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Live from my back deck, we investigate the Bible from a fresh perspective. Not content with surface discussion or simply rephrasing what cultural Christianity says, we dig deep, looking to discover what the original listeners heard. And not so we can gather information. We want to understand how they applied the Bible in their world so we can better live it in ours.

Steve Davis


    • Sep 6, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 63 EPISODES


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    Episode 63: Nahum

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2022 30:32


    Even the Minor Prophets have a little brother, though this one is pretty cool. 

    Episode 62: Micah

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2022 25:51


    A classic of the Minor Prophets and one of my favorites.

    Episode 61: Obadiah

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2022 19:46


    God in a Minor Key, looking at the shortest book in the Old Testament, one of the oldest feuds in the Bible, and two sisters who just cannot get along. #StuffSteveSays

    Episode 60: Joel

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 20:26


    Locust plagues and the Divine Warrior are prominent in this great Minor Prophet.

    Episode 59: Hosea

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 20:21


    A little bit of "normal" prophecy, a little bit of weird, and a fair amount of adultery. Welcome to Hosea.

    Episode 58: Amos

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2022 28:15


    A powerful book and our first look at a "normal" prophet.

    Episode 57: Jonah

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2021 26:32


    Welcome to God in a Minor Key, a study in the Minor Prophets. We'll start with the best known--and weirdest--book in the series.

    Episode 56: Acts 11

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 25:21


    We wrap up our study in Acts and review the high points of what we've learned.

    Episode 55: Acts 10

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 26:02


    A huge step involving dreams of food and walking through a door.

    Episode 54: Acts 9 19-43

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 24:25


    Is it possible Paul/Saul needed a timeout before he was really ready to be God's apostle? That's one of the questions we'll ask in this episode.

    Episode 53: Acts 9:1-18

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2021 25:17


    It seemed like a simple plan. Travel to Damascus, arrest some Christians. 

    Acts 8 26-40 Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2021 26:15


    Episode 52. From a sermon on Acts 8, we look at how Philip, operating in the peace God gives, was able to accomplish some incredible, life-changing things.

    Acts 8 1-25

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2021 30:01


    Umm, I've got an idea. Why don't we, like, start actually doing the Great Commission. Yep, it only took eight chapters to get there. 

    Acts 7: Stephen's Speech

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2021 33:19


    You may not have picked up on it (I didn't for years) but Stephen's sermon in Acts 7 is among the most important in the Bible. In this podcast, we look at why.

    Acts 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2021 27:20


    A pivotal chapter in the life of the church, Acts 6 is also a great lesson on the importance of organizational change.

    Acts 5:11-42

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 30:56


    As we'll see today, purity plus passion produces power, a lesson from the early church it might be good if we would apply today.

    Acts 4 32 to 5 14

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2021 27:46


    Some generous people--and some genuine phonies in this transition period in the early church.#StuffSteveSays

    Acts 4 1-31

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2021 25:14


    It may not be obvious at first, but Chapter 4 probably belongs on the Mt. Rushmore of chapters in Acts. It's that important.

    Acts 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 24:23


    The disciples thought they knew what was going to happen. They were wrong, and Acts 3 is the beginning of this totally different path. 

    Acts 2 36-46

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2021 27:56


    Does the book of Acts give us the blueprint for how we should be doing church, an historical example of how one group did church, or is the answer more subtle?

    Acts 2 1-41

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 28:04


    The coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost has as much to do with two prophets from the Hebrew Bible as it does with the feast it happened during. 

    Acts 1:9-26

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2021 25:47


    One of the markers of the early church had to be confidence. And honestly if 120 people really believe they are going to remake Judaism and then restore the whole world, confidence is a prerequisite.

    Acts 1:1-11

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2021 26:22


    Beginning a brand new study in the Book of Acts. We get to watch the early church have great successes, make big mistakes, and almost stumble their way to carrying the Good News into Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the ends of the earth. 

    How to Journal

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2021 23:25


    A great technique to read the Bible for application and transformation instead of just information or inspiration. 

    Revelation 22, The Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2021 30:35


    Wrapping up Revelation with one final, amazingly cool touch from the master of Apocalyptic Literature.

    Revelation 21:22-22:5

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2021 29:54


    We talk a lot about what Heaven is going to be like, but it's rare people actually look at the description of Heaven found at the end of Revelation. 

    Revelation 21:1-27

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 30:23


    Is there a difference between truth and Truth? I think there is, and I think it will help us greatly as we try to understand the Book of Revelation.

    Revelation 20 Four Views

    Play Episode Play 55 sec Highlight Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 29:28


    No part of Revelation is more controversial than chapter 20 and the Millennial Reign of Christ. In this podcast we'll be looking at the four primary views and why we need to be humble in our approach to this chapter. 

