2: John 12-17: Intro: The Glorious Cross

We're thrilled to be joined by Jen Oshman today as we consider our next chunk in John's gospel, and specifically what it looks like to heed Jesus' warning that his disciples will be hated in this world. Jen has been in women’s ministry for over two decades on three continents. She’s the author of Enough About Me,  Cultural Counterfeits, and It’s Good to be a Girl. She’s the Director of Women’s Ministry in her local church, pursuing her Masters of Theological Studies, and the mother of four daughters.📚This episode is sponsored by10ofthose.com. A Christian book ministry that sells carefully selected resources that point to Jesus. They also host our Two Sisters bookstore at10ofthose.com/twosisters where you can always find our top recommendations for each season.Today’s recommended resources on hospitality are: Neighbourhoods Reimagined by Chris and Elizabeth McKinney, Extraordinary Hospitality by Carolyn Lacey, and Welcome by Jen Oshman. They can all be found on our partner page here.If our conversations have encouraged you at all, please, take a minute to rate and review it on this platform. Why not send the link to a friend or two whilst you're at it? You can find the questions to dig a little deeper into this passage here.Some of the resources mentioned by Jen were: Voice of the Martyrs, Operation World and Joshua Project

As Jesus continues talking with his disciples, he's preparing them for life without him, but life with His Spirit. What does it look like to be a disciple? Join us as we dig deep into the first half of John 15.📚This episode is sponsored by 10ofthose.com. A Christian book ministry that sells carefully selected resources that point to Jesus. They also host our Two Sisters bookstore at 10ofthose.com/twosisters where you can always find our top recommendations for each season.Did you know they can provide a bookstore for any event, big or small? If you want to find out how 10ofThose can help serve your church, reach out to them on email at: [email protected]. They'd love to help resource you and your church leaders so that you can browse and shop books that will point your community to Jesus.If our conversations have encouraged you at all, please, take a minute to rate and review it on this platform. Why not send the link to a friend or two whilst you're at it? You can find the questions to dig a little deeper into this passage here.

As the disciples process Christ's imminent departure, they've got some questions. Join us as we walk through Jesus' tender and mind-blowing response to each question.📚This episode is sponsored by 10ofthose.com. A Christian book ministry that sells carefully selected resources that point to Jesus. They also host our Two Sisters bookstore at 10ofthose.com/twosisters where you can always find our top recommendations for each season.📚In this episode we recommend The Word One-to-One. You can find the books, along with all the recommendations from this season on our partner page.Sign up to receive our latest episode, blog post, some discussion questions & a prayer prompt straight into your inbox each week.

Humility, servanthood, shock and betrayal: these are just some of the themes fuelling our discussion as we open up John 13 together.📚This episode is sponsored by 10ofthose.com. A Christian book ministry that sells carefully selected resources that point to Jesus. They also host our Two Sisters bookstore at 10ofthose.com/twosisters where you can always find our top recommendations for each season.📚In this episode we recommend I Am by Laura Cerbus. You can find the book, along with all the recommendations from this season on our partner page.Check out our episode page for the questions to dig deeper into this passage and other resources.

We're diving back into John's gospel, and this time we're listening in to Jesus' final words to his disciples the night before he dies. Before we get there though, in this episode we consider the big themes that underpin all that follows: God's Glory and Christ's impending death.📚This episode is sponsored by 10ofthose.com. A Christian book ministry that sells carefully selected resources that point to Jesus. They also host our Two Sisters bookstore at 10ofthose.com/twosisters where you can always find our top recommendations for each season.📚In this episode we recommend Wisdom and Knowledge by Jonathan Griffiths. You can find the book, along with all the recommendations from this season on our partner page.🎉We’d love your help as we look ahead. Please take 5 minutes to fill in our birthday survey here everyone who completes it will receive a voucher for 10ofThose and be entered into a draw to win a £40/$40 voucher.🫖As always, we encourage you to grab a friend to read with, here are some questions to help you dig deeper:1. How does Jesus challenge our view of glory in these verses?2. How do the contrasting responses challenge us?3. How is our understanding of what it looks like to follow Jesus recalibrated by these verses?

We're diving back into John's gospel, and this time we're listening in to Jesus' final words to his disciples the night before he dies. Before we get there though, in this episode we consider the big themes that underpin all that follows: God's Glory and Christ's impending death.This episode is sponsored by 10ofthose.com. A Christian book ministry that sells carefully selected resources that point to Jesus. This week we’ve partnered with 10ofThose.com to offer an amazing 40% off some of their handpicked Bibles. Head to our bookstore on 10ofthose.com/twosisters to see which Bibles are being offered at this incredible discount. Simply add the code BIBLE40 at the checkout. *This offer is valid until the end of February.*Don’t forget to complete our birthday survey to receive a voucher code off 10ofThose.com and be entered into a draw to win £40/$40 worth of books!

We're thrilled to be joined by Blair Linne for the beginning of our next season, as we consider the question: Can God really change me as I open up my Bible? Blair is a Bible teacher, actress, spoken word artist, and the creator of the podcast GLO with The Gospel Coalition. She is also the author of Finding My Father and Made To Tremble.10ofthose.com are offering a limited time discount on Blair’s book. Order your copy here and enter the code TWOSISTERSTREMBLE before the end of February 2026 to get 25% off.This episode is sponsored by10ofthose.com. A Christian book ministry that sells carefully selected resources that point to Jesus. They also host our Two Sisters bookstore at10ofthose.com/twosisters where you can always find our top recommendations for each season.

What would you give to spend an evening with Jesus, hearing him teach and listening to him pray?  This is what we’re encountering in these next chapters of John’s gospel.  In twenty four hours, he’ll be dead. Will you come with us as we explore what he most wants his disciples to know?Our first episode drops next week on Friday 23rd January.In the meantime, why not check out this seasons resources on our website or sign up to receive our weekly email, delivering the episode, a blog, discussion questions and prayer prompt direct to your inbox.

There's much to reflect on as we bring this season to a close - join us as we consider what we would write on Solomon's epitaph to sum up his life!This episode is sponsored by Dwell Bible app.Bring the teachings and stories of Scripture to life, not just reading the words, but hearing them read over you and transform your daily moments, such as exercise or chores around the house, into divine encounters, helping you to build consistent routines.Head over to dwellbible.com/twosisters for more information.Sign up to our monthly newsletter here if you haven't already. 

As we come to a close on our time in 1 Kings for now, we're finishing with one of the most sobering chapters of the Bible, charting Solomon's downfall.This episode is sponsored by StewardshipStewardship is a UK-based charity that helps over 30,000 Christians be the best stewards of the resources God gives them.Whether you’re supporting a friend in mission, your local church, or a cause close to your heart, Stewardship makes it easy to give wisely, generously, and in a tax-effective way.  And if you don’t live in the UK, you can still support many UK Christian charities through their international partner network. Find out more at stewardship.org.ukIf you enjoyed this episode, please do rate and review us where you listen - it really does help us to get the word out.