FOUNDRYcast

What do we all worry about? I'm sure you can make quite a list. I know I can. I worry about things around the house, stuff at work, the relationships I have, and the things I would love to do in life but can't find the time or resources. We all worry. Over the last few weeks, Foundry has been talking about Living at the Edge. It's been 4 weeks of conversations about the difference between living a...

Time is a pretty valuable commodity. When asked, most of us reply it is the thing that stresses us out the most. We would all love more time for a variety of things. We live in a world that is overworked, under-focused and generally revolving around the next thing. Most of us would love to have the time to stop spinning and start focusing. If we are called to live lives that are fulfilled, instead...

When was the last time you told someone you were too busy? I'll bet it was within the last 48 hours. We wear our tattered schedules on our sleeves with pride now. Honestly, I can't remember the last day that wasn't either hurried. And to be extra honest, there were also ones where I had guilt that I was taking a moment to breathe. The phrase #crazybusy is a hashtag I would love to de-enroll from....

People can get testy over baptism. I've seen it in plenty of places. I once worked at a church that split from another church…because someone was accidentally baptized in the wrong direction. And the pastor wouldn't redo the baptism. Like I said…people can get testy over baptism. In Europe, during the reformation, folks were hunted and killed over theological beliefs including baptism. Like I said...

All summer, we've been reading the stories of Jesus' signs in the gospel of John. We've seen him turn water into wine, heal people, walk on water, time travel and all sorts of miracles. But these aren't just your garden variety miracle. With the crowds begging for party tricks, Jesus is consistently pointing people to believe in the glory of God and how it changes things. This week, during our fin...

God Grows It. Sometimes we get lucky and good things just fall into our lap.  But for something truly great to happen in our lives, typically there is a huge amount of work involved.  A flicker in our mind or a flutter in our heart that later becomes a huge part of who we are and what we're about is greatly dependent on our efforts to make it happen.  Yet it seems we still need a little bit of tha...

Jack and Chad sit down and have a conversation about sign 3, the healing at Bethesda. We figure out what Monty Python and the pool of Bethesda might look like, Chad tells a story about knife-fighting and we get into a big discussion over the issue of healing and the how and why of it scaring us. 

Chad and Jack sit down to talk about the story of Jesus walking on water and how this story is told differently in the gospel of John. Chad shares influential resources from the summer. We end up having a long conversation on why the idea of time and location being part of the sign might be important. 

What do you do with the impossible? The whole word and concept is funny. Some of us love the impossible. We will do whatever it takes to stretch our fitness, intelligence and work ethic towards anything described as impossible. Others love to speak in broad language, and "impossible" describes much of what we get excited about. Other people are analytical and love discovering new possibilities. We...

This week, Chad and Jack are joined by Lindsey Nadler. Lindsey, along with her husband Rich, lead the worship ministry at Foundry. Lindsey preached last week on the feeding of the 5,000. We talk about the message, dig into Lindsey's wider ministry and get pretty deep into what a relationship with the Father actually looks like. 

Have you ever been picked last? You don't have to answer that out loud…because we all have. Getting picked last is one of the most frightening parts of childhood and it doesn't change in adulthood. What about the time your friend asked you to attend something in support and you realized you were sticking out because you weren't part of the culture of the event? Imagine being the fat guy at an Iron...

Chad and Jack sit down to have a conversation about John 4 and the healing of the officials son (check out the sermon here ). We talk about several things.   How many times Jesus was in Jerusalem. Galilee and the rebellion. you vs. y'all (the redneck plural) Pushing our own agenda into the Bible.  What does it mean to believe "in" Jesus. Racial and Economic tension in the 1st century.  Belonging a...

Have you ever had to ask someone for a favor and you know they don't like you? (insert silence) It's awkward. You know it. And you are probably hoping to appeal to their morals, belief in the larger good, or even just them wanting to have you under their thumb. But you have to do it. Imagine the emotions. It happens everywhere. We've all been through it. And just like in other ways, this emotion i...