Russell Moore Podcast

In today’s episode of The Cross and the Jukebox, I talk about Don Williams’ “Good Ole Boys Like Me.” This song speaks to the Christ-haunted reality of the South and the culture of Bible Belt Christianity within the South. Join me each week as I think about some of my favorite songs. I hope you’ll subscribe and leave a review or a comment. The post Cross & the Jukebox: Don Williams’ “Good Ole Boys Like Me” appeared first on Russell Moore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, we continue our journey through Genesis by looking at the creation and meaning of humanity. In today’s text, we cover Genesis 1:26 – 2:17. What does it mean to be created in the image of God? What does it mean to have intrinsic dignity? Join me as we consider what this passage has to say on these questions. Genesis 1:26 – 2:17 English Standard Version (ESV) 26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. 28 And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” 29 And God said, “Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food. 30 And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so. 31 And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. 2 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. 2 And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. 3 So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation. 4 These are the generationsof the heavens and the earth when they were created,in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens. 5 When no bush of the field was yet in the land and no small plant of the field had yet sprung up—for the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the land, and there was no man to work the ground, 6 and a mist was going up from the land and was watering the whole face of the ground— 7 then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature. 8 And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed. 9 And out of the ground the Lord God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. 10 A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and there it divided and became four rivers.11 The name of the first is the Pishon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. 12 And the gold of that land is good; bdellium and onyx stone are there. 13 The name of the second river is the Gihon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land of Cush. 14 And the name of the third river is the Tigris, which flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates. 15 The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden,17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” The post First Word: The What and Why of Humanity (Gen. 1:26 – 2:17) appeared first on Russell Moore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of “The Cross & the Jukebox,” I talk about one of the most iconic songs of country music: “He Stopped Loving Her Today” by George Jones. Join me each week as I think about some of my favorite songs. I hope you’ll subscribe and leave a review or a comment. The post The Cross & the Jukebox: George Jones’ “He Stopped Loving Her Today” appeared first on Russell Moore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, we continue our journey through Genesis by looking at the rest of the first chapter and the beginning of the next. In today’s text, we cover Genesis 1:3-2:3. This opening chapter sets the stage for the future storyline of Scripture. Join me each week as we journey through Genesis and see what this first book of Scripture reveals about the Kingdom of God. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this relaunch of “The Cross & the Jukebox,” I start with one of the most recognizable songs in country music: “I Saw the Light” by Hank Williams Sr. This song is the prayer of a backslider, something that we can all understand at some point in our lives. Join me each week as I think about some of my favorite songs. I hope you’ll subscribe and leave a review or a comment. The post The Cross & the Jukebox: Hank Williams Sr.’s “I Saw the Light” appeared first on Russell Moore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dive into the complexities of Genesis with a focus on the creation narrative, light symbolism, and the mystery of water. Explore the theological implications of origins, marriage, and the central role of Jesus in the cosmic story. Uncover the significance of words in creation and the balance between materialism and spirituality within the divine mystery.

In my new podcast, I will be teaching through books of the Bible (the thing I miss most since entering this new role), as well as reviving some older podcast topics. One of these is “Questions and Ethics” where I answer your questions about moral decisions you or those you now might be facing. Another is “The Cross and the Jukebox” which explored religious themes and cultural currents in country music. I hope you’ll subscribe and leave a review or a comment. The first episodes will be available in your podcast app later this week. The post Announcing My New Podcast appeared first on Russell Moore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices