Geektober gets apocalyptic! When we talk about “dating Revelation,” we aren’t taking the last book of the Bible out to dinner — we’re asking when John actually wrote it down, and why a gap of just a few decades changes the entire story! Why did Ryan get dragged “kicking and screaming” from the late date to the early date after a year-long study? Who’s the mysterious “great city” where the Lord was crucified, and why is John told to measure a temple that hasn’t been knocked down yet? How does connecting Revelation to Jesus’ warnings in Matthew 23 and 24 bring the whole Old Testament covenant arc to a satisfying close without falling into false AD 70 doctrines? Join us for a fast-paced mini-episode that swaps out the frog for the turtle so the Bible’s final punchline finally clicks!

The Big Idea: The book of Revelation beautifully concludes the Bible’s written story.

This Week's Challenge: Read Revelation 11:8, 17:18, and 18:24 alongside Matthew 23:34–38. What connections do you notice?

Show Notes

• Watch Episode 301 (VIDEO)
• The Great City Where the Lord Was Crucified (PASSAGE)
• The Woman and the Great City (PASSAGE)
• Lament Over Jerusalem and the Temple's Fall (PASSAGE)
• Signs of the Close of the Age (PASSAGE)
• What Must Soon Take Place (PASSAGE)
• Come, Lord Jesus (PASSAGE)

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Geektober gets dangerously digital! We're kicking off a two-part deep dive into artificial intelligence and the church by looking straight into the machine's dark side. Sure, AI can save hours of research, but what happens when we try to automate things that were never meant to be frictionless? Why did King David refuse to offer a sacrifice that cost him nothing — and what does that mean for generating a three-point sermon in three seconds? What happens when a chatbot tries to tell you, "As a pastor myself"? Can a predictive algorithm ever replace the Spirit-filled craftsmanship of Bezalel? And why is a growing generation of Christians starting to deeply distrust the synthetic sheen of AI-generated church content? Join us as we explore the difference between a helpful digital tool and an embodied faith!

The Big Idea: Spiritual formation isn't an efficiency problem to optimize; it's a living struggle requiring the breath of God and the heart of a human.

This Week's Challenge: Take one spiritual habit you’ve been tempted to speed up, automate, or scan through digitally. Manually slow it down to a pen-and-paper crawl this week.

Show Notes

• Watch Episode 300 (VIDEO)
• Bezalel Filled with the Spirit of God (PASSAGE)
• A Sacrifice That Costs Nothing (PASSAGE)
• Eat the Scroll First (PASSAGE)
• Made Like His Brothers in Every Respect (PASSAGE)
• Speech Seasoned with Salt (PASSAGE)

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