Gina Rolkowski grew up enduring various kinds of pain but not knowing where the pain was coming from. After years and years of exploration and trauma, even almost losing her life, she began to experience recovery and transformation. Now, she devotes her time to helping others experience recovery as well, including the healing experience of God's unconditional love. Gina also talks how coping with trauma is like eating a bat or befriending a volleyball, and even what to do in Delaware, all on thi...
Dec 21, 2021•54 min
A Presbyterian and Pentecostal walk into a podcast... Pastor and author Chad Mansbridge joins Mike all the way from down under this week to discuss his book, "You Can Handle the Truth" and why the Bible was intended to bless anyone, any time. Learn three key questions to ask, and what the "ABCS" mean. Learn more about Chad and give his book as a gift this Christmas! https://www.youcanhandlethetruth.online/ https://www.chadmansbridge.com/books-2/ https://www.chadmansbridge.com/ https://www.youtub...
Dec 07, 2021•47 min
Imagine being awakened at 4am (repeatedly) with ideas so important that you must share them! This is part of what happened for two years to Janey Pitts when she realized God was calling her to write a collection of her studies on words and phrases in the Bible which, when deeply defined, have the power to deeply define us. Learn more about Janey and give her book as a gift this Christmas! https://www.janeypitts.com/ LISTENER EMAIL this week! We'd love to hear from you, too! Email: uppcbiblejazz@...
Nov 23, 2021•54 min
“Mom, I have a question: Does God think boys are more important than girls, because all we ever learn about in church are boys?” This was the question Lauren's 7-year-old daughter asked that led her to write "SHEROES of the Bible." Learn more about Lauren and grab a copy of "SHEROES of the Bible"! https://www.laurenlnelson.com/ Facebook: @sheroesofthebible Instagram: @sheroesofthebible Be in touch! Email: uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple! https://pod...
Nov 16, 2021•51 min
In 2014 Rich started the practice of "centering prayer," and over time, the results have transformed his life. Rich joins Mike this week to introduce the concept of sitting quietly in God's presence, and to give practical steps for how you can begin the practice. Learn more about Rich and centering prayer! https://silenceteaches.com/about-the-books/ https://www.contemplativeoutreach.org/centering-prayer-method/ Be in touch! Email: uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible ...
Nov 09, 2021•49 min
Paul Granger works full time as an ambassador for Christ, which takes a variety of shapes...sometimes week to week! He and Mike sit down to talk about what it means to live in "abundance" (John 10:10) on God's terms. Also: "crazy prayer things," accidental idolatry, and air quote sound effects! Check out Paul's work! https://www.wheredidyouseegod.com https://www.wheredidyouseegod.com/podcast Be in touch! Email: uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple! https...
Nov 02, 2021•54 min
What is the difference between "strong" desire and "deep" desire? What is the meaning of "bounded freedom," and how is that more free than unbounded? Pastors Aaron and Mike sit down for this brief bonus recap of the current teaching series, "Gold." Be in touch! Email: uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uppc-podcast/id1450663729?mt=2 Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2YLbRFDsJbqGEAkMuJ1E5M Listen on ...
Oct 27, 2021•25 min
Purpose -- we want it and want to find it. Author, speaker, worship leader, and all-around driven woman Donna Patrick joins Mike in an exploration of finding and living in God's purpose for our lives. Learn more about Donna and check our her books at: https://donnarenaypatrick.com/ Be in touch! Email: uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uppc-podcast/id1450663729?mt=2 Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show...
Oct 19, 2021•56 min
We're finishing "The Big 52" with a whopper of a question: What is the Church? This coincides with our teaching series, "Gold," a study of the letter to the Philippians. This week, part 1 -- the secular world and the Christian world both want human beings to flourish, but they seek to form people in diametrically opposed ways. Part 1 looks at the secular paradigm. Be in touch! Email: uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/pod...
