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In the Fire
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Welcome to the Fire. Join Justin, Peter, and Thomas as we discuss God's Word from the perspective of three young adult men. Our weekly episodes will feature Scripture and passages from all across the Bible as we learn and grow together. We are glad to have you with us on this journey through the Bible!
Episodes
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Episode 126: Still Lamenting!
In this episode, we bring you Part 2 of a series on the Book of Lamentations. We continue to see this book of poetry build up in this chapter, and we read along as the author of the book discusses some interesting (and deeply tragic) themes. Listen in as we read some of the more disheartening...
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Episode 125: Lament With Us
It's been a while, but as the weather cools off, the Fire has heated up once again. This week, we bring a discussion from the Book of Lamentations. Specifically, we take a look through Lamentations 1 and discuss some important topics of Israel's history, as well as humanity's grief, pain, and...
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Episode 124: Moses and a Moment of Weakness
Rebelling against God is a tale as old as time (literally!), and in today’s episode we cover yet another instance of such action. Here, the disobedience comes when Moses fails to follow God’s direct orders in providing nourishment for the nation of Israel. Nearly 40 years into their wandering in...
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Episode 123: Esther, Part 6
We're back! And our long awaited finale to our series on the Book of Esther has arrived. In this episode, we read the final two chapters of this fascinating book, discuss main themes and ideas, as well as cool connections to other parts of the Bible, and summarize our biggest takeaways and…
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Episode 122: Esther, Part 5
The fifth episode of our Esther series brings us to Chapters 7 and 8 of this dramatic Book. In these chapters, we see the Book hit its climax, where storylines converge, characters are tested, and plans are fulfilled (and in the case of some, exposed). Wondering what drama unfolds here? Or are…
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Episode 121: Esther, Part 4
This fourth episode of our series on Esther brings us to the high-stakes drama that we have been anxiously awaiting. Here, we see many plots start to weave together, as God’s plan for His people’s situation becomes more and more evident. Our main characters in the book begin to interact in very...
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Episode 120: Esther, Part 3
Our third episode in our series on Esther brings us to the third and fourth chapters of the book. Here, we find out a lot more about the main characters in this book and meet a new bad guy. As the plot unfolds, we learn even more about the ways in which God works through humans in this world and…
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Episode 119: Esther, Part 2
Our second stop in our series on Esther brings us to Esther Chapter 2, where we meet the title character in this dramatic story. We continue with the story of King Xerxes, who hasn’t forgotten about his decree from the first chapter of the book. Chapter 2 leads us to some interesting - and...
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Episode 118: Esther, Part 1
In this episode, we kick off a new year in the fire by starting a new series on the book of Esther. Come along as we start things off with an overview of the background, history, and context of the book to set the stage for the remainder of the series. We also read the first chapter of Esther and...
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Episode 117: Mary, Elizabeth, and Babes Leaping in the Womb!
As we usher in another Christmas season, the first stop on this year's Advent-ure brings us to first chapter of the Book of Luke, which tells the stories of Elizabeth and Mary and the miraculous conceptions of John the Baptist and Jesus. Along the way, we learn some interesting lessons and talk...
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Episode 116: A Promise-Keeping God
This episode takes us on a journey through the Old Testament (and some of the New Testament) as we discuss the many, many ways that God fulfills His promises. Specifically, we look at the biggest promise He ever made - the gift of His son, Jesus - and discuss the many actions God took to ensure...
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Episode 115: Fireside Chat #1
After a little time away, we have returned for a new episode! This one is a bit different than the others, as this time we take a moment to reflect on our podcast journey so far and talk about ourselves, our own interests, and our own lives with Christ. If you've been wanting to learn a little…
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Episode 114: Temptation
We've all felt it. We've all fallen victim to it. And we've all fought it. But the best news of all is that we can all overcome it! Yes, we're talking about temptation. Temptation goes hand-in-hand with sin, and is a natural part of our lives in this world. So what is temptation, and where does…
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Episode 113: Samson...Hero, but Human (Part 2)
This week, we bring you the second part of our podcast on Samson, one of the better-known heroes of the book of Judges. In this episode, we continue to talk about themes from Samson's early life and see how those themes carry over to the final parts of his life. We also learn about Samson's…
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Episode 112: Samson...Hero, but Human (Part 1)
As we wrap up our brief series on the Book of Judges, we turn now to Samson, the final "major" judge in the book. Most people know the story of Samson, but perhaps not all know his entire story. With that in mind, we start talking about this intriguing figure this week as we discuss Samson's...
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Episode 111: Giddy(on)-Up!
We're back this week with the second episode in our brief series on the Book of Judges. This week, we discuss the next major judge whose story is told in this book as we tackle the history of Gideon. Gideon is an interesting character in the Bible, and is a bit of a mixed bag in his actions and...
