{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Christian Formation Series","title":"RML: Zechariah, Week 1 · (Recorded 11/30/2025)","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/0cec3959\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2127,"description":"In this lecture, Dr. Stephen Bagby opens the book of Zechariah, situating it within the fragile moment of Israel’s return from exile—a people longing for restoration after generations of upheaval. Drawing on the idea of a “politics of hope,” he invites us to imagine a vision of life shaped not by fear or power, but by the coming kingdom of God. Through vivid, apocalyptic imagery, Zechariah speaks into uncertainty with a call to renewal, covenant faithfulness, and a renewed expectation that God is actively at work, bringing about a new future for his people. ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/LI4riStjyJxtsDmDqwQN4nBHggdcdD_Eq7IEziGEPmM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mZmUw/YzNhMWQxOGYyMjcw/NzM1YTgxYzY4Zjcx/YzhlNS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}