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This week Kevin, Chris, and Josh are joined by a special guest in the Narthex. Join the discussion coming out of Sunday's sermon on Ecclesiastes 2:1-16. As always, remember to keep the conversation going with your small groups, care groups, friends, and family.

Welcome to the Narthex! This week, we’re celebrating Thanksgiving, with an unorthodox text from Jeremiah 29:1-7. We’ll discuss the difference between Big God Theology and Bigger God Theology , consider how exile shapes our lives today, and reflect on whether rejecting our culture aligns with Scripture. Josh, Chris, and Kevin discuss these points and more, so tune in, join the conversation, and, as...

Welcome to the Narthex! This week, we’re diving into the first 11 verses of Ecclesiastes 1. Is everything really meaningless under the sun? What are the things we look to for purpose? And, who actually wrote this book of the Bible!?! Josh, Chris, and Kevin dig into these questions and more - so tune in, join the conversation, and, as always, we encourage you to keep the conversation going where yo...

Welcome to the Narthex! This week Josh, Kevin, and Chris discuss the first sermon in our new series on the book of Ecclesiastes, "Meaning in an Age of Meaninglessness" This first sermon is actually on the last part of the book, Ecclesiastes 12:8-14. To find out more about that, make sure you've listened to the sermon already! If you have, jump into this episode! As always, we encourage you to keep...

Welcome back to the Narthex! As we kick off another ministry year - and another season to our weekly podcast - Josh, Chris, and Kevin take a look at what it means to contend for the gospel as Paul lays out for us in Philippians 1:27-29. Please join us as we discuss things like Monsters Inc., your Internet Algorithms, and Unity in the Church. And as always, we encourage you to keep these conversati...

The end is not the end. For the Christian, the doctrine of the last things is not a story of fear, but of hope. The Spirit who regenerates us will also raise us, renew creation, and bring all things to consummation. In this final episode of The Deep Magic , we look at the Christian hope that death is not the last word — Christ is. We begin with the intermediate state, where Scripture assures us th...

In this episode, we explore the doctrine of the Church. Rooted in the conviction that the Holy Spirit forms a new community and nourishes it through Word and sacrament, we unpack what it means to belong to Christ’s Body. We begin by discussing the nature of the Church, drawing from 1 Peter 2 and Ephesians 2 to show how God gathers a holy people, and we explore the visible/invisible, militant/trium...

No one knows the heart of God like the Spirit of God. In 1 Corinthians 2:10 , Paul writes that it is the Holy Spirit who searches even the deep things of God, and reveals them to those who believe. In this episode of The Deep Things of God , we turn to the mystery of the Spirit — not as an abstract force, but as the divine person who applies Christ’s redemptive work with order, power, and precisio...

There is no deeper mystery at the heart of the Christian faith than this: the eternal Son of God became flesh, humbled himself to death on a cross, and was raised in glory. This is not a metaphor or myth — it is history. In this episode of The Deep Things of God , we explore the doctrine of Christ’s incarnation, humiliation, death, resurrection, and exaltation – the center point of redemption and...

Ep 3 in The Deep Things of God “What is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?” - Psalm 8:4 In this episode of The Deep Things of God , we turn to the doctrine of humanity. Who are we? Scripture tells us we are created in the image of God — made with dignity, purpose, and a calling to reflect his glory. We are not just advanced animals or random accidents. We ar...

Ep 2 in The Deep Things of God Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; his greatness is unsearchable. — Psalm 145:3 In this episode of The Deep Things of God , we turn our attention to the source of all things — the Triune God. All of reality flows from him and returns to him. He is not just the starting point of theology — He is the subject, the center, and the end. We begin with what it me...

Ep 1 in The Deep Things of God “The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.” — 1 Corinthians 2:10 “Do not cite the Deep Magic to me, Witch. I was there when it was written.” — Aslan, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe What lies behind the curtain of our existence? What voice speaks before all others? In this opening episode of The Deep Things of God , we return to the foundatio...

No Chris, No Josh ... No Problem!! Join Kevin today as he monologues a little, and is then joined by two special guests as they look and react to Pastor Chris' sermon this past Sunday on 2 Thes. 3:6-18. As always, keep the conversations about faith and Christ going with the loved ones in your life. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Introduction 2:25 - Kevin's Sermon Overview/Monologue 11:19 - Special Gues...

Welcome back to the Narthex! This week Chris, Kevin, and Josh - Yes! Joshua is back, let the regular listener rejoice... join the discussion coming out of the message from Sunday, June 15 on 2 Thessalonians 3:1-5. Join in and keep the conversation going with the people around you.

This week Kevin and Chris discuss the message from Pentecost Sunday on Luke 1:1-4 & Acts 2:16-18. Once again, Josh has gone radio silent because he is busy doing the Lord's work in the Philippines with a group from our church. As always, keep these conversations going with your care groups, families, and friends

This week Kevin and Chris discuss the message from Sunday on 2 Thessalonians 2:12-17, titled "Stand Firm and Live Boldly". Sadly, Josh isn't in this episode; happily, it is because he is doing the Lord's work in the Philippines with a group from our church. Enjoy the conversation and participate by keeping it going in your families, small groups, and third spaces.

This week Chris, Josh, and Kevin, discuss the sermon from Sunday on 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12. Any message on the Antichrist, Apostates, and full-fledged rebellion is enough to get the conversations flowing. As always, keep the conversations going wherever you are.

This week Chris, Josh, and Kevin, discuss the sermon from Sunday on 2 Thessalonians 1:7-12 - a banger of a message preached by Joshua on the Apocalypse and the relief for today and hope for eternity this biblical truth brings. As always, keep the conversations going wherever you are.

Welcome to the Narthex! This week Kevin, Josh, and Chris discuss the message from Sunday on the start of the second letter to the Thessalonians. Join the conversation and continue it with your friends, coworkers, small groups, and family.

Welcome to the Narthex! This week Kevin, Josh, and Chris discuss the message from Sunday on 1 Thessalonians 5:23-28. Join the conversation and continue it with your friends, coworkers, small groups, and family.

Welcome to the Narthex! This week, Josh, Chris, and Kevin recap GEMS Sunday and the theme of this ministry for the year on Romans 12:1-2. How are we to be living sacrifices, not be shaped by the world, but transformed by the renewing of our minds? Listen and continue these conversations with the people in your life!

Welcome to the Narthex! This week Chris, Kevin, and Josh discuss the worship services from Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday on the accounts from Luke in chapter 23 and 24. Thanks for joining in the conversation! Keep it going with your friends, small groups, and other places.

Welcome to the Narthex! This week Joshua, Kevin, and Chris discuss the sermon - and service - from Palm Sunday. Join us as we look at the Jesus' Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem found in Luke 19:37-40. As always, keep the conversations about faith going in your family, care groups, and other life spaces by asking good questions and thinking deeply about this life God has given us. Here are some link...

Welcome to the Narthex! This week Joshua, Kevin, and Chris discuss our worship service from April 6, 2025 and the message coming out of 1 Thessalonians 5:16-22. As always, keep the conversation going in your family, care groups, and other life spaces by asking good questions and thinking deeply about life and faith.

Welcome to the Narthex! This week, Josh recaps his missions trip to Tijuana, Mexico, and the 3 guys dig a little deeper into Curtis' Sermon this past Sunday on Colossians 1:1-14. Here's a breakdown of the episode: 3:27 - Spring Break Fun 8:30 - Mexico Missions Trip Breakdown 28:46 - Deeper Dive into Colossians 56:15 - Moments in Mission