Welcome to today’s A Critical Faith Podcast from First Presbyterian Church in Lincoln, Nebraska a place

Where faith is nurtured

Curiosity is encouraged

Diversity is welcomed and all are loved.

And now, here’s today’s podcast

Welcome to today’s A Critical Faith Podcast from First Presbyterian Church in Lincoln, Nebraska a place

Where faith is nurtured

Curiosity is encouraged

Diversity is welcomed and all are loved.

And now, here’s today’s podcast

Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness. Desmond Tutu

As we begin the season of advent this week focuses on hope and what the looks like in our lives after an exhausting year and during a season of celebration that our redeemer came to be with us.

That’s what we will discuss on today’s A Critical Faith podcast with pastor Sue Coller from First Presbyterian Church in Lincoln, NE.

Gratitude isn't just some vague, spiritual concept that only works if you believe it does -- there's actual science behind practicing a thankfulness.

With it being thanksgiving week we can actually experience some scientific reality….but can we?

What about people and or political parties and others who we don’t like or agree with…can we be thankful for them too?

It’s tough but it is also possible…let’s find out how on today’s a Critical Faith podcast with Pastor Sue Coller from First Presbyterian church in Lincoln, Ne.

It is said that we can live for 40 days without food, 4 days without water, 4 minutes without air….be we can only live 4 seconds without hope.

We all need hope and we need it now.

So let’s get some hope from today’s A Critical Faith Podcast with Pastor Sue Coller from First Presbyterian Church in Lincoln, ne

Here now is Pastor Sue

Websters dictionary defines community as a place that provides a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.

"the sense of community that organized religion can provide"

Well, is that really happening in today’s Christian environments or churches?

There are dates and times that that church celebrates every year…one of them is reformation Sunday…but the real question is this: Why should I care about something that happened so long ago and how does that impact me being a Christ follower?

Our word for today is ‘Kintsugi’….what does that have to do with being a Christ follower, great question and special guest speaker Stephen Griffith will unpack that for us on today’s a Critical Faith Podcast with.

A living, vibrant faith. What does that look and how do we live that out?

That's the subject on today's podcast. 

Adolfo Perez Esquivel said: "We cannot sow seeds with clenched fists. To sow we must open our hands."

We need to get some perspective on all of this and we will on today’s A Critical Faith podcast , here now is pastor Sue Coller.