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Tired of preachy, judgmental sermons? Rabbit Holes & Meditations is a Bible study podcast that trades performance for honest Christian conversation. We walk through Jesus’ words chronologically (this season), chase down the “rabbit holes” most people avoid, and let Scripture interpret Scripture. This show is for intentionally curious Christians who want depth without the drama. Sometimes we’ll spend 30 minutes on two verses—because careful reading matters. You’ll get biblical references, cross-references, deep dives, and real-life application around faith, fear, forgiveness, judgment, prayer, and hope—without being told what to think. We follow a strict “Bible interprets the Bible” approach we call the Berean Bible Study Filter, designed to keep teaching grounded and unencumbered by third-party commentary. Bring your questions—nothing is off the table. Come curious, leave grounded.

  1. 19H AGO

    The Berean Takes on the Atheist

    I don't know about you, but if the four Gospels were identical copies of each other, what would be the point? If four people walk into a courtroom as key eyewitnesses and they deliver exactly the same testimony, what would you think?  Why should you expect the eyewitness accounts in the gospels to be any different? As a Christian, I always read knowing that I'm seeing the gospels from different perspectives. If you want to view the Gospels from a single narrative, look up the Gospel harmonies that do just that. It amazes me that people expect that if two Gospel accounts say something different about the same account, that it represents a contradiction. Instead, what it actually does is fill in detail one witness represented vs. the other. Hardly a contradiction.  I've yet to find a so-called contradiction in the Gospels that a good Berean study had any trouble refuting.  I don't aways do this but since I personally went from atheism to Christianity, here are four books that I would recommend.  Mere Christianity, by CS Lewis The Case for Christ, by Lee Strobel Evidence that Demands a Verdict, by Josh and Sean McDowell Cold-Case Christianity, by J. Warner Wallace   Notes for The Berean Takes on the Atheist Episode Link: https://www.rabbitholesandmeditations.com/the-berean-takes-on-the-atheist/

    22 min

  2. 1D AGO

    The Wise and the Foolish

    Spoiler: contrary to what you may have been taught, or understood, the wise and the foolish builders BOTH believe in Christ! This is one of the most familiar stories Jesus ever told—and one of the most misunderstood. Jesus is not speaking to outsiders. He is speaking to those who already call Him Lord—and He confronts them directly: “And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?” (Luke 6:46) This is not about hearing truth. It is about obedience. Because every life is being built—and the storm is coming for both houses: “The rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew…” (Matthew 7:25) The difference is not who listened. The difference is who obeyed. This episode strips away the familiar version of the parable and returns to the raw words of Christ—testing everything by Scripture alone. Because in the end, there are only two outcomes: “And it fell: and great was the fall of it.” (Matthew 7:27) Search the Scriptures (Acts 17:11). Test everything by Scripture, and may the Spirit of truth guide into all understanding (John 16:13).   Episode Link: https://www.rabbitholesandmeditations.com/the-wise-and-the-foolish/

    53 min

  3. 2D AGO

    The Lamp on a Stand

    Today marks the first day of Season 4 - The Parables. We are closing the chapter on the Red Letter Journey however if you want to go back to that you can navigate to: www.TheRedLettersJourney.com    Podcast Summary: Imagine waking up one morning to find your bank account is empty — but the screen still shows yesterday's balance. You walk through the day spending freely, confident, secure, completely unaware that you have nothing. The most dangerous condition you could possibly be in is the one you can't see. Two thousand years ago, Jesus warned His closest followers about the spiritual version of exactly that scenario. He told them they were the light of the world — and then He warned them what happens when that light gets hidden, when the hearing grows careless, when the appearance of having something quietly outlasts the having of it. The warning is in three different Gospels, in two different settings, and most of us have read past it our whole lives without feeling its weight. This episode is about the Parable of the Lamp on the Stand. It is one of the most familiar images in the New Testament — and one of the most misunderstood. Most of us were taught it as a children's song. This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine. The cheerful version is true as far as it goes. But the parable Jesus actually told is far stranger and far more weighty than the chorus suggests. There are warnings inside it that the song leaves out. There are promises inside it that most adult Christians have never traced to their source. Where does the light come from? Whose light is it? What happens when it goes out — and how would you know? Why does Jesus give the same teaching twice in three Gospels, once on a mountain to a crowd and once in a private setting to His disciples? What is He doing with the lamp that He is not doing with the city on the hill, or with the salt that loses its savor, or with the strange warning that even what you suppose you have can be taken away? These are the questions this episode walks through, slowly, in conversation. We harmonize Matthew 5:13–16, Mark 4:21–25, and Luke 8:16–18 — three accounts of the same teaching, each preserving something the others leave implicit. We trace the imagery from its Old Testament roots through Christ's teaching to the apostles' application. We pay close attention to the Greek where the Greek matters. And we sit with the warnings long enough to feel them, because Jesus did not include them as decoration. If you have ever wondered whether your faith is real or whether you are just performing the shape of it; if you have ever felt the slow drift of attention away from things that used to move you; if you have ever caught yourself realizing that what you assumed was a deep relationship with God has quietly become a familiar routine — this teaching was given for you. It was given before the disclosure, while the trajectory can still be changed. That is the mercy of it. Press play. Sit with it. Let the lamp do its work. Episode Link: https://www.rabbitholesandmeditations.com/seeing-the-kingdom-the-lamp-on-a-stand/

