This will be a daily posting of my trip through the Bible. I will be reading the NET aloud. Each day I will introduce the passage with a brief commentary. But mostly I will simply be reading the Word of God for you. I'd love to hear how God is using this podcast to help you or answer any questions you may have. You can contact me on twitter: @nemoyatpeace or email me at DevotedToScripture@gmail.com.
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Escaping the Maze Podcast - A podcast devoted to prodigal sons and daughters through Biblical Scripture and commentary on news, politics, even entertainment as signs
Roberta Ripley
I'm Roberta Ripley a writer, podcaster, obviously, and life long Detroiter. In 2014 I came closer to end of a long journey through New Age, Shamanistic studies and secular Western philosophy. None of these things answered fully the questions I had about life or informed me how to form my relationship with The Most High God, Creator of Heaven and Earth until I read the Bible. We are in the days returned of Noah and Lot and most people have abandon their faiths without truly studying it for th ...
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The Clinton Administration saw the end of independent radio with the 1996 FCC deregulation. Making it impossible for independently owned radio stations to compete with Corporate juggernauts that could now monopolize radio. Black Radio stations were hardest hit. Join me and my guest Dani Dye who saw the decline of black-owned radio stations from the…
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Hi, this is Danny Whittaker with “Devoted to Scripture”. We have journeyed through the Bible together over the past year..., and, now that our journey is complete, I want to share with you some of the things that I've learned and the challenges that God has helped me to overcome. I don’t know where you are Spiritually, but, you have just listened t…
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Day 363 of the podcast, reading Revelation 20-22 NET, read along at: https://netbible.org/bible/Revelation+20-22/ This is day 363 of our journey. Wow! Today, we finish our incredible journey through the Bible. The Bible ends with John describing the final judgement of Satan and his followers. They will be cast into the lake of fire to be tormented …
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Day 362 of the podcast, reading Revelation 15-19 NET, read along at: https://netbible.org/bible/Revelation+15-19/ This is day 362 of our journey. Today, John tells us of the final seven plagues that fulfill the wrath of God on the earth. Seven angels pour out seven bowls of wrath bringing destruction and devastation on all who refuse to bow to Chri…
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Day 361 of the podcast, reading Revelation 10-14 NET, read along at: https://netbible.org/bible/Revelation+10-14/ This is day 361 of our journey. We continue to read John's visions from the island of Patmos. Today we will read about a scroll that is bitter; two witnesses; the seventh trumpet and the praise that follows it; a pregnant woman and a dr…
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Day 360 of the podcast, reading Revelation 5-9 NET, read along at: https://netbible.org/bible/Revelation+5-9/ This is day 360 of our journey. Today's reading begins to reveal the judgements that will be enacted upon the earth in the end times. First, John sees a scroll that is sealed with seven seals that only the Lamb who has been slain is worthy …
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Day 359 of the podcast, reading Revelation 1-4 NET, read along at: https://netbible.org/bible/Revelation+1-4/ This is day 359 of our journey. Today we begin the last book of the Bible! The book of Revelation was written by a Christian elder named John while he was living in exile on the island of Patmos. He wrote to "the seven churches" as a warnin…
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Day 358 of the podcast, reading Jude 1 NET, read along at: https://netbible.org/bible/Jude+1/ This is day 358 of our journey. Today we focus in on the book of Jude. Jude was one of Jesus' half-brothers (along with James), he was a leader in the early church and wrote this letter to Jewish Christians. He writes to combat false teachers who were thre…
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Day 357 of the podcast, reading 2 John 1 3 John NET, read along at: https://netbible.org/bible/2+John+1+3+John/ This is day 357 of our journey. Today we will read two short letters from John. Second John is written to another church gathering, and has similar themes to First John, but in much briefer form. He gives them a warning to stay away from …
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Day 356 of the podcast, reading 1 John 1-5 NET, read along at: https://netbible.org/bible/1+John+1-5/ This is day 356 of our journey. This letter was written to a group of believers struggling with a heartbreaking and dangerous situation. Some of their fellowship had abandoned the truth of the Gospel and, creating a hybrid doctrine swayed by false …
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Day 355 of the podcast, reading 2 Peter 1-3 NET, read along at: https://netbible.org/bible/2+Peter+1-3/ This is day 355 of our journey. Peter wrote this second letter shortly before his execution. He wanted to write another letter to the believers confirming what they had been taught about Jesus. False teachers had arisen proposing that since Jesus…
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Day 354 of the podcast, reading 1 Peter 1-5 NET, read along at: https://netbible.org/bible/1+Peter+1-5/ This is day 354 of our journey. Today we will read the first of two books written by the apostle Peter. The end of Peter's ministry was spent as one of the leaders of the church in Rome. While serving there, he learned about the persecution being…
