The Fig Tree Podcast

A Year with the Bible, E22: On this episode, join Nina, Mike, and Jacob as they discuss the second part of the book of Isaiah—how it teaches us about God’s promise of comfort in the midst of difficult times, points us to Jesus as the “suffering servant", and teaches us what it means to be the people of God.

A Year with the Bible, E21: On this episode, join Nina, Mike, and Jacob as they talk about the first part of the book Isaiah and how it helps teach us to read the prophetic books of the Bible and prepared the way for the good news of Jesus.

BONUS EPISODE: On this bonus episode, join Mike and Jacob for the second of two conversations about who God calls us to love. On this episode, they have a conversation about biblical passages that talk about loving the poor and needy, and we meet Jesus in the poor. 

BONUS EPISODE: On this bonus episode, join Mike and Jacob for the first of two conversations about who God calls us to love. On this episode, they have a conversation about biblical passages that talk about loving our neighbors.

BONUS EPISODE: On this special bonus episode, Nina and Jacob sit down with our own Dr. John Luke Addison, Director of Music and Liturgy at St. Bart's, to discuss the history of Psalms being sung, and how singing the Psalms is important for our own spiritual lives and church gatherings today. 

Learn more about John-Luke and the New American Psalter here: jladdison.com

A Year with the Bible, E20: On this episode, join Nina, Mike, and Jacob as they talk about the Psalms, a treasure trove of beautiful poetry and the "songbook of the Bible," how to understand and interpret them, and how they direct us towards the presence and love of God. 

A Year with the Bible, E18: On this episode, join Nina, Mike, and Jacob as they talk about the book of Ecclesiastes, exploring its sometimes cynical look at life, and discussing how it teaches us to find meaning in a world that can seem so meaningless. 

A Year with the Bible, E17: On this episode, join Nina, Mike, and Jacob as they talk about the book of Proverbs, and its presentation of the cultivation of wisdom, how wisdom begins with the "fear of God," and how wisdom leads to a good life. 

A Year with the Bible, E16: On this episode, join Nina, Mike, and Jacob as they talk about the book of Job, and how it explores the problem of suffering in God’s good world. 

A Year with the Bible, E15: On this episode, join Nina, Mike, and Jacob as they talk about the book of Esther, and how it displays how God works through the extraordinary lives of the people God in the ordinary world. 

A Year with the Bible, E14: On this episode, join Nina, Mike, and Jacob as they talk about the books of Ezra and Nehemiah, following the return of Israel from the Exile to rebuild Jerusalem, and how it shows God's continuing faithfulness to the people of God.

A Year with the Bible, E13: On this episode, join Nina, Mike, and Jacob as they talk about the books of 1 & 2 Kings and 1 & 2 Chronicles, the history of the kings in Israel & Judah and their downfall, and how these books point us forward to the  Kingship of Jesus. 

BONUS EPISODE: On this special episode of the podcast, recorded right after Easter, Mike, Nina, and Jacob return to discuss the Resurrection accounts in the Gospels and the hope they give us as Christians.

A Year with the Bible, E12: On this episode, join Nina, Mike, and Jacob as they talk about the book of 2 Samuel and the rest of David's story, especially his downfall and redemption, and the hope that we can find in the story for today.

A Year with the Bible, E11: On this episode, join Nina, Mike, and Jacob as they talk about the book of 1 Samuel, following the stories of Samuel, Saul, and David, and learning about the themes of Hope, Hubris, and Humility. 

The book Mother Nina mentions, Slaying Your Goliaths, can be purchased here: https://www.amazon.com/Slaying-Your-Goliaths-How-Help/dp/0880284048

A Year with the Bible, E10: On this episode, join Nina, Mike, and Jacob as they take a break from the violent and complicated stories of the Judges and  Kings, and discuss the more domestic book of Ruth, exploring how it shows God's extraordinary love in an ordinary life and how we might reflect that love in our own lives and relationships. 

A Year with the Bible, E9: On this episode, join Nina, Mike, and Jacob as they discuss the book of Judges, talking about its colorful and often troubling characters, its theme of the "spiral," and how it still has lessons to teach us today about disobedience, grace, and God's invitation to a different way of living.