Podcasts by Kairos DSM
Podcast feed for Kairos DSM, the college ministry for Hope+Elim, the DSM campus for Lutheran Church of Hope. Our goal is to create a spiritually safe place to explore faith, and discover the joy of living in God's unconditional love. ALL students are welcome!
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(Re)Starting Strong: Bullhorn Guy from 2021-09-24T15:48:11
With a lot of people using incendiary language in the name of Jesus to advance their own agendas, how do we keep moving forward when other people (and Christians) get in the way?
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(Re)Starting Strong: Prayers & Practices from 2021-09-22T19:24:27
As we continue looking at what it means to start this year strong, we look at the practices that help to make us who we are. Join us as we talk about superstition, traditions, and putting new wo...
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(Re)Starting Strong: Taking Steps from 2021-09-22T18:47:06
During the kickoff for the year, we talked about expectations. But what does it mean to understand that and then take the first steps into our calling from God?
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2021 Kickoff: Great Expectations from 2021-09-08T18:09:26
There are a lot of expectations for the fall: new classes, new places to live, a new year that we *hope* will be different than last year. So we look at our expectations of God, and wha...
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Death, Jellybeans, & Resurrection: Why Did Jesus Have to be Resurrected? from 2021-04-23T20:04:09
Addressing our third big question about why Easter still matters today, we look at what Jesus' comeback means for our everyday lives.
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Death, Jellybeans, & Resurrection: Why Did Jesus Have to Die? from 2021-04-16T15:05:05
Continuing our series about why Easter continues to matter after the holiday, we dive into why God decided to die, why it was necessary, and what it means for us now.
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Death, Jellybeans, & Resurrection: Why Did Jesus Have to Live? from 2021-04-09T22:49:47
Easter can be a mountaintop moment. But afterward, life can catch up to us and make it seem like it was just a big show. All of this can leave us asking some big questions, and we're asking them...
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40: Prayers from 2021-03-26T21:24:31
Join us as we look at what "praying" actually is, who makes it "count," and why you've already been doing it (even if you didn't know it!).
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40: Giants from 2021-03-11T16:59:26
Seeing old bible stories in a new way is often challenging, but as we continue our Lenten series on the number 40, we learn how we miss a major part of the "David & Goliath" story. L...
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40: Breathing Underwater from 2021-03-04T18:45:46
Rooting for "those" people, crazy miracle stories, and being a reluctant prophet - learning how we can step into loving people better this Lenten season.
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40: Temptation from 2021-03-04T18:10:05
Starting a new Lenten series about a special number and what it might mean for us as we prepare for Easter - also, what we get wrong about the devil and temptation.
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The Starting Line: Feeling the Love from 2021-03-04T17:24:34
What is love (baby don't hurt me)? What does it mean to be loved in a world where we use that word so often, and how might it change our relationships and our lives?
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The Starting Line: Invited and Inviting from 2021-02-05T18:17:17
As we start in-person worship again, as well as start classes back on campus, at the same time of seeing a few things open up around our city, it feels like a starting point. But as we have a lo...
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Hope for a New Year: Esther from 2021-01-22T16:30:27
In hoping for a new year, there is a difference between trying to "look on" the bright side, and "be" the bright side! Plus, a book in the bible that never mentions God?
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Hope for a New Year: Numbers & Blessings from 2021-01-22T16:03:57
We all want personal growth when it comes to a new year, but that often comes with discomfort. This week, we look at a story from the bible where discomfort led back to brokenness. How ...
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Hope for a New Year: Moses from 2021-01-10T18:21:06
How do we deal with problems that seem to follow us? Listen as we look at Moses' story, and learn how to have hope for 2021 that doesn't run out of gas like our new year's resolutions.
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Being "better?" from 2021-01-08T17:11:53
A lot of us want 2021 to be "better" this year, and that includes ambition for ourselves. But what does that actually mean?
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The Holiday Spirit from 2020-12-09T22:42:59
What does it mean to have the holiday spirit? When are we allowed to have it, and what is it about? Also: why cheesy Christmas movies have EVERYTHING to do with the true meaning of Christmas &nb...
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Community: Feels & Psalms from 2020-11-12T15:30:10
Classes are getting cancelled as ou city and sate experience more with COVID, amidst political unrest and racial tensions. High school poetry, Taylor Swift, and the book of Psalms to the rescue!...
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Community: Lost? from 2020-11-06T17:27:11
This week, this season, this year: a lot of us are feeling lost for a lot of reasons. But how do we lead in our communities when we ourselves feel lost?
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Community: Fears from 2020-10-29T15:56:17
Fears take a lot of forms - scary movies, political unrest, and pandemic viruses, just to name a few this month. But how do we deal with those, and how might our posture towards those fears enab...
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Community: Who You Are from 2020-10-23T16:02:37
Being leaders in community has a lot to do with how we relate to others, but how does your sense of self play a role? And how do we know who we are?
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Community: Conflict from 2020-10-16T15:19:04
We want to be peaceful, loving people in our communities as we seek to live how Jesus lived. But what about when people make that really difficult?
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Community: Communities That Make Us from 2020-10-08T17:42:26
As we explore what it means to be a leader in our communities, we ask: what are the communities that have raised us?
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Kairos DSM Worship Kickoff! from 2020-09-22T21:02:42
Our teaching from our parking lot kickoff - how do we make daring decisions even during this season of uncertainty?
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Mental Health Monday: Parks & Preferences from 2020-08-31T19:24:41
What happens when we can't go about life the way that we want? What happens when we're forced to adapt, and where does God fit into that?
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Mental Health Monday: New Kids on the Block from 2020-08-24T21:45:13
As we transition to a new season, all of us feel a little like new students this fall. But what exactly do we do to combat that unease in fall 2020?
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Mental Health Monday: Lights Are Off & Everyone's Home from 2020-08-17T18:55:52
Many people are experiencing power outages after 2020's most recent curveball. But how does that relate to our mental health, and how might we learn more about ourselves in the midst of it?
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Mental Health Monday: Context from 2020-08-10T17:49:26
We're all looking for context right now in order to ground ourselves in a season of uncertainty. This week, we talk about internet searches and context!
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Mental Health Monday: Teddy Bears & Coping Mechanisms from 2020-08-03T18:29:27
In this installment of our Mental Health Monday, we talk about dealing with stress, how we cope, and two giant English teddy bears named Ted and Ed.
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Mental Health Monday: Trees & Chainsaws from 2020-07-27T18:26:12
Part of our weekly series to benefit mental health amidst a hectic season of both society and life.
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Mental Health Monday: Stones Beneath the Surface from 2020-07-20T23:21:12
Our first of a weekly series about mental health amidst both this season of society and season of life.
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Cliche - Everything Happens for a Reason? from 2020-07-15T20:04:46
We had the privilege of kicking off a new sermon series in collaboration with the Ames campus this last week, where we address cliches that you often hear in church. This week we ask the question: ...
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Kat Henry - Kairos IA City from 2020-07-01T20:35:03
This week, we talk to the one and only Kat Henry, who helped launch Kairos IA City. Listen to what it's like to start with something fresh on campus, and how she's seen that impact those in this st...
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