Fathom Beyond Sunday

In this final installment of the NAMES series, hosts Pastor Kyle Nelson and Christina Scott wrap up the series with the names of God found in the book of Revelation. Episode 1 started in Genesis 1.1, and the series is landing in the final book in God's Word. There are dozens of names of God revealed in just this book, and our hosts take great effort to at least mention all of them. Listen in...

This week, our FBS hosts focus on just the names Jesus called Himself in the Gospel of John. As the Son of God reveals His character and His nature to His disciples through the narrative of His names, we are invited into deeper understanding of who God is. Grab your Bible and follow along with our hosts as they see how Jesus uses common, everyday names of things to reveal His divine nature. LIKE,...

There are so many names of God throughout scripture that our hosts were bound to miss some. They decided to come back and talk through some name drops that they missed in the Hebrew scriptures. Sometimes it was a name God gave to His people for Himself and other times it was a name God accepted from humans because it aligned with His character and their experience with Him. This conversation goes...

Our hosts, Pastor Kyle Nelson and Christina Scott, wrap up their series within a series by talking about the names of the Holy Spirit in scripture. They talk about the difference culture and experience make on a name and how the Spirit was clearly there with Father and Son at Creation. It's a conversation about eternal unity between the ways our God reveals Himself through our experiences wit...

In this episode of Fathom Beyond Sunday, Pastor Kyle and Christina get into names used for God the Son - Jesus Christ. If you've ever wondered why we sing about Emmanuel at Christmas and call Him Jesus the rest of the year - this episode is for you! Join our hosts as they dig into names used in the Bible for the Son of God. This trinitarian series within the NAMES series is narrowing our focu...

For the next three episodes of the NAMES series, our hosts narrow in on one part of the Trinity - Father, Son, Holy Spirit - and discuss names specific to God in that context. They start this "series within a series" in this episode by talking through names used for God the Father. Join in the conversation as they continue to explore how His name is a sanctuary to be sought outside the s...

In the second episode of Season 7, Christina Scott and Pastor Kyle Nelson talk through a few names people chose to use for God when they were attempting to preserve the sacred name of YHWH. All of these names were used out of reverence, but with people in the mix, there's always an opportunity for corruption and mistakes. Join the conversation as our hosts talk through the names of God found...

Pastor Kyle Nelson & Christina Scott are BACK with a new season of Fathom Beyond Sunday. It's been a long summer, but our hosts are really pumped about this new season talking about the names of God. God reveals His character to His people through His name. We can be reminded of God's character when we attend to His names and understand His revelation little by little to the people H...

FBS tries something different for this new "series" and your hosts, Pastor Kyle Nelson and Christina Scott, enter the long-form podcast. In view of Easter season ahead, they talk through many of the details and highlights of Jesus' life. They discover some of the beautiful ways He retraced steps of the nation of Israel, fulfilled prophecy hidden in the hearts of Israel, and showed H...

This final episode of the "Out of Context" series tackles two very different misquotes/misuse of scripture. Our hosts first talk about the idea that "Money is the root of all evil." That sounds familiar, right? I'm pretty sure the Bible says that... or does it? Then, they transition to another biblical reference that gets shortened all the time - "Judge not, lest ye b...

The word of God is true, and it should be quoted often. But what happens when we select one sentence from the middle of a passage and quote it out of context? We can do harm to our own understanding and to others' walk when we misuse scripture or cherry-pick just what we like. This installment of Fathom Beyond Sunday is about two different verses that have a beautiful message. Unfortunately,...

In this episode, our FBS hosts dive in on one saying, "God helps those who help themselves." and one verse - "I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength." (Philippians 4:13) These two ideas are misused in similar ways and are frequently quoted - both in and out of the Church. Jump in with Pastor Kyle and Christina as they dissect the ideas behind the use of these...

Fathom Beyond Sunday is back! We are kicking off this season with a 4-episode run called "Out of Context." In this series, Pastor Kyle Nelson and Christina Scott discuss some common idioms attributed to the Bible that aren't in it or verses that are abbreviated and used out of context. They talk about two sayings or verses per episode and get the conversation rolling for you. We hop...

