Rethinking the Bible with Jack Pelham

Latest Episodes
Episode 48: Have the Miracles Really Ceased?—And Why Many Don’t Really Want to Know
DESCRIPTION: Jack explores the question of whether any or all of the Bible-times miracles still exist on Earth today—and more importantly, why it is that so many Christians today don’t seem to really
Episode 47: The Christmas Truce of 1914
DESCRIPTION: This unusual episode consists of nothing more than a recording of Jack reading a piece he wrote on the Christmas Truce of 1914a most peculiar event in World War I that raises the questio
Episode 46: Who Can Explain the Fear?
DESCRIPTION: Jack asks why there is so much fear that typifies the Christians and their fellowships today, when Romans 8 paints a picture of the Christians being delivered from slavery to fear. Its a
Episode 45: Is Divorce the ONLY Thing that God Hates?
DESCRIPTION: Jack discusses Malachi 2:16, where some translations say that God hates divorce. He asks whether divorce is the only thing God hates, and whether there might not be some very serious issu
EPISODE 44: The Golden Rule and Who Is Responsible for Filling Up the Emotional Void You Naturally Have Inside
DESCRIPTION: Jack discusses the common problem of people hoping to fill up their internal emotional voids, and how Jesus Golden Rule may just provide a lot of the answer to this problem. A professi
Episode 43: Dysfunctional Christianity
DESCRIPTION: Jack reads and discusses an article from his blog (jackpelham.com) about how so much of Christianity today is dysfunctional, with believers not turning out very much like Jesus.
Episode 42: Why There is Suffering In This World, and Why Getting Mad at God About it is Foolish.
DESCRIPTION: In this episode, we deal with questions that frequently arise, and that are rarely answered well. Why doesnt God answer our prayers as we might think he should? Why are we in this world
Episode 41: Eight Possible Ways Jesus Could Save The United States of America
DESCRIPTION: Jack discusses eight possible ways Jesus could fix the mess that is ailing America. It raises the question of just what were expecting when we pray for Gods help. Scriptures Used in thi
Episode 40: Surprising Parallels Between The Harry Potter Saga and Authentic Christianity
DESCRIPTION: Harry Potter spent the first eleven years of his life in the care of the unloving Dursley family, who had little concern for Harry, and very low expectations for the outcome of Harry’s li
Episode 39: You Are Not An Apostle.
DESCRIPTION: A great deal of confusion exists in the churches today because of the careless attention that is given to the various roles that people played in the First Century ekklesia (church to m