For our Finale, your hosts through the year, Mat, Nikki, and Monica come together for a year in review. Listen for a personal take on the project from your hosts.Thank you for journeying with us for the Bible Project 2020! #HydeParkUMC Learn more about...

 On this week’s episode, Mat Hotho and Nikki Taylor interview Nikki’s former teacher, Joseph Trafton.Dr. Trafton has retired from teaching at Western Kentucky University. He has UMC roots, but now lives and attends church in Nashville, TN. He has many...

On this week’s episode, Mat Hotho and the Rev. Dr. Sally Campbell-Evans sit down with the Rev. Dr. Karoline Lewis to cover 1, 2, 3 John. The Rev. Dr. Karoline Lewis teaches at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota, and has written numerous books. She...

On this week’s episode, Mat Hotho and Steve Crawford interview Dr. Jennifer Grace Bird for our episode on 1st & 2nd Peter and Jude. Dr. Bird spent much of her time on the East Coast but is now working in the Portland, OR area. She has a Master’s in...

From Hyde Park United Methodist Church in Tampa, FL, this is the Bible Project 2020, a journey to reading the Bible without fear or frustration. On this week’s episode, Mat Hotho and Magrey DeVega interview for our episode on Hebrews and James. They...

On this week’s episode, Mat Hotho  and Celia Ferman interview the scholar Luke Timothy Johnson. Dr. Johnson is Professor Emeritus of New Testament scholar at Emory University. This discussion covers pastoral epistles which are a group of three in the...

 On this week’s episode, Mat Hotho and Monica Largess virtually met up with the Colorado native the Rev. Dr. Chris Holmes. Chris has a Ph.D. from Candler School of Theology. Now, he is the Scholar in Residence at First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta....

On this week’s episode, Mat and Magrey talk about both Galatians &  Ephesians with Rev Dr. John Christianson.The Rev. Dr. John Christianson is the lead pastor at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Williamsburg, Iowa, and adjunct professor of the...

On this week’s episode, Steve Crawford and Mat Hotho sit down with Dr. Jill Marshall to discuss Paul’s letters found in 1 & 2 Corinthians.Jill has a PhD in New Testament Studies from Emory University and works for the American Academy of Religion....

On this week’s episode, Chris Hockman and Mat Hotho sit down with Dr. Bo Adams to discuss the letter to the Romans.Bo is Director of Pitts Theology Library and Margaret A. Pitts Assistant Professor in the Practice of Theological Bibliography at Emory...

On this week’s episode, Monica Largess and Mat Hotho have a conversation with Dr. Erin Heim about Paul the Apostle.Erin Heim earned a PhD from the University of Otago in New Zealand, a Masters in New Testament from Denver Seminary, and a Bachelor of...

On this week’s episode, Jill Krantz and our senior pastor, the Rev. Magrey deVega sit down with Bishop Kenneth H. Carter, Jr. to discuss the book of Acts.Kenneth H. Carter, Jr. is resident bishop of the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church....

On this week’s episode, Mat Hotho and Monica Largess sit down with Dr. Susan Hylen to discuss John 13–21. Susan is the author of two books on the history of women in the New Testament and in the early church. She is Associate Professor of New Testament...

On this week’s episode, Mat Hotho sits down with Rev. Dr. Amanda Brobst-Renaud to discuss John 1–12Mandy is ordained in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. She is Assistant Professor of Theology at Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, IN. Her...

On this week’s episode, Chris Hockman and Mat Hotho sit down with Rev. Dr. Jennifer Wyant to discuss Luke 17–24.Jennifer is the associate pastor of Birmingham United Methodist Church in Milton, GA. Jennifer received a Masters of Divinity from Candler...

On this week’s episode, Celia Ferman and Mat Hotho sit down with Rev. Elizabeth Arnold to discuss Luke 1–16.Liz is ordained in the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. She received a Masters of Divinity from Garden-Webb University's School of Divinity in...

On this week’s episode, Jill Krantz and Mat Hotho sit down with Dr. Sara Fletcher-Harding to discuss Mark 12:35–16.Sara is the Dean of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Religion at Florida Southern College in Lakeland, FL. Sara earned her Ph.D. in...

On this week’s episode, Magrey deVega and Mat Hotho sit down with The Rev. Dr. Tom Boomershine to discuss Mark 1–12:3Tom served as a professor of New Testament at United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio, for over twenty years, and was Magrey’s...

On this week’s episode, Celia Ferman sits down with the Rev. Canon Dr. Christopher Corbin to discuss Matthew 14–28. Christopher is an Episcopal priest, a graduate of Florida Southern College, with a Masters of Divinity from Yale and a PhD from...

This week, Steve Crawford sits down with the Rev. Jim Harnish to usher us into the New Testament with a discussion of the genre of gospel, and Jesus’ sermon on the mount in Matthew 5–7. #HydeParkUMC Learn more about The Bible Project 2020. Join our...

This week, Mat Hotho joins Emily Hotho and Carey Stevens to discuss the books of Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi, as well as offer some reflections on our journey through the Old Testament as it draws to a close. Emily Hotho is the pastor of Skycrest...

This week, Steve Crawford and our guest Rev. Clarke Campbell-Evans discuss the books of Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah. Clarke helps us see the literary themes in each booth and offers a powerful summary of the prophetic purpose through the...

This week, the Rev. Dr. Lisa Wolfe joins us to discuss the books of Hosea, Joel, Amos, and Obadiah. We give attention to their historical settings, what themes mark each book, and—particularly with Hosea—how difficult and differing images of God can...

On today's episode our Senior Pastor, Magrey deVega and I have a conversation with Dr. Brennan Breed about the book of Daniel and Apocalyptic literature.Brennan is Associate Professor of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA....