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Episode #38 In this week's episode, Aaron and Kevin conversate about all things "discipleship". In his sermon, Pastor Aaron explained that a "disciple" is simply a "learner." As followers of Jesus, with always something new to learn as we walk with Jesus, that makes us ALL disciples. But what does it look like to practice "discipleship?" What is the mot...

Episode #37 In this week's episode, Aaron engages in a conversation with a special guest Bryant Weathers. They discuss the connections between mountain biking and discipleship. Aaron has been discipling Bryant for the last 3 years and they share stories about how that started, what it has looked like, and how Bryant has begun discipling others now. In addition to that, Bryant took Aaron on on...

Episode #36 In this week's episode, Aaron and Kevin conversate about the concluding chapter of 1 Corinthians. These kinds of words are generally glossed over in our casual Bible reading, because we think, "What does this have to do with me, or my faith in Jesus?" 1 Corinthians 16, sort of reads like a travel log with a few final instructions. However, when seen in context with the r...

Episode #35 In this week's episode, Aaron and Kevin conversate about 1 Corinthians 12 as the Apostle Paul uses the image of the body as an image for the church. It's really a simple image, yet the comparisons are rich and deep. Aaron and Kevin tell stories about their own struggles and temptations to feeling inferior or arrogant based on certain seasons and situations. We all daily strug...

Episode #34 In this week's episode Aaron and Kevin conversate about 1 Corinthians 11 in particular. The problem of division rears its ugly head again in Corinth in the way that they have been celebrating the Lord's Supper. However, it's so bad that Paul says what they're doing is not even having the Lord's Supper. Some of them are just getting drunk and others are going aw...

Episode #32 In this week's episode, Aaron and Kevin have a conversation about the Church. This is a big conversation that was started in Pastor Aaron's sermon on April 25th, 2021 while preaching about 1 Corinthians 3-4. Aaron and Kevin's conversation goes in lots of different directions from our connection to the saints in heaven, to the ways that we utilize our bodies, to why we ev...

Episode #31 In this week's episode, Aaron and Kevin conversation about 1 Corinthians 2 in which the Apostle Paul speaks a lot about the Spirit of God. This conversation takes us into the Scriptures to learn about who the Spirit is, when the Spirit shows up, what does the Spirit do, etc. Because we don't often talk about the Spirit and maybe even have a hard time relating to the Spirit, w...

Episode #30  In this week's episode, Aaron and Kevin conversate about 1 Corinthians chapter 1. In particular, the conversation circulates around this idea of who we follow. What influence do these people have in our lives? How do their voices affect our minds? Did Jesus mean something different when he said "follow me?" This conversation follows up Pastor Kevin's sermon on 1 Co...

Episode #29 On this week's episode, Pastor Kevin sits down with Sam Kilpela for a conversation about Easter. Easter is the biggest day of the year for Christians. It is the pinnacle of the Gospel - the highpoint to which all four Gospel writers point. Now that we are past Easter - you might be wondering...what impact does Easter have in my life, really? What are the day-to-day implications? K...

Episode #28 On this week's episode, Aaron, Kevin, and Marcus all sit down together to have a conversation about Holy Week. These 3 guys all grew up in homes where participating in Lent and Holy Week was a big part of their traditions. Holy Week may or may not be part of your tradition or faith walk, but we think it ought to be. Listen to this conversation about some of the impactful memories...

Episode #27 On this week's episode, Aaron and Kevin discuss the conclusion to the Book of Daniel by reflecting again on who this man Daniel is, where he is living, and the things that he is enduring. Daniel was an exile in a foreign land. And yet, he did as Jeremiah encouraged him "seek the welfare of the city and pray to the LORD on its behalf" (Jeremiah 29:7). Daniel, through fait...

Episode #26 In this week's episode, Aaron and Marcus engage in a conversation about Daniel 10. This is a chapter in the Bible where the curtain is peeled back to witness spiritual warfare that is going on all around us all the time. This is a topic that we don't often talk about - probably because we don't know a lot about it in the Scriptures. However, spiritual warfare is real and...

