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  • Ministering to Muslim College Students in the U.K. (Ep. 29)

    On this episode of Second Look, Associate Pastor Dan Burns sits down to chat with former 2PC members Deanna and Adam Hoyt and current 2PC member Meghan Rintoul about their plans to move to the U.K. this Summer, where they’ll work with Campus Outreach building relationships and sharing the gospel with Muslim students in Birmingham, England.

    31 min
  • Sunday School Series: Making Time for My Neighbor (Ep. 28)

    In July of 2022, our church enjoyed a special Sunday School series called, “Everyone Within My Reach: From Strangers to Neighbors to Friends.” Tune in as we share each Sunday’s audio on the podcast. 

    On today’s episode, Todd Erickson teaches on prioritizing time to live missionally in our neighborhoods, and Lizy Wegener and Susan and Mark Warner discuss how they’ve sought to make time for their neighbor.  

    The series title is adapted from Rosaria Butterfield’s book, The Gospel Comes With a House Key.

    45 min
  • Sunday School Series: Hearing My Neighbor (Ep. 27)

    In July of 2022, our church enjoyed a special Sunday School series called, “Everyone Within My Reach: From Strangers to Neighbors to Friends.” Tune in as we share each Sunday’s audio on the podcast.

    On today’s episode, Todd Erickson teaches on building a gospel-centered community amidst differences, and Kathe Russell and Gaye Carter discuss how they’ve sought to hear their neighbor. 

    The series title is adapted from Rosaria Butterfield’s book, The Gospel Comes With a House Key.

    46 min
  • Everyone Within My Reach: Walking with My Neighbor (Ep. 26)

    In July of 2022, our church enjoyed a Sunday School series called, “Everyone Within My Reach: From Strangers to Neighbors to Family.” On this episode, Barton Kimbro teaches on cultivating relationships and connecting with the people God puts in our path, and Rong and Sheng Zou discuss how to be intentional in our connections with others.

    47 min
  • Everyone Within My Reach: Knowing My Neighbor (Ep. 25)

    In July of 2022, our church enjoyed a special Sunday School series called, “Everyone Within My Reach: From Strangers to Neighbors to Family.” Tune in the next few weeks as we share each Sunday’s audio on the podcast. On today’s episode, Barton Kimbro teaches on overcoming our habits and fears to reach those around us, and Julia and Seth Harkins discuss how they’ve followed Christ by seeking to know their neighbor. The series title is adapted from Rosaria Butterfield’s book, The Gospel Comes With a House Key.

    44 min
  • Page Turners: Book Talk from Our Library — Summer 2022 (Ep. 24)

    On this episode of Second Look, our Growing Place Library Coordinator Jennifer Wilson sits down for her annual book chat with 2PC member and avid reader, Lacey Moody. This year, they’re joined by fellow bookworm Merrill Skipworth, who works part-time in the Growing Place Library and, after many years as a member of 2PC, now belongs to one of our church plants, the Avenue Community Church. The list below features books recommended and mentioned in this episode, as well as other book- and media-related resources that Jennifer, Lacey, and Merrill suggest:

    Non-Fiction:

    • Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life by Tish Harrison Warren
    • Ten Words to Live By: Delighting in and Doing What God Commands by Jen Wilkin
    • Saints and Scoundrels in the Story of Jesus by Nancy Guthrie
    • Bomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explosives by Mary Laura Philpott
    • Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers by Dane Ortlund
    • A Gentle Answer: Our ‘Secret Weapon’ in an Age of Us Against Them by Scott Saults
    • Befriend: Create Belonging in an Age of Judgment, Isolation, and Fear by Scott Sauls
    • Saturate: Being Disciples of Jesus in the Everyday Stuff of Life by Jeff Vanderstelt
    • Gospel Fluency: Speaking the Truths of Jesus into the Everyday Stuff of Life by Jeff Vanderstelt
    • Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope by Easu McCaulley
    • The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World by John Mark Comer
    • Habits of Grace: Enjoying Jesus Through the Spiritual Disciplines by David Mathis
    • The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim DeFede
    • Good Apple: Tales of a Southern Evangelical in New York by Elizabeth Passarella
    • The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
    • The Jesus Storybook Bible: Every Story Whispers His Name by Sally Lloyd-Jones
    • Cover to Cover: The Story of the Eternal King from Genesis to Revelation by Jen Devine
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      Fiction:

