Unfinished Community Podcast
201 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago -Do you feel like the Bible is a giant unholy mess that only makes sense to cultic crazies, obtuse academics, and people with way too much time on their hands?
Well guess what? I have way too much time on my hands (and am a pastor, with a couple of Master’s degrees too), so I’ll try to walk you through it, while attempting to be amusing in the process.
So give us a listen! Here you can find content from the Unfinished Community, featuring Rev. Don Van Antwerpen, Travis Love, and other guests both from the community and beyond.
Hope you enjoy!
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Episodes
Back to Basics, Episode 18: Abram Blessed by Melchizedek (Genesis 14B)
September 19, 2022 01:00 - 28 minutes - 32.5 MBWelcome to our "new" series, "Back to Basics!" (Well...by new, we mean...repurposed. This isn't the same as the previous series by the same name!) In this series, Pastor Don and Courtney Fraley are going to explore the Bible, one story at a time, starting at the beginning, and working our way forward until we either get bored or run out of Bible! Tune in every week for a brief exploration of the next chapter in that thrilling and oft-misunderstood story, the Bible! In today's episode, we'r...
Untitled: Deconstructing the Bible and our Faith (Episode 4)
September 14, 2022 14:00 - 31 minutes - 35.7 MBHave you ever wondered what the Bible really says about...well...everything? Have you ever wondered what it looks like when two churches from wildly different backgrounds get together to talk about it? We sure did, which is why Unfailing Love Church and Unfinished Community have come together in this new series called "Untitled," where we spend time talking about the Bible, what it says, and how we can apply it to our own lives. Today, thanks to the absence of Mallory, we went wildly afie...
Back to Basics, Episode 17: Lot's Captivity and Rescue (Genesis 14A)
September 12, 2022 01:00 - 27 minutes - 30.9 MBWelcome to our "new" series, "Back to Basics!" (Well...by new, we mean...repurposed. This isn't the same as the previous series by the same name!) In this series, Pastor Don and Courtney Fraley are going to explore the Bible, one story at a time, starting at the beginning, and working our way forward until we either get bored or run out of Bible! Tune in every week for a brief exploration of the next chapter in that thrilling and oft-misunderstood story, the Bible! In today's episode, we'r...
Untitled: Deconstructing the Bible and our Faith (Episode 3)
September 06, 2022 14:00 - 33 minutes - 38.4 MBHave you ever wondered what the Bible really says about...well...everything? Have you ever wondered what it looks like when two churches from wildly different backgrounds get together to talk about it? We sure did, which is why Unfailing Love Church and Unfinished Community have come together in this new series called "Untitled," where we spend time talking about the Bible, what it says, and how we can apply it to our own live. Today, we fortunately managed to keep our distractions to a m...
Back to Basics, Episode 16: Abram and Lot Separate (Genesis 13)
September 05, 2022 01:00 - 28 minutes - 32.5 MBWelcome to our "new" series, "Back to Basics!" (Well...by new, we mean...repurposed. This isn't the same as the previous series by the same name!) In this series, Pastor Don and Courtney Fraley are going to explore the Bible, one story at a time, starting at the beginning, and working our way forward until we either get bored or run out of Bible! Tune in every week for a brief exploration of the next chapter in that thrilling and oft-misunderstood story, the Bible! In today's episode, we'r...
Untitled: Deconstructing the Bible and our Faith (Episode 2)
August 31, 2022 14:35 - 40 minutes - 46.8 MBHave you ever wondered what the Bible really says about...well...everything? Have you ever wondered what it looks like when two churches from wildly different backgrounds get together to talk about it? We sure did, which is why Unfailing Love Church and Unfinished Community have come together in this new series called "Untitled," where we spend time talking about the Bible, what it says, and how we can apply it to our own live. Today, we pick up where we left off last week, and continue ou...
