Episodes

  • Rediscovering the Bible's Story w/ Alex Goodwin (The Bible Reset Pt. 3)
    Nov 8 2023

    IFBR co-founder and author of The Bible Reset, Alex Goodwin joins us for Part 3 of this series, exploring the grand narrative of Scripture and how we're invited to join that story in our time and place.

    Read Chapter 1 for free + links to order here: https://thebiblereset.com/

    If you've read The Bible Reset, please consider leaving a rating on Amazon or on Goodreads to help others find the book.

    A Dive into the 6-Act Drama of Scripture: https://instituteforbiblereading.org/episode-14-genesis-to-revelation-the-6-act-story-of-the-bible/

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    47 mins
  • Rethinking our Bible Reading Practices w/ Alex Goodwin (The Bible Reset Pt. 2)
    Nov 1 2023

    IFBR co-founder and author of The Bible Reset, Alex Goodwin joins us for Part 2 of this series to discuss Bible engagement habits and practices that may need to be rethought.

    Read Chapter 1 for free + links to order here: https://thebiblereset.com/

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    51 mins
  • Resetting the Bible's Format w/ Alex Goodwin (The Bible Reset Pt. 1)
    Oct 25 2023

    IFBR co-founder and author of The Bible Reset, Alex Goodwin joins us to talk about his new book in Part 1 of a three-part series.

    Read Chapter 1 for free + links to order here: https://thebiblereset.com/

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    55 mins
  • The Choice We Need to Make (+ a big announcement)
    Oct 19 2022

    On a Limb Productions: https://www.onalimbproductions.com/
    "Destroyer of the Gods" by Larry Hurtado
    Find links to all podcast episodes here: https://instituteforbiblereading.org/podcast/

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    48 mins
  • A Better Way to "Apply" Bible Stories
    Oct 5 2022

    All too often, Bible stories such a David and Goliath, Joseph's adventures, and Daniel in the Lions Den are reduced to setups for a moral lesson or spiritual principle. The classic children's book "Sounder" models a better way. By constantly immersing ourselves in the Bible's stories, we come to see how those stories reverberate into our stories.

    Find links to all podcast episodes here: https://instituteforbiblereading.org/podcast/

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    45 mins
  • Architecture, Poetry, and How the Bible Speaks to our Hearts
    Sep 21 2022

    After historical narrative, poetry is the most common form of literature in the Bible. The Bible's story is broad, but it is also incredibly deep. The craftsmanship of biblical poetry shows us that God wants to speak to our hearts, to help us feel, and to give us footholds to experience him more fully through all of the emotions of life.

    Find links to all podcast episodes here: https://instituteforbiblereading.org/podcast/

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    40 mins
  • How the Bible Narrates History
    Sep 7 2022

    Our modern priorities of exactitude and just-the-facts reporting can lead us to come to the Bible's stories with a certain set of expectations. The authors of the Bible, however, had different agendas which are reflected in the ways they tell stories. By learning to read the Bible's narratives with careful eyes, we can uncover meaning and significance that has been hiding in plain sight all along.

    The Institute for Bible Reading is a nonprofit ministry. Support our work, including the production of The Bible Reset podcast, by joining ChangeMakers: https://instituteforbiblereading.org/changemakers/

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    54 mins
  • Supercut: From Chapters and Verses to a Better Bible Reading Experience
    Aug 24 2022

    Lots of people struggle to read the Bible, but few stop to question why our Scriptures look like a dictionary. Why are we expected to read something that looks so unreadable? The truth is, chapters and verses and the format of our Modern Bible are some of the most overlooked barriers in the push for better Bible literacy.

    In this episode, we cut and arranged clips from three of our earliest episodes into one episode exploring the massive impact of the Bible's physical format. We discuss the origin of chapters and verses and how they led to an avalanche of Bible "features" that hide the natural literature. Then we show how a different Bible format changes everything – a format that makes for an easier reading experience and displays the Bible's literature the way the authors first intended.

    Learn more about Immerse: The Reading Bible - https://www.immersebible.com/

    Comparison of poetry in 1-column vs. 2-column Bible: https://bit.ly/2FLzRUH

    Listen to the full episodes:
    Episode 4: Chapters, Verses, and the Impact of the Modern Bible
    Episode 5: How to Make a Reader's Bible w/ Christopher Smith
    Episode 6: The Game-Changing Power of Reader's Bibles

    The Institute for Bible Reading is a nonprofit ministry. Support our work, including the production of The Bible Reset podcast, by joining ChangeMakers: https://instituteforbiblereading.org/changemakers/

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    45 mins