In this first episode of the new "Out of Context" series, Christina and Pastor Kyle talk through two common statements taken out of context and attributed to the Bible: "God just wants me to be happy." and "God is love."  Is God a Genie-like character that is waiting around to make us happy? Is the God of the Old Testament new and improved in the gospels? God is love,...

This is the final episode of season 5 of Fathom Beyond Sunday.  Our hosts talk briefly about some of the wackiest things they learned over this "Jesus Is Better" series, as well as some of the biggest confirmations of Jesus being best.   Listen in as Pastor Kyle Nelson & Next Steps Director Christina Scott wrap up this season by simply talking about Jesus and His grace. This season o...

Welcome back, FBS listeners!  We have made it to the final worldview in our Jesus Is Better season.  Pastor Kyle takes us into the idea of Moralistic Therapeutic Deism. Maybe you've never heard that title, but you definitely know these people.  Everywhere we turn in the current culture is the idea that "individuality is king" and "living your truth" brings freedom.  There&...

Fathom Beyond Sunday is back with a deep dive on some American religions you may be familiar with.  This week Christina Scott has done some research into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Jehovah's Witnesses. These religions both state publicly that they are Christian and their converts all claim a Christian way of life, however their published doctrines and theology divert...

Fathom Beyond Sunday is tackling Hinduism this week and it is BIG.  Hinduism is likely the world's oldest religion but doesn't consider itself a religion at all!  Listen in as Pastor Kyle guides us through an overview of this polytheistic way of life.  There's a diverse mix of ideas and practices from people who claim to be Hindu - this could easily have been a 2-hour podcast.  But...

This episode of FBS dives in on the ancient religion of Islam.  Christina Scott acts as our guide through this belief system with deep roots and ties to Judaism.  Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world.  The reality is that all you've heard from the news about extremist groups or fundamentalist ideals doesn't begin to fully explain this theology. With such a wide range of peo...

"And now for something completely different..."  Last week they dove into the deeply rooted theology of Judaism, this week your FBS hosts are exploring atheism and agnosticism. Christina Scott takes hosting duties this week asking Pastor Kyle questions about beliefs and literature supporting atheist views, as well as the wide spectrum that is atheism. Join our hosts as they talk through...

Jesus was born the Lion of Judah, so what's so different between Jews and Christians? Pastor Kyle Nelson hosts this week asking this and more of Next Steps Director Christina Scott.  Judaism is the oldest form of monotheism (a one God religion) in the world.  With such a rich history that Christians are pretty familiar with, what's there to talk about?  So much! Join the conversation whe...

Welcome back to our Fathom Beyond Sunday listeners! Season 5 is here and we have a new 8 part series for you, "Jesus Is Better."  This season our hosts, Lead Pastor Kyle Nelson and Next Steps Director Christina Scott, are taking us through an overview of a few philosophies and world religions and discussing why... you guessed it... Jesus is better. We hope you'll listen in on this i...

On the final episode of Season 4 Delighting in the Disciplines, Pastor Kyle Nelson & Christina Scott dive deep into the most familiar spiritual discipline of engagement: Prayer. Prayer is what makes all of the other habits spiritual, so this episode is a bit longer as they recap bits of their conversations throughout the season and build on the simple directive in 1 Thessalonians 5:17 - "...

It's come to the final couple of episodes of this season of Delighting in the Disciplines. Christina & Pastor Kyle sit down for a conversation around why they saved the spiritual discipline of "worship" for near the end. Listen in as they talk through the definition of worship in Romans 12 and then explore some aspects and questions around musical worship. This is a fun one - jo...

Pastor Kyle and Christina are excited about this next habit of letting go - frugality. There are so many misconceptions about frugality as a spiritual discipline. Listen in as our hosts talk through what frugality is and isn't and have a few laughs along the way. This Delighting in the Disciplines series is a new format for Fathom Beyond Sunday. Start at the beginning and listen through or pi...