Nick Oyler | Host of the Daily Bible Devotional Podcast “2 Minute Disciple”
Co-Host of 2 Minute Disciple | Daily Faith Journey for Spiritual Growth
Nick Oyler is a Christian contemplative podcaster, devotional writer, and creator of 365 Days With Jesus, a year-long journey through Scripture inspired by the ancient practice of Lectio Divina.
As host of 2 Minute Disciple, Nick helps believers slow down and meet Jesus in His Word — even in the busiest seasons of life. Each short, daily episode offers a moment of stillness, a clear reading of Scripture, and a simple step to live out God’s truth.
With a heart for spiritual growth and a gift for making contemplative practices accessible, Nick invites listeners into a rhythm of daily connection with Christ. Whether you’re commuting, enjoying your morning coffee, or taking a quiet break, Nick’s gentle guidance will help you carry God’s Word into every part of your day.
Nick Oyler | Host of the Daily Bible Devotional Podcast “2 Minute Disciple” has hosted 434 Episodes.
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Episode 442: John Was Right: Faithful Witness Without Miracles | 2 Minute Disciple Ep. 238
Episode | September 2nd, 2026 | Season 5 | 7 mins 45 secs
authentic faith, bible study, biblical meditation, christian community, christian living, christian podcast, christian testimony, christian witness, contemplative christianity, daily devotional, daily habit, daily prayer, devotional, discipleship, evangelism, faith formation, faith journey, faithful witness, jesus christ, john the baptist, prayer, scripture meditation, spiritual disciplines, spiritual growth, spiritual practice
In Episode 238 of the 2 Minute Disciple, we explore John 10:39-42 and the powerful truth that John the Baptist's faithful pointing to Jesus was enough to bring many to belief. This episode challenges us to embrace our role as witnesses, reminding us that we don't need impressive signs or miracles—just honest, consistent faith. Through guided meditation and a practical daily habit, discover how to point others toward Jesus with authenticity and courage. Join us as we unpack what it means to be a faithful witness in today's world, and learn how your simple testimony can open doors for others to encounter Christ.
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Episode 441: Follow the Evidence | John 10:34-38 | 2 Minute Disciple Podcast Ep. 237
Episode | September 1st, 2026 | Season 5 | 8 mins 58 secs
2 minute disciple, believing in jesus, bible study, christian podcast, daily devotional, discipleship, evidence for jesus, faith and reason, follow the evidence, intellectual faith, john 10, miraculous works, son of god, spiritual growth, spiritual meditation
Discover that faith and evidence go hand in hand in this compelling study of John 10:34-38. When the crowd is ready to stone Jesus for claiming to be the Son of God, He makes a remarkable offer: "Don't believe me unless I carry out my Father's work. But if I do his work, believe in the evidence of the miraculous works I have done." Jesus isn't asking for blind faith—He's pointing to the evidence and inviting intellectual honesty. The blind see. The lame walk. The dead are raised. Follow the evidence where it leads. This episode explores how Jesus welcomes honest questions and invites us to look carefully at what He did and who He was. Through contemplative meditation and personal reflection, identify one piece of evidence in your own life that points to Jesus being real and active—and find the courage to build your faith on it. This episode will strengthen your confidence that the evidence leads to one conclusion: Jesus is the Son of God.
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Episode 440: Stone's Throw | John 10:31-33 | 2 Minute Disciple Podcast Ep. 236
Episode | August 31st, 2026 | Season 5 | 7 mins 50 secs
2 minute disciple, bible study, blasphemy, christian podcast, daily devotional, deity of christ, discipleship, faith in jesus, i am, jesus is god, john 10, spiritual growth, spiritual meditation, stone's throw, who do you say i am
Confront the most important question in human history in this searching study of John 10:31-33. The crowd picks up stones—again—and Jesus doesn't run. He stands His ground and asks calmly: "For which of my good works are you going to stone me?" Their answer reveals everything: "We're not stoning you for any good work. We're stoning you for blasphemy. You, a mere man, claim to be God." They understood exactly what He was claiming—and they rejected Him clearly. This episode explores the stone's throw that divides everything: the gap between who Jesus claimed to be and who the crowd was willing to accept. After 236 days walking through the Gospels, Jesus asks you the same question He's been asking all along: Who do you say I am? Through contemplative meditation and honest reflection, sit with the weight of that question and let your answer change everything. This episode will anchor your faith in the living God who came in the flesh.
