{"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":"Solitude and Community (Remastered)","slug":"solitude-and-community-remastered","published_at":"2026-06-05T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/exploring-my-strange-bible-58832/solitude-and-community-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/b72059b7-bca0-4460-988c-f34cf7d010cd/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=e5d85dd4-a616-4860-846c-fc4d57e11252&awEpisodeId=b72059b7-bca0-4460-988c-f34cf7d010cd&feed=zovPCGLI","summary":"Practicing Faith E1 — In the Gospels, we find moments when Jesus steps away from the crowds for times of solitude to reflect and pray. What value did Jesus find in this practice of solitude, and how has it served his followers over the centuries and across the globe? In this first of three teachings on Christian practices, Tim explores the practice of silence and solitude, considering how to balance it with the equally important practice of community. Tim gave this message at Door of Hope Church in Portland, Ore., on July 20, 2014.","meta_description":"Practicing Faith E1 — In the Gospels, we find moments when Jesus steps away from the crowds for times of solitude to reflect and pray. What value did Jesu…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3066,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/exploring-my-strange-bible-58832/episodes/solitude-and-community-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/solitude-and-community-remastered.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}