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mercy and retribution (2018/12/09)
mercy and retribution (2018/12/09)
Mercy is a recurring theme in today's readings, both its lack and its abundance. Maybe the extent to which we show mercy... Read more
6 Dec 2018
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prophet (2019/11/17)
prophet (2019/11/17)
We're back with Nehemiah this week, one of my favourite Bible characters. He's an early governor of post-exilic Jerusale... Read more
11 Nov 2019
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resist (2019/11/10)
resist (2019/11/10)
The prophets in the Hebrew Bible urge the people of God to resist empire, but maybe they also confront their own communi... Read more
4 Nov 2019
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Ranked #4
storytelling and Rachel (2019/05/19)
storytelling and Rachel (2019/05/19)
In the Joshua 3-4 segment there are some crucial issues to consider that help to frame this pivotal episode in early Isr... Read more
15 May 2019
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In Conversation with Deuteronomy 22 on Sexual Abuse
In Conversation with Deuteronomy 22 on Sexual Abuse
We're back with a summer hiatus special episode! I was delighted to invite my friend Jo Kitchen to re-record with me a s... Read more
28 Jul 2019
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Ranked #6
binding (2020/01/12)
binding (2020/01/12)
Well, this week's episode started out as a short look at Genesis 22 and the Binding of Isaac, known in Jewish tradition ... Read more
9 Jan 2020
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minicast: Authorship of the Pastoral Epistles
minicast: Authorship of the Pastoral Epistles
A quick flashback this week, in lieu of a full-length episode, to a very brief mention a few weeks ago of the pastoral e... Read more
15 Jan 2020
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Ranked #8
literature and renewal (2018/12/02)
literature and renewal (2018/12/02)
An extended segment on Job dives into the curious framing narrative that opens the book. With a heightened sense of real... Read more
28 Nov 2018
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Ranked #9
Renewal (Romans 12)
Renewal (Romans 12)
I had a lovely Sunday afternoon catching up with old friends in Wardley again, and this is the talk I gave at the euchar... Read more
4 Feb 2020
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seasons (2019/10/13)
seasons (2019/10/13)
four cubits and a span is back! Jo Kitchen returns to co-host this episode, and we take a look at three passages that ma... Read more
6 Oct 2019
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ethics and self-awareness (2019/06/02)
ethics and self-awareness (2019/06/02)
This week's episode opens up a conversation about the ethical implications of divinely-mandated violence and genocide in... Read more
27 May 2019
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SWALK (2020/02/23)
SWALK (2020/02/23)
So many of our reading skills depend on our cultural background: the memes, metaphors, and idioms that make up our liter... Read more
19 Feb 2020
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perspective (2020/02/02)
perspective (2020/02/02)
The plague narrative is our jumping-off point for the epic that is Exodus, as our friend Nat Ritmeyer returns to 4QS to ... Read more
28 Jan 2020
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message, myth, and truth (2018/12/24)
message, myth, and truth (2018/12/24)
And we're back, with thanks to my friend Jessica for being the podcast's first live-in-person co-host! This week we go t... Read more
24 Dec 2018
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Ranked #15
conquest and integrity (2019/05/26)
conquest and integrity (2019/05/26)
There's an extended Joshua segment today, as we face up to the different versions of the conquest of Canaan presented th... Read more
20 May 2019
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Ranked #16
lovers and martyrs (2019/05/05)
lovers and martyrs (2019/05/05)
This week's episode is super-late because I've been ill, but here it is anyway. There's plenty of material in this week'... Read more
4 May 2019
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Ranked #17
Of Justice and the Conscience
Of Justice and the Conscience
The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice. - Dr Martin Luther King, Jr (after Theodore Parke... Read more
14 Aug 2019
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wisdom (2020/01/05)
wisdom (2020/01/05)
Happy new year from myself and Becky Lewis, my first co-host on four cubits in 2020! The Genesis segment comes to you in... Read more
1 Jan 2020
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Ranked #19
proclaim (2019/11/23)
proclaim (2019/11/23)
Looking at how a biblical text is written can help us focus on the right things when we're reading it. That's what we're... Read more
18 Nov 2019
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Ranked #20
rhetoric (2019/04/28)
rhetoric (2019/04/28)
This week on the podcast we're returning to the seventh-year remission laws from last month, and the fascinating charact... Read more
21 Apr 2019
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