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Episode 438: Small but Mighty | Luke 13:18-21 | 2 Minute Disciple Podcast Ep. 234
Episode | August 29th, 2026 | Season 5 | 8 mins 4 secs
2 minute disciple, bible study, christian podcast, daily devotional, discipleship, faithful in small things, god multiplies, kingdom of god, luke 13, mustard seed, planting seeds, small beginnings, spiritual growth, spiritual meditation, yeast
Discover the power of small beginnings in this encouraging study of Luke 13:18-21. Jesus asks: "What is the Kingdom of God like?" Then He answers with two surprising images—a tiny mustard seed that grows into a tree large enough for birds to nest in, and a pinch of yeast that permeates an entire batch of dough. Both carry the same truth: small beginnings, invisible processes, extraordinary results. This episode explores how the Kingdom of God grows not through spectacle or force but through small, faithful, seemingly insignificant acts that God multiplies far beyond what we can see or imagine. Learn why you don't need a platform, a large following, or an impressive gift—you just need to be willing to offer your smallness to God and trust Him with a mustard seed. Through contemplative meditation and faithful action, plant one small seed today. This episode will transform how you see your ordinary acts of faithfulness.
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Episode 437: Wrong Day | Luke 13:10-17 | 2 Minute Disciple Podcast Ep. 233
Episode | August 28th, 2026 | Season 5 | 9 mins 32 secs
2 minute disciple, bible study, christian podcast, daily devotional, discipleship, holy availability, luke 13, miracles, open to god, putting god in a box, religious expectations, sabbath healing, spiritual growth, spiritual meditation, woman bent double
Discover what happens when God shows up outside your expectations in this moving study of Luke 13:10-17. A woman bent double for eighteen years walks into the synagogue—and Jesus sees her before anyone else does. He calls her over, speaks directly to her, and heals her instantly. She stands up straight and praises God. But the synagogue leader is indignant—not amazed, not moved, but indignant—because it happened on the wrong day. This episode explores how religious systems and schedules can blind us to the miracles God is doing right in front of us, and what it means to stay open and available to however and whenever God chooses to move. Through contemplative meditation and honest reflection, identify where you've been putting God in a box and find the freedom of holy availability. This episode will open your eyes to what Jesus is already doing around you.
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Episode 436: Repent and Turn to God | Luke 13:1-9 | 2 Minute Disciple Podcast Ep. 232
Episode | August 27th, 2026 | Season 5 | 9 mins 31 secs
2 minute disciple, bearing fruit, bible study, christian podcast, daily devotional, discipleship, fig tree parable, god's patience, grace, luke 13, repentance, spiritual growth, spiritual meditation, tragedy and sin, turning to god
Discover the urgent invitation hidden inside tragedy in this searching study of Luke 13:1-9. When the crowd tells Jesus about Pilate murdering Galileans at the Temple, they're asking an unspoken question: did they deserve it? Jesus refuses that logic entirely—tragedy is not a report card on someone's sin. But then He does something unexpected: He uses these tragedies to issue an urgent invitation. "Unless you repent, you will perish too." Then He tells the parable of the fig tree—the owner ready to cut it down after three fruitless years, and the gardener who intercedes: "Give it one more year." That gardener is Jesus. And that extra year is the season of grace we're living in right now. Through contemplative meditation and genuine repentance, identify where you've been taking God's patience for granted and find the courage to bear fruit today. This episode will awaken you to the urgency of repentance and the tenderness of God's patience.
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Episode 435: Signs of the Times | Luke 12:54-59 | 2 Minute Disciple Podcast Ep. 231
Episode | August 26th, 2026 | Season 5 | 8 mins 4 secs
2 minute disciple, act now, bible study, christian podcast, daily devotional, discipleship, luke 12, obedience, reading the signs, reconciliation, settle it now, signs of the times, spiritual growth, spiritual meditation, spiritual urgency
Learn to read what really matters in this urgent study of Luke 12:54-59. Jesus confronts the crowd with a frustrating truth: you can read the weather perfectly—clouds from the west mean rain, south wind means heat—but you can't interpret the spiritual signs of the times standing right in front of you. Then He pivots to a practical illustration: if you're on your way to court with an accuser, settle it before you get there. Don't wait for the judge. Act now while you still can. This episode explores the urgency Jesus places on reading spiritual reality and responding while there is still time. Through contemplative meditation and honest reflection, identify what you've been putting off—the relationship that needs reconciliation, the sin that needs confession, the step of obedience you've been delaying—and find the courage to settle it today. This episode will awaken you to the urgency of the moment you're living in.
