This week we will focus on Mark 14-16, including the added endings to Mark's Gospel.

The reflection questions we will use to think about these chapter are:

You can follow along with the daily readings at https://sites.google.com/view/oakton-cob-mark-readthrough/home 

Popculture loves a good sacrifice and resurrection story? But how do they compare to the sacrifice and resurrection of Jesus? During this Holy Week, our Popcorn with the Pastors feature will look at movies and books that feature a death and resurrection to see how the are similar and different from the theology of the cross.

This week we will focus on Mark 11:12-13:37.

The reflection questions we will use to think about these chapter are:

You can follow along with the daily readings at https://sites.google.com/view/oakton-cob-mark-readthrough/home 

This week we will focus on Mark 9:1-11:11.

The reflection questions we will use to think about these chapter are:

You can follow along with the daily readings at https://sites.google.com/view/oakton-cob-mark-readthrough/home 

This week we will focus on Mark 4-8.

The reflection questions we will use to think about these chapter are:

You can follow along with the daily readings at https://sites.google.com/view/oakton-cob-mark-readthrough/home 

Were you like us and felt a whole range of emotions when the feet washing commercial by the organization "He Gets Us" aired during the Super Bowl? Join Audrey, Tim, Nathan, and Andy for this conversation as we break down some of the reaction to the commercial. While we give no clear cut answer, the dialogue is worth engaging.

Let's dive in to the beginning of Mark's Gospel together. This week we will focus on Mark 1-3.

The reflection questions we will use to think about these chapter are:

You can follow along with the daily readings at https://sites.google.com/view/oakton-cob-mark-readthrough/home

What is the season of Lent and how might you engage it this year? Well, you are invited to join our congregation in a read-through of the Gospel of Mark. We will be exploring Mark in our podcast throughout Lent and this week we give you a taste of the overall themes and lens of Mark's Gospel. If you'd like to follow along with our read-through, you can access the reading plan and scriptures at https://sites.google.com/view/oakton-cob-mark-readthrough/home.

Video Games is a growing industry. What is a faithful relationship with video games? What should we be concerned about? What might be good about video games? Join us for this Popcorn with the Pastors feature as we explore this topic.

So what do you do when life throws you a curveball. Do you resign to your fate or leave behind your faith? There is a third way. One that requires adjusting your swing. In this episode we talk about what tools we can use when we are thrown a curveball and yet still desire to make contact with the ball. Using these themes, we consider how we might address a particular curveball, Artificial Intelligence.