PCOM Podcast

Nonfiction books on life and faith for 2022. Frederick Buechner - Listening to Your Life Rich Villodas - Good and Beautiful and Kind Madeline L'Engle - A Stone for a Pillow Makoto Fujimura - Culture Care

Jeff brings some more post-apocalyptic literature, a few scripture verses, and an invitation to a new nostalgia. 

Links for Advent: Fleming Rutledge's Advent, the Once and Future Coming of Jesus Christ Fleming Rutledge on the perfect books for Advent W.H. Auden's Christmas Oratorio: For the Time Being John's call to repentance: Matthew 3:1-12

Dan tells a story about how our church came to be

Our new Associate Youth Director, Lizzie, sits down with Jeff Given to share a bit of her story including the remarkable circumstances that led her here to PCOM. 

Dan talks about how we think the future effects us in the present

Jeff is somehow a longtime Philadelphia Eagles and Duke Mens Basketball fan, as well as a recent Las Vegas Aces WNBA fan (and not because they just won the title!), yet doesn't see any lack of consistency there... he also has an incredible brother he'd like to share a story about. 

Dan tells a story from the Reformation, talks 10 Commandments, and asks about personal devotional practices

PCOM's new Church Business Manager, Peter Sedlewicz, shares some wit and wisdom along with a few beautiful stories of God's faithfulness.

Dan walks us through a brief history of how we got our modern Bible and the various translations 

From Colombia, to Horticulture classes, to the Philadelphia Eagles, Jeff ponders the ups and downs of “certainty” and what the Gospel might have to say about it.

Dan considers church demographics, the "bigness" of God, and the local church

On this week's episode we get to know PCOM's "Newest" staff member Miranda, our Children's Ministry Director.

Dan dives into a local story near and dear to his own heart and with a connection to PCOM

The heat is upon us! What better time to DO LESS and move VERY LITTLE. Let's sit in stillness, keeping cool, while allowing the Spirit to grow our awareness and acceptance and okay-ness. 

Join us for the PCOM Podcast's Greatest Hits! In this special series, Pastor Courtney leads us through the most popular episodes of past seasons. Today we revisit our most popular episode of ALL time, from April 6, 2020, just a few weeks into the start of the pandemic. Emergency Room Doctor Ian Ellis came to share how we could care for ourselves and our neighbors and where he saw God at work in th...

Join us for the PCOM Podcast's Greatest Hits! In this special series, Pastor Courtney leads us through the most popular episodes of past seasons. Today we revisit Pastor Jackson's interview from May of 2020. Meeting digitally as we prayed for the pandemic to end soon, he and I met for an interview over Zoom to chat books, hope, and how literature helps us find our way through. Subscribe to the PCO...

Join us for the PCOM Podcast's Greatest Hits! In this special series, Pastor Courtney leads us through the most popular episodes of past seasons. Today we revisit the "best books of all time" episode from January of 2021, with help from many of you! Subscribe to the PCOM Podcast wherever you get your podcasts, and don't forget to tell a friend!

It's the PCOM Podcast's Greatest Hits! In this special August series, Pastor Courtney leads us through the most popular episodes of past seasons. Today we revisit Pastor Daryl's wisdom on joining Jesus at work from June of 2019. (Good news: it's all still true!) Subscribe to the PCOM Podcast wherever you get your podcasts, and don't forget to tell a friend!

Join us for the PCOM Podcast's Greatest Hits! In this special series, Pastor Courtney leads us through the most popular episodes of past seasons.  Today we revisit Jeff Given's special on tree trimming from January of 2021. Subscribe to the PCOM Podcast wherever you get your podcasts, and don't forget to tell a friend!

Hebrews 11 is a who's who of the faithful: Abraham, Moses, Rahab, and more! It brings up the question: in addition to these wise men and women of the faith, who is in your "cloud of witnesses," cheering you on and leading you in wisdom? Pastor Courtney shares stories of pastors, mentors, and family members who have guided her faith through the decades and asks the question: who's in your hall of f...

On this episode Dan tells the story of a Swiss barbecue that forever changed the church 

From birdwatching to looking out over our city to learning to join Jesus on his mission, this simple, soulful spiritual practice can have a lasting impact.

What might the Psalmists and Simon Peter have to say about to whom and, maybe just as importantly, to whom we might NOT, want to cast our cares…

The biblical basis for Sabbatical and Sabbath rest. Plus: the story behind Pastor Courtney and Daryl's upcoming sabbatical, how you can support them in their time away, their deep thanks to the church for this time and support, and embracing God's gift of rest. Deuteronomy 31, Leviticus 25, and Psalm 23.