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.
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I Used to Skip Psalms (Here's What I Missed) | WEEK 19
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32:12Ever hit a Psalm in the Bible and secretly thought, “Skip it”? For years, that was me. Too emotional. Too vague. Too hard to get something out of. Then something changed—and I fell in love. This week, we explore some of David’s psalms. I’ll tell you my story—and share four simple steps to take Psalms from “must skip” to “can’t miss.” Word & the Wil…
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When Private Choices Go Very Public | WEEK 18
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12:32This week, David's personal choices set off a chain reaction that spins out of control and sends him on the run. As consequences mount, he rediscovers a love that outlasts his mistakes. Word & 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 r…
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The tragic miss that turned Saul into "Saul".... and why it's easier to make the same mistake than you think. Plus, how seeing double this week and what that's a good thing. Word & 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 …
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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 & 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 u…
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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 & the Wild is a one-year Bible adventure with friends. Join from anywh…
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Lessons Learned from the Wild West | Week 14
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16:24Welcome to the Wild West known as Judges. This week, our journey takes us to a time when the Israelites live on the frontier. It's a dangerous borderland where life and peace hang in the balance. In these dark times, God calls in a series of vigilantes to rescue his people with their own brand of cowboy justice. Word & the Wild is a one-year Bible …
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Joshua and the Israelites as step into the Promised Land and move to clear out Canaan. It's a life and death struggle – and the threats are closer than they think. Word & 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 c…
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Why Do They Have to Remember What They'd Rather Forget? | WEEK 12
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16:22It'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. Memory is essential to their survival. Word & the Wild is a one-year Bible adventure with friends. Join from anywhere and enjoy a fun, rewar…
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Moses and the Israelites snatch defeat from the jaws of victory as they turned their backs on the Promised Land and circle back to the wilderness. But there's more to the wilderness than punishment. God's preparing his people for their future. Word & the Wild is a one-year Bible adventure with friends. Join from anywhere and enjoy a fun, rewarding,…
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Destination & Destiny | WEEK 9 | Word & the Wild 2025
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14:01We gear up to break camp and follow Moses and the Israelites away from Mt. Sinai. The wilderness awaits.Will God's people reach their destination and fulfill their destiny? Word & 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 c…
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Why do we need all this Leviticus stuff? | WEEK 8 | Word & the Wild 2025
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25:37This 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 …
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Heating Up in the Desert | WEEK 7 | Word & the Wild 2025
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30:27God gets close and shows us that he's complicated. But there's a beauty in the complexity that most people miss. 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 …
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Tiny Toy Monsters | WEEK 6 | Word & the Wild 2025
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20:00This 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 …
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Waiting for That Baby | Week 5 | Word & the Wild 2025
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26:23This week God shows up, finally. First, he shows up for Job. Then, God shows up for a people who have felt forgotten... with a surprising delivery. Word & 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 underst…
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Surprise, God Has an Enemy | WEEK 4 | Word & the Wild 2025
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24:23It'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 & …
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Not From Around Here | WEEK 3 | Word & the Wild 2025
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12:49In 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 & the Wild is a one-year Bible adventure with friends. Join from anywhere and enjoy a fun…
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Pits, Prisons, & Prostitutes | WEEK 2 | Word & the Wild 2025
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22:36If you've been expecting to meet squeaky-clean and holy-pristine heroes of faith on our adventure, then you've already been disappointed. It's week two on our one year Bible adventure. We take a look back at the ups and downs of the so-called "heroes" of faith we have met so far. What do their episodes show us about God? Ahead for us this week on t…
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We Start at the Edge of Reality | WEEK 1 | Word & the Wild 2025
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28:49We're at the beginning of our one-year Bible adventure together... and so it makes sense that we're starting "in the beginning" of the Bible itself. As we jump in this week, our reading and conversation takes us to the very edge of reality. Seriously. Use this week's episode to kick-start your daily reading for WEEK 1. Word & the Wild is a one-year…
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Pack Your Bags and your Brain | Word & the Wild 2025
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19:13Here, at the start of our one-year Bible adventure, I imagine us circled up around the campfire. We're dreaming about what we're going to see. And, feeling a little bit intimidated by what we might encounter. We're swapping ideas about what to put into our backpacks before we head out into the wonderful wild woods of God's Word. Let's talk about so…
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Gear Up for Adventure | World & the Wild 2025
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11:36Welcome to Word & the Wild. It's a one-year Bible adventure with friends. Read the Bible with us in 2025! It's a fun, rewarding, and doable journey when you take it one day at a time and enjoy the story with a community of friends. We are just about ready to hit the trail on this one-year Bible adventure. As we get set to go, I just want to offer u…
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What's happening in the book of Acts? Peter, Paul, and Philip and a cast of thousands cross borders and boundaries as the Holy Spirit uses persecution and problems to prod the young church forward in Jesus' mission. Word & the Wild is a one-year Bible adventure with friends. Join from anywhere and enjoy a fun, rewarding, and doable 12-month journey…
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And this week is all about endings. We zoom in on Jesus' thumbnail sketch of what it will look like at the end of the world. He gives us signs and signals to look out for in the world, the church, the Middle East, the sky... and in our own hearts. Word & the Wild is a one-year Bible adventure with friends. Join from anywhere and enjoy a fun, reward…
