We continue with episode 2 of looking at the book of Judges, this week moving ahead to chapter 2. The core issue in chapter 2 is the challenge the Israelites face in passing on their faith to the next generation, who grow up with different exp

‘Worst Book in the Bible’ Season: Episode 1

14 days ago

For Summer 2024, we look at…the book of Judges. That’s right, that Old Testament book that is SO, well, Old Testamentish. One might argue it is the worst book in the Bible. This week we start off with chapter 1, which is highly problematic fo

7 Last Words, Episode 7: It is finished

Mar 22nd, 2024

“It is finished” (John 19:30) With this word from the cross, we finish our series on the last words of Jesus. To get at the significance of what Jesus says, we consider the words of other famous people, especially religious luminaries.

7 Last Words, Episode 6: My God, My God, why have you forsaken me

Mar 15th, 2024

Jesus in the cross cries out in existential suffering: “My God, My God, Why have you forsaken me?” Does God suffer? Can you love someone and not suffer? Does God suffer with you on the cross? The podcast begins with a reflection on the marr

7 Last Words, Episode 5: Into your hands I commend my Spirit

Mar 8th, 2024

“Into your hands I commend my Spirit.” Jesus was a spiritual person. A spiritual guru. What does it mean for us as humans to be spiritual? A reflection on what we’ve lost in terms of spirituality over time and what we can recover.

7 Last Words, Episode 4: Woman, behold your son; behold your mother

Mar 1st, 2024

“Woman, behold your son; behold your mother.” America has many crises; one of them is loneliness. A reflection on why we are a lonely people and what Christ (and Christ alone!) is doing about it.

7 Last Words: Today you will be with me in Paradise

Feb 23rd, 2024

“Today you will be with my in paradise” With these words, we interrupt this Lenten series on the cross to talk about paradise and heaven! Turns out the Bible describes heaven as paradise, but a “whole” lot more beautiful and mind-blowing than

7 Last Words, Episode 2: I thirst

Feb 16th, 2024

We continue with our seven words, this week picking up with “I Thirst” With these words, Jesus reveals he is human. In this podcast, we consider Jesus humanity. A) What is the difference between gods and humans — what would the divine lose by

7 Last Words, Episode 1: Father, Forgive Them

Feb 9th, 2024

We begin a new series for Lent 2024. We will focus on the 7 last words of Christ from the cross. This week we start with “Father, Forgive Them, they know not what they do.” Two foci this podcast season The Words of the Cross as an invitation

Pieces for Peace 5: Quirinius

Dec 22nd, 2023

We wrap up our pieces for peace series with the most unlikely piece of the nativity, Quirinius the Governor of Syria. Did he exist? When did he rule? When was Jesus born? Why does Luke include him? But first, what does it mean for Luke to

Pieces for Peace 4: The missing peace, part 1

Dec 15th, 2023

What piece of the manger scene do you imagine is there…but probably isn’t in most (store bought) nativity scenes. Who is the missing piece that is a part of your imagined nativity? An invitation to some holy pondering, including a reflection o

Pieces for Peace 3: Mary

Dec 8th, 2023

For this week’s podcast, we take up THE holiday question: Mary, did you know?!

Pieces for Peace 2: Angels

Dec 1st, 2023

We continue with our Pieces for Peace theme this Advent, focusing on the angels. They appears lots in the first fear chapters of Luke. And they keep telling people “Do not be afraid.” Why is this? What peace of Christ do they offer us?

Pieces for Peace 1: Animals!

Nov 24th, 2023

This Advent we will focus on “Pieces for Peace” how the different pieces of the manger scene can invite us to come into the peace of Jesus. We start off with the animals in the manger. Of course we get to Jesus and the restoration of all thi

Sunday to Monday, Episode 6

Oct 20th, 2023

“Render unto Caesar the things of Caesar and to God the things of God.” These are words of Jesus that have shaped the course of human history! In the first half of the podcast, we consider the story behind the quote, which focuses on money and

Sunday to Monday, Episode 5

Oct 13th, 2023

Episode 5: Talk about a Sunday-Monday gap. Last Saturday I watched as Israel was brutally attacked by Hamas. Last Sunday I heard about the peace that passes all understanding! A world at war is a world that Christ has not fully overcome. I

Sunday to Monday, Episode 4

Oct 6th, 2023

Jesus throws down the gauntlet with the religious leaders of his day (Matthew 21:33-46). In so doing, he challenges us to consider our own lives and what we build our lives on – what is our cornerstone? Behind this lies the question, how do

Sunday to Monday, Episode 3

Sep 28th, 2023

For our third episode of this season, we focus on Jesus interaction in the Temple (Matthew 21:23-32), which culminates in Jesus telling a parable rich with both judgment and mercy. The focus of this episode is Jesus as teacher; the first half i

Sunday to Monday, Episode 2

Sep 22nd, 2023

We continue looking at parables from Matthew’s Gospel (Matthew 20:1-16), playing with the disconnect between the world and ethics of the Bible (peace, forgiveness, love, grace) and the world and ethics of the World (conflict, jealousy, anger).

Sunday to Monday, Episode 1

Sep 14th, 2023

It is a new season on the podcast, looking at bridging the Sunday to Monday gap. To get at this gap, we will reflect together on the parables of Jesus in Matthew’s Gospel. For our first parable, we look at Matthew 18:21-35 and the story of the

Romans Podcast, Episode 6: God’s Heart is Big

Jul 21st, 2023

Is forgiveness the same as erasing of a debt? We wrap up our season on the first chapters of Paul’s letter to the Romans, focusing on Romans 4:16-25. Turns out that the God we’ve come to know in the cross of Jesus Christ is interested in somet

Romans Podcast, Episode 5: Boundaries

Jul 18th, 2023

Why were the police called to our church cemetery? Good question! Listen to the podcast and find out. This week’s episode though is about neither cemeteries or police officers. Rather, in this week’s episode we examine the major social bound

Romans Podcast, Episode 4: The Case Against Penal Substitution

Jul 11th, 2023

If you’ve ever been given a tract on the streets about Jesus, it like uses verses from Romans 3 to tell you a story that goes like this You are a bad person God is mad at you and wants to punish you God loves you though and so he sent his son J

Romans Podcast, Episode 3; Justice and Mercy

Jul 1st, 2023

Is God both merciful and just? As Paul continues to build his argument about who God is and what God has done for us, he leans heavily into the justice of God (Romans 2:3-16). Can we have a just and merciful God? How do we see justice and gr

Romans Podcast, Episode 2

Jun 23rd, 2023

Summer means a few things: Fireflies, fireworks and fantastic photos of nature. Lovely, right!! In this podcast, we continue in Romans 1, considering the things of summer: creation and independence day. And oh yes, of course, God’s reveale