King Jehoiakim – Episode 22
In today’s episode in our Kings and Prophets podcast series, we continue to look at the life of Jeremiah and specifically his ministry during...
Nebuchadnezzar and the Kingdom of Babylon – Episode 21
In this episode, we look at the life and influence of Nebuchadnezzar and the Kingdom of Babylon. These entities are more than historical realities,...
The Life of the Prophet Jeremiah – Episode 20
In this episode, we look at the beginning of the life and ministry of the prophet Jeremiah. He is, in a subtle way, one...
Kings Manasseh, Amon, and Josiah – Episode 19
In today’s episode, we will explore no fewer than three different kings of Judah: some quite terrible and one truly incredible. We examine the...
King Hezekiah (Part 2) – Episode 18
In this episode of the Kings and Prophets podcast series we complete our look at the reign of King Hezekiah. He would be one...
King Hezekiah (Part 1) – Episode 17
In this episode, we look at the rise of King Hezekiah. The Bible marks him as among the greatest of Judah’s kings, probably even...
The Life of the Prophet Isaiah – Episode 16
In this week's episode, we look at the life of the prophet Isaiah. The book of Isaiah is the longest book of prophecy in...
The Lost Tribes of Israel – Episode 15
In this week’s dramatic episode we arrive at the finale and end to the northern Kingdom of Israel and Samaria. The long foretold and...
The Wicked Queen Athaliah – Episode 14
We are going to cover a lot of ground in this week's podcast as we shift our gaze from the northern Kingdom of Israel...
The House of Jehu – Episode 13
In 'The House of Jehu" we look at the man God used to bring judgment to the House of Ahab and Jezebel. This story...
Elisha and the Nations – Episode 12
As we continue our story on the Kings and Prophets of I and II Kings, we have spent the last couple of episodes looking at the...
The Ministry of the Prophet Elisha – Episode 11
In our last episode, we looked at the call and the beginning of Elisha's prophetic ministry. Today, in episode 11 of the Kings and...
The Rise of Elisha – Episode 10
In Episode 10 of the Kings and Prophets podcast series we look at the calling of Elisha and how God set him apart from the prophets...
Jehoshophat and Jehoram of Judah – Episode 9
For the last three episodes, we have been focused on events in the northern kingdom of Israel/Samaria with the stories of Elijah, Ahab, and...
The Fall of Ahab, Elijah Rides the Whirlwind – Episode 8
In this episode of our Kings and Prophets podcast series we conclude the story of Elijah and Ahab. While Jezebel outlives them both, her...
Timeline of the Kings and Prophets in 1 and 2 Kings
This timeline of the Kings and Prophets covers the stories of 1 and 2 Kings. I put this together to go along with the...
The Prophet Elijah -Episode 7
In episode 7 of our Kings and Prophets podcast series we come to one of the most famous stories of the Old Testament with Elijah's...
The Rise of Ahab and Jezebel – Episode 6
In episode six of our Kings and Prophets podcast series, we look at the Rise of Ahab and Jezebel in the northern kingdom of Israel,...
The Dark Days of Israel and Judah – Episode 5
In this next episode of our Kings and Prophets podcast series, we look at the Dark Days of Israel and Judah. In the northern Kingdom...
King Jeroboam and the Man of God – Episode 4
In episode 4 of the Kings and Prophets podcast series, we turn our gaze to the northern kingdom of Israel and the first king of the...
12 Things Learned About Elisha
Elisha’s prophetic mission lasted around half a century following the translation of Elijah recorded in 2 Kings 2. Together, the accounts from these two...
King Rehoboam of Judah – Episode 3
In episode 3 of the Kings and Prophets podcast series, we look at King Solomon's son and successor, Rehoboam. All that David and Solomon...
Solomon and The Judgment of God – Episode 2
In episode 2 of the Kings and Prophets podcast series, we look at Solomon and the Judgment of God.
As noted in the last episode,...
