Things Unseen with Sinclair B. Ferguson

Many people today think that seeing is believing, but Christians know there is more to life than meets the eye. We must look beyond this momentary life to understand its eternal significance, walking by faith rather than by sight. Things Unseen with Sinclair B. Ferguson is a weekday devotional podcast featuring thoughtful reflections on the Christian life and our relationship with God. Each week follows a theme to guide you day by day in the pursuit of spiritual renewal. A podcast from Ligonier ...

The Deceiver’s Great Lie

Satan's hatred of God is so great that he desires the image-bearers of God to hate Him too. Today, Sinclair Ferguson pinpoints the fundamental lie that the devil purveys in order to stifle our love for the Lord. Read the transcript:

The Enemy of Our Souls

Satan bears many names and titles: adversary, accuser, and destroyer. But why is he against us as our enemy? Today, Sinclair Ferguson addresses the hatred that drives the devil and his schemes. Read the transcript:

The Strategies of Satan

Eve was the first person deceived by Satan, but she would not be the last. Today, Sinclair Ferguson identifies common tactics our enemy uses against the people of God, helping us be prepared for when temptation comes. Read the transcript:

The Tragedy of the Fall

Although God created all things good, we live in a world that is not as it should be. What happened? Today, Sinclair Ferguson takes several lessons from the Bible's teaching about the fall of humanity into sin. Read the transcript:

Lead Us Not into Temptation

Jesus knows how fierce our battle with temptation can be. Today, Sinclair Ferguson contemplates how the Lord's Prayer equips us, in light of Christ's triumph, to withstand the world, the flesh, and the devil. Read the transcript:

Forgive Us Our Debts

The Lord's Prayer daily reminds us that we need more than strength to do better--we need God's mercy and forgiveness. Today, Sinclair Ferguson describes the freedom from guilt and resentment into which this prayer invites us. Read the transcript:

Our Daily Bread

Jesus teaches us to pray for our basic needs. Praying that way can both simplify and sanctify our lives. Today, Sinclair Ferguson considers how the Lord's Prayer directs us to ask God for strength to honor Him and do His will. Read the transcript:

On Earth as It Is in Heaven

Since the Lord's Prayer has been given to shape our praying, it also shapes our living as disciples of Christ. Today, Sinclair Ferguson expresses what it means for God's kingdom and His will to be established in our lives. Read the transcript:

Our Father in Heaven

Jesus taught His disciples to address God as He did: "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name" (Matt. 6:9). Today, Sinclair Ferguson reflects on the Lord's Prayer and the precious gift we have in calling on God as Father. Read the trans...

Worthy Is the Lamb

After long ages of conflict for the people of God, Jesus Christ arrived to fulfill Genesis 3:15 in His conquest of Satan. Today, Sinclair Ferguson invites us to join with all the redeemed in exalting our triumphant Savior. Read the transcript:

The Blessing of Abraham

God promised Abraham that in his seed, "all the families of the earth shall be blessed" (Gen. 12:3). Today, Sinclair Ferguson explores how Jesus Christ fulfills this blessing in the salvation of Jewish and gentile believers. Read the transc...

He Will Give Us Rest

Lamech spoke hopefully of his son Noah, "Out of the ground that the LORD has cursed, this one shall bring us relief" (5:20). Today, Sinclair Ferguson explains that the true rest pictured in Noah would be provided in Christ. Read the transcr...

God’s Unfailing Promise

Adam and Eve didn't know every detail about the promised One who would triumph over the tragedy of sin. But they knew God would fulfill His Word. Today, Sinclair Ferguson considers God's faithfulness and His people's faith. Read the transcript:

The Central Promise of Scripture

The entire Bible is held together by a promise God made in the garden of Eden. Today, Sinclair Ferguson turns to Genesis 3:15 to investigate the promised Redeemer who would triumph over Satan. Read the transcript:

Created for Glory

Adam was a prophet, priest, and king over creation, but he failed in his calling and fell short of God's glory. Today, Sinclair Ferguson looks to Christ, the second Adam, who will bring redeemed humanity into everlasting glory. Read the transcript:

Request Messages Timeline Exceptions Views67 Route Queries28 Models35 Livewire0 Mails Gate Session

