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Story / Symbol / Spirit is a podcast about how to make sense of Scripture. The Bible is a beautiful gift from God with the power to help us know God and better understand our lives, identity, meaning, and purpose. But for many people, reading the Bible is difficult. The ancient and confusing nature of the stories within the Bible are often prohibitive to our engagement and learning. How can we make sense of the Scriptures. We believe that Story / Symbol / Spirit is a helpful framework to begin this journey. Story - The Bible’s truth is communicated primarily as a story or a narrative. Genesis 1 - Revelation 22 is a unified narrative, and all of the stories, characters, and events in the Bible fit within this story. In order to understand a particular story in the Bible, you have to first understand and internalize where it fits in the grand story of Scripture. The Bible Project: https://bibleproject.com/ NT Wright: Simply Christian https://www.amazon.com/Simply-Christian-Christianity-Makes-Sense/dp/0060872705/ref=sr_1_1?crid=36NJI02KLF9JP&keywords=simply+christian&qid=1675703176&sprefix=simply+christian%2Caps%2C252&sr=8-1 Scot McKnight: Blue Parakeet https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Parakeet-2nd-Rethinking-Bible/dp/0310538920/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3Q2DOJ1O1J8HE&keywords=blue+parakeet&qid=1675703266&sprefix=blue+parakeet%2Caps%2C112&sr=8-1 Symbol - Christians confess that God created the world. And God created the world for the purpose of being in relationship with Him. He wants us to know Him, and so He reveals who He is to us. One way He does this is through creation or “nature.” Every created thing has the imprint of the creator. So, everything in this world has the imprint of the Creator. The Bible sees the world this way, so in order to understand the meaning of a part of Scripture, we too must see the world through these eyes. James B. Jordan: Through New Eyes https://www.amazon.com/Through-New-Eyes-Developing-Biblical/dp/157910259X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=YW53ZJS8SHYE&keywords=through+new+eyes&qid=1675703324&sprefix=through+new+eyes%2Caps%2C100&sr=8-1 YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@jamesb.jordanarchive564/videos Spirit - Our modern world is materialist - we intuitively view the world as time, space, and matter that is sustained in a closed system of material cause-and-effect. In this kind of worldview, there is very little room for the Spiritual world - angels, demons, gods, unseen forces of good and evil. But the Bible explicitly believes that the world is NOT simply material. The Bible assumes an unseen realm that not only exists, but interacts with the reality that we inhabit. In order to understand the meaning of a part of Scripture, we have to see the world through these eyes. Michael Heiser: The Unseen Realm https://www.amazon.com/Unseen-Realm-Recovering-Supernatural-Worldview/dp/1683592719/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1Y0SZOGX4CYIK&keywords=unseen+realm&qid=1675703428&sprefix=unseen+realm%2Caps%2C113&sr=8-1 Dr. Michael Heiser’s Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@DRMSH/videos Stephen DeYoung: God is a Man of War https://www.amazon.com/God-Man-War-Violence-Testament/dp/1955890048/ref=sr_1_1?crid=S245SIE499I6&keywords=god+is+a+man+of+war&qid=1675703565&sprefix=god+is+a+man+of+war%2Caps%2C141&sr=8-1

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SPQR ~ II. Carmen Smith: It's the Death Podcast 💀

2026/10/22

Hosted by John McCambridge and Jackie Mitchell. --- Story / Symbol / Spirit is a podcast about how to make sense of Scripture. The Bible is a beautiful gift from God with the power to help us know God and better understand our lives, identity, meaning, and purpose. But for many people, reading the Bible is difficult. The ancient and confusing nature of the stories within the Bible are often prohibitive to our engagement and learning. How can we make sense of the Scriptures? We believe that Story / Symbol / Spirit is a helpful framework to begin this journey.

All the Elements of a Good Meal; or, – Num. 15

2026/10/19

Wine. Flour. Meat. Oil. Long ago, these four ingredients served as the foundation of all meals with the divine – for the Israelite and the foreigner alike. Also in this episode, Hosted by John McCambridge and Jackie Mitchell. --- Story / Symbol / Spirit is a podcast about how to make sense of Scripture. The Bible is a beautiful gift from God with the power to help us know God and better understand our lives, identity, meaning, and purpose. But for many people, reading the Bible is difficult. The ancient and confusing nature of the stories within the Bible are often prohibitive to our engagement and learning. How can we make sense of the Scriptures? We believe that Story / Symbol / Spirit is a helpful framework to begin this journey. miles in the center of the venn

SPQR ~ I. Jared Jacobus: Cognitive Dissonance?

2026/10/15

Thus begins the Staff-Picked Question and Response! Hosted by John McCambridge and Jackie Mitchell. --- Story / Symbol / Spirit is a podcast about how to make sense of Scripture. The Bible is a beautiful gift from God with the power to help us know God and better understand our lives, identity, meaning, and purpose. But for many people, reading the Bible is difficult. The ancient and confusing nature of the stories within the Bible are often prohibitive to our engagement and learning. How can we make sense of the Scriptures? We believe that Story / Symbol / Spirit is a helpful framework to begin this journey.

