The Church Basement

Pastor Amanda made a decision to participate in Civil Disobedience. Interested? Join us to learn more...

Is one supposed to pray before meals? What is the meaning behind it? Does the prayer matter? We tackle these questions and learn a new song...

In honor of Pastor Amanda's newest stole we take a look at the meaning behind them.

This week we get around to Jesus. What role does he play in our lives and are we even comfortable talking about him as Christians?

This week we turn the question around and ask, "Who are YOU to God?" Got questions? Join us to learn more.

In an attempt to make the current set of readings from the Gospel of John mean more than the word "bread", we are starting a 3 part series on the role of God in our lives today.

This week we delve into the very churchy language in the songs typically sung at the beginning of a Lutheran worship service. Join us to learn more about them and how Pastor Amanda is thinking of changing things...

The Old Testament aka the Hebrew Scriptures take up arguably more room in the Bible but how much are the preached in an ELCA church? Join us to find out more...

Every three years the ELCA invites roughly 30,000 teens to gather for a few days. Curious what goes on and if chaos reigns? Join us to learn more...

In our final week we finally get around to answering some of the most popular questions people have about the Psalms. Join us to learn more!

This week we move away from the laments to learn more about 2 more types of Psalms- instructional and enthronement. Join us to learn more!

For our 4th in the series on Psalms we continue with laments but make it personal. How do they differ? Are they helpful? Join us to learn more.

This week is a darker turn in the series as we look at the lament psalms. Up first are corporate or group laments. Join us to learn more.

In week 2 we start taking a look at the types of Psalms. Praise psalms- both individual and corporate are up first!

As promised, we are starting the summer taking a deep dive into the Psalms. Join us this week for an overview of what's to come!

This week we take a look at the sometimes sung bits and pieces of the Lutheran Liturgy. Who wrote them and how do they get chosen? Join us to learn more...

All the little bits and pieces of the service have names and are somewhat interchangeable. Curious what they are and how they came to be? Join us to learn more!

Not much is made of Ascension in the ELCA today but Pastor Amanda makes an argument for why it should be more celebrated. Join us to learn more.

It's a messy prayer in many ways but has a good meaning for us today. Join us to learn more about Jesus' prayer just before his death from the Gospel of John.

This week we take a look at church buildings. What it takes to maintain them, who uses them and why even bother with one if it can be a burden. Join us to learn more!

There are ever expanding ways to get news out to people these days but is there one magic way to reach everyone? This week we take a look at the main ways churches try to keep everyone on top of everything that is going on...

Psalm 23 has become a standard funerals and somewhat like shorthand for anything involving church. Think you don't know it? Think again...

This week we take a look at a couple of key phrases that keep popping up when you talk about Lutheran Theology.

Yes, it's a list of people but who gets on - or off- and how? Join us to learn more....