Theodyssey Podcast

Psalm 23 & Me is an 8-week expedition through one of the best-known, most-sung, and often-studied poems in the Bible. After exploring the imagery connected to the Shepherd metaphor and what it means about God and us, we turn to the last phrase of verse 3. What if God guiding us on the paths of righteousness isn't about Him telling us the right thing to do? What if it was about us becoming more...

Psalm 23 & Me is an 8-week expedition through one of the best-known, most-sung, and often-studied poems in the Bible. The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not want. That phrase feels elusive to most of us as we are bombarded by endless advertisements for the better and the more. Is it possible to "not want"? What does that look like? Rachael and Eric dig into the tensions we feel, some of the shep...

Psalm 23 & Me is an 8-week expedition through one of the best-known, most-sung, and often-studied poems in the Bible. The Lord is my shepherd. This familiar metaphor teaches more than we may realize, but we have to understand what it was like to be a shepherd in the ancient Near East. What were a shepherd's roles and responsibilities? How does it relate to kingship? In this episode, Rachael an...

Psalm 23 & Me is an 8-week expedition through one of the best-known, most-sung, and often-studied poems in the Bible. The Lord is my shepherd. This familiar metaphor teaches more than we may realize. Join us as we learn how to follow a trustworthy and abundant God. Before we dive into the specifics of Psalm 23, we are spending a week looking at Psalms as a whole. How do we interact with ancien...

Psalm 23 & Me is an 8-week expedition through one of the most known, most sung, and most studied poems in the Bible. The Lord is my shepherd. This familiar metaphor teaches more than we may realize. Join us as we learn how to follow a trustworthy and abundant God. In this episode, Rachael and Eric introduce our formation approach to reading the Bible called "Alive to God in Scripture." They wa...

We are launching our new Fall Study, Psalm 23 & Me, an 8-week expedition through the best-known and most-sung poem in the Bible. Together, we will learn how to follow a trustworthy and abundant God. In this short episode, Eric shares the rich themes in this passage, his hopes for our community, and how the Fall Study will be structured.

We are wrapping up our exploration of Sabbath Rhythm through the Spring Trellis series—a three-month journey where we discovered together the gift and blessing of Sabbath, and how creating margin in our lives helps us be more present with God and more attentive to His invitations. In this conversation, Eric and Rachael discuss the practical aspects of creating a Rule of Life. They explore starting...

We're glad you're continuing to explore Sabbath Rhythm with us through this Spring Trellis series. The three-month journey invites us to explore together the gift and blessing of Sabbath, and how creating margin in our lives helps us be more present with God and more attentive to His invitations. In this conversation, Eric and Rachael discuss how we can meet God in our rhythms, why Sabbath is a co...

Thank you for joining us as we continue our Spring Trellis series on living a Sabbath rhythm. This three-month journey invites us to explore together the gift and blessing of Sabbath, and how creating margin in our lives helps us be more present with God and more attentive to His invitations. In this conversation, Eric and Rachael discuss the blessings they are beginning to see and questions that...

Thank you for joining us as we continue our Spring Trellis series on living a Sabbath rhythm. This three-month journey invites us to explore together the gift and blessing of Sabbath, and how creating margin in our lives helps us be more present with God and more attentive to His invitations. In this conversation, Eric and Rachael discuss some of the things that can distract us from Sabbath—partic...

Thanks for joining us as we continue our Spring Trellis series on Living a Sabbath Rhythm. This three-month journey invites us to explore together the gift and blessing of Sabbath, and how creating margin in our lives helps us be more present with God and attentive to His invitations. In this conversation, Eric and Rachael share some of the key themes that emerge when establishing and keeping a sa...

Welcome to our Spring Trellis series on Living a Sabbath Rhythm. This three-month journey invites us to explore together the gift and blessing of Sabbath, and how creating margin in our lives helps us be more present with God and attentive to His invitations. In this conversation, Eric and Rachael share some of their past misconceptions about what Sabbath is — and what it is not — along with the b...

Welcome to our Fall Study: When We Pray. This is the final episode of an 8-week journey through the Lord's Prayer found in Matthew 6:9-13. After a few weeks of context to set up our exploration, we went through the prayer phrase by phrase. We have discussed our view of God, what it means to live surrendered and dependent, how to approach forgiveness, and how God meets us amid the trials of life. A...

