Doable Discipleship

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“For the beauty of a journey is that it doesn’t need to be just one thing but can be many things spread out over time and over the many legs of the adventure . . . The Christian story may have already played out with robed people in a bygone past, but I believe it also continues to move, roll on, slosh, and rise in me each morning and moon.” - The Journey of God
All of history has a central theme: God wants a family. This is why the universe was made - so God could make people. This is the story of the Israelites through the Old Testament. This is redemption story, Jesus living on earth and dying on the cross to make it possible for God’s family to live with him forever. This is the story of the church - spreading the Good News that God wants a family and that family learning how to live together. This is the story of the end, God’s family finally living with Him in perfect relationship forever. This may be a central theme, but there is so much in it to unpack and J.D. Lyonhart does just that in his new book, The Journey of God. 
J.D. is a professor of religion and philosophy at University of Jamestown and co-host of the Spiritually Incorrect Podcast. In this episode, J.D. and I talk about why it’s okay to have fun when talking about the Bible, the central theme of Jesus’ presence, how we should think about sin and redemption, current issues facing the church, and much more. 
Doable Discipleship is a podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland. 
Resources Related to This Episode: https://www.amazon.com/Journey-God-Christianity-Six-Movements/dp/1514009242
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Episode first released July 2025

Announcement! Doable Discipleship now has its own YouTube channel! The Doable Discipleship YouTube channel is officially live. Right now you can find the entirety of the Navigating the Bible series on that channel and more of our previous episodes will be making its way there soon, along with all new episodes of the podcast. 
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“And to this the voice bellowed: ‘I AM WHO I AM.’” . . . “At first, I thought maybe this was just God’s way of saying, ‘Hey, I exist. I AM real. Notice me!’ Or maybe it was God’s way of avoiding the question. I ask, ‘Who are you?’ and he says, ‘I AM WHAT I AM.’ In other words, it’s none of your business who I am, Moses. But the more I’ve thought about it, the more the whole ‘I AM’ thing has begun to strike a chord. You see, I keep asking which one of the gods ‘is’ real. But that question already assumes I know what the meaning of ‘is’ is. What is is-ness? What does it mean to exist - to be something that is rather than isn’t? . . . If the gods are just other beings that exist, then they must derive their existence from something else, and that source would be the true God, wouldn’t it?” - Zeus Was An Atheist, pg. 11
I’m on a mission to make learning the Bible, and talking about God, fun. And to show that we can do so in a worshipful, honoring, reverent way. When I first met author and professor J.D. Lyonhart last year to talk about his book The Journey of God, I knew I met a fellow compatriot in this mission. His books are incredibly fun and funny, while wrestling with deep philosophical, Biblical issues. His latest book is called Zeus was an Atheist: An Odd Retelling of the Moses Story. Even the title elicits a chuckle. The book puts you in the mind of Moses, not from a “this is surely what he was thinking” standpoint, but, yes, an odd retelling standpoint. We walk with Moses through all of the Exodus events you know, but listen as Moses wrestles with, meditates on, and acknowledges who God is - Being, Beauty, Goodness, Truth, Justice. J.D. Lyonhart is Associate Professor of Religion and Philosophy at the University of Jamestown a Fellow at the Cambridge Centre for the Study of Platonism at Cambridge University, and cohost of the Spiritually Incorrect Podcast.  This conversation today, much like the book itself we’re talking about, is both fun and thought-provoking and I hope you enjoy it as much as we did. 
Doable Discipleship is a podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland.
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Resources Related to This Episode: https://www.amazon.com/Zeus-Was-Atheist-Retelling-Moses/dp/1666758957
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Announcement! Doable Discipleship now has its own YouTube channel! The Doable Discipleship YouTube channel is officially live. Right now you can find the entirety of the Navigating the Bible series on that channel and more of our previous episodes will be making its way there soon, along with all new episodes of the podcast. 
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In August of 2024 I started a series called Navigating the Bible with the goal of talking about every book of the Bible. I didn’t know at the time how long it would take. I didn’t know who would say yes to coming on with me to talk about these books. But now, just about two years later, this is the final episode of the series. I may do some additional episodes down the line about to add things here or there, but today’s episode is a bit of a capstone for the Navigating the Bible series.
