LIKE STARS

Creating Beauty in the Contrast

Exploring how wisdom and faith in Jesus bring
about life to the fullest

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With Dr. Pete Goodman

II'm a pastor, writer and podcast host interested in making sense of how Christianity brings about the kind of lives we were meant to live. Not just in some far distant afterlife, but in the daily moments that make up this one.

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“As you read Like Stars you will enter into the quest for what matters most in life in God’s world.”

Scot McKnight | Professor of New Testament, Northern Seminary

Recent Podcast Episodes

Audio

The World of the Bible: CULTURE (From RiseU)
August 02, 202401:27:3780.22 MB

The World of the Bible: CULTURE (From RiseU)

In this 3rd and final bonus episodes recorded during my summer RiseU class series, I discuss some of the key cultural values that distinguished people...

The World of the Bible: RELIGION (From RiseU)
August 02, 202401:26:3779.31 MB

The World of the Bible: RELIGION (From RiseU)

In this 2nd of 3 special bonus episodes recorded during my summer RiseU class series, I discuss the religion of the Jewish people, what their core bel...

The World of the Bible: HISTORY (From RiseU)
August 02, 202401:27:3280.15 MB

The World of the Bible: HISTORY (From RiseU)

In this 1st of 3 special bonus episodes recorded during my summer RiseU class series, I walk through the history of the Jewish people all the way thro...

Video

Ep. 34: Jesus, Scripture, & Slavery [How do we reconcile the existence of slavery in the Bible?]
March 01, 202400:59:01

Ep. 34: Jesus, Scripture, & Slavery [How do we reconcile the existence of slavery in the Bible?]

Among the most difficult issues people often have with the Bible is the way in which is appears to support the of institution of slavery. The Old Testa...

Ep.  33: Would Jesus Be Cancelled Today? [Why did He call a Canaanite woman a dog?]
February 08, 202400:37:32

Ep. 33: Would Jesus Be Cancelled Today? [Why did He call a Canaanite woman a dog?]

Should Jesus have been cancelled for being racist when calling a Canaanite woman a dog? This is just one more example of some the more “difficult” aspe...

Ep 32: Was Jesus a Mean Person? [Why Did He Sometimes Speak So Harshly to People?]
January 11, 202400:44:54

Ep 32: Was Jesus a Mean Person? [Why Did He Sometimes Speak So Harshly to People?]

For some people, the picture of Jesus they have in their head is of a super nice, friendly guy who smiled all the time and went around hugging everyone...