What in the Word?

#125: Matt 25: Sheep, Goats, and How You Relate to the Judge

In this episode, we answer a question about Matthew 25 and the parable of the sheep and the goats, and specifically whether the passage teaches salvation by works. If you have a bit of the Bible that makes you wonder, email whatintheword@tuta.com, and [whatintheword@tuta.com] we'll try to cover it

#124: Judges 11: A God the People Don't Deserve

In this episode, we finish answering the question from our last podcast about Judges 11 and the tragic story of Jephthah, his vow, and the sacrifice of his daughter.

#123: Judges 11: A Leader the People Deserve

In this two-part discussion on Judges 11, we answer a question raised about whether God is inconsistent in his teaching on the value of human life and how we can understand the sacrifice Jephthah makes as a result of his rash vow.

Special Edition: Easter 2026 III: Unto the Last of Days

On this final Resurrection episode of What in the Word, we finish our close reading of Henry Vaughan’s 17th-century poem, exploring how Christ’s death and resurrection dismantle the power of death and sin.

Special Edition: Easter 2026 II: Graves Are Beds Now for the Weary

In this episode we continue an Easter special on Henry Vaughan’s 17th-century poem, examining two stanzas that examine our changed relationship to death in light of Christ’s resurrection.