Commons Church Podcast

Community Stuff: 1:07 Reading the Story: 4:48 Sexy Songs: 16:04 When Things End: 22:32 Moving Forward: 27:33 Swipe Right is a phrase that entered the common lexicon through the arrival of Tinder, an app designed to help people skip past the hard work of investing in the kind of healthy mature relationships we all really long for. But here’s the truth; healthy relationships are a matter of life-and...

What do your prayers sound like at this time of year? Please God, make time stand still so I can get ready for Christmas. Please God, help me find a parking spot at the mall. Or, more seriously, Please God, turn this Christmas chaos into something calm. Advent is a season of waiting, expectation, and hope. It doesn’t mean that all longings are realized, though. And even as the story of Jesus begin...

What do your prayers sound like at this time of year? Please God, make time stand still so I can get ready for Christmas. Please God, help me find a parking spot at the mall. Or, more seriously, Please God, turn this Christmas chaos into something calm. Advent is a season of waiting, expectation, and hope. It doesn’t mean that all longings are realized, though. And even as the story of Jesus begin...

What do your prayers sound like at this time of year? Please God, make time stand still so I can get ready for Christmas. Please God, help me find a parking spot at the mall. Or, more seriously, Please God, turn this Christmas chaos into something calm. Advent is a season of waiting, expectation, and hope. It doesn’t mean that all longings are realized, though. And even as the story of Jesus begin...

What do your prayers sound like at this time of year? Please God, make time stand still so I can get ready for Christmas. Please God, help me find a parking spot at the mall. Or, more seriously, Please God, turn this Christmas chaos into something calm. Advent is a season of waiting, expectation, and hope. It doesn’t mean that all longings are realized, though. And even as the story of Jesus begin...

In a world that, moves faster and faster each year, the season of Advent becomes even more important. Waiting, anticipating, lamenting and journeying these are part of the beauty that ultimately awaits us. ★ Support this podcast ★

What do your prayers sound like at this time of year? Please God, make time stand still so I can get ready for Christmas. Please God, help me find a parking spot at the mall. Or, more seriously, Please God, turn this Christmas chaos into something calm. Advent is a season of waiting, expectation, and hope. It doesn’t mean that all longings are realized, though. And even as the story of Jesus begin...

“Hospitality is not to change people, but to offer them space where change can take place.” —Henri Nouwen We’ve all likely had the experience where someone made space for us. A grandparent, a dear friend, a stranger who didn’t speak our language, or even someone we didn’t agree with. Maybe they offered us welcome. They made us feel safe. They chose to be vulnerable. They extended kindness when the...

“Hospitality is not to change people, but to offer them space where change can take place.” —Henri Nouwen We’ve all likely had the experience where someone made space for us. A grandparent, a dear friend, a stranger who didn’t speak our language, or even someone we didn’t agree with. Maybe they offered us welcome. They made us feel safe. They chose to be vulnerable. They extended kindness when the...

“Hospitality is not to change people, but to offer them space where change can take place.” —Henri Nouwen We’ve all likely had the experience where someone made space for us. A grandparent, a dear friend, a stranger who didn’t speak our language, or even someone we didn’t agree with. Maybe they offered us welcome. They made us feel safe. They chose to be vulnerable. They extended kindness when the...

“Hospitality is not to change people, but to offer them space where change can take place.” —Henri Nouwen We’ve all likely had the experience where someone made space for us. A grandparent, a dear friend, a stranger who didn’t speak our language, or even someone we didn’t agree with. Maybe they offered us welcome. They made us feel safe. They chose to be vulnerable. They extended kindness when the...

The Sermon on the Mount is one of the most famous speeches ever given. This is Jesus at his most accessible. The intriguing phenomenon is, however, that the closer one looks the more one becomes fascinated with the beauty through which Jesus addresses each topic. “The experience can be compared with visiting famous old castles or cathedrals. Tourists may put in thirty minutes to walk through, just...

The Sermon on the Mount is one of the most famous speeches ever given. This is Jesus at his most accessible. The intriguing phenomenon is, however, that the closer one looks the more one becomes fascinated with the beauty through which Jesus addresses each topic. “The experience can be compared with visiting famous old castles or cathedrals. Tourists may put in thirty minutes to walk through, just...

