The Restoration Project Podcast

TRP Pod. Genesis 9. The Flood

In this week's pod, Josh and Laura discuss the flood narrative in Genesis 6–9. Here are some highlights: (1) this section of Genesis is not meant to be read as a historical reporting of real events, (2) other cultures have their own flood stories, some of which predate Genesis, (3) the similarities (and differences) between Genesis and other ancient Near Eastern flood stories are striking, and (4) should we go ahead and put a moratorium on graphic, violent Old Testament stories for kids ministry. 17 February 2024

TRP Pod. Mark 9. The Transfiguration.

Josh and Laura talk a bunch of nonsense and (also) discuss a classic kids' Sunday school story from the book of Mark.

TRP Pod. Jonah 3. Fishes, Dogs, Melodrama, and a Figurative Reading of a Famous Kids' Story

This week, Collin, Tessa, and Josh talk about Jonah! We'll cut to the chase in the description ... it isn't a historical story. But what does it mean? 21 January 2024

TRP Pod. 1 Samuel 3. Hearing from God, Scary Visions, and Homemade Ephods

Josh and Tessa talk a bunch of nonsense and (also) discuss a classic kids' Sunday school story from the book of Samuel. 14 January 2024 Tessa's pop culture references: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhyHsu2iwps

TRP. Genesis 1. Experience, Evolution, and a More Figurative Reading of the Creation Stories

Our lectionary passage for this week is Genesis 1:1–5, a well-known, not-at-all-controversial, and theologically dense text. Chris and Laura join Josh in Tessa's kitchen to talk about it. 7 January 2024