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15.08 Bigger
Bigger For the session to be discussed on February 19, 2023 Matthew 17:1-9 David Cassady Nikki Hardeman David Adams Bert Montgomery Mountains appear in the scriptures - often as the sites for major events. We discuss one such event, the Transfiguration of Jesus, in...
15.07 Rigid Rules for Reconciliation
Rigid Rules for Reconciliation For the session to be discussed on February 12, 2023 Matthew 5:21-37 David Cassady Nikki Hardeman Daniel Glaze Bert Montgomery We discuss a passage that deals with diverse issues including anger and adultery, noting the ways this entire...
15.06 Salt, Light, & Laughter
Salt, Light, & Laughter For the session to be discussed on February 5, 2023 Matthew 5:13-20 David Cassady Nikki Hardeman Daniel Glaze Bert Montgomery We do a good bit of laughing in this episode, but also delve into the notion of our being called to be salt and...
15.05 Do, Love, Walk
Do, Love, Walk For the session to be discussed on January 29, 2023 Micah 6:1-8 David Cassady Nikki Hardeman Daniel Glaze Bert Montgomery This well known passage presents the prophet highlighting the disconnect between the people’s professed allegiance to God and their...
15.04 Nothing Never Happens
Nothing Never Happens For the session to be discussed on January 22, 2023 Isaiah 9:1-7 David Cassady Nikki Hardeman Daniel Glaze Bert Montgomery When people are facing uncertain and difficult times, this text brings comfort and hope, as it was written during a similar...
15.03 Who’s the Servant?
Who's the Servant? For the session to be discussed on January 15, 2023 Isaiah 49:1-7 David Cassady Nikki Hardeman Daniel Glaze Bert Montgomery This week we have another servant song from Isaiah. We discuss how the passage reminds us that God works through us and...
15.02 Heroes
Heroes For the session to be discussed on January 8, 2023 Isaiah 42:1-9 David Cassady Nikki Hardeman Daniel Glaze Bert Montgomery What does it mean to be a hero? In this passage, drawn from the Exile experience of the Israelite people, we discuss how we each hold the...
15.1 Looking Up?
Looking Up? For the session to be discussed on January 1, 2023 Ecclesiastes 3:1-13 Daniel Glaze Nikki Hardeman Bert Montgomery David Adams Sometimes we are so focused on doing and producing that we fail to pay attention to the importance of just being. We discuss the...
14.52 An Earthly Christmas
An Earthly Christmas For the session to be discussed on December 25, 2022 Luke 2:1-20 Daniel Glaze Nikki Hardeman Bert Montgomery David Adams Merry Christmas! In this episode we discuss the dirty, messy, chaotic scene that was the birth of Jesus into this crazy,...
14.51 A Non-Advent Advent Lesson
A Non-Advent Advent Lesson For the session to be discussed on December 18, 2022 Romans 1:1-7 David Cassady Daniel Glaze Today is 4th Sunday of Advent. It’s almost Christmas. Why then does the Lectionary offer us this passage from Romans? We look at what Romans has to...
14.50 Practicing Patience
Practicing Patience For the session to be discussed on December 11, 2022 James 5:7-11 David Cassady Bert Montgomery Patience is one of those things, Bert tells us, that is hard to practice — especially when we are living in a world dealing with war, hunger, sickness,...
14.49 Harmony
Harmony For the session to be discussed on December 4, 2022 Romans 15:4-13 David Cassady Nikki Hardeman Bert Montgomery David Adams This passage reminds us that we do not get to decide who is “in” or who is “out” — or who God chooses to call or work through. We also...
14.48 Wake Up!
Wake Up! For the session to be discussed on November 27, 2022 Romans 13:8-14 David Cassady Nikki Hardeman Bert Montgomery David Adams For the first Sunday of Advent we are talking about hope — Advent is hope returning to a darkened world! Maybe Advent is really about...
14.47 Present Help, Helpful Presence
Present Help, Helpful Presence For the session to be discussed on November 20, 2022 Psalm 46 David Cassady Nikki Hardeman Daniel Glaze David Adams We discuss the ways this Psalm, in calling us to find refuge in God, to find God’s presence the way to make it through...
14.46 The Big Rock Candy Mountain
The Big Rock Candy Mountain For the session to be discussed on November 13, 2022 Isaiah 65:17-25 David Cassady Nikki Hardeman Daniel Glaze David Adams In this passage from Isaiah, God stands ready to bring forth a vision of heaven that surpasses everyone's hopes....
14.45 In Pursuit of Justice
In Pursuit of Justice For the session to be discussed on November 6, 2022 Job 19:23-27a David Cassady Nikki Hardeman Daniel Glaze Bert Montgomery Job clings to hope in the midst of despair, even as he accuses God about the unfairness of his situation. We discuss the...
14.44 You’re Out of Your Tree
You're Out of Your Tree For the session to be discussed on October 30, 2022 Luke 19:1-10 David Cassady Nikki Hardeman Daniel Glaze Bert Montgomery Our text this week is the story of when Jesus went to visit Zacchaeus. While we often learn this story as children, there...
14.43 Sinners and Scumbags
Sinners and Scumbags For the session to be discussed on October 23, 2022 Luke 18:9-14 David Cassady Nikki Hardeman Daniel Glaze Bert Montgomery Today we discuss a parable about a Pharisee and a tax collector. In the parable, the Pharisee is proud of his good deeds and...