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Episode 85: Virtue Series - Love & Adoption

In this episode, we focus on adoption as a unique part of the Christian virtue of love, and hear from members of our community who have experienced the impact of adoption and fostering in their own lives.

Episode 84: How to Handle Another Thing Breaking

Dave Lomas revisits the Serenity Prayer as we enter the sixth month of shelter-in-place when things don’t seem to be getting any better.

Strangely Dim: Struggle & Faith

Dave Lomas teaches from Matthew 15:21-28 on what faith looks like in a world of pain and desperation, especially when God doesn’t act in ways you’d expect.

Teaching slides available at https://bit.ly/3gDQ3U4

Video version of this teaching available at https://vimeo.com/452643154

This teaching is part of our series "Strangely Dim." As the old hymn goes, we “turn our eyes upon Jesus” and “look full in His wonderful face.” And in doing so, we hope to become less overwhelmed by all the brokenness around us and more energized to carry out Christ’s work of renewal in the world.

Episode 83: Virtue Series - Radical Forgiveness

In this episode, through the lens of two real-life stories, we highlight the important practice of forgiveness that we are called to as Christ-followers.

Episode 82: Creating Your Garden

David McKinney follows up on Sunday's teaching, "Jesus & the Garden," with some practical applications on creating your own garden and finding intimacy with Jesus.

Strangely Dim: Jesus & the Garden

Tobi Grunick teaches from Luke 21:37 on Jesus’ intentional rhythm of spending time in the Garden of Gethsemane and the invitation for us to have environments for deeper rest and connection.

At the end of this teaching, Tobi reads a prayer by Dietrich Bonhoeffer in German; find the English version below:

“O God, early in the morning I cry to you.
Help me to pray and to concentrate my thoughts on you;
I can’t do this alone. In me there’s darkness,
But with you there’s light; I’m lonely, but you don’t leave me;
I’m feeble in heart, but with you there’s help;
I’m restless, but with you there’s peace.
In me there’s bitterness, but with you there’s patience;
I don’t understand your ways, but you know the way for me.
O Heavenly Father, I praise and thank you for rest in the night;
I praise and thank you for this new day;
I praise and thank you for all your goodness
and faithfulness throughout my life.
You have granted me many blessings;
Now let me also accept what’s hard from your hand.
You will lay on me no more than I can bear.
You make all things work together for good for your children.
Lord Jesus Christ, You were poor and in distress,
a captive and forsaken as I am.
You know all man’s troubles;
You abide with me when all men fail me;
You remember and seek me;
It’s your will that I should know you and turn to you.
Lord, I hear your call and follow; help me.
O Holy Spirit, give me faith that will protect me.
From despair, from passions, and from vice;
Give me such love for God and men
as will blot out all hatred and bitterness;
Give me the hope that will deliver me
from fear and faint-heartedness. 
Teach me to see Jesus and to do his will.
Amen.”
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Teaching slides available at https://bit.ly/2CQJGiw

Video version of this teaching at https://vimeo.com/450283990

This teaching is part of our series "Strangely Dim." As the old hymn goes, we “turn our eyes upon Jesus” and “look full in His wonderful face.” And in doing so, we hope to become less overwhelmed by all the brokenness around us and more energized to carry out Christ’s work of renewal in the world.

Episode 81: Virtue Series - Put on Love

Jessica Gracewski reflects on the virtue of love, and Dave Lomas has a conversation with Preston Sprinkle on loving our enemies.

Preston is a Biblical scholar, professor, speaker, and bestselling author of books such as "Fight: A Christian Case for Non-Violence."

Praying for our Enemies, from the "Book of Common Prayer:"

O God, the Father of all, whose Son commanded us to love our enemies: Lead them and us from prejudice to truth; deliver them and us from hatred, cruelty, and revenge; and in your good time enable us all to stand reconciled before you; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Episode 80: Further Thoughts on Meaning in Suffering

Dave Lomas checks in and reflects a little bit more on Sunday’s teaching about suffering as a pathway of our discipleship to Jesus.

Strangely Dim: The Lord of Weakness

Dave Lomas teaches from Mark 8:27-37 on the differences between the Jesus of our own making and the real Jesus who calls us into radical discipleship.

Teaching slides available at https://bit.ly/3atiFyd

Video version available at https://vimeo.com/448367165

This teaching is part of our series "Strangely Dim." As the old hymn goes, we “turn our eyes upon Jesus” and “look full in His wonderful face.” And in doing so, we hope to become less overwhelmed by all the brokenness around us and more energized to carry out Christ’s work of renewal in the world.

Episode 79: Virtue Series - Virtue, A History

Dave Lomas and Matt Barrios have a conversation on the history of virtue.