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Word of Life Church Podcast
Mercy, Not Religion

Word of Life Church Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2026 30:02


The single best way to evaluate the practice of religion is to ask these two questions:Does it prioritize mercy over judgment?Does it make people more merciful?If yes, it's life-giving religion; if no, it's death-dealing religion.

Word of Life Church Podcast
The Forgotten God

Word of Life Church Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2026 36:22


We tend to forget about the Holy Spirit. It's helpful to understand the Holy Spirit in the context of the Trinity. To do so, often people reach for metaphors, but all metaphors fail at some point. As we work to understand God the Holy Spirit, it seems like the Spirit is a backseat member of the Trinity because Jesus gets so much attention. However, the Holy Spirit is a fully active member of the Trinity. The Holy Spirit is fully God, though, at times, the forgotten God.

Super Marcato Bros. Video Game Music Podcast

 For this "Rebroadcast", Karl & Will share their episode originally released way back in December of 2015- "Indie Games (#193)!" Enjoy this blast from the past, featuring some amazing VGM from Indie Games!

Word of Life Church Podcast
Between Pentecost and Parousia

Word of Life Church Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2026 30:12


In explaining the remarkable events of Pentecost, the apostle Peter said that this is what the prophet Joel foretold would happen in the last days, and that this is what would happen before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord. With the outpouring of the Holy Spirit ten days after the Ascension of Jesus Christ, we find ourselves living between Pentecost and Parousia.

Word of Life Church Podcast
Let God Arise…Blessed Be God!

Word of Life Church Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2026 34:13


For Christians, a Christological interpretation of the Old Testament is far more important than the original authorial intent. The Apostles were so committed to making scripture about Christ and Christlike, that, if necessary, they would change words in the original text to make the meaning Christlike. They understood that the supreme revelation of God is the Word made flesh and that scripture must be Christlike or it will be the letter that kills.

Word of Life Church Podcast
Paul At the Pentagon

Word of Life Church Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2026 33:02


Paul at the Areopagus, Hill of Ares, Mars Hill, War Hill, or we might say Paul at the Pentagon. What did Paul preach while quoting two pagan poets? He preached Jesus, the resurrection, the necessity of repentance, and the coming day of judgment.

Super Marcato Bros. Video Game Music Podcast
Performance: Ultraglide Live at VGM Con!

Super Marcato Bros. Video Game Music Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2026


 In this very special episode, Karl presents the entire Ultraglide set professionally recorded live from VGM Con 2026! Enjoy!

Word of Life Church Podcast
Let Not Your Hearts Be Troubled

Word of Life Church Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2026


Jesus begins his farewell discourse with these words: “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God.” As we face the troubles of life with honesty, Jesus calls his church to live as an expression of resurrection—bringing hope in the midst of a troubled world.

Word of Life Church Podcast
A Rich and Satisfying Life

Word of Life Church Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2026 36:58


Jesus reveals himself as a good shepherd who came to give us a rich and satisfying life. He said that he was not like the thieves and robbers who came before him, referring to false Messiahs like Simon of Perea, Athronges, and Judas the Galilliean. They came to steal, kill, and destroy. The good news is that Jesus is not the destroyer. Jesus is the savior! He has come to save you from that which will steal your purpose, kill your hope, and destroy any attempts at a good life. We are those who say yes to Jesus, today and every day, and experience the good life. 

Super Marcato Bros. Video Game Music Podcast

 In this DELIGHTFUL episode, Karl & Will spotlight on the first 2 scores in the beloved Kirby series! This is Dream Land and Adventure! Enjoy this celebration of some of the most iconic VGM, back to where it all started.

Word of Life Church Podcast
Exiles At the End of the Ages

Word of Life Church Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2026 28:16


We are all born a long way from home. Home is not where we begin; home is where we need to go. More than ever we are searching for home. Strangely, the home for which we yearn is in another world. This other world, this unseen world, this spiritual world is commonly called heaven. Thus we live here, as Peter says, in exile.

