Having a Tribe (and picking the right one) goes a long way to help stave off the epidemic of loneliness, and can add significant longevity and enjoyment to your life. It is not good for people to be alone! ----------------- Our website FB Page Prayer Requests Give here

This week, we talk about what it is like to be a Military Chaplain and why it's important to create safe spaces for people to journey in their faith. We highlight a fantastic ministry @TheSwampFox and ask the question: Which one of these companies and all of their properties should go forever: Disney, Pixar, Dreamworks, or Nickelodeon? Who do you h…

You can find the clips Seth references in this sermon in the documentary "Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones" on Netflix.Clip 1: Episode 3, 11:14 - 13:34Clip 2: Episode 2, 30:10 - 33:24Clip 3: Episode 1, 13:48 - 17:02 ----------------- Our website FB Page Prayer Requests Give here

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What if moving through life in the way God created us to is actually better than moving through life in the ways we have created? ----------------- Our website FB Page Prayer Requests Give here

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What is the reason you get up in the morning? That could seem like a small or inconsequential question, but it could also be incredibly important to living life to the full. ----------------- Our website FB Page Prayer Requests Give here

What does it mean to live better longer? And how does being a person of faith play into that? ----------------- Our website FB Page Prayer Requests Give here

Build one another up; bear one another's burdens. Let's dive into what that looks like. ----------------- Our website FB Page Prayer Requests Give here

Romans 14 offers an incredible blueprint for how Christians who don't agree with everything can still coexist in loving community with one another. ----------------- Our website FB Page Prayer Requests Give here

What does humility look like? ----------------- Our website FB Page Prayer Requests Give here

What can separate us from the unconditional love of God, expressed through salvation in Jesus? According to the Apostle Paul, nothing can. Nothing. No thing. But if you look at our lives, our beliefs expressed through our words and actions towards others, it seems like a lot can. ----------------- Our website FB Page Prayer Requests Give here…

Greet each other with what?! What does it mean to love and accept one another?

What does it mean to accept one another? Who is the 'one another' in question here? ----------------- Our website FB Page Prayer Requests Give here

There are about 100 times that the phrase "one another" shows up in the Bible. We're starting a new series this week focused on some of them, and how they influence our daily life with one another.

The Bible is really clear on the fact that women can't be in leadership positions in the Church, right? ...Right...?Maybe we should give that a second look, too... ----------------- Our website FB Page Prayer Requests Give here

For many Christians (especially Western, Evangelical ones...) the idea of Hell as a place of eternal conscious torment that everyone who doesn't give their life to Jesus is destined for is pretty central. We often go so far as to try to "scare the hell out" of people in order to get them to "turn or burn."But what does the Bible actually say about …

Are there hidden messages from God embedded in the original texts of the Bible? If there are, is it possible to decipher them with a quick Google search or a very rudimentary understanding of Biblical Hebrew and Greek? The answer is 'no' to both questions, but come along for the ride anyways! ------------------ Our website FB Page Prayer Requests G…

Are we living in the End Times? Do these social media videos prove it? Does it really matter if we are? Should it?

If our faith is about... you know, faith... then why do we feel such a strong urge to *prove* everything?

Our website FB Page Prayer Requests Give here -------------------- This week we take a look at pastors who go too hard on the Greek word study, and cowboys who don't realize that the translation they prefer is actually the one that changed the text.

Week 1 of our series Jump, Don't Jump - where we're looking at information and misinformation, and how they interact with our faith and the way we interact with the world.

The finale of our series Sacred Space, in which we examine the Pentecost arrival of the Holy Spirit among the believers.

Week 9 of Sacred Space, in which Seth talks about the ascension of Jesus and what it means that the Universal Christ goes out into the universe.

Week 8 of our series Sacred Space.

This week we celebrate Easter, remembering the Resurrection of Jesus, and exploring what it means to us and for us.

Week 5 of Sacred Space, examining the statement of Jesus - "I Am the Door."

This week we're diving into Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, and his crucifixion mere days later.

Week 4 of Sacred Space.

Week 3 of Sacred Space, taking a look at Jesus' statement, "I Am the Vine."

Examining Jesus' statement about being the Living Bread, Bread of Life, etc.

Week 1 of our series Sacred Space. We're taking a look at the Cosmic Christ, looking both outward and inward, to see if we can find a deeper understanding of who Jesus is and how God is at work in us and in the world around us.

The final week of our series, The Gospel According to Sinead. This week we showed the video for her song, Trouble of the World, which we can't include in the sermon video or podcast archive. The link to watch the video for yourself is below: Trouble of the World

No podcast intro or outro this week, as I (Joseph) am home sick. This is week 5 of our Gospel According to Sinead series. In it we talk about church hurt, redemption, and stepping into who we are created to be.

Week 4 of our Gospel According to Sinead series. This week, we're taking a look at the song V.I.P.

We're diving into the song 'Something Beautiful' this week. It's a beautiful meditation and conversation between the singer and God. Enjoy!

This sermon examines the song Black Boys on Mopeds, by Sinead O'Connor. It was her response to the British government's condemnations of the massacre in Tiananmen Square, pointing out that they were perpetrating the same sort of indiscriminate killing of unarmed people at home in England.

Who is Sinead O'Connor? If you only know her for one thing, it's probably her 1992 appearance on SNL. To all outward appearances, her brave and defiant performance derailed her career as a pop star. But to her, it re-railed her career, allowing her to continue being who and what she always was at heart - a seeker of truth and justice, and a prophet…

Week 4 of our 2023 Advent series, Awful. This week we look at the word 'Debacle.'

Week 3 of our 2023 Advent series.

Week 2 of our 2023 Advent series, Awful.

Week 1 of our 2023 Advent series. We promise, it's not as bad as it sounds. Actually, it's a surprisingly optimistic Christmas...

Week 1 of the 2023 version of Brainstorm, the series where we choose a scripture at random, and write a sermon live, in person, and in real time.

The final week in this series, How It All Works, wherin we take a second look at what it means to fail or succeed.

Fear is built into the human experience. Fear of heights, fire, even of the dark help to keep us safe in an unsafe world. But does Fear have the final word? Should it? Or is there a path forward where Fear informs our experience, but is not the ultimate influence?

Week 2 of this series, in which our Family Life Pastor, Hunter Maerz, tells us about apples, heterozygosity, and not forcing things into a smaller timeframe. It takes as long as it takes.

There are no straight rivers. Oak trees drop thousands upon thousands of acorns for every one that grows up into a tree. These, and many other examples from nature, show us a picture of a God who is less concerned with efficiency and efficacy, and more concerned with the process.

This is a special one-off message, in which we talk through what it looks like to pursue faith, justice, comfort, and healing in the midst of difficult life circumstances. There are many questions, and few easy answers. But it is in the difficult times, when we feel broken and broken-hearted, that God is nearest to us.…

The finale of our series Mountains and Seas and Gardens and Roads.

Week 9 of Mountains & Seas & Gardens & Roads. We're finishing up the gospel of Luke this week, putting a bow on our journey through the gospels. Next week will be a more experiential, wrap-up sort of week.