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Episode 434: Set the World on Fire | Luke 12:49-53 | 2 Minute Disciple Podcast Ep. 230
Episode | August 25th, 2026 | Season 5 | 8 mins 43 secs
2 minute disciple, bible study, bold witness, christian podcast, cost of following jesus, cross, daily devotional, discipleship, division, gospel, luke 12, relational cost of faith, set the world on fire, spiritual growth, spiritual meditation
Encounter the urgent, burdened, raw Jesus in this powerful study of Luke 12:49-53. "I have come to set the world on fire, and I wish it were already burning!" This is not the Jesus of greeting cards—this is a Jesus pressing toward the cross under a heavy burden, longing for His mission to be complete. Then He says something that surprises us: "I have not come to bring peace, but division." This episode explores the cost of following Jesus that we don't talk about enough—not just personal sacrifice but the relational cost when truth divides even the closest families. Learn why Jesus' message has always been divisive, what it means to carry the fire of the Gospel toward someone who might push back, and how the cross made reconciliation possible even through division. Through contemplative meditation and bold witness, carry the fire today. This episode will challenge your comfortable Christianity.
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Episode 433: Faithful With What You've Been Given | Luke 12:41-48 | 2 Minute Disciple Podcast Ep. 229
Episode | August 24th, 2026 | Season 5 | 9 mins 47 secs
2 minute disciple, accountability, bible study, christian podcast, daily devotional, discipleship, faithful servant, faithfulness, luke 12, much will be required, private faithfulness, responsibility, spiritual growth, spiritual meditation, stewardship
Discover what faithfulness really looks like in this searching study of Luke 12:41-48. Peter asks Jesus: "Is this illustration just for us or for everyone?" Jesus responds with a parable about two servants—both given responsibility, both knowing what the master wants, but responding in completely opposite ways. The faithful servant does his job consistently and is rewarded with everything the master owns. The unfaithful servant assumes the master won't return for a while—and that assumption changes everything. This episode explores the principle that faithfulness is not about what you do when the master is watching but what you do when you think he isn't. And then comes the line that should make us all pause: "When someone has been given much, much will be required in return." Through contemplative meditation and honest reflection, identify what God has entrusted to you and find the courage to be faithful with it today—seen or unseen. This episode will challenge you to live as if the Master could return at any moment.
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Episode 432: Treasure in Heaven | Luke 12:32-34 | 2 Minute Disciple Podcast Ep. 227
Episode | August 23rd, 2026 | Season 5 | 8 mins 9 secs
2 minute disciple, bible study, christian podcast, daily devotional, discipleship, eternal investment, generosity, giving, heart follows treasure, little flock, loosening grip, luke 12, spiritual growth, spiritual meditation, treasure in heaven
Discover the freedom of loosening your grip in this tender and transformative study of Luke 12:32-34. Jesus opens with unexpected intimacy: "Don't be afraid, little flock. For it gives your Father great happiness to give you the Kingdom." Not reluctance. Not obligation. Great happiness. Then He calls us to sell our possessions and give to those in need—not as a command to poverty but as an invitation to freedom. This episode explores why earthly treasure is temporary and heavenly treasure is eternal, and why your heart always follows your treasure rather than the other way around. Learn what your spending and your time reveal about where your real treasure is, and how one deliberate act of generosity today can redirect your heart toward what lasts forever. Through contemplative meditation and practical giving, store up treasure in heaven today. This episode will loosen your grip and reorient your heart.
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Episode 431: Treasure in Heaven | Luke 12:32-34 | 2 Minute Disciple Podcast Ep. 227
Episode | August 22nd, 2026 | Season 5 | 7 mins 47 secs
2 minute disciple, bible study, christian podcast, daily devotional, discipleship, eternal investment, generosity, giving, heart follows treasure, little flock, loosening grip, luke 12, spiritual growth, spiritual meditation, treasure in heaven
Discover the freedom of loosening your grip in this tender and transformative study of Luke 12:32-34. Jesus opens with unexpected intimacy: "Don't be afraid, little flock. For it gives your Father great happiness to give you the Kingdom." Not reluctance. Not obligation. Great happiness. Then He calls us to sell our possessions and give to those in need—not as a command to poverty but as an invitation to freedom. This episode explores why earthly treasure is temporary and heavenly treasure is eternal, and why your heart always follows your treasure rather than the other way around. Learn what your spending and your time reveal about where your real treasure is, and how one deliberate act of generosity today can redirect your heart toward what lasts forever. Through contemplative meditation and practical giving, store up treasure in heaven today. This episode will loosen your grip and reorient your heart.
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Episode 430: Seek The Kingdom of God | Luke 12:27-31 | 2 Minute Disciple Podcast Ep. 226
Episode | August 21st, 2026 | Season 5 | 8 mins 52 secs
2 minute disciple, bible study, christian podcast, daily devotional, discipleship, faith over anxiety, god's provision, kingdom priorities, lilies, luke 12, seek first, seek the kingdom of god, spiritual growth, spiritual meditation, worry and trust
Discover the freedom of seeking first in this beautiful study of Luke 12:27-31. Jesus points to the lilies—they don't work or spin, yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully. If God lavishes that kind of care on a flower here today and gone tomorrow, how much more is He caring for you? Then Jesus delivers a truth that should stop every anxious thought: "Your Father already knows your needs." Already. Before you pray. Before you worry. Before you lie awake at three in the morning. This episode explores what it means to seek the Kingdom of God above all else—to orient your day around His purposes rather than your fears—and trust that as you do, He will give you everything you need. Through contemplative meditation and a practical morning habit, learn to seek the Son before you seek solutions. This episode will reorder your priorities and restore your peace.
