Faith Break: Finding God Moments In Your Every Day

It's February 16th and today Karen and Anne welcome their spouses, Jeremy and Brian, to the podcast. Looking back on their decades of marriage, they discuss how they've learned to make it all work, and celebrate loving each other through the seasons of life. Scripture references: Genesis 2:24 Proverbs 31:10 1 Peter 4:8 Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 Colossians 3:12-17

On Superbowl Sunday, our hosts Karen and Anne acknowledge the team that is our church and how we all work together to create this beautiful worship experience in our community. We explore: How is the church like a team? What is our mission? How do we show "team" spirit? What does it mean to belong? What does it look like to win? It's gametime! Scripture Connections: 1 Corinthians 1

Karen and Anne and special guest Sarah explore a young adults perpective on today's church. Anne and Karen want to know what it's like to be a teen in today's world and in our church, what adults can do to support teens and what drives Sarah to persue her ministry internship in the church. Sarah asks Karen and Anne about their most influential moments working in youth ministry, why

Our Top Ten Favorite Faith Things for 2025: This week, Karen and Anne offer our recommendations of all the things we are loving in our prayer lives right now. Take a break with us as we share our picks for music, spiritual reading, prayer practices, and more to help you grow in faith this year. Books referenced: "Rest is Resistance", by Tricia Hersey "We Will Rest: The Art of Escap

Finding the Extraordinary in Ordinary Time: We are now in Ordinary Time until the season of Lent begins in March, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to celebrate! Karen and Anne talk about how to keep from getting stuck in a faith rut when you’re in the middle of the daily grind. Juggling work and family, the days can be long, but the years will seem short when we look bac

The Missing Years of Jesus: Karen and Anne ask the question, where did Jesus go between the time he was born and when he began his public ministry decades later? We wonder about how Jesus grew into his fully human and fully divine identity and how he came to understand God’s call for his life. Take a break with us as we delight in imagining Jesus as a child, a teen, and a young a

Karen and Anne discuss New Year’s resolutions, love them or hate them. How can we make a spiritual fresh start in 2025? We reflect on the call to live deeply with intention and to nurture healthy faith habits that can draw us into intimacy with God one day at a time, even if it takes a lifetime. Take a break with us as we share what we need to let go of and what we feel called to

Home for the Holidays! Karen and Anne are joined by our parish finance director, Dan, to celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family by talking about how holy our own families are. Just kidding! Really, we commiserate about the joys and challenges of raising a family in faith in today’s real world. Take a break with us as we reflect on what Jesus’ early years might have been like fo

Karen and Anne explore our theme for the fourth week of Advent: LOVE! We unpack what our Advent stories tell us about what love looks like. Mary showed fearless love when the angel Gabriel visited her. Elizabeth and Mary shared their supportive love for each other during their miraculous pregnancies. And Joseph stepped forward in faith with tender love for Mary and baby Jesus. Take

Karen and Anne explore our theme for the third week of Advent: JOY! We celebrate the joy kids and teens bring to our families and our community. Finding joy in the presence of God every day is our armor against discouragement. Sometimes, our tears and our joy can flow together. In this week of the pink candle on the Advent wreath, take a break to connect with what lifts your heart