All Episodes
Calvary Presbyterian Church San Francisco — 153 episodes
"The Covenant" - Genesis 6:5–22; 8:6–12; 9:8–17
"Full Life in the Emptiest of Places" - Isaiah 58:9b–12
"How Great Thou Art" - Psalm 8
"What A Friend We Have In Jesus" - John 15:10–17
"Amazing Grace" - Luke 15:1-10
"Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty" - Revelation 4
"To Be Transfigured" - Job:38; Mark 9:2–8; Matthew 18:20
"Sabbath Means We Are Enough" - Luke 15:11–32
"Sabbath Means Abiding Love" - Genesis 2:1–3, John 15:9–15
"Sabbath Means Freedom" - Deuteronomy 5:12–15, Matthew 11:28–30
"Queen Esther & the Anonymous Miracle Maker" - Ester 7 & 9
"For Such A Time As This" - Esther 4:1–17
"A Particular Kind of Church" - Romans 12, Jeremiah 29:4–11
"Inheritance" - Ruth 4:1–22
"Gleaning Grace" - Ruth 2:1–23
"Famine, Foreign Lands, and Family" - Ruth 1:1–1:22
"Found in Translation" - Philippians 4:4–7
"Empty" - Philippians 2:1–13
"Yes And I Will Rejoice" - Philippians 1:1–18a
“Finding God in the Spaces We Do Not Yet Understand” - Acts 17:16–31
"We Are All Here" - Acts 16:16–34
"Seconds Acts" - Acts 9: 1–19a
"Doubting as Faith" - John 20:19–31
Easter Sunday: While It Was Still Dark
Good Friday: "And We Shall Be Changed"
"Palm Sunday, Enough is Enough" - John 12:1-27, John 19:16b-22
"No King But The Emperor" - John 19:1–16a
"Make Good Choices!" - John 18: 28–40
"I AM (Not)" - John 18:12–27
"Bread, Bath & Beyond" - John 13:1–17
"Living, Dying, Rising" - John 11:1-44
"Blinded by the Light" - John 9:1–41
Calvary Storytellers: Fran Moreland Johns
"The Gift of Desperation" - John 4:46–54
"Shallow Wells" - John 4:1–42
"Normalizing the Light: Nicodemus & The World We Accept" - John 3:1–21
"How to be Angry like Jesus" - John 2:13–25
"Come and See" - John 1:29–51
"Nations Shall Come to Your Light" - Isaiah 60:1–6, John 1:1–14.
"Jesus, A Refugee in Egypt" - Matthew 2:13–23
"The Perfect Imperfect" - Matthew 1:18–25
RELEASE: Louise Takeuchi, Calvary's Centenarian
"Finding Joy in the Mess of Life" - Luke 1:46b-55 & Isaiah 35:1-10
"Tis the Season for Repentance - fa la la la la la la la la!" - Matthew 3:1–12
First Sunday of Advent: "God's Eminent Imminence" - Isaiah 2:1-5, Matthew 24:36–44
"Sheep Without A Shepherd" - Jeremiah 23:1–6
"Will Justice Roll Down or Trickle Down?" - Amos 1:1-2; 5:14-15, 21-24
"Earth, Wind, and Fire" - 1 Kings 19:1–18
"Light of the World" - Matthew 5:14-16
"In the Thick of It" - 1 Kings 5:1–5; 8:1–13
"Leadership from the Heart" - 1 Samuel 15: 34–35, 16: 1–13
"The Manna Season" - Exodus 16:10–21, 35
“Say My Name, Say My Name” - Exodus 2:23–25; 3:1–15; 4:10–17
"To Remember When Waking" - Genesis 27:1–4, 15-23; Genesis 28:10-17
"On the Altar of Religion" - Genesis 21:1-3; 22:1-14
"And it was Good" - Genesis 1:1—2:4a
"Wisdom on Stage" - Lessons & Songs with a musical theatre twist
"Peace and Perseverance in Poetry: How'd This Book End Up in the Bible??!" - Song of Songs 2 :10–13; 8:6–7
"Peace and Perseverance in Poetry: A Time and a Place - Ecclesiastes 1:1–11; 3:1–17"
"Peace and Perseverance in Poetry: Wisdom - The Master Builder" - Proverbs 8:1–11, 22–36
"Peace and Perseverance in Poetry: Trusting in Wisdom" - Proverbs 1:1–7; 3:1–8
"Revelation as Resistance: The City with Open Gates - God's Future Without" - Revelation 21:1–7, 22–27
"Revelation As Resistance: Putting the World Together" - Revelation 7:1–17
“Revelation as Resistance: And to the church in the United States, write…” - Revelation 2:1-7; 3:1-22
Calvary Storytellers: Al Ciabattoni
"Revelation as Resistance: A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Hospital" - Revelation 12:1-6, 13-17
"Revelation as Resistance: Un-Scrolling Doom" - Revelation 5:1-13
"Revelation as Resistance: Unveiling the Empire" - Revelation 13:1–18; 17:1–6
"Revelation as Resistance" - Revelation 1:1–20
"A Spirit of Adoption" - Acts 2:1–4, Galatians 4:1–7
"Tentmakers in Hospitality" - Acts 18: 1-11
"Healer, Healed, and Host" - Luke 14:1–24
