How's that working for you? Cynicism | Nathan Lawson

Reflection 2 | Week 2 | The Room That Forgot the Sun

Week 2, Reflection 2 explores Exodus 8:15 and the repeated hardening of Pharaoh’s heart to show how small, repeated refusals can turn into a settled resistance to God’s light. Through the image of a room that keeps its curtains closed, the episode explains how habits and neglect either open us to God’s light or let us grow comfortable in darkness, making clear that hardening is often gradual and self-made rather than sudden.

Dethroning the gods | Journey Up the Mountain [2 of 9] | Nathan Lawson

Pharaoh sneers, 'Who is Yahweh that I should obey him?' Over ten plagues, God answers, dismantling the gods of Egypt one by one. Nathan Lawson walks through the showdown and what it reveals about the God who refuses to be ignored.

Reflection 1 | Week 2 | More Bricks, More Problems

Week 2, Reflection 1: A study of Exodus 5:19–22. Using the Israelites’ story, a modern marriage example, and Gregory of Nyssa, the episode shows that increased pressure can be a sign that liberation is underway. To get your copy or learn more, visit www.northsidcc.org.

Reflection 2 | Week 1 | Show Me Your Glory

Week 1, Reflection 2 in our study through the Book of Exodus. This episode explores Exodus 33:18, tracing Moses’ transformation from self-doubt at the burning bush to a bold longing for God’s glory at Mount Sinai. Rather than shrinking his desires, Moses’ journey deepens and redirects them toward the inexhaustible presence of God. We reflect on how spiritual growth reshapes our wants, turning scattered longings into a focused appetite for God, and invite you to consider what it would mean for your desires to be redirected and expanded by God. To sign up for your own copy or find out more, visit www.northsidecc.org.

Reflection 1 | Week 1 | The Quiet Life in Midian

Welcome to Week 1, Reflection 1, in our guided study through Exodus, focusing on the life of Moses. This episode reflects on Exodus 3:4-6, the burning bush that breaks into Moses’ settled life in Midian, calling him to turn aside and discover God’s presence: "I will be with you." It explores how ordinary contentment can become spiritual complacency and invites listeners to notice where God might be asking them to go deeper. The episode also includes reflection questions and a deep dive into the quiet resistance of Shipra and Pua, midwives who refuse Pharaoh’s orders, showing how small acts of courage begin the story of deliverance.