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Chad and Jack go deep into chapter 7 this week as a follow up to the "Tears" sermon. Their conversations include iron maiden bible shenanigans  pericope Palm Branches Amen Building up Biblical Memory Johnny Cash reading the New Testament Chad scares people with Revelation Random Questions the location of the redeemed presuppositions we come into Revelation with parable of the sower little apocalyp...

Have you ever used a pair of binoculars or a scope? The first few times are tough. it's hard to focus on what you are watching. At first, I tried to start off with too much magnification, and I learned it was easiest to back off all the way and zoom in only if needed. Revelation is like this. It's really easy to focus on one tiny thing and miss everything around it. That leads us to some pretty ja...

Chad and Jack have a conversation about Revelation 5, the makeup of the throne room, and why we aren't really chasing rabbits. We also talk about ; Apocalypse Playlists Armored Caravans The Office Why streaming television is like reading Revelation How has the church read Revelation in the past?  Worthy? Waynes World death to the world. The last true rebellion Creating a people of belonging #rever...

When I was in college I finally got an interview for a job I'd been wanting since high school. I got through the initial phone call and had the chance to sit down with a manager of Gadzooks. You remember, the late 90's/early 20's store that was the pinnacle of alt-culture? Yeah, I actually wanted to work there. For everyone who tried to be different during that era, it was the place to be. We didn...

Chad and Jack are back together for a follow-up conversation on Revelation 4's sermon "center". If you want to go back and check out the Sermon Preview and audio, you can find it at wearefoundry.com.    Alladin is a post-apocalyptic movie Chad's theory about Dirty Dancing and Red Dawn Jamie Smith " You are what you love"  Greg Beale "We Become What We worship"  Big conversation on Worship the supe...

What is at the center of your life? One of the easiest ways to find is to look at two things. Your bank account and your schedule. You have probably heard this befoe, but where I think the illustration falls apart (and actually begins to make even more sense) is how few of us actually do a good job keeping up with these two things. We might sit down occasionally, but many people live a life that r...

Each week, Jack and Chad get together to have a follow-up conversation about the previous weeks sermon. We are jumping off into our conversation about Revelation 1:4-8 Mad Max references. Multiple jack has pages of questions. pages Even more mad max references. And even more.  The title of the sermon.  why Chad was absolutely terrified of Revelation and how Chad challenged that fear.  If we don/t...

I'm excited about kicking off this series on Revelation. I think it is one of the least read and most misunderstood books of scripture. If you missed my video on my wild Revelation story and why I think the book matters, check it out on our Facebook. In short, Revelation matters because it is part of scripture. We get the beginning and the end, and we don't talk nearly enough about the end. We let...

Worship gets a little iffy. We have a hard time defining it. For some folks, it means singing out loud in front of random friends and strangers. (#allthenopes). Other people might just use it as a generic term for "church". So what is really going on when we worship? Is there a bigger point to this besides loud music and awkward public singing? Yep.  And we are going to talk about why worship matt...

What's the deal with the Devil?  We touched on that a little this past Sunday, but we want to get a little bigger of a look. So Chad sits down with JR Forasteros , a pastor at Catalyst Rowlett in Dallas. He is the author of Empathy for the Devil, a fantastic look at the motivation behind antagonists in scripture.  So we dig into the Biblical identity for the Devil/Satan, what a timeline for his fa...

What does it mean to really belong?    This week, Chad shares a message from 1 Peter 2:9-10. It's about what it means to be chosen by God and how it offers us a belonging wildly different from that of the world. 

What does it mean to be good? What does it mean to be dependable? While those questions sound like the start of a job interview, they are also questions each of us asks in our own hearts. We ask them of others, we ask them of ourselves as we internalize our relationships, we project them onto the people who can guide us or simply create a better way forward. In essence, it all comes back to the id...

What does it mean for something to really be great? I've been thinking about it over the last few weeks, and one of the things I slowly realized were many of my initial answers weren't great for anyone but me. Does that truly make it great, or just personally beneficial? Great things tend to have a bigger impact than us having a personal win. We've been throwing around the phrase "even greater thi...

As we continue our series of Even Greater Things conversations, Chad talks with Angie Nicholson. Angie and her family were part of Foundry at the very beginning. We talk about the big role a church plays in the life of a family and how our relationship with space and environment is part of our ministry.  Our conversation includes:  Why the Nicholson's were willing to uproot for Church.  Why being...

Have you ever experienced fear of missing out? (#FOMO). It's the emotion that keeps us up late at night with friends, out early in a boat running to a mallard hole, taking late night drives home from concerts or events, and making sure our kids have the experiences we feel they need. Missing out can be a big thing. But it doesn't just apply to having fun. It's part of school and work. We don't wan...

So how do churches build buildings? That's the question we are talking about today with Jamie Champagne. Jamie and his wife Missie have been part of Foundry since our launch and he holds the record for most time served in our setup crew.  Jamie and Chad talk about; Jesus' senior picture and awesome church furniture. Why Jamie believes in serving.  Why being IN church matters on Sunday.  The way th...

What is the hardest thing you have ever had to do? I can make a pretty interesting lift. Once I had to move a 400lb or so locked motorized wheelchair about 30 feet. It was almost impossible. Mentally, that is a different story. I would almost rather stay in the physical realm than think of the mental and emotional places I have had to be in at times. Impossibility is interesting. It's one of the b...

As our whole church moves towards our campaign "Even Greater Things", we want to take the time and hear stories of what people are excited about, the memories we have of how we got to where we are, and where we believe Jesus is leading us in the future.  In this episode, Chad sits down with Molly Masters. Molly has worked for Foundry for the last several years and is deeply involved in all of the...

Have you ever had the chance to meet someone famous? Did you freak out a little, or did you go right up to them? Isn't it funny how we clam up a little when we see someone? This week, we are looking at the story of a man who went through a bunch to meet Jesus. We find the story in the gospel of Luke. Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar 35 As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind beggar was sitting beside the r...

In the spring of the year, when kings normally go out to war, David sent Joab and the Israelite army to fight the Ammonites. They destroyed the Ammonite army and laid siege to the city of Rabbah. However, David stayed behind in Jerusalem. When was the last time you remember being a stranger? Sometimes I enjoy it. Going to a movie by yourself or sitting down at a bookstore to read a book isn't that...

Think of your favorite family story. The ones you love to tell. They brag about your family, show how awesome, smart or funny they are. You might have super awesome sentimental stories to share or some wild story about forgotten and found love. Then you have the other stories. The ones you don't talk about. When you heard about them, your parents told you to not talk about it. Sometimes, we were t...