Netarts Friends Church Podcast

Life is full of forks in the road and choices. We pray and we choose. Sometimes it seems crystal clear what we should do, and sometimes it doesn't. What do you do when you pray your head off, and then make a choice, you invest, you love, you risk everything; and then everything that could go wrong-does go wrong? What do you do then? What do you tell yourself? Credits & Sources:

Everyone wants their interpretation of Scripture to be THE interpretation of Scripture? It's a human tendency that is centuries, even millennia old. Who gets to interpret Scripture and actually has authority to say, "This is what this story means!"Credits and Sources:Edwin M. Yamauchi. D. Instone-Brewer, Ambrose of Milan, Mishnah, Richard Rohrbaugh,Bruce Malina, Justo Gonzalez, Gre

What do a gardener, a ghost, a distant observer, and a foreigner all have in common? And what does this silly little riddle have to do with the nitty gritty of real life? In what way do we find ourselves living in this silly little riddle all the time? For more information or to support this podcast visit www.netartsfriends.org(04/18/24)

What do you do when things feel too far gone? When you feel blocked from what your heart is thirsting for? When it feels like the snowball has rolled to far down the wrong side of the mountain? When you are just trying to survive, cope, and self-soothe? Credits & Sources:Mark D. Baker, Eric Miller, Robert Linthicum, Sherri Nozik, Moises Silva, Louw and Nida, Brian Ross, Eugene

This Easter episode explores the different kinds of stories that people tell about what's going on in the world. Credits & Sources:Brian Ross, Justo Gonzalez, Francis Spufford, N.T. Wright, Bessl Van Der Kolk, ACE Study, OHCHR,IDMC, The World Bank, World Poverty Clock, Lisa Cron, Kenneth Tanner, Jacopo Pasotti, Elisabetta Zavoli, Worldhunger.org, International Labour Organizati

Easter mini-series Part Two.We all have blind spots. We can't conceive of anything different. This episode walks you through the ideas about suffering that the disciples of Jesus could not begin to imagine differently, and also invites you to reflect on what you believe about suffering, and how that might be impacting your experiences of suffering. Credits & Sources:Moises Silv

This one includes an Easter challenge/experiment that I hope you will engage. It has been the practice that has opened many people's eyes to see Jesus, reality, Scripture, and this entire world in a whole new way. If you feel like your life story or this world's story isn't going where you wish it was going, this short series and the experiments suggested are worth your time. Credi

Have you ever done something with the very best of intentions, but most people think you made a complete mess? Part of the human experience is feeling misunderstood and misinterpreted. Like nobody really gets you. If you have a friend who's super intelligent, but they can't interpret you, how deep can that friendship go? We all long for someone who interprets us, and can see what's

This episode explores many dimensions of the experience of ancient lepers. It also explores the ways that we think of "lepers" similarly to how we think of "leopards" or other zoo animals (as something exotic, endangered, or extinct) rather than thinking of them as the kind of person we will probably see every day of the week. In what way does this way of seeing the Gospels and the

This isn't only Simon Peter's story. Your story is wrapped up in this story. Over and over in a hundred different ways the Spirit of Jesus beckons you: "Follow me." What does this mean to you? This episode isn't meant to "tell you what to do." It is intended to help you find your place in this story and listen to Jesus calling you to follow him today. Whatever happens next is up to