"Welcome to Sodom and Gomorrah" - Genesis 19:1-11, 15, 23-26
"Participating in the Mystery of Grace" - Genesis 18:1-10, Romans 12:1-13
"The Spirit's Invitation" - Acts 16:6-15
Confirmation Sunday 2025 - "Breaking Bread: Hospitality is How We Recognize Jesus" - Luke 24: 13-15
Easter 2025: "Unburying Our Alleluias" - Luke 24:13-35
"Protest is an Act of Faith" - Luke 19:29-48
"Calling Each Other In" - Luke 18:31-19:10
"Find Your Way Home" - Luke 15:1-32
"Fear, Faith, Figs, and Foxes" - Luke 13:1-9, 31-35
Calvary Storytellers: Louise Takeuchi
"Everything In Between Faith and Works" - Luke 10:38-42
"A Woke Church" - Luke 9:28-45
"The Greater Debt" - Luke 7:36-50
"Prophets Over Profits" - Luke 7:18-35
"Who Is Worthy Of Healing?" - Luke 7:1-17
"Is It Lawful to Do Harm or Good?" - Luke 6:1-16
"Fishing for People" - Luke 5:1-11
"Free At Last!" - Luke 4:14-30
"What Then Should We Do?" - Luke 3:1-22
"Light After Darkness" - Isaiah 60:1-3, 19-22; Luke 2:41-52
"Walk Like An Egyptian" - Matthew 2:13-23
" Fourth Sunday of Advent: Comfort and Construction Projects" - Isiah 40
"Third Sunday of Advent: A Weary World Rejoices" - Isaiah 25:1-9
"Second Sunday of Advent: Treasures of Darkness" - Isiah 45:1-8
"First Sunday of Advent: Messengers of Peace" - Isaiah 52:1-10
"The Work of Hope" - Isiah 6
"Behold I Am Doing A New Thing" - Isiah 43: 14- 21.
"A Whale of a Tale" - Jonah 1:1-17; 3:1-10 [4:1-11]
"The Word of the Lord" - 1 Kings 17:1-24
"What Are We Building?" -1 Kings 5:1-5; 8:27-30, 41-43
"The Lord Will Make You A House" - 2 Samuel 7:1-17
"All In" - 1 Samuel 1:9-11, 19-20; 2:1-10
"Anything Worthy of Praise" - Exodus 32:1-14
"Liberation: The Promise of Passover" - Exodus 12:1-13; 13:1-8
"The Author of Our Lives" - Genesis 37:3-8, 17b-22, 26-34; 50:15-21
"Embracing the End of the World As We Know It" - Luke 21:5-28
"The Helpers" - Genesis 2:4-25
"Faith on Stage: An Amazing Technicolor Worship Service"
"Disturbing Parables: Investing for a Good Return?" - Matthew 25:14-30
"Disturbing Parables: Living Beyond Justice" - Matthew 20: 1-16
"Disturbing Parables: A Shameless God" - Luke 15:1-10
"Kairos & Daniel's 'End of Days'" - Daniel 12:1-13
"Daniel's Four Beasts of the Apocalypse" - Daniel 7:1-18
"Authority, Power, Influence" - Daniel 6:6-27
"Fallen Idols" - Daniel 3:1, 7-30
"A Dream, Interpreted" - Daniel 2:24-49
"Our Whole Truth" - Psalm 139
"The Great Unwinding" - Psalm 30
"Bless The Lord" - Psalm 13
"How Long, O Lord?" - Psalm 13
"Programmed to Praise" - Psalm 100
"These Roots Are Made For Walkin'" - Psalm 1
"God the Translator" - Acts 2:1-8
"Participating in the Grace that has Saved Us" - 1 Corinthians 15:1-26, 51-57
"For As Long As It Takes" - 1 Corinthians 13
"Resurrection People, Not Perfect People" - Acts 18:1-4, 1 Corinthian 1:10-18
"God Needs Resurrection Publicists" - Acts 17:1-9
"Witness to Life" - Acts 6:1—7:2a, 44-60
"Fixing Our Attention" - Acts 3:1-16
“Completing the Story” - Mark 16:1–8
"A Nonviolent Peaceful Protest" - Mark 11:1-11; 14:3-9
"Peaceful But Not a Pushover" - Matthew 5:38-48
"It Was A Dark And Stormy Night" - Mark 4:35-41
"Kindness as Power, Possibility, and Peace" - Romans 12:14-18, Matthew 5:1–11
"Ain't Gonna Study War No More" - Isaiah 2:1-4
"Christ Our Peace" - Ephesians 2:13-18
"All Things Human and Divine" - Mark 8:27–9:8
"Change of Plans" - Mark 1:35-45
"Face Your Demons: The Power of Christ Compels You" - Mark 5:1-20
"A House United" - Mark 3:7-35
"Sinners at the Hands of a Hangry God" - Mark 2:13-22
"The Beginning of the Good News" - Mark 1:1-20
"Following the Star" - Matthew 2:1-12
"A Light in the Darkness" - Christmas Eve
"A Thrill of Hope" - Luke 1:5-25, 57-80
"Full-Catastrophe Joy" - Ezra 1:1-4, 3:1-4, 10-13
"Comfort, Discomfort All My People" - Isaiah 40:1-11
"Hope in a New and Glorious Morn" - Jeremiah 33
"What Do You Do With The Truth?" - 2 Kings 22: 1-10, 23: 1-3
"Hosea & The Runaway Bride" - Hosea 11:1-9
"Old Testament Dance Off" - 1 Kings 18:20-40