Dr Angela Sawyer (Stirling Theological College) joins By the Well Podcast to explore the tender and powerful image of God in Isaiah 40, as well as the cosmic and personal hope the end of exile represents to Israel. We...
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By the Well: Advent 2 (Isaiah 40:1-11; Mark 1:1-8)
Dr Angela Sawyer (Stirling Theological College) joins By the Well Podcast to explore the tender and powerful image of God in Isaiah 40, as well as the cosmic and personal hope the end of exile represents to Israel. We...
A154 – Pentecost 24 (Judges 4:1-7; Psalm 123; Matthew 25: 14-30)
By the Well Podcast is joined by Monica Melanchthon, who talks about the importance of preaching from Judges, both in spite of its difficult, violent themes, and because of them: much of the conflict in the world echoes...
God, plagues and pestilence – what history can teach us about living through a pandemic
Most of us are living through a year that is unprecedented in our lifetimes. Too young to remember the Spanish flu, we’ve grown up in a world where we take Western wonder drugs and life-saving vaccines for granted. We...
Robyn Whitaker
By the Well: A148 – Pentecost 18 (Exod 20:1-20; Matt 21:33-46)
Megan Turton, a specialist on law in the Hebrew Bible, joins us to talk about the Decalogue and legal narrative in Exodus. Holiness, identity, and mutual covenant are key themes to explore. In the gospel reading...
By the Well: A145 – Bonus Episode: Philippians with Sean Winter
Sean Winter, Head of Pilgrim Theological College and Pauline scholar, sits down with Robyn to discuss the themes and setting of Paul’s letter to the Philippians.
How technology is changing the way we grieve
Is it possible to be biologically dead, but socially alive? What would that entail? On God Forbid, James and panel find out more about the digital afterlife.
Double Take: Robyn Whitaker and Fran Barber
Rev Dr Robyn Whitaker and Rev Fran Barber have been friends for 25 years. In that time they have shared a lot of things – including a wedding dress. They now share a podcast to help resource people in ministry.
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Mark’s Gospel in Context
Through a close reading of Mark’s Gospel in its ancient historical, political, and religious context, we will examine the hermeneutical possibilities Mark offers our contemporary contexts. The readings will privilege...
Pilgrim Theological College
Trump’s photo op with church and Bible was offensive, but not new
US President Donald Trump delivered an address this week in which he threatened military action on the nation. Then he walked to the nearby St John’s Episcopal Church to pose with a Bible. Yes, Trump held the Bible like...