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Jonathan Robinson

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Bible Story Series: A Framework for All Existence

Bible Story Series: A Framework for All Existence

Having explored Genesis 1-2, in this episode I'm going to pause and ask "What is the state of the Bible story at this point?"To help organize the content we've explored so far, I am going to borrow a framework of relationships to shape a coherent answer. Through these interactive relationships between God, creation, and humankind, I hope we can be on the same page of where the Bible story is currently at before we continue to explore where the Bible story is going.

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Bible Story Series: A Framework for All Existence

Bible Story Series: A Framework for All Existence

Having explored Genesis 1-2, in this episode I'm going to pause and ask "What is the state of the Bible story at this point?"To help organize the content we've explored so far, I am going to borrow a framework of relationships to shape a coherent answer. Through these interactive relationships between God, creation, and humankind, I hope we can be on the same page of where the Bible story is currently at before we continue to explore where the Bible story is going.

Bible Story Series: Genesis 2:18-25_The Man Meets his Match

Bible Story Series: Genesis 2:18-25_The Man Meets his Match

Despite living in paradise with provision and purpose, something was not right. The man was alone. So the LORD God formed a series of animals; and yet, no partner could be found. Then the LORD God turned to the man's own likeness to bring about the one he finally recognized as a suitable helper. I invite you to listen in to today's episode as we meet "the woman".

Bible Story Series: Genesis 2:15-17_Forming the Man's Maturity in Eden

Bible Story Series: Genesis 2:15-17_Forming the Man's Maturity in Eden

After the newly made man is put into the Garden, he undergoes some formational moments that are meant to mature him for the world and life entrusted to him. I invite you to join me in today's episode to not only explore those formational moments, but also the implications they might hold for how we approach life.

Bible Story Series: Genesis 2:8-14_The Garden of Eden: What, Where, Why?

Bible Story Series: Genesis 2:8-14_The Garden of Eden: What, Where, Why?

After the LORD God forms the man into a living being, you would think the man should get to work tilling the ground, right? Not so fast. First, the LORD God plants a garden. But what is this garden? Where might this garden have been located? And why might the LORD God have planted this garden? Please join in today's episode of the Way Word Podcast as we explore the Garden of Eden.

Bible Story Series: Genesis 2:5-7_Dust in the Wind of God

Bible Story Series: Genesis 2:5-7_Dust in the Wind of God

In Genesis 2:5-7, the text focuses in on area whose ground is uncultivated. Employing a bit of wordplay, the text seems to state both the problem of and the solution to the ground's fruitlessness. But after the LORD God forms the solution, this living solution seems to possess a nature that holds promise and potential for the entire Story going forward. I invite you to join me in this episode that continues journeying into the second creation story of Genesis 2.

Bible Story Series: Genesis 2:4_What is this second creation story?

Bible Story Series: Genesis 2:4_What is this second creation story?

Is the creation story in Genesis 2 a retelling of Day Six, or is it a separate account entirely? In today's episode, v.4 presents us with three lenses that help establish our footing as we set off to explore Genesis 2.

Reaching Out to Jesus_Mark 5:25-34

Reaching Out to Jesus_Mark 5:25-34

In Mark 5:25, we meet a woman who had been suffering from menstrual bleeding for twelve years. All her efforts to seek healing had exhausted her. Then one day she heard Jesus was nearby. The stories she had heard about Jesus inspired her to do something that would make all the difference: she reached out to Jesus. I invite you to listen in to this sermon I preached on April 14, 2024. May you be inspired to reach out to Jesus.

Bible Story Series: The Seventh Day_The Creator and the Cosmos Rests

Bible Story Series: The Seventh Day_The Creator and the Cosmos Rests

After six days of work, with the heavens and the earth finished, God rested. But what does that mean? Did God need a nap? Might there be more to this idea of rest? And if so, what does it mean for the overall creation story? What might it mean for we who read and wish to respond to the Genesis creation story? I invite you to join me on this exciting episode of the Way Word Podcast.

