The Bibles.net Podcast

In this episode, Iveta Berzinch shares with us how God made himself known to her, despite growing up under the communist ideology that God does not exist. She details for us how God pursued her as she journeyed from Latvia to the U.S., in and out of churches, into her medical profession, and into her adult years. She explains how God met her in midlife, resolving the burden of emptiness that was suffocating her, and the identity cr...

In this episode, Ryan Rayburn invites us into his daily life as a dad, a teacher, and a follower of Jesus. Ryan shares how he came to know Jesus, and how God used men from his church to challenge him and expand his vision of God. Ryan explains through a personal story how we need the good news about Jesus and the truth of the gospel throughout our whole lives. If you’re a young dad, you’ll come away inspired with Ryan’s example of ...

In this episode, Anike tells us how she came to know Jesus, why she changed her name from Wande to Anike, her songwriting process, and how her relationship with Jesus influences her identity as a woman and as a rapper. Not only will you be introduced to the world of Christian rap, hip-hop, R&B, and pop through a leading artist, but you’ll also discover how a relationship with Jesus touches every aspect of our identity. Anike en...

In this episode you will meet Drew Hunter, a pastor and author who has written a phenomenal book to help us understand the necessity of friendship and the privilege of friendship with God. More importantly, you will get to know a father, husband, and friend who pursues rich relationship with God and others, and helps us learn to do the same.

friendship, friend, author, relationship, relationshipadvice

Who Is Jesus?: https://www.bib...

In this episode you will meet Granger Smith, formerly an award-winning country music singer-songwriter, who is now an author, speaker, and committed member of his local church. More importantly, you will meet a man who loves the Lord Jesus and seeks to return that love by living according to God’s Word and helping others treasure it too.

#countrymusic, #conversion, #powerfultestimony, #grieving, #countryartist

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In this episode, you will get to know Jason Holden, the COO of Joni and Friends and Navy Veteran. More importantly, you will meet a man whose passion and life’s work is to bring the good news and tangible love of Jesus to those with disabilities.

christiantestimonies, testimony, veteran, disabilityministry, joniandfriends

Combatting Veteran Suicide: https://www.bibles.net/topic/veteran-suicide/

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In this episode, Joe and Shauna Shurba share with us how Jesus radically transformed their lives—their thoughts, their lifestyle, and their hearts. They both thought the gospel—the “good news about Jesus”—was wildly offensive, and it made them angry, until they realized how desperately they needed it. You’ll get to hear their thought process as God drew them into a relationship with him, and as they waded through the fear of losing...

In this episode, Dr. Rob Plummer assures us that we can have confidence that the English Bibles we read are, in fact, God’s Word. He encourages us toward a diligent study of the Bible, whether we are scholars or don’t see ourselves as academic at all. And he shares with us some of what God is teaching him personally. As you listen to his reflections, you will see how the point of studying God’s Word is to know God personally.  You ...

In this episode, you will get to know Sharon Dutra, the founder of Be Transformed ministries, formerly an ex-convict and drug addict, whose encounter with Jesus radically transformed her life. Most importantly, you will meet a woman who loves the Lord Jesus with all her heart and serves him with sincerity and joy.  

Listen to the podcast on Bibles.net: https://www.bibles.net/podcast/from-life-in-prison-to-life-with-jesus-and-how-yo...

In this episode, Abby Ross Hutto shares her story—how she knew Jesus all her life, but it wasn’t until she was thirty that she truly came to understand God’s loving heart toward her, which she discovered by reading the book of John in the Bible. Abby explains how this personal journey of knowing God led her to write her book, God For Us: Discovering the Heart of the Father Through the Life of the Son, and shares with us what the bo...

Reverend Luke Davis shares his story with us—the instrumental role his parents played in his faith in Jesus and then how he came to serve as an Anglican priest (pastor)—but before that, he shares a powerful testimony of learning to bless God in the face of hardship. He then explains why and how he wrote his five-book series on church history for young people, called, Risen Hope: The Church Throughout History. We get the joy of hear...

In this episode, author and blogger Tim Challies shares with us what motivated him to begin the blog (Challies.com) that has become a very well-respected resource in the Christian community. After learning what inspired Tim to write, we hear how writing turned from a pastime to a lifeline as Tim waded through heavy grief.

You will come away from this podcast encouraged by a faithful follower of Jesus who points us to the hope of he...

Jake MacAdam tells us about how the arrival of his first son changed his perspective on the music he creates. He explains how he started creating pop rock music (with "Irving Ave") and how his hobby led to his role as a Worship Pastor today. This conversation with Jake will illustrate for you what it looks like for the good news about who Jesus is and what he has done to captivate someone’s heart, direct their way, and bring them j...

Dave Aubrey and Bryan Fowler tell us how they each came to know Jesus, how they came together with Aaron Williams to form the band Stillcreek, and how God led them to begin this long-term project of creating incredibly beautiful and rich music for every stanza of Psalm 119.

Dave shares with us how God’s work of revival in his own life initiated this project, and also relays to us some profound things he has learned about Psalm 119.

Jay Thomas shares with us what inspired him to write Sex, Dating, and Relationships with his friend, Gerald Hiestand, and offers thought-provoking bits of counsel to those who are not yet married. He believes his book differs from the many books belonging to “purity culture,” which has come under attack in the last several years. He explains how even though the Bible doesn’t ever use the term “dating,” you will discover that there ...

Kristi Woods shares with us how she came to know Jesus, and how she came to know her husband—how one letter she sent to a soldier led to 19 years as a military wife. She explains how she learned to pray, naming many of the insecurities we feel when we pray, and she encourages us to draw near to God humbly, trusting that he hears and delights to answer our specific requests. You will come away inspired to seek the Lord and to entrus...

Roy Tosh begins by introducing us to his favorite passage in the Bible and helps us understand the goal of the Christian life—to abide in Jesus. Roy shares with us how he came to know Jesus and explains how he defines success as a Christian hip-hop artist. You will not only come away wanting to look up Roy’s music, armed with new beats for your workout or background music, but also wanting to run to Jesus and remain close to him, r...

Tim Wildsmith shares with us how he came to faith in Jesus and how he got interested in exploring the world of English Bible versions. He helps us understand what it means that there are different “kinds” of Bibles and assures us of the reliability of the Bible. Tim suggests how someone could go about choosing a Bible from the many options available to us in English. You’ll get to hear about Tim’s new book, Bible Translations for E...

Ben Bozzay helps us understand the pervasiveness of porn addiction in our society, the destructive nature of porn, and its effects on men, especially. Ben shares humbly and honestly his own story and how his experience of pornography addiction propelled him to create Tech Lockdown. You will discover a tool that can practically help you quit porn addiction, you will hear how to take the first steps toward freedom, and best of all yo...