Purim is one of the annual feasts in Judaism, celebrating God’s faithfulness in the book of Esther… despite the fact that He’s never mentioned. Given by Rev. Jon MacDonald on 11/05/23.

The disciples are in a boat in a storm while Jesus is in a deep sleep. How, exactly, can we learn to sleep through our storms? Give by Rev. Jon MacDonald on 10/29/23.

After the death of Lazarus, Jesus moves around a crowd of grieving people, offering His tears and (ultimately) hope. Given by Pastor Jon on 10/22/23.

A Centurion Soldier surprises Jesus with his faith. What, exactly, is faith, and how is it distinct from our beliefs? Given by Rev. Jon MacDonald on 10/15/23.

Jesus feeds over 10,000 people with the disciples’ resources. It’s amazing what you can do when you know who is the savior of the world (God) and who is not (us). Given by Pastor Jon on 10/08/23.

In the conclusion of our series on the book of Job, the story reaches its climactic moment as God speaks. And it does not go the direction one would expect. Given by Rev. Jon MacDonald on 10/01/23.

In part 2 of our Job series, we meet his “friend” Elihu who claims to know exactly why Job is suffering. His formula is neat, clean, and completely wrong. Given by Pastor Jon on 9/24/23.

Every nightmare Job ever had came true in one moment. How can we understand why bad things happen? Given by Rev. Jon MacDonald on 9/17/23.

On our new series on the beginning of wisdom, we wrestle with what it means to fear the Lord. Given by Rev. Jon MacDonald in a joint worship service with FCC on 9/10/23.

In the conclusion of our series on Finding God in Art, we look at a line from Boygenius’ excellent album…

Jon gives us his favorite show of the year: the Bear. From the deep character, relentless tension that propels each episode, and the redemption found in working together to serve others. Given by Pastor Jon on 8/27/23.

The story of Samson starts out bad and only gets worse. What are we to make of this story, and how can we find peace? We watched (but could not include in the podcast) the video for “Light” by Michael Kiwanuka. Given by Pastor Jon on 8/20/23.

Succession's fictional character Logan Roy and Solomon, king of Israel, reach the same conclusion: Everything is meaningless.

In our new series on Finding God, we look at AI through the lens of the Tower of Babel.

Pastor Shaun gives us an encouraging word on God’s Love

The Psalms has been the prayer-book for all of our church’s history. Here we learn how to pray and how to create space for God to examine our hearts. Given by Dr. Edgar “Trey” Clark III on July 23, 2023.

How does one preach on the decapitation of John the Baptist? We have no concept of an honorable death, which makes this passage perplexing. Or are we perplexed by life? Given by Pastor Jon on 7/17/23.

John the Baptist prepares the way for Jesus, is (by Jesus' own words) the greatest of all prophets, and is... in prison? Given by Chaplain Krista Messam on 7/09/23

Today we meet the 3rd person to wear the cloak of Elijah: John the Baptist, who came to prepare Israel to meet their Messiah. Given by Pastor Jon on 7/02/23.

One of the great things about tracking the life of a Biblical character is that you can see growth and change. This week: one of the most fascinating and beautiful passages of a nonviolent peace in history. Given by Pastor Jon on 6/25/23.