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This episode will give you, the listener, an opportunity to learn about some of the youth at St. Luke's. In today's episode, hear from Ella and Carissa Gruner and some of their favorite topics. Don't forget to continue the conversation at home, in the car, at work, or anywhere you can find someone to talk to! Thanks for walking with us! Support the show

In today's episode, meet some of the youth who are involved at St. Luke's! Dan and Shane are joined by the very charismatic youth, Ben Neumann and Tyler Griswold. Learn all about these two individuals and get a glimpse into the world of what it's like to be a teen in 2024. Don't forget to continue the conversation at home, in the car, at work, or anywhere you can find someone t...

Have you ever wondered what a comfort dog is or what goes into handling a comfort dog? Well, in today's episode, we will be diving into those exact questions! Don't forget to continue the conversation at home, in the car, at work, or anywhere you can find someone to talk to! Thanks for walking with us! Support the show

As we wrap our series, Kids in Church, Dan and Shane process this idea of having benchmarks or milestones in our walk of faith. As babies, toddlers, children, and teens come into the church, what should their expectations be? In this episode, we dive into some goals kids can have and the importance of starting children in a church from the youngest of ages. Don't forget to continue the conver...

The early years of an infant can be very formational for that child. The experiences they are exposed to will shape their impressions and knowledge of the world. In today's episode, Pastor Dan and Shane dive into the importance of children in church and ways we can think and pray about this topic. Book references: Peculiar Speech: Preaching to the Baptized Book by William Henry Willimon &...

Odds are if you've attended a church service, the church you attended likely had some standard procedure for parents with a child or children. Whether the kids are infants, toddlers, young, or youth, that church has made a decision on whether those kids will be in church with the parents, in Sunday school, in childcare, in a nursery, or maybe even in a "kids church" during the time...

We'd like to give an enormous THANK YOU to everyone who considered and helped contribute towards our Forward Together campaign. With the total amount of the campaign funds put towards the St. Luke's mortgage, we will save over $80,000 in interest alone. So, thank you so much for your sacrifices and trust in us as we move forward together for the mission of Christ. Also, join us in this e...

As Pastor Dan and Shane continue our Advent series, Christmas is for Kids and Christmas is for Adults, we look into memories of snow days. Don't forget to continue the conversation at home, in the car, at work, or anywhere you can find someone to talk to! Thanks for walking with us! Support the show

"Nostalgia is a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations." - Oxford Languages We've all been there during the Christmas time when something your senses experience takes you back to a Christmas moment or holiday memory from your past. There's something almost magical about nostalgia when it overtakes...

In this episode, Brenda joins Pastor David and Pastor Dan, continuing the conversation about their experiences and perspectives on giving financial support as a discipline, an act of worship, and a mutual commitment to one another. https://stlukes-church.churchcenter.com/giving Don't forget to continue the conversation at home, in the car, at work, or anywhere you can find someone to talk to!...

The Holy Spirit calls us to faith in Jesus with one another. “I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.” We are called Forward Together. We look forward in hope to what God has promised and will accomplish, and we walk forward together. Our unity is in Christ: “from whom t...

Join Cinderella and Prince Topher as they go behind the scenes and between the lines to talk about the upcoming St. Luke's production of Rodgers' and Hammerstein's Cinderella (2013 Broadway Version). Listen as we dive deeper into the story that we all know and love.  Watch the show before it's too late! Get your tickets here: https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/77309 Show t...

Meet Heather Choate Davis! She describes herself as "a Renaissance woman with a deeply mystical and sacramental grounding," but some might recognize he as a kind-hearted creative woman who is passionate about connecting with the people around her. In this episode, learn more about who Heather is as we discuss her latest project, Requiem in the City. Joined by Lauren and Shane Welter, hea...

What a joy it is to be creative and to have an outlet for creative energy! Join us as we learn more about David Acuña. During the summer of 2023, David is interning with St. Luke's working on his video production abilities. We hope in this episode that you're able to learn more about who David is, how he got to where he is now, and what inspired him to want to create videos. Don't f...

As we continue our series, Can We Trust the Bible?, we continue where we left off when we discussed the canonical books of the Bible. This time, we dive into what the Apocrypha is and why the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod doesn't hold the Apocrypha to the same authority as the Bible. Don't forget to continue the conversation at home, in the car, at work, or anywhere you can find someone...

The Bible consists of 66 separate books that most people in the world would consider to make up the entirety of The Bible, but what about the various texts, documents, and other writings written around the same time as the 4 Gospels or the rest of the New Testament? Should those 'books' be in the Bible too? In this episode of 2414, Pastor Dan and Shane will dive into how certain books of...

The road may be winding, but it brings us to where we are today. In today's episode, we hear about the journey, so far, of Adam Schmelling (husband of Brenda Segovia-Schmelling). Adam is an engineer working in the state of Washington whose roots trace back to Wisconsin. Join us as we learn what brought Adam to where he is today and how God built bridges to connect us all together in this stor...

In this episode of 2414, we dive further into how the Bible was copied time after time while preserving the message of its contents despite there being errors made along the way. Don't forget to continue the conversation at home, in the car, at work, or anywhere you can find someone to talk to! Thanks for walking with us! Support the show

"The telephone game rules are simple: Gather 3 or more players. The person starting the game thinks of a word or phrase and whispers it into the next player's ear only once, with no repeats allowed. That listener tries to correctly repeat that same word or phrase into the next player's ear." From: empoweredparents.co The telephone game is often used as a reference when trying t...

As we continue the series, Can We Trust the Bible, in this episode, we discuss the validity of the authors who wrote the books (specifically the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John). As a reference to the direction of our conversation, we use Lee Strobel's "Case for Christ" as to how and why the authors of the Gospels might have written the books and whether these books can be...

In today's episode of 2414, Pastor Dan and Shane continue the series, Can We Trust the Bible, and continue discussing internal references. These internal references are sections of the New Testament that reference stories of the Old Testament. Later in the episode, we look at how some books of the Bible are credited to be worthy of being in the Bible. Don't forget to continue the convers...

"Why is the Bible true?" "Because the Bible says it is." "But how do we know that's true?" "Because the Bible says it is." These might be conversations you've heard in the past in regard to how people explain that the contents of the Bible are trustworthy. While this explanation of the Bible might be chalked up to the fallacy of "circular reas...

Outburst is a game of lists and categories similar to Family Feud. Why are we playing this game in this episode of 2414? Because it's fun, and tabletop games are a great way to experience life together while creating space for conversations and relationships. While Dan and Shane continue to struggle to play games and make up their own rules, we hope you are able to play along at home! Next we...

When we look into the validity of the Bible, some of the sources that can be used to back its credibility come from writings that were written not long after the emergence of Christianity. In today's episode, Dan and Shane look into specific documents that talk about this emerging fad called Christianity less than one hundred years after Christ. Don't forget to continue the conversation...

In our new series, Can We Trust the Bible?, Shane and Pastor Dan discuss the facts, data, and historical information that we know about the book. In this episode, we dive into the broader terms and vocabulary that will help us understand the deeper items for later discussion. We talk about what was discussed in the Discipleship Hour (bible study) the previous Sunday, June 4th, 2023. If you would l...