• Visionaries Not Vigilantes
    Nov 14 2025

    Welcome to Pause to Read, a podcast by ⁠The Park Forum⁠. The Park Forum is a donor-supported Bible engagement ministry providing free (and ad-free) Monday through Friday devotionals online and via email subscription. On the Pause to Read podcast, we read a devotional from the past year and encourage you to pause to read the scripture before you listen to the devotional.

    Today’s devotional, titled Visionaries Not Vigilantes, was written by John Tillman and read by John Tillman. It was originally published on February 21, 2023, and based on the following passages: Exodus 4.13.

    Please discuss this episode and others in this series on violence with others. Then share thoughts from your conversations with us at info@theparkforum.org and include “Pause To Read” and “Topic of Violence” in the subject line.

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    Divine violence is a difficult and disturbing topic. If you’d like more in-depth study on this topic Erin recommends Confronting Old Testament Controversies, by Tremper Longman. You can also hear Erin discuss some of these topics on the Faith and Culture Now podcast.

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    6 mins
  • Sticks and Stones and Scorpions
    Oct 10 2025

    Welcome to Pause to Read, a podcast by ⁠The Park Forum⁠. The Park Forum is a donor-supported Bible engagement ministry providing free (and ad-free) Monday through Friday devotionals online and via email subscription. On the Pause to Read podcast, we read a devotional from the past year and encourage you to pause to read the scripture before you listen to the devotional.

    Today’s devotional, titled Sticks and Stones and Scorpions, was written by John Tillman and read by John Tillman. It was originally published on October 2, 2024, and based on the following passages: Ezekiel 2.6-10.

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    6 mins
  • God Hears What We Celebrate
    Oct 6 2025

    Welcome to Pause to Read, a podcast by ⁠The Park Forum⁠. The Park Forum is a donor-supported Bible engagement ministry providing free (and ad-free) Monday through Friday devotionals online and via email subscription. On the Pause to Read podcast, we read a devotional from the past year and encourage you to pause to read the scripture before you listen to the devotional.

    Today’s devotional, titled God Hears What We Celebrate, was written by John Tillman and read by John Tillman. It was originally published on November 4, 2022, and based on the following passages: Ezekiel 35.5-15.

    Please discuss this episode and others in this series on violence with others. Then share thoughts from your conversations with us at info@theparkforum.org and include “Pause To Read” and “Topic of Violence” in the subject line.

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    6 mins
  • Of Pride and The Sword
    Oct 3 2025

    Welcome to Pause to Read, a podcast by ⁠The Park Forum⁠. The Park Forum is a donor-supported Bible engagement ministry providing free (and ad-free) Monday through Friday devotionals online and via email subscription. On the Pause to Read podcast, we read a devotional from the past year and encourage you to pause to read the scripture before you listen to the devotional.

    Today’s devotional, titled Of Pride and The Sword, was written by John Tillman and read by John Tillman. It was originally published on September 29, 2020, and based on the following passages: Ezekiel 32.9-10, 19-21; Matthew 26.52.

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    6 mins
  • Choosing Gentleness Over Violence
    Oct 1 2025

    Welcome to Pause to Read, a podcast by ⁠The Park Forum⁠. The Park Forum is a donor-supported Bible engagement ministry providing free (and ad-free) Monday through Friday devotionals online and via email subscription. On the Pause to Read podcast, we read a devotional from the past year and encourage you to pause to read the scripture before you listen to the devotional.

    Today’s devotional, titled Choosing Gentleness Over Violence, was written by John Tillman and read by John Tillman. It was originally published on October 30, 2019, and based on the following passages: 2 Timothy 2.24-25.

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    6 mins
  • The Language of a Good Neighbor
    Sep 28 2025

    Welcome to Pause to Read, a podcast by ⁠The Park Forum⁠. The Park Forum is a donor-supported Bible engagement ministry providing free (and ad-free) Monday through Friday devotionals online and via email subscription. On the Pause to Read podcast, we read a devotional from the past year and encourage you to pause to read the scripture before you listen to the devotional.

    Today’s devotional, titled The Language of a Good Neighbor, was written by John Tillman and read by John Tillman. It was originally published on November 2, 2018, and based on the following passage: Hosea 8.7.

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    Book: The Simple Faith of Mister Rogers by Amy Hollingsworth

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    6 mins
  • Participating in Violence
    Sep 26 2025

    Welcome to Pause to Read, a podcast by ⁠The Park Forum⁠. The Park Forum is a donor-supported Bible engagement ministry providing free (and ad-free) Monday through Friday devotionals online and via email subscription. On the Pause to Read podcast, we read a devotional from the past year and encourage you to pause to read the scripture before you listen to the devotional.

    Today’s devotional, titled Participating in Violence, was written by John Tillman and read by John Tillman. It was originally published on October 25, 2024, and based on the following passages: Ezekiel 27.3-7.

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    6 mins
  • Victory Over Violence
    Sep 25 2025

    Welcome to Pause to Read, a podcast by ⁠The Park Forum⁠. The Park Forum is a donor-supported Bible engagement ministry providing free (and ad-free) Monday through Friday devotionals online and via email subscription. On the Pause to Read podcast, we read a devotional from the past year and encourage you to pause to read the scripture before you listen to the devotional.

    Today’s devotional, titled Victory Over Violence, was written by John Tillman and read by John Tillman. It was originally published on February 1, 2024, and based on the following passages: Psalm 18.47-49.

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    6 mins