We love the real Reason for Christmas here at Stc, but we also get pretty geeked up for the other ones too. Cold weather, great food and gifts are just a few things we love about this time of year but the volumes of excellent Christmas films out there tie everything together.
09 Nov
Two Active Ministers Say They No Longer Believe in God but No One Knows. What do you think about this and do you believe it’s common? Are we fearful to question or challenge our faith because it has become our only means to make a living?
02 Nov
In episode #5 of the SHRINK the church / Spinalcast collab we talk about Harvest Festival, dressing up as each other, metrosexual Roombas, Mariah Carey’s (cougar) pregnancy, the world’s most expensive house, Chilean miner marathon, camp worship leaders that hug the ladies, Christian pet peeves, salvation-thru-fear, prayer etiquette, “The Church Ain’t No Hoe”, and a solid game of hypothetical questions.
02 Nov
There is a lot swirling around right now about how voting is commanded by God. Despite the fact the voting republic as we know it was not invented until after the canonization of Scripture, some say that Jesus wants us to vote and they claim that there is a volume of Scripture to support this point. I believe we are called to be citizens of a Higher Kingdom and are aliens in this land, but I am interested to hear what you think.
25 Oct
In this Catalyst segment, Francis focuses on a thought that his wife had about “Thinking Biblically”. For more leadership content or to purchase the full talk go to http://catalystspace.com.
19 Oct
In Episode #4, we talk about workout regimes, halloween memories, Harvest Festival, Chilean miner rescue, iPhone and Verizon, Justin Bieber’s memoirs, alien life, and (the now Christian) Insane Clown Posse. We interview Pastor Mark Connelly, guess vocal/song clip, and try to fathom the BCS algorithm!
19 Oct
Our good friend T.J. Hill over at Frank the Podcast put together this catchy, and completely hilarious song, “Heaven is a BBQ” for your laughter and enjoyment. He’s a funny guy!
12 Oct
This is 90 seconds of Pastor Mark Connelly from MISSION Community Church in Gilbert, AZ talking about the kind of men we need in the church. I decided to set it to some “Wake Up” by Arcade Fire and transcribe the words. It got me pretty fired up! Maybe it will do the same for [...]
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