      • The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline
      • A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline
      • The Rose Code by Kate Quinn
      • The Diamond Eye by Kate Quinn
      • Recitatif by Toni Morrison
      • The Finley Donovan Series by Elle Cosimano
      • The Maid by Nita Prose
      • So Many Beginnings: A Little Women Remix by Bethany C. Morrow
      • Meet Me in the Margins by Melissa Ferguson
      • Chasing Shadows by Lynn Austin
      • The Chronicles of the King Collection by Lynn Austin
      • The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jennfer
      • The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
      • The Mrs. Pollifax Series by Dorothy Gilman
      • 84 Charring Cross Road by Helen Hanff
      • This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
      • Peace Like a River by Leif Enger
      • Virgil Wander by Leif Enger
      • Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry
      • The Ragged Edge of Night by Olivia Hawker
      • The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
      • How to Stop Time by Matt Haig
      • Beach Read by Emily Henry
      • What You Wish For by Katherine Center
      • How to Walk Away by Katherine Center
      • The Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center
      • The Lost Husband by Katherine Center
      • Sensible Shoes: A Story about the Spiritual Journey by Sharon Garlough Brown
      • Kid’s and Family Fiction:

        • The Chronicles of Narnia Series by C.S. Lewis
        • The Marvellers by Dhonielle Clayton
        • The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place Series by Maryrose Wood
        • The Wingfeather Saga by Andrew Peterson
        • The Green Ember Series by S.D. Smith
        • The Wilderking Trilogy by Jonathon Rogers
        • A Place to Hang the Moon by Kate Albus
        • The Penderwicks Series by Jeanne Birdsall
        • The Great Brain Series by John D. Fitzgerald
        • All-of-a-Kind Family Series by Sydney Taylor
        • Voyage of the Sparrowhawk by Natasha Farrant
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          Other Resources Mentioned:

          • Follow The Growing Place Library on Instagram: @2pclibrary
          • Follow Lacey’s “bookstagram” account: @laceymoodyreads
          • Listening platforms: Scribd (“like Netflix for books”), Audible, Libby, Libro FM
          • Modern Mrs. Darcy (provides an annual summer reading guide)
          • Karen Swallow Prior: website & Instagram
          • Common Sense Media
          • From the Front Porch podcast
          • “Why Suffering Adults Need Children’s Books,” a Gospel Coaliation article by Quina Aragon
          • Corrie Ten Boom: A Faith Undefeated, a documentary on Amazon Prime
          • Cover to Cover: The Story of the Eternal King from Genesis to Revelation, a whole-Bible family devotional written by 2PC member Jen Devine
          • 56 min
          • Sermon Series: Major Meaning in the Minor Prophets (Ep. 23)

            In this episode, Josh Preston interviews senior pastor George Robertson about the series, "This is My Father's World: Ethics for Daily Living from the Minor Prophets." Although these twelve small books of the Bible contain only 67 chapters in totals,  in terms of their theological significance and relevance to our lives, there is nothing "minor" about them. Listen in as Pastor George demonstrates for us the value of digging in to this portion of God's Word.

            33 min
          • Church Planting in Taiwan with the McIntyres (Ep. 22)

            In this episode, World Missions pastor Dan Burns sits down with Thomas and Jennifer McIntyre, longtime missionaries to Taiwan, to hear about the challenges and joys of sharing Christ in a culture steeped in both idol and ancestral worship. Although Christians make up less than 1% of the population of the capital city, the McIntyres report that the Lord has raised up an indigenous Taiwanese pastor to assume leadership of the church they planted years ago, allowing them to move into a different part of Taiwan with even fewer Christians and an even greater need for missionaries dedicated to doing the long and slow, yet fruitful, work of evangelism.  

            Jennifer’s book: 
            Unbound

            The McIntyre’s missionary profile on the 2PC website:
            Thomas and Jennifer: Church Planters/Community Outreach in Taiwan

            24 min
          • Jesus, the Arts, and the Gospel’s Advance in Japan (Ep. 21)

            In this episode, World Missions pastor Dan Burns sits down with longtime missionary Roger Lowther to discuss how God is using creativity, culture, and the arts to reveal Himself to the Japanese people.

            From non-believing musicians coming to know the Lord through serving as worship leaders, to makeup artists gaining a deeper understanding of how their craft fits into the greater story God is telling, this conversation is a rich display of the multi-faceted nature of Jesus and the whole-life implications of following Him in faith.

            Roger’s Books:

            • The Broken Leaf
            • Aroma of Beauty 
            • Pippy the Piano and the Very Big Wave
            • Web Resources:

              • Roger's Website
              • Roger's Blog
              • Roger's Podcast
              • 24 min

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