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Recent Episodes

Jan. 25, 2026

Psalm 40 and Five Layers

We use the five layers to look at Psalm 40 and a sermon on Psalm 40
Jan. 24, 2026

Waiting on God or Killing the Text?

In a previous episode we carefully studied Psalm 62:1 in its context. In this episode, we go back and review the short sermon that originally sparked that study and ask a simple question: does this message actually explain th...
Jan. 24, 2026

Psalm 62:1: Waiting on God

Psalm 62:1 is often used as a generic call to patience and trust—but is that what the verse is actually saying? In this episode, we slow down and read Psalm 62:1 in its literary, historical, and covenant context and discover ...
Jan. 23, 2026

76 Questions and 5 Layers: How to Read the Bible

We often talk about asking questions of the Bible—but are we asking the right ones? This episode uses a recent article on curiosity in the Christian life as a springboard to introduce The Five Layers of Reading Any Biblical T...
Jan. 22, 2026

The Flood Problem

In The Flood Problem –we ask why the flood happened and why the standard explanation doesn't actually work. If the flood was meant to deal with human sin, why does sin immediately explode again after it's over? And why does t...
Jan. 22, 2026

What Happened to Fundamentalism Pt 2

After seeing in Part 1 how a 1988 sermon exposed a deep hermeneutical collapse, this episode steps back and asks a bigger question: what was fundamentalism originally, and how did it become what it is today?

Recent Blog Posts

July 13, 2024

TRUMP’S NEGATIVE INFLUENCE ON AN ALREADY WICKED NATION

TRUMP’S NEGATIVE INFLUENCE ON AN ALREADY WICKED NATION (Friday Church News Notes, July 12, 2024, www.wayoflife.org, fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) -   When it comes to politics and every other issue of life, God’s people must …

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