We kick off the next binge-worthy season of our epic adventure through the Bible. Civil war tears Israel apart and shows us what the next generation of kings are made of. It also reveals God's one and only measure of a leader's success. Word in the Wild is a one-year Bible adventure with friends. Join from anywhere and enjoy a fun, rewarding, and doable 12-month journey through the Bible where you read it from cover to cover and understand it. It’s not a devotional or recap. It’s a guide by your side through God’s Word. With support from a weekly podcast and an online community of fellow travelers, this is the year when you finally explore the Bible in its own words and on its own terms for yourself.  ESSENTIAL LINKSOur daily reading follows the One Year Chronological Bible NLT version. Find it at your favorite retailer. Here's where to find it on Amazon: Large Print paper version (recommended)kindle versionflip around the Bible yourself using this downloadable PDF chartBecome Word & the Wild Plus Member for full access to our interactive online communityOTHER LINKSThrow a little something in the tip jar to keep this nonprofit going and growing.Join the Word & the Wild community on facebook: and on Instagram...and say hello to your fellow travelers.Word & the Wild Youtube channel ★ Support this podcast ★

The past few weeks, we've spent our time with a young King Solomon. His energy, drive, and wisdom have been entertaining and impressive. Here in WEEK 23, we move forward in the story to the middle age and sunset years of Solomon's life. With his building projects complete and his borders secure, Solomon turns his incredible resources to finding enjoyment and satisfaction in life. And, he fails to find the secret until it's too late. Word in the Wild is a one-year Bible adventure with friends. Join from anywhere and enjoy a fun, rewarding, and doable 12-month journey through the Bible where you read it from cover to cover and understand it. It’s not a devotional or recap. It’s a guide by your side through God’s Word. With support from a weekly podcast and an online community of fellow travelers, this is the year when you finally explore the Bible in its own words and on its own terms for yourself.  ESSENTIAL LINKSOur daily reading follows the One Year Chronological Bible NLT version. Find it at your favorite retailer. Here's where to find it on Amazon: Large Print paper version (recommended)kindle versionflip around the Bible yourself using this downloadable PDF chartBecome Word & the Wild Plus Member for full access to our interactive online communityOTHER LINKSThrow a little something in the tip jar to keep this nonprofit going and growing.Join the Word & the Wild community on facebook: and on Instagram...and say hello to your fellow travelers.Word & the Wild Youtube channel ★ Support this podcast ★

It's week 22 of our one year Bible Adventure... This week, Owen gets you set up to soak up some ancient wisdom. We talk how to crack a proverb and gain the skills to live as a friend of God. Word in the Wild is a one-year Bible adventure with friends. Join from anywhere and enjoy a fun, rewarding, and doable 12-month journey through the Bible where you read it from cover to cover and understand it. It’s not a devotional or recap. It’s a guide by your side through God’s Word. With support from a weekly podcast and an online community of fellow travelers, this is the year when you finally explore the Bible in its own words and on its own terms for yourself.  ESSENTIAL LINKSOur daily reading follows the One Year Chronological Bible NLT version. Find it at your favorite retailer. Here's where to find it on Amazon: Large Print paper version (recommended)kindle versionflip around the Bible yourself using this downloadable PDF chartBecome Word & the Wild Plus Member for full access to our interactive online communityOTHER LINKSThrow a little something in the tip jar to keep this nonprofit going and growing.Join the Word & the Wild community on facebook: and on Instagram...and say hello to your fellow travelers.Word & the Wild Youtube channel ★ Support this podcast ★

