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Small Steps with God

Small Steps with God

著者： Jill from The Northwoods
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Small Steps with God is a practical guide to learning how to study the Bible thoughtfully and faithfully. Through clear teaching on exegesis, historical context, and careful reading, this podcast helps listeners move beyond surface-level interpretations and grow in confidence as students of Scripture. Episodes explore how meaning is drawn from the text—not read into it—along with series like MIRRORS, which examine biblical figures and historical groups to reflect on faith, obedience, and daily life. This is a place for steady growth, honest thinking, and learning to walk closely with God—one small step at a time.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ キリスト教 スピリチュアリティ 聖職・福音主義
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  • 162 - Introduction to Revelation: Who Wrote It, and When?

    162 - Introduction to Revelation: Who Wrote It, and When?
    2026/07/14
    Before we open Revelation itself, we need the background: who wrote it, when, and why it took so long to earn its place in the canon. Revelation has a reputation as confusing or frightening — my own first encounter was a terrifying ’70s movie as a 12-year-old — but understanding where it came from achanges how we read it.Who Wrote It?Church tradition tr aaces authorship to John the Apostle, through a chain of testimony back to Irenaeus, who knew Polycarp, who reportedly knew John personally. Some ancient scholars noted the Greek style differs from John’s gospel — possibly because a very elderly John dictated it to a companion.When Was It Written?The majority view places it near the end of Domitian’s reign (95–96 AD), a period of intense demanded emperor worship. A minority view favors the mid–60s under Nero, before Jerusalem’s destruction, pointing to internal details like the temple still standing and 666’s numerical link to Nero’s name.Who Was It Written To?The seven churches of Roman Asia (Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, Laodicea) faced real pressure — economic exclusion from trade guilds, social ostracism, and occasionally legal consequences for refusing to worship Caesar.Revelation’s Contested Path Into the CanonUnlike most New Testament books, Revelation’s acceptance was genuinely debated. Early church historian Eusebius couldn’t settle on a single category for it. Objections centered less on authorship and more on how the book’s imagery was being misused to support extreme end-times speculation.A Slow, Uneven AcceptanceThe Western church accepted Revelation relatively early; the Eastern, Syriac-speaking church didn’t include it in standard translations until the 6th–7th century. By the late 300s, regional councils affirmed it as part of the 27-book New Testament — though even Martin Luther expressed reservations, initially placing it in an appendix of his German translation.The history doesn’t undermine the book’s inspiration — it shows how carefully the church weighed what belonged in Scripture. And it strikes me that people were less troubled by the book itself than by how it’s been misused.my predfdfddfDownload blank templates, schedules here:https://schmern2.notion.site/Downloads-Template-Word-and-Excel-Schedule-67439d14449d4c20bfe00efe069f78b8Logos RAMPS Workflow - RAMPS Bible Study - The Bible in Small Steps in Logos WorkflowsJill’s Linkshttps://jillfromthenorthwoods.com/https://www.youtube.com/@smallstepswithgodhttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/smallstepspodhttps://twitter.com/schmernEmail the podcast at jill@startwithsmallsteps.com“Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. The ESV text may not be quoted in any publication made available to the public by a Creative Commons license. The ESV may not be translated in whole or in part into any other language.”Scripture quotations marked CSB have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.“The Scriptures quoted are from the NET Bible® http://netbible.com copyright ©1996, 2019 used with permission from Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. All rights reserved”.Bible Maps and images used with permission from https://www.bible.ca/maps/ or https://www.freebibleimages.org/illustrations/bj-ot-world/Copyright 2014 Faithlife / Logos Bible Software. Free for non-commercial use by individuals or organizations. May be presented before live audiences; may be posted on social media; may be re-distributed. May not be used commercially. May not be modified or included in published works without permission; contact permissions@faithlife.com. Attribute as: “Copyright 2014 Faithlife / Logos Bible Software ()”.By choosing to watch this video or listen to this podcast, you acknowledge that you are doing so of your own free will. The content shared here reflects personal study, faith perspective, and opinions and is intended for informational and inspirational purposes only. I am not a licensed pastor, seminary-trained theologian, or biblical scholar. Any scriptural interpretation, commentary, or reflections offered should not be considered a substitute for guidance from your own pastor, church body, or faith community. Theological understanding is a lifelong journey — I encourage you to study alongside your own tradition and trusted spiritual leaders. You are solely responsible for any decisions or actions you take based on this content.
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  • 161 - The Letter of Jude: The Skeptic Who Became a Servant of Christ