Back to Basics, Episode 15: Abram and Sarai in Egypt (Genesis 12B)
August 29, 2022 01:00 - 29 minutes - 34.3 MBWelcome to our "new" series, "Back to Basics!" (Well...by new, we mean...repurposed. This isn't the same as the previous series by the same name!) In this series, Pastor Don and Courtney Fraley are going to explore the Bible, one story at a time, starting at the beginning, and working our way forward until we either get bored or run out of Bible! Tune in every week for a brief exploration of the next chapter in that thrilling and oft-misunderstood story, the Bible! In today's episode, we'r...
Untitled: Deconstructing the Bible and our Faith (Episode 1)
August 25, 2022 04:13 - 35 minutes - 40.8 MBHave you ever wondered what the Bible really says about...well...everything? Have you ever wondered what it looks like when two churches from wildly different backgrounds get together to talk about it? We sure did, which is why Unfailing Love Church and Unfinished Community have come together in this new series called "Untitled," where we spend time talking about the Bible, what it says, and how we can apply it to our own live. Today, we discuss basically everything, but eventually land on...
Back to Basics, Episode 14: The Call of Abram (Genesis 12A)
August 22, 2022 01:00 - 25 minutes - 28.9 MBWelcome to our "new" series, "Back to Basics!" (Well...by new, we mean...repurposed. This isn't the same as the previous series by the same name!) In this series, Pastor Don and Courtney Fraley are going to explore the Bible, one story at a time, starting at the beginning, and working our way forward until we either get bored or run out of Bible! Tune in every week for a brief exploration of the next chapter in that thrilling and oft-misunderstood story, the Bible! In today's episode, we'r...
Back to Basics, Episode 13: Begats and Babel (Genesis 10 & 11)
August 15, 2022 01:00 - 19 minutes - 22.2 MBWelcome to our "new" series, "Back to Basics!" (Well...by new, we mean...repurposed. This isn't the same as the previous series by the same name!) In this series, Pastor Don and Courtney Fraley are going to explore the Bible, one story at a time, starting at the beginning, and working our way forward until we either get bored or run out of Bible! Tune in every week for a brief exploration of the next chapter in that thrilling and oft-misunderstood story, the Bible! In today's episode, we'r...
Back to Basics, Episode 12: A Fresh Start (Genesis 9)
August 08, 2022 01:00 - 23 minutes - 27.3 MBWelcome to our "new" series, "Back to Basics!" (Well...by new, we mean...repurposed. This isn't the same as the previous series by the same name!) In this series, Pastor Don and Courtney Fraley are going to explore the Bible, one story at a time, starting at the beginning, and working our way forward until we either get bored or run out of Bible! Tune in every week for a brief exploration of the next chapter in that thrilling and oft-misunderstood story, the Bible! In today's e...
Back to Basics, Episode 11: The Flood Subsides (Genesis 8)
August 01, 2022 01:00 - 23 minutes - 26.8 MBWelcome to our "new" series, "Back to Basics!" (Well...by new, we mean...repurposed. This isn't the same as the previous series by the same name!) In this series, Pastor Don and Courtney Fraley are going to explore the Bible, one story at a time, starting at the beginning, and working our way forward until we either get bored or run out of Bible! Tune in every week for a brief exploration of the next chapter in that thrilling and oft-misunderstood story, the Bible! In today's episo...
Back to Basics, Episode 10: The Flood (Genesis 7)
July 25, 2022 01:00 - 30 minutes - 34.9 MBWelcome to our "new" series, "Back to Basics!" (Well...by new, we mean...repurposed. This isn't the same as the previous series by the same name!) In this series, Pastor Don and Courtney Fraley are going to explore the Bible, one story at a time, starting at the beginning, and working our way forward until we either get bored or run out of Bible! Tune in every week for a brief exploration of the next chapter in that thrilling and oft-misunderstood story, the Bible! In today's episode, ...