The New Testament is, rightfully so, all about Jesus. The Gospels are the accounts of Jesus’ life and ministry on earth. The epistles are about the living out the reality of Jesus. As we’ve looked at each book of the New Testament we’ve answered questions like what are the major themes of this book, what does this book teach us about God, what does this book teach us about ourselves, and so on. Today we’re going to pose these questions about the whole of the New Testament so why not have somebody on who has written about every book of the New Testament. My guest today is Dr. Ben Witherington III, Amos Professor of New Testament for Doctoral Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary and author of over sixty books. 
Doable Discipleship is a podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland.
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Resources Related to This Episode: https://www.benw3.com
Related Doable Discipleship Episodes:
Navigating the Bible: Revelation - https://youtu.be/5RNbOa4ItJ8
Navigating the Bible: 2 Peter/Jude - https://youtu.be/I39t_DHGwjw
Navigating the Bible: 1 Peter - https://youtu.be/cMaL8uM0BIc
Navigating the Bible: James - https://youtu.be/JVKfJqMj0Zk
Navigating the Bible: Hebrews - https://youtu.be/8SUE_AUqYVs
Navigating the Bible: Philemon - https://youtu.be/Bpx-1CVxfLw
Navigating the Bible: Pastoral Epistles - https://youtu.be/4FHKBg9HHxc
Navigating the Bible: 1 & 2 Thessalonians - https://youtu.be/d1X-noxGo4g
Navigating the Bible: Colossians - https://youtu.be/-V_E8eSyJ54
Navigating the Bible: Philippians - https://youtu.be/WOzz_E-F8Ao
Navigating the Bible: Ephesians - https://youtu.be/1HMX5ACIDUE
Navigating the Bible: Galatians - https://youtu.be/WV2Cu_wTe_g
Navigating the Bible: 2 Corinthians - https://youtu.be/ZwaCL0Njfs4
Navigating the Bible: 1 Corinthians - https://youtu.be/qqja13uz6BA
Navigating the Bible: Romans - https://youtu.be/KLh2yjIT7IM
Navigating the Bible: Acts - https://youtu.be/p9ovQQUuX2A
Navigating the Bible: John - https://youtu.be/VBovsFhP0i8
Navigating the Bible: Luke - https://youtu.be/GqEnToBadPk
Navigating the Bible: Mark - https://youtu.be/h1Hy9t1rbQk
Navigating the Bible: Matthew - https://youtu.be/nZMtZXWx4lI
Navigating the Bible: Knowing God Through the Old Testament - https://youtu.be/UwWEadWpG-c
Navigating the Bible: Nahum - https://youtu.be/PE96s4ra6qM
Navigating the Bible: Micah - https://youtu.be/sq32a24vGpk
Navigating the Bible: Jonah - https://youtu.be/Vh4VjS7RdhU
Navigating the Bible: Daniel - https://youtu.be/v_F7CadyUUg
Navigating the Bible: Ezekiel - https://youtu.be/Q0u4td1tYWA
Navigating the Bible: Ecclesiastes - https://youtu.be/226hY2qOr08
Navigating the Bible: Proverbs - https://youtu.be/-5NJNmBc3bg
Navigating the Bible: Psalms - https://youtu.be/sSB6thFWk2w
Navigating the Bible: Job - https://youtu.be/AA1Q6cVWoqo
Navigating the Bible: Esther - https://youtu.be/TkQtX8wtmbQ
Navigating the Bible: Nehemiah - https://youtu.be/zWR-5pSzk1c
Navigating the Bible: 1 Kings - https://youtu.be/EQjzZ0lvLjo
Navigating the Bible: 2 Samuel - https://youtu.be/9UOoIvfwXy0
Navigating the Bible: 1 Samuel - https://youtu.be/kWKqWlB8pkE
Navigating the Bible: Joshua - https://youtu.be/5gldD5FM-wk
Navigating the Bible: Deuteronomy - https://youtu.be/JidwMnYL51k
Navigating the Bible: Numbers - https://youtu.be/V60gGr-9pHw
Navigating the Bible: Leviticus - https://youtu.be/1-I-QdjB700
Navigating the Bible: Exodus - https://youtu.be/1ELkgAlWFGg
Navigating the Bible: Genesis - https://youtu.be/5zXHObysL6g
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Announcement! Doable Discipleship now has its own YouTube channel! The Doable Discipleship YouTube channel is officially live. Right now you can find the entirety of the Navigating the Bible series on that channel and more of our previous episodes will be making its way there soon, along with all new episodes of the podcast. 
