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    UNWavering Grace - Ep 24: Chris Asmus

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 30:54


    In our final chapel of the school year, Pastor Chris shares Paul's final statement to the Galatians (6:18).  "The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit brothers.  Amen."  We hope that you have been blessed by this year's chapel content and Christ-inspired grace.  

    myStory Monday - Anita Cline-Cole

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2025 30:18


    Anita Cline-Cole is an alum and current leader at the University of Northwestern.  Her story inspires us--even in the midst of grief--to love God and trust what he has in store for us.  

    UNWavering Grace - Ep. 23: Chris Asmus

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 28:07


    With only a few verses left in Galatians, Pastor Chris leads us towards God's plan for our lives---through grace!  

    myStory Monday - Randall Wallace

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 38:21


    Randall Wallace is a nationally-recognized storyteller and screenwriter, perhaps best known for writing the screenplay for "Braveheart."  Randall joins the UNW Community at chapel to talk about our "freedom" in Christ.  You need to listen to this episode!  

    UNWavering Grace - Ep 22: Chris Asmus

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 32:12


    Pastor Chris uses Galatians 6 to help us see what the Gospel Deployed looks like in our faith.  

    myStory Monday - Matt Selvig

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 26:57


    Matt is a Northwestern Alum with a great story of redemption and God's unwavering grace.  

    UNWavering Grace - Ep 21: Chris Asmus

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 33:34


    Pastor Chris highlights Galatians 5:16-26, reiterating that the Christian life is not about earning or effort...it's about enjoying the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.  

    myStory Monday - Andy Youso

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 26:13


    Andy Youso is an alum and radio personality at 98.5 KTIS.  Andy joins chapel to tell his story of God's continuous pursuit of him throughout his life.  

    UNWavering Grace - Ep 20: Chris Asmus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2025 31:46


    Pastor Chris leads us into Chapter 5 of Galatians after spending time Defining the Gospel (ch 1 and 2) and Defending the Gospel (ch 3-4).  Now we are onto Deploying the Gospel!  

    myStory Monday - Jason Sharp

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 22:44


    Jason Sharp is the Senior VP of Media at Northwestern Media, overseeing the ministry of all of our local radio stations and podcasts.  Jason's passion for Jesus and service comes thorough in his personal testimony shared in chapel today.  

    UNWavering Grace - Ep 19: Drew Stevenson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 26:01


    Drew Stevenson is the lead pastor at Redemption Church and also the director of Salt Co.  He leads us through Galatians 4:21-31.  

    UNWavering Grace - Ep 18 - Chris Asmus

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 33:18


    Pastor Chris shares Galatians 4:8-20 on slavery--and how that we ought not go back to the idols of our pre-Christian selves.  

    myStory Monday - Savannah Carlson

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2025 23:28


    Savannah is a former RD at Northwestern and she shares her story of how God can take the broken and make it fresh and new.  

    myStory Mondays - Prof. Anna Rask Emison

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 26:34


    Anna Rask Emison is an Assistant Professor of Old Testament Studies at the University of Northwestern, where she has been teaching Old and New Testament studies since 2017.  Passionate about biblical studies and theological education, Professor Emison is dedicated to equipping students with a deeper understanding of Scripture and its relevance for faith and life. She shares her story with the UNW community today!  

    UNWavering Grace - Ep 17 - Chris Asmus

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 31:41


    Galatians 4 is a powerful chapter.  Pastor Chris encourages UNW with 1. Slavery is behind us, 2. the law is off of us, 3. the spirit is in us, and 4. our inheritance is before us!  

    myStory Monday - Aaron Pompilio

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 26:21


    Aaron Pompilio has a story to share about a God that pursued him even though the challenges presented to him in early life.  Enjoy this story and let it encourage you!  

    UNWavering Grace - Ep 16 - Pastor Ross Tenneson

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 28:40


    Pastor Ross Tenneson is the lead pastor at All People's Church and also a 2011 UNW Grad.  Ross continues leading us through the book of Galatians.  

    UNWavering Grace - Ep 15 - Chris Asmus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 28:01


    Pastor Chris continues walking through Galatians reminding us to read the Bible as a window into Christ...not simply a mirror to reflect on ourselves.

    myStory Monday - Dr. Tim Sawyer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 36:13


    Dr. Sawyer is a beloved, long-time professor and conductor of UNW Choirs.  His decades-long impact on this campus is a testament to God's humor, creativity, and giftedness that he's imparted on Dr. Sawyer.  This is a good listen!  

