Every now and then I like to just recede to the background.

Like the Homer Simpson meme, like to recede into the greenery.

Because so rarely do we get an extended disagreement and a useful conversation.

So the reason I stopped asking questions, because I thought that's illustrative of how to have charitable conversation with people about stuff you care about.

Reframe.

You know, it's a, it's a tough text.

Welcome to episode 68 of Bible Talk, a podcast brought to by Nine Marks.

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My name is Alex Dukin.

With me are my two friends.

Samimati.

Jim Hamilton.

Hey guys, good to see you.

You too, man.

Let's do this.

Last week we talked about the sin of Aiken and the fall of AI, Joshua chapter 7 and 8.

Today, we're going to talk about the next two chapters, Joshua 9 and 10.

And what we've got going on here is that Israel is on the march.

They have begun to defeat their enemies in the conquest.

And immediately, at the beginning of Joshua 9, we find out that their enemies are hearing about it.

So, again, don't know

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