RedCircle VERIFY_TOKEN_604e3af4-bdc3-44a6-a519-0afba62c3594 -- Rendered At Fri, 11 Sep 2026 05:58:53 +0000 Unmarked Trail https://redcircle.com/shows/unmarked-trail en-US © 2026 Don Hornsby. All rights reserved. Approaching the Bible with Fresh Eyes Don Hornsby Unmarked Trail is a podcast for curious people who want to approach the Bible with fresh eyes. No church background required. No pressure to arrive with all the answers. We’ll learn how to read the Bible carefully, honestly, and in context, and then put those tools into practice by reading books of the Bible together. Hosted by Don Hornsby. 604e3af4-bdc3-44a6-a519-0afba62c3594 Unmarked Trail is a podcast for curious people who want to approach the Bible with fresh eyes. No church background required. No pressure to arrive with all the answers. We’ll learn how to read the Bible carefully, honestly, and in context, and then put those tools into practice by reading books of the Bible together. Hosted by Don Hornsby.

]]> episodic no Don Hornsby don@donaldhornsby.com false full How do you read the Bible well? How do you read the Bible well? 3 1 Don Hornsby In this third episode of Unmarked Trail, Don Hornsby shares a simple way to approach any Bible passage with three questions:

What does it say?

Observe.

What does it mean?

Interpret.

What should I do, think, or feel in response?

Respond.

Along the way, Don explores the importance of context, genre, curiosity, and the willingness to say, “I don’t know.” He also shares a principle a mentor taught him: “Know what you see, not see what you know.”

Then we put the method into practice with a short passage from Mark 1.

If you’d like a copy of the Unmarked Trail study card, send a note to hello@unmarkedtrail.org.

And if this was a helpful episode, and if you know someone who might appreciate it, please share it with them.

You don’t have to belong anywhere to be here.

Just come curious.


Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

]]> <p>In this third episode of <strong>Unmarked Trail</strong>, Don Hornsby shares a simple way to approach any Bible passage with three questions:</p><p><strong>What does it say?</strong></p><p> Observe.</p><p><strong>What does it mean?</strong></p><p> Interpret.</p><p><strong>What should I do, think, or feel in response?</strong></p><p> Respond.</p><p>Along the way, Don explores the importance of context, genre, curiosity, and the willingness to say, “I don’t know.” He also shares a principle a mentor taught him: <strong>“Know what you see, not see what you know.”</strong></p><p>Then we put the method into practice with a short passage from Mark 1.</p><p>If you’d like a copy of the <strong>Unmarked Trail study card</strong>, send a note to <strong>hello@unmarkedtrail.org</strong>.</p><p>And if this was a helpful episode, and if you know someone who might appreciate it, please share it with them.</p><p>You don’t have to belong anywhere to be here.</p><p><strong>Just come curious.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong><span></span>Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.</strong></p> fda63101-c41c-4b53-be38-9ea9cb50990d https://redcircle.com/shows/604e3af4-bdc3-44a6-a519-0afba62c3594/episodes/623c086b-1782-4bc0-a89b-1d38d53278ee Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:48:04 +0000 1331 false full What Is the Bible, Anyway? What Is the Bible, Anyway? 2 1 Don Hornsby In Episode 2 of Unmarked Trail, Don Hornsby asks a basic but important question: What is the Bible, anyway?

Beginning with a childhood memory of receiving a small red New Testament in fifth grade, Don introduces the Bible as a library made up of many kinds of writing, including law, history, poetry, wisdom, prophecy, Gospels, letters, and apocalyptic literature.

Along the way, he explains why genre matters and context matters, and why not every part of the Bible should be read the same way.

If you’d like a copy of the Unmarked Trail study card that goes with this episode, send a note to hello@unmarkedtrail.org.

You don’t have to belong anywhere to be here.

Just come curious.

]]> <p>In Episode 2 of <strong>Unmarked Trail</strong>, Don Hornsby asks a basic but important question: <strong>What is the Bible, anyway?</strong></p><p>Beginning with a childhood memory of receiving a small red New Testament in fifth grade, Don introduces the Bible as a library made up of many kinds of writing, including law, history, poetry, wisdom, prophecy, Gospels, letters, and apocalyptic literature.</p><p>Along the way, he explains why <strong>genre matters</strong> and <strong>context matters</strong>, and why not every part of the Bible should be read the same way.</p><p>If you’d like a copy of the <strong>Unmarked Trail study card</strong> that goes with this episode, send a note to <strong>hello@unmarkedtrail.org</strong>.</p><p>You don’t have to belong anywhere to be here.</p><p><strong>Just come curious.</strong></p> b1c9f20b-42ce-44ec-81c5-5e72e16a1cb7 https://redcircle.com/shows/604e3af4-bdc3-44a6-a519-0afba62c3594/episodes/c6c8638d-3dc9-40a1-af2a-4c43f2c777dd Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:02:50 +0000 1315 false full Three Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me About the Bible Three Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me About the Bible 1 1 Don Hornsby In the first episode of Unmarked Trail, Don Hornsby shares three things he wishes someone had told him when he first became curious about the Bible: it is not always easy to read, it is not always clear, and you should learn to read it for yourself. Along the way, we begin exploring what it means to approach the Bible carefully, honestly, and in context.

]]> <p>In the first episode of Unmarked Trail, Don Hornsby shares three things he wishes someone had told him when he first became curious about the Bible: it is not always easy to read, it is not always clear, and you should learn to read it for yourself. Along the way, we begin exploring what it means to approach the Bible carefully, honestly, and in context.</p> 57e654a7-c623-4338-9707-d328feaea2f5 https://redcircle.com/shows/604e3af4-bdc3-44a6-a519-0afba62c3594/episodes/cc566684-02e2-4491-a90e-8ea2f01c9af6 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 22:36:33 +0000 1057 false