Napkin Scribbles: A Podcast by Leonard Sweet

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Thoughtful sketches of God and life from professor and author, Leonard Sweet. Support by Portland Seminary of George Fox University.

Napkin Scribbles


    • Oct 26, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 9m AVG DURATION
    • 153 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Napkin Scribbles: A Podcast by Leonard Sweet

    An Alphabet For A Global Humanity: C Is For Carne

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2023 9:17


    Join Professor Sweet as he continues to share his musings from Jesus Hunan: Primer For A Common Humanity. We are up to C in this alphabet for a more global humanity with the spanish word Carne. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/napkinscribbles/message

    An Alphabet For A Global Humanity: B Is For Bespoke

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2023 7:59


    This episode's word is Bespoke. Join Professor Sweet for this unique Napkin Scribble as he scribbles out his thoughts on a more global humanity. be·spoke/bəˈspōk/adjectiveBRITISH made for a particular customer or user." a bespoke suit." making or selling bespoke goods, especially clothing."bespoke tailors" --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/napkinscribbles/message

    An Alphabet For A Global Humanity: A Is For Adab

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2023 9:59


    Welcome to this all-new season of Napkin Scribbles! This season, we will give you the first half of the alphabet for a common humanity with musings for Dr. Sweet's upcoming book, Jesus Human: Primer For A Common Humanity. This episode features the Arabic word Adab. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/napkinscribbles/message

    Sunday Evening Songs Every Christian Should Know: Because He Lives

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2023 6:45


    Join Professor Sweet as he closes out this season of Napkin Scribbles with a reflection on the Bill and Gloria Gather's song Because He Lives. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/napkinscribbles/message

    Sunday Evening Songs Every Christian Should Know: At The Cross, At The Cross

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2023 7:54


    Join Professor Sweet as he reminds us of The Cross and the Sunday Evening Songs that focus on it. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/napkinscribbles/message

    Sunday Evening Songs Every Christian Should Know: I'd Rather Have Jesus / Give Me Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2023 13:20


    Join Professor Sweet for a very personal Napkin Scribble as he shares the two songs that he prays we never forget. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/napkinscribbles/message

    Sunday Evening Songs Every Christian Should Know: We're Marching To Zion

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2023 7:54


    Lets join Professor Sweet as we march on to Zion and remember this timeless Sunday evening song from Isaac Watts. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    Sunday Evening Songs Every Christian Should Know: I'll Fly Away

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2023 9:31


    Join Professor Sweet as he looks at the song I'll Fly Away and the many generations and genres it has crosses into. This Episode contains multiple renditions of I'll Fly Away performed by The Selah Singers, The Chuck Wagon Gang, James and Martha Carson, Willie Nelson, and Alison Krauss & Gillian Welch. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    Sunday Evening Songs Every Christian Should Know: I Surrender All

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2023 10:25


    Join Professor Sweet as he scribbles out his memories of altar calls and Sunday evening songs that will call you to surrender all. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    Sunday Evening Songs Every Christian Should Know: What A Friend We Have In Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2023 12:26


    Join Professor Sweet as he scribbles out more thoughts on the friend we find in Jesus. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    Sunday Evening Songs Every Christian Should Know: I Have Decided to Follow Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2023 11:37


    Join Professor Sweet as this week's song; I Have Decided to Follow Jesus, takes us from India to our local church pews. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    Sunday Evening Songs Every Christian Should Know: A Closer Walk With Thee

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2023 7:27


    Join Professor Sweet as he scribbles out thoughts on a closer walk with Jesus. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    Sunday Evening Songs Every Christian Should Know: Let The Beauty of Jesus Be Seen In Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2023 6:11


    Join Professor Sweet as he scribbles out his thoughts on one of his favorite songs, often sung by the Salvationist. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    Sunday Evening Songs Every Christian Should Know: I Love to Tell the Story and Blessed Assurance

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2023 10:15


    Professor Sweet couldn't choose just one, join us for two tales of Sunday evening songs that sings song the story. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    Sunday Evening Songs Every Christian Should Know: Farther Along

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2023 10:19


    Join `Professor Sweet as he scribbles out his thoughts one of the most popular Sunday evening song every Christian should know. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    Sunday Evening Songs Every Christian Should Know: This Little Light of Mine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2023 8:07


    Join Professor Sweet as he kicks off another season of Napkin Scribbles exploring Sunday evening worship songs that every Christian should know. This first week we will let our light shine with an all time classic for all ages This Little Light of Mine! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    Hymns Every Christian Should Know: Be Thou My Vision

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022 10:28


    Join Professor Sweet for the final episode of Hymns Every Christian Should Know. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    Hymns Every Christian Should Know: In The Garden

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2022 8:48


    Join Professor Sweet as he shares with us his love hate relationship with the C. Austin Miles hymn In The Garden. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    Hymns Every Christian Should Know: God of Grace God of Glory

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2022 11:26


    Join Professor Sweet as he shares the storied history of this great Harry Emerson Fosdick hymn God of Grace God of Glory. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    Hymns Every Christian Should Know: Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2022 8:07


    Join Profesor Sweet as he helps us remember the great William Williams hymn Guide me, O Thou Great Jehovah --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    Hymns Every Christian Should Know: Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2022 14:23


    Join Professor Sweet as he scribbles out his thoughts on the 1758 Robert Robinson hymn Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    Hymns Every Christian Should Know: What Wondrous Love Is This

