The Nexus Podcast

Shock & Awe (S11 Episode14)

Through a short history of military tactics to some fields just outside of Bethlehem, this weeks talk contrasts the shock and awe used in war with the shock and awe used by Jesus.  What might it mean for our world to find its way home again?

Home But Never Home (S11 Episode13)

Another exile story that speaks to the ache of being exiled at Christmas time.

Wilderness Exile (S11 Episode12)

In the second episode of the Advent-Exile series Brad takes us to the Exodus.  The Hebrew people find themselves wandering aimlessly in the dessert, experiencing some bizarre events.  In the midst of our own type of exile, might we learn from what the Hebrew's did with their strange experiences?  Listen in and find out.

Life in Exile (S11 Episode11)

This Sunday marks 38 weeks into the pandemic, the beginning of Advent and our return to online-only services at Nexus.  With exile on his mind, Brad launches the new Advent series, Life in Exile.  The Bible has no shortage of exile stories.  This week, Brad highlights Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, three Hebrew exiles who perform a daring act of civil disobedience and face the most extreme of consequences.  

 

 

Strengthening our Eyes - Part 2 (S11 Episode10)

This episode brings the "Goat on Cow" series to a close with a look at some Celtic spirituality and what it might teach us about bumping into God.

 

 

Strengthening Our Eyes (S11 Episode9)

In this week's talk Brad admits that very few spiritual practices have actually stuck for him over the years.  However there are two Christian Contemplative practices that have.  He shares them with us and invites us to find practices that will help us strengthen our eyes to notice our encounters with God.  

Your Own Personal Jesus (S11 Episode8)

Brad suggests that although an intellectual faith alone is insufficient for the long haul, there are inherent dangers in prioritizing personal experiences.  Through stories of 3 individuals and their vastly different experiences with God, Brad offers us a way to "test the spirits".  
 

 
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Vision Over Visibility (S11 Episode7)

After all this talk of seeing goats on cows, here are some practical ways to "exercise" your eyes for the seeing.  By way of scuba diving adventures, valleys full of dry bones, Paul's prison letters and Celtic spirituality Brad suggests some practices that will train our eyes to the mystical.

Bumping into God (S11 Episode 6)

Might we all be bumping into God far more often than we realize?  Through stories of Johnny Cash, mystical experiences in the Bible as well as some of his own, Brad suggests that these experiences are calling us to more.

Enchanted (S11 Episode 5)

Is our world enchanted? In this episode, Brad takes a look at why we have a hard time seeing and perceiving God's presence and work in the world as well as the places where we can't shake the sense that this world is sacred.