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Day 353 of the podcast, reading James 1-5 NET, read along at: https://netbible.org/bible/James+1-5/ This is day 353 of our journey. Today we read the book of James. James was a half-brother of Jesus and became the leader of the church in Jerusalem. He filled this letter with teachings to be sent to Jewish believers scattered throughout the Roman em…
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Day 352 of the podcast, reading Hebrews 12-13 NET, read along at: https://netbible.org/bible/Hebrews+12-13/ This is day 352 of our journey. The book of Hebrews ends with words of encouragement that empower the believer to stand strong in difficult circumstances. There are so many faithful followers who have gone before us that we can look to as exa…
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Day 351 of the podcast, reading Hebrews 10-11 NET, read along at: https://netbible.org/bible/Hebrews+10-11/ This is day 351 of our journey. In Hebrews 10, the author contrasts the old and new sacrifices. The old sacrifice was offered year after year and could never fully cover sin. It was, instead, a contant reminder of the sin that separates from …
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Day 350 of the podcast, reading Hebrews 6-9 NET, read along at: https://netbible.org/bible/Hebrews+6-9/ This is day 350 of our journey. The writer of Hebrews continues to emphasize that Christ is a greater high priest than those prescribed by the law. He takes time to talk about Melchizedek, a priest before God who once accepted a gift from Abraham…
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Day 349 of the podcast, reading Hebrews 1-5 NET, read along at: https://netbible.org/bible/Hebrews+1-5/ This is day 349 of our journey. Today we begin the book of Hebrews. The author of Hebrews is unknown, but the original audience was Christian Jews who were in danger of falling away from the faith. The book proclaims the superiority and the full …
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Day 348 of the podcast, reading Philemon 1 NET, read along at: https://netbible.org/bible/Philemon+1/ This is day 348 of our journey. Today we read Paul's short letter to his friend Philemon who lived in Colossae. The letter is written with regards to Philemon's slave Onesimus. Onesimus (whose name means "useful") had run away from Philemon to Rome…
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Day 347 of the podcast, reading Titus 1-3 NET, read along at: https://netbible.org/bible/Titus+1-3/ This is day 347 of our journey. Today we will read the book of Titus. Paul wrote this letter for many of the same reasons that he wrote the book of Timothy. Titus was Paul's representative to the church on Crete and Paul tasked him with appointing Go…
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Day 346 of the podcast, reading 2 Timothy 1-4 NET, read along at: https://netbible.org/bible/2+Timothy+1-4/ This is day 346 of our journey. Paul writes this second letter to Timothy from prison in Rome, anticipating his execution. He urges Timothy to come visit him soon to comfort him in his trials. But he also continues to teach and encourage him …
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Day 345 of the podcast, reading 1 Timothy 4-6 NET, read along at: https://netbible.org/bible/1+Timothy+4-6/ This is day 345 of our journey. Today's reading includes the theme verse for this podcast: "give attention to the public reading of Scripture". This is just a part of Paul's charge to Timothy to remain true to the Gospel and to the truths he …
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Day 344 of the podcast, reading 1 Timothy 1-3 NET, read along at: https://netbible.org/bible/1+Timothy+1-3/ This is day 344 of our journey. Today we start Paul's letter to Timothy. Timothy was a young man that Paul had led to the faith and that was now serving with Paul. Paul had sent Timothy ahead of him to Ephesus to deal with false teachings and…
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Day 343 of the podcast, reading 2 Thessalonians 1-3 NET, read along at: https://netbible.org/bible/2+Thessalonians+1-3/ This is day 343 of our journey. Shortly after the writing of 1 Thessalonians, Paul wrote this short second letter to correct some false teachings about the day of the Lord. This day of the Lord, Paul explains, is the time when God…
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Day 342 of the podcast, reading 1 Thessalonians 1-5 NET, read along at: https://netbible.org/bible/1+Thessalonians+1-5/ This is day 342 of our journey. Paul's first letter to the Church at Thessalonica praises the people for their faithful walk as believers. They had consistently stood their ground in the face of persecution. Paul reminds them of t…
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Day 341 of the podcast, reading Colossians 1-4 NET, read along at: https://netbible.org/bible/Colossians+1-4/ This is day 341 of our journey. Paul wrote the book of Colossians as an encouragement to the church at Colossae so that they would remain devoted to the exalted Christ. Christ is the image of God and the firstborn of all creation, in him al…
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Day 340 of the podcast, reading Philippians 1-4 NET, read along at: https://netbible.org/bible/Philippians+1-4/ This is day 340 of our journey. Paul wrote the letter we now know as the book of Philippians to believers in Philippi while he was imprisoned in Rome. The letter is written to encourage the church and to thank them for their prayers and g…
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