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a Church Podcast — 228 episodes
The Shape of Dough - Genesis 18 - Rev. Tim Vance
The Shape of Our Stories - Genesis 12 - Rev. Tim Vance
The Clapping - Genesis 11 - Rev. Tim Vance
The Face of Hope - Luke 24 + Jeremiah 29 - Rev. Dr. Grace Park
God is a Mother - Revelation 21:1-5 - Rev. Tim Vance
Ironic - Revelation 20:1-4 - Rev. Tim Vance
Tattooed Jesus - Revelation 19 - Rev. Tim Vance
Origin Stories (Plural) - Genesis 4-5 - Rev. Tim Vance
Doubt to Shout! - John 20
Easter Stories (Plural) - Mark 16
The Musical Meditation - Genesis 6-8
The Children - Genesis 6
We are the Clay - Isaiah 65
The Praying - Genesis 4
The Singing - Genesis 3
The Prelude - Genesis 3
The Voice of a Donkey - Numbers 22
What to do with Kings? Revelation 17
Too Much? Revelation 15
The Way of the Lamb - Revelation 14
The Second Monster - Revelation 13:11-18
The Christmas Dragon - Revelation 12
Beast from the Sea - Revelation 13:1-8
Light for a New Calendar - Rev. Suzanne Swartz
The Enduring Word in Song - Rev. Suzanne Swartz
Longest Night - Revelation 11:15-19
Negativity Bias - Revelation 11
I Do Not Know! Revelation 10
Falling Star - Revelation 9
Multiperspectivity - Revelation 8
Contrast - Revelation 7
The Game of Chess - Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
The Wrath of the Lamb? Revelation 6:15-16
The Four Horsemen - Revelation 6
God's Transformation - Revelation 5
150th Anniversary Message - Genesis through Revelation
Hot, Cold, + Calm - Revelation 3 - 4
BILL-IEVE - Revelation 2-3
Apocalypse - Revelation 1
Table Manners - Luke 14:1, 7-14
Left-Handed - Matthew 25:34-40
Stained Glass - Matthew 5:14-16
The Organ - Isaiah 2:2-5
The Table - Matthew 26:17, 26-28
The Font - Matthew 3:13-17
The Pulpit - Nehemiah 8
Beyond the Bubble - Luke 10:25-37
What the World Needs Now - Matthew 5:13-16
Selah - Psalm 77
For God So Loved the Scapegoat, Part 4 - Mark 10
Affirming Sunday - Genesis 37
Minister of Energy [Pentecost] - Acts 2:1-13
For God So Loved the Scapegoat, Part 2 - Genesis 16 + 21
For God So Loved the Scapegoat - Genesis 4
Dropping Stones - John 7:53 - 8:11
Cartography of Faith: Making New Maps - Psalm 46
Including the Goat - Leviticus 16 [Easter Sunday]
Palm Sunday - Leviticus 23 and Matthew 26
Cleaning Up Our Mess - Leviticus 8
Life is Messy - Leviticus 4-6
We Are Our Stories - Matthew 13:10-13
Motivated by Joy - Leviticus 1-3
How the Light Gets In - Luke 4:1-13
Ritual - Leviticus 1
Jubilee Remembering - Leviticus 23
Rest - Leviticus 25
Returning Home - Leviticus 25
WTF Year - 1 Corinthians 12
Our Physical Home: Genesis 1
Not Alone - Isaiah 60
Christmas Eve Sermon - Isaiah 42
2025 Epiphanies: Matthew 2:1-18 - Rev. Suzanne Swartz
From Birth to 12 Years Old in 60 Seconds: Luke 2:41-52
What are We Making? Isaiah 9:2-7
Comfort Food for Advent: Isaiah 40
I AM FULL: Luke 6:29-31, 38
Good Magic: Luke 6:27-28
Where do we go from here? Luke 6:17-19
Sukkot: Leviticus 23
A Generous Harvest: Matthew 9 with Rev. Mack Mossett III
A Not as Important Sermon: Philippians 3:12-16
The Most Important Sermon I've Ever Given! - Philippians 3
God's Incredible Act of Shrinking: Philippians 2
Lost + Found: Luke 15 with Rev. Elizabeth Gibbs Zehnder
Handwritten Letters: Philippians 1
Love in Action: Mark 7 [Guest: Rev. Suzanne Swartz]
So Basically... [A Summary of the Book of Daniel]
Daniel's Dark Comedy: Daniel 11
Can God Get Delayed? Daniel 10
The Opening Ceremony and Communion: Daniel 9
The GOAT: Daniel 8
Solidarity IS the Work: Luke 10:25-37 [with Dr. Phil Allen Jr.]
