Be With Me: 7 Minutes of Biblical Wonder
Be With Me is a daily 7 minute chronological walk through the New Testament hosted by Michael Smith. It is for everyone who is curious about what Jesus actually said and did in the gospels. Most episodes will leave you with at least one good thought to chew on for the rest of the day. We start with the Bible and hopefully end with Awe. We are walking through the chronological events of Jesus' life and then thoughtfully considering them. It is meant to spur the devotional life of the Christian and the not-yet-Christian. We occasionally venture into the Old Testament when it helps our understanding of the New Testament events. Everybody has 7 minutes. Everybody needs to wonder. Be With Me is hosted by Michael Smith who has absolutely no special qualifications to do a podcast. He is not a pastor. He has not been to seminary. He does not lead a mega-church. He is not a professional and he has no more credentials than you do. He does, however, follow a great God with an observant eye and a curious heart. Each day, he starts with a study bible and aims for astonishment. ‘be with him’ for 7 minutes as he sets out daily to discover the God who invites us to ‘Be With Me.’
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 7 minutes
- Episodes
- 2004
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
REFUSING Release: Jerome Of Prague S22e54 Heb11:35
Jerome of Prague was scheduled to be burned at the stake in 1460. He was given the opportunity to be released by proclaiming that he no longer held his biblical beliefs. He was tempted and was tortur…
The MAKER of The Strong S22e53 Heb11:34
Hebrews highlights some who were "made strong out of weakness." So they started in bad circumstances with no known resources to bring to bear agains them. Their situation looked pretty grim. Then, in…
Flag Etiquette For The Bible S22e52 1sam3:19
Flag étiquette dictates that a nation's flag should never touch the ground. It should never be 'dragged in the dirt' literally or figuratively. Similarly, the old prophet, judge, and interactor-with…
David Sells His Music Catalog S22e51 Ps51:1.mp3
Justin Bieber just sold his music catalog for $200 million; the Boss Bruce Springsteen for $500 million. I wonder how much DAVID's musical catalogue is worth? He wrote 75 of the 150 psalms so we al…
Faithful To An IMPERFECT People S22e50 Judges11:2
Jephthah makes the Hall of Fame of faith because he choses to be faithful to the family of God even though they were not faithful to him. He choses community, even though they are imperfect. He chos…
Gaining Only A BEGINNING S22e49 Judges16:28
What if our WHOLE life of staying on MISSION only resulted in a beginning? Only in the start of something? What if at the very end of our life, we would not see the task complete, the promise fulfil…
NEW Courage For An OLD Conviction S22e48 Judges4:6
What's the big deal with BARAK? He's a great example of applying NEW COURAGE to an OLD PROBLEM. Deborah, a prophetess of God, is the one who reminds him, "Hasn't the Lord ALREADY TOLD you about this?…
I Will Be With You! S22e47 Judges6:16
We DO have time to consider how the Lord considers a nobody from the 12th Century BC: Gideon. "The Lord is with you o might man of valor".
Gideon is thinking: Not quite. This is a terrible time. Very …
Who BELONGS TO ME? S22e46 Heb11:31
The hero of today's story is someone who gave parts of herself sexually to people who weren't her spouse. But this tale asks us to look beyond her sin (who of us has lived with perfect purity of zip…
We ALL Live In “Jericho” S22e45 Heb11:30 Josh6
All of us live in Jericho. We've all committed more than one sin. We all have before us the normal payment to satisfy justice: the giving of a life. Unfortunately, we are on the hook with our OWN LI…
The Red Sea Isn’t Flat! S22e44 Heb11:29
The Red Sea is DEEP. It is 1000m; 3500 feet; ⅔ of a mile down if you walked across it like the Israelites did. Every person "voted with their feet" as to whether they believed the Lord could hold th…
Considered Sight Before Certain Sight S22e43 Heb11:26
Faith is a considered "sight" before certain sight. Abraham considered God able even to raise the dead before he saw it. Sarah considered God faithful before she saw the endpoint. Moses considers th…
Prayer Can TIME-TRAVEL S22e42 Heb11:20
Isaac throws a "prayer-pass" down the corridor of time and has FAITH that God will catch that pass in the future and have it be EFFECTIVE. It is a big ask. It assumes that God cares, that God hears…
Faith In Raising Ability S22e41 Heb11:19
Abraham is honored in Hebrews 11 for his faith in God's ability to RAISE FROM THE DEAD. He applied this faith in a circumstance of the possible sacrifice of his own son Isaac. In tension with this …
We Have Enough S22e40 Heb11:13
Faith is applied in Adversity. Maybe we could even say, faith is ONLY applied in adversity. It is the difficult circumstances that faith is actually applied.
Faith is to have a long-view duration ev…
A World BEFORE Promises s22e39 Heb11:11
We live in "A world BEFORE promises." We are plagued by circumstances we don't like: relational strife, infertility, loss, disappointment, & financial stress. The big issue is, HOW will we CONSIDER G…
A CHANCE For Faith S22e38 Heb11:8
Today you will have a CHANCE FOR FAITH. There will be some circumstance where you will NOT NOW HOW IT IS GOING TO TURN OUT. That is the playing field that gives you a chance for FAITH. You'll have …
Reliance Before Revelation S22e37 Heb11:1
What is faith? It is trust in the PERSON of God BEFORE the PROMISES of God care evident. It is knowing before seeing. There is a timing gap. Before we get everything all evident, there's somethin…
Jim Brown Visits The Cleveland Browns S22e36 Heb11:4
The value of a visit from Hall-of-Famer Jim Brown to the NFL's Cleveland Browns would depend if I am a fan or I am a player. I'd hope the players would be taking NOTES and making videos, for they a…
God LOVES Endurance S22e35 Heb10:38.mp3
God is pleased by endurance. It is a defining characteristic of every Christian of almost every day of their Christian journey. The only day you don't need endurance is your first day. Every other d…