It’s all about the fruit! So, what kind of fruit are you producing and harvesting? You wouldn’t want to be an unproductive “tenant” would you? This week’s journey with Jesus finds him facing off with some of the chief priests and Pharisees… again! Join hosts Karin Peter and Blake Smith as they explore the Parable…
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This is the third in a series of four podcasts honoring the life and ministry of Wally B Smith. This episode first aired on July 25, 2023. Controversy, disjunctive revelation, significant change, a new temple, and a connection to essential meaning. This episode of Cuppa Joe continues the theo-history saga with resident panel members, Lach…
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With few exceptions, we all engage in several different communities as we travel through our daily lives. Community, after all, is simply a group of people with whom we share something in common (family, work environment, neighborhoods, church, etc.). Only we can say which of those communities are a blessing to us, and to which…
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When it comes to matters of faith, it’s sometimes hard to know whether to stand up or to stay quiet. Today’s episode finds hosts Karin Peter and Blake Smith journeying with Jesus in Jerusalem as the religious leaders are questioning Jesus about his authority. And, no surprise, Jesus has a question or two of…
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This is the second in a series of four Project Zion Episodes honoring the memory of Wally B. Smith. This episode originally aired on September 4, 2019. Most members of Community of Christ are familiar with W. Wallace Smith and his son Wallace B Smith, who served as Presidents of Community of Christ, but we…
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Project Zion is pleased to repost this interview that Josh and Brittany had with President-Emeritus Wallace B. Smith as part of our series to honor the life and ministry of “Wally B.” Listen to Wally’s story of going into medicine, serving in the military in aviation medicine under the doctor draft law, and taking up…
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“That’s not fair!” is a common response to today’s gospel passage. But, then again, nothing is in the Kingdom of God … thank goodness! If things were “fair” we might get what we actually deserve rather than the grace and unconditional love offered to us freely by God. This week, hosts Karin Peter and Blake…
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This is our fourth and last episode in our repost series honoring the tenth anniversary of our hymnal, Community of Christ Sings, which, at the time this episode first aired, was used as a textbook at Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley. Listen in as Carla interviews Reverend Daniel Damon and Reverend Dr. Nancy Hall about their class, A…
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The call and ordination of each new President/Prophet of the church has brought with it new and exciting challenges and opportunities. In 1996, the church found itself not only with a new President/Prophet, but the first one not from the family of Joseph Smith and the first not born in the United States. But the…
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This week’s journey with Jesus comes with an especially difficult but incredibly important challenge … the mandate to forgive. Too often, when we encounter conflict or disappointment with someone else, we choose to simply move on rather than seek forgiveness and reconciliation … especially when dealing with “repeat offenders.” But as cohost Karin Peter reminds…
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