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Word for Word: The Bible
Word for Word: The Bible is a simple invitation to read the Bible from beginning to end — carefully, faithfully, and without shortcuts. For the first time, I’m reading the Bible cover to cover, in canonical order from Genesis to Revelation, and inviting others to join me in the journey. This podcast isn’t a sermon, a debate, or a commentary. It’s a daily practice of slowing down, paying attention, and allowing Scripture to speak for itself. Each episode follows a steady, consistent rhythm. We…
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When the Walls Come Down: Jerusalem Falls and a Prophet Chooses to Stay | Jeremiah 39–41
Episode Overview What does faithfulness look like after the worst has already happened? Today we read Jeremiah chapters 39 through 41. Jerusalem finally falls…
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The Scroll the King Burned: A Cistern, a Rescue, and a Word That Endures | Jeremiah 36–38
Episode Overview What happens when someone tries to destroy God's word? Today we read Jeremiah chapters 36 through 38. Jeremiah dictates all his prophecies to…
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Buy the Field: A Deed for a Future Unseen and the Faithful Rechabites | Jeremiah 32–35
Episode Overview Would you invest in a place that is about to be destroyed? Today we read Jeremiah chapters 32 through 35. Jerusalem is under siege and…
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Plans to Give You Hope: A Letter to the Exiles and a New Covenant | Jeremiah 29–31
Episode Overview What do you do when the season you are in is not the one you wanted? Today we read Jeremiah chapters 29 through 31. Jeremiah writes a letter…
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On Trial for Telling the Truth: A Broken Yoke and a Prophet Proved False | Jeremiah 26–28
Episode Overview How do you tell a true prophet from a popular one? Today we read Jeremiah chapters 26 through 28. Jeremiah stands trial after warning that…
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Good Figs, Bad Figs: False Shepherds and Seventy Years of Exile | Jeremiah 23–25
Episode Overview Who speaks for God, and how would you know? Today we read Jeremiah chapters 23 through 25. Jeremiah condemns Israel's shepherds—the leaders…
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A Jar Beyond Mending: A Prophet in the Stocks and Kings Who Ruled Unjustly | Jeremiah 19–22
Episode Overview What does obedience cost when nobody wants to hear it? Today we read Jeremiah chapters 19 through 22. Jeremiah takes a clay jar to the valley…
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A Tree Planted by the Water: The Potter's Hands and a Life Set Apart as a Sign | Jeremiah 16–18
Episode Overview Can a person's whole life become a message? Today we read Jeremiah chapters 16 through 18, where God gives Jeremiah one of the most radical…
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A Ruined Linen Belt: Prayers God Won't Hear and a Prophet's Lament | Jeremiah 13–15
Episode Overview What does it look like when a prophet's message becomes his life? Today we read Jeremiah chapters 13 through 15. Jeremiah acts out God's word…
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Racing with Horses: The Folly of Idols and Why the Wicked Prosper | Jeremiah 10–12
Episode Overview Why do people trust what cannot help them? Today we read Jeremiah chapters 10 through 12, opening with one of Scripture's sharpest satires on…
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Do Not Trust Deceptive Words: The Temple Sermon and a Prophet's Tears | Jeremiah 7–9
Episode Overview Can worship itself become a lie? Today we read Jeremiah chapters 7 through 9, beginning with the temple gate sermon. Jeremiah confronts a…
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Peace, Peace, When There Is No Peace: Disaster from the North and a Prophet's Grief | Jeremiah 4–6
Episode Overview What happens when the warning is clear and no one listens? Today we read Jeremiah chapters 4 through 6, where an invading army gathers in the…
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Before You Were Born I Knew You: Jeremiah's Call and a Plea to Return | Jeremiah 1–3
Episode Overview What does God look for in those He calls? In this episode we begin Jeremiah with chapters 1 through 3. Jeremiah's call is remarkably…
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New Heavens and a New Earth: The Redeemer's Judgment and Isaiah's Final Hope | Isaiah 63–66
Episode Overview How does a book so full of judgment and hope come to an end? In this episode we finish Isaiah with chapters 63 through 66. The prophet…
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Arise, Shine: Sin That Separates and a God Who Delights in His People | Isaiah 59–62
Episode Overview What is sin really, and what moves God to save? In this episode we walk through Isaiah 59 through 62. Isaiah gives one of Scripture's most…
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The Fast God Chooses: A House for All Nations and Justice Over Ritual | Isaiah 56–58
Episode Overview What does God actually want, rituals or a changed life? In this episode we walk through Isaiah 56 through 58. The reading opens with a…
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By His Wounds We Are Healed: The Suffering Servant and an Open Invitation | Isaiah 53–55
Episode Overview What if the deepest healing came through someone else's suffering? In this episode we walk through Isaiah 53 through 55. Isaiah describes the…
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He Set His Face Like Flint: The Servant's Submission and the Feet of Good News | Isaiah 50–52
Episode Overview What does real strength look like? In this episode we walk through Isaiah 50 through 52. The Servant is pictured in complete, willing…
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The God Who Carries You: Worthless Idols and a Light for the Nations | Isaiah 46–49