Solomon. A powerful king surrounded by success but can't find satisfaction. That's the conversation here in Week 21 of our one-year Bible Adventure. Word in the Wild is a one-year Bible adventure with friends. Join from anywhere and enjoy a fun, rewarding, and doable 12-month journey through the Bible where you read it from cover to cover and understand it. It’s not a devotional or recap. It’s a guide by your side through God’s Word. With support from a weekly podcast and an online community of fellow travelers, this is the year when you finally explore the Bible in its own words and on its own terms for yourself.  ESSENTIAL LINKSOur daily reading follows the One Year Chronological Bible NLT version. Find it at your favorite retailer. Here's where to find it on Amazon: Large Print paper version (recommended)kindle versionflip around the Bible yourself using this downloadable PDF chartBecome Word & the Wild Plus Member for full access to our interactive online communityOTHER LINKSThrow a little something in the tip jar to keep this nonprofit going and growing.Join the Word & the Wild community on facebook: and on Instagram...and say hello to your fellow travelers.Word & the Wild Youtube channel ★ Support this podcast ★

If you've ever tried to read a psalm in the Bible and felt stuck, this is the episode for you. We've got four easy steps on how to approach a Psalm and get something out of it. And, this week as we say goodbye to David we get to sneak a peek into the diary of this warrior poet through the many songs that have his name in the byline. Word in the Wild is a one-year Bible adventure with friends. Join from anywhere and enjoy a fun, rewarding, and doable 12-month journey through the Bible where you read it from cover to cover and understand it. It’s not a devotional or recap. It’s a guide by your side through God’s Word. With support from a weekly podcast and an online community of fellow travelers, this is the year when you finally explore the Bible in its own words and on its own terms for yourself.  ESSENTIAL LINKSOur daily reading follows the One Year Chronological Bible NLT version. Find it at your favorite retailer. Here's where to find it on Amazon: Large Print paper version (recommended)kindle versionflip around the Bible yourself using this downloadable PDF chartBecome Word & the Wild Plus Member for full access to our interactive online communityOTHER LINKSThrow a little something in the tip jar to keep this nonprofit going and growing.Join the Word & the Wild community on facebook: and on Instagram...and say hello to your fellow travelers.Word & the Wild Youtube channel ★ Support this podcast ★

This week... David's chickens come home to roost as family drama and political intrigue have him on the run in the wilderness, just like old times. But, all is not lost. Word in the Wild is a one-year Bible adventure with friends. Join from anywhere and enjoy a fun, rewarding, and doable 12-month journey through the Bible where you read it from cover to cover and understand it. It’s not a devotional or recap. It’s a guide by your side through God’s Word. With support from a weekly podcast and an online community of fellow travelers, this is the year when you finally explore the Bible in its own words and on its own terms for yourself.  ESSENTIAL LINKSOur daily reading follows the One Year Chronological Bible NLT version. Find it at your favorite retailer. Here's where to find it on Amazon: Large Print paper version (recommended)kindle versionflip around the Bible yourself using this downloadable PDF chartBecome Word & the Wild Plus Member for full access to our interactive online communityOTHER LINKSThrow a little something in the tip jar to keep this nonprofit going and growing.Join the Word & the Wild community on facebook: and on Instagram...and say hello to your fellow travelers.Word & the Wild Youtube channel ★ Support this podcast ★

We are here in WEEK 17... This week... Why we are seeing double as we move through the story this week and what Saul's tragic end show us about what God really wants from us as people. Word in the Wild is a one-year Bible adventure with friends. Join from anywhere and enjoy a fun, rewarding, and doable 12-month journey through the Bible where you read it from cover to cover and understand it. It’s not a devotional or recap. It’s a guide by your side through God’s Word. With support from a weekly podcast and an online community of fellow travelers, this is the year when you finally explore the Bible in its own words and on its own terms for yourself.  ESSENTIAL LINKSOur daily reading follows the One Year Chronological Bible NLT version. Find it at your favorite retailer. Here's where to find it on Amazon: Large Print paper version (recommended)kindle versionflip around the Bible yourself using this downloadable PDF chartBecome Word & the Wild Plus Member for full access to our interactive online communityOTHER LINKSThrow a little something in the tip jar to keep this nonprofit going and growing.Join the Word & the Wild community on facebook: and on Instagram...and say hello to your fellow travelers.Word & the Wild Youtube channel ★ Support this podcast ★

