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Inquisitive Disciples
by haleyabarker
Welcome to Coffee with Hales! Here, we explore mini-homesteading, backyard chickens, conspiracies, technocracy, politics, and culture — all through a lens of curiosity and discernment, examining how a biblical worldview can shape practical living in everyday life.If you want to slow down, think clearly, and see the world from a different perspective, you’re in the right place — by asking thoughtful questions, considering alternative perspectives, and taking steps toward a more intentional way of living.If you would like to see more of my mini-homestead, check out my YouTube: https://youtube.com/@coffeewithhales?si=sYTzrTjxoEAuCOD0- Your Morning Start | A Podcast designed to start your day with a Biblical PerspectiveFULL Episodes Available: on Apple | Spotify- Garden Tours | Video Series designed to inspire you to be a rebel! (Youtube) - Coffee and Conspiracy Saturdays | Video Podcast designed to spark some conversation (Youtube) https://buymeacoffee.com/yourmorningstart
Episodes
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Threads Through Scripture | Episode 2: Water
On this episode of Inquisitive Disciples, we follow the theme of “living water” from Genesis to Revelation, looking at the ancient audience context in Genesis 1, where Yahweh brings order out of chaotic waters, the rivers flowing from Eden, and the river of life in Revelation 22, and a few things...
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Threads Through Scripture | Episode 1: Bread
If you would like additional resources for your Bible study, please sign up for my newsletter and visit the most recent post on my website: https://inquisitive-disciples.kit.com/profile/posts This Inquisitive Disciples episode follows the biblical “bread” theme from ancient Near Eastern daily…
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Announcing Our FIRST Series: Threads Through Scripture
Inquisitive Disciples is kicking off its first series, Threads Through Scripture—an eight-week journey through eight core biblical themes and how they’re woven through the unfolding story of scripture to deepen understanding of Yahweh and spiritual maturity. New episodes drop every Tuesday as a...
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I’m so excited (and admittedly a little nervous!) to finally introduce...
Sign up For the Newsletter here: https://inquisitive-disciples.kit.com/47491a2322 Purchase A Worthy Walk Devotional (PDF Download) Here: https://inquisitive-disciples.kit.com... Well, friends—here we are! I’m so excited (and admittedly a little nervous!) to finally introduce **Inquisitive...
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Not Goodbye. What's Next.
On this episode of Coffee with Hales, I share a three-year milestone, the heart behind why I started my podcast, and why I’m facing a rebrand. If you would like to partner with me to purchase a new computer, please click this link to make a one-time donation:...
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The Bible Isn't Perfect?! The Bible Was Written, Copied & Preserved by Humans — Can We Trust It?
On this episode of Coffee with Hales, we talk about what happens when the Bible doesn’t look as perfect as we thought, including how Scripture was copied, translated, transmitted, and preserved by humans. We discuss textual variants, what textual criticism is, and why differences between...
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When Letting Go Means Obedience | Living Intentionally with Haley Graham
In this Coffee with Hales episode, Haley Hales interviews her friend Haley Graham as part of the Living Intentionally series. Haley Graham shares her faith background, frequent childhood moves, and how her relationship with Jesus became personal through homeschooling, Liberty University, and...
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Out of Context? Fact-Checking 3 Viral Bible Videos Using Hermeneutics.
3 Viral Bible Verses, 1 Hermeneutic Lens (Isaiah 6, Psalm 137, Mark 3) In this Coffee with Hales episode, I continue my series on how reading the Bible chronologically challenged my assumptions and pushed me toward sound hermeneutics—letting theology come from Scripture (exegesis) instead of...
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Living Intentionally as a Wife, Mom, and Homeschooler | Chatting with Abbie!
In this episode of Coffee with Hales, Haley sits down with her sister-in-law Abbie during a busy July 4th family gathering to continue the Living Intentionally series. Abbie shares what it was like growing up in a large family, how she first learned about Jesus through her missionary…
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Part 5 | Literal... According to who? You're Not the Bible's Original Audience
Hermeneutics: Why Context Matters (and How to Stop Taking Verses Out of Context) In today’s Coffee with Hales episode, I’m continuing my hermeneutics series by focusing on why context matters when interpreting and applying the Bible. I talk through different kinds of context—historical, cultural,...
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Part 4 | Why is THAT In the Bible? | Cultural & Historical Context
Hermeneutics: Cultural & Historical Context (Water to Wine, Deuteronomy 21, Good Samaritan) In this episode of Coffee with Hales, I continue the hermeneutics series by explaining why audience relevancy, context, and cultural/historical background matter when interpreting Scripture, and I contrast...