Back to Basics, Episode 9: Noah Pleases God (Genesis 6B)
July 18, 2022 01:00 - 30 minutes - 35 MBWelcome to our "new" series, "Back to Basics!" (Well...by new, we mean...repurposed. This isn't the same as the previous series by the same name!) In this series, Pastor Don and Courtney Fraley are going to explore the Bible, one story at a time, starting at the beginning, and working our way forward until we either get bored or run out of Bible! Tune in every week for a brief exploration of the next chapter in that thrilling and oft-misunderstood story, the Bible! In today's episode, w...
"Who are You Listening To" (Sermon, July 17th, 2022)
July 17, 2022 06:47 - 21 minutes - 24.3 MBThis sermon entitled "Who are You Listening To" was delivered remotely by Rev. Don Van Antwerpen of Unfinished Community in Ashiya, at the Sunday Worship Service of Yokohama Union Church in Yokohama, Japan. Based off scripture from Genesis 18:1-10a and Colossians 1:15-28, the sermon talks about the the Christian call to radical hospitality. Give it a listen! _______________ OT Scripture: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis%2018%3A1-10&version=NRSVUE NT Scripture:...
Back to Basics, Episode 7: Prelude to the Flood (Genesis 6)
July 11, 2022 01:00 - 30 minutes - 35 MBWelcome to our "new" series, "Back to Basics!" (Well...by new, we mean...repurposed. This isn't the same as the previous series by the same name!) In this series, Pastor Don and Courtney Fraley are going to explore the Bible, one story at a time, starting at the beginning, and working our way forward until we either get bored or run out of Bible! Tune in every week for a brief exploration of the next chapter in that thrilling and oft-misunderstood story, the Bible! In today's episode, we'...
Back to Basics, Episode 7: From Adam to Noah (Genesis 5)
July 04, 2022 01:00 - 20 minutes - 23.6 MBWelcome to our "new" series, "Back to Basics!" (Well...by new, we mean...repurposed. This isn't the same as the previous series by the same name!) In this series, Pastor Don and Courtney Fraley are going to explore the Bible, one story at a time, starting at the beginning, and working our way forward until we either get bored or run out of Bible! Tune in every week for a brief exploration of the next chapter in that thrilling and oft-misunderstood story, the Bible! In today's episode, we'...
Back to Basics, Episode 6: The Lineage of Cain (Genesis 4B)
June 27, 2022 01:00 - 25 minutes - 29.1 MBWelcome to our "new" series, "Back to Basics!" (Well...by new, we mean...repurposed. This isn't the same as the previous series by the same name!) In this series, Pastor Don and Courtney Fraley are going to explore the Bible, one story at a time, starting at the beginning, and working our way forward until we either get bored or run out of Bible! Tune in every week for a brief exploration of the next chapter in that thrilling and oft-misunderstood story, the Bible! In today's episode, we'...
Back to Basics, Episode 5 - The First Murder (Genesis 4, Part 1)
June 20, 2022 01:00 - 24 minutes - 28.6 MBWelcome to our "new" series, "Back to Basics!" (Well...by new, we mean...repurposed. This isn't the same as the previous series by the same name!) In this series, Pastor Don and Courtney Fraley are going to explore the Bible, one story at a time, starting at the beginning, and working our way forward until we either get bored or run out of Bible! Tune in every week for a brief exploration of the next chapter in that thrilling and oft-misunderstood story, the Bible! In today's episode, we'...
Back to Basics, Episode 4: The Fall (Genesis 3)
June 13, 2022 01:00 - 31 minutes - 35.6 MBWelcome to our "new" series, "Back to Basics!" (Well...by new, we mean...repurposed. This isn't the same as the previous series by the same name!) In this series, Pastor Don and Courtney Fraley are going to explore the Bible, one story at a time, starting at the beginning, and working our way forward until we either get bored or run out of Bible! Tune in every week for a brief exploration of the next chapter in that thrilling and oft-misunderstood story, the Bible! In today's episode...