    Revelation 19-20

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 26:04


    Judgement time has come, and man is it a doozy!

    Revelation 19

    Play Episode Play 35 sec Highlight Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 25:07


    Revelation 19 can be challenging, especially when we see the people rejoicing because others are being judged.

    Revelation 18

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2021 29:38


    There's a reason people have thought Revelation would be fulfilled soon. It sure seems to be describing today, as we'll see this session in Revelation 18.

    Revelation 17

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 28:36


    With the Unholy Hooker and beasts and all kinds of cool stuff (including reasons Jesus is definitely coming back in the 1980's), this study of Revelation 17 has some great material.

    Revelation 17-22, The Big Picture

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 20:40


    John does something amazing in the last few chapters of Revelation. But to see it, we're going to need to start and the beginning and pull way back.

    Revelation 16

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 29:35


    If I ever get to the valley of Megiddo, Biblical Armageddon, I'm gonna grin! (But I won't say anything.) Find out why, and a lot of even cooler stuff, on today's Back Deck Bible Study.

    Revelation 15

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021 22:09


    The shortest chapter in Revelation is setting us up for the home stretch of the book. Grab your popcorn. It's getting good.

    Revelation 14

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2021 26:23


    Many people are troubled with the idea of a good God sending people to Hell. That's one of the topics we'll discuss as we look at Revelation 14.

    Revelation 13-2

    Play Episode Play 30 sec Highlight Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 30:01


    Microchips and the Antichrist and prophecies that get fulfilled multiple times and even Nazi Germany. Revelation 13 has it all.

    Revelation 13-1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2021 29:22


    Beasts and dragons and antichrists--and a number that means things may get bad, but we're going to be okay.

    Revelation 12 Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2021 25:56


    We complete this most critical chapter in Revelation with a closer look at those three-and-a-half years, some more discussions of dragons, and finish our discussion on the beaches of Normandy.

    Revelation 12 Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2021 25:32


    As we continue in chapter 12, we'll meet what may well be an amazing confluence of the eternal and the natural timelines. And there are cicadas. And a few dog yaps. And a rant about whiny Christians. In other words, just another day on the back deck.

    Spiritual Growth Cycle

    Play Episode Play 21 sec Highlight Listen Later Dec 22, 2020 22:10


    Taking a one-week break from Revelation on the last week of the year to dig into the process God uses to help us grow spiritually. While some think it's a mystery, Jesus explained it three times in John 14.

    Revelation 12 Part 1

    Play Episode Play 27 sec Highlight Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 28:13


    Revelation 12 is the central and pivotal chapter in the book, so it's going to take us a few sessions to work our way through it. But it is so worth the effort.

    Humility and Revelation

    Play Episode Play 36 sec Highlight Listen Later Dec 11, 2020 28:23


    There are four primary ways people interpret the Book of Revelation. Today we look at all four and why humility should be the order of the day when it comes to how we interpret the book.

    Revelation 11, Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 30:20


    Wrapping up the most difficult chapter to interpret in the Book of Revelation.

    Revelation 11, Part 1

    Play Episode Play 15 sec Highlight Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 30:24


    Revelation 11 is considered by many to be the most difficult chapter to interpret in the entire book of Revelation. But I believe if we follow the clues John lays out for us, we can find the meaning he intends for us to get.

    Revelation 10 -- The Small Scroll and God's Call

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2020 26:39


    The tiniest thing in this big chapter can have the greatest impact on our lives.

    Revelation 9 -- The Entrance of Evil

    Play Episode Play 32 sec Highlight Listen Later Nov 20, 2020 27:38


    It's Revelation 9 and thanks are about to get real. Or unreal. Or both.

    Revelation 8 -- The Trumpet Judgments

    Play Episode Play 29 sec Highlight Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 28:25


    Revelation Chapter 8 starts with silence but ends with the loud sounds of judgment.

    Revelation 7 -- Who Can Stand?

    Play Episode Play 40 sec Highlight Listen Later Nov 13, 2020 28:19


    Revelation 6 ended with the question, "Who then can stand?" If things are going to be this bad, who is going to be able to survive it. Chapter 7 is the answer to that question--and you're going to like it.

    Revelation 6 -- Judgment Begins

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2020 25:08


    The Book of Revelation is the climax of God's Big Story,. Things really get moving as the Lamb begins to open the seals. Meet the original Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and learn how they mirror God's passive judgment on all eras, not just the end days.

    Revelation 5 -- The Lamb of God

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 25:50


    During uncertain times--like, I don't know, November of 2020--it's a great idea to remind ourselves that God is in control. And there may not be a better chapter in the whole Bible to reinforce that concept than Revelation 5.

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