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","date_published":"2025-04-21T01:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4e295f5d-8acf-41f8-a4cc-042bc58f38d0/84165374-3346-474d-b20d-c7017e78eacc.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":74833971,"duration_in_seconds":2289}]},{"id":"9934d2c3-7dd6-46fe-b23b-b417bf14b6ac","title":"3: The Story of the Bible with Jason Hart","url":"https://graymereconnections.fireside.fm/3","content_text":"Jason Hart is the youth minister for the Northside Church of Christ in Harrison, Arkansas. He shares the approach he takes in sharing the story of the Bible to the teens he teaches. He walks us through how to begin studying a scripture by asking key questions that help us see ourselves in the Biblical story.  ","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eJason Hart is the youth minister for the Northside Church of Christ in Harrison, Arkansas. He shares the approach he takes in sharing the story of the Bible to the teens he teaches. He walks us through how to begin studying a scripture by asking key questions that help us see ourselves in the Biblical story.  \u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Jason Hart shares the approach he takes in sharing the story of the Bible with his youth group. ","date_published":"2025-04-14T08:00:00.000-04:00","attachments":[{"url":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/4e295f5d-8acf-41f8-a4cc-042bc58f38d0/9934d2c3-7dd6-46fe-b23b-b417bf14b6ac.mp3","mime_type":"audio/mpeg","size_in_bytes":83967675,"duration_in_seconds":2612}]},{"id":"1ce96878-9ef4-4746-9183-656c5aa3d5d8","title":"2: Archaeology and Our Faith with Dewayne Bryant","url":"https://graymereconnections.fireside.fm/2","content_text":"Dewayne Bryant is a professor at Faulkner University. He has a passion for archaeology and shares how it relates to our faith. He also shares some of his experiences on an archaeological dig. \n\nLinks for this episode:\n🔗 https://faulkner.edu\n🔗 https://dewaynebryant.wordpress.com\n🔗 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6EMvvnZlck0bQpUsuMNjwg","content_html":"\u003cp\u003eDewayne Bryant is a professor at Faulkner University. He has a passion for archaeology and shares how it relates to our faith. He also shares some of his experiences on an archaeological dig. \u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLinks for this episode:\u003cbr\u003e\n🔗 \u003ca href=\"https://faulkner.edu\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://faulkner.edu\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n🔗 \u003ca href=\"https://dewaynebryant.wordpress.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://dewaynebryant.wordpress.com\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n🔗 \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6EMvvnZlck0bQpUsuMNjwg\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003ehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6EMvvnZlck0bQpUsuMNjwg\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","summary":"Dewayne Bryant joins Andrew to talk about archeology and to share some of his experiences on an archaeological dig. 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