Has it crossed your mind?

Luke and Jerome take a walk and discuss the appeal of the city, the draw of the countryside and the idea of being lost in the crowd.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ain't it been a while!? 2022 marks what will be our fourth year of this podcast which is essentially two friends who have an interest in faith and history. We are so grateful to God and to our listeners for supporting us along the way. We speak on how faith has played a part in historical events and love to see cultural and religious patterns and anomalies in through time. It's SO good to be back and this episode is the 1st of 2 parts where me and Luke discuss our families involvement in war and if we as a human race could really live without war. Thank you to Seeker by Kai Engel for the interlude poetry music | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCN4bhxAz0GUg98Yuqr8hRTA Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Thanks also to Joakim Karud as ever for the borderline iconic music - Dreams See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What's the Passover? Is it important? Join us as we answer these questions today and go through one of the oldest celebrations in the world, and have a look at why it is so important! Sources NLT and ESV Bibles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover Stay safe everyone! If you would like to contact us then please do here; Hasitcrossedyourmind@gmail.com Or on our social media; Social media https://www.instagram.com/hasitcrossedyourmind https://www.instagram.com/jerome747 https://www.instagram.com/lukeholehouse Acknowledgements Special thanks to Laura Sewall for providing our art, if you want to get in contact with her; Her website is laurasewall.com Her instagram it's @laurasewall96 And her email for enquiries is laura.sewall@live.co.uk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Don't call it a comeback, we been here for years. But also, welcome back! It's been a solid 3 months but it's great to be here again! Today's episode is a fun discussion of this philosophical question, was maths invented or discovered? We also talk about the Bible explore why the Bible doesn't contain things we could use to help our life like medicine and science.  Music: Joakim Karud - Dreams   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ITS CHRISTMAAAAAAAAAAS! Happy birthday Jesus! Today on our Christmas special, we delve into what Christmas means, and why it's important to us and many others. Join us in our cosy living rooms as we take a look at this festive season! Sources https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-unexpected-pagan-origins-of-popular-christmas-traditions/#:~:text=Though%20December%2025%20is%20the,traditions%20celebrating%20the%20winter%20solstice.&text=%22In%20ancient%20Rome%20there%20was,Saturnalia%20that%20celebrated%20the%20solstice   https://www.britannica.com/topic/Christmas   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_Christmas   https://www.whychristmas.com/customs/25th.shtml Stay safe everyone! If you would like to contact us then please do here; Hasitcrossedyourmind@gmail.com Or on our social media; Social media https://www.instagram.com/hasitcrossedyourmind https://www.instagram.com/jerome747 https://www.instagram.com/lukeholehouse Acknowledgements Special thanks to Laura Sewall for providing our art, if you want to get in contact with her; Her website is laurasewall.com Her instagram it's @laurasewall96 And her email for enquiries is laura.sewall@live.co.uk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome back everyone! In today's episode we speak about the film 'Agora', a historical drama based in the city of Alexandria in the 5th century. Tensions fly between Jews, Christians and the early stages of mathematics, philosophy and reason. We discuss if religion and reason are enemies or friends. Sources https://www.britannica.com/topic/Library-of-Alexandria https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypatia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agora https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Alexandria Stay safe everyone! If you would like to contact us then please do here; Hasitcrossedyourmind@gmail.com Or on our social media; Social media https://www.instagram.com/hasitcrossedyourmind https://www.instagram.com/jerome747 https://www.instagram.com/lukeholehouse Acknowledgements Special thanks to Laura Sewall for providing our art, if you want to get in contact with her; Her website is laurasewall.com Her instagram it's @laurasewall96 And her email for enquiries is laura.sewall@live.co.uk See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Its back to heavy episodes again! We have an absolutely cracking episode this week where we take a look at ancient music from Biblical times from both the Hebrews and those in the ancient world around them. We are joined by our good friend Mitchell Bradley who, as a pianist, has a great insight with music and the comparisons we can make with old music to music we have today.  