David solves Saul's "giant" problem... and then creates a "giant problem" for Saul. Why David and Saul's relationship blows up and what that means for us. Word in the Wild is a one-year Bible adventure with friends. Join from anywhere and enjoy a fun, rewarding, and doable 12-month journey through the Bible where you read it from cover to cover and understand it. It’s not a devotional or recap. It’s a guide by your side through God’s Word. With support from a weekly podcast and an online community of fellow travelers, this is the year when you finally explore the Bible in its own words and on its own terms for yourself.  ESSENTIAL LINKSOur daily reading follows the One Year Chronological Bible NLT version. Find it at your favorite retailer. Here's where to find it on Amazon: Large Print paper version (recommended)kindle versionflip around the Bible yourself using this downloadable PDF chartBecome Word & the Wild Plus Member for full access to our interactive online communityOTHER LINKSThrow a little something in the tip jar to keep this nonprofit going and growing.Join the Word & the Wild community on facebook: and on Instagram...and say hello to your fellow travelers.Word & the Wild Youtube channel ★ Support this podcast ★

The Wild West chaos of Judges blurs into the background as we zoom in to follow the lives of a string of people who move the plot forward in a major way. Ruth, Hannah, Samuel, David and more are on the horizon this week. Here's how to get a handle on this part of the story. Word in the Wild is a one-year Bible adventure with friends. Join from anywhere and enjoy a fun, rewarding, and doable 12-month journey through the Bible where you read it from cover to cover and understand it. It’s not a devotional or recap. It’s a guide by your side through God’s Word. With support from a weekly podcast and an online community of fellow travelers, this is the year when you finally explore the Bible in its own words and on its own terms for yourself.  ESSENTIAL LINKSOur daily reading follows the One Year Chronological Bible NLT version. Find it at your favorite retailer. Here's where to find it on Amazon: Large Print paper version (recommended)kindle versionflip around the Bible yourself using this downloadable PDF chartBecome Word & the Wild Plus Member for full access to our interactive online communityOTHER LINKSThrow a little something in the tip jar to keep this nonprofit going and growing.Join the Word & the Wild community on facebook: and on Instagram...and say hello to your fellow travelers.Word & the Wild Youtube channel ★ Support this podcast ★

We are out here in the wild west. It's a time when the Israelites live on the frontier, on the dangerous borderland between prosperity and disaster. In these dark times, God calls in a series of lone rangers to rescue his people... the Judges. Word in the Wild is a one-year Bible adventure with friends. Join from anywhere and enjoy a fun, rewarding, and doable 12-month journey through the Bible where you read it from cover to cover and understand it. It’s not a devotional or recap. It’s a guide by your side through God’s Word. With support from a weekly podcast and an online community of fellow travelers, this is the year when you finally explore the Bible in its own words and on its own terms for yourself.  ESSENTIAL LINKSOur daily reading follows the One Year Chronological Bible NLT version. Find it at your favorite retailer. Here's where to find it on Amazon: Large Print paper version (recommended)kindle versionflip around the Bible yourself using this downloadable PDF chartBecome Word & the Wild Plus Member for full access to our interactive online communityOTHER LINKSThrow a little something in the tip jar to keep this nonprofit going and growing.Join the Word & the Wild community on facebook: and on Instagram...and say hello to your fellow travelers.Word & the Wild Youtube channel ★ Support this podcast ★

