Stumbling through Scripture

We're pressing pause on the Stumbling through Scripture podcasts in order to settle in Scotland and to focus on the Stumbling through Scripture blog posts. Keep on stumbling through scripture with us at: https://www.stumblingthroughscripture.co.uk/ (aPologies for the Poor sound Quality on this; I was recording on my phone and ForgoT to keeP it a decenT diStance away from my mouth.) Thank you for all of your support and encouragement with this podcast as we have been doing it. We appreciate it so much! And keep the constructive criticism coming too - we need to know how we can come back stronger once we're back from our break. All the love and until next time Stumble with care

Will there be marriage in heaven? Who were the Sadducees? What did they want with Jesus? All of this and more in this week's podcast episode as Archie and Becca chat through Mark 12:18-27. The Stumbling through Scripture podcast follows the Stumbling through Scripture blog. You can find this week's blog post on 'Resurrection at the Resurrection' here. Subscribe for email editions of Stumbling through Scripture here: https://www.stumblingthroughscripture.co.uk/#/portal/signup Massive thanks to Will Catchpole for creating the awesome show music. For more Stumbling through Scripture posts, visit: https://www.stumblingthroughscripture.co.uk/ And you can follow us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/stumblingthroughscripture/

It's easy to talk about how God loves the world; that can be abstract and impersonal. But to talk about how God loves me? That can only ever be lived and personal. Archie and Becca reflect on Galatians 2:20 and this past week's Stumbling through Scripture post (found here), asking themselves how they would complete the sentence "the Son of God, who..." - comparing their answers with Paul's, and discussing what this could all mean for Christians today. Massive thanks to Will Catchpole for creating the awesome show music. Subscribe for email editions of Stumbling through Scripture here: https://www.stumblingthroughscripture.co.uk/#/portal/signup For more Stumbling through Scripture posts, visit: https://www.stumblingthroughscripture.co.uk/ And you can follow us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/stumblingthroughscripture/

This week, Archie and Becca look at the story of Tamar and Judah in Genesis 38:1-30. They discuss its important position at the start of Genesis's Joseph narrative, explore some of the passage's curious and confusing elements, and end up in Matthew 1:3 and Jesus's genealogy. You can read the Stumbling through Scripture blog post on this passage here. Subscribe for email editions of Stumbling through Scripture here: https://www.stumblingthroughscripture.co.uk/#/portal/signup Massive thanks to Will Catchpole for creating the awesome show music. For more Stumbling through Scripture posts, visit: https://www.stumblingthroughscripture.co.uk/ And you can follow us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/stumblingthroughscripture/

We've all heard Jesus's classic refrain, 'Give to Caesar what is Caesar's and to God what is God's'... but why does he say it and what does it mean? Archie and Becca discuss Mark 12:13-17 in this episode of Stumbling through Scripture, building on the past week's blog post on this passage. Subscribe for email editions of Stumbling through Scripture here: https://www.stumblingthroughscripture.co.uk/#/portal/signup Massive thanks to Will Catchpole for creating the awesome show music. For more Stumbling through Scripture posts, visit: https://www.stumblingthroughscripture.co.uk/ And you can follow us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/stumblingthroughscripture/

Archie and Becca discuss the different challenges raised by the book of Job and try to work out what we can learn from it. Their discussion is based loosely around this week's Stumbling through Scripture post, which you can read here. Subscribe for email editions of Stumbling through Scripture here: https://www.stumblingthroughscripture.co.uk/#/portal/signup Massive thanks to Will Catchpole for creating the awesome show music. For more Stumbling through Scripture posts, visit: https://www.stumblingthroughscripture.co.uk/ And you can follow us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/stumblingthroughscripture/