We look at why music is important and timeless, and why it is so prominent in the Bible. This episode is jam packed with snippets and clips of sounds from ancient instruments and songs, so have a listen and enjoy! Follow along as we listen to the clips in the order that is posted in the sources below! We also ask you to keep an eye out for Mitch and Pete's new podcast, "Building On The Rock", a podcast which goes through the old Biblical stories we all know to find out who God is and what the stories really mean. Sources Listed below or the sources and the songs which we used during the making of this podcast - All credit goes to the original owners and we do not lay claim to any ownership of these songs or videos. The podcast has used these with Copyright fair use in mind, making sure that we are using them as pieces that we are commenting on, and using them for education purposes. Introduction Clip 1) The Lyre of Megiddo, performed by Peter Pringle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27opcKxcg1c Introduction Clip 2) Gregorian chant - Deum Verum, performed by Composer: Etienne de Liege Service: Matins of the Feast of the Holy Trinity. Performers: Psallentes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK5AohCMX0U main section Clips 1 & 2) The shofar (horn) - the oldest biblical wind instrument, performed by Yamma Ensemble - יאמה - يمةhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnkb7M3dKTg Clip 3) Aulos, ancient Greek pipes, performed by Callum Armstrong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JFa8BZt2B0&t=4s Clip 4) Ancient sumerian (2100bc) epic of gilgamesh, performed by Peter Pringlehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUcTsFe1PVs Clip 5) Psalm 23 on harp interpretation - Performed by peregrinnatti https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK0foD9zyGU Clip 6) Salve Regina (12th century), performed by This chant is performed by CIRMA/ Ensemble Organum lead by Mr. Marcel Pérès Website: https://organumcirma.com/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uj8h4SCsnE Rediscovering ancient Greek music: -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hOK7bU0S1Y A discussion on music in the Bible - https://youtu.be/4TfTAL9Yl_4 A study on ancient biblical music  -  https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1365&context=honors A list of musical instruments in the Bible - https://blog.obitel-minsk.com/2019/02/the-list-of-musical-instruments-mentioned-in-the-bible.html Stay safe everyone! If you would like to contact us then please do here; Hasitcrossedyourmind@gmail.com Or on our social media; Social media https://www.instagram.com/hasitcrossedyourmind https://www.instagram.com/jerome747 https://www.instagram.com/lukeholehouse Acknowledgements Special thanks to Laura Sewall for providing our art, if you want to get in contact with her; Her website is laurasewall.com Her instagram it's @laurasewall96 And her email for enquiries is laura.sewall@live.co.uk   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to this weeks episode all about empires! We look briefly at the big bad empires of the past and how long they lasted. We also have a look at why they don't last! Join us for another great episode with some dreadful audio quality! Sources https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+43%3A19&version=HCSB https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46565/ozymandias https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_empires Stay safe everyone! If you would like to contact us then please do here; Hasitcrossedyourmind@gmail.com Or on our social media; Social media https://www.instagram.com/hasitcrossedyourmind https://www.instagram.com/jerome747 https://www.instagram.com/lukeholehouse Acknowledgements Special thanks to Laura Sewall for providing our art, if you want to get in contact with her; Her website is laurasewall.com Her instagram it's @laurasewall96 And her email for enquiries is laura.sewall@live.co.uk   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is the personal name of the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. Revealed to Moses through the burning bush, this is the name of God that we have come to know, and the name that he has asked us to call him for all generations. This is an episode about the self sufficient nature of Yahweh, as stated by him in Exodus, "I AM WHO I AM". Join us on this latest episode where we look at the etymology, the origins and the meaning of the LORD's name, Yahweh. Sources https://www.equip.org/article/did-abraham-know-god-as-yahweh-or-not/ https://www.biblestudytools.com/bible-study/topical-studies/who-wrote-genesis.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLrGM26pmM0 https://www.biblestudytools.com/nkjv/exodus/3.html https://www.biblestudytools.com/bible-study/topical-studies/why-it-matters-that-god-is-yahweh.html NLT study bible Tydsley. Britannica/Yahweh Incompatible by Andrew Wilson Stay safe everyone! If you would like to contact us then please do here; Hasitcrossedyourmind@gmail.com Or on our social media; Social media https://www.instagram.com/hasitcrossedyourmind https://www.instagram.com/jerome747 https://www.instagram.com/lukeholehouse Acknowledgements Special thanks to Laura Sewall for providing our art, if you want to get in contact with her; Her website is laurasewall.com Her instagram it's @laurasewall96 And her email for enquiries is laura.sewall@live.co.uk   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Elohim above all other elohim. He is the Lord of lords, the Highest of the high. Elohim is the Hebrew word that is used for God over 2,500 times in the Bible. But where did this word come from? How does it fit into who God is? and what does it mean for us today? Join us on this weeks episode of has it crossed your mind in our discussion of elohim! Sources https://www.christianity.com/wiki/god/what-is-elohim-biblical-meaning-of-god-s-name.html https://www.britannica.com/topic/Elohim https://bible.com/bible/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elohim?wprov=sfla1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5iyUik97Lg Stay safe everyone! If you would like to contact us then please do here; Hasitcrossedyourmind@gmail.com Or on our social media; Social media https://www.instagram.com/hasitcrossedyourmind https://www.instagram.com/jerome747 https://www.instagram.com/lukeholehouse Acknowledgements Special thanks to Laura Sewall for providing our art, if you want to get in contact with her; Her website is laurasewall.com Her instagram it's @laurasewall96 And her email for enquiries is laura.sewall@live.co.uk   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