Super Marcato Bros. Video Game Music Podcast
Marcato Radio: Guests of VGM Con 2026

Super Marcato Bros. Video Game Music Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2026


 Enjoy this special timely Marcato Radio featuring awesome music from just some of the guests that will be at VGM Con 2026 this year!

Word of Life Church Podcast
Peace, Peace, Peace

Word of Life Church Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2026 31:00


"Peace be with you." This is the first the risen Christ says to his disciples, and he says it three times. Peace...Peace...Peace.

Word of Life Church Podcast
Three Marys on Easter

Word of Life Church Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2026 29:46


On Good Friday three women all named Mary stood near the cross of Jesus. What happened to them on Easter Sunday?

Word of Life Church Podcast
The Three Marys

Word of Life Church Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2026 26:14


Among the Roman soldiers carrying out the crucifixion; among the mocking chief priests and the jeering crowd hurling insults; among the Passover pilgrims hurrying past the horrifying spectacle of crucifixion, there stood near the cross of Jesus three women all named Mary.

Super Marcato Bros. Video Game Music Podcast

For this "Rebroadcast", Karl & Will share their episode originally released way back in January of 2015- "Final Levels (#148)!" Enjoy this blast from the past, featuring mostly old-school tracks, but a few killer modern tracks as well!

Word of Life Church Podcast

On Palm Sunday we remember that ever since a new kind of king rode into Jerusalem, not on a warhorse, but on a donkey, bringing not hated, but healing, things have changed.

For the Life of the World / Yale Center for Faith & Culture
How to Read Ecclesiastes: Absurdity, Futility, and the Simple Value of Life / Jesse Peterson

For the Life of the World / Yale Center for Faith & Culture

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2026 61:37


The book of Ecclesiastes has puzzled readers for millennia with its unflinching observations about absurdity, meaninglessness, vanity, and futility. Biblical scholar Jesse Peterson joins Evan Rosa to discuss his book, Qoheleth and the Philosophy of Value, bringing contemporary philosophy into dialogue with this ancient text and reflecting on what happens when a sage confronts the gap between expectation and reality. "Can you view your work, your toil, not just as a means to a further end? Can you rather turn to simply enjoy the work itself?" Together they discuss the distinction between meaning and value, why Qoheleth denies lasting significance while affirming joy, the harm of death and the death of memory, Ecclesiastes and Camus's absurdism, and the book's surprising message about enjoyment as an intrinsic good. Episode Highlights "I think what's at the heart of the Book of Ecclesiastes is just to say, maybe not, maybe there isn't a direct line between what you do and what the result will be." "It's not just that you'll physically die, but meaning that you've accrued in your life, if there was such a thing, that dies with you." "In this moment of working on what I'm working on, whatever it is, I am fully alive." "You have a little piece of the pie, and just own it. Absorb yourself into whatever that may be." "Can you view your work, your toil, not just as a means to a further end? Can you rather turn to simply enjoy the work itself?" About Jesse Peterson Jesse Peterson is an Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies in the School of Theology and Honors Program at George Fox University. He previously taught at Purdue University, Fordham University, and St. John's University. He earned a PhD in Hebrew Bible from Durham University (UK), an MDiv from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and a BA in music and Jewish studies from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. His work on Ecclesiastes has appeared in Harvard Theological Review, Vetus Testamentum, and the Journal of Theological Studies. He is the author of Qoheleth and the Philosophy of Value (Cambridge University Press). Helpful Links and Resources Qoheleth and the Philosophy of Value, by Jesse Peterson https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/qoheleth-and-the-philosophy-of-value/877B040C17EE8B9DD60174DEC7C306F7 Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi: https://www.amazon.com/Flow-Psychology-Experience-Perennial-Classics/dp/0061339202 Featured music by the Jesse Peterson Quartet https://jessepetersonquartet.bandcamp.com/album/man-of-the-earth Show Notes The most philosophical book in the Bible Bringing Ecclesiastes into dialogue with contemporary philosophy of value Jaco Gericke's Hebrew Bible and Philosophy of Religion as catalyst Authorship: why scholars date Ecclesiastes to the 3rd century BCE The Solomonic persona and the epilogue problem Amal (toil) and yitron (gain): does life add up? Qoheleth as businessman: commercial language for philosophy Three theories of meaning: subjectivism, consequentialism, intersubjectivism "Maybe there isn't a direct line between what you do and what the result will be" Brueggemann's orientation, disorientation, new orientation The absurd: expectation vs. reality, linking Qoheleth to Camus "Meaning that you've accrued in your life, if there was such a thing, that dies with you" The same fate for all: wise and foolish, human and animal Epicurus and the harm of death Hebrew anthropology: dust plus life-breath, no afterlife The carpe diem passages: "Go eat your bread with joy" Joy as robust, not narcotic—enjoying toil as an end in itself "In this moment of working on what I'm working on, I am fully alive" Csikszentmihalyi's Flow and the autotelic experience "Just own it. Absorb yourself into whatever that may be." #Ecclesiastes #Qoheleth #PhilosophyOfValue #MeaningInLife #BiblicalStudies #HebrewBible #WisdomLiterature #CarpeDiem #Absurdity #ForTheLifeOfTheWorld Production Notes This podcast featured Jesse Peterson Edited and Produced by Evan Rosa Hosted by Evan Rosa Production Assistance by Noah Senthil A Production of the Yale Center for Faith & Culture at Yale Divinity School https://faith.yale.edu/about Support For the Life of the World podcast by giving to the Yale Center for Faith & Culture: https://faith.yale.edu/give

