Bible & Stuff

As we close this chapter of Bible & Stuff, we talk about what we've learned over the years of doing this podcast and explain how it was really all a ploy. Thank you all for listening!Check out our Spiritual Disciplines Worksheet to build habits that help you experience the grace of God. Recommended Sermon:  Life Is a Gift by Jamin Roller, Lead Pastor of Citizens ChurchFor more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

Justin Whitmel Earley is a writer, speaker, and lawyer from Richmond, Virginia, and the author of the award-winning book on habits and spiritual formation, The Common Rule, as well as a new book which we'll be talking about today called Habits of the Household: Practicing the Story of God in Everyday Family Rhythms.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

Jonathan K. Dodson is the founding pastor of City Life Church in Austin, Texas and the founder of GCDiscipleship.com. He is  the author of numerous books including the new revised and expanded of his book, Gospel-Centered Discipleship, which we talk about here.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

Greg Lanier is associate professor of New Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Florida and an associate pastor at River Oaks Church. Today, he joins the show to talk with us about his new book, Old Made New: A Guide to the New Testament Use of the Old Testament.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

Author and pastor Sam Storms joins the show to discuss his newest book, A Dozen Things God Did with Your Sin (And Three Things He'll Never Do). Together, we talk about what it means to have a defiled conscience and why understanding penal substitutionary atonement is so crucial.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

Zach Bolen of Citizens joins the show to talk about new music, the bigness of God, and bringing people together. We also wind through a few other topics like his past church experience and the process of songwriting. Be sure to check out Citizens' new music at wearecitizens.net.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

This week we're joined by our good friend Cody Deevers, pastor of The Table Church in Glendale, AZ. Cody tells us about his new book, Simple Prayers, a short prayerbook that provides direction for kids and courage for adults to pray to the God who created us, calls to us, and delights in us.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

In the final episode of our Uniquely Wired series, we discuss how, in order to discover our unique wiring, you must address our hurried pace of life and our inherent limitations as humans. Then, to wrap up the series, we  explain how the Holy Spirit empowers us to live as the people God has created us to be.SPONSOR: Check out our awesome sponsor Dwell and cultivate a habit of living into the Bible. Visit dwellapp.io/bibleandstuff today to get 10% off a yearly subscription or 30% off Dwell for life!BECOME A PATRON: Support the show by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/bibleandstuff and get access to bonus episodes, merch discounts, and more!For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

In episode five of our Uniquely Wired series, we talk about what it looks like to discover your unique wiring through deep work over time in community. We explain what the "life plan" process looks like and the best way to start the process.SPONSOR: Check out our awesome sponsor Dwell and cultivate a habit of living into the Bible. Visit dwellapp.io/bibleandstuff today to get 10% off a yearly subscription or 30% off Dwell for life!BECOME A PATRON: Support the show by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/bibleandstuff and get access to bonus episodes, merch discounts, and more!For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

Author and professor Dustin Benge joins the show to discuss his new book, The Loveliest Place: The Beauty and Glory of the Church, and awaken our affections for who the church is and why she exists. Together, we talk about what exactly the church does and how it can be beautiful when it often looks ugly.BECOME A PATRON: Support the show by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/bibleandstuff and get access to bonus episodes, merch discounts, and more!For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

In episode four of our Uniquely Wired series, we talk about the importance of community is discovering your purpose and what it looks like to stir up one another to love and good works.SPONSOR: Check out our awesome sponsor Dwell and cultivate a habit of living into the Bible. Visit dwellapp.io/bibleandstuff today to get 10% off a yearly subscription or 30% off Dwell for life!BECOME A PATRON: Support the show by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/bibleandstuff and get access to bonus episodes, merch discounts, and more!For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

In episode three of our Uniquely Wired series, we uncover the strongholds that keep us from obeying Christ and fulfilling our potential.SPONSOR: Check out our awesome sponsor Dwell and cultivate a habit of living into the Bible. Visit dwellapp.io/bibleandstuff today to get 10% off a yearly subscription or 30% off Dwell for life!BECOME A PATRON: Support the show by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/bibleandstuff and get access to bonus episodes, merch discounts, and more!For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

Authors Stephanie Shackelford  and Bill Denzel join the show to discuss their new book, You on Purpose: Discover Your Calling and Create the Life You Were Meant to Live, and answer the question that crosses everyone's mind at some point: What should I do with my life?  Together, we walk through their 4-step, research-based process for discovering and carrying out your calling with confidence.BECOME A PATRON: Support the show by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/bibleandstuff and get access to bonus episodes, merch discounts, and more!For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

