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
FIRST EYES of Easter! John 20:1(S3-Episode 19.5)
We interrupt our regularly scheduled Podcast series of chronologicalness to bring you special news: Jesus rose from the dead. Crazy news. Critical news. Without this message our faith would be in …
Spiritual MAPLE SYRUP. Yum! John 15:4 (S3- Episode #19)
Spiritual MAPLE SYRUP. Yum! John 15:4 (S3- Episode #19)
Last night, I had MAPLE SYRUP from land that I know, from hands that I know, and from a tree that I know. It was delicious. Plate-licking deli…
Leaving PEACE. Giving PEACE. John 14:27 (S3-Episode #18)
We are a messy people. Troubled. Anxious. At war without. At war within. Facing difficulties. Mired by temptations. HE KNOWS.
With all of this in OUR minds, we should actually REJOICE that Jesus…
REMEMBER Who You Are. John 14:26 (S3-Episode #17)
Helen of Troy's face, and perhaps the rest of her, "launched a 1000 ships" said Marlowe. Actually, it was 1186 ships. She must have been SOMETHING!
But what about you? Didn't your face launch the …
"BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE!" John 14:23 (S3-Episode #16)
Like the RONCO knife commercial tag line, "BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE...!" John 14 just piles on the benefits of this new Covenant that Jesus makes before His crucifixion. Episode #15 talks a lot about…
RONCO Knife Commercial of Indwelling Godness. John 14:23 (S3-Episode #15)
In addition to what Jesus reveals about the mostly unknown Holy Spirit, He's got a whole revelation of what the Father and Himself are up to.
- He will come to me
- I'll be loved by the Father
- I'll be lov…
What is your most NEEDFUL THING? John 14:16 (S3-Episode #14)
What is your greatest need? What is your most NEEDFUL THING?
- if only I had a help
- if only I wasn't so alone
- if only I knew what was right and wrong
- if only I could fill this "God shaped hole in my heart…
NEW SPIRIT announced after 1481 Pages?! What took so long? John 14:16 (S3-Episode#13)
Our understanding about God COMPLETELY changes with what is in Jesus' teaching today. It has been anticipated for THOUSANDS of years. It changes EVERYTHING. It affects every moment of our Christia…
If You Could Ask God for ANYTHING...John 14:13 (S3-Episode #12)
If you could ask God for anything...
Of course I am all about me and my interests and my people and my church in my prayers. But wait, there's MORE! In today's passage hints at the underlying key to…
Do You DESIRE to SEE GOD? John 14:8.(S3-Episode #11)
Do you desire to see God? It is an interesting question. I think a legitimate answer can be NO. I DO NOT want to see God. I could be afraid of what I might see. Probably, this reveals our sinfuln…
Heaven = Where I am. John 14:1 (S3-Episode #10.5)
Welcome to a wonderful new section of scripture. I wonder if it will withstand the rigors of sincere inquiry? Probably, every other word does.
It is the LAST DISCOURSE, which initiates a new coven…
Rainbows & Blood Jeremiah 31:34 (S3-Episode #10)
Covenants were often sealed with blood. A sacrifice was often associated with covenants to commemorate their seriousness.
At the (His) Last Supper and (Our) First Supper, Jesus mentions the Blood o…
The EXPENSIVE FORGETFULNESS of Communion. Mt 26:29.(S3-Episode #9)
Bread and Cup never cost so much. During a meal, Jesus carves out a "first Supper". It is His Last supper; it is everybody's last Passover, and it is our first time at the "Lord's Table" in this wa…
A Love Just Like Mine. John 13:34 (S3-Episode #8)
Talk about raising the bar! At the almost 11th hour of Jesus' life He drops a bomb of LOVE. A LOVE-BOMB. Love has been in the relationship of God to man and man to man since time started. So it i…
Watching your FRIEND walk into a BUZZSAW. John 13:21 (S3-Episode #7)
Jesus is troubled in spirit. I wonder why? Part of it is that Jesus himself is going into a BUZZSAW of the passion, the suffering, the abandonment, the beatings, and the crucifixion . WHEN Jesus i…
Finding the Most UGLY Feet to Wash. John 13:15 (S3-Episode #6)
Today I try to make an argument AGAINST washing other's feet. Specifically, I don't want to be involved in any unclean, warty, smelly, deformed, degenerated or ugly feet. Give me the beautiful, the…
WORLD RECORD Shortest Prophesy. John 13:19 (S3-Episode #5)
It is always a good thing to be "stuck" on a bible passage. That usually means good stuff is coming. It means that treasures are going to be unearthed by the sweat employed in getting un-stuck.
My b…
Looking for FEET TO WASH. John 13:1 (S2-Episode #4)
Who are my people?: people in the church, people outside the church. No problem there.
Who are my people's PARTS?: Now wait just a minute. Their FEET? Their nasty bits? Their overworked, over-dir…
"24". Luke 22:14 (S3-Episode #3)
In 2001 Kiefer Sutherland began to play Jack Bauer, a fictional protagonist that has 24 hours to stop some epic evil plot. The series went on for 10 years, had a reprise, and a movie.
Similarly, our…
The Last SIN-TAKING Lamb. Luke 22:7 (S3-Episode #2)
We recall the last US combat death of World War II: Charles Havlat. A cease fire had been declared 9 minutes before, but word hadn't quite got to the front lines yet.
Similarly, we'll meet today the…