Settings Request history8.3.174.16s4MBGET podcasts/{podcast}

status

200 OK

full_url

https://premier.amperative.site/podcasts/things-unseen-with-sinclair-b-ferguson?page=29

action_name

podcasts.show

controller_action

App\Http\Controllers\PodcastController@show

uri

GET podcasts/{podcast}

scope_bindings

true

controller

App\Http\Controllers\PodcastController@show

file

app/Http/Controllers/PodcastController.php:47-88

middleware

web

duration

4.16s

peak_memory

6MB

response

text/html; charset=UTF-8

request_format

html

request_query

  0 of 0   
array:1 [▼
  "page" => "29"
]

request_request

[]

request_headers

  0 of 0   
array:15 [▼
  "host" => array:1 [▶
    0 => "premier.amperative.site"
  ]
  "connection" => array:1 [▶
    0 => "keep-alive"
  ]
  "pragma" => array:1 [▶
    0 => "no-cache"
  ]
  "cache-control" => array:1 [▶
    0 => "no-cache"
  ]
  "sec-ch-ua" => array:1 [▶
    0 => ""Chromium";v="130", "HeadlessChrome";v="130", "Not?A_Brand";v="99""
  ]
  "sec-ch-ua-mobile" => array:1 [▶
    0 => "?0"
  ]
  "sec-ch-ua-platform" => array:1 [▶
    0 => ""Windows""
  ]
  "upgrade-insecure-requests" => array:1 [▶
    0 => "1"
  ]
  "user-agent" => array:1 [▶
    0 => "Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)"
  ]
  "accept" => array:1 [▶
    0 => "text/html,application/xhtml+xml,application/xml;q=0.9,image/avif,image/webp,image/apng,*/*;q=0.8,application/signed-exchange;v=b3;q=0.7"
  ]
  "sec-fetch-site" => array:1 [▶
    0 => "none"
  ]
  "sec-fetch-mode" => array:1 [▶
    0 => "navigate"
  ]
  "sec-fetch-user" => array:1 [▶
    0 => "?1"
  ]
  "sec-fetch-dest" => array:1 [▶
    0 => "document"
  ]
  "accept-encoding" => array:1 [▶
    0 => "gzip, deflate, br, zstd"
  ]
]

request_cookies

[]

response_headers

  0 of 0   
array:3 [▼
  "content-type" => array:1 [▶
    0 => "text/html; charset=UTF-8"
  ]
  "cache-control" => array:1 [▶
    0 => "no-cache, private"
  ]
  "date" => array:1 [▶
    0 => "Fri, 20 Jun 2025 10:03:25 GMT"
  ]
]

session_attributes

  0 of 0   
array:1 [▼
  "_token" => "JSIKzdCG8s9KFui3m2aLZWEXAVFG2N2BxHqWYZKc"
]

Booting (29.34ms)time
Application (4.13s)time
Routing (3.7ms)
1 x Application (99.29%)
4.13s
1 x Booting (0.7%)
29.34ms
1 x Routing (0.09%)
3.70ms

67 templates were rendered

1x templates.podcasts.showshow.blade.php#?blade
1x components.sections.header-with-contentheader-with-content.blade.php#?blade
1x components.sections.header-topheader-top.blade.php#?blade
34x components.iconicon.blade.php#?blade
15x components.cards.episodeepisode.blade.php#?blade
1x components.paginationpagination.blade.php#?blade
1x components.recommendations.index-bespokeindex-bespoke.blade.php#?blade
1x components.promotional-blockspromotional-blocks.blade.php#?blade
1x components.sections.footerfooter.blade.php#?blade
2x components.form.inputinput.blade.php#?blade
2x components.form.input-groupinput-group.blade.php#?blade
1x components.layouts.mastermaster.blade.php#?blade
1x components.faviconfavicon.blade.php#?blade
1x components.social-metasocial-meta.blade.php#?blade
1x components.modals.searchsearch.blade.php#?blade
1x components.modals.generic-1generic-1.blade.php#?blade
1x components.toast-controllertoast-controller.blade.php#?blade
1x components.modals.model-show-thank-youmodel-show-thank-you.blade.php#?blade

uri: GET podcasts/{podcast}
middleware: web
scope_bindings: true
controller: App\Http\Controllers\PodcastController@show
as: podcasts.show
file: app/Http/Controllers/PodcastController.php:47-88

