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Mindful Mornings: Week 7 4-14-22

"Caution" Sign Posts: Week 6 Rev. Tasha Blackburn Palm Sunday Sanctuary Worship 4-10-22

Pastor Tasha has a conversation with Elly Gibbons on her life of faith in seven questions. The two cover topics of loss, moving forward, and roosters made of bread.

Mindful Mornings: Week 6 Lenten Worship 4-7-22

This week, Phil and Rebekah discuss Thomas Merton's spiritual classic, "The Seven Storey Mountain."  Distilling a 460 page book into a 30 minute podcast takes some doing, so don't expect a thorough discussion of the book as a whole. Instead, we will talk about the ways in which some of Merton's ideas about the Christian life are relevant (or not) to us.  How do we live comfortable yet fa...

"Rest Area" Sign Posts: Week 5 Rev. Tasha Blackburn Sanctuary Worship 4-3-22

Mindful Mornings: Week 5 Lenten Worship 3-31-22

What on earth is going on?  If it seems like everything in the world is in tumult and that dramatic change continues to roll over us in waves, then fear not, Phyllis Tickle tells us we are not crazy because big change is happening. Her book, "The Great Emergence," asserts that the Church is in the midst of once-every-500 year revolution.  In this podcast, Phil and Rebekah give a brief ov...

"Yield!" Sign Posts: Week 4 Rev. Carol Clark Sanctuary Worship 3-27-22

Mindful Mornings: Week 4 Lenten Worship 3-24-22

"Scenic Overlook" Rev. Tasha Blackburn Sanctuary Worship 3-20-22

Pastor Tasha has a conversation with Merelyn Aubrey about her faith from suburban Hunter, Arkansas, to now.

Mindful Mornings: Week 3 Lenten Worship 3-17-22

During the season of Lent Phil will be reading a book a week about faith.  This week, he reports on The Pilgrim's Compass by Paul Lang.  Together with special guest Rebekah Martin, Phil talks about thinking about our faith as a pilgrimage or journey.  Phil and Rebekah also talk about the tools we have for the journey, the ways we encounter God in our lives, and the ways in which our...

"Stop" Sign Posts: Week 2 Rev. Phillip Blackburn Sanctuary Worship 3-13-22

Ed shares his faith with Tasha in seven questions or less.

Mindful Mornings: Week 2 Lenten Worship 3-10-22

This is it!  The Ten Commandments pod wraps up with a conversation about coveting.  We are told not to covet our neighbor's house, wife, donkey, ox, land or anything else.  Seems simple enough, yet, as always, getting to the heart of the commandment takes some work and asks some difficult questions of believers.  Join Phil and Ken as they look into coveting, neighbors and...fam...

"Turn Around" Sign Posts: Week 1 Rev. Tasha Blackburn Sanctuary Worship 3-6-22 www.1pres.org/giving

This week, Tasha and Phil talk about how we can process the stories and images we are seeing from the tragic war in Ukraine.  How do we, as Christians, spiritually respond?  How should we shape our prayers?  Is there anything we can do?  Please join us for this special edition of the 1 Pres Pod.  

Mindful Mornings: Week 1 Lenten Worship 3-3-22

Ash Wednesday Worship Rev. Phillip Blackburn March 2, 2022

Ken and Tasha discuss the commandment to not give false witness against your neighbor. Find out how this relates to courtrooms, vineyards, and…leprosy?

"Second Chances and Sheep" Love: Week 4 Rev. Phillip Blackburn Sanctuary Worship 2-27-22

Ken and Tasha discuss the commandment “do not steal”. Including what that has to do with wandering oxen and payday loans.