Back to Basics, Episode 3: The SECOND Creation Story (Genesis 2)
June 06, 2022 01:00 - 30 minutes - 34.9 MBWelcome to our "new" series, "Back to Basics!" (Well...by new, we mean...repurposed. This isn't the same as the previous series by the same name!) In this series, Pastor Don and Courtney Fraley are going to explore the Bible, one story at a time, starting at the beginning, and working our way forward until we either get bored or run out of Bible! Tune in every week for a brief exploration of the next chapter in that thrilling and oft-misunderstood story, the Bible! In today's episode, we ...
"A Time for Fire" (Sermon from the May 29th Worship Service at Unfinished Community in Ashiya, Japan)
May 31, 2022 01:00 - 14 minutes - 16.5 MBJust in case you missed our in-person worship service on May 29th, we managed to sneak in a recording of the sermon. It may not be the best quality, but it is at least audible! This week's sermon is called "A Time for Fire," and is delivered by Rev. Don Van Antwerpen preaching from Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 and Mark 12:41-44. We're talking about some of the blind spots we all encounter when we're dealing with the rough questions about how to act as Christians out in the world. It's easy to think ...
Back to Basics, Episode 2 - The First Creation Story (Genesis, Chapter 1...ish)
May 30, 2022 01:00 - 28 minutes - 33.1 MBWelcome to our "new" series, "Back to Basics!" (Well...by new, we mean...repurposed. This isn't the same as the previous series by the same name!) In this series, Pastor Don and Courtney Fraley are going to explore the Bible, one story at a time, starting at the beginning, and working our way forward until we either get bored or run out of Bible! Tune in every week for a brief exploration of the next chapter in that thrilling and oft-misunderstood story, the Bible! In today's episod...
NEW! Back to Basics, Episode 1 - Introduction to the Bible
May 23, 2022 01:00 - 20 minutes - 23.5 MBWelcome to our "new" series, "Back to Basics!" (Well...by new, we mean...repurposed. This isn't the same as the previous series by the same name!) In this series, Pastor Don and Courtney Fraley are going to explore the Bible, one story at a time, starting at the beginning, and working our way forward until we either get bored or run out of Bible! Tune in every week for a brief exploration of the next chapter in that thrilling and oft-misunderstood story, the Bible! In today's episod...
Monday Musings, Episode 15: The Divine Art of Self-Reflection
May 09, 2022 12:57 - 12 minutes - 14.3 MBWelcome to the FINAL EPISODE of "Monday Musings," a series where Pastor Don (that's me!) comes to you every week with a new/interesting topic for discussion about life in the Christian community. I'll try to explain it as best I can, and hope that you'll come on over to the Discord server to continue the conversation! In today's episode we're talking about the divine art of self-reflection. We spend a lot of time these days exploring the necessity of identifying corrupt leadership, rooting ...
Monday Musings, Episode 14: My Kinda Home
May 02, 2022 12:33 - 19 minutes - 22.7 MBWelcome to "Monday Musings," a new series where Pastor Don (that's me!) is going to (try to) come to you every week with a new/interesting topic for discussion about life in the Christian community. I'll try to explain it as best I can, and hope that you'll come on over to the Discord server to continue the conversation! In today's episode we're talking about what it means to be a community without borders. That's the theme from this past Sunday's sermon at Unfinished Community, which is wh...
Monday Musings, Episode 13: Reasonable Doubt
April 25, 2022 01:52 - 13 minutes - 15.2 MBWelcome to "Monday Musings," a new series where Pastor Don (that's me!) is going to (try to) come to you every week with a new/interesting topic for discussion about life in the Christian community. I'll try to explain it as best I can, and hope that you'll come on over to the Discord server to continue the conversation! In today's episode we're talking about doubt, but it's not...quite...what you might expect. The story of Thomas doubting is one we all know, but one we rarely look at the b...
Monday Musings, Episode 12: Hypocrisy of Praise
April 11, 2022 04:32 - 11 minutes - 12.8 MBWelcome to "Monday Musings," a new series where Pastor Don (that's me!) is going to (try to) come to you every week with a new/interesting topic for discussion about life in the Christian community. I'll try to explain it as best I can, and hope that you'll come on over to the Discord server to continue the conversation! In today's episode we're exploring what a lot of us dug into somewhat yesterday; Palm Sunday. We're looking at what one might call the hypocrisy of praise - a phenomenon wh...
