Best Mike Leong Podcasts (2024)

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Wait for New Eyes (John 16:16-33) 28:11

3d ago28:11

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We meet Sunday mornings at New Traditions Elementary School! You can find more information about our Sunday gatherings on this page. Summary What gets in the way of the disciples understanding of Jesus? What gets in the way of our understanding of Jesus? We need new eyes to see the truth of Jesus and the gospel. Hear Dave unpack Jesus’ words to his…

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Not our Job (John 16:5-15) 24:18

10d ago24:18

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We meet Sunday mornings at New Traditions Elementary School! You can find more information about our Sunday gatherings on this page. Summary There is much that God is accomplishing in the world right now. There is much that Jesus asks of those who follow him. Listen as Dave looks at Christ's words in John 16 and brings clarity to what the role of a…

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Feeling with the Persecuted Church (John 15:18-16:4) 35:53

24d ago35:53

35:53

We meet Sunday mornings at New Traditions Elementary School! You can find more information about our Sunday gatherings on this page. Summary Jesus speaks to believers about the hatred that the world will have for them. Across the globe, millions of Christians face intense persecution. Listen as Dave speaks to the realities of the persecuted church.…

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I Call You Friend (John 15:12-17) 25:26

1M ago25:26

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We meet Sunday mornings at New Traditions Elementary School! You can find more information about our Sunday gatherings on this page. Summary Do you think of Jesus as friend? Jesus says you are His friend if you do what He commands. Listen as Dave explains what it means for Jesus to call believers friends. Text John 15:12-17 12 “This is my commandme…

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Season 2 | Episode 18 - The Promise of Counting Collections - Guest: Danielle Robinson and Dr. Melissa Hedges 28:20

1M ago28:20

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Rounding Up Season 2 | Episode 18 – Counting Collections Guest: Danielle Robinson and Melissa Hedges Mike Wallus: Earlier this season, we released an episode focused on the complex and interconnected set of concepts that students engage with as they learn to count. In this follow-up episode, we're going to examine a powerful routine called “countin…

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I am the Vine (John 15:1-11) 31:34

1M ago31:34

31:34

We meet Sunday mornings at New Traditions Elementary School! You can find more information about our Sunday gatherings on this page. Summary Fruit is the outcome of obedience to God. Jesus instructs believers to abide in him in order to bear fruit. Listen to guest preacher Courtney Ameli explain Jesus’ words. Text John 15:1-11 “I am the true vine, …

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Another Advocate (John 14:12-21) 32:49

2M ago32:49

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We meet Sunday mornings at New Traditions Elementary School! You can find more information about our Sunday gatherings on this page. Summary Jesus declared to his disciples that whoever believes in him will do greater works than he did. How can this be possible, given that he is savior and Lord and those who believe are merely humans? Listen as Dav…

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Season 2 | Episode 17 – Making Sense of Spatial Reasoning - Guest: Dr. Robyn Pinilla 24:29

2M ago24:29

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Rounding Up Season 2 | Episode 17 – Spatial Reasoning Guest: Dr. Robyn Pinilla Mike Wallus: Spatial reasoning can be a nebulous concept, and it's often hard for many educators to define. In this episode, we're talking about spatial reasoning with Dr. Robyn Pinilla from the University of Texas, El Paso. We'll examine the connections between spatial …

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Qualitative Not Quantitative (2 Corinthians 4:16-5:5) 36:09

2M ago36:09

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We meet Sunday mornings at New Traditions Elementary School! You can find more information about our Sunday gatherings on this page. Summary Paul describes believers as hard pressed on every side but not crushed, perplexed but not in despair. How can believers celebrate faith in the face of suffering. Listen to Dave as he unpacks the hope that Paul…

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Season 2 | Episode 16 – Strengthening Tasks Through Student Talk - Guest: Drs. Amber Candela and Melissa Boston 16:23

2M ago16:23

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Rounding Up Season 2 | Episode 16 – Strengthening Tasks Through Student Talk Guests: Dr. Amber Candela and Dr. Melissa Boston Mike Wallus: One of the goals I had in mind when we first began recording Rounding Up was to bring to life the best practices that we aspire to in math education and to offer entry points so that educators would feel comfort…

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No Need for Magic (Colossians 3:1-4) 33:01

2M ago33:01

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We meet Sunday mornings at New Traditions Elementary School! You can find more information about our Sunday gatherings on this page. Summary The Colossians desired to stop sinning, and looked to the traditions of the past to help them further their sanctification. Listen to Dave as he unpacks Paul redirects them to a new understanding of Christ. Te…