Daniel's Weird Dream: Daniel 7
Daniel and the Lions: Daniel 6
Juneteenth Celebration: Genesis 1:27 + Exodus 15:2
The Writing on the Wall: Daniel 5
More Weird Dreams: Daniel 4
Statues and Pentecost: Daniel 3
Weird Dreams: Daniel 2
Not Our Story: Daniel 1
Observational Distance: Jeremiah 52
Earth Day Sunday: Mark 16:5-8
Bonus: Introduction to Islam Class with Tasneem Noor
Interfaith Guest Speaker: Tasneem Noor
Easter Photos: Mark 16:1-6
Location, Location, Location: Mark 10
The Miracle of the Homecoming: Mark 5:1-20 with Jeff Chu
Blurry: Mark 8:22-35
One Loaf: Mark 6:21-44 and Mark 8:1-10, 17-21
Internal Justice: Mark 12:28-31 with Rev. Dr. Kikanza Nuri-Robins
Dark and Stormy Night (Part 2): Mark 6:47-48
Dark and Stormy Night (Part 1): Mark 4:35-39
Deeply Rooted: Mark 4:3-20
The Kin-dom of God: Mark 3:20-35
To Heal or to Destroy: Mark 3:1-6
The Beloved Community: Mark 2:13-17
Political Slogans and Good News: Mark 1:14-28
Ox and Ass Before Him Bow: Mark 1:9-15 (Christmas Eve)
Santa and John the Baptist: Mark 1:1-8
REPLAY: Speaking Upside Down: Luke 1:68-79
Why We Communion: 1 Corinthians 11:20-29
Intermission: 1 Samuel 31
Made in Community: 1 Samuel 30:9-25
Walking on Water with Rev. Dr. Grace Park: Matthew 14:22-33
Witches, Wizards, Ghosts and Ghouls: 1 Samuel 28
Unlikely Heroes - 1 Samuel 25
Learning a New Language - Romans 12:1-5
Bread: 1 Samuel 21:1-9
Oldest Trick in the Book: 1 Samuel 19:11-14
Why Music, Part 2: 1 Samuel 18:6-11
Putting the "Bi" in Bible: 1 Samuel 18:1-4
David and the Giant: 1 Samuel 17
Why Music? 1 Samuel 16:14-23
Not Always as They Appear: 1 Samuel 16:1-12
Matthew 18:1-14 - Spiritual Misconceptions with Anjlo Ajmal
Artificial Intelligence: 1 Samuel 13
Coersive Power: 1 Samuel 11
A Reluctant King: 1 Samuel 10:1-6, 20-23
Lost Donkeys: 1 Samuel 9
Listen: 1 Samuel 8
Making Meaning: 1 Samuel 5:1-7a
Weaponizing Faith: 1 Samuel 4:1-10a
Family Matters: Proverbs 31:10-31; Luke 8:19-21
Not So Easy! 1 Samuel 3:10-18
Listen: 1 Samuel 3:4-10
The Rest is Drag: John 15:12-19
Environmental Justice Sunday: Luke 15
Jonah, Jesus and Resurrection: Matthew 12:39b-42
Jonah for Lent, Part 4
Jonah for Lent, Part 3
Jonah for Lent, Part 2
Jonah for Lent, Part 1
Being Rich Toward God: Luke 12:13-21
Once You See It You Can't Unsee It: John 15:1-6, 9
Many Rooms: John 14:1-3a
Broken: John 13:1-8
Eau de Toilette: John 12:1-7
Shepherds: John 10:11-16
Faith Divided: John 9
Only Light Can Do That! John 8:12, 48-49
The World: John 7:2-7, 37-38
Three Wisemen Walk into a Barn: Matthew 2:13-23
Christmas Upside Down: Luke 2:6-7
Counting Upside Down: Luke 2:1-5
Speaking Upside Down: Luke 1:68-79
Falling Upside Down: Luke 1:46-55
That's Gross: John 6:56-60
Picky Eaters: John 6:5-13
Food: John 6:1-15
Game of Thrones: 1 Samuel 24:2-11
Water: John 4:5-15
By Night: John 3:1-9
The Need for Lament: Lamentation 1:1-3
Wine: John 2:1-11
What Can We Create Together, Part 2: John 1:14, 16-18
The Gospel According to the Blues - Rev. Neema Cyrus-Franklin
What Can We Create Together? John 1:1-5
When I Was Your Age - Ecclesiastes 7:10
Humility & Hospitality: Luke 14:1, 7-14
Not Obvious: Ecclesiastes 4:1-3, 7-12
Turn, Turn, Turn! Ecclesiastes 3
Sisyphus: Ecclesiastes 2:17-24
Q: Ecclesiastes 1:12-18
Perfect Love Casts Out All Fear: 1 John 4:16b-21
Why Me?! | Genesis 32:22-32
In Other People's Shoes: Luke 10:25-37
Reverse Engineering: Ecclesiastes 7:15-18
It's All Smoke: Ecclesiastes 1:1-7
Juneteenth with Calvary Baptist Church
Proverbs 1:1-7, 14:4
Pentecost and Nationalism: Genesis 11:1-9
Truth: Proverbs 3:1-8
Love Me Do - Rev. Suzanne Swartz
God our Mother: Proverbs 9:1-6
The Cure for Hiccups: 2 Kings 5:1-14
Earth Sunday: Luke 24:13-28
Easter Sunday: Ruth and Resurrection
The Gospel According to Ruth and Palm Sunday: Ruth 3
The Gospel According to Ruth: Ruth 2:8-17
The Gospel According to Ruth: Ruth 2:1-7
The Gospel According to Ruth: Ruth 1:6-22
The Gospel According to Ruth: Ruth 1:1-5
Guest Preacher - Rev. Dr. Kikanza Nuri-Robins
Epiphany and Rest: Exodus 16
Epiphany and Sacred Reading: Colossians 3:12-17
Celebrating Black History Month with Victor Andre Greene
Epiphany and the Examen: Deuteronomy 30
Epiphany and Communion: 1 Corinthians 11
Epiphany from a Donkey: Numbers 22:21-33
Epiphany and Deadly Snakes: Numbers 21:4-9
Epiphany, Insurrection and MLK: Matthew 2:1-3, 13-16
Epiphany: Matthew 2:1-12
Guest Speaker: Rev. Sue Fisher
Jesus Awkward Family History: Christmas Eve
Jesus' Awkward Family History: Matthew 1
Jesus' Awkward Family History: Joshua 2
Jesus' Awkward Family History: Genesis 38
Jesus' Awkward Family History: Genesis 12
Guest Speaker: Rev. Dr. Tina Blair
Numbers 16
Numbers 14
Guest Speaker: Rev. Dr. Sunny Kang
Numbers 13
Numbers 11
Numbers 10
Numbers 9
Numbers 3
Numbers 1