Bible Wisdom Today
Believing that the Bible is the Word of God takes simple faith; truly understanding its meaning for life today takes hard work. The Bible was written long ago, in a foreign language, within an alien culture, using unfamiliar literary styles. All of these obstacles require careful examination by today's Bible student. This podcast is for those willing to do the hard work to discover God's wisdom for life today.
Your teacher, Stan Watkins, completed his Bachelor of Religious Education from Multnomah School of the Bible (now Multnomah Campus of Jessup University) in 1980 and served in Christian ministry for many years. Currently he is a private piano teacher and supports his local church in the Seattle area. He has been married to his wife, Mary, since 1990 and has three adult children.
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Bible Wisdom Today
Believing that the Bible is the Word of God takes simple faith; truly understanding its meaning for life today takes hard work. The Bible was written long ago, in a foreign language, within an alien culture, using unfamiliar literary styles. Today’s Bible student must overcome each of these obstacles.
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Since Bible Wisdom Today features a series of episodes moving methodically through a book of the Bible, you might want to begin with this introduction to the current series.
Recent Episodes
Aug. 18, 2025
Special Release: How can I Live My Best Life? (Matt. 5:1-12)
On occasion I am asked to preach at my local church and today I am sharing one of those sermons with you. This is a break from our current series, but I am releasing it now so that I can maintain my pattern of releasing new e...
Aug. 4, 2025
Mark 9:30-10:12 | Uncompromising Discipleship
In this episode, Jesus and his disciples continue their journey towards Jerusalem and Jesus continues systematically revealing his mission to his followers. Jesus predicts his death and resurrection a second time and his disc...
July 21, 2025
Mark 8:31-9:29 | Jesus Unveiled
In today’s episode, Jesus begins the difficult work of revealing himself clearly to his followers. They now understand that he is the Messiah, but their definition of the Messiah is seriously insufficient. Jesus reveals his t...
July 7, 2025
Mark 8:11-30 | Seeing at last
This episode brings us to the pivotal point in Mark where the disciples finally begin to understand who Jesus is. Mark ties this section together with many references to sight or the lack of it. First the Pharisees ask Jesus ...
June 23, 2025
Mark 7:24-8:10 | Good News Without Borders
In our study of Mark, today, Jesus makes a trip of at least 120 miles into foreign territories surrounding Galilee. There he finds a woman with a persistent faith, heals a deaf and mute man, and feeds a crowd of 4000 people. ...
June 9, 2025
Mark 6:45-7:23 | The Heart of the Matter
In our Bible passage for today, Mark uses the same key word to connect two stories that seem to be about different subjects. That word is “heart.” In the story of Jesus walking on water, we read that the disciples were amazed...
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