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
Who Do You CHOOSE TO SERVE? Mark 10:43 (S2-Episode #35)
Do you want to be great? Do you want to go from mediocrity to wonderfulness? Good! That is definitely encouraged in the Scriptures.
So exactly how is that done? Here is where is gets tricky. Whoe…
Drinking the TOUGH CUP. Mark 10:38 (S2-Episode #34)
What if my future will be difficult?
What if the Cup that the Lord has before me doesn't taste very good?
What if I'll be "drinking the TOUGH CUP?"
Do I trust You Lord?
Will You be enough?
Will I make it …
"I'll take Jesus' guts of mercy for $2000, Alex!" Luke 18:39 (S2-Episode #33)
There is much to admire in today's podcast. Actually, not the podcast itself, some real life stuff was going on there. The admiration is of Bartimaeus. He's Poor, blind but he is our hero today.
We…
Not GRASPING something HIDDEN in PLAIN SIGHT. Luke 18:34 (S2-Episode #32)
Everybody has to wrestle a bit with "the cross". By that I mean the whole process of the death and resurrection of Jesus. It is broken down today into its emotional parts: the mocking, the spitting,…
Shoving Your Big CAMEL HEAD thru the Eye of a Needle. Luke 18:25 (S2-Episode #31)
Ha. Ha. Ha. The Humor of this image. It really is funny, unless you realize that your life DEPENDS of the success of this task.
Can you get a CAMEL through the eye of a NEEDLE?
Can't think of a way?…
Is it GOOD to be RICH or NOT? Luke 18:18 (S2-Episode #30)
Is it good to be RICH or not?
How can you be SAD and rich at the same time? Worse, how can you be SAD BECAUSE OF your riches?
How easy might it be to mis-treasure money, or sex, or power, or control a…
A KINGDOM of CHILDREN. Luke 18:16 (S2-Episode #29)
Our teachers today are children. Why? because the kingdom is full of people who either ARE them, or are LIKE them. So, we need to come humbly to this passage today.
The song goes, "Jesus loves the …
MR. POTATO HEAD Speaks to God. Luke 18:9 (S2-Episode #28)
Two Mr. POTATO HEADS speak to God. We get to see how they "dress" as they approach God. One self-justifies and ends up not justified. One puts on his humble "I'm sorry eyes"; he puts on his "I'm s…
DISCOURAGED? Lost HEART? Then this 1 is 4 U. Luke 18:1 (S2-Episode #27)
Are you discouraged today? Have you lost heart? If so, then this podcast today is for you.
When the Bible encourages us to not lose heart, we know that it is a real thing. People lose heart. Lif…
WHERE is Jesus? John 11:54 (S2-Episode #26)
Today we will find out WHERE Jesus is. We will also think about WHEN this takes place and WHY too.
Jesus is in Ephriam which is likely the OT city of Ephron which is about 12 miles from Jerusalem. So…
Gathered into ONE. John 11:52 (S2-Episode #25)
Gathered into ONE. John 11:52 (S2-Episode #25)
Things in today’s Scripture don’t quite add up in my mind.
· Lazarus is dead for 4 days
· Lazarus is raised from the dead
· “many” believe
· …
The BIGGEST battle with the BIGGEST ENEMY. John 11:44 (S2-Episode #24)
Today, join me as I ponder the biggest battle, with the biggest enemy since page 3 of the Bible. Scripture tells us that DEATH will be the last enemy to be defeated. Two big events of the crucifixi…
TEARS in HIS BOTTLE. Psalm 56:8 (S2-Episode #23)
TEARS in a BOTTLE. Psalm 56:8 (S2-Episode #23)
Today I am going to tell a story about a travel-experience-moment that I think directly speaks to our official main passage of John 11 and the mourning …
GROWL at the ENEMY; WEEP with US. John 11:35 (S2-Episode #22)
GROWLS at the ENEMY…but WEEPS with US. John 11:35 (S2-Episode#22)
Typically, we chat each day about approximately 9 verses of scripture. Today, we will chat about 9 characters of Scripture. That’s …
Growling, Snorting, Outraged Jesus. John 11:33 (S2-Episode #21)
When my favorite 4 year old really really really doesn't like something, she doesn't speak: she GROWLS.
In the original language, this is more accurate than our English, "deeply moved". So let's go …
A PASSAGE, A PERSON, & A PODCAST for your FUNERAL File. John 11:25 (S2-Episode #20)
I am assuming you have a funeral file to gather your transitional concerns to help your family after you die. Today, I am going give you a Passage, a Person and perhaps even a Podcast to put into th…
I'm GLAD He Died. John 11:15 (S2-Episode #19)
Jesus basically says He is GLAD that Lazarus died. I suppose that means that Jesus is either some sort of a MONSTER, or He has got something else up His sleeve.
This is a spectacular miracle that is …
I Heard You Were Sick So I DIDN'T Come. John 11:6 (S2-Episode #18)
Jesus devotes a massive piece of Biblical real estate on our next passage. He tells us the end at the very beginning. It is for His glory and for our belief. We will get to each of those. This is…
LOSING Life to KEEP It. Luke 17:33 (S2-Episode#17)
When Christ asks people to move spiritually there is an element of CONTROL that He makes us the boss of. And here is the rub: It is so very difficult to do so. The language in the passage today fr…
The Bible is STRANGE. So what will I DO? Luke 17:30 (S2 Episode #16)
Sorry, episode #15 will never work because of some technical difficulties. Sorry if you tried to download it. Hopefully, this will be EVEN BETTER for you! Today we will expose ourselves to a part o…