Podcasts by Six Ways From Sunday

Eric Gaudet - Treating The Whole Person from 2023-10-20T13:32:55

Eric Gaudet has spent the last decade as Bashaw's local friendly pharmacist, getting to know families and individuals in this small town and becoming an indispensable part of the community as a ...

Lorne Gushue - Life In Yellowknife After The Wildfire Evacuation from 2023-10-06T12:32:43

Lorne Gushue is a member of the worship committee at Yellowknife United Church, an affirming church located in a large public building in downtown Yellowknife. In the aftermath of wildfires tha...

Daniel McMillan - Facing The Storm from 2023-09-15T12:21

It feels like we're all facing one kind of storm or another right now, whether it's the strain of increased living costs, interest rates and inflation, or the lack of affordable housing, or the ...

Rev. Robin King - All Things Are Possible, Even Miracles from 2023-08-11T15:16:26

Robin has a way of always presenting a new and refreshing perspective on an old story. Miracle stories, like the feeding of the 5,000 or the gospel story of Peter walking out to Jesus on the water...

Donna Ross - Indigenous Elder, Consultant and Educator from 2023-07-10T14:27:58

Donna Ross is a 33-year educator. She is a Cree-Métis from Saskatchewan and

member of the One Arrow First Nation, Treaty Six territory. Donna began her teaching

career as a classroom...

Shandi Bleiken - Coming Out In Faith from 2023-06-23T14:16:36

Shandi is a queer poet and organizer in Lethbridge.  In this episode we discuss the origins of Shandi's incredible poetry, the genesis of her bold and impactful community project called the "Com...

Victoria Bucholtz - Drag Performer, Educator&Activist from 2023-06-09T15:50:36

Victoria Bucholtz (She/Her) holds a doctorate in History from the University of Calgary, with a cognate field in gender theory. Victoria is a LGBTQ+ facilitator and currently teaches at Mount Ro...

Jason Clark - Connecting With Youth from 2023-05-26T14:02

Jason Clark has worked in youth ministry for many years and has recently moved to our little town of Bashaw, Alberta where he's now running the Bashaw Youth Foundation, working with youth at the...

Jackie Northey - These Are OUR Children from 2022-12-16T16:00:18

The Christmas season is a time of giving, generosity and coming together as a community, no matter where you live. But there's something going on in the tiny little community of Bashaw that is ...

Kevin Kossowan - Creator of"From The Wild" from 2022-12-02T12:14:27

"From The Wild" is a web film series that explores incredible journeys in wild food and beautiful, wild spaces. Its creator, Kevin Kossowan, is an award winning filmmaker and foodie who has wor...

Mandy Spiller - Small Town Leaps of Faith from 2022-11-18T11:52:22

Finding our place where we feel a sense of belonging, purpose, security and happiness is what all of us hope for in life, and Mandy seems to have found all of it right here on Main Street, in Da...

Vik Maraj -"The Day I Woke Up" from 2022-10-21T13:42:37

Vik Maraj is the co-founder of Unstoppable Conversations in Edmonton, AB. He helped create and lead an international high-growth education company, developed curriculum and taught hostage negoti...

Rev. Robin King - Set Sail With Jesus and Moana from 2022-10-07T16:57:34

What is this, a podcast studio, a community theatre stage, or a church? The answer is yes, it is all three. And on any other given day it's also a movie theatre, a space for worship, for grief s...

Ary Vreeken - Canadian Foodgrains Bank, a Christian Response to Hunger from 2022-09-23T11:56:28

Ary Vreeken is the Alberta regional representative for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, a partnership of 15 Canadian churches and church-based agencies working together to end global hunger. It is...

Rev. Robin King - It's Summer And (Holy Moses!) We're Doing A Lot! from 2022-07-15T13:27:44

Holy Moses! is the name of this year's summer church program for kids, happening right now at the Ponoka United Church and starting up on Monday at the Bashaw United Church. It's the first in-p...