Episode Overview What are we really leaning on for strength? In this episode we walk through Isaiah 46 through 49. Isaiah draws a sharp contrast between idols…
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I Have Called You by Name: Passing Through the Waters and a King Named Cyrus | Isaiah 43–45
Episode Overview Does God really know me personally, and is He in control of history? In this episode we walk through Isaiah 43 through 45. God offers one of…
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Wings Like Eagles: Comfort for God's People and a Gentle Servant of Justice | Isaiah 40–42
Episode Overview Where do we find strength when we're worn out? In this episode we walk through Isaiah 40 through 42. The tone shifts to tender comfort: God…
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Spread It Before the Lord: Hezekiah's Prayer, His Healing, and a Costly Pride | Isaiah 37–39
Episode Overview Is faithfulness a single heroic moment, or a daily choice? In this episode we walk through Isaiah 37 through 39. Facing a massive Assyrian…
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The Desert Will Bloom: God Our Judge and King, and a Taunt at Jerusalem's Gate | Isaiah 33–36
Episode Overview What does it look like when God proves faithful against overwhelming odds? In this episode we walk through Isaiah 33 through 36. The reading…
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In Quietness and Trust: The Folly of Running to Egypt and a King of Justice | Isaiah 30–32
Episode Overview Where do we run when we're afraid—to God, or to a backup plan? In this episode we walk through Isaiah 30 through 32. These chapters confront…
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A Sure Foundation: God's Tender Care, Empty Comfort, and Nowhere to Hide | Isaiah 27–29
Episode Overview Where do we turn when the truth is hard to hear? In this episode we walk through Isaiah 27 through 29. The reading moves from tender comfort…
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Kept in Perfect Peace: The Earth Shaken and Death Swallowed Up Forever | Isaiah 24–26
Episode Overview What is God ultimately doing with a broken world? In this episode we walk through Isaiah 24 through 26. Isaiah lifts his gaze from specific…
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When Every Refuge Fails: Prophecies Against the Nations and the God Who Remains | Isaiah 20–23
Episode Overview What happens when we lean on anything other than God for our security? In this episode we walk through Isaiah 20 through 23. Isaiah's…
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Misplaced Trust: When Nations Rely on Power Instead of God | Isaiah 17–19
Episode Overview What happens when nations trust everything but God? In this episode we walk through Isaiah 17 through 19. Damascus, Cush, and Egypt all come…
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How the Mighty Fall: Judgment on the Nations and Comfort for God's People | Isaiah 14–16
Episode Overview What happens to the powers that crush God's people? In this episode we walk through Isaiah 14 through 16. The section begins with comfort: the…
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The Wolf and the Lamb: A Righteous King and the Peaceable Kingdom | Isaiah 11–13
Episode Overview What kind of king is worth hoping for? In this episode we walk through Isaiah 11 through 13. A shoot grows from the stump of Jesse—a King on…
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Immanuel, God With Us: A Child Is Born and a King of Peace Foretold | Isaiah 7–10
Episode Overview Where do we turn when we're afraid? In this episode we walk through Isaiah 7 through 10. King Ahaz, terrified by enemy armies, is urged to…
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Here Am I, Send Me: The Vineyard, the Throne, and a Prophet's Call | Isaiah 4–6
Episode Overview What happens when we truly see God? In this episode we walk through Isaiah 4 through 6. After judgment, Isaiah 4 promises a surviving remnant…
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Swords into Plowshares: Empty Worship, Real Justice, and a Coming Peace | Isaiah 1–3
Episode Overview What does God actually want from His people? In this episode we begin Isaiah with chapters 1 through 3. God brings a courtroom case against…
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Love as Strong as Death: Longing, Devotion, and a Love Nothing Can Quench | Song of Solomon 5–8
Episode Overview What is love really made of? In this episode we finish Song of Solomon with chapters 5 through 8. The lovers move through a painful separation…
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A Celebration of Love: Beauty, Desire, and Belonging | Song of Solomon 1–4
Episode Overview Why does the Bible include a passionate love poem? In this episode we begin Song of Solomon with chapters 1 through 4. Unlike any other book…
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Remember Your Creator: The End of the Matter and the Heart of Wisdom | Ecclesiastes 11–12
Episode Overview After all the questions, where does Ecclesiastes land? In this episode we finish the book with chapters 11 and 12. The Teacher counsels action…
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Enjoy the Life You Have: Injustice, Mortality, and Everyday Wisdom | Ecclesiastes 8–10
Episode Overview How do we live well in a world that often seems unfair? In this episode we walk through Ecclesiastes 8 through 10. The Teacher faces the…
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Never Enough: Wealth, Contentment, and What Really Satisfies | Ecclesiastes 5–7
Episode Overview Why is it so hard to ever feel like we have enough? In this episode we walk through Ecclesiastes 5 through 7. The Teacher observes that the…
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Everything Is Meaningless? Searching for Purpose Under the Sun | Ecclesiastes 1–4
Episode Overview What is the point of all our striving? In this episode we begin Ecclesiastes with chapters 1 through 4. The Teacher opens with "Vanity of…
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A Woman of Noble Character: Leadership, Humility, and the Crown of Proverbs | Proverbs 29–31
