Jesus’ ministry is taking a turn … toward Jerusalem, and anyone who wants to be a follower will need to “take up [their] cross” and follow him.  With each step toward “Jerusalem,” the cost of following gets more and more costly. That’s right… some things in life may be free, but discipleship is not one…

Dive into the heart of the Christian tradition with us on “Coffee to Go.” This week, we’re in Mark’s Gospel, witnessing Jesus’ encounters with a Syrophoenician woman and a deaf man. Join hosts Karin Peter and Blake Smith as they unpack the complexity of Jesus’ actions, the coexistence of our best intentions and flaws, and…

Leave it to the Pharisees to pick and choose which laws they want to follow while forgetting something a little more important … the greatest commandments … love God, and love one another. Join hosts, Karin Peter and Blake Smith for this week’s “journey with Jesus” in the Gospel of Mark. As is his way,…

Hopefully, followers of Jesus can say, without hesitation, that they believe in Jesus, but is that enough? The world is crazy, and we are faced with so much that can challenge or even scare us. In this episode of Coffee to Go, hosts Karin Peter and Blake Smith suggest that it is not enough to…

But I don’t want to eat his flesh and drink his blood. Do I really have to? Thank goodness Jesus talks in metaphor.  What he really wants is for us to “abide” in him… to be so closely aligned with him that he becomes for us a life source. Join hosts, Karin Peter and Blake…

Believing things about Jesus is good. As a matter of fact, knowing what you believe about Jesus is a great place to start, but it’s not necessarily life-changing. It’s when you come to the point of believing in Jesus that things begin to change within you. Join hosts Karin Peter and Blake Smith, as they…

What happens when we’re hungry for something, and it’s not what Jesus is serving? Many, if not all, have been in that place where we’re so hungry that, until we are fed physically, we can’t think about anything else…at least that’s what it feels like. In this week’s episode of Coffee to Go, Jesus is…

Which came first, the chicken or the egg … abundance or blessing. You may have what you believe is THE correct answer, but apparently, there are sound arguments for both. In this episode of Coffee to Go, hosts Karin Peter and Blake Smith, join Jesus and the disciples on a mountainside and in a boat,…

“Come unto me all who are weary and I will give you rest. Oh wait, there are crowds of people gathering who need our help first!”  Have you ever felt like just when you were about to get a chance to enjoy some much-needed rest, something “more pressing” came up? Well, you’re not alone! In…