Miranda Martini - Affirming Connections from 2022-07-02T13:57:07

Affirming Connections is an organization that's placing itself at the intersection of faith communities in southern rural Alberta communities and the LGBTQ2S+ community, making valuable connecti...

Harry&Chris - Founders of Rainbow Camp from 2022-06-17T01:17

I love stories about big and impactful things emerging from small, unlikely places. So the story of Rainbow Camp popping up from the tiny, remote Northern Ontario community of Thessalon - a camp...

Daniel Schneider - Professional Comic Book Artist from 2022-06-03T14:19:41

I was recently sitting in a movie theatre, half way through watching Dr Strange - Multiverse of Madness, when things started getting pretty deep and existential! Thinking about my own life, the...

Lewis Cardinal - Indigenous Spirituality Educator&Activist from 2022-05-20T12:54:19

One of the many organizations Lewis is involved with is the Parliament of the World's Religions. As a trustee and member for many years, Lewis has shared his Indigenous culture and spirituality...

Jocelyn Bell - Editor/Publisher of Broadview from 2022-05-05T05:34

Working as a freelance writer for the the United Church Observer 20 years ago, Jocelyn realized she had a passion for journalism and for sharing stories that inspire, inform and challenge her re...

Rev. Robin King - Springing (Slowly) Back To Life from 2022-04-22T11:39:46

We've just celebrated Easter, tulips are breaking through the soil as snow banks quickly melt (again), and our faith communities are returning (again) to in-person events. As we collectively re-...

Tara Shannon - Artist&Author of"Rabbit&Bear" from 2022-04-04T19:10:08

Tara Shannon's childhood nickname "Bear" took on a whole new identity when 3 years ago she began drawing rabbits and bears and her sketches turned into powerful and tender moments of conversatio...

Ben Campbell - Regenerative Rancher, Mystic&Movie Star! from 2022-03-18T13:18:18

My friend Ben Campbell is a tough person to write a bio for, so even deciding how to describe this podcast episode and our invigorating conversation is challenging. I first met Ben through a vid...

Rev. Robin King - Spring Back To Life! from 2022-03-04T12:32:04

Pandemic restrictions are lifting again and the heaviness of two years of pandemic living is starting to feel like it could begin to lift. Spring is right around the corner and the Earth is beg...

Ernest Barbaric - Executive Coach, Entrepreneur, Artist&Student Of Meditation from 2021-12-10T14:17:40

Ernest wears a lot of hats (insert bald joke here lol), but like all of us, he's not defined by his career or various roles in life. In this episode we talk a lot about purpose and what creates...

Heather Buelow - 5, 6, 7, 8, and Pivot! from 2021-11-05T13:02:16

Heather Buelow has been the owner of Dancer's Edge Studio for 19 years. Like many business owners she is no stranger to change, but nothing compares to the wild ride she's been on these last tw...

Rev. Robin King - He's Back, And He Brought Stories from 2021-10-01T07:00

Robin shares a lot of stories with our community of faith. Not only through his weekly blog posts and weekly Sunday morning sermons, but also in the form of children's plays and even books that ...

Kyle Simmers - Mural Artist&Graphic Novelist from 2021-09-17T16:41:29

Kyle Simmers graduated from the Alberta University of the Arts with a Bachelor of Design in illustration, and has been building a colourful portfolio of mural art over the last several years wit...

Carrie Domstad - Walking With God In&Out Of Church from 2021-09-03T23:22:32

Carrie is one of those people in our community who make you realize that having "a church family" is about so much more than who you see sitting in the pews on a Sunday morning or who's involved...

Zoe Raemer - Stories Of LGBTQ Activism In The NWT from 2021-07-02T12:25

Zoe Raemer has seen massive transformation over the past 30+ years in LGBTQ rights and social justice in the North West Territories. Earlier this week she joined Ben over zoom from her home in Vict...