In episode two of our Uniquely Wired series, we look past general identity to the specific and ask what it means that each of us is both uniquely wired and uniquely placed by God.SPONSOR: Check out our awesome sponsor Dwell and cultivate a habit of living into the Bible. Visit dwellapp.io/bibleandstuff today to get 10% off a yearly subscription or 30% off Dwell for life!BECOME A PATRON: Support the show by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/bibleandstuff and get access to bonus episodes, merch discounts, and more!For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

In the first episode of our series, Uniquely Wired: Who God Made You to Be, we ask and answer one of the most foundational questions humans face: "Who are you?"Starting as broad as possible, we talk about the general identity of all humans. Are you in Adam or in Christ? A child of God or a child a wrath? And how exactly can you be sure?SPONSOR: Check out our awesome sponsor Dwell and cultivate a habit of living into the Bible. Visit dwellapp.io/bibleandstuff today to get 10% off a yearly subscription or 30% off Dwell for life!Like the show? Leave us a tip at bbl.st/tipjar.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

Author Alan Noble joins the show to discuss the fundamental assumption of modern life that many of us are shaped by: "You are your own, and you belong to yourself." The Christian gospel, however, provides a better vision that reframes the way we understand ourselves, our families, and God.Check out Alan's book, You Are Not Your Own: Belonging to God in an Inhuman World.Like the show? Leave us a tip at bbl.st/tipjar.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

Author Jared C. Wilson joins the show to discuss his new book, Love Me Anyway: How God's Perfect Love Fills Our Deepest Longing.  Together, we talk through one of the deepest human desires, why so many people feel unloveable, and what it looks like to give a loved one "room to breathe."Like the show? Leave us a tip at bbl.st/tipjar.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

Settling into the Promised Land, the people of Israel are faced with two realities: they can finally rest, and they still have work to do. Likewise, modern-day Christians have to deal with what it means to live in the "already/not yet." We can rest in Christ's finished work, but we must also be obedient in doing the good work he has laid out before us.Like the show? Leave us a tip at bbl.st/tipjar.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

As the people of Israel begin to take the Promised Land, their ability to have a strong and courageous obedience to God is tested. In this, we see how seriously God pursues his purposes and how he allows us as humans to be a part of his plans. And, we cover the toughest topic of the book—what do we do with all of the bloodshed?Like the show? Leave us a tip at bbl.st/tipjar.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

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This week, we're joined by Andrew Peterson to discuss The God of the Garden and how we can experience the glory of God through his creation.The garden metaphor runs deep in the Bible. God's first command for Adam and Eve was to "work and keep" the garden, and God himself has always been present, working and keeping what he loves. Sometimes pruning and sometimes planting, but always in a way that produces good fruit.Find more from Andrew at https://www.andrew-peterson.com.Like the show? Leave us a tip at bbl.st/tipjar.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

After 40 years in the wilderness, the people of Israel finally enter the Promised Land. But, they have to cross the Jordan River to do so, all the while preparing to face the looming resistance of the Canaanite inhabitants.In these first five chapters of Joshua, the people of God must look back to remember what God has done in order to faithfully face what is yet come.Like the show? Leave us a tip at bbl.st/tipjar.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

As we begin our series through the book of Joshua, we look to the people of Israel as they prepare to enter the Promised Land and how this story parallels with our own of trying to get back to the Garden of Eden. We also examine how God's specific charge to Joshua to "be strong and very courageous" gives us a model for how to live in our already/not yet reality of being justified in Christ but still awaiting his return. Like the show? Leave us a tip at bbl.st/tipjar.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

Too often when it comes to building spiritual disciplines our go-to methods include relying on sheer willpower and trying to shame ourselves into submission. And, again and again, the whole experiment ends in failure, leaving us feeling even worse about our spiritual life than when we started.There's still hope. What if it's not us but our misguided methods that are actually the problem? What would it look like to build spiritual disciplines that are rooted in the grace and love of Christ? This week, we explore exactly that.Like the show? Leave us a tip at bbl.st/tipjar.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

Author and pastor Gavin Ortlund joins the show to discuss his new book, Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn't: The Beauty of Christian Theism. Together we talk about his approach to apologetics, deconstruction, and why he aims to leave people with the probability of God's existence instead of certainty.You can see more from Gavin on his YouTube channel, Truth Unites. WHAT TO HELP US MAKE BETTER RESOURCES? LET'S HAVE A CHAT: https://bibleandstuff.com/chat.Like the show? Leave us a tip at bbl.st/tipjar.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

