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
What KIND Of Patience Shall We Have? S7e21 Jim5:8
But what KIND of patience does James call us to? A passive, weak patience? Nope.
He turns to the farmer first. Farmers work hard, have spiritual-callouses, know the principle that what happens in Augu…
The Day When Money Really Does Talk S7e20 James 5:4
Welcome to a real day coming when money talks, riches rot, garments are eaten, inert metals corrode and there is flesh-eating-treasure. It the dystopian, upside-down, Alice-in-Wonderland day that al…
Should MISTS Be Making Plans? S7e19 James4:14
Every person you see today is an eternal creature. But, as far as the here and now is concerned, they are MISTS. Frankly, they just may not be here in the morning. We MUST view ourselves as MISTS. …
Hide & Seek(be FOUND) W God James 4:8 S7e18
If you have every had the joy of playing "Hide and Seek" with a child, there is a point to the game: it is not TO BE HIDDEN, but rather TO BE FOUND. The joy is to be found. The joy is to find. Sim…
He Will DRAW NEAR! S7e17 James4:8
God could not be sweeter in our passage today. Please listen. You will hear the heart of God in His relationship to a people who are not the shiniest.
Here is the prize:
- He gives grace and then MOR…
Romancing The Stone S7e16 James4:4
In a marriage relationship, both parties are to be fighting for the relationship; each giving all they've got and making the whole a priority. Violating that commitment is known as adultery.
Similarl…
Giving PREFERENCE To Wisdom S7e15 Jim3:13
James is all about wisdom. It doesn't get to us by magic. We must make a space for it. We make mental and spiritual 'room' for it. We must give preference to it. This is the meekness of wisdom.
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What Is Your Tongue For? S7e14 James3:9
Your tongue is supposed to be used to speak blessing upon the Lord (worship) and to speak blessing upon His people (encouragement). It is small part of the body, but it packs a big punch. In fact, i…
Teachers: Double HONOR & Double JUDGMENT s7e13 james3:1
Thank you for making this podcast a 7 minute part of your day. I hope you are blessed today, and that you'll come back for all the tomorrows that the Lord may give.
There is an appropriate, sobering …
In-Actioned Faith S7e12 James2:26
Salvation is not the result of works, but works are the result of salvation.
Salvation is not a result of work, but works are the result of faith.
Salvation is not the result of works, but works accomp…
Faith Tested In Reality S7e11 James2:17
Today we move from talking a good game to living a good game. Faith is expensive, inconvenient, challenging, demonstrable, external, exposing, definable, quantifiable, and we best be ready for it.
Fa…
Showing POSITIVE Preference S7e10 James2:8
James couldn't be stronger in his condemnation of treating people badly based on external factors. He uses the shabbily dressed poor as an example. It could have been dishonoring them based on coun…
The BIG DEAL Of PARTIALITY S7e9 James2:1
If you are like me, you don't even know what PARTIALITY is. James couldn't be stronger in his alarm at its presence in the church. He calls it EVIL. It is a BIG DEAL, and we don't even know it. We…
Starting With Your “POOPY-BUTT” S7e8 Jim1:26
Listen 7 minutes as a three year old gives us our lesson. It starts with the phrase, "POOPY-BUTT". If you are three, you'll think this is a HILARIOUS term, and you will barely able to contain yourse…
Lessons from Nairobi traffic s7e7 james1:24
Perhaps the culture of traffic cooperation in Nairobi, Kenya has something to teach us today. Nairobi is a city of 4.5 million people. Everybody is going somewhere. You'd think it would be "every m…
Being In A HURRY To HEAR S7e6 Jim1:19
James turns our inclinations of being slow to hear and quick to speak upside down.
He wants to change the set point we all have of LISTENING vs TALKING. He wants us to move from being in a hurry to T…
How Should I Think About God? S7e5 James1:17
God tells us about Himself in the book of James. It is under this exposure, this revealing, that we should place the scope of our thinking about Him. So far on the first page, we learn that His int…
Preventing Killers From Being Conceived S7e4 Jim1:15
The premise of the Terminator movies is a future battle to the death. It is so far in the future that time travel is possible. One of the sides gets a bright idea. "Let's go back into the past, an…
You ARE being Tested. Here’s The Answer Sheet S7e3 Jim1:10
At this very moment, the lowly are being tested. Right now, the rich are in a big trial. So says James as his first two examples.
- These are trials we could do wrong
- These are trials we are supposed to…
What Would You Ask DEAR ABBY? S7e2 James1:5
We all have something in our lives that is difficult. These trials can produce something good in our character, but that is after we do the right thing.
So how can we do the right thing without KNOWIN…