Bible & Stuff

As we close this chapter of Bible & Stuff, we talk about what we've learned over the years of doing this podcast and explain how it was really all a ploy. Thank you all for listening!Check out our Spiritual Disciplines Worksheet to build habits that help you experience the grace of God. Recommended Sermon: Life Is a Gift by Jamin Roller, Lead Pastor of Citizens ChurchFor more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

Justin Whitmel Earley is a writer, speaker, and lawyer from Richmond, Virginia, and the author of the award-winning book on habits and spiritual formation, The Common Rule, as well as a new book which we’ll be talking about today called Habits of the Household: Practicing the Story of God in Everyday Family Rhythms.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

Jonathan K. Dodson is the founding pastor of City Life Church in Austin, Texas and the founder of GCDiscipleship.com. He is the author of numerous books including the new revised and expanded of his book, Gospel-Centered Discipleship, which we talk about here.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

Greg Lanier is associate professor of New Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Florida and an associate pastor at River Oaks Church. Today, he joins the show to talk with us about his new book, Old Made New: A Guide to the New Testament Use of the Old Testament.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

Author and pastor Sam Storms joins the show to discuss his newest book, A Dozen Things God Did with Your Sin (And Three Things He'll Never Do). Together, we talk about what it means to have a defiled conscience and why understanding penal substitutionary atonement is so crucial.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

Zach Bolen of Citizens joins the show to talk about new music, the bigness of God, and bringing people together. We also wind through a few other topics like his past church experience and the process of songwriting. Be sure to check out Citizens' new music at wearecitizens.net.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

This week we're joined by our good friend Cody Deevers, pastor of The Table Church in Glendale, AZ. Cody tells us about his new book, Simple Prayers, a short prayerbook that provides direction for kids and courage for adults to pray to the God who created us, calls to us, and delights in us.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

In the final episode of our Uniquely Wired series, we discuss how, in order to discover our unique wiring, you must address our hurried pace of life and our inherent limitations as humans. Then, to wrap up the series, we explain how the Holy Spirit empowers us to live as the people God has created us to be.SPONSOR: Check out our awesome sponsor Dwell and cultivate a habit of living into the Bible. Visit dwellapp.io/bibleandstuff today to get 10% off a yearly subscription or 30% off Dwell for life!BECOME A PATRON: Support the show by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/bibleandstuff and get access to bonus episodes, merch discounts, and more!For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

In episode five of our Uniquely Wired series, we talk about what it looks like to discover your unique wiring through deep work over time in community. We explain what the "life plan" process looks like and the best way to start the process.SPONSOR: Check out our awesome sponsor Dwell and cultivate a habit of living into the Bible. Visit dwellapp.io/bibleandstuff today to get 10% off a yearly subscription or 30% off Dwell for life!BECOME A PATRON: Support the show by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/bibleandstuff and get access to bonus episodes, merch discounts, and more!For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

Author and professor Dustin Benge joins the show to discuss his new book, The Loveliest Place: The Beauty and Glory of the Church, and awaken our affections for who the church is and why she exists. Together, we talk about what exactly the church does and how it can be beautiful when it often looks ugly.BECOME A PATRON: Support the show by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/bibleandstuff and get access to bonus episodes, merch discounts, and more!For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

In episode four of our Uniquely Wired series, we talk about the importance of community is discovering your purpose and what it looks like to stir up one another to love and good works.SPONSOR: Check out our awesome sponsor Dwell and cultivate a habit of living into the Bible. Visit dwellapp.io/bibleandstuff today to get 10% off a yearly subscription or 30% off Dwell for life!BECOME A PATRON: Support the show by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/bibleandstuff and get access to bonus episodes, merch discounts, and more!For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

In episode three of our Uniquely Wired series, we uncover the strongholds that keep us from obeying Christ and fulfilling our potential.SPONSOR: Check out our awesome sponsor Dwell and cultivate a habit of living into the Bible. Visit dwellapp.io/bibleandstuff today to get 10% off a yearly subscription or 30% off Dwell for life!BECOME A PATRON: Support the show by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/bibleandstuff and get access to bonus episodes, merch discounts, and more!For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

Authors Stephanie Shackelford and Bill Denzel join the show to discuss their new book, You on Purpose: Discover Your Calling and Create the Life You Were Meant to Live, and answer the question that crosses everyone's mind at some point: What should I do with my life? Together, we walk through their 4-step, research-based process for discovering and carrying out your calling with confidence.BECOME A PATRON: Support the show by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/bibleandstuff and get access to bonus episodes, merch discounts, and more!For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

In episode two of our Uniquely Wired series, we look past general identity to the specific and ask what it means that each of us is both uniquely wired and uniquely placed by God.SPONSOR: Check out our awesome sponsor Dwell and cultivate a habit of living into the Bible. Visit dwellapp.io/bibleandstuff today to get 10% off a yearly subscription or 30% off Dwell for life!BECOME A PATRON: Support the show by joining our Patreon at patreon.com/bibleandstuff and get access to bonus episodes, merch discounts, and more!For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

In the first episode of our series, Uniquely Wired: Who God Made You to Be, we ask and answer one of the most foundational questions humans face: "Who are you?"Starting as broad as possible, we talk about the general identity of all humans. Are you in Adam or in Christ? A child of God or a child a wrath? And how exactly can you be sure?SPONSOR: Check out our awesome sponsor Dwell and cultivate a habit of living into the Bible. Visit dwellapp.io/bibleandstuff today to get 10% off a yearly subscription or 30% off Dwell for life!Like the show? Leave us a tip at bbl.st/tipjar.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

Author Alan Noble joins the show to discuss the fundamental assumption of modern life that many of us are shaped by: "You are your own, and you belong to yourself." The Christian gospel, however, provides a better vision that reframes the way we understand ourselves, our families, and God.Check out Alan's book, You Are Not Your Own: Belonging to God in an Inhuman World.Like the show? Leave us a tip at bbl.st/tipjar.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

Author Jared C. Wilson joins the show to discuss his new book, Love Me Anyway: How God's Perfect Love Fills Our Deepest Longing. Together, we talk through one of the deepest human desires, why so many people feel unloveable, and what it looks like to give a loved one "room to breathe."Like the show? Leave us a tip at bbl.st/tipjar.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

Settling into the Promised Land, the people of Israel are faced with two realities: they can finally rest, and they still have work to do. Likewise, modern-day Christians have to deal with what it means to live in the "already/not yet." We can rest in Christ's finished work, but we must also be obedient in doing the good work he has laid out before us.Like the show? Leave us a tip at bbl.st/tipjar.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

As the people of Israel begin to take the Promised Land, their ability to have a strong and courageous obedience to God is tested. In this, we see how seriously God pursues his purposes and how he allows us as humans to be a part of his plans. And, we cover the toughest topic of the book—what do we do with all of the bloodshed?Like the show? Leave us a tip at bbl.st/tipjar.For more information, visit our website at bibleandstuff.com.

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