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This might be the best podcast yet!  Erika digs into the Hebrew word chen which is the Greek word charis and the English word favor or grace.

Using the story of Moses and the Israelites in Exodus 33 and 34, Erika shows us how Jesus is a prophet greater than Moses and brings new depth to the word favor.  

In episode 131 Veronica made a statement she didn’t understand the importance of Melchizedek.  Erika is going to teach us all the importance of Melchizedek.  It’s AMAZING!!! 

We’ve got Bryan back to continue the story arc of Daniel 4.  King Nebuchadnezzar has had two encounters with God so let’s see what happens during this third encounter.

Have you wondered what Micah 6:1-8 means?  How often have you heard “do justly, act mercy, walk humbly with your God” and wondered how to do that? 

Do you struggle with fear?  What are your thoughts when someone mentions death?  Or what do you think about the resurrection? What does it mean that the Lord is my shepherd?  How can the Lord being a shepherd help us with those questions?

In this episode Erika’s husband, Bryan VanHaitsma, joins us to dive deeper into Daniel 3.  We take the familiar story of Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego and add more color to the black and white pages of the text. 

Bryan is the digital media director for Revive Our Hearts.  He studied at Hope College in Michigan and Jerusalem University College in Israel.  He has a passion for digging into scriptures that we often find perplexing, helping us understand why that story might be included, and what we are supposed to do in light of that story.

We are back with another listener question of “what book of the Bible would you recommend for….”

In this episode, we are sharing our personal testimony and more importantly the events in our lives that took us down the road of studying the culture of the Bible. We also provide authors and resources we recommend if you want to dig into the culture and context of Scripture for yourself.  Lois Tverberg, Brad Young and Dwight Pryor are a great starting point.  From there, we recommend First Firsts of Zion and Marvin Wilson. Erika studied at Jerusalem University College (JUC) in Israel.

We asked our social media followers if they had any questions they’d like us to tackle.  This week we are giving ideas to how to help the children in your life study the Bible as well as some tips and tricks to memorizing Scripture.   

In our summer Bible study on Proverbs we ran into this proverb that caused all of us to take a deeper look.  This week Erika explains the thoughts and meanings behind the mysteries of God.  Join us as we look at Proverbs 25:2 and how it relates to the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet. 

We are so excited to have a special guest in the studio today.  Erika’s husband Bryan is here and sharing with us a sermon he gave at his church. 

Bryan is the digital media director for Revive Our Hearts.  He studied at Hope College in Michigan and Jerusalem University College in Israel.  He has a passion for digging into scriptures that we often find perplexing, helping us understand why that story might be included, and what we are supposed to do in light of that story.

In this episode he explains what is going on in 1 Kings 21 with King Ahab and a vineyard.  Join us as we unpack the truth and see how this applies to us today.  

In this episode Veronica and Erika share their hows and whys of memorizing complete books of the Bible.  Listen to get practical tips and ideas as well as how it can transform your thought life.  Both were challenged by the radio program “Revive Our Hearts with Nancy DeMoss Wolegmuth” when she featured Janet Pope.  Janet wrote the book “His Word in My Heart: Memorizing Scripture for a Closer Walk with God.” 

At the end, Erika’s 5 year old will recite Psalm 1.