Tony Snow - Indigenous Minister, Chinook Winds Region from 2021-06-18T13:30

Tony Snow is a member of the Stoney Nakoda First Nation and grew up on Treaty No. 7 land at Morley, Alberta, where his father Dr. Rev. Chief John Snow Sr. attended the Morley Indian Residential ...

Rev. Robin King - A Reminder To Love from 2021-06-04T18:49:39

We are observing and celebrating some really important things this month. June is Pride Month and also National Indigenous History Month, and there is a lot of work to do (as a Church, as commun...

Joyia Chakungal - Founder of HomeTree and Manifestor of Magic from 2021-05-14T12:17:39

Joyia has been on an inward journey the last several years, letting go of external expectations and back toward herself.  She's dedicating herself to the practice of being authentic, empowered, ...

Dieulita Datus - The Story Of Ubuntu - Mobilizing Central Alberta from 2021-04-30T10:52:24

"Ubuntu" is an African proverb that means "I am, because we are", and it's the driving force and organizational purpose of the not-for-profit organization Ubuntu - Mobilizing Central Alberta, co...

Rev. Robin King - In The Tide of Easter from 2021-04-17T00:22:58

We're still in the tide of Easter, a season of grappling with what it means to come face to face with a living Jesus. I know, lately it's easy to look around and feel like it's more like we're s...

Brady Wilson - Family In My Belly from 2021-04-01T15:00

My uncle, Brady Wilson, has been one of my role models in life and in my own spiritual journey for just about 40 years.  Today, we're exploring Brady's own human spirituality journey, and he sha...

Rev. Robin King - The Longest Lent In History from 2021-03-19T00:12:09

In March, 2020, we began an important and difficult journey. That journey has included isolation, loss, and a lot of reflection about what's really important. When we've allowed it to be, it's b...

David Hayward - The Naked Pastor from 2021-03-05T18:49:58

David Hayward is the NakedPastor! After 30 years in the church, he left the ministry to pursue his passion for art. His work challenges the status quo, deconstructs dogma, and promotes critical ...

Rev. Robin King - Lent Has No Meaning, Until You Create It from 2021-02-19T15:35:56

What are the ways that love gets out into the world from within us? First, you have to find it, and that reconnecting with source - with the universe, with God - is where we remember we are love...

Bill Harder - Grieving as a Community, During a Pandemic from 2021-02-05T18:22:37

Our community has recently been struck with numerous tragedies, and in the midst of a global health crisis that has caused enough loss, stress, isolation and pain on its own, we're left fumbling...

Rev. Robin King - We Are Jonah from 2021-01-22T18:47:21

Welcome back to the Six Ways From Sunday Podcast! This first episode of the 4th season of the show explores two well known stories and how they both relate to the current state of our world and ...

Heather MacKenzie - 10 Months of Self Isolating With an Immunocompromised Husband from 2020-12-14T12:25:35

Heather, Justin and their two young children have been in lockdown mode since the middle of March. This is their 10th month of isolation as a family, because Justin is severely immunocompromised...

Rev. Robin King - Observing Remembrance from 2020-11-10T18:48:01

Most of us are fortunate to know war, conflict and violence not as our own personal memories, but as a historical concept or as a present day far away reality. Still, we know the importance of p...

Rev. Stephen Harper&Rev. Robin King - Carrying On After 7 Months from 2020-10-21T12:53:05

Church - that safe space where all are welcome, a sanctuary from the rest of the world where we come to find that quiet centre, connect with others, with God and with our deeper self, where we a...

Rev. Robin King - By What Authority? from 2020-09-26T18:51:17

Our world is really struggling with authority right now. The word "authority" often makes us think of control, power, governance and rule. Jesus wasn't really about any of those things though, a...

Rev. Robin King - Call Of The Wild from 2020-08-13T18:16

Each summer, the incredible leadership team of Robin, Lori and Brielle (with the support of many other helping hands) put on an incredible summer camp program at the Bashaw United Church and Pon...