God Almighty. What does it make you think of? A powerful commander? An unending tower? We take a look at one of the many names of God: El-Shaddai, that is, God Almighty. Join us as we delve into the etymology and Hebrew origins of the name, as well as what mighty itself means, and where it is used in the Bible. Sources https://www.gotquestions.org/names-of-God.html https://www.bible.com/bible/59/MIC.5.ESV https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Shaddai Incomparable - Andrew Wheelson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4jJIDbtakQ (Doctor Brown on El-Shaddai). Stay safe everyone! If you would like to contact us then please do here; Hasitcrossedyourmind@gmail.com Or on our social media; Social media https://www.instagram.com/hasitcrossedyourmind https://www.instagram.com/jerome747 https://www.instagram.com/lukeholehouse Acknowledgements Special thanks to Laura Sewall for providing our art, if you want to get in contact with her; Her website is laurasewall.com Her instagram it's @laurasewall96 And her email for enquiries is laura.sewall@live.co.uk   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hallelujah - It's a song most of us have heard. But where did it come from? We look at one of the most famous and well known songs of the Bible, and how it shows us the character of king David, who he was and the lust he fell into. We also get speaking about the historical evidence of David and its significance. This is where religion and history meet! Join us on the second episode of our two part series on David! Sources https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/how-leonard-cohens-hallelujah-brilliantly-mingled-sex-religion-194516/ Stay safe everyone! If you would like to contact us then please do here; Hasitcrossedyourmind@gmail.com Or on our social media; Social media https://www.instagram.com/hasitcrossedyourmind https://www.instagram.com/jerome747 https://www.instagram.com/lukeholehouse Acknowledgements Special thanks to Laura Sewall for providing our art, if you want to get in contact with her; Her website is laurasewall.com Her instagram it's @laurasewall96 And her email for enquiries is laura.sewall@live.co.uk   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The great rivals of the Israelites - the Philistines. Who were they? Where did they come from? Today we discuss some world history of around the time of 1000 BC: ranging from China to India and through to the bronze age collapse for the many kingdoms of Mesopotamia and the ancient Mediterranean. We speak about how this collapse an the invasion of the sea people pushing through Egypt and across the sea effected the Israelites - as it brought about one of the most well known people in all of history...  Goliath! We speak about the man who faced up to him, David, and how he come to kingship.  Sources https://www.ancient.eu/King_David/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Israel_(united_monarchy) https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Samuel%2017&version=ESV History of the Ancient World, Susan Wise Bauer. Stay safe everyone! If you would like to contact us then please do here; Hasitcrossedyourmind@gmail.com Or on our social media; Social media https://www.instagram.com/hasitcrossedyourmind https://www.instagram.com/jerome747 https://www.instagram.com/lukeholehouse Acknowledgements Special thanks to Laura Sewall for providing our art, if you want to get in contact with her; Her website is laurasewall.com Her instagram it's @laurasewall96 And her email for enquiries is laura.sewall@live.co.uk   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Great Flood.... What was it? Where did it come from? Why did it happen? These are  the things we look at today in the newest episode of HICYM on the great Deluge! We take a look at the biblical flood story many are familiar with, where Noah builds his Ark and saves his family, but we also take a look at the Sumerian, Chinese, Indian and meso-american versions of similar events. Join us for a super interesting conversation where we delve into the evidence and reasons behind these floods! Sources Susan Wise Bauer, The History of the Ancient World https://youtu.be/kmqDjPW6kxU https://youtu.be/VwZeSoYugZk   NLT Study Bible Stay safe everyone! If you would like to contact us then please do here; Hasitcrossedyourmind@gmail.com Or on our social media; Social media https://www.instagram.com/hasitcrossedyourmind https://www.instagram.com/jerome747 https://www.instagram.com/lukeholehouse Acknowledgements Special thanks to Laura Sewall for providing our art, Laura does illustration at Edinburgh university, if you want to get in contact with her; Her website is laurasewall.com Her instagram it's @laurasewall96 And her email for enquiries is laura.sewall@live.co.uk   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We have a bit of fun this episode answering some questions! On the question sheet are things like "Whats your dream house?" and "If you were the best at any sport what would it be?". Join us for a bit of a laugh! Our thoughts and prayers are with the anti racism movements in the UK and other places int he world, and their want for justice and for change to the system. Find out what you can do to help and educate yourself with here https://www.eis.org.uk/Anti-Racism/NewAnti-RacistEducationResources Stay safe everyone! If you would like to contact us then please do! Hasitcrossedyourmind@gmail.com Social media https://www.instagram.com/hasitcrossedyourmind https://www.instagram.com/jerome747 https://www.instagram.com/lukeholehouse Acknowledgements Special thanks to Laura Sewall for providing our art, Laura does illustration at Edinburgh university, if you want to get in contact with her; Her website is laurasewall.com Her instagram it's @laurasewall96 And her email for enquiries is laura.sewall@live.co.uk   .     See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Welcome back guys! This week we have a hefty topic for you, we are looking at how people know God before the Bible and before he fully revealed himself to us through Jesus. We talk about Job, modern day tribesmen, what happened to old testament believers when they died, and all sorts of other bits and pieces Our thoughts and prayers are with the anti racism movements in the UK and other places int he world, and their want for justice and for change to the system. Find out what you can do to help and educate yourself with here https://www.eis.org.uk/Anti-Racism/NewAnti-RacistEducationResources Stay safe everyone! If you would like to contact us then please do! Hasitcrossedyourmind@gmail.com Social media https://www.instagram.com/hasitcrossedyourmind https://www.instagram.com/jerome747 https://www.instagram.com/lukeholehouse Acknowledgements Special thanks to Laura Sewall for providing our art, Laura does illustration at Edinburgh university, if you want to get in contact with her; Her website is laurasewall.com Her instagram it's @laurasewall96 And her email for enquiries is laura.sewall@live.co.uk   .     See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