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Living Intentionally with Rachel Queen: Faith, Grief, Motherhood & Building The Mingo
In this episode of Coffee With Hales, I sit down with my friend Rachel to talk about living intentionally through every season. We share how she went from a strict faith upbringing and teaching through COVID to becoming a mom, walking through grief, and building The Mingo Coffee and Play as a…
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Part 3 | The Bible Was Written to Be Explored, Not Finished
Hermeneutics Part 3: Exegesis vs Eisegesis, Biblical Meditation, and Cultural Context In this episode of Coffee with Hales (Hermeneutics Part 3), I review key terms like Torah/Pentateuch, Tanakh, and the Septuagint, then explain hermeneutics as both a science and an art. I break down eisegesis...
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Part 2 | Hermeneutics & Part 2 | Hermeneutics & Why Christians read the Bible & come to different theological conclusions?
Why do sincere Christians read the same Bible and come to different theological conclusions? In Part 2 of this series, we're exploring **hermeneutics**—the science and art of interpreting Scripture—and why it serves as the foundation for our theology. We'll walk through the history of biblical...
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Part 1 | Understanding Bible History, Translations & Key Concepts
How the Bible Challenged Everything I Thought I Knew (Hermeneutics 101) In this episode of Coffee with Hales, I’m kicking off a new series on how the Bible challenged everything I thought I knew by introducing biblical hermeneutics—how we interpret and apply Scripture. I talk about why the Bible...
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You Have A Glory Greater Than Moses?
Today we dive into Exodus 34:29–35, where Moses comes down Mount Sinai with his face shining from being with Yahweh and has to wear a veil, and then connect that story to Paul’s use of the veil in 2 Corinthians 3. We look at how the old covenant—written on stone and marked by condemnation and...
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The Israel Prosperity Gospel
Responding to Jonathan Cahn: Blessing Israel, Prosperity Gospel, and Genesis 12. In this casual voice-recorded episode of Coffee with Hales, I respond off the cuff to a Jonathan Cahn sermon about Israel, replacement theology, and end-times claims. I critique what I see as a manipulative…
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Do Christians Have To Keep The Sabbath? Did The Law Had an Expiration Date?
Old Testament Law, the New Covenant, and Why We’re Not Required to Keep the Sabbath In this episode of Coffee With Hales, I walk through what the Old Testament law (Torah) is, why the Sinai covenant was conditional for Israel, and why reading these laws requires audience relevancy and cultural...
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Before You Raise Meat Chickens, Listen To This!
The full video is available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@coffeewithhales Meat Chickens vs Laying Hens: Chicken Tractor, Feeding, and Processing Cattle panel Chicken tractor plans with time-lapse video:...
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What Manna Teaches Us When We’re Weary | Exodus 16
Manna, Trials, and Resting in Faith (Exodus 16) | Coffee With Hales In this episode of Coffee With Hales, I walk through Exodus 16 and the story of manna—God “raining bread from heaven” after freeing Israel from slavery—showing how their daily gathering was a test of trust and dependence. I...
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Question Israel… Get Labeled... The Growing Divide in Christianity.
In this episode of Coffee with Hales, I continue my series on how institutional Christianity has been pulled into left-right political control, and I respond to a clip from Understanding the Times with Jan Markell about “Laodicean” churches and Israel. I argue they frame churches as apostate for...
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How Politicians Are Using the Church to Keep You Divided
Has Government Hijacked Evangelicalism? Politics, Propaganda, and the Church In this Coffee with Hales commentary, I argue that large Protestant evangelical movements have been hijacked to keep Christians invested in a right-left political illusion and pressured to see voting—often for a specific...
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The Church Has Been Hijacked By Politicians | Is Voting a Biblical Mandate?
Is Voting a Biblical Mandate? Why I’m Opting Out of the Left/Right Illusion. In this laid-back Coffee with Hales episode, I build on my last video about institutional Christianity being captured by government power and the left/right narrative. I respond to common Protestant and evangelical…
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You're Reading Scripture... So Where is the Fruit?
In this episode of Coffee with Hales, I take a springtime spiritual inventory and share four points on growing in spiritual maturity: be intentional about time in Scripture, understand who Yahweh is, grow through applying God’s Word (not just learning it), and remember that growth produces…
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I'm Choosing Self Reliance Over The System
Why I Started Gardening (Exit & Build + Backyard Chickens) In this Coffee with Hales episode, I share how my husband and I started gardening and raising backyard chickens after a 2020 “reality check” about grocery-store food, government overreach, and the doom-and-gloom alternative media cycle.…
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The Government Is Duping Protestants & Evangelicals
Coffee with Hales: How Politics Captured Institutional Christianity (White House Faith Office, Easter, Propaganda) In this commentary episode, I argue that institutional Christianity—especially political evangelicalism/Protestantism—has been captured to manipulate believers into supporting a...
