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The Scriptures Are Real

Kerry Muhlestein
The Scriptures Are Real
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    The Potential for Greatness and for Falling in All of Us: David, Solomon and the Temple with Rabbi Grover and Others

    06/21/2026 | 1h 30 mins.
    Join us for a live recording event on July 8th in Lehi, where Andrew Skinner and Kerry will answer questions and teach a bit. Be part of the episode and part of the podcast, all for free. You can join via Zoom too. Just email me at TheScripturesAreReal@gmail.com.

    Also, join us for fantastic content on our Patreon website: https://www.patreon.com/c/EnlightenEdgeEDU . This week on Patreon we will catch you up on the storyline of David and Solomon that we don’t read in the reading schedule, but that you need to know in order to understand what is happening. We go into depth into the saga of Solomon being anointed king instead of his older brother. We also show images and video that helps us picture the magnificent building that Solomon engaged in.

    In this episode Kerry and Dr. Richard Nietzel Holzapfel explore David’s sin. They look at why it is important to understand, how we cannot blame Bathsheba in any way, how David repented, and what it means for us. Then Kerry and Rabbi Grover explore Solomon as a person and then take an in depth look at the temple he builds and what it means for Jews and for Latter-day Saints.

    We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, M. Zitar, J. Edwards, A. Dixon, T. Cottrell, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.
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    Being After the Lord’s Own Heart: The David Story and Us

    06/14/2026 | 1h 24 mins.
    Join us for fantastic content on our Patreon website: https://www.patreon.com/c/EnlightenEdgeEDU . This week on Patreon we will look at a ton of maps, videos and pictures that will help you picture exactly where David fought Goliath, how he got down to the brook to get the stones and how the Philistines were caught by the Israelites. We have an intense amount of images for you on that, on the place where Saul was killed, and more. Join us and the scriptures will become even more real for you.

    Also, join us for a live recording event on July 8th in Lehi, where Andrew Skinner and Kerry will answer questions and teach a bit. Be part of the episode and part of the podcast, all for free. You can join via Zoom too. Just email me at TheScripturesAreReal@gmail.com.

    In this episode Kerry and Dr. Avram Shannon explore the life of David, and what we know about David and how we can learn from and about him. They look into many aspects of his life, delving into that which made David great, and the seeds of his later sins. Then Kerry and Dr. Richard Nietzel Holzapfel explore what the Davidic covenant is, how it differs from other covenants, and why it is important.

    We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, M. Zitar, J. Edwards, A. Dixon, T. Cottrell, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.
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    S5 E45 The Saul within Us: Rising with God and Falling without Him as lessons from Saul (1 Sam. 8-16)

    06/07/2026 | 1h 5 mins.
    Join us for a live recording event on July 8. Email us at TheScripturesAreReal@gmail.com to learn about how to join us.
    This week on Patreon we will help you see where things happened and also teach you in detail about the story of Saul and the rescue of Jabesh Gilead. We will also show you in great detail about Jonathan and why Jonathan would have been such a good king and how he is similar to David and how that interacts with David's story.
    In this episode Kerry teaches us about the call of Saul and especially how God helps him become a new man. He explores the concept of being born again and what it has to do with all of us and what we should learn from it and how we need to have it happen in our lives. He talks about the children of the prophets and what that seems to be in the Old Testament world. Then Kerry and Paul Hoskisson analyze the problem that Israel had when they wanted to have a king. They tell us how we make the same mistake today. Then Kerry and Josh Matson reveal a Dead Sea Scrolls passage that can help us understand the Saul story better, and the explore that story. Then Kerry does a deeper analysis of what caused Saul to fall and how his flaw is a flaw we all have and what we need to learn in order to avoid his mistake.
    We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, M. Zitar, J. Edwards, A. Dixon, T. Cottrell, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.
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    Being Heard by God and Hearing Him: Hannah, Sacrifice and Samuel (1 Samuel 1-7)

    05/31/2026 | 50 mins.
    This week on Patreon we will help you see where things happened and also teach you in detail about the story of the lost ark and regaining with, with videos, pictures, maps and meaningful lessons.
    In this special episode Kerry helps us learn more from the powerful story of Ruth. He and Camille Fronk Olson then teach about the power of the story of Hannah, and Kerry helps us see the story of Samuel’s call in a way that helps us understand modern prophets and prophetic succession better. He also talks about lessons we can learn from Samuel’s call that can help us learn to Hear Him and learn to be more obedient and attuned to the Spirit.
    We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, M. Zitar, J. Edwards, A. Dixon, T. Cottrell, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.
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    Spiritual Resilience and Overcoming Hardship with Ruth and Jodi Orgill Brown (Ruth)

    05/31/2026 | 1h 19 mins.
    his week on Patreon we will help you see where things happened and also teach you in detail about the story of the lost ark and regaining with, with videos, pictures, maps and meaningful lessons. In this episode Kerry and Jodi Orgill Brown discuss in depth how we can learn from Ruth about covenant, being like Christ, and how we can overcome the most devastating things with faith, covenant, charity and Christ. This was a discussion that was planned to be shorter, but became so moving that we wanted everyone to be able to keep learning and growing from it. We are grateful for our executive producers, P. Franzen, J. Parke, D. Watson, B. Van Blerkom, the Dawsons, M. Cannon, M. Rosema, B. Fisher, J. Beardall, D. Anderson, M. Zitar, J. Edwards, A. Dixon, T. Cottrell, and H. Umphlett, and for all our generous and loyal donors. We are also very grateful for all our Patreon members. We are so thankful for Beehive Broadcast for producing the podcast and for Rich Nicholls, who composed and plays the music for the podcast.
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About The Scriptures Are Real
The Scriptures Are Real (TSAR) with Kerry Muhlestein is a podcast where we look at elements of the scriptures that have become real to us. We interview both experts (people with language, archaeological, historical backgrounds, etc.), and lay folks, and explore times when the scriptures became real to them. This is done from the viewpoint of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We believe that there is real power in the scriptures and that as they become more real we can better apply them to our lives and draw more power from them. If you listen to this podcast you will learn all kinds of interesting background information that will help you understand and learn more from the scriptures. We believe it will allow you to add real power to your life. My gratitude to my co-host Lamar Newmeyer. Also to my friend Rich Nicholls, who composed the introductory music.
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