Ponder Anew Podcast

Wrapping up (get it, for Christmas, wrapping...) the mini-Series here on Christmas and Advent songs, we turn to a lesser known carol, "Prepare the Royal Highway."  A reflection on the Christmas' terrible love affair with paganism, the Gospel of Mark's haunting intro and Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem on a donkey.

This week we consider "Silent Night" -- It was, of course, as it is always is, requested.   The making of this beloved hymn is in itself a "Hallmark Christmas" story.  But was the real Christmas story quite so "Hallmarky"?

The people have spoken:  They want to hear about O Holy Night.  This beautiful hymn has quite a powerful history!

We kick off a new season of the podcast.  For the next few weeks we will be looking at various Christmas (or Advent) hymns.  For each one, we will look at the Scripture behind the song, using this as an avenue to ponder anew the story of Jesus' birth.

For the first week, we will look at one of the oldest hymns we have:  Savior of the Nations Come (Veni Redemptor Gentium).  We will pair this with the intro to John's Gospel and reflect on inviting others into the mystery of Jesus' birth.

As we've been journeying with Joseph and his family this fall, the children in our congregation have been doing a podcast, led by Deacon Emily Myallis.

In this final episode of "Whaddaya know Joe" the kids talk about forgiveness and God working things out for the best.

We wrap up the season on Joseph.  It all ends well -- peace in the family, peace in the heart of Joseph and peace in the world.

A reflection on reconcilation.

We continue hosting the "Whaddaya Know Joe" podcast out of this channel.  In Episode 4, the kids discuss candy, glasses...and what does it mean to change!

In this episode, we look at the transformation of Judah.  What did it take for God to transform Judah?  What does the transformed life look like?

In this episode, Deacon Emily invites the kids into some deeper reflection on the week's theme:  resilience.

(This is a children's podcast that is being launched through this podcast channel during this season of Joseph)

Finally, the story starts to go Joseph's way!!  The podcast ends with a reflection on overcoming challenges; but first, a lengthy aside on what we mean by "God saves."