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A Year with the Bible, E33: On this episode, join Nina, Mike, and Jacob as they introduce the next section of the Bible, the Apocrypha, filling in the gaps between the Old and New Testaments.

A Year with the Bible, E32: On this episode, join Nina, Mike, and Jacob on the last episode of the Hebrew Bible, as they talk about the rest of the minor prophets and how they teach us about God's justice and never-failing love, and how they point to our ultimate hope. Up next, the Apocrypha!

BONUS EPISODE: On this bonus episode, join Mike and Jacob for the second of two conversations about developing a life of prayer through the lens of a "rule of life. For the second conversation, they look at the history of daily prayer in Christianity, and talk about how it teaches us to pray in our own day.

BONUS EPISODE: On this bonus episode, join Mike and Jacob for the first of two conversations about developing a life of prayer, especially through the lens of a "rule of life," and why someone might want to do that in the first place. They talk about their own prayer practices, and what it might mean, in the words of St. Paul, to "pray without ceasing."

A Year with the Bible, E31: On this episode, join Nina, Mike, and Jacob as they journey through the book of Jonah, and how its exaggerated and larger than life story pushes us to see how God's love and mercy is not just for us, but for everyone (even those who have wronged us).

A Year with the Bible, E30: On this episode, join Nina, Mike, and Jacob as they explore the book of Amos, and his vision of God's justice and God's call to Israel to embody the Kingdom of God.

A Year with the Bible, E29: On this episode, join Nina, Mike, and Jacob as they turn to the book of Hosea, exploring the prophet Hosea's intense prophecies, the story of his turbulent marriage to a woman named Gomer, and how it all shows God's never-failing mercy.

A Year with the Bible, E28: On this episode, join Nina, Mike, and Jacob as they continue exploring “the most peculiar book in the Hebrew Bible,” and how it teaches us to read the Bible, to interpret the world around us, and to always hold on to hope in God.

A Year with the Bible, E27: On this episode, join Nina, Mike, and Jacob as they explore “the most peculiar book in the Hebrew Bible,” and its message of hope and faithfulness in troubled times.

A Year with the Bible, E26: On this episode, join Nina, Mike, and Jacob as they explore the second part of the book of Ezekiel, and its message of hope and renewal for God’s people and all creation.

A Year with the Bible, E25: On this episode, join Nina, Mike, and Jacob as they explore the first part of the book of Ezekiel, and how it teaches about God's justice which leads the people into exile but then points towards hope, showing God's faithful presence even in the midst of exile.

A Year with the Bible, E24: On this episode, join Nina, Mike, and Jacob as they explore the book of Lamentations and its profound portrayal of the people of Israel's grief and confusion in the wake of their exile, and how it informs our own feelings of grief and struggles with God today.

A Year with the Bible, E23: On this episode, join Nina, Mike, and Jacob as they discuss the book of Jeremiah—how it teaches us to follow God's call for our lives, teaches us about God's justice, and shows (even in the midst of difficult times) God's constant and enduring covenant love for the people of God.

A Year with the Bible, E22: On this episode, join Nina, Mike, and Jacob as they discuss the second part of the book of Isaiah—how it teaches us about God’s promise of comfort in the midst of difficult times, points us to Jesus as the “suffering servant", and teaches us what it means to be the people of God.

A Year with the Bible, E21: On this episode, join Nina, Mike, and Jacob as they talk about the first part of the book Isaiah and how it helps teach us to read the prophetic books of the Bible and prepared the way for the good news of Jesus.