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One of the great marks of the church of Jesus Christ is unity. Jesus prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane that "we might be one." Paul prays for the church in Corinth the very same things. What does it look like when a church has unity together? Does everyone think and act the same? This week explore how we can heed Jesus' exhortation to be ONE.

It is not easy being a Christian witness in the 21st century. When Christians hear how the Holy Spirit was poured out on the Day of Pentecost, there is joy mixed with a little trepidation. How can Christians live with a renewed sense of God's grace and power in our confusing world? This week, we explore how the disciples bore witness to the living Lord Jesus in a troubled and confusing time.

Many non-believers assume that all Christians think and live in a similar way. With national headlines captured by fundamentalist Christians who are convinced that the USA is God's divine agent in the world, the landscape becomes confusing to say the least. This week's episode highlights Jesus' encounter with the state. From Him, we might just learn how we are to witness a vital faith in a Kingdom not of this age.

Anti-Semitism has plagued this world for centuries. At the heart of it is a twisted expression of Christianity which has largely forgotten the exhortation of the Apostle Paul. Judaism is the mother faith of Christianity. Not only is Paul Jewish, but so are all the disciples and Jesus himself. This week we explore our complicated relationship with our Jewish friends and how we might live with more and more mercy.

DEI, three letters which stand for diversity, equity, and inclusion, have become a hot-button issue in the US over the last ten years. While political tensions boil over on these issues, we might need to see where these values are in scripture. Once we do so, then our challenge is to find ways to live them out in a way which always gives witness to the reign and rule of God in Christ Jesus.

Most people, especially outside the church, believe that Christians struggle with women in leadership. This week's episode tackles one of the hardest texts in the Christian Scripture about women. Perhaps by looking at all of what the Apostle Paul said about women rather than just this one text, we might see a liberating view of women and their leadership.

For centuries, Christians have had to face the prospect of war. Sometimes we have been the victims of war, the perpetrators of war, or just the bystanders to it. Regardless of the time and situation, war is a perplexing issue for Christians. This week, we explore a way Christians can think and pray about our relationship to war.

The ever-changing world around us is constantly trying to move us from one influence to another. Trying to hold on to anything or anyone can be a real challenge. "There is always something better!", or so we are told. This week explore how holding on to Jesus is our only real hope for love and life. How can we hold on to Him when everything around us tells us not to?

Palm Sunday commemorates Jesus' entrance into Jerusalem and commences the final week of Jesus' life before his death and resurrection. So many different groups of people were present that day. Some of them were close to Jesus, and others were simply wondering what the commotion was all about. This week, we explore how to find Jesus in chaos and confusion.

Palm Sunday commemorates Jesus' entrance into Jerusalem and commences the final week of Jesus' life before his death and resurrection. So many different groups of people were present that day. Some of them were close to Jesus, and others were simply wondering what the commotion was all about. This week, we explore how to find Jesus in chaos and confusion.

We all agree that integrity is an important virtue in life. Integrity matters most when it is pressured in difficult situations. When Jesus faces those who have come to arrest him, he has a moment when his integrity is tested. The choice he makes in that moment will make all the difference!

We all agree that integrity is an important virtue in life. Integrity matters most when it is pressured in difficult situations. When Jesus faces those who have come to arrest him, he has a moment when his integrity is tested. The choice he makes in that moment will make all the difference!

Our relationships with others can be challenged by resentment, leading to bitterness. Sometimes others disappoint us. Other times, we wonder why our friends are not stepping up to help. These frustrations can spill over into unwanted resentment, eventual cynicism, and judgement. How can we find a new way to hold our inner conflicts with others with grace? This week, explore how to care for others when we feel let down by them.

Our relationships with others can be challenged by resentment, leading to bitterness. Sometimes others disappoint us. Other times, we wonder why our friends are not stepping up to help. These frustrations can spill over into unwanted resentment, eventual cynicism, and judgement. How can we find a new way to hold our inner conflicts with others with grace? This week, explore how to care for others when we feel let down by them.

We have all had those moments when our good intentions in a situation or relationship ended up with a bad result. Often that result includes conflict or misunderstanding. This week's episode explores how we can learn to translate our good intentions into constructive and good outcomes. Peter, the disciple, and Jesus will be our guides!

We have all had those moments when our good intentions in a situation or relationship ended up with a bad result. Often that result includes conflict or misunderstanding. This week's episode explores how we can learn to translate our good intentions into constructive and good outcomes. Peter, the disciple, and Jesus will be our guides!

Join us as we hear from Reverend Hany Salah on February 15, 2026.

We often hear about how close relationships are so important. Truth. What happens when relationships are too close? How can we set good boundaries for all the ways we relate to other people? This week we explore how to be close with others without getting too close.

We often hear about how close relationships are so important. Truth. What happens when relationships are too close? How can we set good boundaries for all the ways we relate to other people? This week we explore how to be close with others without getting too close.

The next generation is depending on us. So is God! Time and again in the Bible, we read of how parents are called to pass on their faith to the next generation. This week's passage takes a closer look at what the essentials are and how we should live them out so that future generations can look back in thanksgiving.

The next generation is depending on us. So is God! Time and again in the Bible, we read of how parents are called to pass on their faith to the next generation. This week's passage takes a closer look at what the essentials are and how we should live them out so that future generations can look back in thanksgiving.

Fewer and fewer people in the United States are sharing in marriage. Marriages are important to nurture and support as they become more and more scarce. Relationships, including marriage, are diverse and important. What does God teach us about marriage in the Bible, and how does marriage provide a witness of God's love? This week's episode explores how it happens and will debunk some religious baggage along the way.