    UNWavering Grace - Ep 14 - Chris Asmus

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 21:00


    Pastor Chris kicks off semester 2 in Galatians 3:5-9.  To summarize, "God is not calling us from our badness to our goodness...He is calling us to His Purpose."  

    myStory Monday - Jon Taylor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 26:35


    Jon Taylor is the Campus Pastor at Eagle Brook Church in Minneapolis and has a passion for following Jesus and telling stories.  By digging into two questions, "Who am I" and "What am I worth?", Jon encourages us to lean on Jesus as we look for our dignity in the world and purpose in our work.    

    myStory Mondays - Pastor John Sommerville

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 35:43


    Pastor John Sommerville serves as the Chief Financial Officer at UNW.  While serving as a pastor at City Church in Minneapolis, John wrote a series of Christmas stories and shares one of his favorites with our student body today.  Pour some hot chocolate, make a fire, and enjoy John's story.  

    UNWavering Grace - Ep 13 - Chris Asmus

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2024 25:53


    Pastor Chris defines the gospel as Galatians 2:16:  "Yet we know that a person is not justified by works of the law, but through faith in Jesus Christ."  And that is great news!  Justification, being the pone time event in which God equips us with Christ's perfect righteousness.  

    myStory Mondays - Pastor Jason Peterson

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 16:27


    Jason Peterson has served as a worship pastor for years at Emmanuel Covenant Church in Shoreview, MN.  Jason's life and story are on full display as he unpacks how Christ has--and continues--to work in his life.  

    UNWavering Grace - Ep 12 - Chris Asmus

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 22:53


    In Galatians Chapter 3, Paul asks a series of questions to the Church:  How did you get saved?  How have you actually grown?  and How have you seen God's power?  The answer?  "By hearing with faith."  Pastor Chris leads UNW through another Galatians reminder about God's grace through faith.  

    myStory Mondays - Coach Matt Swigart

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 35:38


    Matt Swigart is the Head Tennis coach at the University of Northwestern.  He shares his story of God's grace through his father's battle with cancer.  

    myStory Mondays - Ret. Colonel and Chaplain John Morris

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 28:00


    On this very special Veteran's Day Chapel, Brad Fenske, Associate Registrar at UNW and 20-year Army Veteran, and John Morris, retired Colonel and Chaplain, share their stories of God's incredible provision for them and others in the US Armed Forces.

    UNWavering Grace - Ep. 11 - Chris Asmus

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 24:48


    Pastor Chris unpacks Galatians 2:17-20 which is perhaps the key verse in the entire book.  Being "crucified with Christ" means Jesus has moved into our lives in that one can't tell us apart.  

    myStory Mondays - Dr. Melissa Mork

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 27:40


    Our speaker today is Dr. Melissa Mork.   Her master's and doctoral degrees are in clinical and forensic psychology and she is a professor and former department chair of the Department of Psychology, Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement here at UNW.   When she is not teaching, she provides crisis interventions and post-trauma triage for survivors and families affected by mass shootings. She is a celebrated international keynote speaker and global consultant, a clinical psychotherapist, grief coach, a Certified Humor Professional, and a couple years ago, she competed for Minnesota's Funniest Person at Acme Comedy in Minneapolis.    Dr. Mork has authored a few books on topics of grief and mental health (all available in our bookstore and library). She is the host of the podcast, "Mental Health with Dr. Melissa Mork" and the founder and CEO of Mental Health Matters. She currently has more than 40,000 followers on TikTok.  Her hobbies include SCUBA, throwing ugly pottery, and laughing at her own jokes. 

    UNWavering Grace - Ep 10 - Chris Asmus

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 24:53


    Good people don't make it to heaven (Gal 2:15).  Only JUSTIFIED people do.  Pastor Chris encourages UNW to have Gospel Confidence in Life and Gospel Comfort in Death.  

    Christians and Civic Engagement - Bret Hyder

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 25:35


    Northwestern's aim is to develop Christian leaders in the home, church, community and world.  Jeremiah 24 tells us--as believers--to seek the prosperity of our communities.  This gives a biblical justification for civic engagement.  In this episode, Bret Hyder shares opportunities for Christians to engage on a more meaningful level.  

    UNWavering Grace - Ep 9 - Chris Asmus

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 23:05


    Pastor Chris speaks from Galatians 2 when Paul speaks out against Peter for being hypocritical about the Gospel that is so freely given through Justification.