Rev. Robin King - Approaching Doomsday from 2020-07-10T23:44:01

The clock is ticking closer and closer to "midnight". The Doomsday Clock is a symbol first developed in 1947 that represents the likelihood of a man-made global catastrophe. In 1953 when the US ...

Rev. Robin King - Carrying On With Church - It's An Essential Service from 2020-06-27T00:11:28

The rules have changed again, and many churches are reopening their doors and resuming in-person worship services after 3 months of empty sanctuaries. Robin recently asked, in this week's "mid-w...

Paul Andrew - Student of Dene Nation Spirituality from 2020-06-13T01:13:25

The Dene Nation has existed for over 30,000 years in Canada, with one language and many dialects. Paul Andrew, a Dene elder in Yellowknife, who describes himself as "a student of Dene spirituali...

Pam Rocker - Writer&Speaker, Atypical Activist, Super Gay from 2020-06-06T01:19:47

Pam is super passionate about LGBTQ2S+ equality, faith, love, and laughter, and she uses her art and gifts as a musician, writer, playwright and speaker to educate, advocate and inspire. Recentl...

Kevin Gangel - Transformational Conversations, And Being Unstoppable from 2020-05-28T18:58

There couldn't be a more fitting time than right now to be speaking with Kevin Gangel - non-profit and corporate leadership professional, change management consultant and keynote speaker, and co...

Rev. Robin King - Feeling Disconnected&Homeless, Spiritually from 2020-05-22T12:45:58

This week Robin and Ben talk about "ascension day", the 40th day after Easter when Christ's ascension is celebrated in the Christian Church. When Jesus leaves his disciples (again) they are foun...

Mx. Henry - Finding An Affirming Church In Small Town Alberta from 2020-05-15T01:04

Kelly Henry (she/they) recently became an official member of the Bashaw United Church congregation, even though she lived in a city roughly an hour away. Finding a church family/home where you c...

Rev. Robin King - Get To Know Your Mom from 2020-05-09T01:33:24

How we celebrate Mother's Day, and other important, big, life events in the midst of a pandemic, says a lot about the ways we connect and come to know one another. It could also be an opportunit...

Javan Bernakevitch - Operating from Freedom vs Fear from 2020-04-30T16:49:18

The last time Javan came on the podcast we talked about his film, "Facing Fire". Well today we're talking about facing "fear". In the midst of a global pandemic that has all of us wondering abou...

Tammy Auten-Dye - Mental Health Support During A Crisis from 2020-04-24T17:34:09

Meet Tammy. She's a registered psychologist in Ponoka, finding new ways to deliver mental health support services to her existing clients as well as new clients who are feeling the effects of ho...

Rev. Stephen Harper&Rev. Robin King - Caring For Our Communities' Spiritual Health from 2020-04-15T23:00:43

After a month of lock-down and pivoting to live streaming and zoom calls for everything from book club meetings to pastoral care and Sunday morning church services, how are we as "the Church" me...

Rev. Robin King - After Easter, Can We Ever Go Back? from 2020-04-10T01:23:10

We've been through a rollercoaster of emotions this week, not only in following along with the journey of Holy Week and leading into Easter, but also in following the news of a global pandemic t...

Rev. Robin King - What Does Hosanna Mean In A Corona Quarantine? from 2020-04-02T18:34:38

If you're starting to lose track of what day of the week it is, today is Thursday and Palm Sunday is only a few days away. We're all in COVID-19 self-isolation mode, so how do we celebrate this ...

Rev. Robin King - Coping and Connecting through the COVID-19 Crisis from 2020-03-27T11:46:39

In the two weeks since our last podcast, the COVID-19 outbreak has gone from "totally under control" in Trump's words, to a fully global pandemic with many millions of people on full lock-down o...

Rev. Robin King - Noah's Ark&Toilet Paper from 2020-03-11T11:44

Robin and Ben share some personal wilderness stories, how God led them through times of uncertainty, doubt and fear, through Robin's journey into ministry at Bashaw United Church, and through Be...

