Together 4 Good: Making Sense of Life and Faith

In this PRAYER AND STUDY episode, we take time to dwell deeply in God's Word.

Through readings, reflections, prayers, and music we will meditate on Psalm 8.  Take 15 quiet minutes to pray, study, and grow in your sense of God's activity in your life and the world around you.

In this episode, Pastor Nate talks with his friend, Father Joseph Wolyniak.  Joseph is the Associate Rector at Christ Church Denver, an Episcopal congregation right around the corner from Bethany Lutheran Church.   Joseph has a strong interest in the Church Fathers, those early Christian writers, and pastors who guided the church in its infancy.  Joseph shares his passion for these writings and explains why others might be interested in these works.  

The assigned Gospel reading for this coming Sunday (6/20) is Mark 4:35-41.  In this episode, Pastor Nate takes us through the finer details of this story of Jesus calming the sea and explains how this passage plays an important role in the longer narrative that Mark is unfolding in his Gospel.  

In this episode, Pastor Nate has an extended conversation with his friend Abby Johnson.  Abby is a recent graduate of United Lutheran Seminary, earning a Master of Divinity degree with a concentration in Environmental Theology.  Abby shares her understanding of this specialized theology and how her life experiences led her to connect her love of nature with the very character of God.  

This episode is a recording of the sermon from 6/6/21 preached by Pastor Nate.  It is based on Mark 3:20-35.

In this episode, Pastor Nate sits down with his long-time friend Tyler Hauger.  Tyler is the Information and Project Advisor at The Karibu Foundation in Oslo, Norway.  Tyler talks to us about the strange road that led him to this work and the ways that our life of faith is inherently connected to lifting up the voices of the vulnerable.  

In preparation for this Sunday's sermon, Pastor Nate shares a deep dive on Mark 3:20-35.  This will be the Gospel reading for Sunday 6/6/21 - so listen here first in preparation for Sunday's sermon! 

In this episode, Pastor Nate sits down with his longtime friend, Dr Tim Snyder to talk about famous Lutheran theologian and martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Listen in to learn about this important figure and how his life and writings relate to our daily walk of faith.