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Handle This, & Watch Your Relationships Change
In this light “Coffee with Hales” episode, I walk through practical lessons from Proverbs aimed especially at women: a gracious/kindhearted woman attains honor (Prov. 11:16–17), beauty without discretion is worthless (Prov. 11:22), and a wise woman builds her house while a foolish one tears it…
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Break Me, Lord: Interview With Lillie Grace Strickland on Suffering, Lament, and Healing
In this Coffee with Hales episode, I chat with my friend Lilie Grace Strickland about her new book, Break Me, Lord, and the story behind writing it during her freshman year at Liberty University. Lily shares how journaling turned into a book, how her dad’s stroke and other trauma led her into…
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How Isaiah 53 tells the Good Friday Story | Preparing Our Hearts For Easter
I’m closing out the Preparing a Heart for Easter series on Good Friday by walking through Isaiah 53 and how it prophesies Jesus as the Suffering Servant—written 700–750 years before the gospels. I cover the Messiah’s unlikely beginnings, his rejection and suffering, and how his punishment was...
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Final Prayer Before the Cross | Preparing Our Hearts For Easter
John 17: Jesus’ High Priestly Prayer (Holy Week) — Glory, Sanctification, and Unity In this Holy Week episode of Coffee with Hales, I continue the Easter series by walking through John 17—the High Priestly Prayer—set just before Jesus goes to Gethsemane and the crucifixion. I unpack how Jesus…
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How the Old Testament Shows Yahweh Ordained the Cross | Preparing Our Hearts For Easter
Old Testament Prophecies of Jesus’ Death & Resurrection (Preparing Our Hearts for Easter) Today on Coffee with Hales, I continue the “Preparing Our Hearts for Easter” series by looking at Old Testament prophecies and themes that point to Jesus’ death and resurrection. I explain how prophecy shows...
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Can You Find Easter In the Old Testament | Biblical Typology
Finding Jesus in the Old Testament: Biblical Typology (Types & Antitypes) | Preparing for Easter In this Coffee with Hales episode, the host continues a “Preparing Our Hearts for Easter” series by explaining biblical typology—real Old Testament events divinely ordained as prophetic pictures...
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Setting the Stage for Jesus: Why John the Baptist Matters
Preparing for Resurrection Sunday: John the Baptist, Repentance & Baptism In this Coffee with Hales episode, I kick off a short series to prepare our hearts for Resurrection Sunday by reflecting on John the Baptist and his role in setting the stage for Jesus’ ministry. I connect John’s humble...
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Infertility & Biblical Purpose | When A Bible Verse Breaks Your Heart
Be Fruitful and Multiply: A Biblical Perspective for Infertility & Singleness In this Coffee With Ha episode, I wrestle with the phrase “be fruitful and multiply” and why it can feel haunting in church culture—especially for those facing infertility or singleness. Using Genesis 1:27–28, I explain...
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Could this be the root of your anxiety?
Inspiration from Berean Bible Church: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Ml6mrlEeoUXwY1fSIMkKG?si=2e9da57b618548e6 Trading Anxiety for Praise: Pride, God’s Sovereignty, and Living One Day at a Time I’m getting back to the basics of Coffee with Hales—starting the day with a biblical perspective—by...
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Jeffrey Epstein: A Beginner’s Guide to the Story
In this Coffee with Hales episode, I walk through an “Epstein 101” timeline for anyone feeling overwhelmed by the recent Epstein file releases. I cover Epstein’s early background, his hiring at the Dalton School by Donald Barr, and later connections to William Barr. I trace Epstein’s rise through...
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Revelation Ep 7 | Babylon, the Millennium & the Meaning of “Soon”
Revelation Wrap-Up: Babylon, Jesus’ Return & End Times Timelines (Futurist vs Preterist) In this final Coffee with Hales episode on Revelation, I walk through Revelation 17–22 and compare key end-times viewpoints. We read about “Mystery Babylon” and cover major interpretations: a future literal...
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Epstein Files | Beyond the Right & Left - Independent News Sources
Epstein Files: Avoid the Partisan Spin + Trusted Research Resources I discuss concerns about how coverage of the Epstein files is framed as a right-versus-left narrative and argue this approach fuels division while deflecting attention from broader corruption. Instead of focusing on…
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Revelation Ep 6 | Did We Miss The Anti-Christ?
