Talking Shop: Mark 1:14-20 (Epiphany 3: Series B)
Grab a chair and a drink and join the preachers as they prepare to preach next Sunday's gospel!
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Paul Koch is the pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in Ventura CA. where he has been called to hand over the goods; to kill and make alive and to recklessly forgive the broken and hurting.
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This week the preachers discuss the calling of Philip and Nathanel. Pull up a seat, grab your bible and a drink and join the conversation!
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While you are comparing your presents and life to others, pour a Sidecar, turn off the Taylor Swift, and man up.
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This week, the preachers take a closer look at the ministry of John the Baptist as they prepare for next Sunday. Pull up a chair and listen in!
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Pastor Koch Teaches On Luke 11:1-13
Theology is Best Done Together
Eating a whole turkey by yourself? May we join? Hit play, grab a leg, dip in cranberry, and enjoy what some people call the greatest meeting of minds since Shane MacGowan got together with Nick Cave to record My Way!
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Rev. Ross Engel, discusses the reception of the first Medal of Honor awarded to an African American from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. This one-on-one conversation features Sgt. 1st Class LaMarr Payne, a veteran of Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi…
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Take a break from the war and enjoy a holy meal of ordinary things!
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Join the conversation as the preachers of Talking Shop discuss this week's Gospel reading!
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Join the preachers at Talking Shop as they work through the Parable of the Ten Virgins.
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Just like we end up walking in circles when lost with no navigation instruments, so does humankind outside of Christ. Nothing has changed since the Reformation. People still suck and God still loves.
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