Joshua
That Word Above All Earthly Powers – Nancy Guthrie on How God’s Word Makes All Things New
“Because our hope is grounded in a word that stands above all earthly powers, we truly have hope—even in the face of death.” Nancy Guthrie reflects on the power of God’s Word, how it breaks into our lives, turns death into life, and causes the new creation to dawn within us.
Covenant Renewal
At the conclusion of the book of Joshua, the people renew their commitment to the Mosaic covenant, saying, “We will serve the Lord.” But Joshua’s reply is discouraging: “You are not able to serve the Lord,” he says, “for he is a holy God [and] he will not forgive your transgressions or your sins.” Once […]
The Nation’s Inheritance
Some say that believers are “saved by grace but stay in by works.” Throughout the history of this program the hosts have rejected that view, arguing that we’re actually saved by grace alone on account of the work of Christ alone. Here in the book of Joshua, however, there is a kind of “works” principle, […]
God’s Conquest
On this program, the hosts discuss God’s conquest of the city of Jericho. Is it appropriate to use this particular narrative as a pattern for things in our own lives that we’d like to conquer? How should we understand God’s command that every living thing in Jericho should be destroyed? What is significant about the […]
Another Exodus
After God called Israel out of Egypt to be a chosen and holy nation, the people sin greatly against him and are forced to wander in the desert for forty years. After that entire generation dies out, a new generation led by Joshua is finally allowed to enter the land of rest. What new challenges […]
