Matt and Aaron talk about what they're going to be exploring (along with the Reverend Dr. Kevin Adams) this Spring as they look at his new book Living Under Water: Baptism as a Way to Life.

Join us in reading the book and check out Chapter 1 so you are ready for our upcoming conversation.

It is Curious Church’s almost-annual Christmas episode as we ring in the season with Our List and the very traditional Curious Christmas Quiz. There’s very little that’s serious in this feast of an episode, so sit back, grab a mug of hot cocoa and enjoy the jollification.

A big thanks to the Reverend Dr. Kevin Adams and new guest of the podcast Amy Langle for joining Aaron and Matt for the merriment.

In this episode, the Reverend Dr. Kevin Adams joins Aaron and Matt to explore what it means to hope in a season where the goal posts seem to be endlessly shifting. They discuss the difference between hope and optimism, the relationship between our hopes in science and our hope in God and much more. Plus, a wide ranging and very diverse segment of things we like in “I Like It.”

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Dr. Libby Backfish joins Aaron and Matt for a conversation about online worship. You’ll hear honest wrestling with honoring the good and the gift of technology while also trying to process the compelling need for us to gather together in-person. If that’s not enough to entice you to dive in, you’ll also hear unexpected discussions of time zones and a special segment called “Eat a Green Thing.”

Want to write in and share some of your own reflections about online worship? Email us at [email protected].

In this episode, Kyu joins Matt and Aaron to talk about community and its various dimensions. They talk about the ways that even during a pandemic, community deepens through people sharing more openly, and through shared experiences and touchstones. But they also talk about the ways that formative communities have suffered and the challenge of returning to a life sacrificed for others.

Plus, they share some things they like!

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Aaron and Matt begin exploring our question for the Fall by discussing what it means to honestly name the pandemic season as a loss and how grieving those losses can help shape us. They discuss the loneliness of the season, some concrete losses they have experienced in church life as well as the way Psalm 13 can help us hold these realities in tension with the hope of God's love. Plus, there's still room for some fun as they discuss cooking, beefs (and beef) and Matt gets a little too vulnerable.

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