Reading the Bible is Easy(ish)

Harrison records a live episode at Smoke Rise Baptist Church on November 30. Listen in on the conversation he had with Clarissa Strickland as they look at Mary's Song in Luke 1. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

Happy Halloween! This week, Hogan wonders why so many scary stories make it into the Bible. This podcast is a re-written and abbreviated version of a sermon preached at Hillcrest Christian Church in Toronto on Oct. 30, 2022. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

What's going on in Habakkuk? We take a look at the prophet's prayer and God's response. What do we do when God's response to our prayers isn't immediate? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

Hogan and Harrison are back talking about 2 Kings 5. Check out Harrison's new podcast about all things Children's Ministry: https://open.spotify.com/show/4fg7Mx14Ixiw6uuH6uXfAU?si=42373bd4f94b4d36 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

Harrison and Hogan talk about 1 Corinthians 1:18-24. Check out Harrison's new podcast about all things Children's Ministry: https://open.spotify.com/show/4fg7Mx14Ixiw6uuH6uXfAU?si=42373bd4f94b4d36 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

Harrison and Hogan talk about Acts 13. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

Harrison and Hogan discuss Jeremiah's call story, how personal histories with texts affect interpretations of Bible stories, and more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

Harrison and Hogan talk about Hosea 1:2-10. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

Harrison and Hogan talk about average-at-best sermons before diving into Colossians. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

Harrison and Hogan talk about Elijah's ascension, Bible trivia, and some international whisky politics. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

Harrison and Hogan spend some time looking at Psalm 8. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

Harrison and Hogan talk about the story of the tower of Babel. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

Harrison and Hogan explore a long story in Acts where an earthquake becomes a footnote. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

Harrison and Hogan are back talking about Revelation 5. It's still Easter season, but what do you make of the resurrection in the aftermath? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

Harrison Litzell had the chance to talk with Dr. Angela Parker about 1 Corinthians and the dense writings of this epistle. Check out this great episode and Dr. Parker's book, If God Still Breathes, Why Can't I? https://www.amazon.com/God-Still-Breathes-Why-Cant/dp/0802879268/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

Harrison and Hogan discuss Joel 2 and how they interpret prophetic literature today. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

Exodus 34:29-35 So grateful to Kali Cawthon-Freels for joining me on this episode! We took a look at Moses' radiant face and thought about how we read biblical characters. Be sure to check out Kali's work at https://www.reclamationtheology.com/ where you can pre-order her book now! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

Harrison and Hogan talk about different kinds of biblical criticism before looking at the Joseph novella. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

Harrison and Hogan are back for Season 2! Join us this week as we take a look at a text in the Apocrypha. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

Join us February 7! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

You've heard the Christmas story a million times... is there anything in it that you haven't heard before? Listen here or find us on YouTube. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

Advent, Elizabeth, Mary and more! Join us this week as we continue in Luke! Watch below or listen wherever you get your podcasts. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

This week, Harrison and Hogan talk about Advent and the ways they aspire to observe it. Then, they look at Luke 3 where John the Baptist continues to draw unexpected meaning. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

This week, Harrison and Hogan talk about 1 Timothy 2:1-7, where there are entirely too many things going on. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

This week, Hogan and Harrison talk about what they notice when they visit a church for the first time. Then, they look at Revelation 1, hitting on the cult of weirdness around Revelation, how difficult it is to interpret the book, and how it might be read as more inclusive than exclusive. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

Hogan is solo this week, talking about Psalm 16 and using scripture for meditation. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

Join Harrison and Jeremiah as they discuss Hebrews 9:24-28. This passages deals with atonement and gets pretty dense but lands in a place with great hope. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

Hogan is joined by his friend Dave McNeely. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

Harrison and Hogan talk about the well-known verses at the end of Matthew 6, and find that its hard to come to a conclusion about the wisdom offered there. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