Rev. Robin King - Our Wilderness Story Starts In The Garden Of Eden from 2020-03-04T12:02:25

The wilderness, literal or metaphorical, can feel like a scary place. Temptation, isolation, solitude, struggle and hopelessness is what we often associate with finding ourselves alone in the de...

Rev. Robin King - Lent, A Good Time To Rethink Religious Structure from 2020-02-26T12:03:50

What role does religion/church/faith play in your life, really? What better time to ask that question than right after the story of Jesus being revealed (transfigured) on the mountain, and right...

Rev. Robin King - If Jesus Gave a TED Talk from 2020-02-09T00:38:47

If Jesus gave an inspiring 18 minute lecture at a TED conference, it would probably sound a lot like the "sermon on the mount", which he began with, "you are blessed." In this conversation, Robi...

Rev. Robin King - What Are You Looking For? Come And See! from 2020-01-17T22:31:34

After Christmas we often talk about Epiphany, the revealing of Jesus. So, is Epiphany simply about revealing the divinity of Jesus, the Messiah who the Magi had been waiting for, based on ancien...

The 2019 Sugar Plum Ball from 2019-12-13T15:22:21

The third annual Sugar Plum Family Christmas Ball was a huge success last weekend. The purpose of the event is to create a magical evening of celebration for the entire community, where children...

Rev. Robin King - Are You Ready? from 2019-11-29T16:44:52

The end is near (of the church calendar), and Advent begins this Sunday. Are you ready for Christmas? Ready to greet the baby Jesus? Ready for Christ to return? So much to prepare for and so muc...

Leah&Ron - Threshold Singing: Kindness Made Audible from 2019-11-22T12:55:22

Bringing comfort, kindness and peace to the thresholds of life and death, "threshold singing" is a selfless act of love and compassion. Ron and Leah have been part of this global movement for se...

Rev. Robin King - Where Does It End? from 2019-11-15T17:29:43

We've talked about "end times" before, and at this time of year it's thematically appropriate to revisit the topic right before we dive into the season of Advent, but this week we decided to exp...

Rev. Dr. Stephen Harper - The Rising Spirit Ministry Story from 2019-11-10T22:35:58

This week I was asked to share the story of our Rising Spirit Ministry project with Rev. Stephen Harper from Symons Valley United Church in Calgary, for their new podcast.  You can also listen t...

Alan Richards - Human Connection Through Pastoral Care from 2019-11-01T12:16:45

We've talked about "holding space" for someone, and "authentic listening" on this show before, and how powerful and important this type of human connection is for the soul.  Well, Alan Richards ...

Philip Shepherd - Radical Wholeness from 2019-10-10T16:16:23

Author of "Radical Wholeness" and "New Self, New World", Philip Shepherd's work aims to transform our disconnected experience of self and world.  Philip lives on a small island near Toronto, and...

Rev. Robin King - How Will You Be Known? from 2019-09-27T18:14:54

Have you ever asked yourself "who am I?", "what are we doing here?" or "what does it mean to be a human?".  We talk a lot on this show about identity, connection, relationships, community and cr...

Rev. Robin King - Let's Talk About Money, and Value from 2019-09-20T13:44:35

We've been told it's impossible to worship both God and money, and that it's easier for a camel to fit through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter heaven, but we've also been told t...

Rev. Robin King - What Healed The Crippled Woman? from 2019-08-23T12:26:08

A woman, bent over from a crippling ailment, is healed by Jesus. On the Sabbath. This week we're discussing the power of human connection and authentic listening in helping others to release the...

Trigg Pittman - A 10 Year Old's Thoughts On Farming&Faith from 2019-08-07T13:53:52

When you listen to Trigg, you feel like you're having coffee with an 80 year old farmer, but that's because at just 10 years old Trigg Pittman is a master lawn mower, farmer, stockman and all ar...

Steve Whittington - Quest For Everest from 2019-08-01T18:32:42

Steve Whittington has made over 40 summits in his climbing career, including Mt Everest in 2013, but when I asked him "who is Steve?" he didn't label himself an elite alpinist, he said that firs...

