Faith First

Pr. Craig shares an inspiring quote from the astronauts traveling to the dark side of the moon who tell us that Jesus is with them in their darkness and will be with us on the other side when light dawns and will be with all of us no matter what darkness we face today.

Pr. Steve talks about the power of Jesus' speaking Mary's name after raising from the dead on Easter Sunday. He says the re-connection between them is the crescendo of the story and is the same for us when Christ speaks our name.

Pr. Craig gives us the behind-the-scenes theology represented in our purple paraments and other artwork in the sanctuary as Christ makes his journey from Palm Sunday to the empty tomb of Easter in a great act of love for the world.

For our milestone 150th episode, Pastors Steve, Craig & Katie spend the entire time talking with each other about their 5 most memorable moments in ministry together over 90 years of collective service to the church. 

Pr. Craig & Pr. Steve talk about your reactions to our Wednesday worship & concert series while Pr. Steve ponders if we are asking the right questions in this week's scripture of the man born blind.

Pr. Craig draws a comparison with the woman at the well and how God uses us as broken vessels to hold so much more than water! Meanwhile Pr. Katie shares how Jesus notices the same woman with radical inclusivity and ponders that perhaps we are called to notice people as well so they feel seen, heard, loved and included.

Pr. Steve takes us inside one of the most well-known scriptures in the world, John 3:16, and helps us see it with new eyes. We break it down word for word and discover what it might mean for us today.

As we enter into our Lenten series "Conversations with Jesus" Pr. Steve teaches us that God gets things going with the first word on Ash Wednesday while Pr. Katie opens her heart around the upcoming scriptures.

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Pr. Brian Scott of Lutheran World Relief tells some inspiring stories of how the light of church of Christ is growing and shinning into dark places. Likewise Pr. Craig unravels a mountaintop experience with Jesus that helps light our way into the valley below.