Harrison is joined by Jukabiea Barlow as they go back to Job and dwell on the meeting place of African Spirituality and textual criticism. jbarlow@pob.gov Check out Charnelle's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Remember-Dream-Ebere-Cynthia-Erivo/dp/0316496154 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

Harrison is joined by Rev. Rebecca Caswell-Speight who reluctantly takes on Job and shares how maybe we should leave Job alone. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

Harrison and Hogan begin by talking about theologian education- What is it? What kinds of things do you learn? And who has it?- before taking look at the climax and closing of Esther. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

This week, Harrison and Hogan share some TV show recommendations (view at your own risk) before talking about James 3:1-12. There's a lot about the "power of the tongue" and we struggled to strike a balance between agreeing the the James and thinking words should flow freely. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

This week, Harrison is joined by Joy Bugg. They talk about the emotional attachment we can form with a physical copy of the Bible, before looking at some poetic texts in Isaiah. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

Harrison and Hogan talk about deconstruction- both generally and in their own experience- before looking at Psalm 45, a love song. Then, they reminisce about opening the Bible to a random page to hear something from God and it going exactly how you think it would. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

Harrison and Hogan take a look at Joshua 24, discussing a verse that is featured in wall art often, but is just as often read out of context. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

Harrison and Hogan are joined by Grayson Hester! They talk about stepping away from the Bible and recognizing other forms of spirituality and devotion, before looking at Ephesians 5. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

Episode 22 is out! Hear what we've learned about the lectionary and our discussion of John 6 and what to do with passages that talk about "eternal life" here and now. Also, check out our new site: readingthebibleise.wixsite.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

Harrison and Hogan check in before sharing updates and news about the show. Finally, they get down to business and talk about Psalm 78:23-29... and then 21-32. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

Harrison and Hogan talk about Hogan's move to Toronto before discussing 2 Samuel 7:1-14. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

Harrison talks with Marquette Bugg about a portion of Psalm 89. They talk about the lectionary, Hebrew, and poetry. https://www.facebook.com/EdgewoodChurchAtlanta https://edgewoodchurchatlanta.org/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

Join us in our weekly series where we read the Bible with no preparation. This week, Harrison and Tierney Jordan look at the Beheading of John the Baptist in the Gospel of Mark. Be sure to connect with Tierney at the links below. https://www.instagram.com/iamtierneyj/ https://www.instagram.com/sassysoulpod/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

Harrison interviews Emily Harbin, minister to college students at First Baptist Church Athens, before talking about Mark 5:21-43. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

Hogan and Harrison talk about Philippians 2:1-11, which is often uplifting and inspiring, but they manage to bring it down a bit. Start your week with a little bit of scripture, and comment with your thoughts! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

Hogan and Harrison talk about their hopes and expectations for churches coming back after being online for a year, and whether or not the church as it exists is essential. Then, they spend some time with Psalm 138, talking about God's relationship to power, pieces of lament, and more. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

Harrison shares some thoughts on his recently published piece, "Harsh Words Reap Consequences," before Hogan and Harrison discuss Romans 3:12-17. Harrison's article: https://goodfaithmedia.org/emerging-voices-harsh-words-reap-consequences/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

Harrison talks with pastor, author, podcaster Kristian Smith! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

This week, Harrison talks with Wyatt about 1 John 5:9-13, reading the Bible from left to right, the Cotton Patch Gospel, transitioning, and more. Koinonia Farms: https://www.koinoniafarm.org/ Info about Clarence Jordan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarence_Jordan --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

Harrison interviews Hogan about his take on the Bible, how he relates to it, and more! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

Hogan and Harrison discuss Acts 10, how God continues to break through barriers to widen the community of the church, and more. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support

This week, Hogan is joined by peacemaker and professor Dave McNeely to discuss Mark 16 in our Easter episode! Dave is a professor at Carson-Newman University and the director of the Faith and Justice Scholars program. Dave brings a rich history in Baptist life, muddled with perspectives influenced by the Mennonite and Catholic traditions. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/easyish/support