When You Wonder If God Is Really There - Psalm 139:7

When You Wonder If God Is Really There - Psalm 139:7

David asks a question that sounds at first like it might be an attempt to escape. But the verses that follow make clear this isn't a question born of wanting to get away. It's a question asked in wonder. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit monoingles.substack.com/subscribe [https://monoingles.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

When the World's Divisions Feel Like the Deepest Truth About a Person - Galatians 3:28

Paul has been making an argument about how a person is justified before God. And having established that, he draws out one of its most sweeping social implications — one that shocked the entire ancient world. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit monoingles.substack.com/subscribe [https://monoingles.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

When You Can't Watch Every Hour Yourself - Psalm 121:4

This psalm was sung by pilgrims travelling up to Jerusalem, often through dangerous terrain. And after asking where his help will come from, the psalmist arrives at a declaration so important he says it twice. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit monoingles.substack.com/subscribe [https://monoingles.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

When Injustice Feels Like It Will Never Be Answered - Habakkuk 2:14

Habakkuk has been wrestling with the injustice around him. Violence, destruction, wickedness that prospers while the righteous suffer. And in the middle of God's response comes a promise that reaches far beyond the immediate circumstances. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit monoingles.substack.com/subscribe [https://monoingles.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

When You're Walking Through the Darkest Part - Psalm 23:4

David doesn't say if I go through the darkest valley. He says when. The valley isn't a possibility to be avoided. It's a certainty built into the shape of a life. And the psalm's turning point comes right in the middle of it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit monoingles.substack.com/subscribe [https://monoingles.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]