We are here in WEEK 13... This week... We follow along with Joshua and the Israelites as they step into the Promised Land and move to clear out Canaan where some unfinished business puts their future at risk. It's a life and death struggle and the threats are closer than they think. Word in the Wild is a one-year Bible adventure with friends. Join from anywhere and enjoy a fun, rewarding, and doable 12-month journey through the Bible where you read it from cover to cover and understand it. It’s not a devotional or recap. It’s a guide by your side through God’s Word. With support from a weekly podcast and an online community of fellow travelers, this is the year when you finally explore the Bible in its own words and on its own terms for yourself.  ESSENTIAL LINKSOur daily reading follows the One Year Chronological Bible NLT version. Find it at your favorite retailer. Here's where to find it on Amazon: Large Print paper version (recommended)kindle versionflip around the Bible yourself using this downloadable PDF chartBecome Word & the Wild Plus Member for full access to our interactive online communityOTHER LINKSThrow a little something in the tip jar to keep this nonprofit going and growing.Join the Word & the Wild community on facebook: and on Instagram...and say hello to your fellow travelers.Word & the Wild Youtube channel ★ Support this podcast ★

It's not deja vu....it's Deuteronomy. Here in WEEK 12, Moses and the Israelites' wilderness wanderings come to an end and come with a warning: God wants his people to remember what they would rather forget. Word in the Wild is a one-year Bible adventure with friends. Join from anywhere and enjoy a fun, rewarding, and doable 12-month journey through the Bible where you read it from cover to cover and understand it. It’s not a devotional or recap. It’s a guide by your side through God’s Word. With support from a weekly podcast and an online community of fellow travelers, this is the year when you finally explore the Bible in its own words and on its own terms for yourself.  ESSENTIAL LINKSOur daily reading follows the One Year Chronological Bible NLT version. Find it at your favorite retailer. Here's where to find it on Amazon: Large Print paper version (recommended)kindle versionflip around the Bible yourself using this downloadable PDF chartBecome Word & the Wild Plus Member for full access to our interactive online communityOTHER LINKSThrow a little something in the tip jar to keep this nonprofit going and growing.Join the Word & the Wild community on facebook: and on Instagram...and say hello to your fellow travelers.Word & the Wild Youtube channel ★ Support this podcast ★

We are here in WEEK TEN... Moses and the Israelites have snatched defeat from the jaws of victory as they turned their backs on the Promised Land. So, hello wilderness... Because a house divided against itself cannot stand... and God won't stand for it, either. But there's more to the wilderness than punishment. God's preparing his people for their future. Word in the Wild is a one-year Bible adventure with friends. Join from anywhere and enjoy a fun, rewarding, and doable 12-month journey through the Bible where you read it from cover to cover and understand it. It’s not a devotional or recap. It’s a guide by your side through God’s Word. With support from a weekly podcast and an online community of fellow travelers, this is the year when you finally explore the Bible in its own words and on its own terms for yourself.  ESSENTIAL LINKSOur daily reading follows the One Year Chronological Bible NLT version. Find it at your favorite retailer. Here's where to find it on Amazon: Large Print paper version (recommended)kindle versionflip around the Bible yourself using this downloadable PDF chartBecome Word & the Wild Plus Member for full access to our interactive online communityOTHER LINKSThrow a little something in the tip jar to keep this nonprofit going and growing.Join the Word & the Wild community on facebook: and on Instagram...and say hello to your fellow travelers.Word & the Wild Youtube channel ★ Support this podcast ★

This is WEEK NINE in our one year Bible adventure.  We're watching the Bible unfold in story order as we read it for ourselves but not by ourselves. We're about to cross the 60 day reading mark and leave Leviticus in the dust as we gear up to break camp and follow Moses and the Israelites away from Mt. Sinai through the wilderness to the border of the Promised Land. Will God's people reach their destination and fulfill their destiny? Word in the Wild is a one-year Bible adventure with friends. Join from anywhere and enjoy a fun, rewarding, and doable 12-month journey through the Bible where you read it from cover to cover and understand it. It’s not a devotional or recap. It’s a guide by your side through God’s Word. With support from a weekly podcast and an online community of fellow travelers, this is the year when you finally explore the Bible in its own words and on its own terms for yourself.  ESSENTIAL LINKSOur daily reading follows the One Year Chronological Bible NLT version. Find it at your favorite retailer. Here's where to find it on Amazon: Large Print paper version (recommended)kindle versionflip around the Bible yourself using this downloadable PDF chartBecome Word & the Wild Plus Member for full access to our interactive online communityOTHER LINKSThrow a little something in the tip jar to keep this nonprofit going and growing.Join the Word & the Wild community on facebook: and on Instagram...and say hello to your fellow travelers.Word & the Wild Youtube channel ★ Support this podcast ★

