Bible Jazz

Lexi and Sav join Mike in a quick fly by of questions #27-29 in the New City Catechism, and then they land on question #30! What IS faith, and how does it look through our childhoods, into adulthood, and in a world that we can't presume shares it...or has even heard of it? Be in touch! Email: uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple! https://podcasts.apple.com...

Sav and Cienna are Whitworth University Fellows and working with UPPC this summer. In their new segment, they'll be highlighting Bible people and stories that have been misunderstood, overlooked, or underestimated. Be in touch! Email: uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uppc-podcast/id1450663729?mt=2 Follow on Spotif...

Rachel Ayres is a student, a leader, and a self-identified "farm girl" facing the reality of her final year of undergraduate studies. We talk about her new student body presidency (congrats!), her family's loud chickens, lessons learned working in the grocery story, and navigating through seasons of uncertainty. Be in touch! Email: uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible J...

Lauren, Cienna, and Mike talk about finding stability in uncertainty, God's "bigness," how to spell "wildlife," and how many times a person can move homes. Lauren works for YoungLife in southern California, and Cienna is a Whitworth University student and summer fellow at UPPC! Be in touch! Email: uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple! https://podcasts.appl...

Matt Robbins-Ghormley is the senior pastor at Trinity Pres. Church in Tacoma, Washington. Matt and Mike talk today about the larger scope of Jesus' redemptive work -- is it just for people? Is it just about sin? Or is God's redemption plan much bigger? And if it is, what does that imply about the nature of sin and even our role in collective repentance? Be in touch! Email: uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com...

Jack Repenning is a philosopher, student, and traveler of the world and human mind. This week Jack and I talk about the art of listening and finding comfort in the midst of paradox and doubt. Be in touch! Email: uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uppc-podcast/id1450663729?mt=2 Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify...

Billy Chissoe is a young scholar and student athlete at Rensselaer Polytechnic institute (rpi.edu ) and reflects on goals, change, "gut punch" disappointment, and never letting a challenge stop you from doing life. Be in touch! Email: uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uppc-podcast/id1450663729?mt=2 Follow on Spotif...

Grant Vander Hoek joins us this week from beyond the northern iron Covid curtain to talk about some perks of online church, sin grenades, molecules of wrath, believing in more than coloring books, and of course the miracle that despite being populated by a bunch of sinners, the Church is still around...and has an essential role to play in the world. Be in touch! Email: uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Inst...

Andy Boyd is a playwright and educator living in Brooklyn. Andy brings his unique perspective to life, culture, and faith, including how culture progresses with "punctuated equilibrium," what it means to be "marginally professional," and recognizing humanity's "numinous inexplicable core." Be in touch! Email: uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple! https://p...

Izzy Moore is an alumna of Whitworth University and former summer fellow at UPPC. Lauren is the director of Whitworth's summer fellowship program. Lauren and Izzy talk about coping with Covid, dwelling for a season at the bottom of the professional totem pole, and the hope of reconciliation in our culture. Be in touch! Email: uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on...

Lisa Woicik, UPPC's Minister of Outreach, shares about what it looks like to be in partnerships that meet people where they are and helps meet their real needs. Then we jump into our "Big 52" question, a tough one! Why was death the penalty for sin? What does it mean about God? Was there another way? And how does it lead to hope? Be in touch! Email: uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Su...

Abby and Mimi Carr are sisters from Bellingham, WA, but currently reside on each US coast! Abby is looking at graduate school and education, while Mimi is still in undergraduate studying dance and marketing. Different coasts, different interests, but always sisters, these two ladies shed some light on what it's like to be a young adult in their world. Be in touch! Email: uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com In...

Beth and Lucy join Mike from across the pond in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Mike met Beth when she was 2 and Lucy when she was still in the womb -- and now these sisters are young adults living out their faith in a unique cultural context, as they navigate college, career, relationships, and more, all in an ever-changing world. Be in touch! Email: uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subsc...

Lane Brubaker is the pastor of Hagar's Community Church, which resides entirely within the Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW). Her experience as a pastor in a prison sheds important light on how we understand the concepts of redemption, humanity, and of course the role of the truly divine Redeemer. Listen to Lane's podcast, "Sick and hAlarious" https://www.sickhapodcast.com Check out H...

Emily Harden grew up in Aurora, CO and moved to Tacoma to study at University of Puget Sound. Now, she is in graduate school, student teaching, and navigating life in her 20s. We talk about her faith journey, her perspective on culture, and the radical concept of loving those one disagrees with. Be in touch! Email: uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple! htt...

Cliff Haddox is lots of things: husband, father, pastor, and unsuspecting TikTok celebrity! With 14.4K followers and almost half a million "likes," Cliff's initial tinkering with TikTok has turned into a powerful ministry venue. And how Cliff adds to his list of "things" Bible Jazz guest! Join Cliff, Rob, and Mike on a conversation about why Jesus had to be truly human in order to be our Redeemer....

Jill, Randi, and Mike wonder if heaven is like a night club called "The Pearly Gates." Hopefully not. But in our culture and history, heaven has been portrayed as a hard-to-access place where good people go. But is that what redemption is all about? If there is a Redeemer to bring us back to God, what should that Redeemer be like? Be in touch! uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subscrib...

Aaron and Mike take an introductory look at the new teaching series "A Time to Embrace" and how the Church is called to a new season of radical hospitality. Then Robin and Mike conclude Part 1 of our catechism journey with a look at the person and nature of our Redeemer. Be in touch! uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podca...

Rev. Dr. Chap Clark joins us to venture through listener emails and question 19: Is there any way to escape God's punishment? What assumptions lie behind this question, and is it the right question to ask? What does it imply about God, and how does Jesus life, death, and resurrection not only help answer it, but also help reframe the question itself? Learn more about Chap: http://www.chapclark.com...

So, is the Gospel good news? What's up with all this talk of sin and idolatry? Does it matter? What's going to happen next? Be in touch! uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uppc-podcast/id1450663729?mt=2 Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2YLbRFDsJbqGEAkMuJ1E5M Listen on Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.c...

The idea of an "idol" might conjure images of Indiana Jones with a little gold statue, or an '80s rock star, or a popular American TV talent show. But what are idols in the Bible? And are they a threat to the very things they promise to provide? Be in touch! uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uppc-podcast/id14506637...

Sin -- is it about breaking rules? Is it personal, communal, or both? What does it tell us about ourselves and the character of God? Get Jim's book, "Jesus And": https://www.westbowpress.com/en/bookstore/bookdetails/776161-jesus-and https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Christmas-Heaven-Suffering-Forgiveness/dp/1973642948/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=jesus+and+james+mead&qid=1611796109&sr=8-1 Be in touch!...

The Third Way. What is it, and why is it absolutely essential to following Jesus in this world? How does the Third Way influence our understanding of how God wants people to live? Be in touch! uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uppc-podcast/id1450663729?mt=2 Follow on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2YLbRFDsJ...

"You be nice!" (George Costanza from the show, "Seinfeld") But can we? If we're unable to follow God's law, were we created that way? Our answer has deep implications for how we understand the role of our behavior. Be in touch! uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uppc-podcast/id1450663729?mt=2 Follow on Spotify: http...

Chad Bird's book "Unveiling Mercy" guides us today in a brief meditation on the Hebrew phrase "ruach elohim," or "Spirit of God." Are you feeling waterlogged? That's God's specialty. We'll get back to "The Big 52" soon! Happy new year! Be in touch! uppcbiblejazz@gmail.com Instagram: @biblejazz Subscribe to Bible Jazz on Apple! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/uppc-podcast/id1450663729?mt=2 Fo...