Episodes
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The Gospel of Mark, part 3: A Call to Die
November 5th, 2023 | 35 mins 49 secs
Most of us avoid suffering when we have the choice, but Jesus actually chose to serve and to suffer for our sake. In doing so, he showed us what true greatness really looks like.
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The Gospel of Mark, part 2: A Second Chance
October 30th, 2023 | 35 mins 56 secs
Jesus invites us to follow him. And while it’s simple, it’s not easy. To follow Jesus is to find ourselves face to face with the needs of the world and the evils of the world. Yet he also not only promises that he’ll always be with us, but that he’ll send us with companions on the journey as well.
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The Gospel of Mark, part 1: Tearing Heaven
October 23rd, 2023 | 41 mins 54 secs
Jesus’ life is good news for the world, and in the Gospel of Mark, we learn what that good news means for our everyday lives. In this series, we’ll explore how we can experience his good news for ourselves and be part of his mission to share it with the world.
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What the Tech, part 6: If Jesus Had an iPhone
October 16th, 2023 | 41 mins 2 secs
If Jesus had an iPhone, how might he use it? By looking at his life and teaching, we can learn he would have us do with our technology so that we can be fully present, attentive, and loving to God and the people around us.
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Truth: Discerning Fact from Fiction
October 9th, 2023 | 38 mins 14 secs
As technology progresses, it’s getting harder and harder to know what’s real and what’s generated by a computer. But Jesus teaches us that discerning the truth is enormously important because, as he said, the truth will set us free.
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What the Tech, part 4: Temptation and Technology
October 1st, 2023 | 39 mins
Since the beginning of time and by the third page of the Bible, humanity has struggled with the relationship between God, knowledge, control, and temptation. When we get it wrong, the results are catastrophic.
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What the Tech, part 3: Social Media is a Megaphone
September 24th, 2023 | 39 mins 8 secs
The downsides of social media are never far away. . . our teens are constantly confronted with images of people who somehow seem prettier, richer, more fashionable, and more popular. Social media takes the normal anxieties of teenage life and hypercharges them.
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What the Tech, part 2: Alone Together
September 17th, 2023 | 36 mins 1 sec
How do we relate to God and one another in this digital age? We hope you will join us this week as we look for God’s answer together to the real problem of being “Alone Together.”
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What the Tech, part 1: Becoming Human Again
September 11th, 2023 | 29 mins 53 secs
Technology enables us to do amazing things. Yet despite these advances, our well-being is diminishing by many measures. Too often, heavy device use leaves us feeling less human when we’re done. Jesus, however, came to give us abundant life, and he shows us how we can begin to reclaim our humanity: putting relationships before technology.
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Until Only Love Remains
September 3rd, 2023 | 46 mins 8 secs
In our culture love is most often defined as a feeling. But that’s not love according to the Bible. Love is something else completely—a willing choice to put the good of the other before our own. When we make that choice, we can form and strengthen relationships that can endure even the greatest challenges.
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It’s Just Not True, part 5: What Some Are Saying About the United Methodist Church
August 27th, 2023 | 42 mins 35 secs
While disagreement is unavoidable, division is a choice. The most important thing to Jesus is his followers’ unity, and in the midst of disagreement, we can create a community where everyone is welcome, and we can all work together for the good of all people.
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It’s Just Not True, part 4: You Get What You Deserve
August 20th, 2023 | 33 mins 49 secs
When someone does something wrong, we want them to get what they deserve. But when we’re the ones who do wrong, we want mercy! Thankfully, Jesus shows us a God who does not give us what we deserve but offers us grace, no matter how little we seem to deserve it.