He is Not Here! For the session to be discussed on March 27, 2016 Luke 24:1-12 Listen to a great conversation about Easter Sunday as we engage meaningful questions about the resurrection of Jesus Christ. What it might mean for us to see Easter in a new way this year?...

A Mysterious Event For the session to be discussed on March 20, 2016 Luke 23:1-49 A lively conversation for Palm/Passion Sunday where we discuss questions we have about the cross. Are there different ways of understanding the cross? How do we view the redemptive work...

Present-Tense Faith For the session to be discussed on March 13, 2016 Isaiah 43:16-21 We have an energetic discussion about how we understand God to be at work around us, creating new things and offering paths we did not expect. How is our approach to looking at the...

Reconciling Love For the session to be discussed on March 6, 2016 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 What does the word "reconciling" really mean? We share experiences and thoughts around the notion of reconciliation, and wonder about the ways the church might find fresh direction...

In the Wilderness For the session to be discussed on February 28, 2016 Psalm 63 What did it mean for the psalmist to be in a literal wilderness? What does wilderness look like to us, and how do "wilderness experiences" shape our faith? On this Podcast: David Cassady...

Seeking What Remains For the session to be discussed on February 21, 2016 Psalm 27 We share our phobias and fears, and take a look at the deeper affects of fear on our relationships and faith. How does God help us overcome our fears? On this Podcast: David Cassady...

Silly Love Songs For the session to be discussed on February 14, 2016 Psalm 91 Is this psalm "dangerous" in how it might be interpreted? How do we begin to approach a psalm such as this one? How do we best understand the ways God offers protection? Join us for a...

Holy, Holy, Holy For the session to be discussed on February 7, 2016 Psalm 99 In this episode we discuss a psalm that proclaims the holiness and greatness of God. We explore the ways our own need to describe and explain God can too often place God in a "box" and limit...

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall For the session to be discussed on January 31, 2016 Luke 4:21-30 In this episode we take a look at the second part of the passage we began discussing last week. The setting is Jesus' return to his hometown, where he reads scripture and...

Hometown Boy For the session to be discussed on January 24, 2016 Luke 4:14-21 In this episode we take a look at Jesus' return to his hometown, where he reads scripture and preaches in the synagogue. What must it have been like for him and those who saw him grow up to...

Signs of Abundance For the session to be discussed on January 17, 2016 John 2:1-11 We have a lot of fun discussing this familiar passage from John, where Jesus performs his first miracle — turning the water into wine at a wedding feast. What can we learn about the...

Obedience or Identity? For the session to be discussed on January 10, 2016 Luke 3:15-22 Our focus this week is the baptism of Jesus and the meaning of our baptisms. Why was Jesus baptized? What do our baptisms have to do with identity? Several stories are shared as we...

Creatively Redemptive For the session to be discussed on January 3, 2016 Psalm 147:12-20 Do we think of God as creative? As an artist? What does it mean to see God as creatively at work healing and redeeming our world? On this Podcast: Nikki Hardeman David Cassady...

Presence of Christ For the session to be discussed on December 27, 2015 1 Samuel 2:18-26 In this episode, we look at the contrast between Samuel and Eli's sons, wondering what led them to be so different. How might Eli's experience with his own sons have shaped how he...

A Simple Time For the session to be discussed on December 20, 2015 Micah 5:2-5a In this episode, we look at a text from Micah written some 700+ years before the birth of Jesus, yet where a birth in Bethlehem is prophesied. The description of the darkness, corruption...

Rejoice? For the session to be discussed on December 13, 2015 Zephaniah 3:14-20 In this episode, we take a look at the meaning of the Advent candles, and why this text appears for the Sunday of Advent focused on joy. Do we hear joy in God's voice? If God was to sing...

One Heck of a Baby Announcement For the session to be discussed on December 6, 2015 Luke 1:68-79 In this episode, we take at the birth announcement of John the Baptist, and along the way take a look at fear and hope, darkness and light. Why do the angels often begin...

The "Not Yet" Time For the session to be discussed on November 29, 2015 1 Thessalonians 3:6-13 The first Sunday of Advent finds us talking about hope and waiting. Where do we find ourselves waiting? Where are we tired of waiting? What does it mean to wait with hope?...