Rebuild by The Barking Fox
Our Creator is willing to rebuild us from the inside out. That's what it means to "be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect." (Romans 12:2) This is a New Covenant process: God pouring out His Spirit on His people to give them new hearts capable of obeying His instructions, commandments, and laws. This podcast explores that process through short devotional meditations inspired by the weekly Torah portions, with connections drawn from the whole Bible.
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Saturday Jan 03, 2026
Saturday Jan 03, 2026
The Bible has a lot to say about adoption, but do we really know what that means? Maybe a big reason we don't understand the blessing of being adopted into God's family is because we don't understand the hope adoption brings to those who have no hope.
Genesis 47:28-50:26; 1 Kings 2:1-12; Jeremiah 31:7-9; Psalm 68:1-10; Luke 19:1-10; Romans 8:18-25; Galatians 4:1-7
Click here to download a transcript of this podcast: A Family for All the Lonely
Cover Photo by DQmountaingirl, May 28. 2008, via Flickr.
Music: "Song of Glory,” The Exodus Road Band, Heart of the Matter, 2016.
Saturday Dec 27, 2025
Saturday Dec 27, 2025
What is it that makes lasting reconciliation possible? This is especially important for the family of faith who worship the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. We might start by recognizing that we really do worship the same God. Then we could ask Him who else is in the family - and what to do to make things right with them.
Genesis 44:18-47:27; Ezekiel 37:15-28; Psalm 22:1-31; Matthew 25:45-47; Luke 15:11-32; Romans 11:13-16; Hebrews 5:7-10
Click here to download a transcript of this podcast: Reconciliation Priorities
Cover Image: Joseph Converses With Judah, His Brother, by James Tissot, 1896-1902, The Jewish Museum.
Music: "Song of Glory,” The Exodus Road Band, Heart of the Matter, 2016.
Saturday Dec 20, 2025
Saturday Dec 20, 2025
Messiah Meetings 2025 happened a Hebraic Family Fellowship Dallas-Fort Worth (HFF DFW) on December 11-12. The theme this year was the Gifts, Office, and Fruit of the Holy Spirit. I was honored to be among the 11 speakers. This is my presentation, Ambassadors of Reconciliation. The intent of the message is to sketch the framework of the Gospel of the Kingdom to provide context for the ministry of the Holy Spirit.
Click here to download a transcript of this podcast: Ambassadors of Reconciliation
This recording is used with permission of HFF of DFW. All the presentations are available on the livestream links below:
Day 1, December 11: https://www.youtube.com/live/5t7wVhLcrIY?si=-al1gKfKw2u5hRPQ
Day 2, December 12: https://www.youtube.com/live/0ffEo05V1bc?si=yO5a-8KJpSGF9Rz6
To learn more about HFF DFW, visit their website at https://hff.church/hff-dfw
Saturday Dec 06, 2025
Saturday Dec 06, 2025
Messiah Yeshua said, "the one who endures to the end will be saved." We have to ask: Endure to the end of what? How are we saved? For what purpose? And how do we endure to the end when the odd against us are overwhelming?
Genesis 32:3-36:43; Obadiah 1; Matthew 10:16-23, 24:9-13; Revelation 2:18-29, 3:7-13
Click here to download a transcript of this podcast: Winning By Not Losing
Cover Image: The faithful endurance of soldiers like Pfc. Vernon Haught of the 82nd Airborne Division ensured Allied victory in the Battle of the Bulge. (Photo taken near Ordimont, Belgium, January 6, 1945, National Archives.)
Music: "Song of Glory,” The Exodus Road Band, Heart of the Matter, 2016.
Saturday Nov 29, 2025
Saturday Nov 29, 2025
Messiah Yeshua's parables of the Kingdom seem easy to understand until we start looking beneath the surface of the stories. That's when we realize that we might not know exactly what the Kingdom is.
Genesis 28:10-32:2; Hosea 12:12-14:9; 2 Samuel 7:4-17; Daniel 2:31-45; Matthew 13:33; Luke 1:26-33; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 15:50-58
Click here to download a transcript of this podcast: Fully Leavened
Cover Image generated by Grok, created by xAI.
Music: "Song of Glory,” The Exodus Road Band, Heart of the Matter, 2016.
Saturday Nov 22, 2025
Saturday Nov 22, 2025
What does it mean to be childlike? Messiah Yeshua said we should become like children if we are to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. How do we do that?
Genesis 25:19-28:9; Malachi 1:1-2:7; 1 Samuel 2:11-3:21, 8:1-9; Matthew 18:1-7, 23:15-26; 1 Peter 2:1-12
Click here to download a transcript of this podcast: Holy Like A Child
Cover Image: Innocent Prayers of a Young Ethiopian Child. Photo by Steve Evans, April 1, 2009, via Flickr.
Music: "Song of Glory,” The Exodus Road Band, Heart of the Matter, 2016.
Saturday Nov 15, 2025
Saturday Nov 15, 2025
Yeshua said the confession of our faith in him as Messiah was more powerful than the gates of hell. What exactly are the gates of hell? And how is trust in Israel's Messiah more powerful than that?
Genesis 23:1-25:18; 1 Kings 1:1-31; 2 Chronicles 16:1-9; Jeremiah 31:31-34; Matthew 12:22-37, 15:1-11; 16:13-20; James 3:1-12
Click here to download a transcript of this podcast: The Gate of Our Enemy
Cover Image: USS Oklahoma (BB37) entering the Panama Canal in 1936. Photo possibly by John F. Flatau, uploaded by Harley Flowers, December 13, 2020, via Flickr.
Music: "Song of Glory,” The Exodus Road Band, Heart of the Matter, 2016.
Saturday Nov 08, 2025
Saturday Nov 08, 2025
We learn more than we may realize from stories. There are life lessons and commentary on the human condition that are better conveyed through stories than any other form. Maybe that's why the Bible is filled with stories.
Genesis 18:1-22:24; 2 Kings 4:1-37; Proverbs 14:12; Matthew 1:18-23, 25:14-30; Hebrews 11:8-22
Click here to download a transcript of this podcast: Vision of Something Better
Cover Image: The Trial of the Faith of Abraham, Gustave Doré, The Doré Bible Gallery, 1891, Project Gutenberg.
Music: "Song of Glory,” The Exodus Road Band, Heart of the Matter, 2016.
