Thy Kingdom Come Like Hallelujah
It turns out that the second line of the Lord's Prayer in Aramaic requires an entirely different tone than most of us have been advised. WAY different tone. Can we handle it?
Aug 10, 2025•49 min•Ep. 100
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Abba. Hallowed.
The first line of the Lord's Prayer offers much food for thought. Loosen your belt...
Aug 03, 2025•44 min•Ep. 99
Hesed: Your New Favorite Hebrew Word!
This one of a kind Hebrew word has no linguistic equivalent, yet captures the essence of God and offers direction for our individual and collective lives. Thank you, Dr. Jenny Matheny for hitting it out of the park!
Jul 20, 2025•49 min•Ep. 98
Michael Gungor
Enjoy the full experience - Michael Gungor leading us in worship, followed by a conversation between Michael and Pete, concluding with a couple more songs, including a soon to be released single from his latest album.
Jul 13, 2025•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 97
When You Pray
Prayer is complicated and simple all at the same time. The goal? Also complicated. Sometimes we treat God like our personal genie who exists to grant our wishes, or a Divine Super-sized Santa to deliver goodies because we've been so good. Perhaps the greater goal though is simply finding ourselves in the Presence of God where we find all our needs meet on the deepest levels. Presence is where the healing, hope, love, and all the other things that fall under the umbrella of shalom reside. Good ne...
Jul 06, 2025•44 min•Ep. 96
Private Practice
Enjoy this outstanding teaching offer by Rev. Dr. Angie Barker Jackson!
Jun 29, 2025•41 min•Ep. 95
From the Heart
Enjoy this teaching offered by Rev. Dr. Matt Real, working with Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount and Chapter 25 from Following the Call, "From the Heart."
Jun 23, 2025•46 min•Ep. 94
Perfect Love?
Enjoy this teaching which dovetails Jesus' instruction to be perfect like our Heavenly Father is perfect and Father's Day...
Jun 15, 2025•35 min•Ep. 93
Love Our Enemies
Most Christians know Jesus said to do this. Most Christians I know wish he hadn't. Most Christians I know struggle with this. Maybe it's more of a heart thing than a mind thing - maybe we can't think our way to it but have to love our way through it.
Jun 09, 2025•18 min•Ep. 92
Overcoming Evil
Jesus told his follows to turn the other cheek, go the extra mile, and give the shirt off your back. From our vantage point, this sounds like instruction on how to be a nice person. To the original audience however, it was coaching on nonviolent resistance.
Jun 01, 2025•37 min•Ep. 91
Nonresistance?
Jesus said do not resist an evil person. Hmmm. Do we agree? What could he have meant? Get ready to be disturbed.
May 25, 2025•44 min•Ep. 90
Face Off: Confronting Biases and Stereotypes
Enjoy this great teaching offered by CrossWalker Rev. Dr. Angie Barker-Jackson!
May 19, 2025•38 min•Ep. 89
Truthfulness
Jesus made it simple - "let your yes be yes and your no be no" - which is good, wise advice for living with integrity. Yet his wisdom leads to deeper principles that cause us to reflect on how we use our words. Very relevant for this time and all time. This teaching is part of a year-long series on Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, informed by excellent essays found in the book, "Following the Call: Living the Sermon on the Mount" (Plough Publishing House: 2021).
May 19, 2025•41 min•Ep. 88
May the 4th Be With You!
Nerd out with theologians Andrew M. Davis (andrewmdavis.info) and Thomas Jay Oord (thomasjayoord.com) as Pastor Pete asks questions about God, The Force, The Dark Side, and more.
May 04, 2025•31 min•Ep. 87
HARBOR for Genuine Community
CrossWalk offers HARBOR for people seeking genuine, loving community.
Apr 27, 2025•38 min•Ep. 86
Safe Space for Recovery/Resurrection Seekers
More than we usually provide - hope you enjoy the bonus material!
Apr 20, 2025•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 85
A Haven for the Mistreated
This week, we look at how CrossWalk provides a haven for the mistreated, especially in faith circles where women, BIPOC, and LGBTQ+ are not always treated as equally created in the image of God.
