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Most of us know John 3:16, but did you know what comes after is some of the best damn good news you've ever heard in your life? Join Russ and Tony as they explore the most unique gospel—the gospel of John—through the lens of the finished work of Jesus. This episode features a conversation in John 3:16-21. ____________________________________________________________________________ Helping You Lear...

At this point in John's gospel Jesus has become an undeniable public figure. It's not whether or not you have an opinion of Jesus, but which opinion. From among his eventual enemies emerges a figure—Nicodemus. He's authentically curious about Jesus and so he comes under the guise of night to have this risky and fascinating conversation. Join Jameson and Tony as they explore the most unique gospel—...

John’s story of Jesus cleansing the temple is like a polaroid of Jesus’ entire ministry and mission. Its like the thumbnail on the desktop for the 10-terabyte file of the incarnation. The whole Gospel is there as Jesus shows himself to be the True Temple, filling to overflowing our faithless religion with the uninhibited freedom of God himself. Join Jameson and Tony as they explore the most unique...

Jesus' mom knew about her son what we would all eventually learn about the heart of God—Jesus can't help but to help those who desperately need help. Join Russ and Tony as they explore the most unique gospel—the gospel of John—through the lens of the finished work of Jesus. This episode features a conversation in John 2:1-13 and the story of Jesus' first recorded miracle in John's gospel.  _______...

"Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" It seems, from this question, that the first disciples struggled with association. To what or who should we align ourselves? Join Russ and Tony as they explore the most unique gospel—the gospel of John—through the lens of the finished work of Jesus. This episode features conversation centered around John 1:35-51 and the story of the first disciples who fol...

Surveying the spiritual landscape today one would undoubtedly be seriously confused about the requirements to have a relationship with God. There are so many distinct beliefs about what is required theologically, ceremonially, and behaviorally to enter the kingdom. The same was true in the days of John the Baptist, which is why he took it upon himself to make the path to God very very straight. Jo...

Join Russ and Tony as they explore the most unique gospel—the gospel of John—through the lens of the finished work of Jesus. Episode 47 zeroes in on the theologically thicc verses 14 to 18 in chapter one. Don't blame us for having another conversation about grace, John is the one who said it doesn't quit.    ____________________________________________________________________________ Helping You L...

Born Not Of Blood (John 1:6-13) Join Russ and Tony as they explore the most unique gospel—the gospel of John—through the lens of the finished work of Jesus. Episode 46 takes a look at chapter 1 verses 6 through 13 and focuses in on what it takes to become children of God.      ____________________________________________________________________________ Helping You Learn To Live Loved . . . Become...

What's The Word? (John 1:1-5) Weekly, 30-minute episodes focussing on the Gospel of John starts now. Join Russ and Tony for the start of a new conversation, exploring the most unique gospel through the lens of the finished work of Jesus.      ____________________________________________________________________________ Helping You Learn To Live Loved . . . Become a Lark Supporter: https://larksite....

Finding Freedom In Christianity We know there is freedom in Jesus, but not many of us experience freedom in the communities that claim Jesus. Episode 44 of the Larkcast explores why we're more likely to receive a to-do list than the comforting news that we're loved and what you can do about it all. ____________________________________________________________________________ Connecting God's Libera...

Irreligious Easter On this episode of the Larkcast, we take a break from our finding freedom series to discuss why Easter is not a religious holiday, and why that matters for everyone longing to know the freedom, rest, and adventure Jesus promised. If the word “resurrection” sounds like a fairy tale, an empty concept, or something that doesn’t matter in the everyday mundane things of life, then yo...

Finding Freedom In Work So why are we talking about finding freedom in a culture that prides itself on being free? A large percentage of us are indeed distancing ourselves from religion and leaving the church. However, it seems our inherent religious impulse is still alive and well. Everywhere we look, we find ladders to climb, paths to walk, goals to achieve, and the relief from our pain being pu...

So why are we talking about finding freedom in a culture that prides itself on being free? A large percentage of us are indeed distancing ourselves from religion and leaving the church. However, it seems our inherent religious impulse is still alive and well. Everywhere we look, we find ladders to climb, paths to walk, goals to achieve, and the relief from our pain being pursued. Anything to assur...