Oct 05, 2021•56 min
We're finishing "The Big 52" with a whopper of a question: What is the Church? This coincides with our teaching series, "Gold," a study of the letter to the Philippians. This week, part 2 -- the biblical paradigm for human flourishing, which is diametrically opposed to the secular paradigm. Be in touch! Email: uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uppc-podcast/id1450663729?mt=2 Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify...
Oct 05, 2021•54 min
Life presents a lot of big questions, like "Why are we here?" "What is reality?" and "Will the Mariners ever make the playoffs again?" At Bible Jazz, maybe the biggest question is: "What is the Bible?" Currey and Mike talk about the nature of the Bible, some practical approaches to reading it, and also touch on co-vocationalism and foster and adoptive parenting! Check out what Currey's up to: https://curreyblandford.com/ Be in touch! Email: uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe...
Sep 21, 2021•51 min
"You're in my thoughts and prayers." What does that actually mean? This week our first-time guest Ashli joins Lexi and Mike in a conversation asking "What is prayer, with what attitude should we pray, and how do we go about it?" I'm praying that you'll get a lot from this week's episode! Be in touch! Email: uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uppc-podcast/id1450663729?mt=2 Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.co...
Sep 14, 2021•54 min
Have you ever felt like you were living in a deep, dark hole? Have you been so weighed down by the world that you can't function? Today's special guest shares her experience -- and her heart -- about depression and how she is learning to heal and embrace life each day. Cathy says: "Most recently and much more importantly, I’m working on creating a new blogging platform where I will discuss ideas that have resonated with me, helping me to keep a positive perspective on life despite my depression....
Sep 07, 2021•47 min
Sav and Cienna are Whitworth University Fellows and working with UPPC this summer. In their new segment, they'll be highlighting Bible people and stories that have been misunderstood, overlooked, or underestimated. Be in touch! Email: uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uppc-podcast/id1450663729?mt=2 Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2YLbRFDsJbqGEAkMuJ1E5M Listen on Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com...
Sep 01, 2021•29 min
What does ethically sourced coffee have to do with homeless youth? Does 3 = 1? And what do we even mean by a phrase like "God is with us?" Join the lady with two first names, Julie Judy, in a conversation about questions 36 & 37 of the New City Catechism. Be in touch! Email: uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uppc-podcast/id1450663729?mt=2 Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2YLbRFDsJbqGEAkMuJ1E5M...
Aug 23, 2021•53 min
Sav and Cienna are Whitworth University Fellows and working with UPPC this summer. In their new segment, they'll be highlighting Bible people and stories that have been misunderstood, overlooked, or underestimated. Be in touch! Email: uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uppc-podcast/id1450663729?mt=2 Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2YLbRFDsJbqGEAkMuJ1E5M Listen on Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com...
Aug 09, 2021•27 min
Are we saved...for free? What's the point in trying to live rightly? Will we have scars in the Kingdom of God? Debts or trespasses...or flubs? All this and more as Mark, Cienna, and Mike talk about justification and sanctification -- this week's $5 church words. Be in touch! Email: uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uppc-podcast/id1450663729?mt=2 Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2YLbRFDsJbqGEAkMuJ1...
Aug 02, 2021•50 min
Sav and Cienna are Whitworth University Fellows and working with UPPC this summer. In their new segment, they'll be highlighting Bible people and stories that have been misunderstood, overlooked, or underestimated. Be in touch! Email: uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uppc-podcast/id1450663729?mt=2 Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2YLbRFDsJbqGEAkMuJ1E5M Listen on Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com...
Jul 19, 2021•17 min
Sav and Cienna are Whitworth University Fellows and working with UPPC this summer. In their new segment, they'll be highlighting Bible people and stories that have been misunderstood, overlooked, or underestimated. Be in touch! Email: uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uppc-podcast/id1450663729?mt=2 Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2YLbRFDsJbqGEAkMuJ1E5M Listen on Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com...
Jul 12, 2021•13 min
Lexi and Sav join Mike in a quick fly by of questions #27-29 in the New City Catechism, and then they land on question #30! What IS faith, and how does it look through our childhoods, into adulthood, and in a world that we can't presume shares it...or has even heard of it? Be in touch! Email: uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uppc-podcast/id1450663729?mt=2 Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2YLbRFDs...
