Are we living in the End Times? Do these social media videos prove it? Does it really matter if we are? Should it? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-foundry-church/message

If our faith is about... you know, faith... then why do we feel such a strong urge to *prove* everything? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-foundry-church/message

Our website FB Page Prayer Requests Give here -------------------- This week we take a look at pastors who go too hard on the Greek word study, and cowboys who don't realize that the translation they prefer is actually the one that changed the text. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-foundry-church/message…

Week 1 of our series Jump, Don't Jump - where we're looking at information and misinformation, and how they interact with our faith and the way we interact with the world. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-foundry-church/message

The finale of our series Sacred Space, in which we examine the Pentecost arrival of the Holy Spirit among the believers. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-foundry-church/message

Week 9 of Sacred Space, in which Seth talks about the ascension of Jesus and what it means that the Universal Christ goes out into the universe. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-foundry-church/message

Week 8 of our series Sacred Space. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-foundry-church/message

This week we celebrate Easter, remembering the Resurrection of Jesus, and exploring what it means to us and for us. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-foundry-church/message

Week 5 of Sacred Space, examining the statement of Jesus - "I Am the Door." --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-foundry-church/message

This week we're diving into Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, and his crucifixion mere days later. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-foundry-church/message

Week 4 of Sacred Space. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-foundry-church/message

Week 3 of Sacred Space, taking a look at Jesus' statement, "I Am the Vine." --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-foundry-church/message

Examining Jesus' statement about being the Living Bread, Bread of Life, etc. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-foundry-church/message

Week 1 of our series Sacred Space. We're taking a look at the Cosmic Christ, looking both outward and inward, to see if we can find a deeper understanding of who Jesus is and how God is at work in us and in the world around us. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-foundry-church/message…

The final week of our series, The Gospel According to Sinead. This week we showed the video for her song, Trouble of the World, which we can't include in the sermon video or podcast archive. The link to watch the video for yourself is below: Trouble of the World --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-foundry-church…

No podcast intro or outro this week, as I (Joseph) am home sick. This is week 5 of our Gospel According to Sinead series. In it we talk about church hurt, redemption, and stepping into who we are created to be. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-foundry-church/message…

Week 4 of our Gospel According to Sinead series. This week, we're taking a look at the song V.I.P. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-foundry-church/message

We're diving into the song 'Something Beautiful' this week. It's a beautiful meditation and conversation between the singer and God. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-foundry-church/message

This sermon examines the song Black Boys on Mopeds, by Sinead O'Connor. It was her response to the British government's condemnations of the massacre in Tiananmen Square, pointing out that they were perpetrating the same sort of indiscriminate killing of unarmed people at home in England. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/…

Who is Sinead O'Connor? If you only know her for one thing, it's probably her 1992 appearance on SNL. To all outward appearances, her brave and defiant performance derailed her career as a pop star. But to her, it re-railed her career, allowing her to continue being who and what she always was at heart - a seeker of truth and justice, and a prophet…

Week 4 of our 2023 Advent series, Awful. This week we look at the word 'Debacle.' --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-foundry-church/message

Week 3 of our 2023 Advent series. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-foundry-church/message

Week 2 of our 2023 Advent series, Awful. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-foundry-church/message

Week 1 of our 2023 Advent series. We promise, it's not as bad as it sounds. Actually, it's a surprisingly optimistic Christmas... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-foundry-church/message

Week 1 of the 2023 version of Brainstorm, the series where we choose a scripture at random, and write a sermon live, in person, and in real time. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-foundry-church/message

The final week in this series, How It All Works, wherin we take a second look at what it means to fail or succeed. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-foundry-church/message

Fear is built into the human experience. Fear of heights, fire, even of the dark help to keep us safe in an unsafe world. But does Fear have the final word? Should it? Or is there a path forward where Fear informs our experience, but is not the ultimate influence? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-foundry-chur…

Week 2 of this series, in which our Family Life Pastor, Hunter Maerz, tells us about apples, heterozygosity, and not forcing things into a smaller timeframe. It takes as long as it takes. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-foundry-church/message

There are no straight rivers. Oak trees drop thousands upon thousands of acorns for every one that grows up into a tree. These, and many other examples from nature, show us a picture of a God who is less concerned with efficiency and efficacy, and more concerned with the process. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/…