This episode we take a look back to episode 26, where Simeon Elderfield and Wong Yi Khen joined us to discuss predestination from two different perspectives, the Roman Catholic point of view and the Protestant-Calvinist point of view respectively. We speak on some of the points that they bring up, expanding and reflecting on them. Our thoughts and prayers are with the blacklivesmatter movement, and their want for justice and for change to the system. We support them and acknowledge the changes needed in the UK too. Find out what you can do to help with these links. https://blacklivesmatter.com/ https://www.adhoc.fm/post/black-lives-matter-resources-and-funds/ Stay safe everyone! If you would like to contact us then please do! Hasitcrossedyourmind@gmail.com Social media https://www.instagram.com/hasitcrossedyourmind https://www.instagram.com/jerome747 https://www.instagram.com/lukeholehouse Acknowledgements Special thanks to Laura Sewall for providing our art, Laura does illustration at Edinburgh university, if you want to get in contact with her; Her website is laurasewall.com Her instagram it's @laurasewall96 And her email for enquiries is laura.sewall@live.co.uk  

We are joined this week by our good friend Fearghal, a UCCF staff worker at Portsmouth Christian union, who speaks with us on the topic of the Bible. We delve into questions such as; Why do we have the books in the Bible we have today? How did we decide on the New Testament? How can we rely on the things we read? Our thoughts and prayers are with the blacklivesmatter movement, and their want for justice and for change to the system. We support them wholeheartedly, and acknowledge the changes needed in the UK too. Find out what you can do to help with here: https://www.adhoc.fm/post/black-lives-matter-resources-and-funds/ Stay safe everyone! If you would like to contact us then please do! Hasitcrossedyourmind@gmail.com Social media https://www.instagram.com/hasitcrossedyourmind https://www.instagram.com/jerome747 https://www.instagram.com/lukeholehouse Acknowledgements Special thanks to Laura Sewall for providing our art, Laura does illustration at Edinburgh university, if you want to get in contact with her; Her website is laurasewall.com Her instagram it's @laurasewall96 And her email for enquiries is laura.sewall@live.co.uk  

Simeon Elderfield and Wong Yi Khen join us on this episode to discuss predestination from two different perspectives, the Roman Catholic point of view and the Protestant-Calvinism point of view respectively.This wonderful dialogue between our two good friends is a great insight into the complexity of this subject and why it is important to find out more about it. Huge thank you to them both for taking the time to come on the show and have this conversation. Our thoughts and prayers are with the blacklivesmatter movement, and their want for justice and for change to the system. We support them wholeheartedly, and acknowledge the changes needed in the UK too. Find out what you can do to help with these links. https://blacklivesmatter.com/ https://www.adhoc.fm/post/black-lives-matter-resources-and-funds/ Stay safe everyone! If you would like to contact us then please do! Hasitcrossedyourmind@gmail.com Social media https://www.instagram.com/hasitcrossedyourmind https://www.instagram.com/jerome747 https://www.instagram.com/lukeholehouse Acknowledgements Special thanks to Laura Sewall for providing our art, Laura does illustration at Edinburgh university, if you want to get in contact with her; Her website is laurasewall.com Her instagram it's @laurasewall96 And her email for enquiries is laura.sewall@live.co.uk  

Our thoughts and prayers are with the blacklivesmatter movement, and their want for justice and for change to the system. We support them wholeheartedly, and acknowledge the changes needed in the UK too. Donate here and find out more. https://blacklivesmatter.com/ https://www.adhoc.fm/post/black-lives-matter-resources-and-funds/ Join us as we look at the differences between three of the worlds major religions. We discuss the analogy for the elephant and blind men, as well as have an overview of the beliefs of the religions and then delve into their differences.  Stay safe everyone! If you would like to contact us then please do! Hasitcrossedyourmind@gmail.com Social media https://www.instagram.com/hasitcrossedyourmind https://www.instagram.com/jerome747 https://www.instagram.com/lukeholehouse Acknowledgements Special thanks to Laura Sewall for providing our art, Laura does illustration at Edinburgh university, if you want to get in contact with her; Her website is laurasewall.com Her instagram it's @laurasewall96 And her email for enquiries is laura.sewall@live.co.uk Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talmud https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christians https://www.history.com/topics/religion/judaism https://www.history.com/topics/religion/islam#:~:text=Although%20its%20roots%20go%20back,spreading%20rapidly%20throughout%20the%20world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_view_of_the_Bible Qur'an, surah 4  verses 157–158 (opening quote) https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/trevin-wax/3-ways-the-blind-men-and-the-elephant-story-backfires/ https://www.christcov.org/seths-soundbites/post/4-differences-between-christianity-islam  

This time on has it crossed your mind we have an episode that's a little different to our usual ones -  a debate! We have a discussion on the differences between objective and subjective morality, and how that can effect us, the decisions we make, and the food we eat! Huge thank you to our very good friend Matthew Graham for coming on the show and getting involved. Sources/other material     Get in contact Hasitcrossedyourmind@gmail.com https://www.instagram.com/lukeholehouse https://www.instagram.com/jerome747 https://www.instagram.com/hasitcrossedyourmind Acknowledgements Special thanks to Laura Sewall for providing our art, Laura does illustration at Edinburgh university, if you want to get in contact with her; Her website is laurasewall.com Her instagram it's @laurasewall96 And her email for enquiries is laura.sewall@live.co.uk