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Episode 429: Don't Worry | Luke 12:22-26 | 2 Minute Disciple Podcast Ep. 225
Episode | August 20th, 2026 | Season 5 | 8 mins 58 secs
2 minute disciple, anxiety, bible study, christian podcast, daily devotional, discipleship, don't worry, god's provision, luke 12, peace, ravens, spiritual growth, spiritual meditation, trading worry for prayer, trust in god
Find freedom from anxiety in this liberating study of Luke 12:22-26. Jesus asks the most disarming question about worry: "Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?" The answer is no—not one moment, not one solution, not one ounce of provision. Then He points to the ravens: they don't plant, harvest, or store food in barns, and yet God feeds every single one. And you are far more valuable to God than any bird. This episode explores why worry is a liar, what it means to trade anxiety for trust, and how to live in the present rather than under the crushing weight of what might happen tomorrow. Through contemplative meditation and a practical daily habit, learn to trade every worry for a prayer and experience the peace that comes from trusting the God who feeds the ravens. This episode will transform how you handle anxiety.
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Episode 428: Rich Relationship With God | Luke 12:13-21 | 2 Minute Disciple Podcast Ep. 224
Episode | August 19th, 2026 | Season 5 | 8 mins 49 secs
2 minute disciple, bible study, christian podcast, daily devotional, discipleship, greed, luke 12, materialism, parable of rich fool, relationship with god, rich toward god, spiritual growth, spiritual meditation, spiritual richness, wealth and faith
Discover what it truly means to be rich in this convicting study of Luke 12:13-21. When a man asks Jesus to settle an inheritance dispute, Jesus refuses and instead delivers a stunning warning: "Beware! Guard against every kind of greed. Life is not measured by how much you own." Then He tells the parable of a rich man who builds bigger barns to store his abundance—only to hear God say: "You fool! You will die this very night." This episode explores the sharpest possible contrast: a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God. Learn why greed disguises itself as fairness and rights, why full barns can coexist with an empty life, and what it means to be truly rich toward God. Through contemplative meditation and honest reflection, examine where you're investing your energy and find the freedom of choosing relationship over accumulation. This episode will redefine what wealth really means.
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Episode 427: Stand Up for Jesus | Luke 12:8-12 | 2 Minute Disciple Podcast Ep. 223
Episode | August 18th, 2026 | Season 5 | 7 mins 50 secs
2 minute disciple, acknowledge jesus publicly, bible study, christian podcast, courage in faith, daily devotional, discipleship, fear of man, holy spirit, luke 12, public faith, spiritual growth, spiritual meditation, stand up for jesus, witnessing
Discover the most personal promise in the Gospels in this powerful study of Luke 12:8-12. Jesus says: "Everyone who acknowledges me publicly here on earth, the Son of Man will also acknowledge in the presence of God's angels." If you stand up for Jesus in front of people, He will stand up for you before the angels of God. This episode explores what it means to publicly own Jesus—not just in safe spaces but where it costs something—and why quietly distancing yourself from Him is more dangerous than it feels. Learn why you don't need all the answers before you speak up, and how the Holy Spirit promises to show up when you do. Through contemplative meditation and honest reflection, identify where you've been staying quiet about Jesus and find the courage to stand up for Him today. This episode will empower you to acknowledge Jesus publicly with confidence.
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Episode 426: The Truth About Fear | Luke 12:4-7 | 2 Minute Disciple Podcast Ep. 222
Episode | August 17th, 2026 | Season 5 | 8 mins 12 secs
2 minute disciple, awe of god, bible study, christian podcast, daily devotional, discipleship, fear of god, fear of man, god's love, luke 12, overcoming fear, sparrows, spiritual freedom, spiritual meditation, valued by god
Discover the fear that liberates in this transformative reflection on Luke 12:4-7. Jesus speaks about two kinds of fear—and only one is worth having. The fear of people keeps us silent, hidden, and performing. But the fear of God—the awe of a Father who numbers every hair on your head and never forgets a single sparrow—shrinks every other fear into insignificance. This episode explores why fearing God doesn't paralyze but liberates, and how understanding His vast power and intimate love releases you from the grip of every other fear. Through contemplative meditation and honest reflection, identify the fear that has been controlling you and discover what it means to replace it with a deeper awe of God. This episode will reframe how you understand fear and set you free from the opinions and threats that have kept you captive.