28 statements were executed (19 duplicates)Show only duplicates55.98ms

RedirectMiddleware.php#49premier680μsselect * from `redirects` where `is_regex` = 1 and `redirects`.`deleted_at` is null

Bindings	0: 1
Backtrace	app/Http/Middleware/RedirectMiddleware.php:49 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php:180 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php:116 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Router.php:797 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Router.php:776

RedirectMiddleware.php#79premier470μs

select * from `redirects` where `is_regex` = 0 and `match` = '/podcasts/things-unseen-with-sinclair-b-ferguson' and `is_active` = 1 and `redirects`.`deleted_at` is null limit 1

Bindings	0: 0 1: /podcasts/things-unseen-with-sinclair-b-ferguson 2: 1
Backtrace	app/Http/Middleware/RedirectMiddleware.php:79 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php:180 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php:116 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Router.php:797 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Router.php:776

DatabaseSessionHandler.php#97premier3.78msselect * from `sessions` where `id` = 'pwocuMGkkuubpE2qJO2fIYGzSriUWxHbFi3DVtOi' limit 1

Bindings	0: pwocuMGkkuubpE2qJO2fIYGzSriUWxHbFi3DVtOi
Backtrace	vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Session/DatabaseSessionHandler.php:97 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Session/Store.php:113 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Session/Store.php:101 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Session/Store.php:85 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Session/Middleware/StartSession.php:147

ContentFamilyTrait.php#42premier5.38ms

select * from `podcasts` where `slug` = 'things-unseen-with-sinclair-b-ferguson' and `is_active` = 1 and `podcasts`.`deleted_at` is null limit 1

Bindings	0: things-unseen-with-sinclair-b-ferguson 1: 1
Backtrace	app/Models/Traits/ContentFamilyTrait.php:42 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/ImplicitRouteBinding.php:61 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Router.php:947 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Middleware/SubstituteBindings.php:41 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php:180

PromotionalBlockCacheMiddleware.php#24premier410μs

select * from `promotional_blocks` where (`display_from` is null or `display_from` < '2025-06-20 11:03:25') and (`display_to` is null or `display_to` > '2025-06-20 11:03:25')

Bindings	0: 2025-06-20 11:03:25 1: 2025-06-20 11:03:25
Backtrace	app/Http/Middleware/PromotionalBlockCacheMiddleware.php:24 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Cache/Repository.php:397 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Cache/CacheManager.php:408 app/Http/Middleware/PromotionalBlockCacheMiddleware.php:23 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Pipeline/Pipeline.php:180

PodcastController.php#49premier320μsselect exists(select * from `brands` where `brands`.`id` is null and `brands`.`deleted_at` is null) as `exists`

Backtrace

app/Http/Controllers/PodcastController.php:49
vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Controller.php:54
vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/ControllerDispatcher.php:43
vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Route.php:259
vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Route.php:205

PodcastController.php#65premier8.38ms

select count(*) as aggregate from `podcast_episodes` where `podcast_episodes`.`podcast_id` = 54 and `podcast_episodes`.`podcast_id` is not null and `published_at` <= '2025-06-20 11:03:25' and `podcast_episodes`.`deleted_at` is null

Bindings	0: 54 1: 2025-06-20 11:03:25
Backtrace	app/Http/Controllers/PodcastController.php:65 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Controller.php:54 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/ControllerDispatcher.php:43 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Route.php:259 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Route.php:205

PodcastController.php#65premier13.17ms

select * from `podcast_episodes` where `podcast_episodes`.`podcast_id` = 54 and `podcast_episodes`.`podcast_id` is not null and `published_at` <= '2025-06-20 11:03:25' and `podcast_episodes`.`deleted_at` is null order by `published_at` desc, `published_at` desc limit 15 offset 420

Bindings	0: 54 1: 2025-06-20 11:03:25
Backtrace	app/Http/Controllers/PodcastController.php:65 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Controller.php:54 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/ControllerDispatcher.php:43 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Route.php:259 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Route.php:205

PodcastController.php#65premier600μs

select * from `favourites` where `favourites`.`favourite_id` in (12273, 12290, 12333, 12407, 12451, 12460, 12481, 12490, 12500, 12511, 12518, 12539, 12547, 12556, 12569) and `favourites`.`favourite_type` = 'App\Models\PodcastEpisode'

