{"podcast":{"title":"Saved by the City","slug":"saved-by-the-city-3629845","podcast_index_feed_id":3629845,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/CCELI8494848067","website_url":"https://religionnews.com/saved-by-the-city/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/4095453c-5c7f-11ee-bfbb-2f8cf5cc488f/image/2aff5a5e5510982a578673eb76d02d40083c0e19dfe23badda874c38a1dbdbd60d04d319fcd281b311a9ac7bec885597cbea8181f74c275c7c9935f023c4ad53.jpeg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Jonathan Woodward","episode_count":168,"summary":"Roxy and Katelyn grew up in the white evangelical American heartland. Both were warned moving to a supposed bastion of secular culture would be dangerous to their faith. While navigating a city where people sleep in on Sunday mornings and the chaste motto “true love waits” isn’t a thing, the two have found a renewed, vibrant faith that has been both strengthened and stretched in the metropolis.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/saved-by-the-city-3629845"},"episode":{"title":"Bible Stories That Scared the Hell Out of Us","slug":"bible-stories-that-scared-the-hell-out-of-us","published_at":"2026-03-26T09:27:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/saved-by-the-city-3629845/bible-stories-that-scared-the-hell-out-of-us","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/saved-by-the-city-3629845","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/op3.dev/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CCELI4384294431.mp3?updated=1774499206","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/op3.dev/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/CCELI4384294431.mp3?updated=1774499206","summary":"The Noah's Ark story should come with a content warning. The Beginner's Bible. The Precious Moments Bible. The Jesus Storybook Bible. Children's Bibles remain an incredibly popular way for parents to teach their kids the faith. Roxy and Katelyn both remember the Bible stories that left a deep impression on them (a female spy! Fake arm hair!). But some of those stories can be confusing or downright scary. And when taught within a legalistic framework, they can turn faith into an obedience training program rather than a relationship with a gracious parent. That's why our guest on this episode, Meredith Miller, is equipping parents to teach the faith from a posture of curiosity and connection. Miller is a pastor and author of \"Wonder: 52 Conversations to Help Kids Fall in Love with Scripture.\" She previously served as curriculum director for the children's ministry at Willow Creek Community Church. She explains why the Noah's Ark story should not be taught to kids ... and walks us through how she teaches children about the cross in developmentally appropriate ways. Plus: We break down the top scariest Bible stories for kids. Guest: Meredith Miller is co-pastor of Pamona Valley Church and author of \"Wonder: 52 Conversations to Help Kids Fall in Love with Scripture\" and Woven: Nurturing a Faith Your Kid Doesn't Have to Heal From. She writes at the Kids + Faith substack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"The Noah's Ark story should come with a content warning. The Beginner's Bible. The Precious Moments Bible. The Jesus Storybook Bible. Children's Bibles re…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3107,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/saved-by-the-city-3629845/episodes/bible-stories-that-scared-the-hell-out-of-us/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/saved-by-the-city-3629845/bible-stories-that-scared-the-hell-out-of-us.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}