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Episode 110: The First Big Judge
Fresh off our series on Romans, we flip back in the Bible for this episode as we take a look at the Old Testament book of Judges. This episode includes a background on Judges and a preview of some of the big themes of this time period in the history of Israel. We also read about Deborah, one of…
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Episode 109: Last Word on Romans
In Romans 16, the final chapter of the book, Paul expresses his closing thoughts to the Church in Rome and imparts some final words of wisdom to the believers there. In this chapter, we learn more about Paul and his ministry (including the people he worked with), and we also get a nice recap of…
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Episode 108: Penultimate Romans
In this episode, we return for the second-to-last (or penultimate!) chapter in the Book of Romans...Romans 15! Here, Paul pulls together a lot of the themes from earlier in the book, wrapping up his letter with a call for the Christians in Rome to live in unity, peace, humility, and selflessness....
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Episode 107: The Stumbling Block Principle
This episode brings us back to a chapter of the Bible we have talked about once before: Romans 13 (see Episode 10!). As we read that chapter, as well as Romans 14, we cover some key Biblical instructions for Christians living our lives in this world. From submitting to authority to the "stumbling...
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Episode 106: The Romans "Hortatory"
What does "hortatory" mean? Among many other things, we answer that question in this episode! We march on in the book of Romans and we read and discuss Romans 11 and 12 - two of the greatest books in the Bible. These chapters tell us a little more about the Gospel message to Jews and Gentiles...
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Episode 105: Election and Salvation
If you couldn't get enough of last episode's discussion over the election of believers, you're in luck! We continue cruising along in Romans in this episode, this team reading chapter 10 and part of chapter 11. In these verses, Paul expands on election and God's sovereignty, with an emphasis on…
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Episode 104: Election and God's Sovereignty
This week, we grapple with one of the most confusing and debated topics among Christians and theologians as we read through Romans 9. This chapter of Romans gets into the concept of "election" and salvation, which leads us to an interesting discussion on this theological concept. Moreover…
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Episode 103: Sanctification
In this episode, we are continuing our series on the book of Romans. This time, we read Romans 7 and 8 and talk more about the law and our relationship with it, and more importantly, the freedom we gain from Christ. Once saved, we are no longer under the shackles of the law but are instead…
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Episode 102: Slaves to Righteousness
We're back in the book of Romans as we continue our series, this time reading through Romans 5 and 6. We focus our attention mostly on chapter 6 and what it means to be a slave to righteousness. What does this phrase mean for us as Christ followers, how does it relate to our actions in this…
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Episode 101: Righteousness by Faith
After last week, we decided to march on ahead in the Book of Romans and take a look at the book's next chapter: Romans 4. This chapter takes us back to Abraham (or Abram) - and yes, this means we also read some select verses from Genesis! Ultimately, we talk about the role of faith and the role…
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Episode 100: Justification in Christ
For the 100th time, we take a trip into the fire, this time to talk about the first few chapters of the Book of Romans. These chapters set the stage for the entirety of the book, as Paul writes about our fallen state, our status as sinners, and the justification we receive only through faith in...
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Episode 99: Immanuel
As we welcome the Christmas season, we jump into a Christmas-themed episode and discuss the idea of the name Immanuel - "God with Us." What does "Immanuel" mean in a biblical, theological, and historical sense? How about in a personal sense, for each of us in our lives? These are the questions we...
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Episode 98: Atonement Through Propitiation and Expiation
This week brings us to a much more theological topic as we dig into the Biblical concept of atonement. We examine atonement in the Bible in both the Old and New Testaments, discussing God's forgiveness for us under the old covenant and the new covenant. The two key words for this episode are...
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Episode 97: Some Qualities of Christ
This episode brings us to the seventh chapter of the Book of Luke, where we see a variety of accounts from Jesus's life and some quick parables from Jesus. Through Luke's writing in this chapter, we get a great glimpse of some of the attributes that make Jesus so special and powerful as our…
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Episode 96: Obedience in Giving
This episode brings us to an oft-avoided topic among Christians: giving. The goal of our discussion on giving is to talk about the Biblical reality of why we give, as well as how the Bible instructs us to give. While giving our money, talents, and time is never an easy thing to do, we are…
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Episode 95: The Five Solas
This week, we dig into an episode that is a mix of history, theology, and straight-up Scripture. Sounds fun, right? It is! The topic for this episode is the "Five Solas," a theological development dating back to the Protestant Reformation, where the Christian faith was redefined in many important...
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Episode 94: Tower of Babel, The Great Commission, and Our Calling
In this episode, we get a chance to do one of our favorite things: we connect three parts of the Bible to get an overview of how God's plan unfolds over time. Specifically, we read Genesis 11, where we review the account of the Tower of Babel. From there, we ask ourselves how this piece of…
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Episode 93: Israel Asks for a King
We continue a long string of episodes in the Old Testament, this time flipping over to the book of 1 Samuel for a lesson as old as the earth itself. 1 Samuel gives us a lot of great people and interesting stories, one of which is that of Israel asking God for a human king. After years of God's...