This week we ask if the order of the books in our bibles today is sacred? That is to say, did God give us the books in a specific order? We look about the differing views of Christians today and ask each other if this even matters.   Acknowledgements Special thanks to Laura Sewall for providing our art, Laura does illustration at Edinburgh university, if you want to get in contact with her; Her website is laurasewall.com Her instagram it's @laurasewall96 And her email for enquiries is laura.sewall@live.co.uk   Get in contact Hasitcrossedyourmind@gmail.com   Social media https://www.instagram.com/lukeholehouse https://www.instagram.com/jerome747 https://www.instagram.com/hasitcrossedyourmind   Sources https://www.biblica.com/resources/bible-faqs/why-is-the-bible-not-in-chronological-order/ https://www.biblestudy.org/maps/order-of-bible-books.html https://www.compellingtruth.org/Bible-chronological.htmlBro the work https://www.blueletterbible.org/faq/don_stewart/don_stewart_272.cfm

This weeks episode is all about the Romans with our good friend, Nathan Senior! We talk about their religious practices, and what they would do when they invaded a new area. What effect did they have on the people there? We then look into the Romans rule in the Levant, in Israel. We look into how the people dealt with occupation and how they got there in the first place.   Acknowledgements Special thanks to Laura Sewall for providing our art, Laura does illustration at Edinburgh university, if you want to get in contact with her; Her website is laurasewall.com Her instagram it's @laurasewall96 And her email for enquiries is laura.sewall@live.co.uk Get in contact Hasitcrossedyourmind@gmail.com   Social media https://www.instagram.com/lukeholehouse https://www.instagram.com/jerome747 https://www.instagram.com/hasitcrossedyourmind   Sources https://study.com/academy/lesson/roman-civilization-timeline-facts-contributions.html https://www.britannica.com/biography/Augustus-Roman-emperor  

What is the difference between a Jew and a Christian? Why does this even matter? Tune in as we return after being away for a few months and talk about the differences and similarities of these two world religions and who Jesus is to both faiths. Thank you for listening, if you want to get in touch you can email us at: hasitcrossedyourmind@gmail.com

This week we have invited on friend and masters student Deborah Noordermeer to talk about the Christian response to mental health depression and more!

In today's episode we discuss 'Jesus Is King' the new album by Kanye West. We also talk about our vision and what we have planned for the future!

This weeks episode we take a look at Israel's moral decline and the breakdown of their society. We see how a just and righteous God enacts his judgement on a wicked people, whilst sowing seeds of hope for a new time, a new King... the Saviour of the world. Get in contact & social media Hasitcrossedyourmind@gmail.com https://www.instagram.com/hasitcrossedyourmind https://www.instagram.com/lukeholehouse https://www.instagram.com/jerome747 Acknowledgements Special thanks to Laura Sewall for providing our art, Laura does illustration at Edinburgh university, if you want to get in contact with her; Her website is laurasewall.com Her instagram it's @laurasewall96 And her email for enquiries is laura.sewall@live.co.uk Sources https://www.livius.org/sources/content/anet/564-566-the-assyrian-king-list/  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Assyrian_Empire#/media/File:Map_of_Assyria.png Susan Wise Bauer “old enemies” pg 363, “Kings of Assyria and Babylon” K. A. Kitchen “Reliability of the Old Testament” pg’s 38-39 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Israel_%28Samaria%29?wprov=sfla1 https://www.ancient.eu/israel/ https://tjc.org/elib-single-item-display/?langid=1&itemid=26168&type=pub https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Assyrian_Empire Holy Bible ESV 2001 A history of the Jewish people by Rufus Learsi Holy Bible NLT Tynsdale

It's good to be back! In today's episode we answer what a prophet is and attempt to dispel myths and questions surrounding them such as, how can we know prophets are really hearing from God? What about prophets of other religions? What is the purpose of a prophet? We hope you find things useful, if you have any further questions about this episode please get in contact, social media links are down below!     Acknowledgements Special thanks to Laura Sewall for providing our art, Laura does illustration at Edinburgh university, if you want to get in contact with her; Her website is laurasewall.com Her instagram it's @laurasewall96 And her email for enquiries is laura.sewall@live.co.uk Get in contact Hasitcrossedyourmind@gmail.com   Social media https://www.instagram.com/lukeholehouse https://www.instagram.com/jerome747 https://www.instagram.com/hasitcrossedyourmind   Sources Holy Bible ESV  Tyndale (publisher) (2014) New Living Translation study Bible  

