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Proverbs But ‘O The Week
A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, BUT a mocker does not listen to rebuke. (Proverbs 13:1) Continue reading
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But When You Fast
Isaiah 58 tells a story of religious people. They seek after God. Or so it seems. This is how God saw their devotion: “they seem eager to know my ways” and “they seem eager for their God to come near.” God further describes, “it’s as if they were a nation who does right.” Don’t miss the words seems and as Continue reading
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Prepare The Way
Between the last words of Matthew chapter two and the first words of chapter three some thirty years have passed. Enter John the Baptist. He was called the Baptist because baptizing people was central to his message, not because he had slicked his hair back with a pound of gel, and had sworn off drinking, Continue reading
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Proverbs But ‘O The Week
A fool shows his annoyance at once, BUT a prudent man overlooks an insult. (Proverbs 12:16) Continue reading
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But You Were Washed
This is surely one of the bigger buts in the Bible for the context in which it appears. Check out 1 Corinthians 6:9-11. The context begins, Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the Kingdom of God? It is a rhetorical question–the presumed answer is, Why of course you know this! A list of Continue reading
DEBUTS SEPT. 3, 2024!
Does this PODCAST make my BUT look BIG tackles provocative, timely, and often complex topics in the Bible from the backside of the sassy little conjunction BUT. “You’ve heard it said … BUT now I say unto you …”
Big Buts is a podcast for anyone wanting to love God more and love people better in a post-Christian society. Expect a candid and often humorous take on everyday issues, always landing on the side of love.
Your Host: In addition to being the world’s foremost expert on the conjunction but, podcast host Darin Michael Shaw (he/him/his) identifies as a post-evangelical, free-range Jesus Freak, taking Jesus seriously when he says, “Follow me,” while inviting others to ‘come and see for yourself.’
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