    47 min

  4. 3D AGO

    Israel, Iran and the Seduction of Political Theology

    There is a lot of rhetoric online about Israel and Iran. The US is clearly approaching a war with Iran if not already in one. So, things against that automatically get one marginalized by those who support the effort in Iran. And of course, relative to the Middle East, you're going to get people calling out "Zionists," people who support Israel, people who take a more discerning approach toward support for Israel, and everything in between. People that I’ve followed for quite some time now seem to be choosing sides. Tucker Carlson and Candace Owen, once darling online and news personalities of the American right are now being marginalized by the same people that used to love them. Even our president has weight in and he is not above naming names. Yes, we have a president that tries to demonize anyone who disagrees with his point of view. At times It gets quite heated. I watched an interview between Tucker Carlson and Mike Huckabee and now the two are completely at odds with each other. A short time ago they were news and political allies. There are many others. I listen to them all. I try not to take sides. Once again, any listener will find himself torn. The real question is: Do you have to choose a side? We uploaded a bunch of content and let our Berean Filter software look at all of it through a biblical lens. What we ended up with was some of the most balanced and biblical advice that nobody is advancing. Notes for The Seduction of Political Theology Episode Link: https://www.rabbitholesandmeditations.com/israel-iran-and-the-seduction-of-political-theology/

    20 min

  5. 3D AGO

    The Davinci Code Syndrome - Using the Berean Filter to Decode Truth from Fiction

    The first time I read the DaVinci Code by Dan Brown I was fascinated by it. It was a work of fiction, but it felt absolutely true. At the beginning of the book, it even says this: “All descriptions of artwork, architecture, documents, and secret rituals in this novel are accurate.” I happened to be on a flight to Paris when I was reading that book, years ago. One stop among many was the Louvre’, which, as you know if you’ve read the book, is the setting at the beginning of the book. In The Da Vinci Code, the character Robert Langdon claims that the Louvre’ Pyramid was constructed with exactly 666 panes of glass at the "explicit demand" of President François Mitterrand. The novel notes this as a "bizarre request" and a point of interest for conspiracy theorists who associate the number with Satan. Well, as fascinating as that was, I had to count them myself… twice in fact. The number was 673, and I later corroborated it with others who actually did the math for the construction. So much for the Da Vinci Code being true. It didn’t ruin the novel for me, but I do always consider the truth of what I’m hearing. That’s when I arrived at what I call the Da Vinci Code syndrome… take something maybe less than true and sprinkle it with things that are true, and you end up with something that, on the whole, appears believable. And that’s what happened. If you remember, the Da Vinci Code sparked somewhat of a phenomenon. People were investigating Freemasons and Illuminati, and all of religion became the playground of folklore. I have to admit, I got sucked into too, even though I had come to realize that the DaVinci Code was pure fiction. I guess what I walked away with from that experience is a sense of discernment. That’s the reason for today’s podcast. The video in the sources is an interview between Steven Bartlett and Chase Hughes. It’s fascinating, and Chase is very credible in his field. But I don’t walk around the planet with Chase Hughes spectacles. I rather like the biblical worldview, and that’s where I find my truth. I’m finding that the same Berean Filter we developed for scriptural analysis works equally well in discerning the biblical truth and falsehood in content not derived from scripture. The article is really taking that video and applying biblical discernment to a real-world example. I’m not criticizing the content. Chase believes every word of what he is saying. He in no way is trying to be deceptive. However, that doesn’t mean he is right. For me, the bible is what we should lean on for truth. It’s not always easy, and frankly, beyond my gut instinct, I could not have come up with that article without leaning heavily on the Berean Filter we developed. It asks: What does Scripture actually say about this claim? Where does the claim align with the biblical text? Where does it diverge? Where is Scripture silent, and where is it explicit? It does not ask me what I want the answer to be. We live in a world where “Truth” is relative. Or to put it another way, there is no absolute truth. I love hearing someone say that because they rarely recognize the contradiction they just stated as an absolute. There is an absolute truth. I think you need to look no further than the Bible. It has never failed me. And it won’t fail you either. Notes for the Davinci Code Syndrome  Episode Link: https://www.rabbitholesandmeditations.com/the-davinci-code-syndrome-using-the-berean-filter-to-decode-truth-from-fiction/