Monday Musings, Episode 11: Abandoning Kaizen Christianity - The Spiritual Discipline of Course-Correction
April 04, 2022 08:40 - 17 minutes - 20.2 MBWelcome to "Monday Musings," a new series where Pastor Don (that's me!) is going to (try to) come to you every week with a new/interesting topic for discussion about life in the Christian community. I'll try to explain it as best I can, and hope that you'll come on over to the Discord server to continue the conversation! In today's episode we're doing something new and revisiting Sunday's sermon instead! During our fun, Spirit-filled first worship in our new space, we talked about what it m...
Monday Musings, Episode 10: Justification or Justice?
March 28, 2022 04:40 - 14 minutes - 16.2 MBWelcome to "Monday Musings," a new series where Pastor Don (that's me!) is going to (try to) come to you every week with a new/interesting topic for discussion about life in the Christian community. I'll try to explain it as best I can, and hope that you'll come on over to the Discord server to continue the conversation! In today's episode, we continue our lenten mini-devotional theme with an exploration of the washing of Jesus feet, and the surprising logic of Judas. As humans, we often us...
Monday Musings, Episode 9: Covered in Crap
March 21, 2022 04:44 - 6 minutes - 7.94 MBWelcome to "Monday Musings," a new series where Pastor Don (that's me!) is going to (try to) come to you every week with a new/interesting topic for discussion about life in the Christian community. I'll try to explain it as best I can, and hope that you'll come on over to the Discord server to continue the conversation! In today's episode, we continue our lenten mini-devotional theme with an exploration of the Parable of the Barren Fig Tree from Luke 13:6-9. We often think that this one is...
Monday Musings, Episode 8: Pious Conviction
March 14, 2022 03:02 - 15 minutes - 18.1 MBWelcome to "Monday Musings," a new series where Pastor Don (that's me!) is going to (try to) come to you every week with a new/interesting topic for discussion about life in the Christian community. I'll try to explain it as best I can, and hope that you'll come on over to the Discord server to continue the conversation! In today's episode, we continue our lenten mini-devotional theme with an exploration of both the Old Testament scripture from this past Sunday's worship (Genesis 15:1-8) al...
Monday Musings, Episode 7: ...Antichrist?
March 07, 2022 02:24 - 16 minutes - 19.3 MBWelcome to "Monday Musings," a new series where Pastor Don (that's me!) is going to (try to) come to you every week with a new/interesting topic for discussion about life in the Christian community. I'll try to explain it as best I can, and hope that you'll come on over to the Discord server to continue the conversation! In today's episode, we start off with a bit of a lenten mini-series where I'm going to tackle certain problematic texts and other scriptural concepts that bear some deconst...
Monday Musings, Episode 6: Frustratingly Deliberate
February 28, 2022 03:45 - 10 minutes - 12.2 MBWelcome to "Monday Musings," a new series where Pastor Don (that's me!) is going to (try to) come to you every week with a new/interesting topic for discussion about life in the Christian community. I'll try to explain it as best I can, and hope that you'll come on over to the Discord server to continue the conversation! In today's episode, we follow up on a conversation that started with our Sunday afternoon worship service; a conversation about what it means to be deliberate in our action...
Monday Musings, Episode 5: Product vs. Participant
February 21, 2022 07:29 - 12 minutes - 14.2 MBWelcome to "Monday Musings," a new series where Pastor Don (that's me!) is going to (try to) come to you every week with a new/interesting topic for discussion about life in the Christian community. I'll try to explain it as best I can, and hope that you'll come on over to the Discord server to continue the conversation! In today's episode, we talk about what it means to participate in church, both in worship and in general as part of the community. You may think that you need to prepare he...
