From Compromise to Community: The Invitation of Judges | Tell Me More

10/06/2025 1h 27min
From Compromise to Community: The Invitation of Judges | Tell Me More

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Let’s be honest—Judges is one of those books in the Bible that makes you pause and say, “Wait… what?” The stories are full of deeply flawed people doing questionable things. But they also hold up a mirror to our own human condition. They reveal our drift, our compromise, our self-reliance. And they whisper a question that echoes throughout the Old Testament: Who will save us?   In this episode, Whit George and Angela Ekstrum what the book of Judges shows us about the state of our hearts and the faithfulness of God.   Show notes:   In this episode, they reference Judges for You by Timothy Keller   Check Out the Message | Counter Culture, The Reality of Sin, & God's Unrelenting Faithfulness: https://youtu.be/1Nzx1EnO0mw?si=0Je9rFnsTOyyBEE8 Time Stamps: 0:00 – A Journey Worth Sharing 2:00 – Angela: From “Not a Pastor” to Bible Boss 5:00 – Finding Her Voice in Scripture 8:00 – Rethinking How We Read the Bible 14:00 – Judges: A Mirror of the Human Heart 18:00 – Wrestling with Divine Judgment 24:00 – Justice, Mercy, and God's Restraint 30:00 – Forming a Counter-Culture People 36:00 – Community is Not Optional 41:00 – Growth Through the Grind 46:00 – Generational Faith & Forgotten Stories 54:00 – God Allows Testing for Our Good 1:03:00 – Everyday Faithfulness in a Watching World 1:10:00 – Living as Light in the Darkness 1:17:00 – The God Who Keeps Showing Up 1:26:00 – Commitment, Complacency, and Coming Home

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