Jun 28, 2021•43 min
Sav and Cienna are Whitworth University Fellows and working with UPPC this summer. In their new segment, they'll be highlighting Bible people and stories that have been misunderstood, overlooked, or underestimated. Be in touch! Email: uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uppc-podcast/id1450663729?mt=2 Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2YLbRFDsJbqGEAkMuJ1E5M Listen on Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com...
Jun 21, 2021•13 min
Rachel Ayres is a student, a leader, and a self-identified "farm girl" facing the reality of her final year of undergraduate studies. We talk about her new student body presidency (congrats!), her family's loud chickens, lessons learned working in the grocery story, and navigating through seasons of uncertainty. Be in touch! Email: uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uppc-podcast/id1450663729?mt=2 Follow on Spotify...
Jun 14, 2021•43 min
Lauren, Cienna, and Mike talk about finding stability in uncertainty, God's "bigness," how to spell "wildlife," and how many times a person can move homes. Lauren works for YoungLife in southern California, and Cienna is a Whitworth University student and summer fellow at UPPC! Be in touch! Email: uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uppc-podcast/id1450663729?mt=2 Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2YL...
Jun 04, 2021•44 min
Matt Robbins-Ghormley is the senior pastor at Trinity Pres. Church in Tacoma, Washington. Matt and Mike talk today about the larger scope of Jesus' redemptive work -- is it just for people? Is it just about sin? Or is God's redemption plan much bigger? And if it is, what does that imply about the nature of sin and even our role in collective repentance? Be in touch! Email: uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uppc-p...
May 24, 2021•45 min
Jack Repenning is a philosopher, student, and traveler of the world and human mind. This week Jack and I talk about the art of listening and finding comfort in the midst of paradox and doubt. Be in touch! Email: uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uppc-podcast/id1450663729?mt=2 Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2YLbRFDsJbqGEAkMuJ1E5M Listen on Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/university-pla...
May 17, 2021•54 min
Billy Chissoe is a young scholar and student athlete at Rensselaer Polytechnic institute (rpi.edu ) and reflects on goals, change, "gut punch" disappointment, and never letting a challenge stop you from doing life. Be in touch! Email: uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uppc-podcast/id1450663729?mt=2 Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2YLbRFDsJbqGEAkMuJ1E5M Listen on Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com...
May 10, 2021•46 min
Grant Vander Hoek joins us this week from beyond the northern iron Covid curtain to talk about some perks of online church, sin grenades, molecules of wrath, believing in more than coloring books, and of course the miracle that despite being populated by a bunch of sinners, the Church is still around...and has an essential role to play in the world. Be in touch! Email: uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uppc-podca...
May 03, 2021•44 min
Andy Boyd is a playwright and educator living in Brooklyn. Andy brings his unique perspective to life, culture, and faith, including how culture progresses with "punctuated equilibrium," what it means to be "marginally professional," and recognizing humanity's "numinous inexplicable core." Be in touch! Email: uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uppc-podcast/id1450663729?mt=2 Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify....
Apr 26, 2021•52 min
Izzy Moore is an alumna of Whitworth University and former summer fellow at UPPC. Lauren is the director of Whitworth's summer fellowship program. Lauren and Izzy talk about coping with Covid, dwelling for a season at the bottom of the professional totem pole, and the hope of reconciliation in our culture. Be in touch! Email: uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uppc-podcast/id1450663729?mt=2 Follow on Spotify: http...
Apr 19, 2021•48 min
Lisa Woicik, UPPC's Minister of Outreach, shares about what it looks like to be in partnerships that meet people where they are and helps meet their real needs. Then we jump into our "Big 52" question, a tough one! Why was death the penalty for sin? What does it mean about God? Was there another way? And how does it lead to hope? Be in touch! Email: uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uppc-podcast/id1450663729?mt=2...
Apr 12, 2021•48 min