Monday Musings, Episode 4: The Divine Importance of Failure
February 14, 2022 06:39 - 11 minutes - 13.2 MBWelcome to "Monday Musings," a new series where Pastor Don (that's me!) is going to (try to) come to you every week with a new/interesting topic for discussion about life in the Christian community. I'll try to explain it as best I can, and hope that you'll come on over to the Discord server to continue the conversation! In today's episode, we discuss the personal and spiritual importance of taking the "L." In our lives, we all too often focus on "winning" in a particular situation, allowin...
Monday Musings, Episode 3: Momentum and Fixed Perspectives
February 07, 2022 05:47 - 11 minutes - 13.3 MBWelcome to "Monday Musings," a new series where Pastor Don (that's me!) is going to (try to) come to you every week with a new/interesting topic for discussion about life in the Christian community. I'll try to explain it as best I can, and hope that you'll come on over to the Discord server to continue the conversation! Today's episode is about an issue we all have in our faith lives; the development of fixed perspectives, and committing to the momentum those perspectives carry instead of ...
Monday Musings, Episode 2: Social Contracts and the Paradox of Tolerance
January 31, 2022 02:39 - 17 minutes - 20.5 MBWelcome to "Monday Musings," a new series where Pastor Don (that's me!) is going to (try to) come to you every week with a new/interesting topic for discussion about life in the Christian community. I'll try to explain it as best I can, and hope that you'll come on over to the Discord server to continue the conversation! Today's episode is about Social Contracts and the Paradox of Tolerance, that unfortunate paradox where we try too hard to be a tolerant community and wind up actually givin...
Monday Musings, Episode 1: Death Spiral
January 24, 2022 03:34 - 16 minutes - 19 MBSince technical difficulties are currently keeping us from putting out our usual audio/video stuff, Pastor Don is trying something new; "Monday Musings!" In this new series, Pastor Don (that's me!) is going to (try to) come to you every week with a new/interesting topic for discussion about life in the Christian community. I'll try to explain it as best I can, and hope that you'll come on over to the Discord server to continue the conversation! Today's episode is about the "Church Death S...
5 Signs Your Church Might Be Headed Off The Rails, Part 1: Volunteer and Staff Turnover
November 28, 2021 00:51 - 49 minutes - 56.2 MBThough most of the Unfinished Community media is still offline, we've still managed to get a little bit of interesting content out! Today we have Part 1 of a 5-part miniseries based on the 5-part article series "5 Signs Your Church Might Be Headed Off the Rails." With Rev. Emmie Arnold of the PCUSA, join Pastor Don as we do a deep-dive discussion into how some of the more common challenges in a church can turn deadly, when human insecurities and desire for power run a church into the grou...
Back to Basics, Episode 4: Mark 1:16-45 (Part 2)
September 27, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 82.5 MBWelcome to Episode 4 our new series on the Gospel, "Back to Basics." Featuring Lindsey Peacock and Pastor Don, this series takes a different approach to the Gospel message, working line-by-line through the text and discussing just what exactly is going on with this sometimes confusing, often-misinterpreted story. This week, we continue our deep dive into the back half of Mark 1, talking about the language and translation in the text, exploring some of the words and phrases that may have l...
Remote Pastoral Care, Episode 15: Help! Help! I'm Being Oppressed! (Part 1)
September 24, 2021 00:00 - 34 minutes - 39.3 MBTwo white guys talking about racism? How could you not want to check this one out? In all seriousness though, this is one episode where we broach an important topic; why is racism and white supremacy so attractive to white, male, Christians? Especially when it is so antithetical to the Gospel message? Of course, there's no better way to discuss that idea than by actually having two white, male, Christians talk about just how the in-group/out-group dynamics of Christendom got to them, and ho...
Back to Basics, Episode 3: Mark 1:16-45 (Part 1)
September 20, 2021 00:00 - 48 minutes - 56 MBWelcome to Episode 3 our new series on the Gospel , "Back to Basics." Featuring Lindsey Peacock and Pastor Don, this series takes a different approach to the Gospel message, working line-by-line through the text and discussing just what exactly is going on with this sometimes confusing, often-misinterpreted story. This week, we settle in for the second half of Mark, Chapter 1, and we spend our time in part one talking about Jesus himself, his education, his background, and how his place ...
