Join biggest idiots alive Wilder Shaw & Jesse McGrath as they construct rubrics for the perfect versions of everything in life, always on the hunt for the Very Quite Lit.
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Each week CrossWalk looks at Christian faith, the Bible and spirituality from a progressive perspective with deep roots of love.
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A comedy podcast that helps answer the question “what is this play about?” … Plays are meant to be seen not read, but before an audience sees a production all the artists involved need to read the text and come to a unified interpretation of it. This show examines that process – we will read plays and look at them through the lens of different text analysis techniques, talk about the potential stories that could be told using that play, and go behind the scenes of the artistic process. This ...
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J. Claude Deering is a comedian and actor whose friends are much more successful than he is. Join him and his famous guests for fun and insightful conversations about the intersection of career, art, and life. Each episode of the series features interviews with huge movie stars, big TV stars, and even some bright shining Broadway stars. As well as second guest interviews with exciting up-and-coming comics and actors, and established producers, directors, and writers. Support this podcast: ht ...
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Unexpected Moments of Beauty in the Wilderness
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Associate Professor Jenny Matheny, Ph.D., Truett Seminary (Baylor) hits a home run with this teaching based on 1 Samuel 25:1-35 NRSVUE. Enjoy!By CrossWalk Community Church Napa
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If you are a human being, you live with regrets. We will hold them our full lives. How much they hold us is in part up to us. Hopefully this practical teaching will help you live your human life, with regrets and all.By CrossWalk Community Church Napa
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Jesus went back to his hometown and was rendered essentially powerless by the unbelief of people who were not willing to see him for more than he had been. This passage offers us a moment to learn about the process of transformation, so that we continue to grow in faith and not be the ones limiting the flow of the Spirit of God. This story also inv…
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Enjoy this incredibly rich, relevant story remembered from Jesus' life. May you reach for the tzitzit on the kanaph in pursuit of the sozo you want and the sozo you need!By CrossWalk Community Church Napa
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The tales of David and Goliath and Jesus calming the storm offer some wisdom for how we face our own giant storms.By CrossWalk Community Church Napa
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Jesus shared two provocative parables - one about sowing seeds and the other about mustard. How do these relate to our lives today? How do they inform our actions in a world that needs more shalom?By CrossWalk Community Church Napa
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We are prone to repeating and repeating and repeating behavior that keeps us in cycles that at least hold us back and sometimes cause enormous pain and suffering in ourselves, relationships, and world. There is a way forward that leads to freedom, health and growth for one and all.By CrossWalk Community Church Napa
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95??? Jeez Louise. Who do we think we are? 95 episodes. Good grief. Anyways, here's an episode about the bus. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ THIS WEEK'S CHIT-CHAT: • Quack Bus • Stop 'n Chat Bus • Wabu's Pod Bus • Three Story Building Bus ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ (Holler atcha boys on Twitter and chec…
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We did (Not the Movie) so you know your boys had to do (The Movie). These traps and schemes all available to you, free of charge, babies. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ THIS WEEK'S CHIT-CHAT: • Six Loko • Corn cobbers and cayenne • Would you like to be attacked by a wild animal? • Fog it up ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~…
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Space, Croissants, Trees, and an Expanding YOUniverse
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Enjoy this fantastic teaching offered by Angie Barker-Jackson, built around the story of God visiting Abraham under the trees of Mamre. Profound insights here!By CrossWalk Community Church Napa
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Stories connect us. Listen to these stories celebrating people in our lives who made a difference. Who is an unsung hero in your life?By CrossWalk Community Church Napa
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This week we take a look at the event that made this day the birthday of the Church, and spend some time celebrating CrossWalk's many people who make it such a great space.By CrossWalk Community Church Napa
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In this final segment of the teaching series informed by Diana Butler Bass' Freeing Jesus book, we pay special attention on the spiritual presence Jesus promised would come, with a special nod to the Spirit's feminine characteristics.By CrossWalk Community Church Napa
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What a wonderful, magical treat delivery is. You like 'sketti? You like sushi? Jabu does. This week we're talkin' delivery. THIS WEEK'S CHIT-CHAT: • Who's the most famous person we can get to call the voicemail? • Mall 'yaki • Where's Dr. Doom from? • Reba's Sweetheart Meal ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ SUPPORT LA TACO!!! ~ ~ …
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John 14 offers a passage of hope that has also been used as a "clobber verse." In this teaching, we find help and hope from Diana Butler Bass - a different way of thinking about the word "except" that is truly liberating.By CrossWalk Community Church Napa