Episode Overview How does the book of Proverbs bring it all together? In this episode we walk through Proverbs 29 through 31. Proverbs 29 considers leadership…
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Iron Sharpens Iron: Fools, Faithful Friends, and the Boldness of Integrity | Proverbs 26–28
Episode Overview Who do we let shape us—and how do we live with integrity? In this episode we walk through Proverbs 26 through 28. Proverbs 26 examines…
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The Right Word at the Right Time: Contentment and Kindness to Your Enemies | Proverbs 23–25
Episode Overview How do our appetites and our words shape the people we become? In this episode we walk through Proverbs 23 through 25. These chapters warn…
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Train Up a Child: Friendship, Self-Control, and Wisdom That Lasts | Proverbs 19–22
Episode Overview What shapes a life that lasts? In this episode we walk through Proverbs 19 through 22. These chapters teach discernment in friendship—a friend…
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We Plan, God Directs Our Steps: Pride, Humility, and Life-or-Death Words | Proverbs 16–18
Episode Overview How do we hold together our plans and God's providence? In this episode we walk through Proverbs 16 through 18. Proverbs 16 teaches that we…
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A Gentle Answer Turns Away Wrath: Discipline, Words, and a Cheerful Heart | Proverbs 13–15
Episode Overview How do our words and our inner life shape who we become? In this episode we walk through Proverbs 13 through 15. These chapters teach that…
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The Power of the Tongue: Short Proverbs for Everyday Wisdom | Proverbs 10–12
Episode Overview How do small, daily choices add up to a life? In this episode we walk through Proverbs 10 through 12, the beginning of the short, two-line…
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Two Voices, Two Roads: Wisdom's Feast and the Lure of Folly | Proverbs 6–9
Episode Overview Two voices are always calling us—which will we follow? In this episode we walk through Proverbs 6 through 9. Proverbs 6 confronts laziness…
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Trust in the Lord with All Your Heart: Guarding What Matters Most | Proverbs 3–5
Episode Overview What does wisdom look like in everyday life? In this episode we walk through Proverbs 3 through 5. Proverbs 3 anchors everything in trust…
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Wisdom Is Calling: Where True Knowledge Begins and Why It Matters | Proverbs 1–2
Episode Overview How do we actually live well? In this episode we open the book of Proverbs with chapters 1 and 2, shifting from the language of prayer to the…
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Let Everything That Has Breath: The Grand Finale of the Psalms | Psalms 148–150
Episode Overview How does the longest book in the Bible end? In this episode we walk through Psalms 148 through 150, the soaring finale of the Psalter. Psalm…
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He Heals the Brokenhearted: God's Greatness and His Care for the Weak | Psalms 144–147
Episode Overview How can the God who flung the stars also care about you? In this episode we walk through Psalms 144 through 147. Psalm 144 blesses God as our…
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When Evil Closes In: Crying Out for Rescue, Discernment, and Guidance | Psalms 140–143
Episode Overview Where do you turn when danger, temptation, and exhaustion all press in at once? In this episode we walk through Psalms 140 through 143. Psalm…
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Search Me and Know Me: From the Rivers of Babylon to the God Who Knows You | Psalms 137–139
Episode Overview What do you do when you feel far from home—and fully exposed before God? In this episode we walk through Psalms 137 through 139. Psalm 137…
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His Mercy Never Runs Out: A Refrain of Steadfast Love Through Every Age | Psalms 134–136
Episode Overview What anchors our praise when life keeps changing? In this episode we walk through Psalms 134 through 136. Psalm 134 is a short, beautiful call…
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Out of the Depths: Forgiveness, a Quieted Soul, and the Beauty of Unity | Psalms 130–133
Episode Overview What lifts us out of our lowest moments? In this episode we walk through Psalms 130 through 133. Psalm 130 cries from the depths and finds…
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Unless the Lord Builds the House: Labor, Blessing, and Endurance | Psalms 127–129
Episode Overview How do we hold together hard work and trust in God? In this episode we walk through Psalms 127 through 129. Psalm 127 teaches that unless the…
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If the Lord Had Not Been on Our Side: Deliverance and Joy After Tears | Psalms 124–126
Episode Overview What do you do when you realize how close disaster came? In this episode we walk through Psalms 124 through 126. Psalm 124 looks back at a…
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I Lift My Eyes: The God Who Watches Over You on the Journey | Psalms 121–123
Episode Overview Who keeps you safe when the road is long? In this episode we walk through Psalms 121 through 123, three Songs of Ascent sung by pilgrims…
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Sweeter Than Honey: The Rejected Cornerstone and a Love for God's Word | Psalms 117–120
Episode Overview How can the shortest and longest psalms sit side by side? In this episode we walk through Psalms 117 through 120. Psalm 117, just two verses…
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Trust the Living God: From the Exodus to a Heart Full of Thanks | Psalms 114–116
Episode Overview What turns remembering into devotion? In this episode we walk through Psalms 114 through 116. Psalm 114 is a vivid, poetic celebration of the…