Bible for Newbies

About Bible for Newbies

This podcast is for you if you're new to reading the Bible or if you've been reading for a while and you want to go deeper. The goal is to help untangle the confusing stuff so your Bible reading feels rewarding and life-giving, not frustrating or overwhelming. One of Jesus' disciples, Peter, wrote that the scriptures are like light shining in a dark place. Reading the Bible is like flipping your headlights to high beam when you're driving on a dark country road. Suddenly, things get clearer, you can see the road ahead and avoid the ditches. So come take a ride with me and let's turn on the light.

Publisher

Russ Michaels

Category

education · religion & spirituality · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Apr 2025

Latest episode

2 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

55 of 162 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   2 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Growing in Gratitude: Remembering to Say Thank You

   Host Russ explores the importance of gratitude by examining the story of ten lepers and his father's prayers, revealing how to consistently thank God for His goodness.

2. 

   28 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Can You Keep Sinning and Still Be Forgiven?

   Russ explains the distinction between accidental and intentional sin, offering insight into forgiveness and continued obedience for believers.

3. 

   26 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   How to Vote if Jesus is Your King

   Russ guides Christians on how to vote with a kingdom mindset, prioritizing Jesus' reign over political allegiance for the common good.

Inside a recent episode

Growing in Gratitude: Remembering to Say Thank You

Published 2 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And it still exists in the world today. But this terrible skin disease that could be passed on by having physical contact with somebody. And skin would literally begin decaying on a person's body and just fall off. They would lose fingers. I mean, a terrible disease. Today, it can be treated. But in Jesus' day, it was essentially a death sentence. And lepers were kept outside of the communities. They had to be in their own communities, and they just lived together and died together. So it was a horrible condition, horrible condition. So here's these lepers standing at a distance from Jesus, crying out, Master, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. […]

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5.0 / 5

40 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

18 ratings

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