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Vox Veniae Podcast
by Vox Veniae
The work of the people. Our weekly rhythm of being together as a larger community to worship and confess, to engage scripture and prayer, to celebrate eucharist, and to be sent back into the city with a benediction each and every week.
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Oh, Skybala!
Lynn Osgood continues her series, God in Ordinary Places, and walks us through Jesus' parable of the tenants, a story set in an ordinary workplace, where everything the tenants fight to keep was built with care before they ever arrived. In this text, we can ask ourselves: What happens when...
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Strike the Rock!
Vanessa Maleare leads us through a study of magical objects, Moses’s staff, and the movement from destruction to provision. In Exodus, the same staff once used to turn the Nile to blood becomes a tool for bringing life-giving water from the rock. What might this transformation teach us about...
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The Sunday of Complaining
Lilly Ettinger explores Jonah alongside the prophetic tradition of bringing anger, disappointment, and protest directly to God. What if complaint isn’t a failure of faith, but part of a faithful relationship with God? Lilly considers how making room for honest complaint might expand our...
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Heartbreak & Deconstruction
Eric Robinson notices that many of us have suffered heartbreak in our journey with God and the church, and asks how might this be an invitation to open us to living in a new reality? Reflection Questions: 1. When are the times your heart has been broken in your faith journey? 2. Where do you see...
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God of Ordinary Space
Lynn Osgood walks us through Luke’s story of the road to Emmaus where the risen Christ is present long before the disciples recognize him. This sermon opens a new series, God in Ordinary Places, by asking what might change if we looked at the world around us in the same way: not as places where…
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Jesus and Blackwater Pond
Catherine Johnson reframes Jesus’ invitation to “lose your life” not as self-erasure, but as a release from the survival strategies we cling to for safety. Jesus models another way: to live from our deepest values even in the presence of fear and loss—to love what is mortal, hold it fully, and,...
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Transformed Into Community
With a new school year and new expectations approaching this fall, Lilly Ettinger notices that it can be easy to feel overwhelmed and on our own. God reminds us that we are not isolated human beings, but part of a community that helps us not to conform to hyperindividualism, but to lean into…
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Finding a Place You Already Belong
Vanessa Maleare Interviews Dr. Lynn Osgood, Vox’s new Scholar in Residence, as she explores our sense of calling through the theology of placemaking, asking how the physical places we inhabit shape us, and how our calling shapes those places in return. Reflection Questions When in your life have...
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Wait...
Nic Acosta notices that with each passing year, we seem to get better and better at optimizing time management and reducing wait time. But what if waiting is a fundamental experience of being human and fertile spiritual soil that we're depriving ourselves of? What if God is offering to meet us in...
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For Such a Moment as This: A Lesson in Impermanence
In honor of Christopher Mack’s last Sunday at Vox, Vanessa Maleare leads us through an exercise in discernment using the story of Esther and the Buddhist teaching of impermanence. [Esther 4:12-17] Practices: Listen and notice what/who is around you this week. Release the need for everything to be...
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Losing and Finding Ourselves in the Work of the People
Christopher Mack shares his final message as a pastor on staff at Vox. He picks up Jesus’ Parable of the Wheat and Weeds to challenge ourselves personally and communally to participate in God’s wholeness. [Matthew 13:24-30] Reflection Questions When was a recent ‘aha!’ moment, when you awakened…
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Is a Nonviolent Future Really Possible?
Gena St. David glimpses in Jesus’ Parable of the Sower, a hope that the nonviolence we see in the life of Jesus can grow “a hundredfold” in our own lives and world–creating ripples larger than we dare dream or imagine. [Matthew 13:18-23] Reflection Questions Where are you already practicing...
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Embodying the Work of the People
Each Sunday we begin our liturgy with “welcome to Vox as participants and hosts of our liturgy. Liturgy means the work of the people, and this morning we are all invited to care for and serve one another.” On this Sunday after Pentecost, Christopher Mack considers how we work out this “work of…
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What Else?
On this Pride Sunday, Amy Wolfgang invites us to consider “What Else..” in uncovering Psalm 100 for how we anchor to our belovedness and receive the message of liberation for which our hearts long. [Psalm 100] Reflection Questions: Where can you reclaim your right to make joyful noise this month?...
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Working Out the Work of the People
We regularly begin our liturgy with “welcome to Vox as participants and hosts of our liturgy. Liturgy means the work of the people, and this morning we are all invited to care for and serve one another.” On this Sunday after Pentecost, Christopher Mack considers how we work out this “work of the...
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20th Anniversary: Rich Roots, Beautiful Branches
On this Pentecost Sunday, Vox Veniae celebrates its 20th Anniversary. Pastor Vanessa leads a panel of Sarah Chu, Parker Short, and Gina Bastone to reflect upon our rich history of being a voice of grace in Austin, first near UT campus, and then in East Austin. We remember the rich roots that have...
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Out of Sight: Out of Mind?