Bindings	0: App\Models\PodcastEpisode
Backtrace	app/Http/Controllers/PodcastController.php:65 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Controller.php:54 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/ControllerDispatcher.php:43 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Route.php:259 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Routing/Route.php:205

Setting.php#20premier650μsselect * from `settings` where `setting_key` = 'web_donation_link' limit 1

Bindings	0: web_donation_link
Backtrace	app/Models/Setting.php:20 app/Helpers/Settings.php:6 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Filesystem/Filesystem.php:110 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/View/Engines/PhpEngine.php:58 vendor/livewire/livewire/src/ComponentConcerns/RendersLivewireComponents.php:69

Setting.php#20premier510μsselect * from `settings` where `setting_key` = 'web_donation_link' limit 1

Bindings	0: web_donation_link
Backtrace	app/Models/Setting.php:20 app/Helpers/Settings.php:6 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Filesystem/Filesystem.php:110 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/View/Engines/PhpEngine.php:58 vendor/livewire/livewire/src/ComponentConcerns/RendersLivewireComponents.php:69

Setting.php#20premier430μsselect * from `settings` where `setting_key` = 'web_donation_link' limit 1

Bindings	0: web_donation_link
Backtrace	app/Models/Setting.php:20 app/Helpers/Settings.php:6 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Filesystem/Filesystem.php:110 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/View/Engines/PhpEngine.php:58 vendor/livewire/livewire/src/ComponentConcerns/RendersLivewireComponents.php:69

PodcastEpisode.php#102premier7.67msselect * from `podcasts` where `podcasts`.`id` = 54 and `podcasts`.`deleted_at` is null limit 1

Bindings	0: 54
Backtrace	app/Models/PodcastEpisode.php:102 app/Models/PodcastEpisode.php:129 view::templates.podcasts.show:49 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Filesystem/Filesystem.php:110 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/View/Engines/PhpEngine.php:58

PodcastEpisode.php#102premier850μsselect * from `podcasts` where `podcasts`.`id` = 54 and `podcasts`.`deleted_at` is null limit 1

Bindings	0: 54
Backtrace	app/Models/PodcastEpisode.php:102 app/Models/PodcastEpisode.php:129 view::templates.podcasts.show:49 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Filesystem/Filesystem.php:110 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/View/Engines/PhpEngine.php:58

PodcastEpisode.php#102premier1.25msselect * from `podcasts` where `podcasts`.`id` = 54 and `podcasts`.`deleted_at` is null limit 1

Bindings	0: 54
Backtrace	app/Models/PodcastEpisode.php:102 app/Models/PodcastEpisode.php:129 view::templates.podcasts.show:49 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Filesystem/Filesystem.php:110 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/View/Engines/PhpEngine.php:58

PodcastEpisode.php#102premier840μsselect * from `podcasts` where `podcasts`.`id` = 54 and `podcasts`.`deleted_at` is null limit 1

Bindings	0: 54
Backtrace	app/Models/PodcastEpisode.php:102 app/Models/PodcastEpisode.php:129 view::templates.podcasts.show:49 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Filesystem/Filesystem.php:110 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/View/Engines/PhpEngine.php:58

PodcastEpisode.php#102premier970μsselect * from `podcasts` where `podcasts`.`id` = 54 and `podcasts`.`deleted_at` is null limit 1

Bindings	0: 54
Backtrace	app/Models/PodcastEpisode.php:102 app/Models/PodcastEpisode.php:129 view::templates.podcasts.show:49 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Filesystem/Filesystem.php:110 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/View/Engines/PhpEngine.php:58

PodcastEpisode.php#102premier1.13msselect * from `podcasts` where `podcasts`.`id` = 54 and `podcasts`.`deleted_at` is null limit 1

Bindings	0: 54
Backtrace	app/Models/PodcastEpisode.php:102 app/Models/PodcastEpisode.php:129 view::templates.podcasts.show:49 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Filesystem/Filesystem.php:110 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/View/Engines/PhpEngine.php:58

PodcastEpisode.php#102premier810μsselect * from `podcasts` where `podcasts`.`id` = 54 and `podcasts`.`deleted_at` is null limit 1

Bindings	0: 54
Backtrace	app/Models/PodcastEpisode.php:102 app/Models/PodcastEpisode.php:129 view::templates.podcasts.show:49 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Filesystem/Filesystem.php:110 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/View/Engines/PhpEngine.php:58