Rev. Robin King - Keeping The Moment Alive from 2019-07-24T13:06:02

The present moment is all that we have.  So when we get inspired, or when we feel the most whole, how do we sustain that feeling? Robin and Ben explore this question, diving into their own perso...

Thomas Atum O'Kane - Pilgrimage of Incarnation from 2019-07-19T13:36:53

What is your soul dream?  How will you greet death at the end of your time here and what purpose will you have created with your life?  We're diving into some big questions this week, with a new...

Javan Bernakevitch - Facing Fire from 2019-07-02T13:42:27

Javan is a permaculture design consultant, life design coach, and first time documentary filmmaker! We discussed his upcoming film, "Facing Fire", and the fascinating things Javan learned about ...

Bill Harder - Sitting With Death from 2019-05-31T17:05:09

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"It’s not simply being present in the room that makes somebody alone or not alone, it is the knowledge that they’re held...

Kary Wright - Pilot, Writer, Inventor, Believer, Quadriplegic from 2019-05-24T15:51:48

"As soon as I'm up in the air, I forget all about the wheel chair down on the ground." Kary is an incredible man who's up to a lot of big things in life, but what makes him incredible isn't just...

Cori Fuller - Sharing Spiritual Healing as a Medium from 2019-05-09T14:19:36

Cori is a Healing Medium, receiving and sharing messages from past loved ones and guiding angels, and she also teaches intuitive meditation classes and retreats.  Her wellness centre, Divine Wis...

Bill Harder - The Deep Soul Work of Grieving from 2019-05-03T12:40:28

Death and grieving aren't topics people seem to want to talk about, until they have to. After attending a grief workshop with Bill last fall I knew that he needed to come on the SWFS podcast to ...

Rev. Robin King - A Faith Built On Doubts from 2019-04-26T11:46:56

We've missed the point of the "doubting Thomas" story, just like so most gospel stories. We've been taught to "keep the faith", and in many ways we're told that while having doubts is a natural ...

Rev. Robin King - Living Out Holy Week, in Real Time from 2019-04-19T13:29:25

Between Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday there is a lot going on!  It's really the only time of the year when we follow a biblical story in "real time", probably because it's the most significant t...

Andrew Rosychuk - Haskap Horticulturalist, Entrepreneur, Soul Searcher from 2019-04-08T11:20:47

Andrew says he's always had a fascination with "why life lives" and a passion for growing things.  We talk about the origin story of his horticulture business, Rosy Farms, his involvement in bui...

Dr. Briana Lutz - Empowering a"New Normal" from 2019-04-01T17:19:24

Briana knew from an early age that she wanted to be a doctor, but like most of us, her path took a few surprise turns before she landed in her current practice where she supports women's health ...

Robin King - The Problem with the Prodigal Parable from 2019-03-28T18:45:17

You've heard the story of the prodigal son, about God's limitless grace and forgiveness, and the importance of repentance. Ok, sure. But there are a few problems with that view of the story, so ...

Robin King - Patience, in action! from 2019-03-21T16:30:25

If you've been patiently waiting for this week's SWFS Podcast to come out, well here it is, and this week we're talking about the "act" of patience. Yes, patience in action, because being patien...

Robin King - Why 9,000 Canadian churches are closing from 2019-03-14T17:14:44

Here are the doors, here is the steeple, open the doors... where are all the people? All across Canada, thousands of churches over the next 10 years are in danger of closing their doors, for goo...

Leah Serna - Yinside Yoga Instructor from 2019-03-07T14:04:38

Yoga is all about the inward journey! Leah's inner journey over the last 25 years has included periods of intense grief, deep soul searching and healing, adventurous travels to India and trainin...

Robin King - Transfiguration, WAY more than meets the eye from 2019-02-28T11:23:45

The Force, source energy, creation, the universe, God - whatever we call it, when we encounter it deeply we are forever changed.  This week we're talking about the transfiguration story, where J...

