The Damascus Road Podcast

Week 1 of Passing Over Teacher: Megan Miller Luke 2:41-52 At age twelve, Jesus travels to Jerusalem with his family to celebrate the Passover, where he is found after three days of anxious searching seated in his father's house.

When the world around us is spinning out of control, where do we turn? Join us for Into the Storm , a 2017 Damascus Road series, as we learn about an angry king, a devastating drought, epic opposition and the one man who overcomes it all pointing the way for us to face life's challenges today: Elijah. Part 4 of Into the Storm        Teacher: Renay Burger    ...

When the world around us is spinning out of control, where do we turn? Join us for Into the Storm , a 2017 Damascus Road series, as we learn about an angry king, a devastating drought, epic opposition and the one man who overcomes it all pointing the way for us to face life's challenges today: Elijah. Part 3 of Into the Storm       Teacher: Tyler Stibrich     &nb...

Week 6 of Terraform Teacher: Devynn Brankel What if we could terraform reality? This is the part of the process where terraforming falls apart, because we have forgotten how to dream. As we age we forget how to dream because life experience solidifies our imagination. We think the real world is logical and rational, but in reality it’s much more wild and whimsical than we give it credit for. What...

When the world around us is spinning out of control, where do we turn? Join us for Into the Storm , a 2017 Damascus Road series, as we learn about an angry king, a devastating drought, epic opposition and the one man who overcomes it all pointing the way for us to face life's challenges today: Elijah. Part 2 of Into the Storm      Teacher: Ryan Miller       Origi...

When the world around us is spinning out of control, where do we turn? Join us for Into the Storm , a 2017 Damascus Road series, as we learn about an angry king, a devastating drought, epic opposition and the one man who overcomes it all pointing the way for us to face life's challenges today: Elijah. Part 1 of Into the Storm    Teacher: Ryan Miller     Original Date: Octo...

Week 5 of Terraform     Teacher: Ryan Miller Relax, Remember, Breathe. How are we supposed to terraform the world when we can’t hear our own thoughts? It’s so loud we try to drown it out constantly. How much money and time have you spent on distraction just this month? Our world and our brains have become noisy, but if we want to build a better world we need to quiet down the noise so we...

Week 4 of Terraform   Teacher: Megan Miller “Evangelical” politics, media and education are all fighting for Jesus’ empire to win. But you cannot fight an empire with more empire, because the empire always strikes back. Jesus didn’t bring a new empire, he brought the kingdom. The empire says only some parts of the body matter, the kingdom says everybody matters. The empire says there isn’t en...

Week 3 of Terraform   Teacher: Megan Stibrich Mud is magic. We put seeds in the ground and it creates life! So if we are made of the soil then what are we made of? What life are we creating?  What does the earth have to tell us about God, who we are, and how we are all connected to each other?   “The soil is sacred + The soil is a gift + You have always been one with the soil + you...

Week 2 of Terraform Teacher: Tyler Stibrich Our stories create worlds, and bad stories destroy worlds. Nefarious origin stories have skewed our views of ourselves and others and allowed gross injustices. But great storytelling and excellent art can create and shape new perspectives of the world and make all of us better.  We are our stories, so if we want to terraform who we will become we mu...

Week 1 of Terraform Teacher: Devynn Brankel Earth is a miracle. The sky has everything that we need to breathe. We put seeds in the ground and it grows all the food we need. It is the only planet we know of, maybe the only planet at all that does this. The earth doesn't need to be terraformed. Humans, however, that’s another story. What if we apply the idea of terraforming to our world today? What...

Week 4 of Altared Carbon Teacher: Megan Miller In the beginning, we were naked and unashamed. But when sin entered the world, we began a legacy of hiding, shame, and broken sexuality. God made our whole bodies intended for sex to be a good and beautiful gift for us, but many of us do not experience sex or the complexities of intimacy in the joyful and life giving way it was created for. How can we...

As we begin the new year, join us for Liturgy of the Ordinary , a 2019 Damascus Road series. Instead of trying out a big and flashy resolution we forget by February, let's look at the ordinary in life, faith in small moments, spiritual formation in its daily, molecular form, because the only way we are formed and changed into the likeness of Christ is day by day... So what we do in this one, ordin...

