All Episodes
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Episode 101: For the sake of the Name
We may be used to treating personal names like labels, but they’re much more than that. God revealed his name to Moses at the burning bush, and over time, that name wa...
Episode 102: We’re not superheroes
Like myself, many people seem to enjoy a good superhero movie. Indeed, we may resonate with any kind of heroic story in which the protagonist finds the strength to ove...
Episode 103: The first shall be last
Good leaders inspire the respect and loyalty of others; bad leaders inspire fear instead. Though we know very little about Diotrephes, the way John describes him sugge...
Episode 104: Follow the leader
In 3 John 11, the apostle urges Gaius to “imitate” what is good, not what is evil—which may be his way of saying, “Don’t act like Diotrephes.” In this episode, we expl...
Episode 105: The truth isn’t always nice
As we’ve seen throughout John’s letters, the apostle often has some very direct and harsh things to say. If we’ve been taught to only say nice things, his words may ma...
Episode 106: Highly recommended
Third John was written to encourage Gaius to keep giving hospitable support to the work of the gospel. It also serves as a letter of reference for Demetrius, the man w...
Episode 107: Friends
Third John, as we’ve seen, is the shortest book in the Bible, and there is only so much that can be said in so few words. As he did at the end of 2 John, the apostle s...
Episode 108: Truth with a capital T
In this final episode on John’s letters, we explore a theme that seems to unite all three letters: truth. John has insisted that some things about Jesus are true, and ...