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
- 2002
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
KNUCKLEHEADS at the Resurrection Lk 24:1 (S3-E59)
I want a better resurrection story. It is a story of chaos, confusion, unbelief, surprise, forgetfulness, laziness, fearfulness, etc. In short, it is like a bunch of knuckleheads encounter the resu…
Guarding the DEAD. Mt 27:66 (S3-E58)
Those who posted a guard around the dead guy were right about one thing: Resurrection is a big deal. Either it is true, or it is not. They help us here by posting a guard. They assure us that the…
The Burial and Burial-ers of Jesus Lk 23:50 (S3-E#57)
Listen for 7 minutes and learn with me about one of Jesus' earliest followers: Joseph of Arimethea. He's from a nearby town, he's rich, a member of the Sanhedrin council that convicted Jesus; he do…
Is God Safe? Where is God? Mt 27:51 (S3-Episode #56)
Is God SAFE? CS Lewis said via Mr. Beaver in The Lion Witch and the Wardrobe, "NO. But He is GOOD." There is a curtain that in a sense protects us from Him, from His holiness. It keeps us from His …
AWE Is A GREAT START but isn't enough. Mt 27:54 (S3-Episode#55)
A Roman Centurion is a practiced, professional, accustomed killer. Suffering is his actual business, particularly if he leads the crucifixion squad. Remember, the idea is ultimate suffering. Death…
Done! Finished! Accomplished! Achieved! Ps 22:31(S3-Episode #54)
Ps 22 starts out with "why have you forsaken me?", but it doesn't end there. It ends with a triumphal, "he has done it"!!!!!
On the Cross Jesus starts out with "why have you forsaken me?" but simila…
R U an "ABANDON-er?" Ps 22:24 (S3-episode #53)
Is Psalm 22 a song of abandonment?
Is it one of distance or intimacy?
Is it used ("...why have you forsaken me?") to conclude that God abandons Jesus on the Cross, or is it more of a question, a feelin…
PIERCING Hands and Feet PREDICTED before it's INVENTION. Ps 22:16 (S3-E#52)
The Persians invented crucifixion in about 300BC. Yet, Psalm 22 refers to "they have pierced my hands and feet" in about 1000BC. 700 years before the technique was invented. It is my favorite of t…
DELIGHTING in Psalm 22:1 (S3-Episode #51)
What if we thought about the psalm that the New Testament writers thought MOST about...What if we had some Old Testament reflection on the crucifixion...What if we heard from God Himself about what w…
The DEATH of Jesus/Throw-up in my Mouth. Matt 27:50 (S3-Episode #50)
The death of Jesus is well documented but brief. In all four gospels it is about 14 verses in total. Let's read them and sit with them today. I've got throw-up in my mouth because of it.
The deat…
Who is at the Cross? John 19:25 (S3-Episode #49)
We are at the central event of human history. It is at the central place of human history. It is at the central time of human history. (It literally splits time in half as we refer to it: BC and …
The LANGUAGES at the Cross. John 19:19 (S3-Episode #48)
The Cross is the great Grand Central Station of history. All Scripture intersects there from the Old and New Testament. People intersect there.
Today, I am struck with how LANGUAGES intersect at the…
STEALING the THIEF on the (Other) Cross. Luke 23:43 (S3-Episode #47)
One of the Thieves on the (other) cross goes from:
- railing and reviling Jesus
- Realizing a few things about God. Probably that He's real, He's there, His judgments are true and just, I am deserving of…
FORGIVING the UNGRATEFUL. Luke 23:34 (S3-Episode #46)
So Jesus has the most nasty actions done to Him by the most nasty people. The big question is: How does He respond?
The Good Book says that God is KIND To the UNGRATEFUL and EVIL. It is in the conte…
GRAND CENTRAL STATION of Scripture. Mt 27:44 (S3-Episode #45)
All the tracks of Scripture run to the Cross. All the tracks of Scripture run FROM the Cross.
Stuff from the Old Testament is being fulfilled with almost every line of the story of the Cross. Stuff f…
ONLY Guy to Actually HELP Jesus. Mark 15:21 (S3-Episode #44)
The crucifixion process is gruesome. Today there is spitting, stripping, fake homage, and hitting.
But there is also a HERO of the crucifixion. Besides Jesus, there is SIMON of Cyrene. He's just in…
Love is Defined by This Action. John 19:16 (S3-Episode #43)
Paul Tripp writes that love is defined by an ACTION. Specifically, THIS ACTION. The Cross, and all that goes with it. We should probably study and expose ourselves to it.
Pilate is pulled in multip…
This is a HORRIBLE Podcast. Mark 15:15 (S3-Episode #42)
Even before we get to the crucifixion, there are many nastinesses to sit with. We must sit with "Good Friday" before we get to Easter.
First let's consider Barabbas. Notorious. Robber. Murderer. I…
Herod sends a JOKE to Pilate. Luke 23:11 (S3-Episode #41)
Herod and Pilate become BFF (Best Friends Forever) at the end of this story. It all involves the UNDERSTANDING and sympathy that is demonstrated by a JOKE. The Joke is an expensive grand gesture, w…
Q: Are You KING? A: Who's Asking? Jn 18:34 (S3-Episode. #40)
Pilate gets the chance of a lifetime. He gets to be literally near the kingdom, and the KING. It rattles him a little bit, but probably not enough.
Pilate inquires as to whether Jesus is KING. Jesu…