Perry Wilson - Why Was I Born? from 2019-02-21T13:27:26

What is the meaning of life?  After listening to some talks by Simon Sinek, it struck Perry that he must have a purpose for existing. Exploring his own personal "Why" brought up lots of great me...

Robin King - Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, or in the Midst? from 2019-02-14T00:37

If you try to picture Jesus preaching the beatitudes, do you imagine him up on a mountain? At a pulpit? Or in amongst the crowd, speaking personally and passionately of the blessings and the woe...

Robin King - Conflict and Connection, at the Deep End from 2019-02-08T16:24:58

In their first encounter with Jesus, his disciples were asked to try putting out their nets once more, but first he asked them to go deeper. We are given opportunities every day to go deeper in ...

Javan Bernakevitch - Designing a Resilient Life from 2019-01-29T13:07

A skilled practitioner in providing peace of mind, Javan works collaboratively with homesteaders, organizations and families creating regenerative landscapes and livelihoods. After a long period of...

Jackie Northey - 365 Days of Facebook Posts from 2019-01-25T11:42

In response to two unimaginable tragedies, Jackie vowed to post something positive and inspiring on Facebook every single day of 2018. The impact, and her journey, went way beyond anything she'd...

Jesus is back, and he brought wine! from 2019-01-18T12:35

Right at the start of his ministry, Jesus gathers with ordinary people, in the sketchy part of town, and he brings wine to the party! And not just any wine, the good stuff. Was the "water into w...

Ty Wilson - Why don't you come to church? from 2019-01-10T17:00

To kick off Season 2 we've invited Ty Wilson to join Robin and Ben on the show, and we put him on the spot to answer a question that perplexes "church people" as much as it sometimes terrifies n...

I wanna know what LOVE is! from 2018-12-20T13:30:46

Hope, Peace, Joy, and this week, Love. The fourth Sunday of Advent explores how we feel and express love, an emotion and force that can't be explained or defined but must be experienced, lived a...

Where's the Joy this Christmas? from 2018-12-11T16:42:54

It's the 3rd Sunday of Advent. We've been exploring Hope and Peace the last couple weeks, and now it's time to talk about Joy. Just like Peace is so much more than "the absence of conflict or vi...

PEACE - Creating a Sacred Moment from 2018-12-06T16:17:21

"Peace is what's inside you that allows something creative and life-giving to happen." Sometimes, to get to that place of creating a sacred moment that lets Peace in, some hard work, conflict an...

Christmas is Coming: Hope-Fully from 2018-11-30T13:35:40

The first Sunday of Advent is this week, hopefully. Yes, hopefully, as in "it definitely is happening and we're so excited!". Is that how we're approaching Christmas this year? Is that how we br...

Christ The King - What does that look like? from 2018-11-22T17:28:52

He's not the "King" they were expecting, and the image that we have of Jesus even today is likely very different from his actual physical appearance. Our depictions of Jesus say a lot more about...

Does Size Matter? from 2018-11-15T17:26:20

We are wired to seek validation, we love to feel significant and we seek recognition and attention in order to trust that our work and our lives matter. So how do we measure value, impact or suc...

Let's talk politics for a minute from 2018-11-05T17:56:44

Our culture talks a lot about separating "Church" and "State". But we also have elected officials who frequently make claims to be doing God's work, and then lead us in a direction that looks an...

Why we created Halloween (oh, and"the Devil") from 2018-11-02T17:54:46

All Hallows Eve, Trick-Or-Treating, and "the Devil". What are they, and why did we make them up? I know what you're thinking, "is this seriously a podcast of a Minister talking about Satan not b...

Noah's Ark Pt 2 - Robin develops a midrash from 2018-10-25T17:13:58

We all know the story from Sunday school, but what really happened inside the Ark? Why didn't the animals devour each other? Rev. Robin King explores a midrash (a story about a story) that goes ...