Word of Life Church Podcast

The raising of Lazarus after four days in the tomb is Jesus' greatest miracle. But it is also the sign in the Gospel of John with the greatest theological significance: The one who called Lazarus out of death will call us of death as well.

Super Marcato Bros. Video Game Music Podcast
Marcato Classic: Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind

Super Marcato Bros. Video Game Music Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2026


In this ROCKING episode, Karl & Will spotlight on the underrated, outstanding score to Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind, composed by the very talented Sean Bialo! As a bonus, they also share a couple awesome Sean tracks from an upcoming game Denshattack! as well. Enjoy!

Word of Life Church Podcast

The light has come into the world through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. But we have to be willing to leave our darkness and live in the shining light of Christ. If we want to stay asleep in our coffins we can—but the gospel calls us out of our sleep, out of death, out of darkness, and into the light.

Word of Life Church Podcast
Saving the World

Word of Life Church Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2026 31:01


Wars, revolutions, and grand political ambitions are often cast as heroic attempts to save the world. But let's look at saving the world in the light of Christ. Our drama plays out, not on a battlefield, not in a capital city, not in the halls of congress or parliament, but at an ancient well in tiny village.

Super Marcato Bros. Video Game Music Podcast

 For this "Rebroadcast", Karl & Will share their episode originally released way back in November of 2014- "Game Boy Advance (#136)!" Enjoy this blast from the past, where the guys spotlit on some of the best music for this very nostalgic handheld system!

Word of Life Church Podcast
Born from Above: A Mystery

Word of Life Church Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2026


To be born from above involves a mystery. Unfortunately, taking its cues from the scientism of the Enlightenment, western evangelicalism tried to make the gospel a kind of scientific formula—a pseudo-science of biblical facts, atonement theories, and sinners' prayers—when it's more like a song, a symphony, a poem, a painting, a drama, a dance, a mystery.

Trent Loos Podcast
Rural Route Feb 27, 2026 Pastor Jon Brueggemann brings us the history of the Founding Fathers and Christianity.

Trent Loos Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2026 48:03


Jon and Jennifer Brueggemann are from Thayer County, NE and have homeschooled their 7 children. Today we cover the gamet on issues about government control and eliminating Christ from our lives.

