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S3E070-1 Corinthians 5-6: Nobody Likes A Hypocrite

Lifespring! One Year Bible Rewind is a daily journey through the entire Bible in a year. In today’s episode, Steve reads 1 Corinthians 5–6 and reflects on why “judge not” is often misunderstood. Paul calls the church to take sin seriously without slipping into hypocrisy, and Jesus’ words in Matthew 7 help us keep our own…

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S3E056-1 Corinthians 1-2: Focus on the Main Thing

Focus on the Main Thing In today’s episode of Lifespring! One Year Bible Rewind, we read 1 Corinthians 1-2. The Apostle Paul addresses division in the early church and calls believers back to what truly matters. The gospel of Jesus Christ, and Him crucified, must remain the center of our faith and our fellowship. Today’s…

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S3E054-Isaiah 40–44: Calling on the One True God

Calling on the One True God Focus Keyphrase: Calling on the One True God Today’s Reading: Isaiah 40–44 Welcome, Lifespring Family. Today’s passages bring us into some of the most hope-filled chapters in the Old Testament. Isaiah 40 through 44 remind us who God is, what He has done, and why He alone is worthy of…

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S3E053-Job 15-16: Miserable Comforters

Miserable Comforters Today’s reading brings us deeper into the dialogue between Job and his friends, and it is not a pleasant exchange. Words that should have healed instead wounded. As we read Job 15 and 16, we see how quickly well-meaning people can misjudge a situation and add pain where compassion is needed. This episode…

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S3E048-Matthew 17-19: Loving Enough To Confront

Loving Enough to Confront Today’s reading covers Matthew 17–19, where we see Jesus revealed in glory, teaching His disciples about faith, humility, forgiveness, and the radical call of the kingdom. This trio of chapters is packed with moments of clarity, challenge, and compassion as Jesus shapes those who follow Him. In Matthew 17, the Transfiguration…

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S3E044-Judges 7-11: A Foolish Vow

  Today’s readings: Judges 7, Judges 8, Judges 9, Judges 10, Judges 11 Listen to the passage online:Judges 7 to 11 at BibleGateway.com Why this episode matters: The story of Jephthah and his daughter in Judges 11 has caused many listeners to question the goodness and character of God. In this episode, “A Foolish Vow,” we…

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Day 1: The Meaning of Advent: Beginning the Journey to Christmas

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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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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S3E042-Romans 13-14: Loving Your Neighbor When It Is Not Easy

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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S3E041-Matthew 14-16: Lord, Help Me

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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