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Exploring simple, authentic Christianity for normal people. Hosts Dave and Sharaya Betts explore the Christian faith, covering broad topics as broad as the Bible's overarching narrative, how the church came to be what it is today, tackling popular church myths and wrestling with tough subjects like LGBT, anxiety and depression, and grief. We don't promise to have all the answers, but we promise that we'll wrestle through them with you!
Episodes
Sunday Jul 12, 2020
Sunday Jul 12, 2020
With some tricky conversations ahead, we ask a vital question with the help of special guest Simon Argent: "How can I trust the Bible?" Is it reliable? Is it relevant? Is it moral? Find out in this week's episode.
Sunday Jul 05, 2020
Sunday Jul 05, 2020
In this week's episode, Dave and Sharaya discuss tattoos. Is it ok for Christians to have tattoos? Why or why not? Tune in to find out more.
Sunday Jun 28, 2020
Sunday Jun 28, 2020
Does the Bible talk about swearing or cursing? If so, what does it say? What about watching shows with bad language or listening to music with explicit lyrics? In this week's episode, Dave and Sharaya try to get to the bottom of these questions.
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Sunday Jun 21, 2020
Sunday Jun 21, 2020
This week, Dave and Sharaya answer some listener questions in response to the last two episodes about identity and calling.
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Sunday Jun 14, 2020
Sunday Jun 14, 2020
Have you ever wondered about your calling from God? What is a calling, anyway? What if you're not sure of what your calling is?
In this week's episode, Dave and Sharaya do their best to answer the question, "how do I find my calling from God?"
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Sunday Jun 07, 2020
Sunday Jun 07, 2020
Have you ever asked the question, "what is my identity?"
Do you ever worry about your identity or calling as a follower of Jesus? If so, you're not alone.
In the first of a short series, Dave and Sharaya look at the challenges of finding our identity in today's world, and what it means to find our identity in Jesus.
Sunday May 31, 2020
Sunday May 31, 2020
Let's face it: sometimes the Bible is hard to make sense of.
We're reading a big book that's thousands of years old and translated from its original language. Because of this, sometimes people come to some crazy conclusions about what the Bible does, or doesn't say. And this is dangerous!
How can we make sure that we're getting the Bible's intended meaning from a passage?
In this week's episode, Dave and Sharaya walk through a four-step process that they find really helpful when it comes to studying the Bible:
- Observation (What does it say?)
- Interpretation (What does it mean?)
- Correlation (How does it fit with the rest of the Bible?)
- Application (What are we supposed to do as a result?)
Oh, and they also do a terrible job with a super random movie quiz.
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WANT TO BE ON THE PODCAST?
Next week we're starting a series on Identity and Calling.
Do you feel as though God has called you to something specific? Do you have a specific question or comment about calling? Record a voice memo and email it to us - it might make it onto the podcast in the next few weeks!
Sunday May 24, 2020
Sunday May 24, 2020
If you regularly go to church, you'll know that we often look at just a few verses. This is great, but sometimes it's hard to understand the broader context of the New Testament.
In the final episode of The Bible's Big Picture, Dave and Sharaya take a wide look at the New Testament through the lens of four key components:
- The message of the Gospel
- The context of the times
- The rise of the early Church
- How the New Testament is structured.
For more information (including handouts), head to simplefaithpodcast.com/
Sunday May 17, 2020
Sunday May 17, 2020
In the penultimate episode in "The Bible's Big Picture" series, Dave and Sharaya discuss the Old Testament Prophets and the nature of prophecy.
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Sunday May 10, 2020
Sunday May 10, 2020
This week, Dave and Sharaya look at the role of Hebrew poetry in the Bible, blast through the Old Testament Poetry books and even have a poetry face-off.
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