{"podcast":{"title":"Exploring My Strange Bible","slug":"exploring-my-strange-bible-58832","podcast_index_feed_id":58832,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/zovPCGLI","website_url":"https://bibleproject.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/12522ed7-c479-4b3f-985a-2053af801cb1/7a882110-a6d5-406f-8a5e-fa7681cf73af/3000x3000/exploringmystrangebible-3000x3000-20-1.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"BibleProject","episode_count":125,"summary":"Welcome to Exploring My Strange Bible by Tim Mackie, lead theologian and co-founder of BibleProject.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T14:19:20.054342+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/exploring-my-strange-bible-58832"},"episode":{"title":"Feasting and Fasting (Remastered)","slug":"feasting-and-fasting-remastered","published_at":"2026-06-12T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/exploring-my-strange-bible-58832/feasting-and-fasting-remastered","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/exploring-my-strange-bible-58832","url":"https://bibleproject.com","audio_url":"https://afp-597195-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/e5d85dd4-a616-4860-846c-fc4d57e11252/episodes/f19bf416-bb7e-4677-8edc-cea1f6269c57/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=e5d85dd4-a616-4860-846c-fc4d57e11252&awEpisodeId=f19bf416-bb7e-4677-8edc-cea1f6269c57&feed=zovPCGLI","summary":"Practicing Faith E2 — In the lives of Jesus and the apostles, we discover the twin practices of fasting—-that is, withholding food from yourself for an intentional reason for a period of time—and also feasting and celebration in community. What are these practices and how do they work together? In this second of three teachings on Christian practices, Tim explores the meaning of feasting and fasting and why it’s important to have both. Tim gave this message at Door of Hope Church in Portland, Ore., on August 3, 2014.","meta_description":"Practicing Faith E2 — In the lives of Jesus and the apostles, we discover the twin practices of fasting—-that is, withholding food from yourself for an in…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2579,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/exploring-my-strange-bible-58832/episodes/feasting-and-fasting-remastered/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/exploring-my-strange-bible-58832/feasting-and-fasting-remastered.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}