Episodes
Aug. 27, 2025
80. Tough Love: When God Says What We Need to Hear
Ever been called out for doing something naughty? Yeah, me too! This episode dives right into that awkward moment when someone has to give you the serious talk about your mischief. But here's the kicker: when someone cares en...
Aug. 17, 2025
79: Hiding Behind the Baggage: Where's Our Mighty King?
Get ready to dive into the heart of true strength! Today, we're unpacking an awesome lesson about where real power comes from, and spoiler alert: it’s not just about muscles or looking tough! We chat about King Saul, who, des...
Aug. 4, 2025
78. From Donkeys to Destiny: God's Kindness When Others are Cruel
When you've been mean to someone, how do you expect them to treat you back? Probably not very well. For God, though, other people's cruelty to him doesn't stop him from showing his faithful kindness to them. In this episod...
July 30, 2025
77. The Great King Swap: An Epic Fail!
Would you trade the best just to get something not as good? In today's story, we hear how the Israelites had the ultimate king, but still wanted to trade Him for someone less awesome. They thought having a human king would b...
July 17, 2025
76. Real Repentance - 1 Samuel 7
What is the right way to treat God? How does he want us to treat him. For years the Israelites treated him as a thing to be used or feared while they worshipped other, pretend gods. Now, they've realised their mistake. Th...
July 14, 2025
75. God is No Loser: 1 Samuel 5-6
It looks like God has lost. Israel has been defeated, the Ark has been stolen, and the Philistines have put it in the temple of their god Dagon. Looking like God has lost, though, is very different to God actually losing, a...
July 8, 2025
74: God is No Tool: 1 Samuel 4
War has come to Israel, and they're not doing well. As they think about what the problem might be, they decide they really needs God's help. Unfortunately, the way they go about it has nothing to do with treating God as God...
June 15, 2025
73. A Midnight Message - God Saves the Day (Again!)
Do you ever feel like evil is winning? That's how it might have felt in Samuel's day. Evil people were in charge of Israel, and they even stopped the people from worshipping God properly! All the time, though, God was gett...
June 8, 2025
72. The Joy of Having God: The Beginning of 1 Samuel
What do you do when you're feeling sad or hurt? Do you get angry? Do you throw things? Do you pretend everything is fine? As we begin the story of 1 Samuel, we meet a lady is is very, very sad. She doesn't hide it or get...
May 21, 2025
71. Unanswered Questions: One Last Helping Hand in the Gospel of John
We thought the Gospel of John was over, but there are still a few last things we need to hear. Is Jesus really alive? Will Jesus really be kind to a sinful man like Peter? And, a bit more weirdly, will John stay alive unti...
May 8, 2025
70. Resurrection: Life for Everyone who Believes
It had seemed impossible, and so the disciples had not believed that Jesus could rise from the dead. Something happened, though, to change them from unbelievers to believers. As it happened, Jesus changed them from sad, sca...
May 6, 2025
69. A Family Like No Other: Joining God’s Eternal Family
Everything seemed dark, cold and sad. Jesus was dead, and they thought they would never see him again. When Mary arrived at the tomb, though, she discovered something that no-one expected. It was a discovery of the greates...
April 18, 2025
68. Promises Kept: The Story of Jesus and His Death
For a long time, people could have thought that God could not be trusted. They had to wait a long time for his promises to be kept. In Jesus, though, all his promises come true. That's especially seen in the remarkable dea...
April 15, 2025
67. Unmasking Sin: Jesus on Trial on Good Friday
We're all in danger. There's something inside us that makes us act in awful and foolish ways. The danger comes from our sin. In this episode, Jesus is confronted by sinful people who are doing very silly things, all because t...
April 11, 2025
66. Denial in the Darkness: Peter, Jesus and Words of Truth
Its a cold night. Jesus has been arrested and evil people are trying to twist the truth to get their own way. Bravely, Peter has followed behind and is standing outside, waiting to find out what will happen. Its a scary mo...
April 1, 2025
65. The Arrest of Jesus: Who's Really in Charge?
Its late at night. The betrayer has done his evil work. A mob of armed soldiers and guards have come to arrest Jesus. With all their power, you'd expect them to be in control of the situation. But if they are, why are they...
March 23, 2025
64. The Way to Know God - John 14:5-31
Jesus tells his disciples that they know the way to where he is going. But they don't know where he's going. They don't think they know the way. They have no idea what Jesus is talking about! As he explains, they discover...
March 18, 2025
63: Don’t Let Your Hearts Be Troubled - John 13-14
The disciples' hearts are troubled. Jesus has announced that one of them is about to betray him. He's also said that he's leaving them, and they can not follow. They are confused and worried, and they think Jesus is giving...
March 12, 2025
62. Washing Feet: How to be like Jesus - John 13a
Jesus has all the power in the world. What will he do with it? In just a few hours, Jesus is going to be betrayed, arrested and killed. He takes the time, though, to prepare his disciples to live as his followers into the ...
March 7, 2025
61. Pizza Party or Game Time? John 12b
Jesus is coming to the end of his time preaching and teaching to large crowds. His time to do something enormous has come. Its also time for the crowds to respond to Jesus well. What will they do? What will we do? Will w...
March 4, 2025
60. Joy and Sadness in Jesus' Final Days: John 12a
Jesus' coming crucifixion is the saddest and happiest event un the universe, but sometimes its hard to feel what all the fuss is about. This episode starts our exploration of the second half of the Gospel of John, right afte...
Feb. 20, 2025
59. Better Than We Imagined: Ruth, Naomi and the Faithful God Part 4
The book of Ruth started with Naomi feeling like God had turned against her. In this episode, we see God's final answer to that. We discover how God has had good plans for Naomi all along, and that those plans actually reac...
Feb. 18, 2025
58. Good and Faithful: Ruth Naomi and the Faithful God Part 3
What do you look for in a good saviour? The ability to rush into a burning building? Great swimming skills? A strange habit of kissing frogs? Ruth and Naomi need a saviour, and they think they have the right person in min...
Feb. 6, 2025
57. Blessing After Blessing: Ruth, Naomi and the Faithful God Part 2
Naomi had thought that God was against her. She was poor, sad and alone (she thought). In the second chapter of Ruth, though, God pours out blessing after blessing so that, in the end, she has to see his kindness. Join Dav...