This is Word and the Wild...a one year Bible adventure with friends. My name is Owen. I'm your host and your guide, and together we are on a 12 month journey as a podcast plus community...where we read the Bible for ourselves, but not by ourselves.This is WEEK EIGHT... we are picking our way through the desert and having fun doing it. If you haven't already, now's a great time to subscribe to this podcast wherever you like to listen... And like the Word & the Wild facebook page.This week... Moses and the Israelites are out there in the desert getting all the particulars of what it takes to maintain a relationship with the God who rescued them from Egypt... and we're looking for an oasis or two to pull us through it all. Word in the Wild is a one-year Bible adventure with friends. Join from anywhere and enjoy a fun, rewarding, and doable 12-month journey through the Bible where you read it from cover to cover and understand it. It’s not a devotional or recap. It’s a guide by your side through God’s Word. With support from a weekly podcast and an online community of fellow travelers, this is the year when you finally explore the Bible in its own words and on its own terms for yourself.  ESSENTIAL LINKSOur daily reading follows the One Year Chronological Bible NLT version. Find it at your favorite retailer. Here's where to find it on Amazon: Large Print paper version (recommended)kindle versionflip around the Bible yourself using this downloadable PDF chartBecome Word & the Wild Plus Member for full access to our interactive online communityOTHER LINKSThrow a little something in the tip jar to keep this nonprofit going and growing.Join the Word & the Wild community on facebook: and on Instagram...and say hello to your fellow travelers.Word & the Wild Youtube channel ★ Support this podcast ★

This week in our one year Bible adventure with friends.... What does all this stuff about the commandments and the tabernacle in the desert mean to me?As Moses and the Israelites are hard at work putting together that Tabernacle in the wilderness to create a space to meet with God... and God embeds some dramatic tension deep into our story... and we wrap our minds around why we should care at all. Word in the Wild is a one-year Bible adventure with friends. Join from anywhere and enjoy a fun, rewarding, and doable 12-month journey through the Bible where you read it from cover to cover and understand it. It’s not a devotional or recap. It’s a guide by your side through God’s Word. With support from a weekly podcast and an online community of fellow travelers, this is the year when you finally explore the Bible in its own words and on its own terms for yourself.  ESSENTIAL LINKSOur daily reading follows the One Year Chronological Bible NLT version. Find it at your favorite retailer. Here's where to find it on Amazon: Large Print paper version (recommended)kindle versionflip around the Bible yourself using this downloadable PDF chartBecome Word & the Wild Plus Member for full access to our interactive online communityOTHER LINKSThrow a little something in the tip jar to keep this nonprofit going and growing.Join the Word & the Wild community on facebook: and on Instagram...and say hello to your fellow travelers.Word & the Wild Youtube channel ★ Support this podcast ★

This is WEEK SIX on our one-year Bible adventure... We have crossed over the one-month mark...as we are crossing the desert with Moses and the Israelites. It's all about Exodus this week. In Exodus, God gets personal. We learn his name. We see his heart. We get a peak into his motivations. And... when we push in for that close up, the image we see is intimidating, to say the least. Word in the Wild is a one-year Bible adventure with friends. Join from anywhere and enjoy a fun, rewarding, and doable 12-month journey through the Bible where you read it from cover to cover and understand it. It’s not a devotional or recap. It’s a guide by your side through God’s Word. With support from a weekly podcast and an online community of fellow travelers, this is the year when you finally explore the Bible in its own words and on its own terms for yourself.  ESSENTIAL LINKSOur daily reading follows the One Year Chronological Bible NLT version. Find it at your favorite retailer. Here's where to find it on Amazon: Large Print paper version (recommended)kindle versionflip around the Bible yourself using this downloadable PDF chartBecome Word & the Wild Plus Member for full access to our interactive online communityOTHER LINKSThrow a little something in the tip jar to keep this nonprofit going and growing.Join the Word & the Wild community on facebook: and on Instagram...and say hello to your fellow travelers.Word & the Wild Youtube channel ★ Support this podcast ★