    UNWavering Grace - Ep 8 - Chris Asmus

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 23:29


    Pastor Chris emboldens us to embrace these years of preparation.  Paul prepared 14 years---how much can we learn about Christ when we embrace where we're at!  

    myStory Mondays - Heidi Anderson

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 29:05


    To kick off Homecoming week, Heidi Anderson- a 2010 graduate from UNW--shares her story of God's amazing work in her life of healing and thriving.  Heidi is an author, speaker, and today encourages our students with the promise of Romans 8:28, which ensures that "we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him."

    UNWavering Grace - Episode 7 - Dr. Ed Glenny

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 22:38


    Dr. Glenny has been a professor at UNW for over 20 years and leads us through Galatians 1:11-24.  He shares how Paul develops credibility by sharing his testimony, which reveals that Jesus shared the Gospel with him--not man. 

    UNWavering Grace - Episode 6 - Dr. Corbin Hoornbeek

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 29:25


    President Hoornbeek shares his personal story of coming to faith and how God can redeem people from broken families, broken relationships and sin in the most creative and miraculous ways.  

    UNWavering Grace - Episode 5 - AJ Swoboda

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 28:31


    AJ Swoboda is a nationally-renowned speaker, podcaster and author from Eugene, Oregon.  He claims that Jesus "ruined his life" (in a good way) by getting into all of the facets of his life.  "The sign that grace is working in your life is when you give permission to let Jesus talk to you about the hard stuff." 

    UNWavering Grace - Episode 4 - Brett Toney

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 21:11


    Brett Toney--a UNW alum and lead pastor at Westview Church--shares his story of how a tragic accident brought him closer to God's grace.  

    UNWavering Grace - Episode 3 - Chris Asmus

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 20:43


    Pastor Chris compares Christians living for the approval of man instead of the approval of God, reinforcing God's immense love for us.  

    UNWavering Grace - Episode 2 - Chris Asmus

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 26:59


    Pastor Chris preaches from Galatians 1:6-9, highlighting Paul's astonishment at the Galatian people.  To add to the Gospel is to weaken the Gospel.  

    UNWavering Grace - Chris Asmus, Galatians 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2024 12:43


    Welcome to the first chapel of the 2024-25 school year, where Pastor Chris kicks off the season of UNWavering Grace with Galatians Chapter 1.  

    Baccalaureate Service

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 29:28


    Listen in as we celebrate our spring '24 graduates with reflections from President Hoornbeek, Dr. Sommers, and student speaker, Abigail Thelen.  Chapel Date: 5/6/24

    Darrin Geier

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 22:17


    Darrin, our Director of Spiritual Formation Programs, wraps up our year-long series on the Kingdom of God, and shares about what the fulfillment of the Kingdom will be like.  Chapel Date: 5/1/24

    Pastor Edrin C. Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 25:23


    Pastor Edrin, Lead Pastor of Sanctuary Covenant Church in Minneapolis, shares about how God invites us to move out of what's familiar in order to be used by him for the Kingdom. Chapel Date: 4/29/24

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    Grandparent's Day & Prayer Service

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024 13:07


    Our director of Alumni and Parent Relations, Monte Abeler, welcomes our honored guests for Grandparent Day, and presents the Grammy Award and Grampy Award to two special recipients. Also, it's The Week of Prayer and Service at UNW! Listen in as we are led in a meaningful time of worship and prayer.  Chapel Date: 4/24/24

    Sandeep Maity

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024 25:42


    Sandeep was a child living in poverty in Calcutta India. His life was changed because of a sponsor in the US who provided the funds for him to attend school. He also met Jesus! Today, he is a Global Partnership Manager at the ministry, OneChild, based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Chapel Date: 4/22/24

    Dr. Jonathan Odom

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2024 25:39


    Jon Odom is pastor of The Avenue, a church on the campus of the University of Minnesota. He shares with us what true maturity in Christ looks like.  Chapel Date: 4/17/24

    Dayton Dodge

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 30:29


    Dayton, our Assistant Director of Worship Arts and Spiritual Formation Programs, shares about the "expansion of the Kingdom" after the life of Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit.  Chapel Date: 4/15/24

    Dr. Brandon J. O'Brien

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 25:52


    Dr. Brandon J. O'Brien is back with us again today. Listen in as he shares why it's important to "diversify your discipleship".  Chapel Date: 4/10/24

    Dr. Brandon J. O'Brien

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2024 31:54


    Dr. Brandon J. O'Brien is senior director for content development and distribution for Redeemer City to City in New York City and the author of several books including "Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes". Today he shares with us how the details of our calling can be a moving target.  Chapel Date: 4/8/24

    Kayla Hoye

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2024 29:18


    Listen in as Kayla Hoye, Dean of Students here at UNW, shares a biblical vision of diversity and inclusion for our campus community.  Chapel Date: 4/3/2024

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