Podcast Episode: The Story of Noah and the Ark
Pip: VALIANT CHRISTIAN — where the ancient texts get unpacked and the questions go all the way back to the beginning. Literally, the very beginning.…
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Podcast Episode: The Story of Adam and Eve
Pip: VALIANT CHRISTIAN — where the origin stories are older than dirt, and I mean that quite literally. Mara: Today we're walking through the full…
The Story of the Parable of the Good Samaritan
Photo by Europeana at Unsplash The Parable of the Good Samaritan is a famous story told by Jesus in the Gospel of Luke to explain what it means to…
The Story of Jonah and the Big Fish
Photo by Keith Paschal on Unsplash The Prophet’s Flight from God Jonah, the son of Amittai, was a prophet in Israel. One afternoon, the word of the Lord…
The Story of The birth of Jesus
Photo by Sartre LIU on Unsplash The Annunciation to Mary In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a small, humble town…
The Story of David and Goliath
Photo by Mateus Campos Felipe on Unsplash The Threat of the Philistine Giant The armies of Israel and the Philistines gathered for battle in the Valley of Elah.…
The Story of the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus
Photo by Alicia Quan on Unsplash The Betrayal and Arrest in Gethsemane The events began on Thursday evening in an upstairs room in Jerusalem. Jesus sat with His…
The Story of Noah and the Ark
Photo by Worshae on Unsplash The story of Noah and the Ark is one of the most enduring narratives in human history, recorded in Chapters 6 through 9…
The Story of Adam and Eve
image courtesy The Full Creation of the First Humans Before the creation of humanity, the world was a pristine wilderness, watered by streams rising from…
How do New Testament parables reflect first-century culture?
New Testament parables are not merely moral fables but subversive socio-political critiques deeply embedded in the harsh realities of first-century Palestine. They reflect a society under Roman occupation, characterized…