Wondering how Pastor Johanna has been doing lately? Join Lisa and her as they discuss how Pastor Johanna's treatment is progressing and the various insights she has been gleaning from this experience since the last time Lisa and Pastor Johanna

Shalom

Aug 28th, 2020 20m 26s

In this podcast, Lisa and Pastor Johanna discuss a range of topics: the meaning of the Hebrew word "shalom," its relationship to contemporary ideas about wellness and further details about what will be going on at the church in September. Tune

The COVID Blues

Aug 21st, 2020

In this podcast, Lisa and Pastor Johanna talk about ways to combat the low grade feelings of depression many people are feeling nowadays. They also discuss some of the staff's plans for September, in particular, the possibility of the church's

A Teal Team Journey

Jun 24th, 2020 22m 50s

Lisa and Pastor Johanna are back, this time talking about PJ's recent diagnosis of ovarian cancer. She's out of surgery and on to the next step of the journey: chemo. Find out how she's doing and how the diagnosis has changed her perspective on

Your Emotions: They Aren’t Someone Else’s

Mar 20th, 2020 41m 36s

This podcast records an adult education class Pastor Johanna taught recently about Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, a therapeutic intervention that focuses on some of the reasons why people may struggle to control their emotions and what they ca

Your Brain: It Has a Mind of its Own

Mar 6th, 2020 36m 12s

This episode of the podcast is a redo of a talk Pastor Johanna did on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Tune in to learn more about this therapeutic approach and how to "do it anyway."

Leadership Retreat

Jan 29th, 2020 16m 55s

Wondering what First's elders, deacons and committee chairs were up to at San Damiano? Tune in to this podcast to catch a glimpse of the goings on at this year's Leadership Retreat.

Barhopping with Bonhoeffer

Dec 20th, 2019 21m 55s

In this week's episode, Lisa and Pastor Johanna talk about the opening pages of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's book, Life Together. If you are in the area, and find this discussion about Christian community interesting, drop us a line and we will get y

Forgiveness

Dec 13th, 2019 19m 24s

In this week's podcast, Lisa and Pastor Johanna take up the topic of forgiveness, with a special emphasis on how this plays out (or doesn't play out) in the Old and New Testaments.

Heated Holiday Talks

Dec 6th, 2019 19m 16s

In this podcast, Pastor Johanna and Lisa talk family conflict, mining scripture for insights into how to avoid it, when -- potentially -- to engage in it, and how to adjust our expectations regarding our more vexed relationships.

Rocks, Plants, Animals, Humans?

Oct 31st, 2019 36m 26s

In the second podcast of our Religion & Science Series, the topic turns to science with Pastor Johanna and Michael talking about how modern scientists explain the differences between what Aristotle called the various "orders" of nature. Spoiler

Psalms 1 and 2

Oct 19th, 2019 42m 57s

Pastor Johanna and her husband, Michael, are teaming up on a series in which they will alternate one podcast about religion with one about science. This first podcast of the series takes up Michael's questions about the psalms generally and Psa

Prayer Walk

Oct 15th, 2019 7m 50s

In this inaugural episode of 1stCast, First Presbyterian's new podcast, Ann Johnson and Pastor Johanna talk about this ministry of the church -- how it got started and what makes it such a rich experience.Interested in learning more about F

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