"But freedom was only the first step, the Israelites who marched out of Egypt were still slaves in mind" - Pearl and Brooks, A guide to Jewish knowledge We follow on from last episode where we saw that God had brought his people out of Egypt and out of slavery, they had been given their physical freedom but without a common goal they were still lost. So God instituted the law, a perfect law for an imperfect people.  We look at the back and forth relationship between the people and the lord, and see how God shapes Moses into a great leader. Acknowledgements Special thanks to Laura Sewall for providing our art, Laura does illustration at Edinburgh university, if you want to get in contact with her; Her website is laurasewall.com Her instagram it's @laurasewall96 And her email for enquiries is laura.sewall@live.co.uk Many thanks to Joakim Karud for his track "Loudness and clarity", check him out here https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Get in contact Hasitcrossedyourmind@gmail.com   Social media https://www.instagram.com/lukeholehouse https://www.instagram.com/jerome747 https://www.instagram.com/hasitcrossedyourmind   Sources Holy Bible ESV  Tyndale (publisher) (2014) New Living Translation study Bible A guide to Jewish knowledge, Pearl and Brooks The Jewish people their history and their religion, David J. Goldberg and john D. Rayner (1989)

Look who's back! We are so happy to be back on the pod and we are here with an episode about Exodus. We speak about the oppression and slavery that the Israelites suffered under the Egyptians, and speak about God's rescue plan to get the Israelites out through Moses. It's a packed episode full of danger, promises and plagues! Acknowledgements Special thanks to Laura Sewall for providing our art, Laura does illustration at Edinburgh university, if you want to get in contact with her; Her website is laurasewall.com Her instagram it's @laurasewall96 And her email for enquiries is laura.sewall@live.co.uk Many thanks to Joakim Karud for his tracks "Dreams" and "Loudness and Clarity", check him out here https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud   Get in contact Any queries, topics, questions, do get in contact! Hasitcrossedyourmind@gmail.com   Social media https://www.instagram.com/lukeholehousehttps://www.instagram.com/jerome747https://www.instagram.com/hasitcrossedyourmind   Sources Holy Bible ESV  Tyndale (publisher) (2014) New Living Translation study Bible A History of the Jewish People, Rufus Learsi (1949) The Jewish People their history and their Religion, D. J. Goldberg & J. D. Rayner (1987)  

What is the Sabbath? (Shabbat) What does it mean for us today? This episode we define the Sabbath looking at what it means for Jews and Christians and see what a 'Holy day' means for a secular society today.  You can also watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmQomk3kOHc&feature=youtu.be

This episode we explore how God has moved in our lives, and we have a general chat about christianity, faith and some of the issues we struggle with! Enjoy this bonus episode!  Acknowledgements Special thanks to Laura Sewall for providing our art, Laura does illustration at Edinburgh university, if you want to get in contact with her; Her website is laurasewall.com Her instagram it's @laurasewall96 And her email for enquiries is laura.sewall@live.co.uk Many thanks to Joakim Karud for his track "Dreams" and "Loudness and clarity", check him out here https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Get in contact Hasitcrossedyourmind@gmail.com   Social media https://www.instagram.com/lukeholehouse https://www.instagram.com/jerome747 https://www.instagram.com/hasitcrossedyourmind

Where did language come from? Did we all once speak the same language? Can we trust the Bible? We bring our friend and language student Karen to discuss these questions and more!   Acknowledgements Special thanks to Laura Sewall for providing our art, Laura does illustration at Edinburgh university, if you want to get in contact with her; Her website is laurasewall.com Her instagram it's @laurasewall96 And her email for enquiries is laura.sewall@live.co.ukMany thanks to Joakim Karud for his track "Dreams", check him out herehttps://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Get in contactHasitcrossedyourmind@gmail.com Social mediahttps://www.instagram.com/lukeholehousehttps://www.instagram.com/jerome747https://www.instagram.com/hasitcrossedyourmind SourcesHoly Bible ESV Tyndale (publisher) (2014) New Living Translation study Bible https://www.biblestudytools.com/bible-stories/the-tower-of-babel.html https://www.focusonthefamily.com/faith/the-study-of-god/how-do-we-know-the-bible-is-true/how-did-we-get-the-bible https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible Hebraic Church - Steve Maltz (2016) Christian History Made Easy - Timothy Paul Jones (2009) https://firm.org.il/learn/the-meaning-of-shalom/ https://carm.org/manuscript-evidence   Bible reliability https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AG6tfOGoV50   

The Book of Job's author is not known, its origins date back to as far as Abraham (2000BC) in the land of Uz (Canaan). But once you read its contents you soon find that the context is insignificant. Job is a humble man living in the ideal situation. He has a family, a huge farm and a faith in God. But then his life is turned upside down when everything is taken away from him. What follows is a story of suffering, injustice and distrust. It makes us ask the question, is God really just? And, do are material possessions determine how satisfied we are with God? We discuss this all and more with our friend Toby Shearn. Acknowledgements Special thanks to Laura Sewall for providing our art, Laura does illustration at Edinburgh university, if you want to get in contact with her; Her website is laurasewall.com Her instagram it's @laurasewall96 And her email for enquiries is laura.sewall@live.co.uk Many thanks to Joakim Karud for his track "Dreams" and "Loudness and clarity", check him out here https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Get in contact Hasitcrossedyourmind@gmail.com   Social media https://www.instagram.com/lukeholehouse https://www.instagram.com/jerome747 https://www.instagram.com/hasitcrossedyourmind   Sources Holy Bible ESV  Tyndale (publisher) (2014) New Living Translation study Bible