Word of Life Church Podcast
Devil's Bargain

Word of Life Church Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2026 34:00


The third temptation was to avoid the cross. But the cross is how Jesus re-founds the world. Instead of being organized around an axis of power enforced by violence, at the cross Jesus reorganized the world around an axis of love expressed in forgiveness.

Super Marcato Bros. Video Game Music Podcast

 In this laidback and conversational episode, Karl & Will catch up and talk about what's been going on lately, share and discuss a couple great VGM tracks, and answer a handful of listener questions. Enjoy!

Foundry UMC
The Pieces Required For Peace

Foundry UMC

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2026 36:32


A sermon preached by Rev. Ginger Gaines-Cirelli with Foundry UMC February 8, 2026. “Piece Us Together” series. Texts: Isaiah 58:1-12; Matthew 5:17-20 Our guest preacher last week invited us into the ancient wisdom of Micah 6:8—to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with God. In response to that sermon, someone commented online: “Sad when preachers preach from the old fallen Old Testament. God speaks through Jesus and Jesus said he was to be our only teacher.” I had to hold back from replying with a bit of pastoral snark: I guess you missed the day in class when Jesus said, “Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.” Jesus' whole life is an embodiment of the righteousness the law seeks to teach and the justice the prophets longed to proclaim and enact. In Scripture, “law” isn't a cold rulebook or a list of religious regulations. It's God's teaching for how a community actually lives—how neighbors treat one another, how power is exercised, how workers are paid, how the vulnerable are protected. Jesus does not stand over the law and the prophets, correcting them. He stands within them, holding together what has too often been pulled apart—faith and life, prayer and practice, belief and behavior. Jesus does not discard the law and the prophets; he pieces them together, aligns them with flesh and breath and human relationships, and shows us what they look like when lived fully. Jesus comes to help us align our lives with the deep purposes of God so that peace with justice—what Dr. King called the Beloved Community—can begin to take shape among us. That is why Isaiah 58 lands so powerfully today. Isaiah and Jesus are speaking the same theological language, even as they speak in different moments. And Isaiah does not ease into the message. He comes out of the gate strong: “Announce to my people their rebellion, to the house of Jacob their sins. Yet day after day they seek me and delight to know my ways, as if they were a nation that practiced righteousness and did not forsake the ordinance of their God; they ask of me righteous judgments; they want God on their side.” That little phrase—“as if”—is a doozy. Isaiah is describing a people who are deeply religious: faithful in worship, earnest in prayer, fluent in the rituals and language of faith—as if they were practicing righteousness, as if they had not forsaken God's ordinances. This is not hypocrisy in the cheap sense. It is being faithful in form, but disconnected in practice. They want God near. They want God responsive. They want God on their side. But even as they do all the religious things—fasting, sackcloth, ashes—they forsake God's ordinances—the Hebrew word is mishpat: meaning justice that treats people fairly and equitably. They are acting religious without making God choices, without doing justice. In our current context, it would be very easy to take that “as if” and aim it outward. To point fingers at national leaders who wear big crosses around their necks, hold Bibles for photo ops, show up at public prayer services and then post vile, racist images, enact cruel policies, and unleash violent overreach. It would be easy for me, especially after what I've seen and heard recently, to let my anger form words that strike like a fist. I recently returned from Minneapolis. I heard firsthand stories of families targeted by ICE—stories of fear that lives in bodies and homes, stories of trauma caused by aggressive and dehumanizing enforcement. I've stood at the sites where neighbors lost their lives as they sought to defend and protect others. I also heard anger—anger rooted not only in what is happening now, but in decades of suffering that has gone unseen, unheard, and unaddressed: unmet needs, unacknowledged harm, voices crying out long before the rest of us were paying attention. Isaiah would tell the truth about all of that. Jesus would too. Truth-telling is part of faithfulness. But Scripture is equally clear that how we tell the truth matters. Neither Isaiah nor Jesus believes that mockery creates peace. Neither believes that humiliation heals wounds. Isaiah is clear: the fast God chooses is not one that strikes with the fist or points the finger. Walter Brueggemann reminds us that to be prophetic is not simply to condemn wrongdoing, but to name pain, to let suffering be seen and heard. That happens when we listen to stories we would rather avoid, when we allow another person's fear or