How to Study the Bible - Bible Study Made Simple
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How to Study the Bible - Bible Study Made Simple
As Christians, we want to experience God through the Bible… we really do!But our good intentions fall flat when reading the Bible just doesn’t seem to help us experience God in a real way. What should feel dynamic and important and alive often feels confusing and boring and irrelevant. But it doesn’...
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Instead of Doing More This Summer, Maybe You Need to Do Less
If you've been feeling tired, overwhelmed, depleted, or just quietly wondering where God is in the middle of a very full life — this episode is for yo...
How to Take Hold of Hope Even in Disappointing Seasons | Mark 16
Have you ever been so disappointed — for so long — that you just stopped hoping anything good could happen next? That's exactly where these women are...
God's Silence Is Not His Absence in Your Life | Mark 15
If you were writing a story about the Son of God, Mark chapter 15 is probably not the story you would write. Jesus is arrested, mocked, beaten, humili...
Are You Following Jesus at a Distance? | Mark 14 (Pt 2)
Have you ever been absolutely sure you'd hold up under pressure — until you didn't? That's Peter's story in Mark chapter 14, and honestly? It's most o...
Proximity to Jesus Is Not the Same as Surrender to Him | Mark 14
What would it look like to give your very best to Jesus — not what's left over, not what's convenient, but your actual best? That's the question sitti...
Faith Grows in the Uncertainty You're Trying to Avoid | Mark 13
If you've ever wanted God to just tell you his plan— give you the timeline, the clarity, the step-by-step guide — then Mark chapter 13 is going to bot...
How to Really Know What You Value Most | Mark 12
What if the way you measure your faith isn't the way God measures it at all? That's the question Jesus drops right in our lap in Mark chapter 12 — and...
You Are The Temple... So What's Keeping You from True Worship? | Mark 11
Before Jesus can use you, He has to disrupt you — and that's actually good news.
We all love the version of Jesus who comforts us, encourages u...
Is God Asking Me to Surrender the Thing I'm Asking Him to Bless? | Mark 10
What if the thing you're asking God to bless is actually the thing He's asking you to let go of? That's the question sitting at the heart of Mark chap...
"I Believe, Help My Unbelief" What We Learn from This Honest Prayer | Mark 9
Have you ever found yourself saying, I want to believe — I really do — but there's this part of me that just... doesn't? That is exactly where we land...
How We Move from Confusion to Clarity in Our Faith | Mark 8
Today, we're walking through Mark chapter 8, a pivotal moment in the Gospel where the disciples move from confusion to clarity about who Jesus really...
Why Jesus Cares More About Your Heart Than Your Behavior | Mark 7
In this episode, I walk through Mark 7 and unpack one of Jesus’ most challenging and freeing teachings: the problem isn’t primarily what’s happening a...
What to Remember When You Feel Like You’re Not Moving Forward | Mark 6
In this episode, I walk through the closing section of Mark 6 and explore what it means to follow Jesus when life feels frustrating, unclear, or stuck...
How Jesus Restores What Evil Tries to Destroy | Mark 5
In this episode, I walk through Mark 5:1–20 and invite us to slow down and really feel the story of the demon-possessed man Jesus meets in Gentile ter...
How to Be Wealthy: Understanding the Parable of the Sower in Mark 4
In Mark chapter 4, we shift from rapid action into Jesus’ teaching—especially through parables, stories that place a familiar picture beside a spiritu...
The Secret to Being Yourself (Is Obedience) | Mark 3
Today we’re in Mark chapter 3, and I’m calling this episode “The Secret to Being Yourself,” because this chapter shows us how Jesus moves through inte...
How the Spirit Brings True Freedom | Mark 2
Today, we’re in Mark chapter 2, and I've titled it “The Spirit Brings Freedom,” because this chapter provides a front-row seat to what Jesus is like—...
When Life Feels Off-Kilter: Go Back to the Gospels | A Bible Study on Mark 1
Today I’m taking us into Mark 1, because sometimes life gets a little off-kilter—and when it does, I really believe we need to return to the basics an...
How to Pursue Joy That Doesn’t Depend on Your Circumstances
This is a "best of" episode, which I’m calling this episode “The Potential for Joy.” I know that might sound like an unexpected title for a passage a...
Enthusiastic and Trusting: Two Invitations for a Stronger Year Ahead
Today we’re wrapping up our One Word 2026 series with the final two invitations: enthusiastic and trusting. I wanted this whole month to feel unhurrie...