Remote Pastoral Care, Episode 14: What Even Is Church? (Part 2)
September 17, 2021 00:00 - 26 minutes - 30.3 MBWe're BACK again, with part 2 of our newest episode of Remote Pastoral Care! Today, we join Pastor Don and Courtney Fraley for the second half of a conversation that basically boils down to, "Why church?" What's the point? Why are we doing this big-building'd, insular-community'd, power-hungry-leader'd....thing? Join us for the exciting conclusion to our fun and hard-hitting conversation! Of course, if you're hungry for more, come join us on Discord! As an online church community, our Dis...
Back to Basics, Episode 2: Mark 1:1-13 Part 2
September 13, 2021 12:00 - 59 minutes - 68.4 MBToday is the SECOND episode of our new series on the Gospel , "Back to Basics." Featuring Lindsey Peacock and Pastor Don, this series takes a different approach to the Gospel message, working line-by-line through the text and discussing just what exactly is going on with this sometimes confusing, often-misinterpreted story. In part 2 this week, we're tackling the Ancient Greek text itself, and look at how things have been translated, and explore some of the surprising twists that have happ...
Kuma's Corner, Episode 2: Old Tricks
September 12, 2021 14:35 - 17 minutes - 19.5 MBWelcome to a new episode of our new series, "Kuma's Corner." Every Sunday, Pastor Don shares a brief message about a particular life issue, and how we can understand that in a healthy, Christian way. For our first episode, we're looking at one of the core issues of inequality; those in power and privelege moving the goalpoasts, and calling the poor and vulnerable lazy when they can't meet the ever-changing standard they use to measure who is and isn't worthy of life in our society. Millenni...
Remote Pastoral Care, Episode 13: What Even Is Church?
September 10, 2021 00:00 - 44 minutes - 51.5 MBNow that #SummerSabbath has come to a close, we're BACK with a new episode of Remote Pastoral Care! Today, we join Pastor Don and Courtney Fraley in a deep-dive discussion on church history, church and government, and the big question of what it *means* to be the church. What does church do for me, and what should it be doing for me? What is the point of these big damn buildings, sitting empty because of coronavirus but still asking people to donate money for upkeep and maintenance. What's ...
Back to Basics, Episode1: Mark 1:1-13
September 06, 2021 12:00 - 34 minutes - 39.6 MBToday is the first episode of our new series on the Gospel , "Back to Basics." Featuring Lindsey Peacock and Pastor Don, this series takes a different approach to the Gospel message, working line-by-line through the text and discussing just what exactly is going on with this sometimes confusing, often-misinterpreted story. First, we're tackling Mark 1, verses 1-13, and in part 1 we focus more on understanding the text in context, discussing what we can understand from how Mark presents the ...
Kuma's Corner, Episode 1: The First Thought
September 05, 2021 04:38 - 12 minutes - 13.9 MBNow that we've come to the end of our #SummerSabbath, we want to introduce you to our new series, "Kuma's Corner." Every Sunday, Pastor Don will share a brief message about a particular life issue, and how we can deal with that in a healthy, Christian way. For our first episode, we're looking at the way adults, and parents in particular, manage to look past the frustrating, stupid, and occasionally evil behavior of children, and thereby grasp the fundamental goodness within them, but fail t...
Unfinished Projects, Episode 2: God bless (literally anywhere but) America!
August 23, 2021 02:00 - 49 minutes - 44.2 MBDuring our Summer Sabbath, we’re using our time to prep new material for September. However, for every piece of “new” content that we manage to get rolling, there’s always a few that don’t make it out. So, this month, we’re going to be showcasing some of the truly “unfinished” projects that we’ve tried to make which, for whatever reason, didn’t entirely work out. Today’s Unfinished Project is the second of two completed episodes from our untitled podcast project, dipping our toes into that ...