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Any of the titles we ascribe to God or Jesus both liberate and limit. Lord is both wonderful and problematic, helpful in some ways and restrictive in others. But what if the Lord's Kingdom has been misrepresented to us? What if our vision has been overly influenced by our conquering past and world-dominating Super Power present (hint: it has). This…
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History changed the understanding of savior into an otherworldly superhero who came to save the day and will come again to do it again a final time. Too bad that's not how Jesus - or his original audience - wanted to be known. Imagine how history would have unfolded differently if the actual rendering of the word savior as healer would have dominat…
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Our special little beverage pairing this week is a new episode served with a brand new way of screwing up my audio! THIS WEEK'S CHIT-CHAT: • Operation is a very scary game • Light beers are back on the menu • Two drinks with your lunchy • Merlot at the house party ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ (Holler atcha boys on Twitter and…
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What does it mean for us to refer to Jesus as our teacher? When we appreciate that Jesus was referred to as "rabbi" we begin to get a better idea about who he was and what the relationship meant between the rabbi and their disciples.By CrossWalk Community Church Napa
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EP. 4.4 Hamlet By William Shakespeare
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In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans and Jennifer Sassaman discuss Hamlet By William Shakespeare ! Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman. Links: Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for updates and discussions you can participate in. Support us on Patreon to get bloopers, dramaturgy, …
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We know what you're thinking: "This podcast is toooooooo much fun. I wish they'd be more boring!" No problem! We got you! Here's the furniture ep. THIS WEEK'S CHIT-CHAT: • Orange chair • Deep couch • Handles are out • Is Ikea still allowed? ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ (Holler atcha boys on Twitter and check out our MERCH) ~ …
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In this teaching, informed by the book, Freeing Jesus, by Diana Butler Bass, we take a look at Jesus as a friend. Note: the whole service was about friendship, including a game of Name That Tune, a short film and meditation based on friendship, and the teaching. If you'd like to watch it, go to our Live videos and check out 2024-04-07.…
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Secrets ~ secrets are ~ no ~ fun unless it is ~ a Jabu one THIS WEEK'S CHIT-CHAT: No crying over spilt beans Should Jabu have the launch codes? Boojum Trunchbull Ted Talks ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ (Holler atcha boys on Twitter and check out our MERCH) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ See Privacy Policy …
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The Easter story is tricky. Do you think it's true? What does that mean? In this talk, we explore what it means to say something is true, give a nod to The Tower, offer a framework to understand and interpret mystical experiences, and consider what the point of Jesus was then and now. Hint: it has a lot to do with love.…
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Palm Sunday through Good Friday: Life in a
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Sometimes we don't experience the full impact of the story because we constantly break it up into smaller chunks. This week, enjoy hearing Mark's version of the full story of Jesus' last week of life with some breaks for reflection, a meditation, and some music from Mark 11, 14 and 15.By CrossWalk Community Church Napa
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The version of the death of Jesus as a sacrifice for sin is well known and has been effective in causing many to join the Christian faith. Yet there are aspects that are deeply problematic - so much so that many are leaving the faith because of ithem. The earliest understanding of the cross didn't see it as a means of forgiveness, but as a model fo…
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A day may come when the courage of men fails and you can hear Wabu's audio clearly— but it is not this day. This day we farm! THIS WEEK'S CHIT-CHAT: No boys allowed Strawberry Daryl Traps Milkin' ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ (Holler atcha boys on Twitter and check out our MERCH) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~…
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Sometimes not paying attention to the original language's meaning can lead to generations of misinformed and deformed faith...By CrossWalk Community Church Napa
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God - however we understand who and/or what God is - is all about the Hebrew concept of shalom. Deep peace, well-being, wholeness are some words in English that don't quite capture it. And then there's the beautiful mind-bender part of shalom that somehow brings together seeming opposites. When we embrace this fully, we discover that the most awful…
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Victorious veggies! Grandiose greens! Us boys love our salads and we don't care who knows it. Come into the garden with us, we won't bite... much ;) THIS WEEK'S CHIT-CHAT: • Clombules • Fruit in salad vs. fruit salad • King of the Mountain • Hug your beloved chains ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ (Holler atcha boys on Twitter an…
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Enjoy special guest teacher and CrossWalker, Rev. Dr. Angela Barker-Jackson, as she wraps up the Simplicity, Spirituality, and Service series dovetailing Bruce Epperly, James Cone, and lectionary texts.By CrossWalk Community Church Napa
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Jesus had his mind blown during his baptism, which sent him into the wilderness to sort out who he was, who he wanted to be, and what he wanted to be about. The temptations toward ego were strong, but he chose for God's shalom instead. When he came out of his time away, he essentially invited any and all others to do the same.…
