This is it. Back in Rome for a final time. Chapter by chapter, we’ve worked through this lengthy letter from the Apostle Paul. Along the way marking how his theology transformed as he grappled with the story of God in Christ. Along the way, we’ve grown, and we’ve continued to let the gracious way of Jesus alter the way we think of the Divine. How we look at each other. How we talk about faith. So, if you’ve been with us since the beginning, come along as we jump in where we left off and see how ...
Jan 26, 2020•30 min•Season 6Ep. 21
Swipe Right is a phrase that entered the common lexicon through the arrival of Tinder, an app designed to help people skip past the hard work of investing in the kind of healthy mature relationships we all really long for. But here’s the truth; healthy relationships are a matter of life-and-death importance because we are far more than sexual beings; we are human beings with all that is entailed. In this series, we intend to move past sermons on dating and relationships and talk about what it me...
Jan 19, 2020•35 min•Season 6Ep. 20
Recap: 2:11 Polished Ivory: 10:33 Black and Beautiful: 15:14 Sex Drives: 23:10 Reintegration: 27:32 Swipe Right is a phrase that entered the common lexicon through the arrival of Tinder, an app designed to help people skip past the hard work of investing in the kind of healthy mature relationships we all really long for. But here’s the truth; healthy relationships are a matter of life-and-death importance because we are far more than sexual beings; we are human beings with all that is entailed. ...
Jan 12, 2020•33 min•Season 6Ep. 19
Community Stuff: 1:07 Reading the Story: 4:48 Sexy Songs: 16:04 When Things End: 22:32 Moving Forward: 27:33 Swipe Right is a phrase that entered the common lexicon through the arrival of Tinder, an app designed to help people skip past the hard work of investing in the kind of healthy mature relationships we all really long for. But here’s the truth; healthy relationships are a matter of life-and-death importance because we are far more than sexual beings; we are human beings with all that is e...
Jan 05, 2020•32 min•Season 6Ep. 18
What do your prayers sound like at this time of year? Please God, make time stand still so I can get ready for Christmas. Please God, help me find a parking spot at the mall. Or, more seriously, Please God, turn this Christmas chaos into something calm. Advent is a season of waiting, expectation, and hope. It doesn’t mean that all longings are realized, though. And even as the story of Jesus begins with the angel announcing the birth of the Saviour to Mary and the world, everyone in the story is...
Dec 29, 2019•27 min•Season 6Ep. 17
What do your prayers sound like at this time of year? Please God, make time stand still so I can get ready for Christmas. Please God, help me find a parking spot at the mall. Or, more seriously, Please God, turn this Christmas chaos into something calm. Advent is a season of waiting, expectation, and hope. It doesn’t mean that all longings are realized, though. And even as the story of Jesus begins with the angel announcing the birth of the Saviour to Mary and the world, everyone in the story is...
Dec 22, 2019•35 min•Season 6Ep. 16
What do your prayers sound like at this time of year? Please God, make time stand still so I can get ready for Christmas. Please God, help me find a parking spot at the mall. Or, more seriously, Please God, turn this Christmas chaos into something calm. Advent is a season of waiting, expectation, and hope. It doesn’t mean that all longings are realized, though. And even as the story of Jesus begins with the angel announcing the birth of the Saviour to Mary and the world, everyone in the story is...
Dec 15, 2019•33 min•Season 6Ep. 15
What do your prayers sound like at this time of year? Please God, make time stand still so I can get ready for Christmas. Please God, help me find a parking spot at the mall. Or, more seriously, Please God, turn this Christmas chaos into something calm. Advent is a season of waiting, expectation, and hope. It doesn’t mean that all longings are realized, though. And even as the story of Jesus begins with the angel announcing the birth of the Saviour to Mary and the world, everyone in the story is...
Dec 08, 2019•33 min•Season 6Ep. 14
In a world that, moves faster and faster each year, the season of Advent becomes even more important. Waiting, anticipating, lamenting and journeying these are part of the beauty that ultimately awaits us. ★ Support this podcast ★
Dec 05, 2019•4 min
What do your prayers sound like at this time of year? Please God, make time stand still so I can get ready for Christmas. Please God, help me find a parking spot at the mall. Or, more seriously, Please God, turn this Christmas chaos into something calm. Advent is a season of waiting, expectation, and hope. It doesn’t mean that all longings are realized, though. And even as the story of Jesus begins with the angel announcing the birth of the Saviour to Mary and the world, everyone in the story is...
