Cascade Church Portland

Stephen Carter shares about a history of religion, Meow Wolf, and the ways the earliest stories of the Bible tell about a different kind of God. 

Kurt Kroon shares about every Kids Ministry's favorite mural subject matter, knock knock jokes and how the point of ancient stories might be telling us something we'll miss with modern eyes. 

Kurt Kroon shares about great tactics for blaming others, helpful and unhelpful theologies and trying on new ways of looking at familiar stories. 

Cara B shares about schoolyard conflict, power dynamics in forgiveness and restorative conversations that help us keep a door open in our hearts for better versions of each other. 

Stephen Carter shares about Mayo Jesus shirts, the prodigal son and the enduring work of Rachel Held Evans.

Kurt Kroon talks about Disneybounding, Lonliness, mutual mentorship and the benefits of an intergenerational space.

Scott Erickson talks about the shortest verse in the Bible, podcasts, Glen Hansard and the back of church signs. 

Kurt Kroon shares about liberation theology, transitioning from spiritual warfare to mysticism and how empathy and curiosity can help detox us from consumerism and bipartisan politics. 

Kurt Kroon talks through the New Testament passages that have been weaponized against members of the LGBTQ+ communities. We finish with an interview of John Simmons-Adkins.

Kurt Kroon shares about the language and translations in the Hebrew Scriptures and the ways they've weaponized against members of the LGBTQ+ communities. We finish with an interview with Matthew Castillo-Kohlenberg.

Kurt Kroon introduces our 3 part conversation on the church and LGBTQ+ inclusion. This first Sunday is a look at how we read the scriptures and an introduction into the next 2 weeks where we look at the Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament. Kurt is joined by Michael Dinter at the conclusion of service. (we had some issues with our audio and this recording will sometimes be echo-y or faint)

Cara Bartlett shares about being the world's foremost expert on self control (jk), scriptural examples of self-control and 5th grade haiku's. 

Scott Erickson shares about turd sandwiches, Caravaggio paintings and how the words of Father Greg Boyle that we are all unshakably good and we belong to each other can propel us into faithfulness. 

Kurt Kroon talks about goodness vs. generosity and a study at UCLA about the connection of empathy and generosity. 

Scott Erickson does his best (and it's very good!) Ira Glass impression to talk about kindness from the fruits of the spirit in several acts. Take a listen and see which act you connect most with as you consider the practice of kindness in our world. 

Sarah Swartzendruber talks about road trips, smoking noses and the challenge of patience without a preferred outcome in sight. 

Kurt Kroon shares about peace as a bringing together of all things, not cutting off the noisy parts of us, others and our world. Shalom.

Kurt Kroon explores the difference between joy & happiness and what can take you through the hardest moments in life. 

Kurt Kroon shares about how love in the ways that Paul builds up his definition of love throughout his writings and how it starts with understanding God as the definition of love. 

Kurt Kroon shares about sassy Paul, reading other people's mail and the ways the Fruits of the Spirit invites a better way of practicing Christianity than "right" belief. 

Kurt Kroon talks about candy conventions, unrecognizable walks with Jesus and how we can be people beyond ideological labels and instead be people producing good fruit. 

Scott Erickson shares about the 23rd Psalm, life in the shadow of death and meals with "enemies". 

Kurt Kroon shares about dementors (not death eaters), trees without fruit and the ways we've obsessed about ideological identity over practical participation in spirituality. 

Harriet Congdon shares about outgrowing shells for a life in the ocean, relational conflicts around religion, and finding new ways to belong. 

Kurt Kroon talks about Mary & Martha and the ways that we can demonstrate hospitality and let the roles we accepted by choice or force pass away for more expansive roles.