This is a special one-off message, in which we talk through what it looks like to pursue faith, justice, comfort, and healing in the midst of difficult life circumstances. There are many questions, and few easy answers. But it is in the difficult times, when we feel broken and broken-hearted, that God is nearest to us. --- Send in a voice message: …

The finale of our series Mountains and Seas and Gardens and Roads. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-foundry-church/message

Week 9 of Mountains & Seas & Gardens & Roads. We're finishing up the gospel of Luke this week, putting a bow on our journey through the gospels. Next week will be a more experiential, wrap-up sort of week. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-foundry-church/message…

Week 8 of this series, and we're starting in on Luke. Luke examines the key question, "How do we mature in service?" --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-foundry-church/message

Finishing up the gospel of John this week, wherein the dominant image is of a beautiful garden, and we're pursuing the question, "How do we receive joy?" --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-foundry-church/message

Week 6 of this series, in which we dive into the gospel of John and ask the question, "How do we receive joy?" --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-foundry-church/message

Part two of the gospel of Mark, which focuses on the image of dark and stormy seas as a way to get at the question, "How do we face suffering?" --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-foundry-church/message

We're continuing our journey through the gospels, starting on the gospel of Mark this week. The key image in Mark is of stormy, chaotic seas, and the key question addressed is, "How do we face suffering?" In Mark, Jesus models how to live in and deal with suffering and grief, while also remaining hopeful in the presence of God. --- Send in a voice …

Week 3 of this series finds us finishing up the gospel of Matthew, asking the key question, "How do I face change?" --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-foundry-church/message

The first of two weeks focused on the gospel of Matthew, the dominant image of mountains, and the question, "How do we face change?" --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-foundry-church/message

Week 1 of a series we're calling Mountain & Seas & Gardens & Roads. This series takes a fresh look at the gospel accounts not as simply four concurrent accounts of the life of Jesus, but as a single continuous path that addresses some of life's key questions through the story, person, teachings, and ministry of Jesus. Join us on the Fourfold Path d…

The final week of our series Party, where we take a deep, long look at the parable of the Prodigal Son. This was a 5th Sunday, which means our kids and students were in service with us the whole time. Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-foundry-church/message…

Week 4 of our series taking a long look at the parable of the Prodigal Son. This week, we're focusing in on the Older Son in the story, and it's a bit of a tough look in the mirror! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-foundry-church/message

Week 3 of our series Party, and this time around we're focusing on the Father in the story. Catch up on past episodes in this series to get the full picture! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-foundry-church/message

No intro/outro this week, and sorry for being a week late with this one. I (Joseph) was on vacation last week. :-) This is week 2 of our series called Party, wherein we are spending 5 weeks diving deeply into what is commonly called the Parable of the Prodigal Son, but could more accurately be called the Parable of the Dysfunctional Family. This we…

In this five-week series we will explore a parable about a dysfunctional family through the various perspectives and experiences of the key characters. We often live with the idea that the fullness of life we’re looking for is elsewhere but what if what we’re looking for is already here? What if the Party’s already started and you’ve already been i…

Every person is created in the image of God. Is the image of God singular, or vast and multifaceted? If it’s true that every person is created in the image of God, why do we all have different perspectives? Why do we find ourselves coming to different conclusions about a particular issue? Maybe we do well to think of God as a mosaic. As we live int…

Every person is created in the image of God. Is the image of God singular, or vast and multifaceted? If it’s true that every person is created in the image of God, why do we all have different perspectives? Why do we find ourselves coming to different conclusions about a particular issue? Maybe we do well to think of God as a mosaic. As we live int…

Every person is created in the image of God. Is the image of God singular, or vast and multifaceted? If it’s true that every person is created in the image of God, why do we all have different perspectives? Why do we find ourselves coming to different conclusions about a particular issue? Maybe we do well to think of God as a mosaic. As we live int…

Every person is created in the image of God. Is the image of God singular, or vast and multifaceted? If it’s true that every person is created in the image of God, why do we all have different perspectives? Why do we find ourselves coming to different conclusions about a particular issue? Maybe we do well to think of God as a mosaic. As we live int…

Every person is created in the image of God. Is the image of God singular, or vast and multifaceted? If it’s true that every person is created in the image of God, why do we all have different perspectives? Why do we find ourselves coming to different conclusions about a particular issue? Maybe we do well to think of God as a mosaic. As we live int…