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Conversations about faith that matter every day.

Pr. Nathaneil Christman, Pr. Angela Smith, Pr. Brandon Johns


    • May 4, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    How should we think about divorce?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 52:22


    Today on Weekday Christian we discuss divorce.  What does scripture have to say about the subject?  Is it a big deal to divorce?  Is it a mortal sin?  Is it more complex than a simple answer?

    Are you doing God's work?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 52:03


    In this episode we talk about what vocation is and what God has to do with it.  Is all work vocation?  What jobs serve God's kingdom?  Are there job's that don't?

    God sacrifices his son?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 56:30


    In this episode, we discuss what does it mean God sacrifices his son, Jesus? Is it a sacrifice if he knows that he will be resurrected? How is it that we think about this sacrifice? What was it all for?

    What is a soul and what is the resurrection of the body?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 59:23


    In this episode, we discuss what a soul is according to the bible? What does the bible mean when it talks about the resurrection of the body?

    Are ghosts biblical?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 49:41


    Today we talk about the places the bible talks about ghosts. We discuss if ghosts are biblical. Is there is a difference between angels, demons, and ghosts?

    What is the best part of church?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 59:11


    In this episode, we discuss what we thing the best part of church is and share some experiences from our lives.

    Do you have to be obedient to get God's favor?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2021 72:42


    In this episode, we discuss God's favor. Who is it for? How do you get it?

    Faith Changes our Perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020 52:39


    In this episode we discuss how faith changes our perspective on our lives, community, and the world. We also get around to realizing the our perspective also changes our faith. Join us for the conversation!

    How do we wait with hope when times are so challenging?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2020 52:46


    We are coming upon the Christian season of Advent. It is a time for contemplation, waiting, and expectation of the promised Savior. How does that help us get through the holidays when we are challenged with life during a pandemic and especially with the coming holidays. We talk about all this and more.

    How can we engage in faith and the church while physically distancing?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 55:05


    These time are hard. It's hard to stay connected why we have to physically distance. How to we grow our faith and engage with others when we have to do it virtually and in perfect honesty we are tired of virtual. Let's talk about it.

    When things are going wrong how can we be blessed?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 50:56


    In this episode we discuss what being blessed means from a societal and biblical perspective. What did Jesus mean when he said that those who mourn, poor in spirit, meek and etc are blessed? What does it mean to be blessed? Can we be blessed in a times trouble?

    What does the sign Jesus 2020 mean to you?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2020 60:13


    Speaking about politics is difficult. What benefits are there to have the discussion? Does political party matter? How should Christians participate in politics? Or should they?

    Is it possible and important to have relationships with people we disagree?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2020 51:24


    Everyone has opinions, and not all people think the same. How do we have relationships with people we disagree? Is it important to have relationships with people whose view differ from our own?

    What will the church look like post COVID-19?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 71:18


    Today we explore what the church might look like in the future. Is physical presence important? Can we have virtual communion with depth? What does the future of worship look like? Will everyone come back to the church building when the pandemic is over?

    What did Jesus mean when he said love our enemies?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2020 57:28


    What did Jesus when when he said we are to love our enemies? How do we do it? What does loving our mean? Who are our enemies?

    We are feeling weary, how do we persevere?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 56:05


    This time of living in a global pandemic can make us weary. How do we make it through this? How do we persevere through difficult times? We explore these question in this episode related to our Christian faith.

    Can God be all loving and all knowing at the same time?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 63:00


    Exploration of how God who we believe is all loving can allow the great evil in the world and be all knowing.

    How can we find joy in quarantine?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2020 52:10


    In this episode, we discuss what it's like to live in quarantine; how life has changed and ways that we've found joy.

    What does Communion (Lord's Supper) mean for us?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2020 71:38


    What is communion? What does it do for us? Is it important? How do we think about it in the time of pandemic?

    How do we care for our neighbor?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2020 59:23


    We discuss this week; who is our neighbor? how do we care for our neighbor? what does it look like to care for a neighbor during a pandemic?

    Do we still have prophets today?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2020 70:39


    What is a prophet in the bible? What do prophets do? Are they like fortune tellers? Do we still have prophets today?

    Does God Cause Pandemics?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2020 55:28


    How much does God intervene in our world? Our we being punished with this new virus? Does God punish or bring about disease?

    What does the Lord's Prayer mean to you?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2020 64:46


    Have you ever listen to the petitions to God in the Lord's Prayer? How does it change you? How does it affect your life or your relationship with God?

    Why do we Pray?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2020 55:46


    This recording was a live video recording that is posted on FaceBook. We talk about many aspects of prayer, specifically about praying out loud and for and with others. How does this type of prayer help us? What does it do?

    How does faith speak to you in times of fear?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2020 44:00


    In this time when people are in fear of medical and economic impacts caused by the COVID-19 (Coronavirus), we wanted to take time to discuss how faith speaks to us in a time of fear? What Scripture has to say about fear is timeless. Scripture helps us to understand the hope we have in Christ in the time of fear.

    What practices are important for Lent?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2020 35:59


    We explore Lenten practices. We do we do them? Does it matter? What make a Lenten practice good? What's the point?

    Dust to Dust

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2020 40:15


    To dust you were created and to dust you will return? What does that mean? Why does it matter? Do you want to know what Ash Wednesday is about? Is Ash Wednesday important?

    Should we tell others about Jesus?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020 53:18


    Is it okay to talk about Jesus at work? To your friends? How do you have a conversation about your relationship with Jesus?

    Faith and Politics

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2020 46:43


    Does our faith have anything to do with politics? Was does the bible have to say? Should Christians vote? Run for political office?