The Antichrist and Armageddon. Welcome to another episode of Coffee with Hales! In today's session, we continue our Revelation series focusing on the Antichrist and Armageddon. We delve into the futurist and partial preterist perspectives of Revelation, discussing prophecies, scripture…
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Revelation Ep 4 | A 3rd Temple? Two Witnesses? Literal Or Symbolic?
Exploring Revelation: The Seven Seals and the 144,000 | Coffee with Hales Join me on this episode of Coffee with Hales as we dive deep into the Book of Revelation. We'll continue from Revelation Chapter 6, examining the symbolism and significance of the seven seals, including the Four Horsemen…
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The Cloud Is A Lie | Technocracy Loading Ep 4
Your Life Runs on Data Centers — Who Gets Power When It’s Rationed? *Video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lilDG1Ptx4k In this episode of Coffee with Hales, the discussion focuses on technocracy and the rise of data centers in America. The importance of data and surveillance in making...
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Revelation Ep 2 | The Original Audience of Revelation
Revelation wasn’t written as a secret code or a modern news forecast. In this episode of Coffee with Hale’s, we explore the original audience of Revelation through an overview of the seven churches and the lessons Jesus spoke directly to them. By keeping the first-century audience in view, we’ll...
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Revelation Ep 1 | Without Pretending We’ve Figured It Out
Revelation can feel overwhelming, so let’s read it together. I’m not a prophecy expert—just someone opening the text, looking at it in context, and asking honest questions along the way. This series is an easy, big-picture overview for anyone who’s been curious but hesitant. Navigating…
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Practical Christianity in 2026: Show, Don't Just Share the Gospel
Welcome to another episode of Coffee with Hales! Today, we're diving deeper into our practicality series, focusing on practical Christianity in 2026. We'll explore what it means to truly show the gospel through actions like forgiveness, love, and servitude as described in the Bible. We'll also...
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Live according to priorities, not expectations.
Creating a Vision for 2026: Intentional Living & Setting Priorities Welcome to Coffee With Hale's! In this episode, I discuss how to create a vision for the new year and set goals that cultivate a lifestyle of change. I'll share my personal mission statement approach, inspired by my late father's...
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I Committed to YouTube for One Year — Here’s What Happened
In this casual episode of Coffee with Hales, the host shares personal reflections and lessons learned after a year of posting on YouTube. Despite not being a YouTube expert, the host recounts going viral, achieving over 5 million views, and securing three brand deals. Emphasizing the importance…
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Practical Advent | 5 Joy Is a Habit, Not a Feeling
Rejoicing in the Lord: Practical Joy as We Look towards 2026 Welcome to the newly rebranded Coffee with Hales! In today's episode, we continue our practical advent series by exploring the concept of joy from a biblical perspective. As we navigate the time between Christmas and New Year's, let's...
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The Forerunner: Preparing the Way from Christmas to the Cross | Practical Advent | Ep 4
Join me in episode 4 of our Practical Advent Series as we dive into the often-overlooked significance of John the Baptist in the Christmas story. Discover how John's role was prophesied in Malachi, how Jesus identified him as the Elijah to come, and how his life parallels key moments in Jesus's...
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Practical Advent Episode 3 | Shalom at Christmas: Wholeness in a Broken Season
Sometimes there isn’t peace at Christmas—and that can feel discouraging when peace is one of the main themes of Advent. In this episode of our Practical Advent series, we explore what biblical peace (shalom) really means and why it’s more than the absence of conflict. Through Scripture, we’re...
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Practical Advent Ep. 2 | Unimportant, Yet Present | When the Lowly Declared Jesus |
Join me for today's episode in our practical Advent series as we reflect on the shepherds in the Christmas story. We'll explore the theme of shepherding from the Old Testament to the New Testament, how Jesus is the Good Shepherd, and the importance of shepherding in our lives and communities.…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to Coffee with Hales! Here, we explore mini-homesteading, backyard chickens, conspiracies, technocracy, politics, and culture — all through a lens of curiosity and discernment, examining how a biblical worldview can shape practical living in everyday life.If you want to slow down, think clearly, and see the world from a different perspective, you’re in the right place — by asking thoughtful questions, considering alternative perspectives, and taking steps toward a more intentional way of living.If you would like to see more of my mini-homestead, check out my YouTube: https://youtube.com/@coffeewithhales?si=sYTzrTjxoEAuCOD0- Your Morning Start | A Podcast designed to start your day with a Biblical PerspectiveFULL Episodes Available: on Apple | Spotify- Garden Tours | Video Series designed to inspire you to be a rebel! (Youtube) - Coffee and Conspiracy Saturdays | Video Podcast designed to spark some conversation (Youtube) https://buymeacoffee.com/yourmorningstart
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