Kurt Kroon talks through Nehemiah 2 and what we do with criticism. Do we internalize or reject it? What tools do you use to discern your areas of growth?

Nehemiah::What to do with Power & Privilege

13 days ago 23m 6s

Kurt Kroon introduces the book of Nehemiah and talks about rebuilding in deconstructed spaces and what we do with power and privilege.

Easter Sunday:: Tombs & New Life

25 days ago 30m 24s

Kurt Kroon shares about pep rallies, Shamrock Runs and the ever present cycle of death and resurrection pulling us into the present.

Panel on Polarization

Mar 25th, 2024 30m 23s

This Sunday we hear from Harriet Congdon, Andrew Chang and Kendra Wenzel on their experiences with polarization and what has been helpful and harmful in that process.

Theological Polarization

Mar 18th, 2024 1h 6m

Sarah Swartzendruber shares about a recent social media experience dealing with theology on her Parenting After Deconstruction Instagram page and how she processed it.

Conversations Across Polarization

Mar 13th, 2024 22m 10s

Chelsea Gerlach shares some incredibly practical next steps for engaging in polarizing conversations.In this conversation Chelsea references Loretta Ross, and you can find her work here

Overcoming Polarization:: Annihilation vs Reconciliation

Mar 7th, 2024 27m 40s

Kurt Kroon shares on the story of Jonah about the tendencies we have to idealize and demonize folks as a means of feeling safe and God's movement to reconcile all people.

The End of Gatekeeping

Feb 28th, 2024 29m 47s

Kurt Kroon shares about Paul, Colossians 2 and how Christ moves us to end gatekeeping.

Reparations & The Church

Feb 24th, 2024 24m 23s

Leroy Barber joins us to share about the US's history of reparations and how the scriptures talk about making repairs.

Jesus & Civil Rights

Feb 13th, 2024 18m 49s

This Sunday Kurt Kroon interviews Alvin Hayes about the link he sees in the Civil Rights movement and Jesus Christ.

Jesus & Parables

Feb 7th, 2024 47m 52s

Kurt Kroon looks at Luke 8 and the parable of the sower within the context of how we interpret parables today and some of the context around what Jesus in his context.

Wisdom is Known By Her Children

Jan 31st, 2024 31m 44s

Kurt Kroon discusses wisdom and how Jesus and John the Baptist are bringing this to us via radical inclusion through very different methods.

Jesus' Flow of Gifts

Jan 21st, 2024 33m 50s

On this Sunday Kurt Kroon shared about how Jesus negotiates the sacredness of who each person is and the potential of who we can become. This comes with a look at Luke 13:11-17 and the healing of a woman in the synagogue on the sabbath.

Unfamiliar:: Judith &Susanna

Mar 5th, 2023 30m 19s

Shelby Hanson leads us in a new message series that can give us fresh eyes on the parable structure and make unfamiliar what we've made familiar.

Naturally Beautiful Project with Regina Morgan

Feb 19th, 2023 31m 36s

Between Worlds:: Sandra Noble & Kennedy Coopwood

Feb 5th, 2023 24m 46s

Dominant vs Non-Dominant Lense on Scripture

Jan 31st, 2023 30m 33s

On Sunday January 29th Kurt Kroon talked about different lenses for viewing the Scriptures and how taking experiences from non-dominant folks and interpreting them through a dominant worldview can fundamentally change the message.

Heal the Land, Heal Ourselves

Jan 5th, 2022 39m

Chelsea Gerlach shares a message about the planet, our relationship with it and how we hear the voice of God to move towards the healing of the land and ourselves.

Christmas Comparison

Dec 22nd, 2021 29m 34s

Kurt Kroon takes a look at comparisons between the story of Jesus birth and the origin stories of Horus, Romulus and Remus, Alexander the Great, and Augustus Caesar. We 'll see what the similarities and differences tell us.

Mary‘s Advent::Grief

Dec 13th, 2021 29m

Sarah Swartzendruber talks through the role of grief in Mary's song both as a look forward to the life of Jesus and a reflection after the death of Jesus.

Mary‘s Advent::Power

Dec 6th, 2021 30m 50s

Kurt Kroon talks through Luke 1:46-55 and the impact of Power Dynamics.

Liberation or Oppression?::Armor of God

Nov 29th, 2021 27m 29s

Kurt Kroon talks about how our interpretation of Ephesians 6:10-17 is impacted by living in the world's largest military country and how that compares to the military factors in Paul's day.