This episode we look at the old testament prophet Elijah and queen Jezebel in their conflict of devotion to the God of Israel and the false gods. We cover themes of tyranny, idology(the belief in idol worship) and look at how God works through his people. Elijah was a prophet. A man that spoke for God. His job was to bring the people of Israel who had turn to worship Idols, back to knowing and living for the one who freed their fathers from slavery in Egypt. Lord over Israel and all the earth. He was the quintessential prophet. A lonely, zealous man, single mind in his fidelity to God and Sinaitic Covenant. He erupted from the desert wastes whenever Yahweh's battles had to be fought, clad only in the hair mantle of his calling. At this time the King of Israel, Ahab, married Jezebel a woman who had intention to overthrow the land with the false God Baal. She dedicated time to killing the prophets of Israel. She was so evil that even the prophet Elijah fled from her and wanted to die. Acknowledgements Special thanks to Laura Sewall for providing our art, Laura does illustration at Edinburgh university, if you want to get in contact with her; Her website is laurasewall.com Her instagram it's @laurasewall96 And her email for enquiries is laura.sewall@live.co.ukMany thanks to Joakim Karud for his tracks "Dreams" and "Loudness and Clarity", check him out herehttps://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Get in contactAny queries, topics, questions, do get in contact!Hasitcrossedyourmind@gmail.com Social mediahttps://www.instagram.com/lukeholehousehttps://www.instagram.com/jerome747https://www.instagram.com/hasitcrossedyourmind SourcesHoly Bible ESV Tyndale (publisher) (2014) New Living Translation study BibleA History of the Jewish People, Rufus Learsi (1949)The Jewish People their history and their Religion, D. J. Goldberg & J. D. Rayner (1987)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesha_Stele 

Divided people, divided places. What are some of the biggest divisions in history? What causes them? Will we ever find peace? In this episode we cover the topics of The Reformation, The Great Schism and The Cold War. We also pick up where we left off last episode, following the death of Solomon and The Kingdom of Israel dividing.  This week you will notice our quality is a lot better. We want to thank our church for supporting us with the space to record this episode and Mitch for his kindness and skill in overseeing our sound! Thank you again so much to everyone supporting us, please do get in contact as we would love to answer any questions and have a good chat! Acknowledgements Matt is a second year English and Psychology student at Portsmouth university, if you want to see more of his thoughts his blog is https://philosophy288483413.wordpress.com/?fbclid=IwAR3kfSJZWgQ4aQe1_rxtk7S8MQaRT1ad9m20-wp_jf_s4UoD95isYA0i9mc and feel free to get in contact with him via his email - grahammatthew21@yahoo.com Special thanks to Laura Sewall for providing our art, Laura does illustration at Edinburgh university, if you want to get in contact with her; Her website is laurasewall.com Her instagram it's @laurasewall96 And her email for enquiries is laura.sewall@live.co.uk Many thanks to Joakim Karud for his track "Dreams", check him out here https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Get in contact Hasitcrossedyourmind@gmail.com   Social media https://www.instagram.com/lukeholehouse https://www.instagram.com/jerome747 https://www.instagram.com/hasitcrossedyourmind   Sources Holy Bible ESV  Tyndale (publisher) (2014) New Living Translation study Bible A History of the Jewish People, Rufus Learsi(1949) The Kingdom of Israel divided ESV Bible 2001 https://www.gotquestions.org/Israel-Northern-Southern-kingdoms.html The Great Schism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWOpn8tRBME The Protestant Reformation A short history of the reformation: Helen L Parish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1o8oIELbNxE Capitalism and Communism https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/capitalism https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/communism P. H. Vigor (1966) A Guide to Marxism

The wiser they are, they harder they fool? This week we have a special guest Matthew Graham in the studio with us to look at the reign of Solomon. We take a closer look at his wealth and splendour through his architecture. We contrast the magnificent temples with today's churches and ask the question, do we need such splendour in our places of worship today? We also look at the prideful nature of man and its timeless hold on us all. Capping it all off with the question, if you could be at any time in history, when would that be and why? Massive thanks to Matt for coming on the show and helping us break down the life and mind of such a complex man. Matt is a second year English and Psychology student at Portsmouth university, if you want to see more of his thoughts his blog is https://philosophy288483413.wordpress.com/?fbclid=IwAR3kfSJZWgQ4aQe1_rxtk7S8MQaRT1ad9m20-wp_jf_s4UoD95isYA0i9mc and feel free to get in contact with him via his email - grahammatthew21@yahoo.com   Acknowledgements Special thanks to Laura Sewall for providing our art, Laura does illustration at Edinburgh university, if you want to get in contact with her; Her website is laurasewall.com Her instagram it's @laurasewall96 And her email for enquiries is laura.sewall@live.co.ukMany thanks to Joakim Karud for his track "Dreams", check him out herehttps://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Get in contactHasitcrossedyourmind@gmail.com Social mediahttps://www.instagram.com/lukeholehousehttps://www.instagram.com/jerome747https://www.instagram.com/hasitcrossedyourmind SourcesHoly Bible ESV Tyndale (publisher) (2014) New Living Translation study BibleA History of the Jewish People, Rufus Learsi(1949)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Assyrian_Empire