    161 - The Letter of Jude: The Skeptic Who Became a Servant of Christ
    2026/07/07
    Who actually wrote the book of Jude — and why does it matter? Before diving into the text verse by verse, this episode lays out the full case for authorship: who tradition says wrote it, what the earliest church fathers believed, and why an obscure letter from “the brother of James” is more likely to be genuine than a forgery. This episode covers why Jude isn’t actually his name (it’s Judas, renamed by English translators), the Protestant case for Jude being a biological brother of Jesus, why Jude never claims that relationship for credibility, the early canonical evidence including the Muratorian Canon, the objection around Jude quoting the non-canonical book of 1 Enoch, and why Jude pivoted from a planned letter on shared salvation to an urgent warning about infiltrating false teachers. Timestamps: 00:00 Who is Jude, and why does this letter matter? 01:00 A servant of Christ and brother of James 03:52 Skeptics turned believers — Jesus’ own family 07:18 The case from the Muratorian Canon 08:16 The biggest objection: quoting 1 Enoch 11:43 Why the letter’s tone suddenly shifts 13:12 Three warning illustrations from Scripture 15:42 Jude’s vivid, original writing style Links: 🎙️ Small Steps with God — find every episode at jillfromthenorthwoods.com 📬 Questions or comments: jill@startwithsmallsteps.com 📝 New Substack: The Northwoods Notebook — linked at jillfromthenorthwoods.com Had you heard of the book of Jude before, or is this your first time digging into it? Download blank templates, schedules here: https://schmern2.notion.site/Downloads-Template-Word-and-Excel-Schedule-67439d14449d4c20bfe00efe069f78b8 Logos RAMPS Workflow - RAMPS Bible Study - The Bible in Small Steps in Logos Workflows Jill’s Links https://jillfromthenorthwoods.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@smallstepswithgod https://www.buymeacoffee.com/smallstepspod https://twitter.com/schmern Email the podcast at jill@startwithsmallsteps.com “Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. The ESV text may not be quoted in any publication made available to the public by a Creative Commons license. The ESV may not be translated in whole or in part into any other language.” Scripture quotations marked CSB have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers. “The Scriptures quoted are from the NET Bible® http://netbible.com copyright ©1996, 2019 used with permission from Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. All rights reserved”. Bible Maps and images used with permission from https://www.bible.ca/maps/ or https://www.freebibleimages.org/illustrations/bj-ot-world/ Copyright 2014 Faithlife / Logos Bible Software. Free for non-commercial use by individuals or organizations. May be presented before live audiences; may be posted on social media; may be re-distributed. May not be used commercially. May not be modified or included in published works without permission; contact permissions@faithlife.com. Attribute as: “Copyright 2014 Faithlife / Logos Bible Software ()”. By choosing to watch this video or listen to this podcast, you acknowledge that you are doing so of your own free will. The content shared here reflects personal study, faith perspective, and opinions and is intended for informational and inspirational purposes only. I am not a licensed pastor, seminary-trained theologian, or biblical scholar. Any scriptural interpretation, commentary, or reflections offered should not be considered a substitute for guidance from your own pastor, church body, or faith community. Theological understanding is a lifelong journey — I encourage you to study alongside your own tradition and trusted spiritual leaders. You are solely responsible for any decisions or actions you take based on this content.Jill’s Linkshttps://jillfromthenorthwoods.com/https://www.youtube.com/@smallstepswithgodhttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/smallstepspodhttps://twitter.com/schmernEmail the podcast at jill@startwithsmallsteps.com“Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. The ESV text may not be quoted in any publication made available to the public by a Creative Commons license. The ESV may not be translated in whole or in part into any other language.”Scripture quotations marked CSB have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.“The Scriptures quoted are from the NET Bible® http://netbible.com ...
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  • 160 - How to Actually Read the Book of Revelation