anger to interrupt our assumptions, when we allow the realities of human suffering to disrupt the status quo. Brueggemann writes, “The replacing of numbness with compassion… signals a social revolution.” Healing—personal or communal—does not begin with denial. It begins when pain is clearly named and acknowledged. In Minneapolis, I had the opportunity to practice listening to stories I would have preferred to avoid. I heard how African American, African, and other immigrant communities struggle to maintain trust and true solidarity. As one of the few white people in the room, I heard stories of perhaps well-meaning, mostly white progressives who alienate Black communities over ideological issues while ignoring the chronic poverty and violent injustice they face every day. “They talk about unity, but want uniformity,” someone said. “They turn out in record numbers in this moment—but can they say the names of the young people in our community who are shot in the back on a regular basis?” I found myself thinking about how the intersections of race, class, ideology, and power I encountered in Minneapolis echo right here in Washington, DC. And all I could do—and all I can do right now—is ask God to keep me open and available: open to listen, open to learn how my own heart and practice need to change, and open to receive guidance about how to lead us, as a congregation, in faithful response both locally and nationally. That is what Isaiah calls for. And that is what Jesus fulfills. Jesus does not abolish the law and the prophets; he embodies them. Grace, in Jesus' life, is not God letting us off the hook. Grace is God drawing near—giving us strength to change, courage to repair, and patience to stay in relationship when walking away would be easier. Righteousness, in Scripture, is not moral superiority. It is right relationship—with God and with one another. Justice is not an abstract ideal. It is fair and equitable treatment that restores dignity and life. Grace does not replace these. Grace makes them possible in real life. Isaiah makes this concrete. The work of justice and righteousness he describes is not lofty or abstract. It looks like ordinary—and costly—faithfulness: loosening the bonds of injustice, undoing heavy yokes, letting the oppressed go free, sharing bread with the hungry, sheltering the unhoused poor, clothing the naked, and—this one cuts close—not hiding from your own kin. Right now, there are many who have every right and reason to hide. Because if they leave their driveway, they risk being stopped, dragged from their car, and taken to a detention center without due process—or even a question about their citizenship. Because if they go to school, they might be used as bait to lure a parent into detention. Because if they go to worship, they may be rounded up simply for having brown skin or wearing a hijab. But for many of us, hiding takes a different form. We hide when we scroll past suffering because it overwhelms us. When we tell ourselves someone else is better equipped to respond. When we protect our comfort instead of risking connection. When we retreat because we are not the ones being targeted. Isaiah refuses to bless that retreat. And Jesus fulfills that refusal by drawing the circle of kinship wider and wider, putting his own life on the line in true solidarity and love. Peace—real peace—does not come from choosing the right side or going through the motions of religion or shallow relationships that avoid telling the truth. It comes from aligning our lives with the way of God's love as embodied in Jesus. And that alignment is not abstract. It looks like courage without cruelty. Truth-telling without humiliation. Resistance without dehumanization. In Minneapolis, I was struck by stories of people who are embodying exactly that. The resistance in that city right now is overwhelmingly nonviolent, creative, organized, and relentlessly resolute in defense of their neighbors. And my heart aches as I reflect on Renee Good's last words: “I'm not mad at you.” And Alex Pretti's… “Are you okay?”—spoken while trying to help a woman who had just been pepper-sprayed during an encounter with immigration agents. In moments of grave danger, these siblings resisted harm without surrendering their humanity—or anyone else's. That is strength shaped by love. That is what we are called to embody. Isaiah dares to imagine what becomes possible when lives are aligned with God's way of love: light breaking forth like the dawn, wounds healing, guidance emerging, communities rebuilt, streets restored for living. We—even we—can become repairers of the breach, restorers of what violence has torn apart. Most of us won't do this in grand gestures, but in daily choices. So maybe this week, we—all of us—can be intentional about our choices: to listen before reacting, to stay present when retreat feels safer, to use our resources—time, money, influence—to stand with neighbors rather than hide from them. Not selective solidarity, but embodied faithfulness. These are the pieces that make for peace. And by God's grace, they are the pieces Christ is still fitting together—in us, among us, and through us—for the healing of the world.

