Teachings, Writings, and Pods
Here you will find a variety of resources I’ve created over the years, from sermons to videos to blogs to podcast interviews and more.
Podcasts
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Church Around the World
I spoke with Dan Ehrman about challenges to Sabbath living, why I wrote the book, and what I hope readers will encounter in its pages. Find it here.
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Unhurried Living Podcast
Alan and Gem Fadling run Unhurried Living, an organization that guides leaders into slower, more attentive, and more effective ways of leading. Alan and I talked about how the Sabbath is a powerful companion in establishing intentional rhythms of presence, purpose, and play. Listen on Apple or YouTube.
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Hashcast
Catch this delightful 2-part conversation with the good folks over at the Anam Cara Community in NC on the Hashcast. We explore the connections between Sabbath and power, the economy, and how Sabbath is counter-cultural—even in the church. Find Part 1 on Apple or the Anam Cara website. Part 2 on Apple or the website.
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UCB Radio w/Matt Brown
Matt Brown interviewed me for his UK-based radio program discussing The Sabbath Way. This one explores some personal terrain before it dives into the book, and I appreciated Matt’s curiosity, which compelled me to make some new connections along the way. Listen at this link.
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UnWriting the Bible
I joined my new friend Nick Acker for a wide-ranging conversation about my other passion: Biblical Performance Criticism. We explored how performance reconnects Bible scholarship with the Church; how performance and play inform how I teach Hebrew; how performance helps expose layers of meaning in a text inaccessible to silent readers; and much more. Catch it on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube.
Sabbath-Related Videos
A recent sermon I preached on the Sabbath at Church of the Servant, Grand Rapids, MI, based on Psalm 92, the Bible’s Sabbath Psalm.
Part 1 of a 4-Part series on Sabbath, created during the pandemic in conjunction with Ann Arbor Christian Reformed Church and Ryan and Megan Boes. Find Parts 2-4 in the Sabbath playlist.
A pre-recorded Sabbath sermon I preached for Oakdale Park CRC in June 2020, shortly after the murder of George Floyd. Based on Genesis 2.1–3
Find more videos on my YouTube channel’s Sabbath Playlist.
Writings ~ Sabbath and Otherwise
Click the links below to read blog posts and articles I’ve written on Sabbath, formational encounters with creation, shame, biblical performance, and more.
Sabbath Blog Posts
“The Sabbath, Food, and Creation Care,” Reformed Journal Blog, 11/1/20
“The Sabbath, Work, and Refreshment,” Reformed Journal Blog, 11/8/20
“The Sabbath, Time, and Presence,” Reformed Journal Blog, 11/15/20
“It’s About Time,” Reformed Journal Blog, 11/22/20
“A Sabbath (Re)Orientation,” Retreat Where You Are Blog, 10/11/20
“Sabbath: It’s About Time,” Retreat Where You Are Blog, 10/18/20
Essays on Life, Theology, and Memory
“Learning Lament: Remembering Tina,” Reformed Journal, 3/8/21
“Ben’s Quad Aflame (Notes on Shame),” Reformed Journal, 5/31/21
“Cosmic Companionship,” Reformed Journal, 8/30/21
“Apprenticeship in Words-Making-Worlds,” Reformed Journal Blog, 8/15/20
“Unseen Grace: Lent in the Book of Exodus,” Reformed Journal 3/1/11
Academic Articles
“Advanced Biblical Hebrew: How to Design L2 Input to Facilitate Comprehension of a Biblical Text,” Hebrew Higher Education, 2024
“The Art of Biblical Performance: Biblical Performance Criticism and the Old Testament Narratives,” in Journal of Biblical Text Research 47 (October, 2020) 301–327.
“Hospitality of the Heart: How Changing Our Metaphor Can Change Our Relationship With the Bible,” in Before the Face of God: Essays in Honor of Tom Boogaart (2019).
“Kinesthetic Language Learning: How an Accident Led to a Revelation,” Digital Commons @ George Fox University, 2016
Videos About Hebrew, Scripture Enactment, and Theological Reflections
One of my passions is teaching Biblical Hebrew in ways that are playful, embodied, interactive, and fun. You don’t have to go to seminary to learn Hebrew—and you don’t have to get an ulcer doing it, either.
Another passion of mine is biblical enactment—also biblical storytelling, embodiment, or biblical performance criticism. Engaging the Bible through drama reveals layers of meaning inaccessible to silent readers.
My YouTube channel WTSHebrewPlayers is home to hundreds of videos that will help you learn Biblical Hebrew, discover theological and exegetical insights informed by the Hebrew, and explore the ancient and sacred art of biblical performance.
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