Solomon and His Reign of Wisdom – Episode 1
In episode 1 of our Kings and Prophets podcast series, we look at the first half of Solomon's story. The beginning of Solomon's reign...
Episode 1: Devotionals for Kings and Prophets Series
In episode 1 of our Kings and Prophets podcast series, we look at the first half of Solomon's story. The beginning of Solomon's reign...
Recognizing the Language of Principles
Recognizing the language of principles within scripture is incredibly significant to our understanding of its true intent. The Word of God is not a...
25 Things I Learned About Elijah
Elijah stands tall in scripture and history as a demarcation in God’s dealings with man in the earth. He arrived on the scene seemingly...
False Spiritual Worldviews
This week’s newsletter is part of an ongoing series that looks at developing a spiritual worldview. The reelection of Donald Trump presents a significant...
28 Things I Learned In the Book of Hosea
Last month, I studied through the book of Hosea. This is a small book (only 14 chapters) traditionally listed as the first among the...
Here Are Your gods
They have bowed down to it, sacrificed to it, and said, 'Israel, this is your God…' Exodus 32:8
The morning after the 2024 elections, approximately...
The Two Foundations
In our final episode in this series we look at how Jesus instructed us to build. There is a right way and a wrong...
Whose Side Is God On?
Amid our polarized age, these self-assessments and reflections are particularly important. In the anxiety of our political divides and the chaotic tide of rising...
Immigration and the Politics of God
Immigration is one of the hottest issues in this year’s elections. A Gallup poll from February 2024 cited immigration as the top issue among...
Entering the Kingdom of God
In our penultimate episode in this series, we look at Jesus’ description of how to enter the Kingdom of God. There is a right...
When You’re Right, But Still Wrong
There is a famous passage of scripture written by Paul in 2 Corinthians 3:5,6:
Not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as...
Keep Asking, Seeking, Knocking
Where do you put your confidence? Where do you feel strongest in prayer or worship? For many of us we fall into a trap...
Do Not Judge?
Judge not so that you are not judged. These words from the Sermon on the Mount and Jesus’ Manifesto of the Kingdom of God...
The Cares of this World
How do we determine our priorities in life? What do we care about? What is most important? In this episode, we looked at the...
True Treasure
Today, we look at Matthew 6:6-24 as Jesus talks about the true treasure of the Kingdom of God. The world we live in longs...
The Treasures of the Kingdom vs. This World
Last week, Warren Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway, rose above $1 trillion in value for the first time. It was an incredible achievement for a company that...
Can We Be Perfect Like God Is Perfect?
The aim of God's life-giving grace in the Kingdom of God is for us to be perfect like God. That is what Jesus tells...
Jesus Gave Us A Template for Prayer
How did Jesus teach us to pray? Believe it or not, He actually gave us a template for prayer. In this episode of The...
The Politics of Life and Death – Episode 2
To find the politics of God involves a completely different approach to both scripture and politics than most of us are accustomed to today....
The Politics of God – Episode 1
The politics of God are probably not what you think they are. In this introductory episode of the new podcast series from JB Shreve...
Discovering the Politics of God
This week, I will release a new podcast/video series on the website entitled The Politics of God. That title is admittedly loaded with meaning...
Don’t Pray Like This
The Lord’s Prayer is so commonplace in our society that we often overlook its significance. The Son of God Himself is teaching us how...
The Great Secret Place of the Sermon on the Mount
As we move into Matthew chapter 6 of the Manifesto (Sermon on the Mount), Jesus introduces us to a new concept known as “the...
Is It Possible to Love Your Enemies
Is it possible that Jesus called on us to actually LOVE OUR ENEMIES? A lot of scholars and teachers imagine that Jesus meant less...
A Look of Destiny
As a person who places his faith in front of his politics, I do not see how one can fail to see the hand...
Why Did Jesus Instruct His Followers to Turn the Other Cheek
In today’s episode, we examine the famous passage from the Manifesto in which Jesus talks about how His followers must turn the other cheek....