Dec 01, 2019•34 min•Season 6Ep. 13
“Hospitality is not to change people, but to offer them space where change can take place.” —Henri Nouwen We’ve all likely had the experience where someone made space for us. A grandparent, a dear friend, a stranger who didn’t speak our language, or even someone we didn’t agree with. Maybe they offered us welcome. They made us feel safe. They chose to be vulnerable. They extended kindness when they could have withheld it. Whatever the case, these kinds of experiences show us how powerful hospita...
Nov 24, 2019•33 min•Season 6Ep. 12
“Hospitality is not to change people, but to offer them space where change can take place.” —Henri Nouwen We’ve all likely had the experience where someone made space for us. A grandparent, a dear friend, a stranger who didn’t speak our language, or even someone we didn’t agree with. Maybe they offered us welcome. They made us feel safe. They chose to be vulnerable. They extended kindness when they could have withheld it. Whatever the case, these kinds of experiences show us how powerful hospita...
Nov 17, 2019•32 min•Season 6Ep. 11
“Hospitality is not to change people, but to offer them space where change can take place.” —Henri Nouwen We’ve all likely had the experience where someone made space for us. A grandparent, a dear friend, a stranger who didn’t speak our language, or even someone we didn’t agree with. Maybe they offered us welcome. They made us feel safe. They chose to be vulnerable. They extended kindness when they could have withheld it. Whatever the case, these kinds of experiences show us how powerful hospita...
Nov 12, 2019•34 min•Season 6Ep. 10
“Hospitality is not to change people, but to offer them space where change can take place.” —Henri Nouwen We’ve all likely had the experience where someone made space for us. A grandparent, a dear friend, a stranger who didn’t speak our language, or even someone we didn’t agree with. Maybe they offered us welcome. They made us feel safe. They chose to be vulnerable. They extended kindness when they could have withheld it. Whatever the case, these kinds of experiences show us how powerful hospita...
Nov 03, 2019•32 min•Season 6Ep. 9
The Sermon on the Mount is one of the most famous speeches ever given. This is Jesus at his most accessible. The intriguing phenomenon is, however, that the closer one looks the more one becomes fascinated with the beauty through which Jesus addresses each topic. “The experience can be compared with visiting famous old castles or cathedrals. Tourists may put in thirty minutes to walk through, just to get an impression, and that is what they get. But if one begins to study such buildings with the...
Oct 27, 2019•35 min•Season 6Ep. 8
The Sermon on the Mount is one of the most famous speeches ever given. This is Jesus at his most accessible. The intriguing phenomenon is, however, that the closer one looks the more one becomes fascinated with the beauty through which Jesus addresses each topic. “The experience can be compared with visiting famous old castles or cathedrals. Tourists may put in thirty minutes to walk through, just to get an impression, and that is what they get. But if one begins to study such buildings with the...
Oct 20, 2019•32 min•Season 6Ep. 7
The Sermon on the Mount is one of the most famous speeches ever given. This is Jesus at his most accessible. The intriguing phenomenon is, however, that the closer one looks the more one becomes fascinated with the beauty through which Jesus addresses each topic. “The experience can be compared with visiting famous old castles or cathedrals. Tourists may put in thirty minutes to walk through, just to get an impression, and that is what they get. But if one begins to study such buildings with the...
Oct 13, 2019•31 min•Season 6Ep. 6
The Sermon on the Mount is one of the most famous speeches ever given. This is Jesus at his most accessible. The intriguing phenomenon is, however, that the closer one looks the more one becomes fascinated with the beauty through which Jesus addresses each topic. “The experience can be compared with visiting famous old castles or cathedrals. Tourists may put in thirty minutes to walk through, just to get an impression, and that is what they get. But if one begins to study such buildings with the...
Oct 06, 2019•32 min•Season 6Ep. 5
The Sermon on the Mount is one of the most famous speeches ever given. This is Jesus at his most accessible. The intriguing phenomenon is, however, that the closer one looks the more one becomes fascinated with the beauty through which Jesus addresses each topic. “The experience can be compared with visiting famous old castles or cathedrals. Tourists may put in thirty minutes to walk through, just to get an impression, and that is what they get. But if one begins to study such buildings with the...
Sep 29, 2019•33 min•Season 6Ep. 4
The Sermon on the Mount is one of the most famous speeches ever given. This is Jesus at his most accessible. The intriguing phenomenon is, however, that the closer one looks the more one becomes fascinated with the beauty through which Jesus addresses each topic. “The experience can be compared with visiting famous old castles or cathedrals. Tourists may put in thirty minutes to walk through, just to get an impression, and that is what they get. But if one begins to study such buildings with the...
