This week on The Bible for Normal People, we have Austin Channing Brown as our guest. She shares about her experience growing up in various churches, her love for the black church, and shows us what we can learn from black churches – especially when it comes to preaching the Bible. www.thebiblefornormalpeople.comwww.peteenns.comwww.patreon.com/thebiblefornormalpeople

There’s a lot more going on in the book of Exodus than what you’ve seen on the big screen or heard in church. More than a story of deliverance, Exodus is a subtle literary creation that contains many surprises when we read it closely. Join Pete here for Part 1 of this series where he […]

Anxiety in the life of faith is a conversation that needs to happen more often. Elizabeth Enns Petters talks with us about her journey and how her old views on the Bible contributed to her anxiety and how her new views on God and faith have given her a new perspective on life.Blog: elizabethpetters.comTwitter: @eepettersInstagram: @elizabethpetters www.thebiblefornormalpeople.comwww.peteenns.comwww.patreon.com/thebiblefornormalpeople

In this episode, Pete & Jared talk to Xavier Pickett about the Bible and slavery, the Bible and race, and the importance of theologian James Cone. RESOURCESReformed Blacks of America“The Civil War as a Theological Crisis” by Mark Knoll“Stony The Road We Trod” by Dr. Cain Hope Felder“How The Bible Actually Works” by Pete Enns LINKSthebiblefornormalpeople.competeenns.compatreon.com/thebiblefornormalpeople

We talk often about how the Bible isn’t opposed to culture but is deeply embedded in it. Rhonda Burnette-Bletsch shows us how true that is in film by walking us through a few popular movies and how they relate to the Bible. You can find Rhonda’s list of movies at the end of this blog post. http://www.thebiblefornormalpeople.comhttps://peteenns.comhttps://www.patreon.com/thebiblefornormalpeople

All human beings are encultured creatures and limited by their humanity—as were the Biblical writers, and evidence for that jumps out at us at every page. The raw and limiting humanity of Scripture is to be embraced and celebrated rather than explained away. http://www.thebiblefornormalpeople.comhttps://peteenns.comhttps://www.patreon.com/thebiblefornormalpeople

Hip Hop artist Propaganda joins Pete and Jared for the season 3 opener and shares some deep—and we mean deep—thoughts about the music industry, artistic integrity, and what being Christian in all that means and doesn’t mean. http://www.thebiblefornormalpeople.comhttps://peteenns.comhttps://www.patreon.com/thebiblefornormalpeople

Here’s a sneak peek of what’s coming in Season 3 of The Bible For Normal People podcast. http://www.thebiblefornormalpeople.com https://peteenns.com https://www.patreon.com/thebiblefornormalpeople

In this episode, Jared and Pete look back at all of their guests in Season 2 to talk about language, history, and how personal experiences can’t help but affect how we read the Bible. All in the effort to ask that perennial set of questions: What is the Bible and What do We Do With […]