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Episode 92: A Closer Look at Wisdom
Last week's episode about wisdom in Proverbs got us in the mood to examine the topic even more closely! To do so, we flipped over just a little bit to the book of Ecclesiastes, which was (as far as we know) also written by Solomon. Considered one of the wisest to ever do it, Solomon has some...
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Episode 91: A Few Wise Words
In this episode, we return to a book that we have yet to cover in much detail! After a short discussion of wisdom literature in the Bible in general, we read a few chapters out of the book of Proverbs. Written (mostly) by Solomon, the Proverbs give us a collection of some of the wisest statements...
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Episode 90: Nehemiah, Part 7
Well, we've made it to the final episode of our series following the books of Ezra and Nehemiah! In this episode, we discuss the (somewhat unsatisfying?) conclusion to Nehemiah's account of God's people restoring Jerusalem. As we read through the final chapter of this book, we see some of the…
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Episode 89: Nehemiah, Part 6
We continue this week with the sixth and penultimate episode of our Nehemiah series. Now that we've been studying this book for a while, the dots are starting to connect as we near the end of Nehemiah's account of leading the people of Judah upon their return to Jerusalem. In this episode, we…
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Episode 88: Nehemiah, Part 5
We're back! This week, we return to the fire to bring you the fifth installment of our series on Nehemiah! In this episode, we get into a deeper discussion about repentance and talk about how we can turn our lives fully back to God - based on the account of the people in Jerusalem after the city...
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Episode 87: Nehemiah, Part 4
Come along for the fourth installment of our series on the Book of Nehemiah! This time, we cover a good bit of ground as we trek through Nehemiah Chapters 5, 6, and 7. Here, we read some interesting details about internal conflict and division among the people in Jerusalem, as well as some…
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Episode 86: Nehemiah, Part 3
For our third episode in the Nehemiah series (and seventh in the Ezra-Nehemiah series), we skip ahead to the fourth chapter of the Book of Nehemiah, where we see Nehemiah and the people in Jerusalem directly dealing with threats and opposition from enemies nearby. Nehemiah's response to this...
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Episode 85: Nehemiah, Part 2
On this Easter Sunday, we are continuing along with our trek through the books of Ezra and Nehemiah! In this episode, we read and talk through the events that are laid out in Nehemiah Chapter 2, where we learn more about Nehemiah as a faithful follower of God and about his relationship with the...
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Episode 84: Nehemiah, Part 1
We continue our series on the return of God's people to Jerusalem after the Babylonian Exile, this time flipping from the book of Ezra to that of Nehemiah! In this episode, we recap the big lessons and takeaways from Ezra before diving into some leftover questions and concerns from our previous...
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Episode 83: Ezra, Part 4
We're back! After a little break, we are here again for the final installment in our series on the Book of Ezra. In this episode, we read the final chapters of Ezra and learn more about the state of the people of Judah as they rebuilt and reentered Jerusalem. These chapters tell us of ongoing sin...
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Episode 82: Ezra, Part 3
As you may be able to tell by the name of the episode, this week we are continuing our series on the Book of Ezra! In this episode, we read the next few chapters out of Ezra (chapters 6-8), where we see the Temple finished in Jerusalem following the return of God's People from the Babylonian...
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Episode 81: Ezra, Part 2
This week, we continue our series on the Book of Ezra as we talk more about the return of God's People from the Babylonian Exile. This episode brings a lot of historical notes as we read Ezra 4 and 5 and go through the timeline of events as the people of Judah finish rebuilding the Temple in...
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Episode 80: Ezra, Part 1
We have an exciting group of episodes coming, starting this week as we begin a series on the Books of Ezra and Nehemiah! Taking place at the conclusion of the Babylonian Captivity, Ezra tells the story of the return of God's people to Jerusalem. This week, we take a look at Ezra 1-3, where the...
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Episode 79: Humility and Servanthood
Jesus is not only the greatest leader in the history of the world, but he is also the most humble person to ever walk on earth. As Scripture reveals again and again, it was Jesus's humility in his interactions with others that made him such a strong leader. For this episode, we take a look at a…
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Episode 78: Christmas Reflections and Hearing from God
It may be a few days after Christmas, but it's still Christmas in our minds! For this year's Christmas episode, we take a look at the different ways that God communicated with the people involved in the narrative of Jesus's birth. From Mary to the Shepherds (to Simeon), God sends messages and…
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Episode 77: Habakkuk!
What do you know about the book of Habakkuk? If your answer is "not much," then it's your lucky day! In this episode, we take some time to talk about the context, importance, and prevalent themes of the book of Habakkuk. As one of the minor prophets in the Old Testament, Habakkuk provides us with...
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Welcome to the Fire. Join Justin, Peter, and Thomas as we discuss God's Word from the perspective of three young adult men. Our weekly episodes will feature Scripture and passages from all across the Bible as we learn and grow together. We are glad to have you with us on this journey through the Bible!
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