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Who better to tell you how to make a good podcast than the hosts of this bad podcast? THIS WEEK'S CHIT-CHAT: • Cold window meat • God Pod • Don't stop wishin' • Uncut Jabu nastiness ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ (Holler atcha boys on Twitter and check out our MERCH) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ See Priva…
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While mysticism born from meditation, contemplation, and other spiritual disciplines always affects more than just the devotee, we need to be reminded that all of the great voices and leaders who advanced shalom in the world gave themselves to the service of others or causes greater than themselves. What they experienced of the divine compelled the…
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How do we develop a faith that yields genuine compassion and not just inner peace? While daily practices surely help such development, perhaps it's the work we don't necessarily want to do that will transform us more into the form of Jesus.By CrossWalk Community Church Napa
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COME WITH US, down the strip for a spin, we're off on a journey, to the city of Sin, lose some money now, win it back maybe, have a whiskey soda, and a chocolate milk for the baby THIS WEEK'S CHIT-CHAT: • Milk rules • The hoovy dizz • Is the Dome invisible? • Bonesaw is ready ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ (Holler atcha boys on…
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Jesus didn't just grow older, he grew wiser. He didn't just gain any kind of stature he developed a stature of personhood that was favorable to God and all people. He invites us to do the same.By CrossWalk Community Church Napa
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We all wear many hats, don't we? What shape brim does yours have? Danglies? Jewels or weapons? You're probably not doing it right. Shaw 'n Mcgrath have your back, so join the #HatChat and put us in your ears. THIS WEEK'S CHIT-CHAT: • Neopets 2 • Release the JabuCut • Balaclava smoochies • Triangle brim ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ …
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St. Francis, Clare, and Bonaventure fully devoted themselves to the Way of Christ. How did they do it? What can we learn from them?By CrossWalk Community Church Napa
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EP. 4.3 Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea by Nathan Alan Davis
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In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans, Jennifer Sassaman, and special guest Mark H. discuss Dontrell, Who Kissed the Sea by Nathan Alan Davis ! Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman. Links: Mark H. website: theneogriot.com Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for updates and discussion…
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God evolves with us, always calling us toward shalom with shalom. How will we respond?By CrossWalk Community Church Napa
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Life's a beach, baby! The boys are kicking off the new year with some timely relaxation tips, none of which include going to Chipotle. Kick your feet up, Jabuwockeez, it's time to relaaaaaaaaax. THIS WEEK'S CHIT-CHAT: • The Pop-Tart Bowl • Spa boyz • Staycation • Extra rice, extra beans, nothing else ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ …
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Welcome to the first teaching in the new series, Simplicity, Spirituality, and Service, loosely based on Bruce Epperly's latest book by the same name. This week we are reminded of the essential component of Jesus' Gospel - the role of the Spirit - in forming our vision and steps to bring more and more shalom into our lives and world.…
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Enjoy these stories from CrossWalkers about their new beginnings! CrossWalkMoth is our play on NPR’s series that seeks to increase human connection through storytelling.By CrossWalk Community Church Napa
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No matter what you're going through, Love is with you and for you.By CrossWalk Community Church Napa
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It’s A Wonderful Life: Relationship is Everything
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Why didn't the folks of Bedford Falls come after George with torches and pitchforks once the arrest warrant was issued? Why did Luke want to draw our attention to Mary, the cave-barn, and the shepherds in the field the night Jesus was born? How was Jesus informed by his own birth narrative? What does this mean for how we live our lives as people of…
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We can't all live on a farm with no neighbors, so here we are. Neighbs, baby! Like 'em love 'em gotta have em!! THIS WEEK'S CHIT-CHAT: • Handsome raccoons • Cop-o supreme • Merit Badge Wabu • Fence Hole ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ (Holler atcha boys on Twitter and check out our MERCH) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ …
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How can we say "It's a Wonderful Life" or "Merry Christmas" when we're in a season of suckiness? The movie and the Christmas story give us some hints that offer help when faced with sucky situations and suckmeisters.By CrossWalk Community Church Napa
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There are similarities between the iconic Christmas movie and the birth narratives of Jesus. And, it turns out, the similarities extend to our own lives. There is gold here. And hope.By CrossWalk Community Church Napa
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EP. #4.2 Our Town By Thornton Wilder
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In this episode READ MORE PLAYS hosts Ricardo Frederick Evans and Jennifer Sassaman discuss Our Town by Thornton Wilder! Theme music by Kalyn Harewood, with additional music by Bob Sassaman. Links: Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram for updates and discussions you can participate in. Support us on Patreon to get bloopers, dramaturgy, and…
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