As we begin the new year, join us for Liturgy of the Ordinary , a 2019 Damascus Road series. Instead of trying out a big and flashy resolution we forget by February, let's look at the ordinary in life, faith in small moments, spiritual formation in its daily, molecular form, because the only way we are formed and changed into the likeness of Christ is day by day... So what we do in this one, ordin...

Week 3 of Altared Carbon Teacher: Ryan Miller For many of us our bodies are a source of shame. It’s too fat. Too skinny. Too tall or too short. There is hair in all the wrong places or no hair on top of our head. It’s slow and weak and limited. We do not feel wonderfully made. We feel broken and wrong. Let us look at the source of our shame and what God has to say about it.

As we begin the new year, join us for Liturgy of the Ordinary , a 2019 Damascus Road series. Instead of trying out a big and flashy resolution we forget by February, let's look at the ordinary in life, faith in small moments, spiritual formation in its daily, molecular form, because the only way we are formed and changed into the likeness of Christ is day by day... So what we do in this one, ordin...

As we begin the new year, join us for Liturgy of the Ordinary , a 2019 Damascus Road series. Instead of trying out a big and flashy resolution we forget by February, let's look at the ordinary in life, faith in small moments, spiritual formation in its daily, molecular form, because the only way we are formed and changed into the likeness of Christ is day by day... So what we do in this one, ordin...

Week 2 of Altared Carbon Teacher: Ryan Miller You don’t just have a body, you are a body. Our souls, minds, and physical selves are all interconnected. We are told to love God with all of our hearts, souls, minds and strength-all of these parts of us are valuable and intended to glorify God. We tend to swing too far in different directions here, either over-emphasizing our intellectual self and di...

As we begin the new year, join us for Liturgy of the Ordinary , a 2019 Damascus Road series. Instead of trying out a big and flashy resolution we forget by February, let's look at the ordinary in life, faith in small moments, spiritual formation in its daily, molecular form, because the only way we are formed and changed into the likeness of Christ is day by day... So what we do in this one, ordin...

As we begin the new year, join us for Liturgy of the Ordinary , a 2019 Damascus Road series. Instead of trying out a big and flashy resolution we forget by February, let's look at the ordinary in life, faith in small moments, spiritual formation in its daily, molecular form, because the only way we are formed and changed into the likeness of Christ is day by day... So what we do in this one, ordin...

Week 1 of Altared Carbon Teacher: Tyler Stibrich  In Genesis, we read about how God formed our bodies and blew life into us. We are made by God out of dust and wind, body and soul. Genesis not only gives us an account of how God created humanity, but also of how God intended for humans to be. Let us return to the garden and what it means to be created by God in the image of God and declared t...

Week 4 of Come to Worship Teacher: Devynn Brankel  Christmas is here! Our waiting is over and the King is here. When Jesus was born he was greeted with joy and worship. Let us remember what we were waiting for and what it is we still wait for.

Week 3 of Come to Worship Teacher: Brad Miller What do I have to give? The holiday season can leave us wondering what to give to others, or feeling like we are already stretched too thin in our time, money, and energy to give any more. But what if there is more in the relationship between giving and joy than we realize? What does it mean to bring our gifts to God in worship?

This Christmas season, let's revisit a series of Christmas pasts. Join us for The Gift , a 2020 Damascus Road series exploring the significance of the gifts the wise men brought to Jesus (gold, frankincense, and myrrh). We will connect the symbolism within the story of Christ’s birth to our relationship with Jesus. We will seek new insight on the birth of Jesus to gain a deeper understanding of wh...

This Christmas season, let's revisit a series of Christmas pasts. Join us for The Gift , a 2020 Damascus Road series exploring the significance of the gifts the wise men brought to Jesus (gold, frankincense, and myrrh). We will connect the symbolism within the story of Christ’s birth to our relationship with Jesus. We will seek new insight on the birth of Jesus to gain a deeper understanding of wh...