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SVCF Philanthropy Now Podcast
SVCF Community Foundation | Helping Philanthropic Organizations and Donors
Listen to SVCF Philanthropy Now podcast episodes free, on demand. As the largest community foundation in the world, SVCF engages donors and corporations from Silicon Valley, across the country and around the globe to make our region and world better for all. With our podcast series, we explore trends in the world of philanthropy, social impact initiatives in Silicon Valley and beyond, and how SVCF promotes innovative philanthropic solutions to challenging problems. Tune in, subscribe, and fo ...
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Many of us can feel like the Christian life is nothing more than an exhausting pace of trying to do better. But what if living under the leadership of Jesus isn't about trying, but trusting? Join us this Sunday as Executive Pastor, Dave Smith, directs our attention to Jesus's profound promise, "I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28).…
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Marriage Material: Deferred Maintenance | Part 4
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Life is busy, isn’t it? There is so much to do and so little time. There are so many things we intend to do and want to do but never get around to doing them. The urgent has our full attention, and important things take a back seat. And over time, little by little, the love that started out as a blazing fire has all but gone out. How do you rekindl…
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Marriage Material: Stress to the Structure | Part 3
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One of the challenges of marriage is that life is constantly changing. You change jobs, move to a new city, or add kids to the equation. All of these, no matter how good, add stress to the relationship. Unfortunately, we tend to move through all these changes without realizing that, at each stage, our marriage needs specific reinforcement to suppor…
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Marriage Material: Building Materials | Part 2
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What you build with matters. The quality of the materials has a direct impact on both the beauty and the longevity of what you are building. A beautiful marriage that withstands the test of time requires quality building materials. All too often, couples invest significant money, time, and energy into their wedding day but invest very little in the…
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Marriage Material: It's Foundational | Part 1
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The foundation, in large part, determines the overall success, sustainability, and stability of a structure. The foundation of your marriage is the most important part of your marriage. Every person who says “I do” longs for a beautiful marriage that ends happily ever after. However, many marriages are built on a foundation that will not stand the …
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At Awakening, we believe that teenagers are not just leaders of the church of tomorrow, but leaders of the church today. We are so excited to live that out by giving them the opportunity to lead us in worship, in service, and in opening God’s Word. Join us for a peek into what God is doing in Awakening’s youth group, a vision for discipleship, and …
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This Sunday is highlighting our partnership with Foster the City, an organization that believes that vulnerable children and families are near to the heart of God and that the Church has the responsibility and resources to care for them. From the stories of the Patriarchs in Genesis to the words of Jesus, and from the gospel preached by Peter to th…
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We are so excited to celebrate all the Awakening moms and mother figures this Sunday! We will have sweet gifts and a photo booth where you can grab a family photo that will be edited and sent to you. We will also be welcoming Liz Ditty as she teaches about the tension, torture, and the gifts of waiting.…
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At Awakening Church, our vision is to be a strategic training center raising up the next generation of world changers. Protégé is a nine-month immersion in leadership development for those devoted to investing in the lives of others and committed to integrating their talents, abilities, and character into living a Christ-centered and missional life…
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We live in an age of anxiety—the dailiness of life presses upon us. Uncertainty, fear, worry, stress, and trauma invade our peace of mind. We have come to live with chronic anxiety as a normal and expected thing. Is this just the way life is? Is there any relief, any hope? Can we break free from the downward spiral of anxiety? Jesus of Nazareth is …
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Shame and anxiety often form a destructive partnership in our lives. Every one of us hears the voice of shame at some point. It whispers that we are failures, fundamentally flawed, and unworthy of acceptance and belonging. It taunts us with thoughts like, "If only you were smarter, more attractive, thinner, or more successful." As shame casts its s…
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Anxiety: Here, There, and Everywhere | Part 2
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We live in an age of anxiety—the dailiness of life presses upon us. Uncertainty, fear, worry, stress, and trauma invade our peace of mind. We have come to live with chronic anxiety as a normal and expected thing. Is this just the way life is? Is there any relief, any hope? Can we break free from the downward spiral of anxiety? Jesus of Nazareth is …
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We live in an age of anxiety—the dailiness of life presses upon us. Uncertainty, fear, worry, stress, and trauma invade our peace of mind. We have come to live with chronic anxiety as a normal and expected thing. Is this just the way life is? Is there any relief, any hope? Can we break free from the downward spiral of anxiety? Jesus of Nazareth is …
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There are few things in life where we feel like they are fully finished. There always seems to be more to learn and grow. Every relationship can go deeper or get better. In our careers, there’s the incessant need to keep advancing. We live not in the DONE but in the DOING, ever striving and rarely arriving. And we feel this spiritually: I need to D…
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Who do you trust? Is there someone you trust fully? Trust is difficult, isn’t it? Even the closest people in our lives hurt us, let us down, or been untrustworthy. What about God? Can you really trust God? The truth is we want to be in control. The problem is we have far less control than we care to admit. Jesus' final act on the cross wasn’t to ta…
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What do you really want? What is your deepest desire? We try to cover up our neediness with activity and achievement. We quench our soul's thirst with trivialities. Yet the ache, the thirst, returns. This is the human experience. Can anyone or anything satisfy the soul craving? And how does a crucified God make any difference in the human experienc…
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How would you define paradise? Perhaps it’s a place, a scenic explosion for the senses– a breathtaking beach, a majestic mountain getaway, a quiet garden. Or a state of being– perfect happiness, bliss, with pleasure at your fingertips. Maybe it’s living your best life, stress-free, untangled by the pressure and demands of life. The craving of the s…
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Difficulty, pain, and hurting are inescapable. We often endure life's troubles and wonder what it really means when the church says “God cares”? Could a Jesus suffering on a cross actually care about my suffering? More than that, what if He did more than care, what if He offered to meet our needs? Join us as we explore the hope that the Wounded Hea…
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The idea of a savior strikes us as a bit odd. We are too sophisticated and enlightened to need a savior. Can’t we save ourselves? And yet the person drowning loses all sophistication, crying out in desperation for saving. Whether we like it or not, we all are looking for someone or something to save us– that relationship, self-actualization, our ca…
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Join Awakening for a special Sunday centered around worship and communion. Hear from Sayeh Khalili as he recites from the book of Ephesians.By Dave Smith, Sayeh Khalili
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The average person will spend about ⅓ of their life at work or around 90,000 hours working. For many, anxiety, stress, and burnout are unwelcome byproducts of their careers. Are you destined to eke out your days, or is there a better way to work? What does success look like? Is there a way to infuse what you do with meaning and purpose? How do you …
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Every relationship, no matter how good or godly, will experience conflict. How we respond to conflict and difficult conversations will either make or break our friendships, marriages, and families. Conflict is actually an opportunity to grow in depth and intimacy relationally. Yet most of us never had a good example of how to resolve conflict well.…
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We are more connected than ever as a society, and yet, at the same time, we have an epidemic of loneliness in our world. Why are so many so alone in such a socially connected world? The longing of every single person is to belong, to truly know another person, and to be known by them, to love and be loved. How do you experience deep, meaningful, li…
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How do you experience financial peace of mind? How much money in the bank do you need to have in order to feel secure? In Silicon Valley, we live under immense financial pressure, riddled with anxiety about the future, with financial peace ever elusive. God wants to help you break free and experience true financial peace of mind. Join us for part 3…
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In Silicon Valley, we live under immense financial pressure, with the ever-elusive goal of financial freedom beyond the grasp of many. We tend to believe that if we made more, we would finally be financially free-- retire young, own a nice house, and travel the world whenever we desire. But in reality, with the high cost of living, many are falling…
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