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Season 2 | Episode 15 – Making Sense of Story Problems - Guest: Drs. Aina Appova and Julia Hagge 32:13

3M ago32:13

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Rounding Up Season 2 | Episode 15 – Making Sense of Story Problems Resources: Schema-Mediated Vocabulary in Math Word Problems Guest: Drs. Aina Appova and Julia Hagge Mike Wallus: Story problems are an important tool that educators use to bring mathematics to life for their students. That said, navigating the meaning and language found in story pro…

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Death is No Longer Deadly (John 20:1-11) 21:40

3M ago21:40

21:40

We meet Sunday mornings at New Traditions Elementary School! You can find more information about our Sunday gatherings on this page. Summary To anyone who believes in Christ, death can no longer kill you. Listen as Dave speaks to Christ’s great victory over death through his crucifixion and resurrection. Text John 20:1-11 Now on the first day of th…

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The Crucifixion, Death, and Burial (John 19:16b-42) 36:30

3M ago36:30

36:30

We meet Sunday mornings at New Traditions Elementary School! You can find more information about our Sunday gatherings on this page. Summary Last week, we heard of Jesus’ capture and trial on his road to the cross. Listen this week as Dave leads us through Jesus’ crucifixion as we continue on to Easter. Text John 19:16b-42 16 So he delivered him ov…

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Season 2 | Episode 14 – Mathematizing and Modeling The World Around Us - Guest: Erin Turner, Ph.D. 37:59

3M ago37:59

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Rounding Up Season 2 | Episode 14 – Three Resources to Support Multilingual Learners Guest: Dr. Erin Turner Mike Wallus: Many resources for supporting multilingual learners are included with curriculum materials. What's too often missing though is clear guidance for how to use them. In this episode, we're going to talk with Dr. Erin Turner about th…

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Roman Trial (John 18:28-19:16a) 42:02

3M ago42:02

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We just moved back inside to our old home, New Traditions Elementary School! You can find more information about our Sunday gatherings on this page. Summary After entering Jerusalem , Jesus foretold of his own death. Within a week, he stood before Pontius Pilate and a Jewish mob, led by the Pharisees, demanding his crucifixion. In this sermon, Geor…

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Peter's Denials (John 18:12-27) 43:04

4M ago43:04

43:04

We just moved back inside to our old home, New Traditions Elementary School! You can find more information about our Sunday gatherings on this page. Summary Peter, the rock upon which Jesus built the church, denied Christ three times on the night before the crucifixion. How could such a devoted follower do this? And what does Peter do with his fail…

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Season 2 | Episode 13 – Rough Draft Math - Guest: Dr. Amanda Jansen 21:48

4M ago21:48

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Rounding Up Season 2 | Episode 13 – Rough Draft Math Guest: Dr. Amanda Jansen Mike Wallus: What would happen if teachers consistently invited students to think of their ideas in math class as a rough draft? What impact might this have on students' participation, their learning experience, and their math identity? Those are the questions we'll explo…

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Arrested in a Garden (John 18:1-11) 35:28

4M ago35:28

35:28

We just moved back inside to our old home, New Traditions Elementary School! You can find more information about our Sunday gatherings on this page. Summary In the Garden of Gethsemane, Judas leads a large group of soldiers to arrest Jesus. Listen to Dave as he unpacks Jesus’ words and actions in this sacred moment as we move closer towards the cru…

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Glory in Death (John 12:27-36) 36:06

4M ago36:06

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We just moved back inside to our old home, New Traditions Elementary School! You can find more information about our Sunday gatherings on this page. Summary In the week before Jesus’ crucifixion, he shares with the crowd in Jerusalem that he will die. Listen to CJ as he unpacks this moment, Jesus’ experience and the glory that God has planned. Text…

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Season 2 | Episode 12 – Counting - Guest: Dr. Kim Hartweg 19:16

4M ago19:16

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Rounding Up Season 2 | Episode 12 – Counting Guest: Dr. Kim Hartweg Mike Wallus: Counting is a process that involves a complex and interconnected set of concepts and skills. This means that for most children, the path to counting proficiency is not a linear process. Today we're talking with Dr. Kim Hartweg from Western Illinois University about the…

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Story of God 2024 (Week 5) 56:53

5M ago56:53

56:53

We just moved back inside to our old home, New Traditions Elementary School! You can find more information about our Sunday gatherings on this page. Summary At the beginning of every year, we take six weeks to walk through the Story of God from beginning to end. Our Sundays are shifted to accommodate more dialogue and reflection from everyone. List…

