Weekly MomenToUs

This week on Reading between the Lines, we are learning more about the story of Eve, the first human called by name in the Bible.   Remembering the story of Eve, those of us who have experienced separation from our home or families, who have made mistakes that altered our entire lives, who have found our ride or die, who have had to bury children, who have had rainbow babies after infant loss, who...

We're back!   Join Pastor Rebecca to hear more about what MomenToUs has been up to while the podcast has been offline, how you can get connected, and what's coming up next with our newest podcast series!

Join for the final episode of this podcast series, where Pastor Rebecca shares how the final few verses of the hymn O Come, O Come Emmanuel shape our theology and how we are part of what God is up to in the world!

Join us for our next MomenToUs episode, where Vicar Jaren Summers joins us for a conversation about what Lutheran Christians believe happens after death.

Join Pastor Rebecca for a closer look at what genealogies have to do with hymns and God's presence with us.

Join Pastor Rebecca for another look at the hymn O Come, O Come, Emmanuel and how we can incorporate TWO different spiritual practices to continue growing in our faith this winter!

God among us. What good news. Join Pastor Rebecca as she shares more about the difference between God being with us vs. God being among us. There might even be references to cheesy Christmas movies and impostors later in the episode.

Join us for the first episode of a brand new MomenToUs season. Pastor Rebecca fills us in on some of the background about what we will be up to for the next 8 weeks & shares some big announcements about things coming up!

Join us for a conversation with Pr. Aaron Layne to discuss this week's Burning Question & we learn that even when life is at it's most extreme, God continues to show up, even to and through us.

Join us for a conversation with Pastor Sarah Mayer-Flatt about what the Bible has to say about healing, how God works through our lives and the communities that surround us, and how our prayers can transform our communities to be places of acceptance and healing for all.

Join MomenToUs' Leadership in Context Student, Seven O'Riordan, for a conversation about how to begin praying and discerning about what God is calling us to do in this season of our life, especially when we embody several simultaneous and overlapping roles and vocations.

Join us for a conversation with Pr. Jacqui Buschor, for a beginning conversation about this week's burning question: Why Do Some Churches Support the LGBTQIA2S+ Community & Others Don't?   Newsletter Signup: http://eepurl.com/in4gn6   Join us on Discord (link in bio!) to continue the conversation about this episode!

Can good Christians be in therapy? Yes, absolutely. And even more would benefit. Join Pastor Rebecca as she shares some of the harmful and unhelpful responses that are sometimes shared and ways that we can learn to be better supporters within our community, helping us all carry the things that weigh on our hearts. That's the kind of community to which God calls us.   Newsletter Signup: http://eepu...

Join Pastor Rebecca for a really quick history of some of the history of the Christian Church ... and how that has led us to having such a variety of Christian denominations today.   Newsletter Signup: http://eepurl.com/in4gn6   Join us on Discord (link in bio!) to continue the conversation about this episode!

Join us for a conversation with Deacon Nick Bates, who serves as the Executive Director of the Hunger Network in Ohio as he shares about his particular calling to public service and helps us begin to distinguish between political and partisan activities and how Christians are called to engage with each.   Newsletter Signup: http://eepurl.com/in4gn6   Join us on Discord (link in bio!) to continue t...

If you are around church leaders, you hear this question asked by the few young adults who are present for worship on Sunday morning. Or, we hear a question that is similar, "Where are the young people?" Join us for a conversation with Ethan Roberts, a young adult who grew up in the church, has served a year with the ELCA Young Adults in Global Mission program, and is beginning to settle into youn...

Join Pastor Rebecca as we explore a beginning answer to this week's Burning Question. And, stay tuned to the end for big announcements about our next gatherings!   Newsletter Signup: http://eepurl.com/in4gn6   Join us on Discord (link in bio!) to continue the conversation about this episode!

This week, Pr. Dan Hille joins us to answer this week's Burning Question: When is the Rapture? by tracing back some of the historical roots of when this branch of Christian theology came into existence. Tune in to see how Disney World is related to how we read and understand the book of Revelation!   Newsletter Signup: http://eepurl.com/in4gn6   Join us on Discord (link in bio!) to continue the co...

Did you know that there is more than one version of the Bible? Join us as Pastor Rebecca gives us some background on this particular difference and what it means for how we read, understand, and interpret Scripture and live our lives of faith.   Newsletter Signup: http://eepurl.com/in4gn6   Join us on Discord (link in bio!) to continue the conversation about this episode!

Join us for this week's Burning Question: Why Does the Bible Contradict Itself? Pastor Rebecca shares two examples from the Bible that seem to contradict and some beginning understandings of why this is the case.   Newsletter Signup: http://eepurl.com/in4gn6   Join us on Discord (link in bio!) to continue the conversation about this episode!

Join us for our Fall 2023 Podcast series: Burning Questions! This episode gives an overview and a few disclaimers about this upcoming season.   Newsletter Signup: http://eepurl.com/in4gn6   Join us on Discord (link in bio!) to continue the conversation about this episode!

Our final Sabbath Stop for 2023! Join Pastor Rebecca as we reflect over where we have journeyed together on our summer Sabbath Stops & we look ahead for how to re-solve the problem of what to do when our busy-ness creeps back in again. Listen all the way to the end for a couple big announcements!   Newsletter Signup: http://eepurl.com/in4gn6   Join us on Discord (link in bio!) to continue the...

For this week's Sabbath Stop, we're collaborating with Pastor Colleen Hetrick & All Places Together! Join us as Pastor Rebecca and Pastor Colleen share how wildly different their ways of finding sacred rest are, but that all ways of resting can be holy.   Newsletter Signup: http://eepurl.com/in4gn6   Join us on Discord (link in bio!) to continue the conversation about this episode!

Feeling a little stumped about where to start in the Bible after last week's episode? This week's Sabbath Stop brings a brand new resource to help! We also share some prayers for everyone starting the school year.   Newsletter Signup: http://eepurl.com/in4gn6   Join us on Discord (link in bio!) to continue the conversation about this episode!

This week, Pastor Rebecca offers 4 different activities for families to continue engaging in Sabbath Stops as schedules shift back to the school year!   Newsletter Signup: http://eepurl.com/in4gn6   Join us on Discord (link in bio!) to continue the conversation about this episode!