Episode #25 In this week's episode Aaron is joined by Marcus Huff (Director of Youth and Campus Ministry @ Saints Peter and Paul). Their conversation revolves around the content of Daniel 9. In Aaron's sermon on March 7th, he preached primarily about Daniel's practice of Scripture reading and prayer in obedience to God's Word. So, naturally, Aaron and Marcus have a conversation...

Episode #24 On this week's episode, Aaron and Kevin break down Daniel chapter 8. They converse about the importance of understanding history and how looking at Biblical prophecy, fulfilled in history, gives evidence to God's faithfulness. They also talk about many modern day critics of the Scriptures say that Daniel is a myth because it's not possible for him to have been so accurat...

Episode #23 In this episode, Aaron and Kevin converse about Daniel 7. Daniel 7 is classified as "apocalyptic literature" which is a certain type of writing genre in the Bible. In Pastor Aaron's sermon on 2.21, he address four helpful hints about how to interpret apocalyptic literature. So, in this episode, Aaron and Kevin has a more full-fledged conversation about Biblical genre, ho...

Episode #22 On this week's episode, Aaron and Kevin engage in a conversation about Daniel chapter 6 which includes the story of Daniel and the lions' den. This may be a familiar story to people, but what are the implications of Daniel's experience for us? In this conversation, we not only discuss Daniel and the lions, but also the realities of heaven and hell, judgment and delivery....

Episode #21 On this week's episode, Pastors Aaron and Kevin begin their conversation by looking at Daniel chapter 5. Pastor Kevin preached on this text on 2.7.2021, and so their conversation begins there. There's a phrase we use in our English language, "The writing is on the wall," which comes from this chapter of the Bible. That phrase has commonly come to mean that impending...

Episode #20 On this week's episode, Pastor Aaron is joined once again by Marcus Huff (Director of Youth and Campus Ministry at Saints Peter and Paul). They engage in a conversation starting in Daniel chapter 4 where King Nebuchadnezzar has a humbling experience. This conversation between Marcus and Aaron explores the difference between being simply proud and being sinfully prideful. They also...

Episode #19 This conversation is very practical and gets into a lot of things that we all struggle with on a daily basis. Do you notice all the "gods" that are trying to get you to conform? Or, do you even admit that there are other gods that you often fall down and worship? How do we define a "god?" This podcast episode ends with a conversation about suffering. What role does...

Episode #18 In this week's episode, Aaron and Kevin begin with a conversation of Daniel 2. In Daniel 2, King Nebuchadnezzar finds out that his kingdom will not last forever, but the Kingdom of God will. In a practical conversation about this, Aaron and Kevin also relate this to our own nation. On the day that this episode airs, it is inauguration day for President Joe Biden. What does this dr...

Episode #17 A conversation about Daniel 1. Join Pastor Aaron and Pastor Kevin for a wide ranging conversation surrounding the background of Daniel. This conversation is partially Bible study, history lesson, and interpretation of modern events all rolled into one. If you ever read your Bible and you wonder "when did this event happen," "how does this tie in with other stories,"...

Episode #16 On this episode, Pastor Kevin sits down with Don Kuiper - Facilities Manager of Saints Peter & Paul to talk about life "under the sun." This is a phrase from Ecclesiastes, used to describe our every day life - the normal experiences of life "down here" - on Earth. When we only consider life on the daily, it can feel a little...well, meaningless. It's wake u...

Episode #15 In this episode, Aaron and Kevin engage in conversation about a little thing called love. This is one of those words we use in the English language to mean many different things. From simply something you really like, to the way you feel about your spouse, to the way God feels about you. But, the Biblical definition of love - that is, the kind of love God has for us - is significant. T...

Episode #14 In this episode, Aaron and Kevin engage in conversation about joy. Is joy the same as happiness? What if nothing is going right in my life, can I still have joy? This conversation takes us from rush hour traffic, to sleepless nights with young children, to the joys of a new baby. We pray that our conversation would cause you to think differently about the joy of the Lord and that you w...

Episode #13 On this episode, Aaron and Kevin talk about waiting with patience. There's a reason they say that patience is a virtue and that patience is listed as one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit. Do you find it easier to wait when you know what you're waiting for and how long it will take? We often wonder why God didn't tell us when he'd come back. What's the point of...