Riverview Conversations

Phil, Ross, and Jason continue through the Gospel of Mark, exploring Jesus’ surprising definition of greatness. In Mark 9:30–50, Jesus turns the disciples’ ambitions upside down—calling them to serve others, welcome the overlooked, take sin seriously, and live at peace with one another. The conversation also examines Jesus’ challenging words about Gehenna, unquenchable fire, and what they reveal about judgment and the cost of following Jesus.

How do we hear God’s voice—in the pages of Scripture and in the quiet moments of everyday life?

In this episode of Riverview Conversations, Shonna joins us to talk about hearing God through the Bible and that “still, small voice.” Through personal stories and thoughtful conversation, she helps us see a God who is present, attentive, and actively involved in the lives of His children.

Join us for an encouraging conversation about listening for God, and making room to pay attention to Him.

In this conversation Jason and Phil consider the transfiguration of Jesus and the young man that Jesus healed afterwards.

How does the Seventh-day Adventist Church make decisions—and where does your voice fit in? Jason and Shonna reflect on their experience as delegates to the North Pacific Union constituency meeting. They explore church structure, shared resources, younger voices in leadership, and discussions about organizational change and women’s ordination—all through the lens of prayer, respectful disagreement, and shared mission.

Jason and Phil discuss the 2nd time Jesus feeds a large crowd, the healing of a deaf man, and a conversation with the disciples about how they allow their thoughts to be influenced by the powerful and the religiously pious. Join us for a conversation about Mark 8:1-21.

Phil J joins Jason for a first reading in a new series of stories. This one is about The Woman at the Well.

In Mark 7:24–37, Jesus heals a Gentile woman’s daughter and a deaf man who could barely speak. Jason and Phil discuss faith, persistence, healing, and how these stories reveal Jesus’ compassion reaching beyond cultural and religious boundaries.

In this episode of Riverview Conversations, Jason and Phil discuss Mark 7:1–23, where Jesus confronts the religious leaders over their traditions and redefines what truly makes a person unclean. The problem, Jesus explains, is not primarily what enters the body, but what comes from the human heart.

Together, they explore the tension between religious customs and God’s commands, the purpose of spiritual practices, and Jesus’ call to genuine inward transformation.

In this episode of Riverview Conversations, Phil and Jason explore the closing scenes of Mark 6:45-56 — Jesus walking on the sea, and healing the sick at Gennesaret.

These events reveal Jesus’ compassion, provision, and authority. We also discuss the disciples’ fear and “hardened hearts”—and what their experience teaches us about recognizing and trusting Christ amid scarcity, exhaustion, and uncertainty.

Phil and Jason explore the story of the death of John the Baptist in Mark 6:14-29.