A little bit of Pharoah, a little bit of Rock n' Roll 6d5y4h

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit christinalynnwallace.substack.com Today, I’m coming ‘atcha with allll the updates on why this week has been simultaneously sucky and AWESOME, how I feel God is strengthening my “joy muscle,” a bit of insight into my system for reading Scripture on an (almost) daily basis, updates on Oxford and my academic life, and, most importantly, Exodus. I was NOT expecting God to tell me that Exodus would be the first book of the Bible to kick off my studies this year. But as always, He knows what He’s doing. This one waffles with the best of them because I recorded it on 4 hours (at best) of sleep. But it ends on a high! So enjoy! Happy New Year, friends! Chapters for the episode: 00:00 Reflections on 2025: A Year of Hope 05:02 The Intersection of Suffering and Joy 09:17 Exciting Developments in Writing Career 15:00 Launching a Writing Course: Pick Up Your Sword 20:56 Pursuing Academic Dreams: A Theology Degree 26:38 The Call to Influence: Engaging with Culture 30:56 Engaging with Scripture: A Personal Approach 36:24 Exploring Exodus: Parallels to Modern Humanity 38:47 Understanding Exegesis vs. Isogesis in Scripture 43:25 The Complexity of God's Character: Pharaoh's Heart 50:47 Waging War on Paganism: The Plagues of Egypt 01:00:42 The Cycle of Comfort and Disobedience 01:08:58 Embracing a Year of Jubilee: Living in Hope Listen to my C.S. Lewis podcast, Magic Like This: https://magiclikethis.substack.com/ Essays mentioned in this episode:https://christinalynnwallace.substack.com/p/something-is-happening-can-anyone https://christinalynnwallace.substack.com/p/taylor-swift-and-our-inky-black-mire the waitlist for the Pick Up Your Sword course: https://christinalynnwallace.myflodesk.com/waitlist your interest for my 90-minute writing workshop: https://christinalynnwallace.myflodesk.com/swordfromthestone Book a Writer's Audit 1:1 mentorship call: https://calendly.com/hellochristinalynnwallace/90-minute-writer-s-audit?month=2025-01 2i5b2e