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from Yvon Prehn to help you know, trust, and apply the Bible

On this site you’ll find Bible podcasts, videos, blogs, printables, and more to help you know, trust, apply, and teach the Bible. For FREE downloadable, editable, no attribution required teaching resources based on the content of this site, go to www.Bible805Academy.com.

Yvon Prehn's Bible Blog

Bible-related commentary by Yvon Prehn, founder and primary content creator for Bible805.

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The Hobo Soul Podcast! 5-10 minutes a day of biblical advice from me as you walk with Jesus

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Hobo Soul Podcast, road advice from the Bible and someone a few steps ahead
For 5-10 minutes each weekday, for upbeat advice from the Bible, check out the Hobo Soul podcast!

I’m finally launching something I’ve wanted to for a long time—the Hobo Soul Podcast. I’ve wanted to do this because I truly believe from the core of my soul that following Jesus, knowing Him as Savior, and living according to His Word is the MOST important thing you can do for a good life now and a joyful forever.

I’ve wanted to share that reality and many of the things I’ve learned in my many years of walking with Him, especially to those younger than I am, who are incredibly important to me personally (you know who you are). Telling them to read my books or watch on YouTube my 30-minute Bible-teaching lessons, I didn’t imagine would be their first choice. I wanted to sit them down and talk at them; but that wasn’t very realistic either.

And so I decided on a podcast. I love doing podcasts, and for years I had the idea for the name of what I wanted to call this one—the Hobo Soul Podcast. My dearly loved nephew Jesse came up with this name years ago and gave me his permission to use it.

Following is the intro podcast, then a sample one from a series I’m doing during Lent, and after that, the transcripts of both. For the Lent ones especially, listen past the intro–I get much more upbeat as I get into them. The podcasts don’t have to be listened to in any order, they are stand-alone encouragements.

You can listen regularly at this link, on my Youtube.com/Bible805 channel, and most all other podcast channels, including iTunes, Spotify, and many others. Just go to your favorite and enter “Hobo Soul Podcast” by Yvon Prehn.

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Updated for 2026–Tools to help you and your people read through the Bible in the coming year

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Tools to help your people get into the Bible in the coming year.
Tools to help your people get into the Bible in the coming year.

Quick links to tools to help you read thru the Bible in the coming year

Through the Bible in Chronological Order Reading Plan, schedules and journal pages: https://bible805.com/through-the-bible-in-chronological-order-schedules-and-journal-pages/

Free eBook, Not Safe, But Good, with additional motivation for reading in Chronological Order and Reading Schedules:

ALL NEW–START HERE, a plan for curious people to begin reading the Bible, a new paperback book with a shorter reading plan, 11 books in the New Testament to introduce you to the Bible and the Christian faith: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4W9YW5Z?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

ALL NEW–Ministry Miscellany, a podcast and episodes about this: https://ministry-miscellany.captivate.fm/

FREE downloads (no ads, all legal, I give you permission to show them) of the videos mentioned below:
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A free and easy way to share the Gospel message this Christmas season

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8.5 x 11 size Christmas Evangelism PDFs images_Page_2
A Christmas letter that explains the true meaning of Christmas is an essential outreach tool for your Christmas events.

We want our people to share their faith and this communication gives them an easy and non-threatening way to do it. One year, I posted the material below on our Adult Sunday School Class website and gave out a sample to our adult class. I printed the black and white image on a blue parchment-type paper. I encouraged them to go to the website and print it out for their Christmas letters and to share with friends. You are welcome to copy any or all of it and you can put them on your church or class website for your people to share.

Below the sample that I shared with my class are some color versions, spot-color separations, and versions that are in a tri-fold brochure format. All of these are available in two ZIP files at the end of this article. This letter/brochure or any other piece that clearly explains the reason for Christmas and the meaning of salvation in Jesus is essential for your church to share at all your holiday outreach events. Jesus came to save us from our sins, not to give us reasons to buy stuff or even so we can have wonderful family celebrations. We need to be clear about the true Christmas message to people who may only come to our church at this time of year–this piece gives you an easy and effective way to do it. [Read more…]

How to Support Bible805, an update as of 12-9-2025

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Support Bible805Thousands of people all over the world have downloaded and used the materials provided by Bible805 and I am amazed and praise God for the outreach it has. For all the years of doing this, I’ve never taken advertising or participated in any affiliate marketing links or schemes and with the exception of books that are sold on Amazon, all materials I create are free.

I felt strongly almost two years ago that the Lord wanted me to make everything free, including all the resources on the Bible805 Academy and Bible805 images and I did that. Though I never charged much before, I did for a few things and also tried PWYW (pay what you want) but finally felt the Lord wanted it all free to people who might benefit from the resources but who did not have the money to buy Bible teaching materials.

It has been gratifying to see the response of the many downloads from all over the world I believe in large measure because they are free, however, they are not free to create. Software and hardware costs as well as greatly increasing hosting and services costs. [Read more…]

You become what you think about—carefully plan your mental munching

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junk food, not good for body or souls
Eating foods like these won’t nourish our bodies, and we need to take equal care to not feed our souls junk.

