The Love’s Playbook Podcast The Bible as the Story of an All-good God
Don’t have time to read the Bible? Can’t understand it? Here it is written as a story for adults that reads like a novel. The story of an all-good God. Listen and fall in love. My version has characters who are fleshed out with carefully researched backstory because they were people like us. I wanted to slow the stories down, make them come to life with characters you can relate to. People like you--people you can identify with and remember. AND the focus is on a good God, not a scary or angry one. The men who wrote the Bible wanted a strong warrior God, and to be sure They are! (One position--three beings who fill it.) But there is such a difference between Their preferred will and Their allowed will. Love and freedom are Their greatest values. Episode 1 is my fantasy of Isaiah 14 and Ezekiel 28 with Revelation 12-–the universe before us. Listen to Abba, Adonai and Ruach converse and see how evil could enter a perfect world—a perfect creation!
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Jun 23, 2025
Jun 23, 2025
15 min
Here begins the story of Samson which is a great study in family systems. Favor is a hard burden to carry. And God’s favor can be used for good or bad. They give gifts but leave us free to choose how we fulfill our calling or not.
Jun 22, 2025
Jun 22, 2025
1hr 22 sec
Jesus’ brorther Jude becomes a believer and starts out to write a treatise on the beauty of what Jesus did for them, but becomes concerned that they need to know about posers or pretenders coming in among them, leading them away. People who are actually ungodly. What follows is a discussion of what it means to be godly or ungodly and a personal story that illustrates choosing a path other than the abuse you were raised in.
Jun 9, 2025
Jun 9, 2025
8 min
It’s so interesting to me that not a lot is recorded about the good years and good judges. What makes it into history is when Israel needs God and a deliverer.
Jun 8, 2025
Jun 8, 2025
1hr 1 min
This discussion is of two really rich chapters—1John 4 & 5. What is sin exactly? What is God’s attitude toward us when we sin? In fact the whole discussion is about God’s attitude toward us anytime. And there is a surprise at the end.
Jun 2, 2025
Jun 2, 2025
17 min
Three more Judges. Two we know little about, but Jephthah has a reputation for making a rash vow. It’s a great study in family systems.
Jun 1, 2025
Jun 1, 2025
1hr 2 min
This is the end of 1John and Ephesians, a great look at the all-good God of 3—in one position as God. We speak a lot about the war we were created into and its effect on us.
May 26, 2025
May 26, 2025
13 min
Gideon started out so good. But honor—even from God—we have seen again and again take a man sideways.
May 25, 2025
May 25, 2025
1hr 8 sec
If you’ve seen these Love’s Playbook posts and are wondering what it’s about, this discussion is probably one of the best to jump in on. Why is it so important to know God is good? Doesn’t everyone know that?
May 19, 2025
May 19, 2025
14 min
God uses Gideon to do the impossible and make it even more impossible so He can wow Israel with evidence that He exists and cares.
May 17, 2025
May 17, 2025
1hr 2 min
So many good things in Hebrews11-13! All the little stories reflecting the one big story—evidence for faith!