join host Karen Hodge and Wendy Alsup as they remind us that if we are in Christ, we have not been left alone as orphans to navigate… Read More
Nov172020Oct 19 2020

E-115 Gospel Friends Roundtable Edition: 2020 Wisdom Gained about Finances, Family, Faith and Finiteness with Chris Zurbach, Cedar Wang, Meaghan May & CB Campano

by Cami Summers, in category Bible Study, Community, Discipleship, Encouragement, Faith, Fear, God's Word, Identity, Leadership, Mentoring, Pandemic, Parenting, Podcast, Prayer, Reading, Relationships, Sanctification, Spiritual Disciplines, Suffering, Theology, Thought Life, Wisdom, Womanhood
Gospel Friends Roundtable Edition: 2020 Wisdom Gained about Finances, Family, Faith and Finiteness with Chris Zurbach, Cedar Wang, Meaghan May & CB Campano On today’s episode, Karen sits down with a group of gospel friends: Chris Zurbach, Meaghan May, Cedar Wang, and CB Campano, to talk about the Wisdom God has given them during the… Read More
Nov102020Sep 23 2020

E-114 Wisdom Gained by Walking Together with Melissa Kruger and Angela Queen

by Cami Summers, in category Bible Study, Discipleship, Faith, God's Word, Identity, Leadership, Mentoring, Podcast, Reading, Sanctification, Spiritual Disciplines, Theology, Thought Life, Womanhood
Wisdom Gained by Walking Together with Melissa Kruger and Angela Queen Do you long to be mentored by another woman but not exactly sure how to navigate entering into a life-on-life discipleship relationship? Join Melissa Kruger and Angela Queen as they share not only their personal story about how God knit their hearts together but… Read More
Nov32020Sep 23 2020

E-113 Wisdom Defined: The Fear of the Lord with Christina Fox

by Cami Summers, in category Bible Study, Discipleship, Faith, Fear, God's Word, Podcast, Reading, Sanctification, Spiritual Disciplines, Theology, Thought Life, Womanhood, Worry
Wisdom Defined: The Fear of the Lord with Christina Fox Are the fears you are facing bigger in your gaze than fearing the Lord? Join Christina Fox and host Karen Hodge as they talk about what it looks like to trade lesser fears for a life long pursuit of growing in our awe and fear… Read More
Oct272020Sep 23 2020

E-112 Held in His Hand: Gospel Hope For Those Who Have Suffered a Miscarriage with Abbey Wedgeworth

by Cami Summers, in category Adoption, Bible Study, Discipleship, Faith, Fear, God's Word, Grief, Infertility, Motherhood, Podcast, Pregnancy Loss, Sanctification, Suffering, Theology, Womanhood
Held in His Hand: Gospel Hope For Those Who Have Suffered a Miscarriage with Abbey Wedgeworth The pain and loss of miscarriage can often be misunderstood or overlooked. Join Abbey Wedgeworth and Karen Hodge as they look to the hope of being held by God's right hand even in the midst of this loss.  … Read More
Oct132020Sep 10 2020

E-110 Our Light and Life: Identity in the Claims of Christ with Becky Kiern

by Cami Summers, in category Bible Study, Discipleship, God's Word, Identity, Podcast, Theology, Womanhood
 Our Light and Life: Identity in the Claims of Christ with Becky Kiern We live in a culture that is constantly bombarding our hearts and minds with images that could shape our identities. Join Becky Kiern and Karen Hodge as they look at the I AM statements of Christ and how studying them can give… Read More

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