We all know that if we eat a constant diet of junk food, candy, and honestly delicious fast food, we probably won’t have a healthy body. We’ve got to eat a healthy diet and exercise if we want to all we can be to do all God wants us to do. And even more importantly to experience joy and peace in our lives that’s hard to do if we’re abusing our bodies.

The challenge is that to eat the right things isn’t nearly as easy as reaching for those little packets of cookies and chips and swinging through the drive-through. It takes work and planning for a consistently healthy diet and workout plan.

It’s no different with our souls—

What we take in mentally and how we exercise it by putting what we learn into consistent practice makes a huge difference in our mental and spiritual health. [Read more…]

PLEASE READ–This site is in TRANSITION, all is FREE and only correct newsletter link is here!

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I apologize for the trouble and confusion the next few months may cause as Bible805 shifts to new ways to serve you.

Two significant changes are of primary importance:

#1 EVERYTHING, every resource from Bible805, the Bible805 Academy, and Bible805 Images is now FREE ! It will take me some time to update the current free status of items that previously had a change—but be assured if you go to the following sites—EVERYTHING is free:

www.Bible805.com
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Teaching tip: Be careful of personal illustrations—keep the focus on Jesus and the Word

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Child and Bible
Your family may be a wonderful source of illustrations, but the best source is the Bible itself.

Popular advice on preaching and teaching advises that the teacher scatter into their lesson illustrations from their lives to make their message more relatable.

Doing that may have some value, but it also has some pitfalls that may lessen the impact of your message or lesson. Following are three reasons why this might be the case and some advice on what to use instead of personal illustrations. [Read more…]

“Pastors are tired” – a help for that and yet, what do you expect?

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Dog-tired in ministry
Are you tired in ministry? Here is a resource that will help.

“Pastors are tired” has been a recent headline in several ministry communications. When I read it, I had two conflicting thoughts that I’ll share. Be warned, the first is a bit grumpy, but it is followed by what I hope is a compassionate and helpful resource (stick around for that, it’s worth it). [Read more…]

The antidote to becoming monstrous—God’s Word, plus challenges from the movie, Zone of Interest

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Read the Bible in Chronological Order
The most important thing to build into your life is God’s Word. Here are resources to help you do that.

Intro note: The content here may seem an overly intense way to encourage you to read through the Bible in Chronological Order, which Bible805 (https://wp.me/pazrJD-OO) has a variety of ways for you to do but we are living in a time when truth seems to have lost its connection with objective reality in the minds of many and a simple encouragement to read through your Bible didn’t seem like enough.

 Times are tragic when now truth for many is defined by whatever social media we follow or whatever we tell ourselves is true.

Jesus succinctly summed up our situation when he said, “You are in error, because you don’t know the Scriptures.” Truth, goodness, and beauty, the truly good life, and salvation are all found in the Scriptures, in God’s Word. Truth is not humanly generated and when we forget that, when we listen to an authority other than God’s Word to guide our lives, life does not go well. The following example, inspired by the movie, Zone of Interest, though extreme, I pray will be instructive and motivating for you to consider. A PODCAST and VIDEO follow, then the text of them, and recommended resource links are at the end of this article. 

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The challenging faith of Alexi Navalny, who “did as required by the instructions and did not betray the commandment”

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Alexei Navalny marching in 2017 Watching the final events of Alexi Navalny’s life, I couldn’t help but wonder why he did what he did and how he had such obvious peace and courage as he did it.

Russel Moore quoted him in a recent article and in it, Moore emphasized Navalny’s courage to stand alone.

Though admirable, I found another aspect of the quote, which I’ll discuss following it more challenging to me and to all who read and take to heart the values emphasized here on Bible805, which are to know, trust, apply, and teach the Bible.

Following is the quote and my comments. [Read more…]

Clean Monday, a challenge to recommit to Lent and a focus on becoming like Jesus

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Clean Monday is a time to recommit to Lenten practices“Clean Monday” is an intriguing label isn’t it?

I thought so when it came across my internet feeds. I like the idea of starting the week, clean and right before God and people. That’s a useful thought anytime but I was ignorant that today is Clean Monday, the first day of Great Lent, as Eastern Catholics and Eastern Orthodox refer to the Lenten season. For those of you who have been observing Lent in various ways in the Western church, you are a little over halfway through your Lenten observation this year–following is some encouragement to get you through it. [Read more…]

FREE, downloadable Lenten Journal with short inspiring quotes, verses, and a place for you to record your thoughts and prayers

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Cover image of Lenten Journal
Download the free PDF by clicking on the image.

To go along with the series of daily, less than 60-second videos that I’m posting on TikTok, YouTube, the Bible 805 Facebook page (and possibly some other places), here is a free, PDF that has the quotes and verses shared, plus a place for you to record your thoughts and prayers.

Lent is a great time to reset our lives, to focus our prayers and life on becoming more and more what the Lord wants us to be.

My prayer is that it will be a life-changing and growing time for us all. Please use this PDF to make the most of it in your time with the Lord.

Download the free PDF by clicking on the image.