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Season 2 | Episode 11 – Translanguaging - Guest: Tatyana Kleyn, Ed.D. 20:51

5M ago20:51

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Rounding Up Season 2 | Episode 11 – Translanguaging Guest: Tatyana Kleyn Mike Wallus: Over the past two years, we've done several episodes on supporting multilingual learners in math classrooms. Today we're going back to this topic to talk about “translanguaging,” an asset-focused approach that invites students to bring their full language repertoi…

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Story of God 2024 (Week 3) 49:48

5M ago49:48

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We just moved back inside to our old home, New Traditions Elementary School! You can find more information about our Sunday gatherings on this page. Summary At the beginning of every year, we take six weeks to walk through the Story of God from beginning to end. Our Sundays are shifted to accommodate more dialogue and reflection from everyone. In W…

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Story of God 2024 (Week 2) 55:09

5M ago55:09

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We just moved back inside to our old home, New Traditions Elementary School! You can find more information about our Sunday gatherings on this page. Summary At the beginning of every year, we take six weeks to walk through the Story of God from beginning to end. Our Sundays are shifted to accommodate more dialogue and reflection from everyone. List…

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Season 2 | Episode 10 – The Big Place Value Episode - Guest: Eric Sisofo, Ed.D 37:20

5M ago37:20

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Rounding Up Season 2 | Episode 10 – Place Value Guest: Dr. Eric Sisofo Mike Wallus: If you ask an educator to share some of the most important ideas in elementary mathematics, I'm willing to bet that most would include place value on that list. But what does it mean to understand place value really? And what types of language practices and tools su…

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Story of God 2024 (Week 1) 1:01:10

6M ago1:01:10

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We just moved back inside to our old home, New Traditions Elementary School! You can find more information about our Sunday gatherings on this page. Summary At the beginning of every year, we take six weeks to walk through the Story of God from beginning to end. Our Sundays are shifted to accommodate more dialogue and reflection from everyone. List…

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Home on the Rock (Matthew 7:24-27) 39:57

6M ago39:57

39:57

We just moved back inside to our old home, New Traditions Elementary School! You can find more information about our Sunday gatherings on this page. Summary 2024 appears it will be a year marked by conflict culturally and globally. The presidential election, climate change, wars around the globe, and so forth. How can we as Christians remain ground…

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Season 2 | Episode 9 – Responsive Interpretations of Student Thinking - Guest: Kim Morrow Leong, PhD 23:25

6M ago23:25

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Rounding Up Season 2 | Episode 9 – Instructional & Assessment Practices Guest: Dr. Kim Morrow-Leong Mike Wallus: What are the habits of mind that educators can adopt to be more responsive to our students' thinking? And how can we turn these habits of mind into practical steps that we can take on a regular basis? Dr. Kim Morrow-Leong has some though…

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Season 2 | Episode 8 – It's a Story, Not a Checklist! - Guest: Dr. John Staley 32:40

6M ago32:40

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Rounding Up Season 2 | Episode 8 – It's a Story, Not a Checklist! Guest: Dr. John Staley Mike Wallus: There's something magical about getting lost in a great story. Whether you're reading a book, watching a movie, or listening to a friend, stories impart meaning, and they capture our imagination. Dr. John Staley thinks a lot about stories. On this …

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The Meaning of Advent (Luke 2:1-7) 19:38

6M ago19:38

19:38

Please join us on Sunday mornings. You can find more information about our Sunday gatherings on this page. Summary If you had not heard of Jesus, would you still want someone to come and fix all of our problems? Who would you be waiting for? Listen to Dave as he speaks to the meaning of Advent. Text Luke 2:1-7 1 In those days la decree went out fro…

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No More Dreamless Sleep (Micah 5:1-5) 38:14

7M ago38:14

38:14

Please join us on Sunday mornings. You can find more information about our Sunday gatherings on this page. Summary This is part 7 in the series “Verily: Courageous Knowing and Living”. Hope is becoming less and less common these days, if not simply nonexistent. Wars, climate, economic struggle, increasingly mental health issues and so on. Listen to…

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Season 2 | Episode 7 – Making Sense of Fractions - Guest: Susan Empson, PhD 23:11

7M ago23:11

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Rounding Up Season 2 | Episode 7 – Making Sense of Fractions Guest: Dr. Susan Empson Mike Wallus: For quite a few adults, fractions were a stumbling block in their education that caused many to lose their footing and begin to doubt their ability to make sense of math. But this doesn't have to be the case for our students. Today on the podcast, we'r…