Fellowship is a word and practice worth reclaiming. Our modern understanding of what fellowship looks like does little to measure up to the more robust meaning found in the Bible. This week, we talk about what fellowship really is, and why it is such a powerful means of grace to believers.Like the show? Leave us a tip at bbl.st/tipjar.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

This week we discuss how the person and work of Jesus opens up the possibility of friendship with God, and how that friendship fuels prayer. By pairing this with the spiritual discipline of Bible reading, we have access to real two-way communication with the God of the universe and the restorer of all things.The Tim Keller message referenced is Prayer in the Psalms: Discovering How to Pray.Like the show? Leave us a tip at bbl.st/tipjar.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

Author and Bible teacher Amy Gannett joins the show to discuss her new book, Fix Your Eyes: How Our Study of God Shapes Our Worship of Him. Together we talk about how worship and theology go hand in hand and how each one is incomplete without the other.You can follow Amy on Twitter, Instagram, or check out her work at tinytheologians.shop.Like the show? Leave us a tip at bbl.st/tipjar.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

To love someone, you have to know them. And if we desire to love God, we must look where he has mostly clearly revealed himself—his Word.Like the show? Leave us a tip at bbl.st/tipjar.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

If the means of grace are one of the primary channels through which God's love and power flow (and they are), then it is crucial that we not misunderstand or neglect them. In this episode, we'll tackle a number of questions help us think rightly about these means before putting them in to practice, such as:What are the "means of grace"?How do they work?To what end do we practice these means?Like the show? Leave us a tip at bbl.st/tipjar.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

In our last episode of 2021, Glen and Tanner discuss the spiritual disciplines, how they play into the new mission of Bible & Stuff, and where we're going in the coming year.Like the show? Leave us a tip at bbl.st/tipjar.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

This week we're joined by our friend Brent Fenton (AKA Firefighter Fenton) to talk about living out your faith in your vocation, not taking yourself too seriously, and dealing with the tension of a busy life.You can find Brent as Firefighter Fenton on Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook.Like the show? Leave us a tip at bbl.st/tipjar.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

Author and Bible teacher Hannah Anderson joins the show to discuss her contributions to a new book, World on Fire: Walking in the Wisdom of Christ When Everyone's Fighting About Everything. Together we cover why exactly everyone is fighting all of the time and how the wisdom in the Beatitudes helps us engages the fires burning around us.Like the show? Leave us a tip at bbl.st/tipjar.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

Author Trevin Wax joins us to talk about his book Rethink Your Self: The Power of Looking Up Before Looking In. Trevin challenges the conventional wisdom of statements like "follow your heart," "you do you," and "you are enough," and suggests a different, more biblical approach to finding our identity and, in turn, happiness.Like the show? Leave us a tip at bbl.st/tipjar.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

Our story isn't over, but we already know how it ends. The final chapter in the Bible's big story shows us what will happen when Christ returns, once and for all, and makes everything right again. No more tears, no more pain—only restoration.Like the show? Leave us a tip at bbl.st/tipjar.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

Much of Scripture's story is dedicated to illustrating the fact that humankind is utterly helpless to fix the problems it has created. We need force outside of and greater than ourselves to be our agent of redemption. Enter Jesus.He is the cornerstone on which the Bible's whole story hinges. Through Christ, God is reconciling all things to himself.Like the show? Leave us a tip at bbl.st/tipjar.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

Adam Griffin, pastor of Eastside Community Church, joins us to talk about his book Family Discipleship: Leading Your Home through Time, Moments, and Milestones. During our conversation, he explains what he means when he says family discipleship is "mostly ordinary" and provides strong encouragement for parents who want to do a good job but feel overwhelmed.Be sure to check out Adam's new show, the Family Discipleship Podcast, featuring guests like Jen Wilkin, Trillia Newbell, and Matt Chandler!Like the show? Leave us a tip at bbl.st/tipjar.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

As we move from creation to fall, we look into the story of Adam and Eve, where that leaves us, and where we go from here. Ultimately, understanding the fall gives us a lens through which we can make sense of our often dark reality while hoping in a more glorious future.Like the show? Leave us a tip at bbl.st/tipjar.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

Although the Bible is comprised of many books by many different authors, they all work together to tell one big story. In this series, we break down the Bible's big story by looking at its four main parts: creation, fall, redemption, and restoration. We'll begin by looking at creation, examining God's good design of our world and unique purpose for humanity.Like the show? Leave us a tip at bbl.st/tipjar.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