Word of Life Church Podcast
Behold the Beauty of the Lord

Word of Life Church Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2026 32:34


What Peter, James, and John saw in the Transfiguration of Christ was prophetically anticipated in what Moses saw in the Burning Bush.

Faithwalking English
Keep Calm - God Is Always on the Side of Justice

Faithwalking English

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2026 23:54


In this episode, Ken returns to the work of Walter Brueggemann, this week exploring the tension between order and justice in the New Testament through the life and ministry of Jesus. Brueggemann contends that God is always on the side of justice, even when it disrupts the order of theday. Jesus focused much of his ministry on those excluded from societal benefits enjoyed by those with power, showing compassion not only through individual acts of justice and mercy but by boldly challenging systems that oppressed anddehumanized the powerless. He exposed how law, order, and religious systems and structures were often used to manipulate and preserve power for some at the expense of so many others.According to Brueggemann, opposition to Jesus was mobilized primarily because his actions threatened the political and economic order of his time. When we stand with the harmed and marginalized, the powers that be – those who benefit from the status quo – will often move against us. Jesus calls the Church to share in his mission – to be his hands and feet in ministries of justice and prophetic protest.Jesus represented God's intervention into the social powers, institutions, and ideologies that crushed the powerless and diminished human dignity. The prophetic witness of both the Old and New Testaments affirms that God's desire for justice cannot be contained. God's will WILL be done, and the Kingdom WILL come. So take courage and do not lose hope in the pursuit of justice and the ministry of shalom. Good Friday has passed, and Easter is coming! This episode was recorded on February 6th, 2026.

Word of Life Church Podcast
The Ruins Restored

Word of Life Church Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2026 29:30


To fully understand what Jesus says about fulfilling the Law and the Prophets at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount, we first have to understand Isaiah's prophecy of the ancient ruins restored.

Faithwalking English
Keep Calm - Order and Justice

Faithwalking English

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2026 30:24


In this episode, Ken Shuman reflects on a passage from a book by an Old Testament scholar, Walter Brueggemann as well as on Mt. 15:1-9. In the passage Brueggemann discusses the difficult relationship between faith and politics - and further, chaos versus order and justice versus injustice. The kings were the agents of order in the history of the people of Israel, and the prophets were the agents of justice. Justice is a major concern throughout scripture - justice for everyone, and particularly those who have no power.Brueggemann concludes that when royal order conflicts with God-willed justice, order must yield to justice - even if it creates a system of disorder in the process. In fact, the Bible celebrates justice at the expense of order, although it holds both as important. Moreover, we as the people of God - the people of shalom - have a responsibility and a call to speak to injustice.This episode was recorded on January 30, 2026.

Respecting Religion
Best of: Dr. Walter Brueggemann on Christian nationalism

Respecting Religion

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2026 25:07


SHOW NOTES: Segment one (02:45): Conversation with Dr. Walter Brueggemann This program originally aired August 21, 2019, as episode 4 in our 10-part BJC Podcast series on the dangers of Christian nationalism. One of the most influential Bible interpreters of our time, Dr. Walter Brueggemann was the author of more than 100 books, including The Prophetic Imagination. He passed away June 5, 2025. Visit his official website to learn more about his work and his legacy. This was the fourth episode in our 10-part series on Christian nationalism in 2019. Other episodes are available at this link or on the feed called "BJC Podcast" on Apple Podcasts (iTunes), SoundCloud, Spotify, and more. Amanda mentioned the Easter Monday message she sent in 2025, which quoted Dr. Brueggemann from this episode. Sign up for our email list to get more emails by visiting this link. To learn more about BJC's work countering Christian nationalism, visit ChristiansAgainstChristianNationalism.org or BJConline.org/ChristianNationalism. Respecting Religion is made possible by BJC's generous donors. You can support these conversations with a gift to BJC.   

