Entries by Alex Goodwin

Episode 13: The Bible is a Story. Here’s Why That Matters

People hear “story” and think “fairy tale.” But stories are everywhere, and they play a definitive role in who we are. The Bible’s claim is that it’s the true story of the entire world – here’s why that matters. 5 Worldview Questions: Who Are We? Where Are We? What Is Wrong? What Is The Solution? […]

Episode 12: Christmas Special – The One Where We Ruin the Nativity Scene

The traditional Christmas story is well-established in Christian imagination: Mary and Joseph arrive in the town of Bethlehem as strangers, only to find “no room in the inn.” With nowhere to go, they find shelter in a lonely stable and Christ is born into the company of livestock. But what if that story has been […]

Episode 11: How Reading Together Changes Communities w/ Pastor Chris Morrison

“What became clear immediately was how different our discussions were about God’s Word.” We’ve spent the past few episodes talking about why community Bible reading and organic conversations make all the sense in the world, but what difference does it actually make? Pastor Chris Morrison’s church was the very first church to try Immerse: The […]

Episode 10: 4 Steps to Recovering Community Bible Reading

In our last episode we traced the historical shift of the Bible from a book read in community to one read in private. Today, we take a look at the problems inherent in only reading alone, then suggest 4 ways we can work to recover the community interaction around the text that God’s people have […]