Bible Stories for Heathen Children
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Bible Stories for Heathen Children
I'm Robbie, and I tell family-friendly, fun, and somewhat irreverent retellings of Bible stories for kids who aren't already familiar with them. I couldn't find the stories told as myth without attempts at indoctrination, so I'm trying to do that. The audience I always have in mind for my stories ar...
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50 - Peter and Cornelius
This week, we continue the story of the early church in the book of Acts, focusing on Peter. Peter has a weird hunger dream and then gets a request fo...
49 - The Necromancer
In this special episode, Robbie tells the chilling story of an undead demigod with an insatiable thirst for souls & the power to raise an army of the...
48 - Nehemiah and the Evil Rich People
In this story, Nehemiah rallies the people to rebuild Jerusalem. Almost everyone helps build it except the rich people, who are too busy taking advant...
47 - Esther
Today Robbie tells one of the most beloved Bible stories of all time: the story of Esther, the young queen who saved her people from destruction.
46 - Paul the Apostle
This episode picks back up in the book of Acts, where Peter and the early church are excited to face a lot of persecution, mostly directed by a young...
45 - Samson
This episode is all about Samson, God’s one-man wrecking crew against the Philistines. Samson was not the wisest, but he definitely was the strongest...
44 - Imposters Among Us: Shibboleths
This episode is about shibboleths! You may not know that word, but if you've heard of or played the video game "Among Us," you may already know the co...
43 - The Christmas Story LIVE!
In this episode, Robbie revisits the Christmas story (Gospel of Luke version) live with a studio audience! (OK, the studio audience consists of their...
42 - Elisha Makes Naaman Take a Bath
In this episode, commander Naaman from Aram goes to his enemy country in search of a miracle cure for his sickness, and the great prophet Elisha magic...
41 - The Tower of Babel - Where Languages Come From
This week we tell the story of a group of people who got along so well and worked together so well that God decided they had to be stopped. Before tha...
40 - Daniel, Part Three: The Writing on the Wall and the Lions' Den
In this episode, Daniel interprets an ominous message for Nebuchadnezzar's heir. Later he must survive threats caused by the jealousy of the other wis...
39 - Daniel, Part Two: Nebuchadnezzar's Announcement
A sequel to the last episode from the book of Daniel. In this episode Robbie is interrupted by an important stranger from another time, King Nebuchadn...
38 - Daniel, Part One
Join us for some stories from the book of Daniel, which tell the adventures of a boy named Daniel and his three friends living in exile in Babylon. Ba...
37 - Joshua and the Battle of Jericho
This week we tell the story of the Israelites entering the Promised Land, 40 years after their exodus from Egypt. With Moses gone, his assistant, Josh...
36 - David and Goliath as a Dungeons & Dragons Campaign
The podcast's one-year anniversary is this month! To celebrate, we're releasing a special episode that was previously exclusive to our $5 Patrons. Rob...
35 - The Story of Satan
This week we’re talking about Satan, the Devil, the enemy of God. But telling his story isn’t straightforward, because he doesn’t really have a story...
34 - The Story of Exodus, Part Three
The Israelites have finally made it out of Egypt and crossed the Red Sea! Now they journey to Mount Sinai, the “mountain of God,” where God had appear...
33 - The Story of Exodus, Part Two
The Exodus story continues! "Let my people go," God says to Pharaoh through Moses and Aaron. But Pharaoh refuses, again and again, to free the Hebrews...
32 - The Story of Exodus, Part One
This week we begin covering one of the most important stories in the Bible, the Exodus of the Hebrews from Egypt! It happens several hundred years aft...
31 - Peter Does His Own Miracles
The podcast returns from hiatus! I'm glad to be back! Picking up from our last episode, we follow Peter and the other disciples, er, apostles, as they...
30 - Early Christianity
The adventures of Peter continue as Robbie tells some last bits of the Gospels and the beginning of the book of Acts.
Free text version i...
29 - Girl Power in Judges: Deborah and Jael
The story of Deborah - the judge of Israel - and Jael, who defeated the bad guy. This was probably THE quintessential Girl Power Bible Story of my chi...
28 - Jonah and the Giant Fish (or Possibly Whale)
The famous tale in which a reluctant prophet is swallowed by a giant fish (or whale, depending on how didactic your Sunday School teacher was).
27 - Mary Magdalene and the Resurrection of Jesus
Early Sunday morning, Mary Magdalene gathers spices and goes to Jesus’ tomb to anoint his body with them. But when she gets there, she meets someone s...
26 - The Death of Jesus
The Sanhedrin votes that Jesus is guilty of blasphemy and sends him to the Roman governor, Pontius Pilate, to have him crucified. Although Pilate want...
25 - Jesus' First Trial and Peter's Denials
After Jesus’ arrest, he is taken to the house of the high priest, Caiaphas, to stand trial before the Sanhedrin. Peter tries to follow, but when someo...
24 - Jesus is Arrested
Jesus has "the last supper".
Jesus celebrates the Passover surrounded by his closest friends, but he is afraid of being alone. He knows one of...
23 - Jesus Enters Jerusalem
Jesus is at the height of his popularity. He enters Jerusalem in a triumphant parade, purges the temple (again?), heals many people, and outsmarts the...
Ep 22 - Jesus Sets His Face Toward Jerusalem
The story of Jesus continues as he tries to prepare friends, enemies, and frenemies for his climactic rise and fall.
The second in a series abo...
21 - Jesus Feeds the 5,000 (etc.)
This episode tells the story of the sad demise of John the Baptist and the story of Jesus feeding & healing people by magic. Also Jesus walks on water...
20 - Joseph pt 2 - Revealer of Secrets
The second of a two part story, in which, Joseph, having grown up and become successful, devises some secret tests for his brothers, who betrayed him...
19 - Joseph pt 1 - The Dreamer
The drama of the descendants of Abraham continues in this week's story, the first in a two part series about Joseph, as he goes from favorite son to b...
18 - Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, oh my!
A selection of stories about Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Mostly these are stories about Jacob. They're stories of love, hate, jealousy, deception, trea...
17 - Elijah and Elisha
On God’s command, the prophet Elijah recruits his replacement -- the very similarly-named Elisha. Elijah is dramatically taken directly into heaven, a...
16 - Elijah Calls Down Fire From Heaven
God continues his one-sided competition with Baal and Asherah for the hearts of the people in Israel, sending Elijah, the powerful new prophet, to for...
#15 - Noah's Ark
The beloved children’s tale of the time God decided to put his favorite person and family in a boat with a pair of every animal to repopulate the enti...
14 - Gideon and The Tiny Army
Gideon is not the mighty warrior you might expect, but he was the mighty warrior they needed. Apparently.
The story of Gideon features: a mighty...
13 - The Christmas Story
This episode pulls from two gospels to tell the story of the birth of Jesus.
In John’s Gospel, Jesus had to out-miracle even the greatest proph...
Bonus: Thoughts on Meaning
This is a bonus episode in which I think aloud about stories, humanity, the meaning of life, what parents get out of the Santa myth, Christmas and the...
12 - The Birth of John the Baptist
Three of 4 gospels start with not Jesus, but John the Baptist, a historical figure with a significant following and large reputation in his era - he s...