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Courage, commitment... and a suspicious number of coincidences. We look at Esther, Ezra, and Nehemiah for inspiration as the Jewish people who have returned to the promised land face the tough task of rebuilding their homes, their city, and their culture. Meanwhile, God is building something, too. Word & the Wild is a one-year Bible adventure with …
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What Does the Exile Tell Us About Leadership? | Week 37
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22:07The Exile is behind us. The Jewish people are on their way back to rebuild. It's almost like we've got a new Exodus – a new start for God's people in the Promised Land. The stakes could not be higher and God's plans could not be clearer. Plus, we find some amazing leadership lessons along the way. Word & the Wild is a one-year Bible adventure with …
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Defeated. Demoralized. Jeremiah lives as a refugee in the rubble of his war-torn country. But, where you and I might look around and see ruins, Jeremiah sees reasons to hope. ** Owen mentions five messages God sends his people with the fall of Jerusalem. You can download it here. Word & the Wild is a one-year Bible adventure with friends. Join from…
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Jeremiah and Ezekiel record Jerusalem's final days. It's a sad ol' country song... with a few notes of hope in the melody. It's also a set-up for the problems that the New Testament will look to solve. Word & 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 B…
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A Future, A Hope, A Horror Show | Week 33
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22:01If you like scary movies, then I've got someone you'll want to meet. His name is Ezekiel and he's here to show us just how frighting life without God can be. Meanwhile, Jeremiah gives us the cure for everything wrong with people. Really. Word & the Wild is a one-year Bible adventure with friends. Join from anywhere and enjoy a fun, rewarding, and d…
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Feeling like the story has stalled out? Waiting for God to make his next move? God already has… and in His own words, what happens next is “unbelievable.” Plus, why Isaiah sits is the mountain top of the Bible's journey and what kind of view we get from the peak. Word & the Wild is a one-year Bible adventure with friends. Join from anywhere and enj…
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What Happens at the End of the Road? | Week 29
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21:08We don't know every detail of where all this ride will take us. But we do know what waits for us at the end of the road. Here in WEEK 29, Isaiah and Micah reveal the fact that God has a plan. His plan is different than ours. And, his plan is the one that will happen. Word & the Wild is a one-year Bible adventure with friends. Join from anywhere and…
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You feel that? It's the pull of the open road. It's Week 28 and we're on a road trip. It's not just any kind of road trip. It's a road trip through reality.... And, this week's psalms are the songs on the radio. Our destination? A place we've always longed for and never been. Word & the Wild is a one-year Bible adventure with friends. Join from any…
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After weeks of bad kings, feisty prophets, and stormy politics, King Hezekiah pushes back on the chaos. What's the secret to his success... and ours? Word & 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 under…
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Big trouble. Big hope. This week, God's prophets deliver his message to his people. And that message includes a view of the future that stretches from the immediate time and place of their audience all the way to the every end of time. Every good story needs foreshadowing. And we are getting it. Emphasis on "shadow." In our epic adventure, the skie…
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Prophets. You can't miss them. Elijah. Elisha. Isaiah. Jonah. They are iconic figures who pull legendary stunts. Fire from the sky. Fingers in the face of powerful kings. Floating ax heads. Bear attacks. And even, this week, mysterious predictions that look far into the foggy future. It's easy to spot where they are. Can't miss them. But why are th…
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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 & the Wild is a one-year Bible adventure with friends. Join from anywhere and enjoy a fun, rewarding, and do…
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A Dynamite Question from a Depressed Old Man | Week 23
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24:50The 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 enj…
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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 & 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 …
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Solomon and the Search for Peace | Week 21
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13:09Solomon. 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 & 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 unders…
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How to Read a Psalm and Get Something | Week 19
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32:12If 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 & the Wild…
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Private Decisions & Public Problems | Week 18
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12:32This 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 & 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 cove…
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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 & 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 re…
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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 & 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 …
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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 & the Wild is a one-year Bible adventure with friends. Join from anywh…
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Leadership Lessons from the Wild West | Week 14
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16:24We 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 & the Wild is a one-year Bible adventure with friends. Join from anywhere and enjoy a fun, rewarding,…
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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 & the Wild is a one-year Bible adventure with friends. Join f…
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Remember What You Want to Forget | WEEK 12 | Episode 13
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16:22It'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 & the Wild is a one-year Bible adventure with friends. Join from anywhere and enjoy a fun, rewarding, and doable 12-month journey through …
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The Why in the Wilderness | Week 10 | Episode 12
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17:09We 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…
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Destination & Destiny | Week 09 | Episode 11
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14:01This 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 t…
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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…
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On Simmer in the Desert | WEEK SEVEN | Episode 09
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30:27This 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 …
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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 …
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