What's That About? with Joel & Tina: Recent Episodes
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Joel and Tina talk about why we follow Jesus, is it for our benefit or simply because we’ve been invited by Jesus.
Joel and Tina talk about one of Tina’s favorites released in 2000. Smell the Color 9 by Chris Rice is a fun sounding song that that actually has a pretty deep struggle shared in the words. How do we deal with the fact that God is invisible and we don’t always feel God’s presence or direction? Chris answers that question and how that struggle is just as difficult as smelling the color nine, because nine’s not a color and even if it was you can’t smell a color.
This week, we talk about DC Talk and the song In The Light. Joel suffers from nostalgia and we dish some tea about what the groups been up to since they’ve been on a break.
We talk about Easter Song by Keith Green and get a little lost in the season of Easter along the way.
This week, we talk about another Rich Mullins song but it’s sung by Amy Grant. You just don’t know how much good this song is gonna do you.
This week, we talk about If I Stand by Rich Mullins and what we should be putting our faith in.
We talk about our love of all things Jennifer Knapp and share some stories of our life that her music was a part of.
Joel and I decided to try something a little different this season. We’ve got a couple songs we’re going to talk about and we started with Jars of Clay’s Flood. You can find it on Spotify by clicking this link: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7lpmxImN7nXUiWDgbk2l1y
Hebrews 11:6 “And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.”What is faith and how do we seek God?
Where is God when everything starts falling apart? The challenge this week is to seek God’s love in our striving this week.
How do we love one another?
“Love means doing what God has commanded us, and he has commanded us to love one another, just as you heard from the beginning.”
2 John 1:6 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/2jn.1.6.NLT
What are you thinking about lately? Joel and Tina talk about how what you think may change how you interact with your life.
Is God the slow one or am I just impatient? We talk about that and our work while we wait.
Joel and Tina talk about hope. It’s fragile, painful, and always there when we need it. Even if we don’t know where God is, we can rest assured that God is with us.
We talk about Psalm 143:10 and what does it look like to do God’s will. How do we know how to discern God’s will for our lives.
Joel and Tina talk about Galatians 5:13. Is our freedom just so we can do whatever we want or is our freedom big enough to allow us to help others become free, too?
1 Peter 5:7 reminds us that God cares for us. It’s easy to get caught up in our anxieties. Being a Christian might not mean everything is taken care of but it does mean the God is with us in the midst of it all.
This week, we talk about Nehemiah being sad and some foreshadowing of bad things to come.
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A new series on Nehemiah. This week, we talk about chapter 1 and discuss the shortest person in the Bible, repentance, and serving where you are.
Intro Song information Greeting the Day with a Smile by Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions
This week we talk about 1 Peter 5. We discuss Satan, worry, and Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
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This week we talk about 1 Peter 4: 12-19 and about being a meddler, suffering, and what's love got to do with it.
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This week we talk about 1 Peter 4 verses 1-11. We discuss things of the world, spiritual gifts, hospitality, and Scotsmen vs the elevator. You can check out the video of them here. Be warned, it does have some strong language.
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There are so many options out there in regards to Bibles. It can be hard to know which one is the right one for you. We can end up with a ton of Bibles and still not read them. I'm going to go highlight five different versions and what I like about each of them. And I'll share a John 3:16 from each of them so you can get a feel for what makes them different.
- The New Living Translation (NLT). I've gone through lots of different versions that are my favorites over the years, this one is my current. It's easy to read, relatively easy to understand. But the best part is that it has so many different options. Tyndale Publishers is committed to making scripture accessible to everyone in that they publish the Life Application Study Bible, various different children's Bibles, and my favorite The One Year Bible.
For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.
- The New International Version (NIV). This version is pretty widely accepted as a standard. It has inclusive language and does a fine job of taking out all gender-related references, which in my opinion is also one of its drawbacks. It is published by Zondervan and you'll find it in many churches as a pew Bible.
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
- The English Standard Version (ESV). This is an older translation, sometimes it's not as easy to understand. The reason why I like it so much is the well-done journal versions that are available with the text. I also appreciate the relatively free use of the text. The publisher, Crossway, appears to be more concerned about people sharing the word than prosecuting those that have not upheld their copyright guidelines, which to be honest are very generous in the first place.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
- The New American Standard Bible (NASB). This is an old favorite. When I pick up this Bible, it's like returning home. It's the most literal translation of the ones I'm sharing. In fact, that's what it calls itself a literal English version. That makes it a little more difficult to read, but an excellent bridge version for those that are studying or have studied the original languages. Makes it much easier to find the word in question when you pull out the parallel Bibles. It is still easy enough to read, though because of its literal bend, doesn't flow as easily as some other versions. This is different than the NAB, the two do not include all the same books, but that's another post for another day.
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
- The New King James Version (NKJV). If you love the King James Version (KJV), but your eyes and mind get a tiny bit tired as you read through the thees and thous, this is your Bible. It's basically much of the same beautiful language as the KJV but just a little bit easier to read. The Psalms are particularly delightful.
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.(NKJV)
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (KJV)
Can't decide which one is right for you? Well, you're in luck because Crosswalk has a great quiz to help you pick. Click here. Feel free to share any questions you may have in the comments.
This week we talk about 1 Peter 3: 8-22. We discuss blessings instead of evil, baptism, and the New Zealand dance the haka. If you don't know what that is, check out this link.
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What's That About? with Joel and Tina. We talk about 1 Peter 3 verses 1-7, in which we discuss submission, consideration, and Chris Rock's Netflix Special. Have questions we didn't talk about? Leave them in the comments below!
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This week we talk about being foreigners, suffering, and black licorice. And as an added note, I (Tina) want to make sure that you know that there is a HUGE difference between suffering and abuse. Abuse is never okay and should not be explained away. And as another reminder, if you have friends that are suffering from depression or seem to be not themselves lately, take a moment today to drop them a line. You just might save their lives.
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This week, we talk about spiritual milk, living stones, and the neighbor kids drop by with a ding dong ditch. Have questions we didn't talk about? Leave them in the comments below!
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This week on What's That About? we talk about 1 Peter chapter 1 verses 13-25. We discuss holiness, the blood of Jesus again, and being reborn.
This week on What's That About? we talk about 1 Peter chapter 1 verses 1-12. We discuss the blood of Jesus, our inheritance in heaven, and living in a promise that many have not seen answered.