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In this episode, Pastor Rhonda and Pastor Seth look at one of the stories of motherhood in the bible. They look at the story of Hannah, and parlay that into the gospel passage of the lectionary. John is Jesus talking about the fact that He will not leave us alone, but will send an advocate for us if we keep His commands. Hannah is a story of suffering and agony. She is struggling with the reality...

In this episode, Pastor Rhonda and Pastor Seth discuss Psalm 23, realizing that this passage speaks so much into life now. It is a great passage for funerals, but this one really does speak to the fact of life and how God moves and works in all aspects of life. Most theologians think that this passage was written by David later in life, as he looked back on all the ups and downs that life brought....

In this episode, Pastor Rhonda and Pastor Seth discuss this weeks lectionary passage focusing on the John passage. In this passage, Jesus reveals Himself to His disciples after His death. This is the first time this has happened. Jesus ushers in peace to the midst of the chaotic situation. He then breathes the spirit upon them and tells them that He is sending them into the world. One of the disci...

In this episode, Pastor Rhonda and Pastor Seth are back. We discuss this last weeks event of Palm Sunday, it's importance and why it should make a difference in our lives on a daily basis. Now that we are back, as Seth was dealing with some physical issues, we will hopefully be on a more consistent basis. Palm Sunday is the start of Holy week, the time that we celebrate the entry, passion, and...

In this episode, Pastor Rhonda and Pastor Seth do a deep dive into the transfiguration and all that it entails. There are a lot of different perspectives you can take on it, but this is a great passage to push us into Ash Wednesday and the Lent season. It is hard to believe we are already at Lent, but journey with us as we begin to prep our hearts and mind for the trip to the cross. Immerse yourse...

In this episode, Pastor Rhonda and Pastor Seth discuss the narrative lectionary passage. This week, the lectionary looks at the story found in John 4, the woman at the well. This is a passage that we are familiar with, and it is easy to read it and skim through all the amazing nuggets in it. This is such a pivotal passage within the gospel of John, and a passage that continues to point to the seas...

In this episode, Pastor Rhonda and Pastor Seth discuss the narrative lectionary passage of John 3:1-21. This is the story of Nicodemus coming to Jesus, trying to discover what Jesus has up His sleeve. Jesus lays it all out for Nicodemus, a leader of the Pharisees, but Nicodemus does not understand. He is looking for Jesus to come in a certain way and to come into power, and wants to make sure that...

In this episode, pastor Rhonda and pastor Seth look at the narrative lectionary for 1/18/2026. We are going to be doing things a little different and see how it works out. Instead of looking ahead, we will put a podcast out on Monday recapping the previous week with some final thoughts. We hope you enjoy this conversation about Jesus cleansing the temple and some questions we need to continue to a...

We are so thrilled to be back having conversations. In this episode, Pastor Rhonda and Pastor Seth discuss the narrative lectionary as we enter into the season of Epiphany. After catching up on all of what has been happening and Pastor Rhonda transitioning into her new role as lead pastor as Blairsville Church of the Nazarene, we look at the first miracle of Jesus. Please note that we are not cond...

In this episode, Pastor Rhonda and Pastor Seth catch up, talk about pastor appreciation, and move into the lectionary. This weeks focus is on the 2 Timothy 3 and 4 passage. The focus in this passage points back to scripture. Scripture us such a useful tool for the believer, and allows us to explore and know God and His desires for kingdom living now. Scripture is a breathing life giving thing and...

In this episode, Pastor Rhonda and Pastor Seth interview Roger Kittle, a minister who is now serving at the Four Corners Home for Children on the Navajo Reservation in Farmington, New Mexico. Roger now has a directed focus on discipleship, and making sure that he is apart of the discipling process. This part looks at Roger's early year in ministry and how he got his start serving the Lord. Things...

In this episode, Pastor Rhonda and Pastor Seth interview Roger Kittle, a minister who is now serving at the Four Corners Home for Children on the Navajo Reservation in Farmington, New Mexico. Roger now has a directed focus on discipleship, and making sure that he is apart of the discipling process. This part looks at Roger's later years in church ministry, specifically focusing on his time tha...