On this Ascension Sunday, Rev. Jenna Sullivan ponders the strange story of Jesus' dramatic ascension back to heaven forty days after the resurrection. Jesus' last words evoke questions and disorientation for his disciples and they can do the same for us today. They can also inspire us to look for...
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The Good News
Nic Acosta contrasts the temptation of creating god in our own image with the God revealed in Christ and proclaimed in scriptures. We are challenged to live into God’s Story rather than trying to live life the other way around. [Acts 17:22-32] Reflection Questions: When in our lives have we felt...
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Glimpsing the Heavens, Resisting on Earth
Christopher Mack explores how Stephen’s life of re-telling God’s Story stripped from our lens of the myth of redemptive violence allows us to behold Divine Love and resist the real world oppression of death-dealing forces and their stories. [Acts 7:54-60] Reflection Questions:Glimpsing the…
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Rising Complexities: Community
Eric Robinson examines M Scott Peck’s non-linear stages of pseudo-community, chaos, emptiness, and true community through the lens of the early church in Acts. He wonders what it would look like if we were okay with seasons of necessary chaos and intentional emptying to experience true community....
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Rising Complexities: An Ever-Evolving Landscape
Vanessa Maleare explores the diverse terrain of our souls, and the friction and invitation to flourishing we experience in community. [John 20:24-27] Reflection Questions: What is the complex landscape of your soul at this moment? What is needed for your soul’s continued flourishing? Is it...
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Rising Complexities: Wavering Devotion
Christopher Mack acknowledges the Jesus Movement has given us many reasons to leave, while encouraging curiosity around reasons we might choose to stay, and ultimately invites us to include and transcend the different stages of faith we have experienced as we participate in Jesus’ calling to love...
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Rising Complexities: Full of the Blues, Holy Water Too
On Easter Sunday, Christopher Mack contrasts the fear that caused the agents of empire to fall like dead men to the fear and great joy of the women at the tomb who go forward to tell of the vindication of the Jesus Way over the way of empire’s death dealing destruction. We are encouraged to…
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Belonging in the Wilderness: I Didn't Get My Wish!
On Palm Sunday, Vanessa Maleare confronts the feelings of sadness, disappointment, and frustration we experience when something is different than we anticipated. Jesus didn’t act like the violent warrior king many of the people anticipated. What do you do when you face unmet expectations? Vanessa...
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Belonging in the Wilderness: The Ritual of Bone Dried Grief
On the fifth Sunday of Lent, Christopher Mack acknowledges we live in times where nerves can easily get fried and hope can seem in short supply. Everywhere we turn, it seems the world is on fire. The Hebrew people also wondered if the chaos engulfing their world would ever relent and give way to...
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Belonging in the Wilderness: The Wild Bone Dried
Belonging in the Wilderness: The Wild Bone Dried On the fifth Sunday of Lent, Christopher Mack acknowledges we live in times where nerves can easily get fried and hope can seem in short supply. Everywhere we turn, it seems the world is on fire. The Hebrew people also wondered if the chaos…
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Belonging in the Wilderness: Called to the Wilderness
On this third Sunday of Lent, Eric Robinson roots us in a spirituality of the wilderness. Eric reminds us of how anxiety spreads through systems and communities to scapegoat either one of the most powerful people in the group or the least powerful. He encourages us to resist the temptation to...
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Belonging in the Wilderness: Called to the Wilderness
On the second Sunday of Lent, Lilly Louise Ettinger reminds us powerfully and poignantly that the wilderness is not always received as a gift. We often find it the last place we want to be. Yet we still often find ourselves in the middle of it. Lilly suggests prayer labyrinths, morning pages, and...
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Belonging in the Wilderness: Shades of Belonging
On this first Sunday of Lent, Christopher Mack invites us to open ourselves to God’s Presence in the wilderness through Henri Nouwen’s suggested practices of contemplative prayer, forgiveness, and theological reflection. Belonging in the Wilderness lays bare the tension between our vulnerable...
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Come and See: Embodied Empathy
God’s Love is in plain sight all around us, yet it seems so obscure. We may feel orphaned from homes where we once experienced spiritual vitality. Coercion and condemnation have left us on the streets looking for a better way. In John’s gospel, Jesus’ first words are, “What are you looking for?”...
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Come and See: Don't Look Away
God’s Love is in plain sight all around us, yet it seems so obscure. We may feel orphaned from homes where we once experienced spiritual vitality. Coercion and condemnation have left us on the streets looking for a better way. In John’s gospel, Jesus’ first words are, “What are you looking for?”...
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Come and See: Posture of Grace
God’s Love is in plain sight all around us, yet it seems so obscure. We may feel orphaned from homes where we once experienced spiritual vitality. Coercion and condemnation have left us on the streets looking for a better way. In John’s gospel, Jesus’ first words are, “What are you looking for?”...
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Come and See: Unbelievable Context
God’s Love is in plain sight all around us, yet it seems so obscure. We may feel orphaned from homes where we once experienced spiritual vitality. Coercion and condemnation have left us on the streets looking for a better way. In John’s gospel, Jesus’ first words are, “What are you looking for?”...
