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Fantastic Movie Podcast: Annihilation
While Annihilation may seem like a chill sci-fi movie with some creepy horror themes interspersed throughout it, Dallas and Jamin found it to be quite thought-provoking on spiritual themes. Enjoy their pastoral discussion on topics like resurrection, new creation, and much, much more.
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Pentecost Water
In this message, Jamin provides a narrative of 1208’s spiritual journey over the last year and invites us to wait expectantly for the Spirit to pour out in a fresh and visible way.
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One Belief, Varied Expression
For the earliest church, Christianity was Judaism. The early Christ followers were Jews who had filled in the gap of who they believed their coming King was. Therefore, no Jew would have been thinking, “I need to abandon my faith and join this Christian movement”—rather, their thoughts were more like, “We are the Jews who…
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Evangelism is Making King Jesus Reality for Others
While Yahweh is the King of kings, Lord of lords, and God of gods, much of the New Testament narrative is about him raising Jesus up as Israel’s immortal human King, and then inviting the rest of the nations to leave their kings, lords, and gods behind and give their allegiance to Jesus. So yes,…
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The Global 30 By 30 Initiative
Today Erin and Jamin discuss the global 30 by 30 initiative to protect 30% of the world’s land and oceans by 2030. With lots of background about the initiative, the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD COP15 2022) and what makes it a good thing and controversies surrounding it. Make sure you have everyone’s voices at…
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The Gospel for Single Mothers
Joan is one of the many impoverished urbanites I know. As a single mother, she and her five kids have tried to get through life on her paycheck, whatever governmental assistance they can find, and the charity of others. After she had burned through the charity of her closest friends and family members, she decided…
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Jesus and Rumors of Scandal
When a known woman broke into a house where Jesus was, she began to wash his feet with her tears and hair, much to the dissatisfaction of the religious leaders among him. Jesus would likely face rumors in this moment, but he instead admired and appreciated the woman and lifted her up. How do we…
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Lady Wisdom and Jesus
In the Old Testament, there’s a character named Lady Wisdom. Who is she? How do the New Testament writers connect her to Jesus? And why does it matter to us?
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Good Tree, Good Fruit
In this message Jamin takes a look at the fruit the Holy Spirit produces in us and talks about discernment.
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A Different Pizza People
I was just spent time with the most delightfully annoyed people. Little Caesar’s tiny lobby was overpacked and everyone’s orders were crazy behind. Yet everyone cracked jokes and laughed and talked about how nice it was to be stuck with non-angry people. When I left, the drive thru was wrapped around the building, which blocked…
