
Episodes

Friday Feb 14, 2025
56: The Story of Scripture – Genesis 41-47
Friday Feb 14, 2025
Friday Feb 14, 2025
Despite the suffering in his life, Jospeh continues to trust in God. He is finally set free. When he is finally reunited with the brothers who rejected and betrayed them, he shows mercy and grace and saves them from death.
In this episode of the Bible Reading Podcast, Ted Ryskoski, Lance Lawson, and Rachel Chester discuss the climax of Joseph's story that will take us into the next chapter for God's chosen people.

Friday Feb 07, 2025
55: The Story of Scripture – Genesis 33-40
Friday Feb 07, 2025
Friday Feb 07, 2025
In this episode of the Bible Reading Recap, Ted Ryskoski, Lance Lawson, and Rachel Chester discuss the return of Jacob to his home and are introduced to one of his sons, Joseph.
Jospeh's story is one of the most well-known in Scripture, but how does it point back to the Garden and forward to Jesus?

Friday Jan 31, 2025
54: The Story of Scripture – Genesis 27-32
Friday Jan 31, 2025
Friday Jan 31, 2025
In this episode of the Bible Reading Recap, we get to the heart of Jacob's story.
God's chosen brother, is deceived, deceives again, and eventually has to wrestle with God.
Will Jacob ever change? How can this uneven man be the one to continue God's plan of redemption for the world?

Friday Jan 24, 2025
53: The Story of Scripture – Genesis 20-26
Friday Jan 24, 2025
Friday Jan 24, 2025
Abraham lies about his wife again, Hagar is sent away again, and then, wait, Isaac also lies about his wife?
The chosen people of God seem to be making the same mistakes again and again.
In the middle of this week's reading and these painful, but hopeful cycles, is the famous story of Abraham being asked to sacrifice his promised son. What is the point of these stories and how can God ask Abraham to do something so horrific?
In this episode of the Bible Reading Recap, Ted Ryskoski, Lance Lawson, and Rachel Chester discuss these questions and more.

Friday Jan 17, 2025
52: The Story of Scripture – Genesis 14-19
Friday Jan 17, 2025
Friday Jan 17, 2025
In this episode of the Bible Reading Recap Podcast, Ted Ryskoski, Lance Lawson, and Rachel Chester discuss one of the central promises in Scripture.
What is a covenant? What was happening in this covenantal ceremony? What does this have to do with Jesus?

Friday Jan 10, 2025
51: The Story of Scripture – Genesis 4-13
Friday Jan 10, 2025
Friday Jan 10, 2025
In this episode of the Bible Reading Recap, Ted Ryskoski, Lance Lawson, and Rachel Chester discuss the sweeping stories of Genesis 4-13.
Outside of Eden, there are rival brothers, cosmic floods, rebellious towers, and much more. But throughout these stories within our Story, one thing remains the same: the grace and faithfulness of God.

Friday Jan 03, 2025
50: The Story of Scripture – Genesis 1-3
Friday Jan 03, 2025
Friday Jan 03, 2025
What is the point of Genesis? What questions should we ask and how does that affect how we read and apply this foundational book of the Bible?
In this episode of the Bible Reading Recap, the Story of Scripture begins with the Pattern of the Kingdom of God in Genesis 1 and 2: God’s people in his place, with his presence. But it doesn’t last long. Given a choice, Adam and Eve choose to define good and evil on their own terms, and the kingdom is perished.
Ted Ryskoski, Lance Lawson, and Rachel Chester discuss Genesis 1-3. How to read, study, and apply these chapters that are the background and foundation of the Bible Reading Plan in 2025.

Friday Dec 27, 2024
49: Bible Reading Recap – John 16 - 21, Psalm 23, & Psalm 1
Friday Dec 27, 2024
Friday Dec 27, 2024
The final episode of the Bible Reading Recap for 2024!
Ted Ryskoski, Lance Lawson, and Rachel Chester contemplate not only the power of the final chapters in the gospel of John, but what God has done for each of them through his Word in 2024.

Friday Dec 20, 2024
48: Bible Reading Recap – John 11-15 & Psalm 27
Friday Dec 20, 2024
Friday Dec 20, 2024
On this episode of the Bible Reading Recap, Ted Ryskoski, Lance Lawson, and Rachel Chester discuss the final sign of Jesus in the Gospel of John.
His deity is displayed when he resurrects his friend from death, and yet he is also the God who washes the feet of his followers and lays down his life for the world.

Friday Dec 13, 2024
47: Bible Reading Recap: John 6 - 10 & Psalm 104
Friday Dec 13, 2024
Friday Dec 13, 2024
On this episode of the Bible Reading Recap, Ted Ryskoski, Lance Lawson, and Rachel Chester continue discussing the Gospel of John.
Jesus performs more signs, gives more I Am statements, and many more Old Testament references . . . all leading to the astonishing claim that he is the very presence of God on earth.
Click here to view The Bible Project's poster illustrating the overview of the Gospel of John that Lance mentioned!