Bible Story Series: The Sixth Day_The Functionaries of Land Creatures and Human Beings

Bible Story Series: The Sixth Day_The Functionaries of Land Creatures and Human Beings

The sixth day of creation opens with living creatures, but the text soon moves to focus on a group of functionaries that appear to be the centerpiece of God's creation. What sets these functionaries uniquely apart among God's creatures? I invite you to join me on today's episode to explore that very question.

Bible Story Series: Fifth Day_The Functionaries of Birds and Sea Monsters

Bible Story Series: Fifth Day_The Functionaries of Birds and Sea Monsters

One of the questions that continuously stayed with me as I prepared this discussion on the Fifth Day of creation was "What is the point of birds and sea creatures?" While I doubt the answers I ended with are comprehensive, they did certainly confer upon me a fresh sense of wonder. I invite you to enjoy the wonder with me on today's episode.

Bible Story Series: Fourth Day_The Functionary of the Lights

Bible Story Series: Fourth Day_The Functionary of the Lights

The fourth day is also the beginning of a new structure in the creation story. What the previous three days have formed now need to be filled. Filled with what? I invite you to join me on today's episode to explore how what was created on Day One is now given some help.

Bible Story Series: Third Day_The Function of Vegetation

Bible Story Series: Third Day_The Function of Vegetation

On the third day, the text mentions several creative events that take place. Are these separate, isolated events? Or is the text describing a newly cohesive function that is emerging? Join me on today's episode of the Way Word Podcast and find out!

Bible Story Series: Second Day_The Function of Weather

Bible Story Series: Second Day_The Function of Weather

On the second day, God created a dome called sky to separate the waters above from the waters below. But is this "solid ceiling-with-a-faucet" language an accurate description of the sky? I invite you to join me on today's episode to explore whether there is another possibility.

Bible Story Series: First Day_The Function of Time

Bible Story Series: First Day_The Function of Time

On the first day of creation, God said "Let there be light". But is that what a 'day' is? I invite you to join me in today's episode and explore the first function God created and how our lives might be lived in step with it.

Bible Story Series: Whispers in the Wind

Bible Story Series: Whispers in the Wind

Before moving on to the specific functions in creation, there is a detail and pattern that must be addressed in Genesis 1:3. A detail and pattern that ultimately give shape to all existence and function.

Bible Story Series: The Functionality of Creation

Bible Story Series: The Functionality of Creation

In this second episode of our Bible Story Series, we explore how Genesis 1:1-2 initially introduces Israel to the origin story of the world she was living in and establishes a worldview of God-created functionality.

Bible Story Series: Whose Story is This?

Bible Story Series: Whose Story is This?

In this first episode of our new Bible Story series, we begin by asking "Just whose story is this?" To help navigate that question and what it might mean, we explore, wrestle with, and quantify the wide-scale, multi-dimensional journey this Story has taken to end up in our hands all nicely bound. My hope is that the end results will expand within your mindset a richer sense of wonder and worship.

New Series Announcement!!!

New Series Announcement!!!

In today's short episode, I announce the new series we will be embarking on for the foreseeable future. I hope you will join me in this unfolding adventure on The Way Word Podcast; where the Word paves the Way.

Applying Jesus's Parable of the Good Samaritan

Applying Jesus's Parable of the Good Samaritan

While application does mean doing things, often that means first unlearning some things in order to learn other things. In today's episode, we will look at five things within this text that Jesus used to challenge the law expert. Things Jesus still uses to challenge us in learning and living the way of mercy.

Interpreting Jesus's Parable of the Good Samaritan, Pt. 2

Interpreting Jesus's Parable of the Good Samaritan, Pt. 2

As we pick up where we left off in our previous interpretation episode, we finally look at the third story character Jesus was using to effectively communicate his vision of mercy. By the end of his story, Jesus reframes the question he was asked with a question of his own that we, as Jesus's followers, are still being asked today.