Is this the church Jesus wanted us to build? from 2018-10-19T12:20

Jesus told his disciples (and us) that "I have come to serve, not to be served". So what does Jesus think of the church structures (physical and institutional) that we've built in His name over ...

The last of the human race and all wild creatures, crammed into confined quarters. Ark, or Earth? from 2018-10-09T08:00

The story of Noah's Ark. Wrapping up a series of conversations about creation and new beginnings, today we're looking at this mythical story that has so much to say about human relationships, ou...

Reflecting on Psalm 23 and Earth Day from 2018-10-05T11:28:37

Reflecting on Psalm 23 and Earth Day

We Are ALL Children of God from 2018-10-05T11:27

We Are ALL Children of God

How Do We Pray? from 2018-10-05T11:24:13

How Do We Pray?

What part of “love your neighbour” don’t you understand? from 2018-10-05T11:22:42

What part of “love your neighbour” don’t you understand?

If the Church is dying, what does resurrection look like? from 2018-10-05T11:21:18

If the Church is dying, what does resurrection look like?

Storms are raging, and we're all in the same boat. With Jesus. from 2018-10-05T11:21:03

Why did Jesus take the disciples across the lake in the first place? What was "calming the storm" really about? This week we're diving into another gospel miracle story, to see what it means for...

50 days after Easter – Does the spirit move you? from 2018-10-05T11:18:01

50 days after Easter – Does the spirit move you?

The Trinity – A mystery to live into, and share with each other from 2018-10-05T11:17

The Trinity – A mystery to live into, and share with each other

Let’s talk about the Sabbath. from 2018-10-05T11:16

Let’s talk about the Sabbath.

The source of Jesus’ power, mischief, and miracles. from 2018-10-05T11:14

The source of Jesus’ power, mischief, and miracles.

Wait, the Kingdom of Heaven is a weed?? from 2018-10-05T11:13:31

Wait, the Kingdom of Heaven is a weed??

Fear and Belief from 2018-10-05T11:11:53

Fear and Belief

Is anybody listening? from 2018-10-05T11:11

Is anybody listening?

Power with people from 2018-10-05T11:09:58

Power with people

Is the Bible becoming weaponized? from 2018-10-05T11:09:08

Is the Bible becoming weaponized?

Love – it’s a freakin miracle generator! from 2018-10-05T11:07:10

Love – it’s a freakin miracle generator!

The Metaphor of Manna, Bread of Life from 2018-10-05T11:05

The Metaphor of Manna, Bread of Life

The God who creates Community lives in Everyone from 2018-10-05T11:04:05

The God who creates Community lives in Everyone

I am the bread of life, eat me. Literally. Wait, “LITERALLY”?? from 2018-10-05T11:02:29

I am the bread of life, eat me. Literally. Wait, “LITERALLY”??

Beware, and do not be afraid from 2018-10-03T16:58:52

Don’t be afraid. Be aware. Be like Jesus.

Beginnings . . . from 2018-10-03T16:55:30

“And suddenly you know: it’s time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings.”

Adopting a Be-Attitude of Gratitude, through mindful connection from 2018-10-02T12:21

Jesus didn't tell people to be grateful, not even during harvest season.  He simply exuded gratitude in his daily living, teaching us to be thankful for the many simple blessings in our lives throu...

What the hell happens when we die? from 2018-09-25T13:39:43

Heaven and hell, the cosmos, and bacteria cells - we explore it all in this deep dive discussion about death.

Adam & Eve - Evicted from the garden, or invited to explore the diversity of creation? from 2018-09-20T20:26:25

We've been taught that we're all inherently sinful at birth, that our "original sin" comes from a choice made by Adam and Eve (Eve chose first, by the way) and that this choice led to God evicting ...

Do we worship Jesus, or follow "The Way?" from 2018-09-20T20:19:37

Jesus told his friends and followers, "I am the way".  He also came to dismantle religion as they knew it, and make the world great again.  So how do we follow the Jesus who taught us that faith is...