The Sermon on the Mount is one of the most famous speeches ever given. This is Jesus at his most accessible. The intriguing phenomenon is, however, that the closer one looks the more one becomes fascinated with the beauty through which Jesus addresses each topic. “The experience can be compared with visiting famous old castles or cathedrals. Tourists may put in thirty minutes to walk through, just...

The Sermon on the Mount is one of the most famous speeches ever given. This is Jesus at his most accessible. The intriguing phenomenon is, however, that the closer one looks the more one becomes fascinated with the beauty through which Jesus addresses each topic. “The experience can be compared with visiting famous old castles or cathedrals. Tourists may put in thirty minutes to walk through, just...

The Sermon on the Mount is one of the most famous speeches ever given. This is Jesus at his most accessible. The intriguing phenomenon is, however, that the closer one looks the more one becomes fascinated with the beauty through which Jesus addresses each topic. “The experience can be compared with visiting famous old castles or cathedrals. Tourists may put in thirty minutes to walk through, just...

The Sermon on the Mount is one of the most famous speeches ever given. This is Jesus at his most accessible. The intriguing phenomenon is, however, that the closer one looks the more one becomes fascinated with the beauty through which Jesus addresses each topic. “The experience can be compared with visiting famous old castles or cathedrals. Tourists may put in thirty minutes to walk through, just...

We put together a series of YouTube videos as a companion to this series working through each of thee 8 beatitudes. We've collected them for you here. ★ Support this podcast ★

The Sermon on the Mount is one of the most famous speeches ever given. This is Jesus at his most accessible. The intriguing phenomenon is, however, that the closer one looks the more one becomes fascinated with the beauty through which Jesus addresses each topic. “The experience can be compared with visiting famous old castles or cathedrals. Tourists may put in thirty minutes to walk through, just...

The Sermon on the Mount is one of the most famous speeches ever given. This is Jesus at his most accessible. The intriguing phenomenon is, however, that the closer one looks the more one becomes fascinated with the beauty through which Jesus addresses each topic. “The experience can be compared with visiting famous old castles or cathedrals. Tourists may put in thirty minutes to walk through, just...

Prayer is a pretty big deal. After all, at Commons we opened this year with prayer and we’re closing the year with prayer. From the Lord’s Prayer in the fall, to the Psalms prayer book in the summer, we’ve got instructions and illustrations to shape our prayerful souls in all seasons. So what’s prayer to you? Is it the recitation of prayers you learned as a kid? Is prayer the words that spring up...

Prayer is a pretty big deal. After all, at Commons we opened this year with prayer and we’re closing the year with prayer. From the Lord’s Prayer in the fall, to the Psalms prayer book in the summer, we’ve got instructions and illustrations to shape our prayerful souls in all seasons. So what’s prayer to you? Is it the recitation of prayers you learned as a kid? Is prayer the words that spring up...

Prayer is a pretty big deal. After all, at Commons we opened this year with prayer and we’re closing the year with prayer. From the Lord’s Prayer in the fall, to the Psalms prayer book in the summer, we’ve got instructions and illustrations to shape our prayerful souls in all seasons. So what’s prayer to you? Is it the recitation of prayers you learned as a kid? Is prayer the words that spring up...

Prayer is a pretty big deal. After all, at Commons we opened this year with prayer and we’re closing the year with prayer. From the Lord’s Prayer in the fall, to the Psalms prayer book in the summer, we’ve got instructions and illustrations to shape our prayerful souls in all seasons. So what’s prayer to you? Is it the recitation of prayers you learned as a kid? Is prayer the words that spring up...

Prayer is a pretty big deal. After all, at Commons we opened this year with prayer and we’re closing the year with prayer. From the Lord’s Prayer in the fall, to the Psalms prayer book in the summer, we’ve got instructions and illustrations to shape our prayerful souls in all seasons. So what’s prayer to you? Is it the recitation of prayers you learned as a kid? Is prayer the words that spring up...