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A podcast dedicated to revealing beauty and purpose through another look at faith, the sacred, and the stories that unite us all.

Jonah ran away from God's call; Peter was told that he would be led where he did not wish to go. We have plans for ourselves, but if God cal...

The Bible's most famous day is the Day of the Lord, but like all Jewish days, it begins in darkness and moves toward light. Learn more at st...

Jacob deceived his father and stole his brother's blessing, but it's a bit more complicated than it looks: Isaac may have been complicit. Le...

We have all heard about the prodigal son; he and his father teach us much about the natures of God and humanity. But what about the other so...

The apostle James said it best: How can you show me faith without works? Yet I will show you faith by my works. Learn more at storiesofsymme...

Leviticus outlined specific rules so that people didn't have to question where they stood with God. This certainty, however, was only one of...

Pilgrims travel across the world to arrive at a holy site. Christians, though, are opposite pilgrims who, being themselves holy temples fill...

Noah was described as a great man in his time, but was he great in all times? He did not argue on behalf of others the way that Abraham or M...

The afterlife reversed the fortunes of a purple-rich man and a beggar named Lazarus. For the former, it was not his wealth that sent him hel...

If I were a tree in Gethsemane, what would I have witnessed? The sleeping disciples, the praying master, the kiss of Judas, and more. Learn...

Practical Advice for a Better World is available February 9, 2024, but what's the book about? Ben answers this by reading the first few page...

There is a personal responsibility to rise above one's sinful nature. Adam and Eve, in the garden, did not. Cain, however, eventually did an...

The Hebrew and Babylonian creation stories are similar in many ways; nevertheless, the tale in Genesis is altogether different in its unders...

Host Ben LeBoot announces that Season 4 will begin on Tuesday, January 23rd. Learn more at storiesofsymmetry.com .

The lyrics "here I raise my Ebenezer", the famous Ebenezer Scrooge . . . what is this word "Ebenezer", and how does it relate to Christmas?...

Pastor and 7th-dan martial artist Jeff Lindsay helps us wrestle with self-defense, loving one's neighbors, and walking in the footsteps of J...

Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement—the day on which all sins are removed. So why don't Christians celebrate this exceptional occurrence? Lea...

Host Ben LeBoot announces his new website ( BenLeBoot.com ), Instagram ( @BenLeBoot ), and hashtag (#BenLeBoot).

Joshua gave the Israelites this ultimatum: Serve the Lord, but if doing so is evil in your eyes, then choose your alternative. Every person...

Calling all masons, builders, ledgemen, and stone-enthusiasts. Let's talk about how to choose a cornerstone and why God's temple is made of...

What do a Mercury astronaut and a thirteenth-century friar have in common? Answer: marks. If we ask about the marks of Christ, we should als...

Let's explore Melchizedek: the man, the myth, the legend. He was priest and king, but what else? Mysterious stranger, or familiar friend? Th...

The Judeo-Christian tradition began with Abraham, yet a contemporary of his, King Melchizedek, was priest to the Most-High God. How did some...

Do Christian converts need to be circumcised? Because this question so troubled the early church and carried such profound ramifications, th...

A group of Israelites built a giant altar that the larger whole thought was blasphemous. As the nation stood on the brink of civil war, a sm...

What is the profit in gaining the world but losing your soul? And what can you give in exchange for your soul? Let's discuss violins, lentil...

Are there contemporary martyrs, who was the first person murdered for God, and what are the dying words of these triumphant witnesses? The i...

When we put God in perspective, all else assumes its proper magnitude. Looking through the lens of the Lord, even the fearsome Bil'am seems...

Fig trees in the Bible lead tenuous lives; at times they are elevated to the highest esteem, at others they are threatened with the axe. We...

How are Abraham, Moses, and Jonah related? Was Peter around at the same time as Noah or Mary? Does Paul come before or after Jesus, and when...

Host Ben LeBoot announces that Season 3 will begin on Tuesday, November 15th. Learn more at storiesofsymmetry.com .

Campus pastor Todd Cutter addresses the university experience and helps us navigate struggles like approaching others, finding vocation, and...

Reverend Doctor Whit Malone is retiring after nearly four decades in ministry. He joins us to answer tough questions, reflect upon the Churc...

Season 2 finale: Despite ups and downs, successes and failures, the Bible always ends on a note of hope. We look to John, Moses, Malachi, Cy...

When an Aramean proselyte became distressed about applying his new faith in a pagan society, God's prophet told him the secret to maintainin...

After Simon's night of unsuccessful fishing, Jesus told him to cast into the deep. Though the command contradicted Simon's experience as a f...

Herculean strength or abject weakness? Both can be useful, but neither is preferred. To walk with God, we must be balanced and ready to embr...

Job's misfortune, Christ's cross, and God's compassion reveal much about suffering, but do they help us understand why it happens? Learn mor...

When God declared that light should be, it was, and it propagated throughout creation, enlightening the psalmist, the citizens of New Jerusa...

The patron saint of Ireland prayed this prayer for God's protection. Learn more at storiesofsymmetry.com .

Solomon's proverbs are astute, but the vicissitudes of life seem to contradict the sage. The other Wisdom books help us resolve this disacco...

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who says to Zion: Your god reigns! Learn more at storiesofsymmetr...

God ordained rest, but obeying the command is tougher than it sounds. When Sabbath is misapplied, it miscarries; when the land is abused, Go...

Does God have a name; if so, what is it? Learn more at storiesofsymmetry.com .

Jesus borrowed it from Joshua, Jacob-Israel had two, Benjamin almost had a different one, and neither Lazarus nor John Proctor had anything...

How did Jesus resemble Israel's heroes of old, and what does it mean to fulfil the Law and the Prophets? Learn more at storiesofsymmetry.com...

Host Ben LeBoot announces that Season 2 will begin on Tuesday, October 19th. Learn more at storiesofsymmetry.com .

Season 1 finale: When God calls us to follow, what are we supposed to do? For ideas, let’s look to Peter, Elisha, John Wayne, and a random b...

What better way for God to show love of humanity than by taking a person's name as an epithet? Learn more at storiesofsymmetry.com .

In one of the most important passages of the Torah, God calls faithful followers to not merely listen, but to act. Learn more at storiesofsy...