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“Then I looked again, and I heard the voices of thousands and millions of angels around the throne and of the living beings and the elders. And they sang in a mighty chorus: ‘Worthy is the Lamb who was slaughtered - to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing.’ And then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea. They sang: ‘Blessing and honor and glory and power belong to the one sitting on the throne and to the Lamb forever and ever.’” - Revelation 5:11-13
Revelation, the final book of the Bible, and perhaps the most, “what am I to do with this?”. Revelation is known for its complexity, but, at its heart, is a beautiful message of hope, worship, and love. I’m going to be up front with you: if you are looking for insight and answers to all of the many elements of Revelation, this is not the podcast for you. We won’t be talking about seals, beasts, dragons, the 144,00 - you know, what some people may call the greatest hits of Revelation. But, if you want to know how best to read the book, the message of the book, the heart of the book, how it ties into other parts of Scripture, and what this book teaches . . . this is the perfect podcast for you. When I was interviewing Craig Blombeck earlier in this series I asked him who I should have on for Revelation and he said, “Well you need Dave Mathewson, without a doubt.” So help us navigate the book of Revelation is Dr. David Mathewson, Associate Professor of New Testament at Denver Seminary and author of multiple books on Revelation. 
Doable Discipleship is a podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland.
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Resources Related to This Episode: https://www.amazon.com/Companion-Book-Revelation-Cascade-Companions/dp/1532678169
Related Doable Discipleship Episodes:
Navigating the Bible: 1, 2 & 3 John - https://youtu.be/qMZmBjGD91U
Navigating the Bible: 2 Peter/Jude - https://youtu.be/I39t_DHGwjw
Navigating the Bible: 1 Peter - https://youtu.be/cMaL8uM0BIc
Navigating the Bible: James - https://youtu.be/JVKfJqMj0Zk
Navigating the Bible: Hebrews - https://youtu.be/8SUE_AUqYVs
Navigating the Bible: Philemon - https://youtu.be/Bpx-1CVxfLw
Navigating the Bible: Pastoral Epistles - https://youtu.be/4FHKBg9HHxc
Navigating the Bible: 1 & 2 Thessalonians - https://youtu.be/d1X-noxGo4g
Navigating the Bible: Colossians - https://youtu.be/-V_E8eSyJ54
Navigating the Bible: Philippians - https://youtu.be/WOzz_E-F8Ao
Navigating the Bible: Ephesians - https://youtu.be/1HMX5ACIDUE
Navigating the Bible: Galatians - https://youtu.be/WV2Cu_wTe_g
Navigating the Bible: 2 Corinthians - https://youtu.be/ZwaCL0Njfs4
Navigating the Bible: 1 Corinthians - https://youtu.be/qqja13uz6BA
Navigating the Bible: Romans - https://youtu.be/KLh2yjIT7IM
Navigating the Bible: Acts - https://youtu.be/p9ovQQUuX2A
Navigating the Bible: John - https://youtu.be/VBovsFhP0i8
Navigating the Bible: Luke - https://youtu.be/GqEnToBadPk
Navigating the Bible: Mark - https://youtu.be/h1Hy9t1rbQk
Navigating the Bible: Matthew - https://youtu.be/nZMtZXWx4lI
Navigating the Bible: Knowing God Through the Old Testament - https://youtu.be/UwWEadWpG-c
Navigating the Bible: Nahum - https://youtu.be/PE96s4ra6qM
Navigating the Bible: Micah - https://youtu.be/sq32a24vGpk
Navigating the Bible: Jonah - https://youtu.be/Vh4VjS7RdhU
Navigating the Bible: Daniel - https://youtu.be/v_F7CadyUUg
Navigating the Bible: Ezekiel - https://youtu.be/Q0u4td1tYWA
Navigating the Bible: Ecclesiastes - https://youtu.be/226hY2qOr08
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Navigating the Bible: 1 Kings - https://youtu.be/EQjzZ0lvLjo
Navigating the Bible: 2 Samuel - https://youtu.be/9UOoIvfwXy0
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Navigating the Bible: Joshua - https://youtu.be/5gldD5FM-wk
Navigating the Bible: Deuteronomy - https://youtu.be/JidwMnYL51k
Navigating the Bible: Numbers - https://youtu.be/V60gGr-9pHw
Navigating the Bible: Leviticus - https://youtu.be/1-I-QdjB700
Navigating the Bible: Exodus - https://youtu.be/1ELkgAlWFGg
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Announcement! Doable Discipleship now has its own YouTube channel! The Doable Discipleship YouTube channel is officially live. Right now you can find the entirety of the Navigating the Bible series on that channel and more of our previous episodes will be making its way there soon, along with all new episodes of the podcast. 