Super Marcato Bros. Video Game Music Podcast

It's time for another installment of Marcato Radio! Once again, it's another non-stop collection of outstanding video game music. Some tracks you've heard before, and some you have not! Enjoy!

Word of Life Church Podcast
The Kind of Christianity Christ Blesses

Word of Life Church Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2026 31:39


Word of Life Church Podcast
A Light In Dark Places

Word of Life Church Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2026 30:22


Like the Phial of Galadriel that was a light in dark places when all other lights go out, we pay attention to Jesus as a light shining in a dark place until the day dawns and the Morning Star arises in our hearts.

Word of Life Church Podcast
Four O'Clock in the Afternoon

Word of Life Church Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2026 31:09


Four o'clock in the afternoon is just four o'clock in the afternoon…unless you encounter Jesus in some new and unexpected way. When that happens, that four o'clock in the afternoon will change your life. Divine encounters are real—and though they cannot be scheduled or manufactured, they should be expected. These divine encounters or mystical experiences need not occur at some sacred time on in some especially spiritual place—they can occur in the most ordinary places at a most ordinary hour, like four o'clock in the afternoon.

Super Marcato Bros. Video Game Music Podcast

 For this "Rebroadcast", Karl & Will share their episode originally released way back in August of 2015- "1991 (#176)!" Enjoy this blast from the past, where the guys spotlit on one year in video game music history, and arguably one of the most seminal years there ever was: 1991.

Springcreek Church - Garland, TX Podcast
Expectation Vs. Reality | Disappointment with God | Senior Pastor Keith Stewart

Springcreek Church - Garland, TX Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2026 53:46


Send us a textEXPECTATION VS. REALITYDisappointment with God | Part 1 Senior Pastor Keith StewartJanuary 4, 2026Some of the deepest spiritual pain isn't simply what happens to us—it's what we thought God would do and didn't. When expectations collide with reality, disappointment isn't far behind. This Sunday we're starting a new series: “Expectation vs. Reality.” We'll talk honestly about disappointment with God—where it comes from, what it reveals about what we really believe, and how that disappointment can either spiral into discouragement… or become the doorway to deeper faith and healing. If you're carrying questions, confusion, or a heavy heart—you're not alone. And you don't have to pretend. If you know someone who's walking through a hard season, feel free to share this with them.”Discussion Questions 1. Expectations reveal themselves in pain - “Expectations are never apparent until they're unfulfilled.” Where in your life right now are unmet expectations creating disappointment—and what might that disappointment be revealing about what you truly believe (about God, yourself, or life)? 2. Stealth expectations - Brené Brown calls them “stealth expectations”—the expectations we don't even know we have. What are some “silent contracts” you've placed on God or other people (unspoken demands like “You should know,” “This shouldn't happen,” “I don't deserve this”)? How have those shaped resentment or shame? 3. The spiral of disappointment - Disappointment can move toward discouragement → disillusionment → depression → defeat.Where have you seen that progression at work in your own life (or someone close to you)? What are the early warning signs that tell you you're slipping into that spiral? 4. Sorting cause and blame - The message challenged “blueprint theology” and victim-blaming, and explored the nature of life (broken world), people (sin and freedom), and God (His heart breaks first). Which of those categories helps you most right now—and which one is hardest for you to accept emotionally? 5. God can handle the truth - The Psalms give us language for honest lament, anger, confusion, and grief—without pretending. What emotions do you most struggle to bring to God (anger, fear, disappointment, sadness, doubt)? What would it look like this week to pray more like a lament psalm—honest, unfiltered, and trusting? 6. Disorientation as a doorway - Brueggemann's pattern: orientation → disorientation → reorientation. Where would you say you are in that cycle right now? What might “reorientation” look like for you—not necessarily a quick fix, but a deeper, truer relationship with God in the middle of your disappointment?

