The Wordsmith

What celebrities have pastors met and why is Samson in the hall of faith? Fin out in this week’s episode!

In this episode, the pastoral staff dives into some habits they want to eliminate and dissect the faith of Gideon.

On this episode, the staff talk about what jobs they would have, if they were not pastors, and dive into the faith of Rahab the prostitute.

On this episode we dive into favorite desserts and the life of Moses!

The crew discusses what celebrities they would like to meet and then dive into the faith of Joseph!

The Awaken Staff give their College Football hot takes and walk through the faith journey of Abraham.

Welcome back to Season 6 of the Wordsmith Podcast! This year we are walking through the Hall of Faith out of Hebrews 11.

On the final episode of season 5, we discuss our favorite artist, we wrap up the Sermon on the Mount, and we say goodbye to one of our own.

In our penultimate episode, we discuss our worst character traits, a passage Christians may need to worry about, and several different versions of the "Prosperity Gospel".

Come inside and discover who would be the most useful in a Zombie apocalypse and hear us discuss the most quoted verse in all of scripture. With special guest: Austin Long. Austin is the new worship leader at Awaken, an avid tech geek, and the most grumpy-looking, but not actually grumpy person you have ever met.

On this episode of the Wordsmith Podcast, we discuss the best and worst of fast food, the treasures of our hearts, and whether Christians should save for retirement.

"Getting your heart right" and the Lord's Prayer? After discussing some of the people who helped us on our career paths, we look at the Lord's prayer, or perhaps, the Model Prayer, and spend some time discussing Fasting.

Dream cars on this week of the Wordsmith podcast. Afterward, we look at one of Jesus's most famous teachings on generosity.

An eye for an eye or love your enemies? After expounding on our favorite social outings, we discuss what it means to do the hard things that the Sermon on the Mount calls us to!

Once we are finished reminiscing about our most fondly remembered days, we continue looking at the Sermon on the Mount, examining Christ's role as it regards the law and what that means for us.

Lions, Tigers, & Hippos?!? After giving our College Football Playoff picks & discussing our Bucket lists, we discuss both Salt and Light and how the Church embodies those things best.

Trust me. You don't want to miss our conversation card today! After reading the passage, we delve into the Beatitudes and want they mean for all who follow after Christ.

Weddings, Whale Sharks, and Winsome dialogue. Welcome to Season 5 of the Wordsmith! After catching up with each other's summers, we introduce the Sermon on the Mount and where we're going with this season! Glad to have you back!

Here is the wrap up of Season 4 of the Wordsmith with us looking at 2 John and 3 John. We discuss the Masters, remaining in the Truth, and supporting churches.

This week we wrap up 1 John, discuss the (or a) sin that leads to death, and the exclusivity of Jesus.

Holy Spirit you are welcome here... This week we continue looking at 1 John, we considered the necessity of love in the Christian life, and we answer the question: Who is the Holy Spirit?

Living your best life now? Once we share the most beautiful places we've been, we talk about false teaching, false teachers, and how we guard against them. Our special guest this week: Josh Hampton. Josh is a church planter in Missoula, Montana with Summit Church. 

"Come on, baby, don't fear the Reaper!" After discussing our earliest (maybe traumatic) memories, we discuss the role of the Holy Spirit in loving our brothers and sisters, plus how he works in our hearts, minds, and lives.

This week we continue in 1 John looking at Adoption, the necessity of loving others, and we speculate wildly with regards to The Consummation.

Mild warning: Grossness ahead. After discussing our worst instances of sickness, we discuss eschatology, false teaching, and antichrists vs. the Antichrist. Today's special guest: Jonathon Searcy! Jonathon and his family serve in a myriad of places at Awaken, he's a great real estate agent in the area, and has the body of Gumby.