Bible Biogs in 30 Minutes: Recent Episodes
United Christian Broadcasters
• How do we know that Jesus actually existed? • Why is the story of his life more than just a biography? • What is it like to meet Jesus in person?
• Why didn’t he believe in Jesus to start with? • What caused him to change his belief? • Did he then pull rank as Jesus’ brother?
• What influence did his mother and grandmother have on his own faith? • Why was he trusted with so much despite his young age? • How significant was he for Paul, who’d been blinded by the light?
• How did he get his nickname? • What did he see in people that others couldn’t see? • How did he handle a major disagreement over the author of Mark’s gospel?
• How did a convinced persecutor of Christians become a history-shaping Christian himself? • Why did his lengthy trips by land and sea change the world forever? • What drove him to explain his transformed life with everyone he met?
• Why did he travel to an area where the people were despised? • What was the surprising impact of his message, even on a magician? • How did he explain some amazing news to a VIP on an old dusty road?
• Why did his qualifications help him to run the food bank? • What did he actually say that led to his execution? • How could he forgive those were stoning him to death?
• Why did this doctor choose to write such an accurate account of the life of Jesus? • How did he also come to pen the Bible book of Acts? • To what extent was he an important team player as the Church was first established?
• Why was Judas chosen to follow Jesus, knowing he would betray him? • As he had a problem with money, why was he asked to look after the finances? • What damage is caused by pre-meditated betrayal?
• Why was Herod the Great so paranoid? • How did his descendants also pose a serious threat to Jesus and his followers? • What can be learned from their bad example about good leadership?
• Why did he arrange a private night-time meeting with Jesus? • What is the fundamental question that Jesus answers? • What remarkable impact did Jesus have on Nicodemus?
• How did they respond to the miracle following the death of their brother? • Why did others struggle with the sisters’ close friendship with Jesus? • Was one really more spiritual than the other?
• What was the significance of the nickname Jesus gave him? • Why does the number seven occur so many times in his gospel? • What did he learn about not always getting things right?
• Does the Bible confirm her infamous reputation? • Why did she provide financial support to Jesus and his disciples? • How did she handle witnessing history’s most significant events?
• What part did Peter’s brother play in his total turnaround? • To what extent did his habit of knee-jerk reactions shape Peter’s faith? • How did this fisherman become a new kind of fisherman?
• Why is it surprising that Jesus chose Matthew to be one of his apprentices? • For what reasons does it make sense that he came to write one of the gospels? • How does this outsider discover why people like him need be outsiders no longer?
• What sets Gabriel apart from other angels in the Bible? • Are there angels like Gabriel around today? • Why does Gabriel appear in both the Old and New Testaments?
• Why is Mary’s response to the news that she’ll become a mother so remarkable? • How did she handle the secrets she harboured about Jesus? • How did Mary deal with the unanswered questions she lived with?
• What options did he have on discovering his wife-to-be was pregnant with a baby that wasn’t his? • Does it matter that the Bible doesn’t record anything that Joseph ever said? • What example was he both for Mary and Jesus?
• Why was he a voice for God after more than 400 years of heavenly silence? • How did the strange circumstances surrounding his birth impact his life’s purpose? • Why did John need to baptise even the world’s Saviour?
• Why was he so trustworthy even to a pagan king? • What drove him to lead a superfast rebuilding of a ruined holy city? • How did his servant heart transform life for others?
• How does a Jewish girl in a foreign land secretly help save her people from extermination? • Why is God not mentioned at all in Esther’s story? • How did Esther literally change the course of history?
• How does this Bible teacher help God’s people make a clean start? • Why was there a remarkable public response to his message? • What does his example highlight about the foundational value of God’s Word?
• Why doesn’t he blame God when his fortunes suddenly change? • How helpful are his so-called friends when answering the age-old question about suffering? • How does God enable Job to see his life differently?
• How did he wisely decide where to draw the line? • What did his visions of the future reveal about the present? • How did he survive being thrown into a dangerous lions’ den?
· What’s the significance of the weird visions that he sees? · Why does he act so strangely in public places? · How is his picture of dry bones still relevant today?
• How did this prophet handle that his life’s purpose was decided even before he was born? • What can we learn from Jeremiah about telling God about our doubts? • How did his message highlight the relevance of God’s loving discipline?