In this episode, Pastor Rhonda and Pastor Seth interview Roger Kittle, a minister who is now serving at the Four Corners Home for Children on the Navajo Reservation in Farmington, New Mexico. Roger now has a directed focus on discipleship, and making sure that he is apart of the discipling process. This part looks at Roger's and his wives move to Farmington, New Mexico. This happened much late...

In this episode, Pastor Rhonda and Pastor Seth interview Roger Kittle, a minister who is now serving at the Four Corners Home for Children on the Navajo Reservation in Farmington, New Mexico. Roger now has a directed focus on discipleship, and making sure that he is apart of the discipling process. This part looks at how Roger has taken all he has learned and its application. Ministry can be so da...

In this episode, Pastor Rhonda and Pastor Seth discuss this weeks lectionary passages. There is a heave focus on lament this week, which is so important for us to learn how to do as followers of Christ. It is out of lament that often healing and growth come and this can be an informative time for believers. Beyond that, we focus on Psalm 37. This Psalm points to a reality of focusing on that which...

In this episode, Pastor Rhonda and Pastor Seth discuss several different things. We look at the conversations around social media that have gravitated towards rapture and the return of Christ. It is good to be looking forward, but the christian does not live in fear. Beyond that, we look at the lectionary passages, which are tough. This weeks passages look at wealth and how we use what God has giv...

In this episode, Pastor Rhonda and Pastor Seth discuss the current events and how they are approaching them. There is so much division outside and inside the church because of the events, and it is important to make sure that we are not part of that division as that does not come from God. As we dialogue we encourage you to listen with an open heart and know that we are praying for you. God's...

In this episode, Pastor Rhonda and Pastor Seth discuss the lectionary passages for this week. These are some heavy hitting passages and they are not easy to work through and live. But it is important that we journey through them and what Jesus is essentially trying to say. All of the passages point to choice. We have a choice. We can choice to follow Jesus and His way, or we can go our own way. Th...

In this episode, Pastor Rhonda and Pastor Seth discuss the shooting that happened at the Minneapolis Catholic school as well as some of the lectionary passages for this week. There are several themes throughout the passages, one being God will provide for our needs and the other being humility and how we approach others. Both are so important for us to evaluate in our lives to make sure that we ar...

In this episode, Pastor Rhonda and Pastor Seth discuss this weeks Gospel passage. A lot of the passages focus on the idea of sabbath, and the Gospel is no different. In this passage, Jesus heals on the sabbath. This of course upsets some of the leaders in the church, as sabbath had become a ritual for them. On this ritual day, you are to not do any work, not even lift a finger. In doing this, the...

In this episode, Pastor Rhonda and Pastor Seth discuss this weeks lectionary passage featuring the gospel. This is definitely an odd text and often gets taken out of context, but it really is a passage that should challenge and bring us to a place of deeper commitment and growth in Christ. It is so important that we reconcile this passage with the full gospel of Jesus, and realize that when we fol...

In the episode, Pastor Rhonda and Pastor Seth discuss the theme that is found throughout the text. The theme is faith. Faith is such an important thing in life and although faith does mean belief, it also must be lived out in action as we go about our lives. This is clearly seen in all of the text today and is something that we should keep at the forefront of our thoughts. We need not worry though...

In this episode, Pastor Rhonda and Pastor Seth, discuss the epistle passage of the lectionary. There are so many places you can go with this passage, but it is a great passage of hope and grace. It is so important to remember that there are so many things that can distract us from our identity in Christ. These things often divide us and put as at odds with others. Paul is encouraging the church to...

In this episode, Pastor Rhonda and Pastor Seth catch up from a couple weeks off. Vacation has been great, but it is good to be back to routine. We discuss this weeks lectionary passage, looking at the Amos and Gospel passage. This weeks passages are hard to digest, but are very important and speak to a lot of the heart of the issues we are dealing with now in the church and world. It is so importa...

In this episode, Pastor Rhonda and Pastor Seth discuss what has been going on in life, as well as the lectionary passage found in Galatians. Congrats to Pastor Rhonda for having one of the songs that she co-wrote reach the top 25 current gospel songs. We are so proud of her and her work. This weeks passage focuses on love, and what is love lived out. It is so easy to focus on ourselves, which lead...