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Come and See: You’re Invited
God’s Love is in plain sight all around us, yet it seems so obscure. We may feel orphaned from homes where we once experienced spiritual vitality. Coercion and condemnation have left us on the streets looking for a better way. In John’s gospel, Jesus’ first words are, “What are you looking for?”...
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Come and See: Grace Bridging Cultural Division
God’s Love is in plain sight all around us, yet it seems so obscure. We may feel orphaned from homes where we once experienced spiritual vitality. Coercion and condemnation have left us on the streets looking for a better way. In John’s gospel, Jesus’ first words are, “What are you looking for?”...
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Come and See: Experiential Grace
God’s Love is in plain sight all around us, yet it seems so obscure. We may feel orphaned from homes where we once experienced spiritual vitality. Coercion and condemnation have left us on the streets looking for a better way. In John’s gospel, Jesus’ first words are, “What are you looking for?”...
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Imprints of Humanness: Love in Loneliness
Whether conscious or unconscious, we often view much of our humanity in opposition to our spiritual life. We know our predilections to vices and addictions. We find ourselves making and breaking the same commitments or resolutions each year for change that remains elusive. We realize we are...
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Imprints of Humanness: Joy in Disjointedness
Whether conscious or unconscious, we often view much of our humanity in opposition to our spiritual life. We know our predilections to vices and addictions. We find ourselves making and breaking the same commitments or resolutions each year for change that remains elusive. We realize we are...
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Imprints of Humanness: Peace — God With Us
Whether conscious or unconscious, we often view much of our humanity in opposition to our spiritual life. We know our predilections to vices and addictions. We find ourselves making and breaking the same commitments or resolutions each year for change that remains elusive. We realize we are...
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Imprints of Humanness: Hope In Heartache
Whether conscious or unconscious, we often view much of our humanity in opposition to our spiritual life. We know our predilections to vices and addictions. We find ourselves making and breaking the same commitments or resolutions each year for change that remains elusive. We realize we are...
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From Literal Fear to Imaginative Love
Homily Title: Reconstructing Sunday School: From Literal Fear to Imaginative Love While many of the ideas and practices handed down to us about God and the church may have shifted, there is something about Jesus we still find compellingly beautiful. Often, after letting go of what wasn’t working,...
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From a Contest to a Doorway
Homily Title: Reconstructing Prayer: From a Contest to a Doorway While many of the ideas and practices handed down to us about God and the church may have shifted, there is something about Jesus we still find compellingly beautiful. Often, after letting go of what wasn’t working, we struggle to...
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From Conformity to Community
Reconstructing Church: From Conformity to Community While many of the ideas and practices handed down to us about God and the church may have shifted, there is something about Jesus we still find compellingly beautiful. Often, after letting go of what wasn’t working, we struggle to find a way...
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From Punitive Scapegoating to Divine Nonviolence
Reconstructing the Cross: From Punitive Scapegoating to Divine Nonviolence While many of the ideas and practices handed down to us about God and the church may have shifted, there is something about Jesus we still find compellingly beautiful. Often, after letting go of what wasn’t working, we...
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From Tactics to Authenticity
Reconstructing Evangelism: From Tactics to Authenticity While many of the ideas and practices handed down to us about God and the church may have shifted, there is something about Jesus we still find compellingly beautiful. Often, after letting go of what wasn’t working, we struggle to find a way...
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From Solo to Symphony
Reconstructing Scripture: From Solo to Symphony While many of the ideas and practices handed down to us about God and the church may have shifted, there is something about Jesus we still find compellingly beautiful. Often, after letting go of what wasn’t working, we struggle to find a way forward...
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Reconstructing Spirituality
Homily Title: Reconstructing Spirituality: From Guilt to Growth While many of the ideas and practices handed down to us about God and the church may have shifted, there is something about Jesus we still find compellingly beautiful. Often, after letting go of what wasn’t working, we struggle to…
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Partnership Sunday: Combatants for Peace
Claire Kinder, Hannah Friesen, Gena St. David, and Lindsay Stanek share about Vox Veniae’s new global partner, American Friends of Combatants for Peace, and the good work of nonviolent peacemaking happening between Palestinians and Israelis working in solidarity to advance a just peace. [Psalm…
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Wasted Time
What is perpetually draining you of hope and joy? Aurelia Dávila Pratt encourages us to steward a full cup for our own embodied self and the Body of Christ in relation to our time and how we relate to social media. [1 Corinthians 12:12-26] Reflection What’s something that quietly energizes you—or...
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It's Giving... Selfless Self Care
How can I do something for someone else that brings me joy? Vanessa Maleare defines self-care by casting a vision of service as self-care. [1 Peter 4:7-11] Reflection What area of helping others bring you joy or energy? Is there an area of service in which you’d like to grow? If there is a…
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The work of the people. Our weekly rhythm of being together as a larger community to worship and confess, to engage scripture and prayer, to celebrate eucharist, and to be sent back into the city with a benediction each and every week.
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