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First Christian Church of Norman is a community joined together in a reverent, thoughtful, loving quest for faith. This weekly podcast will bring together ministers, church members, special guests, music and musicians, and members of the community to share their respective thoughts and reflections on life in the context of our shared journey.

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    • May 22, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 19m AVG DURATION
    • 103 EPISODES


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    Searching For Our Senior Minister

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 24:20


    Senior Minister search process update.

    Godspeed

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2025 23:42


    Jeff Champeau interviews some of this year's graduating high school seniors--Bennett Lyda, Mykala McKenzie, and Caleb Sterling.

    Don't Be Afraid To Ask

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 14:33


    Learning why libraries are so important.

    Touring D.C. and N.Y.C.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 21:17


    Learning about reconciliation through education, tours, and culture

    Wondrous, Joyous Times

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 19:28


    The church celebrates David's retirement with words of thanks

    What Is Lent

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 12:36


    Eula and a few 5th graders talk about Lent and offer a few practices for how to make it meaningful

    When Newness Comes Close

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 29:33


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    Looking Back - Looking Foward

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 24:18


    Rev. David Spain reminisces about coming to First Christian Norman 25 years ago.

    Women In Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 22:19


    The benefits of women in leadership and the challenges they face.

    Gratitude Meditation

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2024 9:52


    Slow down this Thanksgiving and take time for a short gratitude meditation.

    What is the Regional Church Board?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 24:56


    Christian Church in Oklahoma regional church board members speak about what the function of the regional church and why it's so important.

    Living and Giving in God's Abundance

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 18:47


    Abundance is so much more than material wealth at FCC

    Abundance: The Story of First Christian Church of Norman

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 26:54


    Love and trust are in abundance at First Christian Church.

    It's Okay To Ask For Help

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 21:36


    Rev. Tom Lyda gets to know church member Caley Gregg-Laws

    Economics: The Study of Choices

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2024 20:30


    Tom Lyda gets to know church member Brent Norwood.

    Parables According to Dr. Suess

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 13:16


    Experiencing a lesson A Parable According to Dr. Seuss from Voyage into DiscipleSHIP

    Why Is VBS Important?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 15:55


    Eula visits with Associate Regional Minister, Michael Davidson, about why VBS and Logos are so important.

    Talking To Kids About TicTok

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 12:20


    Rev. Shannon Cook shares thoughts from the Screenagers blog on TikTok and young people

    A Carved-out Space

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 7:54


    Shannon interviews youth from around the state at CYF Conference.

    Impactfulness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 17:24


    Live from the 2024 mission trip, Shannon interviews Caleb, Lark, Bennett, Zach, and Jenna about the work they're doing in our community.

    I Heart VBS

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 8:27


    Eula asks 4th & 5th grade FCC Kids to share their thoughts about Vacation Bible School

    Community & Connection

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2024 24:55


    Learn more about the interim Regional Minister, Rev. Randy Kuss.

    We're All Theologians

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024 20:45


    You don't have to be a theologian to be a theologian.

    Engaging In Church Technology

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 20:46


    Phil Nelson helps keep FCC up to date in the tech department.

    The Holy Thursday Revolution

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 14:28


    Rev. Shannon Cook shares Diana Butler Bass' words on a table centered Maundy Thursday.

    Simplifying: Lenten Practices for Families

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 13:19


    Rev. Shannon Cook reads from Traci Smith's book Faithful Families: For Lent, Easter, and Resurrection.

    Worship & Wonder Insights

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2024 17:12


    The positive effects of Worship & Wonder at First Christian Church

    Listen, Learn, Discern, Decide

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2024 23:43


    Looking back and ahead with the President of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).

    A Beanpod...Cast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2024 18:24


    34 years of beans and serving those in need.

    Thanks: A Reading from Anne Lamont

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2023 10:58


    Rev. Shannon Cook reads part of Anne Lamott's Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers

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    Introducing Ula Hledik, Director of Children's Ministries

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2023 11:03


    Rev. Shannon Cook introduces FCC's new Director of Children's Ministries, Ula Hledik.

    Stewardship: Why, How, Who

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2023 20:04


    Why give to the church and how do you give?

    God Can't

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2023 24:57


    How to believe in God and love after tragedy, abuse, and other evils.

    Who Is Thomas Oord?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2023 18:40


    David and Tom tell us about a author/speaker who will visit FCC Norman.

    Reconstructing Faith Vocabulary

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2023 28:03


    Author, Tiffany Brooks, talks about finding ways to talk about faith that makes sense to a reconstructed faith.

    Mission Trip recap: Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 20:06


    Mission trip attendees recap the hospitality they received.

    Puerto Rico Mission Trip Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2023 15:04


    Shannon and youth recap their time in Puerto Rico.

    Norman State of Homelessness

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2023 26:32


    April Dosier, addresses facts and fiction regarding homelessness in Norman.

    Spiritual Anxiety

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2023 24:06


    How the church can contribute to spiritual anxiety and how to heal.

    Paradigms of the Bible: Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2023 18:12


    Examining intuition and how we read the bible.

    The Bible: Paradigms, intuitions, and shifts

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2023 19:00


    Entertaining a paradigm shift in how we use and read the bible.

    The Class of 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2023 13:46


    Meet three of FCC's Youth as they prepare for Youth Sunday.

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