We are back after a restful Christmas break with our first episode of the year. Picking up from last episode were we looked at the old testament kings, here we look at the shepard boy David, become King of Israel. We explore his rise and leadership of Israel and then his fall in lust with Bathsheba.  Special thanks to... Massive thanks to Laura Sewall for providing our art, Laura does illustration at Edinburgh university, if you want to get in contact with her,  Her website is laurasewall.com Her instagram it's laurasewall96 And her email for enquiries is laura.sewall@live.co.ukMany thanks to Joakim Karud for his track "Dreams" , check him out herehttps://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Get in contactHasitcrossedyourmind@gmail.com Social mediahttps://www.instagram.com/lukeholehousehttps://www.instagram.com/jerome747https://www.instagram.com/hasitcrossedyourmind SourcesHoly Bible ESV TIME-LIFE BOOKS Barbarian Tides 1992  

David, Solomon, Jesus. What do they all have in common? What did one do that the other could not? This episode we trace the line of Judah, showing the rise and fall of its inadequate kings before arriving at the feet of the eternal king.  Massive thanks to Laura Sewall for providing our art, Laura does illustration at Edinburgh university, if you want to get in contact with her,  Her website is laurasewall.com Her instagram it's laurasewall96 And her email for enquiries is laura.sewall@live.co.ukMany thanks to Joakim Karud for his track "Dreams" , check him out herehttps://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Get in contactHasitcrossedyourmind@gmail.com Social mediahttps://www.instagram.com/lukeholehousehttps://www.instagram.com/jerome747https://www.instagram.com/hasitcrossedyourmind Source The Bible Project The Messiah: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dEh25pduQ8 Samuel 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJOju5Dw0V0Samuel 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvoWDXNDJgs A History of the Jewish People, Rufus Learsi (1949)  

In this episode we delve into the life of Joseph. Exploring the persuction dealt by his own family and his rise to power through his encounter with the Pharaoh of Egypt. We also discover more about the land of Egypt, the Nile and the dynasties. We know this is a long one as there was so much to talk about, but stay till the end for a great vocal outro! Massive thanks to Laura Sewall for providing our art, Laura does illustration at Edinburgh university, if you want to get in contact with her,  Her website is laurasewall.com Her instagram it's laurasewall96 And her email for enquiries is laura.sewall@live.co.ukMany thanks to Joakim Karud for his track "Dreams" , check him out herehttps://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Get in contactHasitcrossedyourmind@gmail.com Social mediahttps://www.instagram.com/lukeholehousehttps://www.instagram.com/jerome747https://www.instagram.com/hasitcrossedyourmind Sources Map Egypt/Canaan Social media map https://mrmeiners.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/lg_map_ancient_egypt_1299pix.jpg (2006, Oakview Bible Fellowship) Retrieved from: http://genesisbiblestudy.blogspot.com/2006/03/https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/world-history/world-history-beginnings/ancient-egypt-hittites/a/egypt-article Settling and language Wise Bauer, S. (2007, Nortan) A history of the ancient world : From the earliest account to the fall of Rome. King list and dynasties https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/phar/hd_phar.htm http://mstecker.com/pages/egyptdyn_fp.htm Rossi, C. (2004, Cambridge University Press) Architecture and mathematics in Ancient Egypt Badaway, A. (1966, University of California, Berkley and Los Angeles) A history of Egyptian Architecture Pyramids Wildung, D. (1997, Benedikt Taschen Verlag, GmbH) Taschen’s world architecture, Egypt - From prehistory to the Romans

Welcome back to Has it crossed your mind?  This week Jerome and Luke explore God's promise with Abraham and his offspring as they read about the birth of his first son Isaac and the trials they both go through. Sources https://www.ancient.eu/Mesopotamia/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ancient_Orient.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Near_East http://ancientmesopotamians.com/ancient-mesopotamian-history.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziggurat Bauer, S. W. (2007) The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome Johnson, P. (1987) A History of the Jews  Kitchen, K. (2003) On the Reliability of the Old TestamentTyndale (publisher) (2014) New Living Translation study Bible Links Many thanks to Joakim Karud for his track "Dreams" https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Get in contactHasitcrossedyourmind@gmail.com Social mediahttps://www.instagram.com/lukeholehousehttps://www.instagram.com/jerome747https://twitter.com/Hasitcrossedpodhttps://www.instagram.com/hasitcrossedyourmind/ 

This week's episode we delve into the history of the middle east from the last ice age (11000 BC) to the time Abraham was born (2000 BC).  We look into the life and travels of Abraham and the calling that he had from God.  We also look at the cultural impact then and now and how it is still important today! Thanks for listening, big love! Sources https://www.ancient.eu/Mesopotamia/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ancient_Orient.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Near_East http://ancientmesopotamians.com/ancient-mesopotamian-history.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziggurat Bauer, S. W. (2007) The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome Johnson, P. (1987) A History of the Jews  Kitchen, K. (2003) On the Reliability of the Old TestamentTyndale (publisher) (2014) New Living Translation study Bible Links Many thanks to Joakim Karud for his track "Dreams" https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Get in contactHasitcrossedyourmind@gmail.com Social mediahttps://www.instagram.com/lukeholehousehttps://www.instagram.com/jerome747