• How did an overwhelming vision of God colour everything for him? • To what extent was he given a glimpse of someone’s life in the distant future who would change history forever? • Why is this prophet the most quoted in the New Testament?
• Why does God tell Hosea to marry a woman who will be unfaithful? • What was the significance of the names their children were given? • How did God use this prophet’s marriage to illustrate that he’s a loving, faithful God?
• What reception did this southerner get when he went to preach up north? • Why was it so urgent to tell his hearers that the main thing had stopped being the main thing? • Despite the doom and gloom how come this prophet also brought a message of hope?
• Did it really need a giant fish to help Jonah understand his purpose in life? • Why didn’t this preacher man want his hearers to be given a second chance? • How did his attitude change when he was shown how to put life into perspective?
• How did he grow up to become such a godly young king despite his paternal background? • Why did the surprise discovery of a long-forgotten book inspire Josiah to lead a national reformation? • How did pride literally come before his fall?
• Why was this young king so committed to righting his father’s wrongs? • How did Hezekiah’s secret tunnel fox one of the world’s superpowers? • Despite his strong faith why did he need to hear some home truths at the end of his life?
• What took Elisha’s life in a completely new direction? • What motivated this prophet despite his predecessor’s strange behaviour? • How did a series of remarkable miracles powerfully illustrate his central message about God?
Why didn’t this controversial prophet believe that all religions lead to God? What was the outcome of his astonishing mountaintop challenge with the odds against him at 850-1? How did a surprising encounter with God save him from self-pity?
Despite the scale of his international success, what compromises did Solomon end up making? Though famous for giving out wise advice, why did he also demonstrate such stupidity? What can we learn about true wisdom from Solomon’s example?
Why did God choose Noah to build the Ark? What was life like in that floating animal sanctuary? How significant is the rainbow?
What sacrifices did Samuel’s parents make that shaped his life? How did he recognise the voice of God at a time when God had stopped speaking? Why did he help God establish a brand new monarchy?
Why did God need to create Adam and Eve? What exactly did they do wrong? How can we learn from their mistakes?
How did young David manage to actually kill the giant soldier Goliath? What did he learn about leadership, when faced both with death threats and personal success? What were the consequences of his adultery with a married woman?
How did he narrowly escape becoming a victim of child sacrifice? Why did God choose this number two son to fulfil his promises? To what extent was his marriage made in heaven?
Why was such a reluctant leader ever chosen to be a pioneer king? What were the consequences of choosing to do things his own way? How did Saul’s reputation as a blame-shifter lead to his downfall?
Why did this pagan moon worshiper travel a thousand miles from his comfortable home? As an elderly childless nomad, how did he come to father a family of global significance? How do his life choices provide clues for successful living today?
Why was he chosen as a secret agent to operate undercover in enemy territory? How did he react to the fact that the land didn’t just flow with milk and honey? When he reached his mid-eighties why did he refuse to retire?
What did this mighty hero think of himself? Why was it unnecessary for him to repeatedly ask for signs that God was in control? How was his faith unbelievably tested?
Why did God choose such a bad boy to deliver his people? Is it true that one of his feats of strength is pictured on certain tins of golden syrup? Was Delilah the sole cause of his downfall?
Why is so much of the book of Genesis devoted to his story? What did he need to learn about his God-given gift for interpreting dreams? How did he cope with his rollercoaster life?
What sets her love story apart from all the others in the Bible? Was her surprising marriage simply arranged by her mother-in-law? What is Ruth’s connection with Christmas?
What problems resulted from being treated as his mum’s favourite twin son? How was he tricked into marrying the wrong woman? Why was his name changed after a wrestling match that ended up with him getting a permanent limp?
What was it like to be a personal assistant to Moses? How did the spy-turned-military-leader help millions of people to cross a flooded river? Who actually fought the Battle of Jericho?
What happens after being reunited with Moses, his younger brother, after decades apart? How did he cope with playing second fiddle? Why, despite making serious mistakes, was he chosen by God to be a go-between?
How did the baby in the original Moses basket become a Prince of Egypt? Why did a burning bush change his life forever? How does he help the pyramid builders discover who’s in charge of life and death?