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2022 10:38


    Join Professor Sweet as he reflects on the rich history of Camp Meeting and this great hymn. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    Hymns Every Christian Should Know: Wind Who Makes All Winds That Blow

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2022 9:09


    Join Professor Sweet as he reflects on the great Thomas H. Troeger hymn Wind That Makes All Winds That Blow --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    Hymns Every Christian Should Know: Leaning on The Everlasting Arms

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2022 11:07


    Join Professor Sweet as he leans into the famous Elisha Albright Hoffman hymn Leaning on The Everlasting Arms. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    Hymns Every Christian Should Know: Spirit of God,Descend Upon My Heart

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2022 8:05


    Join Professor Sweet as he breaks down the George Croly hymn Spirit of God, Descend Upon My Heart. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    Hymns Every Christian Should Know: When I Survey the Wondrous Cross

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 8:52


    Join Professor Sweet as he scribbles out his thoughts on one of the greatest Isaac Watts hymns every Christian should know. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    Hymns Every Christian Should Know: All Hail The Power of Jesus' Name

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 9:18


    Join Professor Sweet as he marvels at the power in the name above all names. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    Hymns Every Christian Should Know: Precious Lord Take My Hand

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 11:27


    Do you know what Dr. Martin Luther Kings favorite hymn was? Join Professor Sweet as he explores the healing hymn of Thomas Dorsey on this episode of Napkin Scribbles. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    Hymns Every Christian Should Know: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2022 9:31


    Get lost with Professor Sweet as he remembers the Charles Wesley hymn Love Devine, All Loves Excelling. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    Hymns Every Christian Should Know: Hymns You May Not Know!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2022 15:23


    Join Professor Sweet for a fun look at hymns that you may not know or maybe shouldn't tell anyone you do know! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    Hymns Every Christian Should Know: The Sunday Morning Songs

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2022 15:21


    Welcome to an all-new season of Napkin Scribbles! This season Dr. Sweet will share the top hymns that every Christian should and a few that maybe we shouldn't. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    Words Every Christian Should Know: Evil

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2022 13:48


    Join Professor Sweet as he wraps up the spring 2022 Napkin Scribble season with his thoughts on the word evil. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    Words Every Christian Should Know: Sacrament

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 9:26


    Join Professor Sweet as he explores the meaning of sacrament. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    Words Every Christian Should Know: Bethany

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2022 8:23


    join Professor Sweet as he scribbles out his thoughts on one of Jesus's favorite locations. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    Words Every Christian Should Know:Justification, Sanctification, Glorification

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 10:47


    Join Professor Sweet as he scribbles out his thoughts on Justification, Sanctification, Glorification. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    Words Every Christian Should Know: Jubilee

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2022 7:15


    Join Professor Sweet as he talks about Jubilee on the latest Napkin Scribble. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    Words Every Christian Should Know: Transcendentals

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022 8:20


    Join Professor Sweet as he talks beauty, truth and goodness on an all new Napkin Scribbles. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    Words Every Christian Should Know:Apocalyptic

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 8:43


    Join Professor Sweet as he scribbles out his thoughts on the word Apocalyptic. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    Words Every Christian Should Know: Adiaphora

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2022 9:14


    Join Professor Sweet as he defines adiaphora for us. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    Words Every Christian Should Know: Calvinism

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2022 11:32


    Join Professor Sweet as he scribbles out his thoughts on Calvin and his theology. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    Words Every Christian Should Know: Icon and Idol

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2022 9:50


    Join Professor Sweet as he explain the difference between an Icon and Idol. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    Words Every Christian Should Know: Story (2of2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 8:55


    Join Professor Sweet as he concludes his thoughts on Story. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    Words Every Christian Should Know: Story (1of2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2022 10:04


    Join Professor Sweet as he explains the importance of the story. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    Words Every Christian Should Know: Discipleship

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2022 11:12


    Are you a leader of a learner? Join Professor Sweet for an all new season of Napkin Scribbles as he scratches out his thoughts on the key words that every Christian should know. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    The Greek and Hebrew Words Every Christian Should Know: Agape

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2021 8:10


    Join Professor Sweet as he scribbles out the last of the Greek and Hebrew words every Christian should know with the Greek word με ανοικτό στόμα --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    The Greek and Hebrew Words Every Christian Should Know: Eucharist

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2021 19:27


    Join Professor Sweet as he takes a closer look at the Greek word ευχαριστία --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    The Greek and Hebrew Words Every Christian Should Know: Metanoia

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 8:34


    In Classical Greek, metanoia meant changing one's mind about someone or something. Join Professor Sweet as he takes a closer look at the greek word Metanoia. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    The Greek and Hebrew Words Every Christian Should Know: Maranatha

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2021 5:03


    Join Professor Sweet for an inspiring look at the word Maranatha. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    The Greek and Hebrew Words Every Christian Should Know: Pentecost

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 10:37


    Join Professor Sweet as he scribbles out his thoughts on the Greek word Pentecost --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    The Greek and Hebrew Words Every Christian Should Know: Logos λόγος

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2021 11:06


    Join Professor Sweet for a unique look at the Greek word Logos. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

    The Greek and Hebrew Words Every Christian Should Know: Hineni & Alítheia

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 10:26


    This week Professor Sweet shares his thought on the Hebrew word Hineni and the Greek word Alitheia. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/napkinscribbles/message

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