Watershed Talks

In which our pilgrims are joined by Pastor Nicholas Hanges from Foundation Church here in Spencer four our season finale!!! This talk we focus on making church and building our faith the priority in our lives. 

In which our pilgrims are joined by Coach Andy McGaffin and attempt to take in the whole arc of the Old Testament; seeing in this beautiful story a plan by God to show each one of us how we are worthy of being redeemed.

In which our pilgrims go for a deep dive into the “love chapter” and wonder why Paul took his time to point out what love is not? Is this a way to help us know what love actually is?

In which our pilgrims crack open the Parable of the Sower and ponder the different heart-conditions this classic text teaches. How do people keep their “soil” in good condition? What are the “gardening" tools in our Christian-toolbox to help us to do the same?

In which our pilgrims take a look at the early church in Acts as well as the church of today and ask the question - why can’t the church be perfect? Is there a way to be an “imperfectly perfect” kind of church?

in which our pilgrims tackle the big question, "What is the Unforgivable Sin?" Joining us in our unpacking of this big topic is our third time special guest Pastor Mark Feauto. 

In which our pilgrims record their first ever live podcast wherein the studio audience attempts to “stump the pastors.” Turned out to be a wonderful evening conversation are those tough questions about our faith with some surprising answers!

In which our heroes wander through Matthew 11:28–29, exploring questions like: What does it truly mean to find rest in God? And what might Jesus be saying when he claims his yoke is easy and his burden is light?

In which our pilgrims journey to ancient times and listen to the prophet Isaiah’s vision of salvation as a fortified city, but with open gates. Then they put this beautiful text into conversation with the story of Peter walking on water and wonder what God’s salvation looks like for us today.

In which our pilgrims dive into how we can hear God’s voice and what it takes to protect ourselves from being fooled by false voices pretending to be the truth.

In which our pilgrims consider the troubling sin of consumerism and how it has infected even the way we do church. 

In which our pilgrims are joined with special guest Coach Andy McGaffin. Join them as they explore how it our response to failure that makes the most difference, giving us the opportunity to shape and build character in our lives.

In which our pilgrims are joined once again by Pastor Tyler Thomsen and they have a riveting conversation attempting to discover the way God wants us to avoid living in extremes. Namely, how God knows that our healthiest lives can be found by striking a balance between shame and self-righteousness...

In which our pilgrims realize they’ve had enough…of not having enough. Is God calling you to practice something new? What would a life of ‘enough-ness’ look like? 

In which our pilgrims are joined once again by Pastor David Lyons from ATLAS, together they wrestle with what it takes to change and why is it so hard for many of us to find our way through?

In which our pilgrims are joined by communications guru Matt Decker from Living Word here in Spencer. Together they take a stab at unraveling the mysteries of Revelations chapter two and why it seems that success can make it hard to keep the faith.

In which our pilgrims are joined by Pastor Nicholas Hanges from Foundation Church in Spencer. Together, they explore the timeless doctrine of the Incarnation and attempt to uncover fresh insights from such a radical concept as “God Became Flesh.”

In which our pilgrims are joined by Pastor Renae Behrends from Trinity Lutheran and we discuss lesser-talked about idols…the kinds of idols we rarely even think of as sin, and yet Jesus wants to redeem us from them just as much as any other.

In which our pilgrims attempt to learn from history and not repeat the same mistake twice…

In which our pilgrims wrap up their thoughts on generosity and discuss the biblical truth that we will worship…something. Will we be our own higher power, or will we put God in that sacred space?

In which our pilgrims journey into the land of generosity and hear the tales of a cowardly servant. Was the servant truly cowardly or was he simply greedy? What would happen if we were to abandon a worldview of scarcity and leaned-in to a worldview of abundance?

In which our pilgrims finally meander their way to the end of Ruth’s tale and ponder what it means to carry shame due to suffering along with the joy of salvation.

In which our pilgrims consider how Christianity has got to move out of our heads and into our hearts.

In which our pilgrims confront a challenging section of Ruth that initially appears to offer poor dating advice, yet ultimately serves as a valuable resource for improving our daily Christian practices.

In which our pilgrims dig even deeper into the story of Ruth and attempt to unravel the reasons why we choose to act out of love. We know not to do it for selfish gain, but could we be just as off-balance even if we’re doing it for friends and family?