    Is Jesus the only way?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2020 46:08


    Is Jesus the only way? The only way to what? What does that mean? What happens to those who don't believe in Jesus?

    Have you had an epiphany?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2020 39:07


    We've had an epiphany! Have you had an epiphany? The Christian Church has a season of Epiphany. What was the epiphany and what does Jesus have do with it?

    Are traditions important?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2019 42:07


    Are traditions important? What does Jesus have to say about traditions? Why do we hold so tightly to them? Join us as we sort through thinking about traditions and what part they play in faith.

    Peace in a world rampant with violence

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2019 57:08


    In this episode we discuss peace and what that looks like in every day life. This discussion of peace involves a lot of talk about violence because that is Pr. Christman's favorite topic. Truly it is helpful to get to the heart of peace by discussing it along side violence.

    Are angels real?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2019 40:36


    What does the bible say about angels? Do we become angels when we die? Do angels help us? This time of year as we decorate for our holy days with angels and talk more about them, especially since it was an angel that delivered the message to Mary that she would have the baby Jesus. So we thought that was a good discussion to have. Join the conversation!

    On All Hallows Eve We Remember the Saints

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2019 46:26


    Today is the day that we recognize Halloween. This is the day that Christians cooped a pagan festival and made it a holiday that now is mostly celebrated as a secular celebration. The Christian church remembers the Saints that have gone before us, but what is a Saint? Join our discussion to explore this conversation together!

    Gratitude, so what?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2019 53:07


    This conversation has a rocky start, but we are full of gratitude for your listening ears. See what I did there? We discuss what it means to have gratitude and how does gratitude play out in our daily lives. What does it do for our relationship with God and others? How does it change our lives?

    Do our bodies matter to God?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2019 42:16


    There is a passage in 1 Corinthians that says our body is a temple. What does this mean? Have you experienced this passage in a good way or bad way? We discuss what it means to each of us and what it means as it is lived out daily (in our opinion anyway).

    Human Care for Creation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2019 39:01


    Does God care what we do with creation? What is the human role in caring for creation? Does it matter what we do to this earth if God is planning a new one?

    Should Christians be friendly and generous to strangers?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2019 43:42


    Should Christians be friendly and generous to strangers? Let's discuss what the Bible has to has about it. Is it different from the Old Testament to the New Testament? What does that look like in our world, especially when we are concerned with safety?

    Is all Scripture equal?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2019 41:32


    Is all Scripture equal? If it is, how do we reconcile verses that seem to contradict? If it isn't, what do we keep, what do we throw out? Can we throw out Scripture? Is all Scripture useful even if it isn't equal?

    What does Baptism do?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2019 46:36


    Baptism is God's promises given to us through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ coupled with water. Why do we do it? Is it important? What if someone isn't baptized? Who should be baptized and when?

    Did Jesus really come back after his death?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2019 46:07


    Easter is right around the corner so Pr. Nathaneil Christman, Pr. Angela Smith, and Pr. Brandon Johns discuss can it be true that a human came to life after death? What does that mean for us?

    Is Confession Still a Thing?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2019 56:36


    Pr. Nathaneil Christman, Pr. Angela Smith, and Pr. Brandon Johns talk about I'm not so bad, why do I need to confess? What's the purpose of confession? How do we do it? What does God do?

    Deny yourself and take up your Cross daily

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2019 44:49


    Pr. Nathaneil Christman, Pr. Angela Smith, and Pr. Brandon Johns explore what Jesus means when he tells us to deny ourselves and take up our Cross daily. What the heck does that mean anyway? How does that connect with Lent? What benefits does it have? How does it affect our faith?

    Do you believe in miracles?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2019 51:59


    Pr. Nathaneil Christman, Pr. Angela Smith, and Pr. Brandon Johns discuss miracles. What are miracles? Are they a thing of the past? Do they happen today? Have you experienced a miracle in your own life? What did it look like?

    Jesus is the Redeemer, but what does that mean?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2019 50:23


    Pr. Nathaneil Christman, Pr. Angela Smith, and Pr. Brandon Johns wrestle with the idea of a redeemer. What does it man that Jesus is the Redeemer? What is he redeeming us from?

    The Purpose of the Church

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2019 44:45


    Pr. Nathaneil Christman, Pr. Angela Smith, and Pr. Brandon Johns talk about the purpose of the church. The church is here to do the work of God, but sometimes it is a difficult organization to be a part of and sometimes it lets us done. In this podcast we talk about the positives and negatives of the church made of humans and how God works through that for the good of our lives, our communities, and our world.

    Christmas is God Born and named Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2018 49:57


    Pr. Nathaneil Christman, Pr. Angela Smith, and Pr. Brandon Johns talk about what does it mean to us that God came as the human Jesus Christ. God coming as a the person of Jesus Christ and live among us is challenging to comprehend with our rational minds. So we talk about the churchy word Incarnation that is used to describe this event that will occur. Christians celebrate this day and we call it Christmas.

    Believing in Things We Can't Prove

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2018 44:00


    Pr. Nathaneil Christman, Pr. Angela Smith, and Pr. Brandon Johns talk about faith. Faith is a big subject. Where does faith come from and what does it do for us?

    Promises Made and Broken, but not by God

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2018 34:52


    Pr. Nathaneil Christman, Pr. Angela Smith, and Pr. Brandon Johns discuss covenant. What's the big deal about God's covenants with us? How is it different than the promises we make to each other?

    When Should We Speak Up?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2018 47:07


    Pr. Nathaneil Christman, Pr. Angela Smith, and Pr. Brandon Johns explore social justice. When and how are we called to action?

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