Katy First Family Podcast

What is prayer and how do we learn to do it? Paul writes in Scripture that we should "pray without ceasing" but how are we supposed to do that? In this week's episode we talk about prayer as learning to be "indifferent to all but God's will" and how we can learn to be connected to the holy in the midst of the every day.

In our last conversation about the Faith for Normal People worship series we dive into Christianity and other religions. How can we embrace curiosity and find commonality with people of other faiths? And what does it look like to ask the question how is God honored and glorified here?

If you get nervous the minute someone starts talking about politics and...or...religion, you aren't alone! In this episode we continue with our worship series, Faith for Normal People, and talk about the ways that faith and politics work together and work towards separate goals and what that can mean for us as people of God.

As we continue in our worship series, Faith for Normal People, the most requested sermon topic: faith and science. While sometimes these two schools of thought and study have been pitted against each other, we talk about the importance of taking the Bible seriously, not literally, and how science and faith work together to show us something powerful and beautiful .

It's one of the first, and most persistent, questions we ever ask- why? Why do bad things happen and what is God doing about all this suffering? Reflecting back on our first week in the new worship series, Faith for Normal People, we talk about some theological ways people have talked about suffering and where we see God when bad things happen. Click here if you are interested in more informat...

Wouldn't it be nice if everything was always clear? Like if you could always easily tell right from wrong, good from bad, or faithful from...not? Today we talk about how the nuances we find in our faith and how we can grow, and parent, from a black and white understanding to all the colorful ways to see God at work.

It's all good, except when it isn't and honestly, especially lately, it feels like it's not good at all. As we continue in our series Don't worry, Be happy?, we talk about what the Bible verse from Romans 8 "all things work together for good" means for us. We'll discuss how it can be harmful or helpful and how you can help your family understand the goodness of God ev...

This is the conversation for those times you've ever felt dissatisfied about saying or posting "thoughts and prayers" . Let's talk about what prayer is, what it's for, and how to pray even when God feels far away.

No one in the history of ever has actually felt better when told to calm down yet it's a common phrase. As we start back in our regular worship deep dive podcasts we talk about our new worship series Don't Worry, Be Happy? Pastors Mark and Becca talk about worry, anger, and the christ-like response.

The summer, and the summer editions of the podcast, are coming to an end. This week we talk about places where we've found unexpected meaning or beauty and the tension between clarity and mystery. Also, can someone explain how digital photos work? It's a goofy episode filled with some good thoughts and lots of laughs.

Is Jesus Christ more of a Justin or JC? This week we are tackling 3 questions in one episode talking about the disciples as a boy band, if it is possible to gaslight for God, and if we are living in "the end times".

If you grew up in a 90's/2000's church youth group you can probably relate to the stories that Pastors Mark and Becca tell as they discuss purity culture. We talk about what it is, how it's harmful, and what Katy First specifically does differently to help create an environment where students feel wanted, welcomed, and loved. Trigger Warning: While there are a lot of laughs in this pod...

As our summer series continues we talk about why we chose to be United Methodist and what we love, and struggle with, about the UMC and Wesleyan theology.

In the long-awaited second episode to our summer series we tackle our first submitted question on how the church should be responding to the rising tide of Christian nationalism.

Welcome to the Katy First Family Podcast Summer Edition! This week we'll introduce our summer Family Ministries Intern Evelyn Pugh and get to know her a little bit better.

Pastors Mark and Becca discuss surprises, the gift of diversity, and finding the holy in unexpected places everywhere we go.

Pastors Mark and Becca talk about iconic pairs, the really good news of Jesus Christ, and what it means to have lofty words and embodied action.

Pastors Mark and Becca share their favorite "unsolved mysteries", laugh a lot, and talk about what it means to see the holy mystery of God as an invitation to go further up and further in to the Divine.

Pastors Mark and Becca talk about their creative "talents", what it means to be creative because we are made by the Creator, and how we can practice creativity in the middle of our ordinary lives.

Pastors Mark and Becca talk about art, fancy Greek words, and what it means to behold the beauty all around us.

Pastors Mark and Becca tackle some wonder-full trivia, discuss treasure hunts, and talk about how wonder helps us live into an inspiring faith.

Pastors Mark and Becca talk about the joys of Easter candy and what it means for us to go through the death of death to celebrate and live the resurrected life with Jesus.

Pastors Mark and Becca revisit our journey throughout the season of Lent on the Road from Death to Life and provide families with some helpful ideas for how to talk about the events of Holy Week with kids of all ages.

Pastors Mark and Becca talk about extravagance, Mary and her anointing oil, and the hardest death we've wrestled with during this Lenten journey from Death to LIfe.

Pastors Mark and Becca talk about the best kinds of parties and what kind of celebration we can having when we let there be a death of judgement.