Want a Calmer, Kinder Year? Gratitude or Peace Could Be Your One Word Focus in 2026
Today we’re continuing our One Word 2026 series, and I’m offering you two more invitations to consider for the year ahead: grateful and peaceful. My h...
Starting 2026 with Intention: Confidence, Diligence, and God’s Direction
As we begin a brand-new year, I want to help you slow down and listen for God’s invitation in your life. In this episode, we kick off our One Word 202...
How to Choose Your One Word for 2026
Hey friends — welcome to 2026! I’m so glad you’re here, and I’m really excited about what God has for us as we step into a brand-new year together. Th...
Let God Reframe Your 2025: A Psalm 107 Year-End Reflection
As we wrap up our year together, I want to invite you into this meaningful spiritual practice: looking back on 2025 through the lens of Psalm 107 to i...
Am I Observing Christmas—or Worshiping Christ? The Theology of 'O Come, All Ye Faithful'
In this final Advent music episode, Nicole Unice explores the beloved hymn “O Come, All You Faithful” as a powerful invitation—not just to celebrate C...
Do I Live Like My Soul Has Worth? The Theology of 'O Holy Night'
Why does O Holy Night move us so deeply? In this Advent episode, Nicole Unice walks through the biblical and theological foundations of one of the mos...
God and Sinners Reconciled: The Deep Theology behind 'Hark the Herald Angels Sing'
Jesus didn’t just come to teach us or inspire us; He came to reconcile us to God. In this Advent episode, Nicole explores Hark! The Herald Angels Sing...
Start Small, Stay Faithful: How Everyday Obedience Builds a Lifetime of Impact
In this special bonus episode of How to Study the Bible, author and podcaster Carol McLeod joins Nicole to talk about falling in love with Scripture,...
O Come O Come Emmanuel - Songs of the Advent Season
“That deep ache you feel isn’t something to fix—it’s a holy longing for the Savior your soul was made to know.” In this special Advent series kickoff,...
Kingdom Breaking Through: Hope at the End of the Story - Daniel 12
“Suffering never has the final word; resurrection does.” This week, Nicole wraps our study of Daniel by tracing the shift from history to “end of the...
The Empire Devours Its Own — Power, Corruption, and the Faithful Remnant - Daniel 11
“Every empire eventually turns inward—what’s built on pride always devours itself.” In Daniel 11, prophecy and history collide as Nicole Unice walks l...
Can We Know What’s Really Happening in the Spiritual Realm? - Daniel 10
“Healthy theology affirms the spiritual realm without obsessing over it. Faith keeps us grounded when the unseen feels overwhelming.” In Daniel 10, th...
How Daniel Prayed and What the “Seventy Weeks” Really Meant - Daniel 9
"Real prayer doesn’t stop at personal confession. It joins God in His redemptive work and asks, ‘Lord, act for Your own sake—so that Your name will be...
The Ram, the Goat, and the “Little Horn” in Daniel 8: How What We Know Shapes How We Live
We can’t ignore evil—but we don’t have to fear it. God never forgets His people, even when the world feels dark. In this episode of How to Study the B...
Finding Hope in a World of Empire: The Good News in Daniel 7
Kingdoms will come and go. Empires will rise and fall. But God is sovereign over all. In the end, there is nothing that can stop the Kingdom of God fr...
How Daniel and the Lion's Den Parallels Jesus' Death and Resurrection - A Bible Study on Daniel 6
Daniel didn’t have to stop praying to God—he could have just hidden. But he didn’t. He kept doing exactly what he’d been doing before. Long obedience...
Want Godly Wisdom? Practice These Things - A Bible Study on Daniel 5
In this week's Bible study on Daniel 5, Nicole unpacks the famous scene of the writing on the wall and shows how it exposes the danger of pride, the f...
Why Conviction Is Not the Same as Conversion - And Why The Difference Matters
How do we know who is a genuine believer? And why does it matter to know the difference between conversion and conviction? Those are the questions we'...
How to Have Faithfulness in the Fire - Allegiance, Idols, & ‘Even If’ Kind of Courage - Daniel 3
What do we do when the heat around us rises and our allegiance to God is tested? This week, we're continuing our Fall Bible Study on Daniel: Living Ri...
How to Practice Holy Courage in Our Upside Down World - Daniel 2
In week two of our bible study, Living Right Side Up in an Upside Down World, Nicole walks through Daniel 2—Nebuchadnezzar’s disturbing dream, the fai...