Pod Be With You

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Two progressive pastors (and many guests!) discuss scripture, real life, and whatever else inspires them. This podcast comes from First Congregational Church of Dundee, IL, and The Congregational Church of Batavia, IL with pastors Rev. Aaron James and Rev. Paige Wolfanger. We represent loving, joyful congregations that encourages us all to get together, get inspired, and get to work.

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Good Friends and Good Shepherds (Fourth Sunday of Easter)

Apr 18 2024 47 mins  
In a shocking turn of events, the author of the Gospel of John is consistent with his themes and threads, and nowhere is that more than it is this week, when we dive into John 10 to talk about Good Shepherds, and John 15 to talk about Good Friends. It's about community, grace, empowerment, and the profundity of Divine Love. Join us if you can for this Johannine exploration.

What's Next? (Third Sunday of Easter)

Apr 11 2024 42 mins  
It's the Third Sunday of the Easter Season, and so Salvation is on our minds...what are we saved from, to what are we delivered, and what is Jesus' role in this amazing work? The Disciples wonder this in their post-resurrection encounters with Jesus, and so do we from our spot in the 21st century. So, let's talk about it...

Wandering Heart: Here's My Heart (Second Sunday of Easter)

Apr 05 2024 45 mins  
It's the second Sunday of Easter, and it's time to wrap up Peter's story. Or is it really? Because, although there is some resolution here, it is certainly not the end of Peter's narrative arc, or of Jesus', or of his followers. We end where we began, with "Follow me."

Wandering Heart - Holy Week

Mar 21 2024 51 mins  
All of Holy Week in less than an hour? You came to the right place! In this episode of Pod Be With You, we cover not just the Triumphal Entry on Palm Sunday, but also Peter's experience of Holy Week and the Passion. It's difficult, and painful, and uncomfortable, but so very, very human. More than that, there will be resurrection on the other side, not just for Jesus, but

Wandering Heart: I'm Fixed Upon It (Lent 4)

Mar 07 2024 36 mins  
Technically, this week is Part Two of last week's scripture. Immediately after Peter's proclamation that Jesus was the Messiah, he kind of puts his foot in it. Jesus has shared that when they go to Jerusalem, he will suffer and die. And Peter vehemently objects. But what is he really objecting to? This week, temptation, following, and the dual and dueling Kingdom of this

Wandering Heart: Praise the Mount (Lent 3)

Feb 29 2024 35 mins  
We continue, this Lent, to journey with Peter as he journeys with Jesus. Today, a pivotal moment for Peter, and all of the disciples, as Jesus asks them the question "Who do you say that I am?" Revelation, connection, community, empowerment, celebration are all a part of this story, as Peter replies, "You are the Messiah, son of the living God." Join us as we pa

Wandering Heart: Rescue Me from Danger (Lent 2)

Feb 22 2024 39 mins  
As we continue our exploration into the life and faith of Peter, we jump into (pun intended) the story of Peter and Jesus walking together on the stormy water of the Sea of Galilee. It's a tale about faith, about courage, about the power to do the impossible. Join us as we look at this vignette verse by verse, and discover what the text may have for us this second week of Lent

Wandering Heart: Jesus Sought Me (Lent 1)

Feb 15 2024 41 mins  
This Lent, we are following Peter as he follows Jesus, exploring some of those central stories of the Gospel through Peter's eyes. And we begin today with the call of Peter, as found in Luke 5:1-11, that iconic passage where Jesus promises that Peter and friend will "fish for people." It's a great way to start a great story of faith, failure, joy, grief, forgive

Ups and Downs (Transfiguration Bible Study)

Feb 08 2024 37 mins  
Even before Jesus takes Peter, James and John up to the mountaintop and back down again, there are a lot of ups and downs in their journey...spectacular moments of Divine power, and valley experiences of misunderstanding and faithlessness. But this event at the top of the mountain is an affirmation for them all...for Jesus, who is turning his face toward Jerusalem, for his Disciple

Being Restored (Bible Study)

Feb 01 2024 39 mins  
We pick up in Mark right where we left of last week...Jesus in Capernaum on the Sabbath. This time, four vignettes that give us a peek into "a day in the life." And, among the other things happening here, it's about restoration...the restoration of Peter's mother-in-law, the restoration of those seeking healing, the restoration of Jesus himself when he was tired