Day 2 of the Lifespring! WhyChristmas Advent Calendar continues our journey toward Christmas by looking at one of the most recognizable symbols of the season: the Christmas tree. These Advent Calendar episodes were originally recorded in 2006, but the story, meaning, and joy behind these traditions remain timeless. Each day, Steve Webb and James Cooper…
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The Lifespring! WhyChristmas Advent Calendar is back. These special episodes were first recorded in 2006 and are now presented again in 2025 so that you can walk day by day toward Christmas with the Lifespring family, James Cooper from WhyChristmas.com, and your OG Godcaster, Steve Webb. The story of Advent and Christmas is timeless, even…
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Loving Your Neighbor When It Is Not Easy Welcome to another Epistles Sunday on the Lifespring One Year Bible Rewind. Today we read Romans 13 and 14, two chapters where Paul moves from the big picture of how believers should respond to authority to the close-up reality of loving real people in real life. These…
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Context: In this episode of Lifespring! One Year Bible Rewind, we continue in the Gospel of Matthew and listen in as Jesus feeds the crowds, walks on the water, confronts religious hypocrisy, and responds to a desperate Canaanite mother whose simple prayer is, “Lord, help me.” This episode is a mid week breath of Scripture…
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Podcast Introduction Our reading today is Isaiah 29-33, and I’m calling the episode “Tell Us Nice Things.” Thoughts on Isaiah 30 Sometimes prophecy reads like today’s news, doesn’t it? 8Now go and write down these words. Write them in a book. They will stand until the end of time as a witness 9 that these…
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Who Really Understands God? Today is Poetry Thursday, and we’re looking at Job 11 and 12, where emotions run high and misunderstandings run even higher. Zophar delivers a harsh rebuke, accusing Job of arrogance and empty talk. Job fires back with sarcasm and frustration, pointing out that his friends are not half as wise as…
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The Shape of a Changed Life Today is Psalms Wednesday, and we’re spending time with Psalms 15 through 17. These passages give us a close look at what a changed life actually looks like. Not just words. Not just claims. A life that reflects trust in God, obedience to His ways, and a heart that…
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Give Thanks to the Lord — For He Is Good As the Thanksgiving season arrives life does not always slow down. Some years bring joy. Some years bring heavy burdens.For many of us it is both at once.Psalm 107:1 meets us there:“Give thanks to the Lord for He is good; His steadfast love endures forever.”…
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Finish the Job Reading: Judges 1–6 Today we step into the book of Judges and watch what happens when God’s people stop short of full obedience. Joshua is gone, the tribes are in the land, and chapter 1 opens with a question that sounds hopeful on the surface but hides a problem underneath. The people…
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S3E043-Genesis 24-27: Loved Jacob, Rejected Esau
Context: In today’s reading we move through Genesis 24-27, some of the most important chapters in the early story of God’s people. We see Abraham’s servant searching for a wife for Isaac, the birth of Jacob and Esau, and the unfolding of God’s long awaited covenant plan. These chapters lay the foundation for the rest…
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