Fewer and fewer people in the United States are sharing in marriage. Marriages are important to nurture and support as they become more and more scarce. Relationships, including marriage, are diverse and important. What does God teach us about marriage in the Bible, and how does marriage provide a witness of God's love? This week's episode explores how it happens and will debunk some religious baggage along the way.

Friends are such a key part of our life. Friends often span time longer than any other relationship we might have. What happens when we invest in our friends in a deeper way? This week we will take a close look at how Paul invests in his friend Timothy and discover the joy of holding our friends close.

Friends are such a key part of our life. Friends often span time longer than any other relationship we might have. What happens when we invest in our friends in a deeper way? This week we will take a close look at how Paul invests in his friend Timothy and discover the joy of holding our friends close.

Jesus is many things to many people. At the heart of Jesus is love. That love is experienced in God's saving grace in Jesus Christ. Jesus is the Savior of all. This week we explore how Jesus does that cosmic and important work where we receive forgiveness and grace.

Jesus is many things to many people. At the heart of Jesus is love. That love is experienced in God's saving grace in Jesus Christ. Jesus is the Savior of all. This week we explore how Jesus does that cosmic and important work where we receive forgiveness and grace.

Christmas joy is far more than hearing holiday songs, gift-giving, and decorations. Beyond those signs of the season is the joy of walking with Jesus each and every day. Jesus comes to us to live, die, and live again so we can receive forgiveness, healing, and His abiding presence each day.

Christmas joy is far more than hearing holiday songs, gift-giving, and decorations. Beyond those signs of the season is the joy of walking with Jesus each and every day. Jesus comes to us to live, die, and live again so we can receive forgiveness, healing, and His abiding presence each day.

Our addiction to happiness shapes who we are, what we do, and what we do in mysterious ways. What if happiness is not all it is promised to be? What if there is another way of living where we may not find happiness all the time but, instead, find an eternal mission and destiny? That is something worth living for!

Our addiction to happiness shapes who we are, what we do, and what we do in mysterious ways. What if happiness is not all it is promised to be? What if there is another way of living where we may not find happiness all the time but, instead, find an eternal mission and destiny? That is something worth living for!

Most churches and Christians love to do things, especially things for God. These "doings" sometimes take us away from the mission Jesus actually gave us. This week we explore how we must let Jesus be and do everything He must while finding our place in relationship to Him. Let Jesus be Jesus, and we, as a church, do our best work when we point to Him.

Most churches and Christians love to do things, especially things for God. These "doings" sometimes take us away from the mission Jesus actually gave us. This week we explore how we must let Jesus be and do everything He must while finding our place in relationship to Him. Let Jesus be Jesus, and we, as a church, do our best work when we point to Him.

We often might think of Jesus as Lord and Savior. Rightly so! How much time do we spend wondering about Jesus as a friend, a brother, or a family member? Jesus comes to us in so many different ways. He does so to reach our heart, which is longing for belonging and grace.

We often might think of Jesus as Lord and Savior. Rightly so! How much time do we spend wondering about Jesus as a friend, a brother, or a family member? Jesus comes to us in so many different ways. He does so to reach our heart, which is longing for belonging and grace.

Everyone is tempted. Avoiding temptation is not the issue. How we handle temptation is. This week we explore how praying over temptation can lead us to a place of blessing. Just as Moses offered the Israelites their choice, so we must face ours as well.

Everyone is tempted. Avoiding temptation is not the issue. How we handle temptation is. This week we explore how praying over temptation can lead us to a place of blessing. Just as Moses offered the Israelites their choice, so we must face ours as well.

Forgiveness is increasingly hard to do. Many people choose alienation and estrangement from others before making any effort for reconciliation. This story from Moses' life illustrates the meaning and power of forgiveness in a very unique way. We can learn much about sin, forgiveness, and grace from this very old and powerful story.

Forgiveness is increasingly hard to do. Many people choose alienation and estrangement from others before making any effort for reconciliation. This story from Moses' life illustrates the meaning and power of forgiveness in a very unique way. We can learn much about sin, forgiveness, and grace from this very old and powerful story.

Praying for our own needs feels awkward. Isn't prayer about praying for others and their needs? Jesus tells us to pray for our "daily bread." What does that mean? Can we find a new way to pray for others and for ourselves? Jesus believes we can and that we must.

We might complain from time to time that God does not seem to be doing much. It does depend on where you are looking and what you might be expecting. God is always moving and working, but does so, most of the time, in human beings. This week, we take a closer look at Moses' way of living, "Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven."

We might complain from time to time that God does not seem to be doing much. It does depend on where you are looking and what you might be expecting. God is always moving and working, but does so, most of the time, in human beings. This week, we take a closer look at Moses' way of living, "Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven."

"Our Father, who art in heaven,Hallowed be thy Name."Here is a prayer we often pray without always realizing what we are asking for or who we are praying to. Our God is one of relationships, like a family. Our prayer, like that of Moses, is for God to walk with us and be our guide.

"Our Father, who art in heaven,Hallowed be thy Name."Here is a prayer we often pray without always realizing what we are asking for or who we are praying to. Our God is one of relationships, like a family. Our prayer, like that of Moses, is for God to walk with us and be our guide.

Sometimes the words "just" and "fair" do not go together. In Jesus' parable about a vineyard owner, this display of justice is by no means fair, but it does draw our focus toward a compassionate God. This God is always looking for new ways to give, share, and bless.

Sometimes the words "just" and "fair" do not go together. In Jesus' parable about a vineyard owner, this display of justice is by no means fair, but it does draw our focus toward a compassionate God. This God is always looking for new ways to give, share, and bless.