The Scriptures Are Real
Kerry Muhlestein
The Scriptures Are Real (TSAR) with Kerry Muhlestein is a podcast where we look at elements of the scriptures that have become real to us. We interview both experts (people with language, archaeological, historical backgrounds, etc.), and lay folks, and explore times when the scriptures became real to them. This is done from the viewpoint of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We believe that there is real power in the scriptures and that as they become more real we can better apply them to our lives and draw more power from them.
If you listen to this podcast you will learn all kinds of interesting background information that will help you understand and learn more from the scriptures. We believe it will allow you to add real power to your life.
My gratitude to my co-host Lamar Newmeyer. Also to my friend Rich Nicholls, who composed the introductory music.
If you listen to this podcast you will learn all kinds of interesting background information that will help you understand and learn more from the scriptures. We believe it will allow you to add real power to your life.
My gratitude to my co-host Lamar Newmeyer. Also to my friend Rich Nicholls, who composed the introductory music.
Episodes
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Apr 2, 2023 • 46min
April Cobb, Jerusalem, Easter, and Christ's Atoning Sacrifice (week of April 3, only episode)
In this episode special Easter episode, April Cobb, founder of the BYU Jerusalem Center Alumni Association, discusses some of the things that have become real to her in the Holy Land. She and Kerry especially discuss the reality of the atoning power of Christ and the sacrifice He made for us in Jerusalem. They explore how this knowledge can affect us.April and Kerry discuss the site byujerusalemalumni.comWe are grateful for our sponsor, Lisa Spice, and for Alexia Muhlestein, who edited this episode, and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.
Apr 1, 2023 • 28min
Palm Sunday/Triumphal Entry (Holy Week Episode)
In this episode Julianne and Kerry outline some of the scriptural accounts of the Triumphal Entry, some of how it can affect us spiritually, and give some ideas for how to celebrate it.In this episode we mention the book "Greater Love Hath No Man" which you can learn about at https://rsc.byu.edu/book/greater-love-hath-no-manWe are grateful for our sponsor, Lisa Spice, and for Alexia Muhlestein, who edited the episode, and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.
Mar 26, 2023 • 8min
Special on Holy Week Series introduction and preparation (week of March 27, 4th to listen to)
Kerry and Julianne discuss celebrating Holy Week and suggest resources for doing so, and announce a special series and extend an invitation to an event. We are grateful for our sponsor, Lisa Spice and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.
Mar 26, 2023 • 22min
Brooke Stacey on the Pool of Bethesda (week of March 27, third to listen to
Brook and Kerry discuss the miracle at Bethesda, and our need to have someone to help us, to be someone who helps, and how Christ is always there as the person we need. They also discuss how and when and why God does (or does not, or does not when we expect) answer our prayers. We are grateful for our sponsor, Lisa Spice, and for our editor, Alexia Muhlestein, and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.
Mar 26, 2023 • 32min
Shortcast on John's primary theme and the powerful expression of it in John 5-6 (week of March 27, 2nd to listen to)
In this shortcast Kerry explores what he believes is the most important and prevalent theme in the Book of John, and how it is so clearly and powerfully explained in John 5. He then explores how it is furthered and developed in the Bread of Life sermon, and how that prepares Christ's audience to be taught the theme yet again in John 6. He explains how coming to understand this theme will help us get more out of John the rest of this year.We are grateful for our sponsor, Lisa Spice, and for our editor, Alexia Muhlestein, and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.
Mar 26, 2023 • 46min
Christ, Passover, Peter, Power and Peace (week of March 27, first to listen to)
In this episode Kerry and Lamar help you understand who all the Herods are that are mentioned in the New Testament. They also help us understand the miracle of feeding the 5000 and how that leads to the story of Peter walking on water. They explore the meaning behind that, and how it leads to the Bread of Life Sermon, and how that leads to one of Christ's most powerful questions and Peter's powerful answer. In this episode they mention the website scriptures.byu.edu/mapscripWe are grateful for our sponsor, Lisa Spice, and for our editor, Alexia Muhlestein, and for Rich Nicholls, who composes and plays the music for the podcast.
Mar 19, 2023 • 56min
Josh Matson on Parables and Gaining from them (week of March 20, only episode this week)
In this episode Josh and Kerry explore why the Savior taught in parables, and how to gain from them. As an example they discuss the Parable of the Soils and how we can learn from that about how to become someone who gains what God would have us gain from His Son's teachings.We are grateful for our sponsor, Lisa Spice, and for Alexia Muhlestein, who edited this video, and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.
Mar 12, 2023 • 1h 11min
Andrew Skinner on the Power of Christ through His Miracles (week of March 13, only one to listen to)
In this episode Kerry and Andrew Skinner explore the miracles of Christ. They talk about the kinds of miracles he performed, where and why, and what we can learn from them and what it has to do with our lives. They examine the different words used for miracles, and what this can tell us about them.We are grateful for our sponsor, Lisa Spice, and for Alexia Muhlestein, who edited this episode, and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.
Mar 5, 2023 • 22min
Shortcast on Capernaum and the Day of Miracles (week of March 6, third to listen to)
In this shortcast Kerry talks about how to pronounce "Capernaum", its size, what it was like there, the place it played in Jesus's ministry, and its political position. He then goes through Matthew 9 and helps us picture one of the most amazing days ever recorded. He speaks of that perhaps being a typical day when the Savior was in Capernaum.We are grateful for our sponsor, Lisa Spice, and for Alexia Muhlestein, who edited the episode, and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.
Mar 5, 2023 • 10min
Capernaum as the City of Miracles a joint podcast with Youth Follow Him (week of March 6, second to listen to)
In this special joint podcast with Youth Follow Him, Kerry broadcasts with his son, Jacob, who runs the Youth Follow Him podcast. They recount the reasons why Jacob chose to be baptized and confirmed at Capernaum, and why it is such a special place. They discuss the amazing number of events that took place in that city, and how it was the base of the Savior's mission.We are grateful for our sponsor, Lisa Spice, and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.
