Covenant and Constitution

This teaching was from Father’s Day, 2026 at Mountain View Christian Church in Ashland Oregon. Matthew 18:1–14, Jesus answers one of the most revealing questions His disciples ever asked: “Who is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?” What follows is not merely a lesson on humility—it is a foundational teaching on what it means to belong to the people of God. Jesus declares that greatness in His...

In this teaching from Matthew 15:29–32, Jenna walks through Jesus’ ministry in the Decapolis, where great crowds brought the lame, blind, crippled, mute, and many others to His feet — and He healed them. But this message presses deeper than physical healing. It asks: what areas of our lives are spiritually blind, crippled, muted, wounded, addicted, offended, or hidden from God? Through the story o...

In this episode, Jenna continues with the 2nd of the 5 broadly held mistaken views regarding the role of Christians in politics according to Dr. Wayne Grudem.

A Hard Saying In this powerful and deeply personal sermon, we walk through the encounter between Jesus and the Canaanite woman in Matthew 15:22–29—a passage that at first glance can feel surprising, even uncomfortable, but ultimately reveals something profound about the nature of faith. Why does Jesus seem to ignore her? Why does He speak so sharply? And why does this woman refuse to walk away? Th...

In this episode of our Civics and Worldview series, we take a closer look at the judicial branch of the United States government—what the Constitution says about it, what the founders intended, and how the role of the courts has evolved over time. We explore the purpose of the judiciary within the separation of powers. The courts were designed to interpret the law—not to make it. Yet over the past...

What is the president actually supposed to do? Most Americans think of the presidency in terms of personalities, headlines, and political battles—but the Constitution describes something much deeper and more structured. In this episode, we step back from the noise and explore the original design of the executive branch. Why did the Founders believe a single executive was necessary? What powers doe...

In this unscripted and deeply personal episode, I speak candidly about the growing geopolitical and national instability we’re witnessing right now — from the unraveling of powerful institutions, to cultural upheaval, global tensions, division, and the erosion of public trust. It can feel like everything is shaking. But what if that shaking is not random? What if we are watching the slow collapse...

In this episode of Covenant & Constitution, we walk through the structure, purpose, and moral logic of Congress. What did the Founders intend when they vested legislative authority in Congress? Why is lawmaking deliberately slow? And what does the structure of the House and Senate reveal about human nature, power, and accountability? We explore: • Why Article I comes first in the Constitution • Th...

You’ve heard the phrases: “Healthcare is a human right.” “Reproductive rights.” “Education is a right.” “Housing is a right.” But what do those statements actually mean? In this episode, we slow down and unpack the word right itself. • Is a right something that protects you from government interference? • Or is it something someone else must provide for you? Because that difference changes everyth...

In this episode, we begin an introduction to the United States Constitution — not as a sacred document, not as a substitute for the gospel, and not as a political rallying cry — but as one of the most consequential experiments in self-government in human history. What were the founders actually attempting to build? Why did they design a system of limited government, separated powers, and checks an...

This is a pastoral and theological examination of immigration, written not to offer political slogans or policy prescriptions, but to help Christians recover discernment in a morally complex and emotionally charged issue. Rather than beginning with partisan conclusions, it begins with formation—asking how Scripture shapes the way believers think about compassion, justice, law, authority, and human...

Lesson Three tackles the question modern civics quietly avoids: Who governs first—the state, or the citizen? In this episode, we explore the Founders’ radical assumption that self-government begins long before ballots, laws, or institutions — it begins with the moral formation of the individual. A free society, they believed, depends on citizens capable of governing themselves through conscience,...

Lesson Two of this new series moves from the human person to the purpose of government — and it changes how everything else makes sense. In this episode, I ask a foundational question most people have never actually examined: What is government for? Rather than starting with modern assumptions, we walk through how the Founders understood government as a limited institution designed to restrain evi...

This course is not about politics as spectacle — it’s about understanding the architecture of freedom and the biblical worldview which provides its foundations. This is not theology being added onto civics later. This is civics starting where it actually starts. In American Civics & Worldview, listeners are guided through a clear, cohesive journey that explains not only how the American system of...

Before examining specific political issues it’s important that we begin with an overall Christian worldview. There are several basic, fundamental truths about God and his relationship to the world, and about human beings, that will affect nearly every political policy decision in one way or another. It’s crucial for Christians to understand these components of a biblical worldview and also to real...

In the wake of the Supreme Court decisions this week, a 30,000 ft look at the distinctly Biblical notion of human rights.

Live from Mt. View Church on September 14, 2025 In this sermon, I reflected on the tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk and interpreted these events through the lens of unchanging biblical Truth. I explored how culture is already responding across a wide spectrum—from secular media analysis to the church’s call to faith—and what these responses reveal about the deeper spiritual battle taking place...

This episode was taken from a sermon that Jenna taught at Mt. View Christian Church in Ashland, Oregon in March of 2025. The Bible teaches that God is not only loving but also perfectly just—meaning He must respond to evil and sin with righteous anger. His wrath isn’t petty or explosive; it’s His settled opposition to all that destroys what is good. Without understanding this, we miss the full mea...

This episode was taken from Jenna's alternate podcast show, The School of Life, that she cohosts with her friend Amirah David. The School of Life is a Worldview Analysis podcast. “In this episode, we explore the pressure to choose sides in America's political and cultural divide. True healing begins when we see disagreement as an invitation, meet others with humility, and extend the most generous...

Live to work and work to live? Have we, in the West, reduced the original purpose of work? What is God’s vision for your particular line of work? Have you ever asked yourself what you’ve been doing out of ambition instead of from alignment with the Holy Spirit? Idea: There is actually no division between “work that is sacred,” and “work that is secular.” Does that change anything for you about how...

The Inward and Outward Journey — How do we actually change? “Christian spirituality has a great deal to do with the self, not just with God. The goal of the spiritual journey is the transformation of self. This requires knowing both our self and God. Both are necessary if we are to discover our true identity as those who are in Christ. .. In all of creation, identity is a challenge only for humans...

A Theology of Calling What are we do, given who we are? “Called men and women can come from the strangest places and carry the most unique qualifications. They may be the unnoticed, the unappreciated, the unsophisticated. Look again at the men Christ picked: few if any of them would have been candidates for high positions in organized religion or big business. It is not that they were unusually aw...

This episode was taken from a Sunday Sermon taught by Jenna as a guest teacher at Mountain View Christian Church in Ashland, Oregon. In all of creation, identity is only an issue for humans. The Imago Dei or the Image of God doctrine has shaped the West’s thinking about the value & worth of the human person. It has also largely shaped our culture’s thinking and understanding of human rights an...

“Define yourself radically as one beloved by God. This is the true self. Every other identity is illusion.” - Brennan Manning, Abba’s Child What do the scriptures specifically say about identity for those who follow Jesus? What does it mean when we say that our identity is “in Christ?” While your past is true of you — and while your present is true of you — what is the TRUEST thing about you?

…Continuation from Identity & Calling: Week 4, part 1 Sexuality, Popularity, Pleasure, Possessions Where do you get your identity from?