Wednesday in the Word is my podcast about what the Bible means and how we know. Why do a podcast on what the Bible means and how we know when we’re practically drowning in online sermons?
See: What is WitW?
How I began
“Mommy, what’s grace?” That question from my child was a turning point for me. Though I had been an avid Bible student for years, I had never considered how to explain theology to a 4-year-old. The challenge of answering that question sparked my focus on what I call “toddler theology” — translating abstract theological concepts into practical, everyday terms or serious bible study applied to real life.
My goals are to explain Scripture without using Christian jargon or theological vocabulary and to excite others to discover the joy of Bible study.
I am a wife, a mother and grandmother. After graduating Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University (it makes my mother happy when I publicize that), I completed a 3-year post-graduate program in biblical exegesis with my husband, David. We spent 5 years on staff at McKenzie Study Center in Oregon (back when it was a Study Center; before they started Gutenberg College.)
Since moving to Virginia in 1990, I developed my passion for teaching. In addition to being the Women’s Ministry Director for my local church for over 20 years, I taught a weekly women’s bible study from 1994 to 2018. Since COVID, I have focused on podcasting.
What I do now: Teaching & Podcasting
Like Ezra, I have set my heart to “study the Law of the LORD, and to do it and to teach His statutes” (Ezra 7:10). Wednesday in the Word (this website) supports my teaching ministry. The name comes from the Bible study I taught from 1994-2014.
I offer my bible studies, podcast and resources, free of charge under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 Unported License.
I do not accept advertising or affiliate links on this site. I do not ask for donations. However, I love hearing from you about how you used these studies and/or what you learned.
Who’s listening?
Just over half of WitW listeners are in the United States. Where are the others? Here are the top 10 countries as of June 2022:
- United States
- France
- Australia
- United Kingdom
- Philippines
- South Africa
- Canada
- Belgium
- India
- Singapore
Top photo by the author. Yes, I’m older now.
