The Local Church

This is an audio accompaniment for Scott Erickson's Stations in the Street artwork presented here.

Narration by Tracy Wilson and Brent Levy
Music by Alli Burks

Stations in the Street is a modern take on a traditional Good Friday Stations of the Cross experience. The Stations of the Cross began as a remembrance that pilgrims had when they were retracing Jesus' final steps in Jerusalem up to the hill where he was crucified. Wanting to share that experience with those who couldn't make the trip to Jerusalem, they created these local stations of meditation.

Between each scripture reading, you'll find a very brief interlude to allow the words to linger and invite reflection. It's a natural place to pause the audio should you need more time before moving to the next station.

We hope that this audio leads you toward reflection, meditation, and prayer — as we remember Jesus' betrayal by a friend, conviction in an unjust political system, and his execution at the hands of the state.

May this experience be a blessing to you as you lean into the heartache and hope of Holy Week.

To learn more about The Local Church, visit thelocalchurchpbo.org.

In this episode, Brent has a conversation with Zachary Horner on the power of the question, "What's going on right now?" Zach is a reporter at the Chatham News+Record, an avid reader, a curious questioner, and a natural storyteller.

Connect with Zach at on Twitter here, and you can subscribe to the Chatham News+Record here.

Books referenced: Beads by Rachael Brooks; Abba’s Child by Brennan Manning

Intro/Outro Music: "Wingspan" by Blue Dot Sessions

For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at [email protected].

To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts, give online here.

April 5, 2020

It’s Palm Sunday and week six of our Wilderness series for Lent. This week, we find ourselves in the middle — between palm and passion, and we wonder where we go from here.

Scripture: Matthew 21:1–11; Matthew 27:11–32
Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot Sessions

For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at [email protected].

To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts, give online here.

To make your commitment to The Local Church through our Everybody In 2020 initiative, click here.

Back with a new format for Lent, we hope that Ten Minutes Or Less is a faithful companion as you find yourself in the wilderness. May this scripture, reflection, and song help you experience the abiding presence of God — trusting that there is love where you are.

Scripture: John 11:1–6

Song: "Come to the River" by Housefires

For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too.

Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at [email protected].

Want to invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts? Give online here.

In this new podcast, Brent has a conversation with Tracy Wilson on the sustaining practice of gratitude. Tracy is an award-winning writer, a former journalist and broadcaster, and someone who has a knack for finding the extraordinary in the ordinary.

Tracy shares with Brent about how grateful living can be a sustaining practice in times of anxiety and uncertainty.

Connect with Tracy at her website here, and you can download her Gratitude Quick Start Guide here!

Intro/Outro Music: "Wingspan" by Blue Dot Sessions

For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at [email protected].

To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts, give online here.

March 29, 2020

It’s week five of our Wilderness series for Lent. This week, we hear the story of the raising of Lazarus and consider the ways this story speaks to our current experience in the time of COVID-19.

Scripture: John 11:1–45
Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot Sessions

For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at [email protected].

To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts, give online here.

To make your commitment to The Local Church through our Everybody In 2020 initiative, click here.

Back with a new format for Lent, we hope that Ten Minutes Or Less is a faithful companion as you find yourself in the wilderness. May this scripture, reflection, and song help you experience the abiding presence of God — trusting that there is love where you are.

Scripture: Psalm 23, featuring the voice talent of Tracy Wilson Gibson

Song: "House of God, Forever by Jon Foreman

For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too.

Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at [email protected].

Want to invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts? Give online here.

March 22, 2020

It’s week four of our Wilderness series — this week, digging into Psalm 23 and finding fresh meaning in familiar words.

Scripture: Psalm 23
Intro/Outro Music: "UpUpUp and Over" by Blue Dot Sessions

For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at [email protected].

To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts, give online here.

To make your commitment to The Local Church through our Everybody In 2020 initiative, click here.

In this new podcast, Brent has a conversation with Dr. Aaron Schott, assistant professor and attending physician at the UNC Medical Center, about the coronavirus, how he talks to his parents about it, the importance of social distancing, what his new normal is, and other things you need to know about COVID-19.

The UNC Coronavirus Hotline is 1-888-850-2684.

Intro/Outro Music: "Wingspan" by Blue Dot Sessions

For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too. Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at [email protected].

To invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts, give online here.

Back with a new format for Lent, we hope that Ten Minutes Or Less is a faithful companion as you find yourself in the wilderness. May this scripture, reflection, and song help you experience the abiding presence of God — trusting that there is love where you are.

Scripture: John 4:7–26

Song: "Front Porch" by Joy Williams

For more information about The Local Church, visit our website. We're also posting good stuff on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too.

Feedback? Questions? Comments? We'd love to hear it. Email Brent at [email protected].

Want to invest in what God's doing through The Local Church and help support these podcasting efforts? Give online here.