Welcome to Word & the Wild WEEK FIVE. This week... Job shows us something amazing about God no thanks to his friends... and God makes good on a promise that's a long time coming. As we move from the story of Job to the legendary tale known as the Exodus, we see some things in common between the two stories and what they say about God's heart. Word in the Wild is a one-year Bible adventure with friends. Join from anywhere and enjoy a fun, rewarding, and doable 12-month journey through the Bible where you read it from cover to cover and understand it. It’s not a devotional or recap. It’s a guide by your side through God’s Word. With support from a weekly podcast and an online community of fellow travelers, this is the year when you finally explore the Bible in its own words and on its own terms for yourself.  ESSENTIAL LINKSOur daily reading follows the One Year Chronological Bible NLT version. Find it at your favorite retailer. Here's where to find it on Amazon: Large Print paper version (recommended)kindle versionflip around the Bible yourself using this downloadable PDF chartBecome Word & the Wild Plus Member for full access to our interactive online communityOTHER LINKSThrow a little something in the tip jar to keep this nonprofit going and growing.Join the Word & the Wild community on facebook: and on Instagram...and say hello to your fellow travelers.Word & the Wild Youtube channel ★ Support this podcast ★

It's week FOUR in our one-year Bible reading adventure. This week we pause in the Bible story timeline to step into a mini-series featuring Job. In the book of Job, a dark element inters the story as we learn something new about God – he has an enemy. And that enemy calls into question some of what we have seen so far about the Creator God.  Word in the Wild is a one-year Bible adventure with friends. Join from anywhere and enjoy a fun, rewarding, and doable 12-month journey through the Bible where you read it from cover to cover and understand it. It’s not a devotional or recap. It’s a guide by your side through God’s Word. With support from a weekly podcast and an online community of fellow travelers, this is the year when you finally explore the Bible in its own words and on its own terms for yourself.  ESSENTIAL LINKSOur daily reading follows the One Year Chronological Bible NLT version. Find it at your favorite retailer. Here's where to find it on Amazon: Large Print paper version (recommended)kindle versionflip around the Bible yourself using this downloadable PDF chartBecome Word & the Wild Plus Member for full access to our interactive online communityOTHER LINKSThrow a little something in the tip jar to keep this nonprofit going and growing.Join the Word & the Wild community on facebook: and on Instagram...and say hello to your fellow travelers.Word & the Wild Youtube channel ★ Support this podcast ★

In week THREE of our one-year Bible adventure, the nomads known as Abraham's family find a safe harbor... for now. And, a man named Job gives us a peek behind the curtain of why sometimes good people endure hard things in the messy middle outside of Eden. Word in the Wild is a one-year Bible adventure with friends. Join from anywhere and enjoy a fun, rewarding, and doable 12-month journey through the Bible where you read it from cover to cover and understand it. It’s not a devotional or recap. It’s a guide by your side through God’s Word. With support from a weekly podcast and an online community of fellow travelers, this is the year when you finally explore the Bible in its own words and on its own terms for yourself.  ESSENTIAL LINKSOur daily reading follows the One Year Chronological Bible NLT version. Find it at your favorite retailer. Here's where to find it on Amazon: Large Print paper version (recommended)kindle versionflip around the Bible yourself using this downloadable PDF chartBecome Word & the Wild Plus Member for full access to our interactive online communityOTHER LINKSThrow a little something in the tip jar to keep this nonprofit going and growing.Join the Word & the Wild community on facebook: and on Instagram...and say hello to your fellow travelers.Word & the Wild Youtube channel ★ Support this podcast ★