PodcastEpisode.php#102premier820μsselect * from `podcasts` where `podcasts`.`id` = 54 and `podcasts`.`deleted_at` is null limit 1

Bindings	0: 54
Backtrace	app/Models/PodcastEpisode.php:102 app/Models/PodcastEpisode.php:129 view::templates.podcasts.show:49 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Filesystem/Filesystem.php:110 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/View/Engines/PhpEngine.php:58

PodcastEpisode.php#102premier760μsselect * from `podcasts` where `podcasts`.`id` = 54 and `podcasts`.`deleted_at` is null limit 1

Bindings	0: 54
Backtrace	app/Models/PodcastEpisode.php:102 app/Models/PodcastEpisode.php:129 view::templates.podcasts.show:49 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Filesystem/Filesystem.php:110 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/View/Engines/PhpEngine.php:58

PodcastEpisode.php#102premier800μsselect * from `podcasts` where `podcasts`.`id` = 54 and `podcasts`.`deleted_at` is null limit 1

Bindings	0: 54
Backtrace	app/Models/PodcastEpisode.php:102 app/Models/PodcastEpisode.php:129 view::templates.podcasts.show:49 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Filesystem/Filesystem.php:110 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/View/Engines/PhpEngine.php:58

PodcastEpisode.php#102premier830μsselect * from `podcasts` where `podcasts`.`id` = 54 and `podcasts`.`deleted_at` is null limit 1

Bindings	0: 54
Backtrace	app/Models/PodcastEpisode.php:102 app/Models/PodcastEpisode.php:129 view::templates.podcasts.show:49 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Filesystem/Filesystem.php:110 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/View/Engines/PhpEngine.php:58

PodcastEpisode.php#102premier1.01msselect * from `podcasts` where `podcasts`.`id` = 54 and `podcasts`.`deleted_at` is null limit 1

Bindings	0: 54
Backtrace	app/Models/PodcastEpisode.php:102 app/Models/PodcastEpisode.php:129 view::templates.podcasts.show:49 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Filesystem/Filesystem.php:110 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/View/Engines/PhpEngine.php:58

PodcastEpisode.php#102premier890μsselect * from `podcasts` where `podcasts`.`id` = 54 and `podcasts`.`deleted_at` is null limit 1

Bindings	0: 54
Backtrace	app/Models/PodcastEpisode.php:102 app/Models/PodcastEpisode.php:129 view::templates.podcasts.show:49 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Filesystem/Filesystem.php:110 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/View/Engines/PhpEngine.php:58

PodcastEpisode.php#102premier1.22msselect * from `podcasts` where `podcasts`.`id` = 54 and `podcasts`.`deleted_at` is null limit 1

Bindings	0: 54
Backtrace	app/Models/PodcastEpisode.php:102 app/Models/PodcastEpisode.php:129 view::templates.podcasts.show:49 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Filesystem/Filesystem.php:110 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/View/Engines/PhpEngine.php:58

PodcastEpisode.php#102premier750μsselect * from `podcasts` where `podcasts`.`id` = 54 and `podcasts`.`deleted_at` is null limit 1

Bindings	0: 54
Backtrace	app/Models/PodcastEpisode.php:102 app/Models/PodcastEpisode.php:129 view::templates.podcasts.show:49 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Filesystem/Filesystem.php:110 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/View/Engines/PhpEngine.php:58

Setting.php#20premier600μsselect * from `settings` where `setting_key` = 'web_donation_link' limit 1

Bindings	0: web_donation_link
Backtrace	app/Models/Setting.php:20 app/Helpers/Settings.php:6 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Filesystem/Filesystem.php:110 vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/View/Engines/PhpEngine.php:58 vendor/livewire/livewire/src/ComponentConcerns/RendersLivewireComponents.php:69

App\Models\Podcast: 16Podcast.php#?
App\Models\PodcastEpisode: 15PodcastEpisode.php#?
App\Models\Setting: 4Setting.php#?

_token: JSIKzdCG8s9KFui3m2aLZWEXAVFG2N2BxHqWYZKc

AutoshowClear Show all

	Date ↕	Method	URL	Data
#1	2025-06-20 11:03:30	GET	/podcasts/things-unseen-with-sinclair-b-ferguson?page=29	67 28 35