    160 - How to Actually Read the Book of Revelation
    2026/06/30
    I’ll be honest — when I was a kid, a movie based on The Late Great Planet Earth (which is loosely about the book of Revelation) kept me up for a month. So when I decided to start a Revelation series in The Bible in Small Steps, my first thought was “this might be the scariest thing I’ve ever recorded.” This episode is the why-and-how before we dive in — not the first real chapter, but the posture I want us to bring into the whole series.It’s a Pastoral Letter First. Before Revelation is apocalyptic, it’s a letter written to real churches under real first-century pressure, meant to comfort and steady frightened people. That’s still its job today — Revelation is meant to settle you, not give you a puzzle to solve.Four Views, No Need to Pick One. I walk through preterist, futurist, historicist, and idealist readings of Revelation — and explain why I’m taking a “yes to all of it” approach rather than picking a side, the same way a single image can be true of the first century, true throughout church history, and true at the end.Birth Pangs, Not a Timeline. Jesus used labor imagery for a reason — waves of pain and easing that build toward a final delivery. Seals, trumpets, and bowls in Revelation work the same way: not three sequential timelines, but the same conflict retold with the volume turned up each time.Don’t Make a Wanted Poster. Throughout history people have confidently named the Antichrist — Hitler, Napoleon, various popes and emperors — and every guess has aged badly. I explain why naming names actually undermines real vigilance, and why the better question is “what does opposition to Christ actually look like” rather than “who is it.”Numbers Are Vocabulary, Not Math. Seven means completeness, twelve means God’s people, a thousand means “a really long time” — not a literal count. Holding the numbers loosely is key to not getting lost chasing dates and calculations.We Already Know How It Ends. Jesus reigns, His people are secure, the Lamb triumphs. Every strange image in Revelation should be read forward from that ending, not as a mystery hanging over the outcome.If you only take one thing from this episode into the series: don’t try to solve Revelation like a code. Let it do what it was written to do — steady you.Jill’s Linkshttps://jillfromthenorthwoods.com/https://www.youtube.com/@smallstepswithgodhttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/smallstepspodhttps://twitter.com/schmernEmail the podcast at jill@startwithsmallsteps.com“Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. The ESV text may not be quoted in any publication made available to the public by a Creative Commons license. The ESV may not be translated in whole or in part into any other language.”Scripture quotations marked CSB have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.“The Scriptures quoted are from the NET Bible® http://netbible.com copyright ©1996, 2019 used with permission from Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. All rights reserved”.Bible Maps and images used with permission from https://www.bible.ca/maps/ or https://www.freebibleimages.org/illustrations/bj-ot-world/Copyright 2014 Faithlife / Logos Bible Software. Free for non-commercial use by individuals or organizations. May be presented before live audiences; may be posted on social media; may be re-distributed. May not be used commercially. May not be modified or included in published works without permission; contact permissions@faithlife.com. Attribute as: “Copyright 2014 Faithlife / Logos Bible Software ()”.By choosing to watch this video or listen to this podcast, you acknowledge that you are doing so of your own free will. The content shared here reflects personal experiences, faith journey, and opinions and is intended for informational and inspirational purposes only. I am not a licensed pastor, theologian, or counselor. Any spiritual reflections, devotional thoughts, or suggestions offered should not be considered a substitute for guidance from your own pastor, faith community, or professional mental health provider. You are solely responsible for any decisions or actions you take based on this content.
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