"We're Going to Wait Until Everybody Dies" – Num. 14

2026/10/05

I Don't Know… That's Scary… – Num. 13

2026/09/28

Ed.: malum is "evil", mālum (long a) is "apple" – a pun. As for "fig", I've also heard "pomegranate". Hosted by John McCambridge and Jackie Mitchell. --- Story / Symbol / Spirit is a podcast about how to make sense of Scripture. The Bible is a beautiful gift from God with the power to help us know God and better understand our lives, identity, meaning, and purpose. But for many people, reading the Bible is difficult. The ancient and confusing nature of the stories within the Bible are often prohibitive to our engagement and learning. How can we make sense of the Scriptures? We believe that Story / Symbol / Spirit is a helpful framework to begin this journey.

What They Won't Tell You About Conspiracies

2026/09/24

Boundaries / Generosity

2026/09/17

Jealous Muckraking Literalized – Num. 12

2026/09/14

Ordinary Time, Discipline, and Thingfulness

2026/09/10

A Rainy Day of Meat – Num. 11

2026/09/07

Ed.: Two cubits is about three feet, and 10 homers of quail is something on the order of five thousand pounds. Put another way, each person would be laying claim to a square area about five-foot-one to a side. Hosted by John McCambridge and Jackie Mitchell. --- Story / Symbol / Spirit is a podcast about how to make sense of Scripture. The Bible is a beautiful gift from God with the power to help us know God and better understand our lives, identity, meaning, and purpose. But for many people, reading the Bible is difficult. The ancient and confusing nature of the stories within the Bible are often prohibitive to our engagement and learning. How can we make sense of the Scriptures? We believe that Story / Symbol / Spirit is a helpful framework to begin this journey.

Read a Book!!

2026/09/03

Hosted by Jackie Mitchell and John McCambridge. --- Story / Symbol / Spirit is a podcast about how to make sense of Scripture. The Bible is a beautiful gift from God with the power to help us know God and better understand our lives, identity, meaning, and purpose. But for many people, reading the Bible is difficult. The ancient and confusing nature of the stories within the Bible are often prohibitive to our engagement and learning. How can we make sense of the Scriptures? We believe that Story / Symbol / Spirit is a helpful framework to begin this journey.

On Decamping - Num. 10

2026/08/31

SSSSS ~ XII. Four Hundred Years of Doctrine, Applied

2026/08/27

Prov. 25:2 – The glory of God is to conceal a matter; to seek things out is the glory of kings. Ed.: The library analogy is merely that a library would be only a warehouse without a librarian; and a librarian likewise only a human, if he lacked a library. Both profession and workplace necessitate each other. Notwithstanding, three separate head librarians rightly may say "this is MY library", rather than "this is our library", truthfully – one hundred percent of the library belongs to one librarian, even as the same one hundred percent belongs to each of the other two. Hosted by John McCambridge and Sean Patterson. --- Story / Symbol / Spirit is a podcast about how to make sense of Scripture. The Bible is a beautiful gift from God with the power to help us know God and better understand our lives, identity, meaning, and purpose. But for many people, reading the Bible is difficult. The ancient and confusing nature of the stories within the Bible are often prohibitive to our engagement and learning. How can we make sense of the Scriptures? We believe that Story / Symbol / Spirit is a helpful framework to begin this journey.

Anamnetic Liturgy – Num. 9

2026/08/24

SSSSS ~ XI. Hi, Christology! (Ephesus, Robber Synod, Chalcedon)

2026/08/20

Ed.: For such an opaque and difficult topic, I highly recommend this infographic: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Christological_spectrum.svg It has often proven informative on the shades between Nestorius' extreme 2-ness and Eutyches' extreme 1-ness. This other image (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/04/Christology.gif) concisely shows orthodoxy versus four heresies. Hosted by John McCambridge and Sean Patterson. --- Story / Symbol / Spirit is a podcast about how to make sense of Scripture. The Bible is a beautiful gift from God with the power to help us know God and better understand our lives, identity, meaning, and purpose. But for many people, reading the Bible is difficult. The ancient and confusing nature of the stories within the Bible are often prohibitive to our engagement and learning. How can we make sense of the Scriptures? We believe that Story / Symbol / Spirit is a helpful framework to begin this journey.

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FrostiJay 2025/10/02

Great resource!

Love this podcast and the hosts! Very helpful! Thanks so much for what you guys are doing!

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megsisok 2024/06/05

So helpful, great resource!

Elite podcast :)

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gracefilled7 2023/09/17

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Hi! I have walked with Jesus for many years & I have to say that this Podcast has enriched my understanding of the Bible & how much God truly loves u...

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Dlucky79 2023/09/11

Great spiritual food

The episodes are very digestible and broken down. They answer some of the questions I had and ones I didn't know I had. This is a great breakdown ...

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CougieCrazy 2023/08/01

Easy to understand

The breakdowns are easy to understand, but make sense of scripture in ways we can easily relate to daily life. I’d consider this to be like the Hube...

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hfm2003 2023/07/26

Very Helpful

I look forward to listening each week because I am learning things about the Bible that I never understood before. It is eye-opening. I highly recomme...

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Amazik! 2023/07/26

I love this podcast!

This podcast is awesome!!! Thank you John and Jackie!

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Annie86495 2023/07/13

New and in-depth perspectives on the Bible

This podcast is great! I’m learning a lot and it’s helping me to understand scripture in a new and richer way. Thanks for doing this!

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Friendly Yeti 2023/07/12

Scripture has new life for me!

I’m baffled by how much I thought I knew about the Bible that just wasn’t quite accurate. John and Jackie make the Bible so easily digestible and appr...

★★★★★

belly aching 2023/07/06

Cold brew vs ice coffee

I love the podcast. Please plan a tasting from all the big chains that serve cold brew and iced coffee.

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