Sep 23, 2019•34 min•Season 6Ep. 3
We put together a series of YouTube videos as a companion to this series working through each of thee 8 beatitudes. We've collected them for you here. ★ Support this podcast ★
Sep 21, 2019•32 min
The Sermon on the Mount is one of the most famous speeches ever given. This is Jesus at his most accessible. The intriguing phenomenon is, however, that the closer one looks the more one becomes fascinated with the beauty through which Jesus addresses each topic. “The experience can be compared with visiting famous old castles or cathedrals. Tourists may put in thirty minutes to walk through, just to get an impression, and that is what they get. But if one begins to study such buildings with the...
Sep 15, 2019•35 min•Season 6Ep. 2
The Sermon on the Mount is one of the most famous speeches ever given. This is Jesus at his most accessible. The intriguing phenomenon is, however, that the closer one looks the more one becomes fascinated with the beauty through which Jesus addresses each topic. “The experience can be compared with visiting famous old castles or cathedrals. Tourists may put in thirty minutes to walk through, just to get an impression, and that is what they get. But if one begins to study such buildings with the...
Sep 09, 2019•31 min•Season 6Ep. 1
Prayer is a pretty big deal. After all, at Commons we opened this year with prayer and we’re closing the year with prayer. From the Lord’s Prayer in the fall, to the Psalms prayer book in the summer, we’ve got instructions and illustrations to shape our prayerful souls in all seasons. So what’s prayer to you? Is it the recitation of prayers you learned as a kid? Is prayer the words that spring up inside you like “thank you,” “help me,” and “I’m so sorry”? Maybe prayer is becoming less wordy and ...
Sep 02, 2019•33 min•Season 5Ep. 52
Prayer is a pretty big deal. After all, at Commons we opened this year with prayer and we’re closing the year with prayer. From the Lord’s Prayer in the fall, to the Psalms prayer book in the summer, we’ve got instructions and illustrations to shape our prayerful souls in all seasons. So what’s prayer to you? Is it the recitation of prayers you learned as a kid? Is prayer the words that spring up inside you like “thank you,” “help me,” and “I’m so sorry”? Maybe prayer is becoming less wordy and ...
Aug 25, 2019•34 min•Season 5Ep. 51
Prayer is a pretty big deal. After all, at Commons we opened this year with prayer and we’re closing the year with prayer. From the Lord’s Prayer in the fall, to the Psalms prayer book in the summer, we’ve got instructions and illustrations to shape our prayerful souls in all seasons. So what’s prayer to you? Is it the recitation of prayers you learned as a kid? Is prayer the words that spring up inside you like “thank you,” “help me,” and “I’m so sorry”? Maybe prayer is becoming less wordy and ...
Aug 19, 2019•32 min•Season 5Ep. 50
Prayer is a pretty big deal. After all, at Commons we opened this year with prayer and we’re closing the year with prayer. From the Lord’s Prayer in the fall, to the Psalms prayer book in the summer, we’ve got instructions and illustrations to shape our prayerful souls in all seasons. So what’s prayer to you? Is it the recitation of prayers you learned as a kid? Is prayer the words that spring up inside you like “thank you,” “help me,” and “I’m so sorry”? Maybe prayer is becoming less wordy and ...
Aug 13, 2019•32 min•Season 5Ep. 49
Prayer is a pretty big deal. After all, at Commons we opened this year with prayer and we’re closing the year with prayer. From the Lord’s Prayer in the fall, to the Psalms prayer book in the summer, we’ve got instructions and illustrations to shape our prayerful souls in all seasons. So what’s prayer to you? Is it the recitation of prayers you learned as a kid? Is prayer the words that spring up inside you like “thank you,” “help me,” and “I’m so sorry”? Maybe prayer is becoming less wordy and ...
Aug 05, 2019•33 min•Season 5Ep. 48
Prayer is a pretty big deal. After all, at Commons we opened this year with prayer and we’re closing the year with prayer. From the Lord’s Prayer in the fall, to the Psalms prayer book in the summer, we’ve got instructions and illustrations to shape our prayerful souls in all seasons. So what’s prayer to you? Is it the recitation of prayers you learned as a kid? Is prayer the words that spring up inside you like “thank you,” “help me,” and “I’m so sorry”? Maybe prayer is becoming less wordy and ...
Jul 29, 2019•30 min•Season 5Ep. 47
Prayer is a pretty big deal. After all, at Commons we opened this year with prayer and we’re closing the year with prayer. From the Lord’s Prayer in the fall, to the Psalms prayer book in the summer, we’ve got instructions and illustrations to shape our prayerful souls in all seasons. So what’s prayer to you? Is it the recitation of prayers you learned as a kid? Is prayer the words that spring up inside you like “thank you,” “help me,” and “I’m so sorry”? Maybe prayer is becoming less wordy and ...
Jul 21, 2019•32 min•Season 5Ep. 46