Make sure to subscribe to the channel so you can get notifications about every new episode. 

“Dear friends, I am not writing a new commandment for you; rather it is an old one you have had from the very beginning. This old commandment - to love one another - is the same message you heard before. Yet it is also new. Jesus lived the truth of this commandment , and you also are living it. For the darkness is disappearing, and the true light is already shining.” 1 John 2:7-8
John’s epistles, 1, 2, and 3 John, are a beautiful extension from John’s Gospel. John continues his central themes of abiding and living out the call to love one another while spending considerable time on a new theme: confidence in salvation. John talks a lot about sin, about false teachers, about issues of the heart - but he does all of this under the cloak of what it means to be a child of God, to be in fellowship with Jesus, and to love one another. To help us navigate John’s letters is Dr. Gary Derickson, recently retired Professor Emeritus at Corban University and author of a commentary on John’s letters. 
Doable Discipleship is a podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland.
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Resources Related to This Episode: https://www.amazon.com/John-Evangelical-Exegetical-Commentary/dp/1577995759
Related Doable Discipleship Episodes:
Navigating the Bible: 2 Peter/Jude - https://youtu.be/I39t_DHGwjw
Navigating the Bible: 1 Peter - https://youtu.be/cMaL8uM0BIc
Navigating the Bible: James - https://youtu.be/JVKfJqMj0Zk
Navigating the Bible: Hebrews - https://youtu.be/8SUE_AUqYVs
Navigating the Bible: Philemon - https://youtu.be/Bpx-1CVxfLw
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Navigating the Bible: Philippians - https://youtu.be/WOzz_E-F8Ao
Navigating the Bible: Ephesians - https://youtu.be/1HMX5ACIDUE
Navigating the Bible: Galatians - https://youtu.be/WV2Cu_wTe_g
Navigating the Bible: 2 Corinthians - https://youtu.be/ZwaCL0Njfs4
Navigating the Bible: 1 Corinthians - https://youtu.be/qqja13uz6BA
Navigating the Bible: Romans - https://youtu.be/KLh2yjIT7IM
Navigating the Bible: Acts - https://youtu.be/p9ovQQUuX2A
Navigating the Bible: John - https://youtu.be/VBovsFhP0i8
Navigating the Bible: Luke - https://youtu.be/GqEnToBadPk
Navigating the Bible: Mark - https://youtu.be/h1Hy9t1rbQk
Navigating the Bible: Matthew - https://youtu.be/nZMtZXWx4lI
Navigating the Bible: Knowing God Through the Old Testament - https://youtu.be/UwWEadWpG-c
Navigating the Bible: Nahum - https://youtu.be/PE96s4ra6qM
Navigating the Bible: Micah - https://youtu.be/sq32a24vGpk
Navigating the Bible: Jonah - https://youtu.be/Vh4VjS7RdhU
Navigating the Bible: Daniel - https://youtu.be/v_F7CadyUUg
Navigating the Bible: Ezekiel - https://youtu.be/Q0u4td1tYWA
Navigating the Bible: Ecclesiastes - https://youtu.be/226hY2qOr08
Navigating the Bible: Proverbs - https://youtu.be/-5NJNmBc3bg
Navigating the Bible: Psalms - https://youtu.be/sSB6thFWk2w
Navigating the Bible: Job - https://youtu.be/AA1Q6cVWoqo
Navigating the Bible: Esther - https://youtu.be/TkQtX8wtmbQ
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Navigating the Bible: Joshua - https://youtu.be/5gldD5FM-wk
Navigating the Bible: Deuteronomy - https://youtu.be/JidwMnYL51k
Navigating the Bible: Numbers - https://youtu.be/V60gGr-9pHw
Navigating the Bible: Leviticus - https://youtu.be/1-I-QdjB700
Navigating the Bible: Exodus - https://youtu.be/1ELkgAlWFGg
Navigating the Bible: Genesis - https://youtu.be/5zXHObysL6g
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