A special episode of Stumbling through Scripture: the audio from my sermon at Mill Hill East Church on Genesis 1-3. This was the second instalment of the church's sermon series "Remaking the World: Following God from Here." How can we learn from Genesis 1-3 as we enter the emerging "post-covid" world? Find out in this week's episode. Subscribe for email editions of Stumbling through Scripture here: https://www.stumblingthroughscripture.co.uk/#/portal/signup Massive thanks to Will Catchpole for creating the awesome show music. For more Stumbling through Scripture posts, visit: https://www.stumblingthroughscripture.co.uk/ And you can follow us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/stumblingthroughscripture/

Why does Jesus tell a parable about such a violent vineyard? How does it fit into the biblical story? And what does it even mean? Find out in the week's episode of Stumbling through Scripture, an extension of the blog post on this passage. Massive thanks to Will Catchpole for creating the awesome show music. Subscribe for email editions of Stumbling through Scripture here: https://www.stumblingthroughscripture.co.uk/#/portal/signup For more Stumbling through Scripture posts, visit: https://www.stumblingthroughscripture.co.uk/ And you can follow us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/stumblingthroughscripture/

In one of Mark's more unusual stories, Jesus heals a man from demon-possession but two-thousand pigs die in the aftermath. What is going on here? Find out more in this episode, an extension of the Stumbling through Scripture blog post on this passage. Massive thanks to Will Catchpole for creating the awesome show music. Subscribe for email editions of Stumbling through Scripture here: https://www.stumblingthroughscripture.co.uk/#/portal/signup For more Stumbling through Scripture posts, visit: https://www.stumblingthroughscripture.co.uk/ And you can follow us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/stumblingthroughscripture/

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What do you do when someone rides into Jerusalem as king and upturns and "closes" the temple? You trap him with a question of course! Go behind the scenes of the Stumbling through Scripture post on this passage to explore it in greater detail. Massive thanks to Will Catchpole for creating the awesome show music. Subscribe for email editions of Stumbling through Scripture here: https://www.stumblingthroughscripture.co.uk/subscribe/ For more Stumbling through Scripture posts, visit: https://www.stumblingthroughscripture.co.uk/ And you can follow us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/stumblingthroughscripture/

Jesus has cursed a fig tree and closed a temple. Next, he and his disciples walk past the now-withered tree and Jesus says some stuff about throwing mountains. At its heart, the message of this passage is clear: have faith in God. But what else is going on beneath the surface? Go behind the scenes of the Stumbling through Scripture post on this passage to explore it in greater detail. Massive thanks to Will Catchpole for creating the awesome show music. You can subscribe for email editions of Stumbling through Scripture here: https://www.stumblingthroughscripture.co.uk/subscribe/ For more Stumbling through Scripture posts, visit: https://www.stumblingthroughscripture.co.uk/ And you can follow us on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/stumblingthroughscripture/

Jesus's cleansing of the temple is lacklustre at best, a total failure at worst. But what if Jesus wasn't trying to cleanse the temple? What if he had something far bigger in mind? Go behind the scenes of Stumbling through Scripture's blog post on this passage (https://stumbling-through-scripture.digitalpress.blog/jesus-closes-the-temple-mark-11-15-19/) to explore this story in greater detail. Part one (00:00-04:57) Part two (05:00-10:29) Part three (10:31-13:51) Part four (13:53-18:27) Part five (18:29-end) Many thanks to Will Catchpole for making the awesome show music. Follow Stumbling through Scripture on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/stumblingthroughscripture/ For more Stumbling through Scripture posts, visit https://stumbling-through-scripture.digitalpress.blog/

After riding into Jerusalem as King, Jesus curses a fig tree for not having any fruit. Why does he do this? What does it mean? Go behind the scenes of Stumbling through Scripture's blog post on this passage (https://stumbling-through-scripture.digitalpress.blog/a-fruitless-tree-figs-jesus-off-mark-11-12-14/) to explore this strange scene in greater detail. Part one (00:00-06:02) Part two (06:03-09:47) Part three (09:48-12:52) Part four (12:53-end) Many thanks to Will Catchpole for making the awesome show music. Follow Stumbling through Scripture on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/stumblingthroughscripture/ For more Stumbling through Scripture posts, visit https://stumbling-through-scripture.digitalpress.blog/