We talk to some of the ladies that attended this year's SVCC Women's Retreat to hear highlights and how God moved during the weekend! JM's Album Of The Week: Infinity Song - Metamorphosis Complete Bradford's Book Club: CSB Grace Bible for Kids, Dyslexia Friendly
Collin Hansen joins Shades Midweek for the third time! Collin Hansen serves as vice president for content and editor in chief of The Gospel Coalition, as well as executive director of The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics . He hosts the Gospelbound podcast and has written and contributed to many books, most recently Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation and Rediscover Church: Why the Body of Christ Is Essential . He has published with the New York Times and the Washington...
Chris Cargile and Patrick Smith join Midweek for a very special Halloween edition of Shades Cinema to discuss THREE horror films: The Witch, The Black Phone and The Babadook! JM's Album Of The Week (Chris Cargile's Pick): He Is Legend - White Bat Bradford's Book Club: Demonic Foes: My Twenty-Five Years as a Psychiatrist Investigating Possessions, Diabolic Attacks, and the Paranormal by Richard Gallagher, M.D.
Jonathan preached a sermon on prophecy out of 1 Corinthians 14 recently so we wanted to discuss some common questions about the spiritual gift of prophecy! JM's Album Of The Week: Bon Iver - Sable, Bradford's Book Club (Jonathan's Pick): Practicing The Power: Welcoming the Gifts of the Holy Spirt in Your Life by Sam Storms
We are heavy on the culture this week because Tanisha Garnier joins us to discuss the twenty year anniversary of Ashlee Simpson's debut album "Autobiography". JM's Album Of The Week: K.S. Rhoads - Kids Favorite Jams by Their Dads Favorite Bands, Vol. 1 Bradford's Book Club: Who Is Our King?: A Jesus Seek and Find Board Book (A FatCat Book) by Todd R. Hains
Fresh off of Jonathan's sermon this past Sunday from 1 Corinthians 14 we discuss some frequently asked questions about the spiritual gift of tongues! JM's Album Of The Week: The Smile - Cutouts Bradford's Book Club: Healing What's Within: Coming Home to Yourself and to God When You're Wounded, Weary, and Wandering by Chuck DeGroat
Our meet a member series continues this week featuring an interview w/ SVCC member and intern Tyler Ruehman! JM's Album Of The Week: Leif Vollebekk - Revelation Bradford's Book Club: Mere Christian Hermeneutics: Transfiguring What It Means to Read the Bible Theologically by Kevin J. Vanhoozer
Our pastor Jonathan Haefs and our global missions deacon Shae Wall went on a missions trip to Kenya with a team from Designs For Hope last week! The team shares their experiences and testimonies from their trip. JM's Album Of The Week: Johnny Blue Skies - Passage Du Desir Bradford's Book Club: The Lord's Supper by Thomas Watson
SVCC member and poet Anna Harper joins us on Midweek to discuss poetry, theology, the Metaphysical poets and more! JM's Album Of The Week: The War On Drugs - Live Drugs Again Bradford's Book Club: Lifting the Veil: Imagination and the Kingdom of God by Malcolm Guite
This week, John-Mark & Brad sat down for a conversation with SVCC member, Caleb Canada! JM's Album Of The Week: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Wild God Bradford's Book Club: Van Gogh Has a Broken Heart: What Are Teaches Us About the Wonder and Struggle of Being Alive by Russ Ramsey & W. David O. Taylor
On today's episode of Midweek we look ahead at the fall calendar at SVCC. We call our youth leader Josh Daniel, to discuss SVCC Youth and Ashley Dorough, our Women's Ministry deaconess to talk about the women's Bible study and the fall Women's Retreat. Plus a much needed Sports Break for all of you college football fans! shadesvalley.churchcenter.com JM's Album Of The Week: Jonsi - First Light Bradford's Book Club: The New Testament in Color: A Multiethnic Bible Commentary by Esau McCaulley, Jan...
This week sat down for a conversation with Dr. Frank Thielman. Frank Thielman joined the Beeson Divinity School faculty in 1989, teaching courses in Greek exegesis. He is a noted New Testament scholar, concentrating primarily in the Pauline epistles. Thielman is the author of many books including, Romans (Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament, 2018) and Theology of the New Testament: A Canonical and Synthetic Approach (Zondervan, 2005). He is a member of the Studiorum Novi Testame...
