Watershed Talks
Join us for conversations that take a wandering faith walk through scripture and considers how to practically apply such truths to our daily lives.
Episodes
38 episodes
Christ is Cool, Give Me Candy!
In which our pilgrims dive into the subject of should Christians celebrate Halloween? What are ghosts? Where should we draw the line between fun and demonic? Is Trick or Treating bad?!?!?!
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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49:38
Looking Up When the World Looks Down
In which our pilgrims dive into the life of Joseph in Genesis and draw inspiration on how to find hope in this life by practicing looking up.
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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50:44
The Productive Pause
In which our pilgrims continue the story of Elijah wherein he goes from victorious heights to defeated lows. Yet, it is in the still whisper that God’s voice is heard. Our church culture today seems to only consider task-focused work to be valu...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:01:29
The Pocket Prophet!
In which our pilgrims begin a series on the story of Elijah, unpacking how God used him to reveal the sin of idolatry to the Israelites and how much we need this same revelation in our own lives today.
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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51:28
How to Nap in a Hurricane
In which our pilgrims unpack the classic tale of Jesus calming the storm and ask the question - why does it seem that we like worry? As Christians, we are “Christ followers” or “little Christs,” so how can it be that he was sleeping through suc...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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1:00:38
The Telos of the Two
In which our pilgrims look at the story of the twelve spies into the promised land and put it into conversation with the idea of our ‘telos.’ Do the stories we tell ourselves matter? Are Christians called to tell an altogether different kind of...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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52:31
Surrender on the Mountain
In which our pilgrims dive into the story of Abraham when his faith was tested the most. Pastor Tim's unavailable this week so we replaced him for his son Parker as our special guest and bringing this topic.
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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59:59
Being Present to the Presence
In which our pilgrims attempt to deal with something that makes us all a little uncomfortable - simply being still and quiet. Why is it so hard for us to turn off all the noise and just sit in God’s presence? Does the church have a role and res...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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45:04
Gazing As The Trinity
In which our pilgrims have returned and jump right into one of the most forgotten and misunderstood doctrines of our faith - the Triune God.
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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54:32
Prioritizing Faith without Compartments
In which our pilgrims are joined by Pastor Nicholas Hanges from Foundation Church here in Spencer four our season finale!!! This talk we focus on making church and building our faith the priority in our lives.
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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1:01:51
Wandering Wonderers
In which our pilgrims are joined by Coach Andy McGaffin and attempt to take in the whole arc of the Old Testament; seeing in this beautiful story a plan by God to show each one of us how we are worthy of being redeemed.
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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38:39
Don’t be a Cymbal
In which our pilgrims go for a deep dive into the “love chapter” and wonder why Paul took his time to point out what love is not? Is this a way to help us know what love actually is?
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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40:29
Teshuvah in the Dirt
In which our pilgrims crack open the Parable of the Sower and ponder the different heart-conditions this classic text teaches. How do people keep their “soil” in good condition? What are the “gardening" tools in our Christian-toolbox to help us...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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45:14
A Wabi-Sabi Kinda Church
In which our pilgrims take a look at the early church in Acts as well as the church of today and ask the question - why can’t the church be perfect? Is there a way to be an “imperfectly perfect” kind of church?
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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45:39
The Unforgivable Nothing
in which our pilgrims tackle the big question, "What is the Unforgivable Sin?" Joining us in our unpacking of this big topic is our third time special guest Pastor Mark Feauto.
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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55:21
Watershed Live!
In which our pilgrims record their first ever live podcast wherein the studio audience attempts to “stump the pastors.” Turned out to be a wonderful evening conversation are those tough questions about our faith with some surprising answers!
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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49:54
Sabbath Supermodels
In which our heroes wander through Matthew 11:28–29, exploring questions like: What does it truly mean to find rest in God? And what might Jesus be saying when he claims his yoke is easy and his burden is light?
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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35:37
Salvation: a Stronghold or an Open Gate?
In which our pilgrims journey to ancient times and listen to the prophet Isaiah’s vision of salvation as a fortified city, but with open gates. Then they put this beautiful text into conversation with the story of Peter walking on water and won...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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50:54
Heard It Through the God-vine
In which our pilgrims dive into how we can hear God’s voice and what it takes to protect ourselves from being fooled by false voices pretending to be the truth.
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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43:42
We Only Get What We Give
In which our pilgrims consider the troubling sin of consumerism and how it has infected even the way we do church.
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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32:45
The Fruit From Failure
In which our pilgrims are joined with special guest Coach Andy McGaffin. Join them as they explore how it our response to failure that makes the most difference, giving us the opportunity to shape and build character in our lives.
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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53:29
The Space Between Self-Righteous & Ashamed
In which our pilgrims are joined once again by Pastor Tyler Thomsen and they have a riveting conversation attempting to discover the way God wants us to avoid living in extremes. Namely, how God knows that our healthiest lives can be found by s...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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47:49
Practicing Enough-ness
In which our pilgrims realize they’ve had enough…of not having enough. Is God calling you to practice something new? What would a life of ‘enough-ness’ look like?
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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40:16
Experiencing a New Why
In which our pilgrims are joined once again by Pastor David Lyons from ATLAS, together they wrestle with what it takes to change and why is it so hard for many of us to find our way through?
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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41:59
A Creeping Separateness: How Love Gets Lost
In which our pilgrims are joined by communications guru Matt Decker from Living Word here in Spencer. Together they take a stab at unraveling the mysteries of Revelations chapter two and why it seems that success can make it hard to keep the fa...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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48:21