Word of Life Church Podcast
"This Light from the Child in the Darkness"

Word of Life Church Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2026 44:17


The story of the Wise Men from the East led by a star to worship the Christ child is one of the most enchanting stories in the gospel. And for two thousand years this story has fascinated artists of all kinds—painters and poets, composers and writers.

Super Marcato Bros. Video Game Music Podcast
Guest Host Takeover: Shredder's Revenge & Absolum

Super Marcato Bros. Video Game Music Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2026


 It's Guest Host Takeover time!! 4 mystery hosts spotlight on 2 incredible and very different recent beat-em-up soundtracks: TMNT- Shredder's Revenge & Absolum! Enjoy!

Word of Life Church Podcast
Incarnation Is Salvation

Word of Life Church Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2025 44:17


Incarnation is salvation. The moment the Word became flesh and joined the human race, salvation for humanity was guaranteed. Everything connected with this would have to play out in due course—a human life, death upon a cross, resurrection on the third day—but salvation for the human race was guaranteed the moment Mary said, “Be it unto me according to your word.” With the birth of Jesus, humanity would no longer be founded in Adam but founded in Christ. Incarnation is salvation.

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The Spirit of Prophecy

Word of Life Church Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2025 44:17


In 735 BC Isaiah gave a prophecy to king Ahaz about a young woman giving birth to a boy called Immanuel—a prophecy that seemed to be fulfilled with the birth of Hezekiah and the destruction of Aram and Samaria. But there was to be a much deeper fulfillment of this prophecy—as deep as Sheol, as high as heaven—because the testimony of JESUS is the spirit of prophecy.

Super Marcato Bros. Video Game Music Podcast

In this ROCKING episode, Karl & Will celebrate the incredible music of both Hades 1 & 2, by Darren Korb! Featuring a killer playlist hand-picked by the 4 biggest Hades fans in the marcato discord!

Word of Life Church Podcast
Messiah As He Is

Word of Life Church Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2025 44:17


It's very hard to take Messiah as he is, when you have your own expectations of what Messiah is supposed to do. But Advent is about waiting. So while we're waiting on the world to be saved, let's take Christ as he is and not to make him do something or be something that isn't Christlike.

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The Root of Jesse

Word of Life Church Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2025 32:05


The royal monarchy of Judah was established by David, the youngest son of Jesse. But after two and a half centuries the Davidic monarchy was mostly a regime of corrupt kings. That's when Isaiah foresees a shoot, a branch, a new root from the line of Jesse who will be the sevenfold Spirit-anointed king who establishes righteousness and justice.

Super Marcato Bros. Video Game Music Podcast
Rebroadcast: Zelda: A Link to the Past

Super Marcato Bros. Video Game Music Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2025


For this "Rebroadcast", Karl & Will share their episode originally released way back in July of 2014- "Zelda: A Link to the Past (#122)!" Enjoy this blast from the past, where the guys took an in-depth look at the legendary SNES score!

Word of Life Church Podcast
Waiting on Christmas with Isaiah: Mount Messiah

Word of Life Church Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2025 31:22


The Hebrew prophets were poets of profound imagination. Poetry was their medium for pronouncing judgment and for offering visions of hope. The Hebrew prophets were not pragmatists or political activiststhey were Spirit-inspired poets possessed with prophetic imagination. They could imagine a world that did not yet exist, but one they believed would come. And the among the greatest of the Hebrew poet-prophets is Isaiah son of Amoz.

Super Marcato Bros. Video Game Music Podcast
Nintendo Month '25: Mario Kart World Part 2

Super Marcato Bros. Video Game Music Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2025


Part 2! Karl, Will & Marty once again spotlight on the incredible score to Mario Kart World! This time, they focus on the phenomenal remixes. There's really something for everyone here. Enjoy!