    23 min

  6. 4D AGO

    Saul to Paul

    Take the hardest, smartest, most devout Jewish theologian who has taken it upon himself to end the Christian movement before it even starts, and confront him with the Lord, and things change in an instant. Saul has some things going for him if only we could get him on our team! He’s passionate, persistent, smart and convincing. There’s just one thing getting in the way. He hates you with every fiber of his being. And that’s the guy chosen by the lord to bring Christianity to the Gentiles. Notes for Saul to Paul   Episode Link: https://www.rabbitholesandmeditations.com/saul-to-paul/

    12 min

  7. 5D AGO

    On the Road to Damascus - Kicking Against the Goads

    You might have thought we were done with the red-letters! Au contraire! The disciples of Jesus have witnessed Jesus’ ascension. They’ve gone back to Jerusalem as instructed. There, they are filled with the Holy Spirit - the Pentecost. That happens in Acts Chapter 2 and from there the Christians are now actively spreading the word of Jesus. Peter’s first sermon is delivered in this same chapter. The charge forward is simple: Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. As the testimony and conversions grow, we are then confronted with the first Martyr. Stephen gives a scathing speech that ends with “You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you. Which of the prophets did your fathers not persecute? And they killed those who announced beforehand the coming of the Righteous One, whom you have now betrayed and murdered, you who received the law as delivered by angels and did not keep it.” The Jews could not handle or subscribe to such a rebuke and they stone him. Paul, witness to this, approved the stoning and seems to take it upon himself to lead the charge against the Christians. That leads us into Chapter 9 of Acts. Notes for On the Road to Damascus Episode link https://www.rabbitholesandmeditations.com/on-the-road-to-damascus-kicking-against-the-goads/

    26 min

  8. 6D AGO

    Jews and Christians - Same Book - Same God

    So, I’m in the midst of writing a book and the first part takes place in Israel and I’m trying, as a Christian, to understand the Bible from a Jewish perspective. IT IS REALLY HARD! I don’t know if it’s just because I have not engaged the scripture so much from that side of the fence or not. In a game of Christian vs. Jew, the Christian ideology seems to make more sense of the text. The Jews have an obstacle that they have to dance around - namely Jesus and the Cross. Notes for Jews and Christians Episode Link: https://www.rabbitholesandmeditations.com/jews-and-christians-same-book-same-god/

    18 min
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Tired of preachy, judgmental sermons? Rabbit Holes & Meditations is a Bible study podcast that trades performance for honest Christian conversation. We walk through Jesus’ words chronologically (this season), chase down the “rabbit holes” most people avoid, and let Scripture interpret Scripture. This show is for intentionally curious Christians who want depth without the drama. Sometimes we’ll spend 30 minutes on two verses—because careful reading matters. You’ll get biblical references, cross-references, deep dives, and real-life application around faith, fear, forgiveness, judgment, prayer, and hope—without being told what to think. We follow a strict “Bible interprets the Bible” approach we call the Berean Bible Study Filter, designed to keep teaching grounded and unencumbered by third-party commentary. Bring your questions—nothing is off the table. Come curious, leave grounded.

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