So why are we talking about finding freedom in a culture that prides itself on being free? A large percentage of us are indeed distancing ourselves from religion and leaving the church. However, it seems our inherent religious impulse is still alive and well. Everywhere we look, we find ladders to climb, paths to walk, goals to achieve, and the relief from our pain being pursued. Anything to assur...

Finding Freedom In Technology So why are we talking about finding freedom in a culture that prides itself on being free? A large percentage of us are indeed distancing ourselves from religion and leaving the church. However, it seems our inherent religious impulse is still alive and well. Everywhere we look, we find ladders to climb, paths to walk, goals to achieve, and the relief from our pain be...

Finding Freedom From Yourself Self. We think about it, work on it, talk about it, love it, and even trust in it. While everyone around us seems to be pursuing their ideal selves in a never-ending project, Jesus is the only person to know what it means to be human fully. Throughout his life, Jesus lived in complete trust of the Father, showing us where true freedom comes from—dependence. Tony and R...

#1: Two Guys Walk Into A Temple (Best of 2021) ______________________________________________________________________ Helping You Learn To Live Loved . . . Become a Lark Supporter: https://larksite.com/donate Web: https://larksite.com Larkcast: https://larksite.com/larkcast Book: Reclaim (Available on Amazon) https://larksite.com/reclaim Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lark_social/

#2: The First Shall Hate Happy Hour (Best of 2021) ______________________________________________________________________ Helping You Learn To Live Loved . . . Become a Lark Supporter: https://larksite.com/donate Web: https://larksite.com Larkcast: https://larksite.com/larkcast Book: Reclaim (Available on Amazon) https://larksite.com/reclaim Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lark_social/

#3: Thank God For A Shady Savior (Best of 2021) In what some have called “the hardest parable,” God decides to introduce himself to creation as a shady owner of a debt consolidation business rather than an upright bookkeeper who demands every penny of what we owe. And, as it turns out, as disreputable debtors ourselves, we’d prefer to buy from the trunk of the car in an alley than full-price in th...

The Christmas Episode Well, it's the week of Christmas. And without sounding cliché, we are talking about the theological heart of Christmas in this week's episode. Cheers to Jameson and our longtime former producer (and more importantly, our friend) Ryan for giving Russ and Tony a break and taking over the Larkcast. Episode 34 will be the last NEW podcast of 2021. See you misfits on the flip-flop...

Getting Used To Being Free It's not odd at all for us to receive some version of the following question. "After destroying the bookkeeping god of our fallen imaginations. After helping people see that God saves us single-handedly. After leading us to rip up our religious resumes. After challenging all our selfish motivations for being good and doing good. After helping us all embrace our deaths an...

Church Is Now In Session With the Larkcast still in your hands, Russ & Tony tackle a topic that often makes its way into the mix—CHURCH. There are numerous entry points into this conversation, and tackling them all wasn't the goal. The fellas share their hearts (and the heart of Lark) in this conversation and why they often find themselves pushing against the western normative approach and see...

Dishing On Deconstruction Pt.3 Come on. Admit it. You knew we were going to do a part three. With Russ being back on the Larkcast, we were eager to get his thoughts on the deconstruction conversation. Listen in as Russ shares some pivotal shifts (deconstruction, you could call it) in his journey from his early days as a bible college student to the launch of Lark at the beginning of this year. ___...

Dishing On Deconstruction Pt.2 Tony and Jameson sit down to talk about a thing called deconstruction. 90 minutes later we finished. This podcast is part two of that conversation. While deconstruction has become a sort of junk drawer term where we've decided to place every and any bit of doubting and rethinking, we must acknowledge that not all deconstruction is created equal. Instead of acting lik...

In this episode Tony and Jameson sit down to talk about a thing called deconstruction. 90 minutes later we finished. This conversation will be a two-part podcast just like the one on transformation (Ep.27-28). While deconstruction has become a sort of junk drawer term where we've decided to place every and any bit of doubting and rethinking, we must acknowledge that not all deconstruction is creat...