Shades Midweek was interviewed by Eric Nygren, pastor of E Free Bemidji in Minnesota for a new podcast he is starting called Deeply Devoted. JM's Album Of The Week: Hermanos Gutierrez - Sonido Cosmico Bradford's Book Club: Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight
JM is back from his 12 week sabbatical AND Midweek is back from our Summer Shorts series. We discuss his sabbatical, call Ashley Dorough and chat about the Olympics during our Sports Break! JM's Album Of The Week: Sam McCabe & Andy Squyres - Backwards Kingdom (Live) - Single\ Bradford's Book Club: unJoy: Hope and Help for 7 Million Christians with Depression by Len Lantz MD
This is part six of our Summer Shorts series on the elements of our Sunday Morning worship service. JM returns from his sabbatical next week!
This is part five of our Summer Shorts series. We will be covering all of the elements within our Sunday Morning service while JM is out on sabbatical!
This is part four of our Summer Shorts series. We will be covering all of the elements within our Sunday Morning service while JM is out on sabbatical!
This is part three of our Summer Shorts series. We will be covering all of the elements within our Sunday Morning service while JM is out on sabbatical!
This is part two of our Summer Shorts series. We will be covering all of the elements within our Sunday Morning service while JM is out on sabbatical!
This is part one of our Summer Shorts series. We will be covering all of the elements within our Sunday Morning service while JM is out on sabbatical!
JM's sabbatical starts on May 13th! We discuss this time of rest and refreshment with him and Ashley. We also take a trip to the Email Corridor and have one more quick Sports Break. Check out the EFCA blog written by our very own Jonathan Haefs about the creation of this podcast! JM's Album Of The Week: Neil Diamond - Hot August Night Bradford's Book Club: Reflections on the Psalms by C.S. Lewis
This week we interviewed SVCC member Zac Cook! JM's Album Of The Week: Pearl Jam - Dark Matter Bradford's Book Club (Zac's Pick): Keep Your Love On: Connection, Communication & Boundaries by Danny Silk
Shades Cinema is back with special guest Grant Premo and we discuss the new Sci-Fi epic Dune: Part Two directed by Denis Villeneuve! JM's Album Of The Week: Hans Zimmer - Dune: Part Two (OST) Bradford's Book Club (Grant's Pick): Dune Chronicles by Frank Herbert
Dr. Robert Smith Jr. returns to Midweek for an in-person interview on preaching! Robert Smith Jr. serves as professor of Christian preaching and holds the Charles T. Carter Baptist Chair of Divinity at Beeson Divinity School. An ordained Baptist minister, he served as pastor of the New Mission Missionary Baptist Church in Cincinnati, OH for twenty years. He earned his PhD while serving as a pastor. He is a contributing editor for a study of Christian ministry in the African American church, Prep...
SVCC member Nate Rubin joins us this week for our ongoing "Meet A Member" series! JM"s Album Of The Week: Vampire Weekend - Only God Was Above Us Bradford's Book Club (JM's Pick): Rich Mullins: An Arrow Pointing To Heaven by James Bryan Smith
Our deacon over the arts ministry, Ami Ross joined us this week to update everyone on the upcoming Art Nights at SVCC and more! We also take a Sports Break and announce some upcoming events at Shades. JM's Album Of The Week: Tenacious D - ...Baby One More Time (from Kung Fu Panda 4) - Single Bradford's Book Club: The Ascension Of Christ: Recovering A Neglected Doctrine by Patrick Schreiner
Grant Premo joins us for the fifth time (congrats Grant!), and leads an interview with our special guest author David Sunde . David discusses his new book Small-Batch Disciplemaking: A Rhythm for Training the Few to Reach the Many. We also take a quick March Madness sports break! JM's Album Of The Week: Hotline TNT - Cartwheel Bradford's Book Club: The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt...
We made it to 200 episodes! We celebrate and reflect on the podcast and all of the good things happening at SVCC. We also have a sports break and visit the email corridor! JM's Album Of The Week: Kacey Musgraves - Deeper Well Bradford's Book Club: Jesus and the Powers: Christian Political Witness in an Age of Totalitarian Terror and Dysfunctional Democracies by N.T. Wright & Michael F. Bird
This week, SVCC member and frequent guest Patrick Smith joins Midweek for another installment of Shades Cinema featuring the 2023 biopic The Iron Claw directed by Sean Durkin. We also briefly discuss the 2024 Oscars. JM's Album Of The Week: Ryan Gosling & Mark Ronson - Ken The EP Bradford's Book Club: Exiles: The Church in the Shadow of Empire by Preston Sprinkle
This week we interviewed Barnabas Piper about his book, The Pastor's Kid . Barnabas is a pastor at Immanuel Church in Nashville, an author, and co-hosts The Happy Rant podcast! He also writes regularly for He Reads Truth Contact Us: midweek@shadesvalley.org JM's Album Of The Week: Young Oceans - Somehow I Know It's Love Bradford's Book Club: The Pastor's Kid: What It's Like and How To Help by Barnabas Piper...