Welcome to our Fall Study: When We Pray. It is an 8-week journey through the Lord's Prayer found in Matthew 6:9-13. After exploring the invitations for daily dependence on God for both provision and forgiveness, we turn to the last line of the prayer: "And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. We will inevitably face trials and challenges in life, testing our character and temptin...

Welcome to our Fall Study: When We Pray. It is an 8-week journey through the Lord's Prayer found in Matthew 6:9-13. Last week, we discussed the request for Daily Bread, learning the posture of dependence on a loving Father. This week, explore the connected phrase, "and forgive us our debts as we also have forgiven our debtors. Forgiveness is a huge and challenging topic, yet so essential to live i...

Welcome to our Fall Study: When We Pray. It is an 8-week journey through the Lord's Prayer found in Matthew 6:9-13. We spent the last two weeks learning about the heart of God, as well as the reality of His Kingdom. How do we surrender to a loving Father? This week, we transition to the second half of the prayer, focused on "our" response. It starts with a request for daily bread, which is much mo...

Welcome to our Fall Study: When We Pray. It is an 8-week journey through the Lord's Prayer found in Matthew 6:9-13. This week, we dive into the second phrase of the prayer: "Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven." After grasping who God is, as a loving Father, the question becomes whether we will surrender our own agenda and story. Do we desire for God to be King? Do we...

Welcome to our Fall Study: When We Pray. It is an 8-week journey through the Lord's Prayer found in Matthew 6:9-13. This week, we dive into the first phrase: "Our Father, who is in heaven. Hallowed be Your Name." This is more than a greeting, as it reveals the relationship we are invited into. Can we embrace God as a loving Father? Eric and Rachael share their journeys of dismantling their distort...

When Alan grasped that his Heavenly Father loves him, it freed him to forgive and reconcile with his earthly father. As we grapple with these topics within the Lord's Prayer, we hope this story serves as an inspiration for what is possible. Enjoy!

Welcome to our Fall Study: When We Pray. It is an 8-week journey through the Lord's Prayer found in Matthew 6:9-13. Before we dive into the actual prayer, we wanted to explore the larger context. The Lord's Prayer is nestled right in the middle of the Sermon on the Mount, which is the most incredible collection of Jesus' teaching on the Kingdom. What exactly is the Kingdom? How do we participate?...

Welcome to our Fall Study: When We Pray. It is a 8-week journey through the Lord's Prayer found in Matthew 6:9-13. Prayer can feel mysterious! What should we expect? What is the purpose? Before we dive into the Lord's Prayer, we wanted to spend a week examining our own experiences with prayer. If we want to have a fresh perspective and experience of prayer, we have to acknowledge where we are star...

Welcome to our Fall Study: When We Pray. It is a 8-week journey through the Lord's Prayer found in Matthew 6:9-13. Before we dive into the passage, we wanted to spend a week highlighting our approach to reading the Bible for the sake of formation. We call the process Alive to God in Scripture, and it involves four distinct movements. Through personal stories, historical insights, and honest dialog...

This is a bonus episode of our Fall Study: God and me, Actually, which was a 10-week expedition through Zechariah 3:1-7. Our journey barely scratched the surface of some big themes, vital to us living out an authentic relationship with God. In this short episode, Eric shares some next steps coming up in 2025, offerings to help you dive deeper into these spiritual formation concepts. We encourage y...

This is Session 9 of our Fall Study: God and me, Actually, which is a 10-week expedition through Zechariah 3:1-7. In this final episode, Eric, Rachael, and David continue to explore the last two verses of our passage. The vision ends with an If-Then statement, showing us what it looks like to step into this new reality anchored in God as a "Rule-Breaker" and us as "chosen. In this episode, we focu...

This is Session 8 of our Fall Study: God and me, Actually, which is a 10-week expedition through Zechariah 3:1-7. After spending the last two weeks exploring what God is really like, as well as how He views us, Eric, Rachael, and David turn the last two verses of our passage. The vision ends with an If-Then statement, showing us what it looks like to step into this new reality. What does obedience...