Apr 14, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 84
Robert Simmon Full Unedited Interview
Listen to the full, unedited interview with Robert Simmons which was partly featured during the teaching on April 13, 2025. Great stories, insights, and helpful information for those wanting to grow their allyship with the LGBTQ+ community.
Apr 13, 2025•53 min•Ep. 83
Refuge for the Evacuated
In this episode you will hear powerful stories about how CrossWalk offered refuge for those evacuated when Mother Nature call.
Apr 07, 2025•42 min•Ep. 82
Sanctuary for Immigrants
Enjoy Douglas Avilesbernal's fantastic talk on being sanctuary for immigrants. Doug is the Executive Minister of the Evergreen Baptist Association to which CrossWalk belongs. EBA is one of 33 regions that comprise the national work of the American Baptist Churches.
Mar 30, 2025•37 min•Ep. 81
OASIS for Deserted Faith Seekers
The first several minutes of this talk features Peta Schindler telling her story of why she came to CrossWalk, which had everything to do either the church's openness to new ideas. The teaching that follows walks through an incredible story of boundary stretching a paradigm busting as the Christian community developed.
Mar 23, 2025•49 min•Ep. 80
CrossWalkMoth
How has CrossWalk been a provided of safe space for CrossWalkers? Hear for yourself!
Mar 20, 2025•50 min•Ep. 79
Pure in Heart
Jesus said the the pure in heart are blessed, that they see God. What did he mean? What might it mean for us?
Mar 09, 2025•45 sec•Ep. 78
Have Mercy
Enjoy Rev. Dr. Angie Barker-Jackson's teaching based on Jesus' Beatitude, "God blesses those who are merciful, of they will be shown mercy." So good! "God has not called us to be warriors. God has called us to be wombs."
Mar 04, 2025•36 min•Ep. 77
Satiated
God blesses those who hunger and thirst for just. They will be satisfied. - Jesus. Really? Is this true? What about people who die for the cause of justice? What about Jesus - did he experience satisfaction as he addressed the social justice issues of his day? In this teaching, we look at one story in particular from Jesus' life that exemplifies his ability to be deeply grounded spiritually while addressing the plight of a woman caught in intersectional prejudice. Turns out that the experience l...
Feb 23, 2025•46 min•Ep. 76
Got Meek?
Enjoy Rev. Dr. Angie Barker Jackson's teaching on Jesus' provocative Beatitude, "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth." See below for the resources she referenced. (YouTube audience – find hyperlinks from this teaching at CrossWalkNapa.org/Teachings). Check out the covenant Angie referenced from The Poor People’s Campaign (PoorPeoplesCampaign.org/covenant-of-nonviolence) – and why not say yes to its invitation? Check out the following books Angie noted as well: Holy Ground: On ...
Feb 17, 2025•45 min•Ep. 75
Good Mourning
Blessed are they who mourn for they will be comforted. Maybe this simple a statement of fact - when we mourn, we find comfort. How well have you learned to mourn?
Feb 10, 2025•36 min•Ep. 74
Poverty of Spirit
Jesus said that the poor in spirit are blessed. That sounds ridiculous. What was he talking about? What can we learn from what he was saying? What would the Spirit of God call us to do to help the plight of the poor?
Feb 04, 2025•48 min•Ep. 73
Blessed
Jesus didn't know what he was talking about. He got the word "blessed" all wrong. Maybe it was a brain fog moment - he meant to say "lousy" or "miserable" are the poor, mourning, humble, and persecuted. Or... Maybe he was speaking a truth we in the modern Western world know little about. Maybe we have much to learn about what he taught and modeled that will lead to a much deeper - and better - experience of "blessed."
Jan 26, 2025•31 min•Ep. 72
Foolish Wisdom
Starting with the "Blessed are the" statements at the beginning Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, and running all the way through, there are statements that simply don't jibe with conventional thinking. Was Jesus a little off? What do we do when it appears Jesus was so out of touch?
Jan 19, 2025•42 min•Ep. 71
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