Garrett Kell joins the show to discuss his book, Pure in Heart: Sexual Sin and the Promises of God, and how sexual purity is a means to an end. Sexual purity on its own cannot save, but based on the promise of Matthew 5:8, it helps us see the beauty of Jesus.Here are the articles referenced in the episode:Should I Tell My Spouse about Struggles with Sexual Purity? by Garrett KellCorporate Consequences of Unchecked Porn Use by Jason SevilleLike the show? Leave us a tip at bbl.st/tipjar.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

While the other commandments address sins that can be seen by others, the tenth commandment tackles covetousness, which hides in the heart. It's in our hearts that unhelpful expectations breed ungodly desires, leading in turn to sin and death. But God sees the heart, and Jesus changes it, giving us a path to righteousness and life. Like the show? Leave us a tip at bbl.st/tipjar.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

Jake Cannon of Theo.Bits joins the show to discuss all things beginner theology, like...Everyone is a theologian,The importance of doing theology in community, andHow theology can kill.Check out the resources Jake recommends at theobits.co/start.Like the show? Leave us a tip at bbl.st/tipjar.Don't like banter? Skip to 5:50.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

The ninth commandment calls us to love our neighbors by addressing one of our smallest but most dangerous members—our tongue. When our speech runs wild, small sparks can create massive fires. But, by controlling our tongue, we can honor our neighbor's good name and breathe life into the world around us.Like the show? Leave us a tip at bbl.st/tipjar.Don't like banter? Skip to 2:30.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

In this episode, Jason Woodruff of The Pour Over joins Tanner and Glen to talk about processing the news as Christians and navigating relationships in a politically divided culture.You can see Jason's work by singing up for The Pour Over at thepourover.org.Pick up a Bible & Stuff t-shirt to help us launch our next project.Like the show? Leave us a tip at bbl.st/tipjar.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

The eighth commandment reveals our unbelief and distrust of God. When we perceive that God has made an error in the way he has divvied up his gifts, we sinfully take matter into our own hands to rectify the matter. But Jesus sets a different example, giving up what he rightfully deserved to be generous and loving to his neighbors.Like the show? Leave us a tip at bbl.st/tipjar.Don't like banter? Skip to 4:56.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

In this interview, Dave Jenkins joins the podcast to talk about his new book The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy & What to Do About It. Together we discuss the size of the biblical illiteracy problem, delighting in your Bible reading, and how the church can help.You can find more from Dave by checking out Servants of Grace, reading Theology for Life, or listening to Equipping You in Grace.Like the show? Leave us a tip at bbl.st/tipjar.Don't like banter? Skip to 05:54.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com. 

Whereas the sixth commandment prohibiting murder is one that seems easily kept, the seventh may give us a bit more pause. Even if we haven't been outright adulterous in our relationship,  many of us feel great shame because of our failures to remain pure.Jesus doesn't hold back as he cuts straight to the heart of this commandment, exposing the root of lust that leads to a number of sins. But, he is gracious in his invitation out of shame and through his sacrifice as the spotless lamb who washes us clean.Like the show? Leave us a tip at bbl.st/tipjar.Don't like banter? Skip to 4:38.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

It's easy when looking at the Ten Commandments to arrive at the sixth word and think, "Whew. Finally one  I've obeyed perfectly." Unfortunately for our egos, Jesus says, "Not so fast." When we cut to the heart of this commandment prohibiting murder, we find that perhaps we harbor more anger against others than we care to admit.Don't like banter? Skip to 6:00.Support the show and get 10% off Redbud City Coffee Roasters by using code BIBLEANDSTUFF at bbl.st/redbud.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

In this interview, author and Bible teacher Jen Wilkin talks about her passion for Bible literacy, seeing the Law as a means of grace for believers, and the parenting book she'll probably never write.You can find more from Jen by checking out her website, listening to the Knowing Faith podcast, or picking up her new book Ten Words to Live By.Like the show? Leave us a tip at bbl.st/tipjar.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

Does the fifth commandment really just want us to obey our parents, or is it aiming at something deeper? This week we break down the fifth commandment, what it meant to its original audience, and how Jesus transforms its meaning today.Like the show? Leave us a tip at bbl.st/tipjar.Don't like banter? Skip to 2:28.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

What exactly is the Sabbath? Should we still observe it? This week we break down the fourth commandment and what it means for a culture that is obsessed with hustle and grind.Like the show? Leave us a tip at bbl.st/tipjar.Don't like banter? Skip to 5:10.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.