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I Believe (The Apostles Creed) 42:14

7M ago42:14

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Please join us on Sunday mornings. You can find more information about our Sunday gatherings on this page. Summary This is part 6 in the series “Verily: Courageous Knowing and Living”. All truth is meant to lead us to love God and love others. Listen to Dave as he expounds on belief in the truth of God. Text The Apostles Creed I believe in God, the…

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Advent (Isaiah 9:2-7) 30:39

7M ago30:39

30:39

Please join us on Sunday mornings. You can find more information about our Sunday gatherings on this page. Summary The Advent season is upon us. Listen to Georgia as she introduces the time of Advent to us. Text Isaiah 9:2-7 2 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light sh…

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Season 2 | Episode 6 – Making the Shift: Moving From Additive to Multiplicative Thinking - Guest: Anderson Norton, Ph.D. 17:25

7M ago17:25

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Rounding Up Season 2 | Episode 6 – Multiplicative Thinking Guest: Dr. Anderson Norton Mike Wallus: One of the most important shifts in students' thinking during their elementary years is also one of the least talked about. I'm talking about the shift from additive to multiplicative thinking. If you're not sure what I'm talking about, I suspect you'…

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Becoming Comfortable with Uncomfortable Truths (1 John 1:5-9) 36:09

7M ago36:09

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Please join us on Sunday mornings. You can find more information about our Sunday gatherings on this page. Summary This is part 5 in the series “Verily: Courageous Knowing and Living”. How do we become comfortable with the truth once we know it? In this sermon, Dave unpacks this with respect to the text in 1 John. Text 1 John 1:5-9 5 This is the me…

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The Foolishness of the Cross (1 Corinthians 1:18-31) 46:51

8M ago46:51

46:51

Please join us on Sunday mornings. You can find more information about our Sunday gatherings on this page. Summary This is part 4 in the series “Verily: Courageous Knowing and Living”. God chose to make the gospel foolish in the eyes of worldly wisdom, and worldly wisdom is foolish in the eyes of God. Whichever path we follow, we will be a fool to …

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Season 2 | Episode 5 – Enrichment for All - Guest: Tisha Jones 17:09

8M ago17:09

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Rounding Up Season 2 | Episode 5 – Horizontal Enrichment Guest: Tisha Jones Mike Wallus: At their best, programs with titles such as “gifted and talented” seek to provide enrichment to a subset of learners. That said, these initiatives sometimes have unintended consequences, sending messages about which students are, or are not, capable doers of ma…

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Suppressing the Truth (Isaiah 44:9-20) 45:21

8M ago45:21

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Please join us on Sunday mornings. You can find more information about our Sunday gatherings on this page. Summary This is part 3 in the series “Verily: Courageous Knowing and Living”. In seeking to know truth, how do we account for the effects of sin? Sin is confusing because it is the rejection of reality. Listen to Dave as he expounds upon knowi…

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Forbidden Knowledge and Nakedness (Genesis 2:15-25) 51:21

8M ago51:21

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Please join us on Sunday mornings. You can find more information about our Sunday gatherings on this page. Summary When Adam and Eve met, they were naked and unashamed. Adam and Eve could be in relationship with each other with full confidence that the more the other person got to know them, the more they would be loved. In the third sermon in the …

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Season 2 | Episode 4 – Constructing Joyful Mathematics Classrooms - Guest: Amy Parks, Ph.D. 16:17

8M ago16:17

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Rounding Up Season 2 | Episode 4 – Joy in the Elementary Math Classroom Guest: Amy Parks, Ph.D. Mike Wallus: Teaching is a complex and challenging job. It's also one where educators experience moments of deep joy and satisfaction. What might it look like to build a culture of joy in an elementary mathematics classroom? Michigan State professor Amy …

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Becoming Spiritual Guides (John 4:7-26) 50:41

9M ago50:41

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We just moved back inside to our old home, New Traditions Elementary School! You can find more information about our Sunday gatherings on this page. Summary In our current culture, we are flooded with information, facts, and data about ourselves and the world we live in. We need an expert or a guide to make meaning of this flood. Listen to our gues…

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Season 2 | Episode 3 – Extending Opportunities for Engagement - Guest: Meghan Shaughnessy, PhD 25:01

9M ago25:01

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Rounding Up Season 2 | Episode 3 – Student Engagement Guest: Dr. Meghan Shaughnessy Mike Wallus: When we say students are engaged in a discussion or a task, what do we really mean? There are observable behaviors that we often code as engaged, but those are just the things that we can see or hear. What does engagement really mean, particularly for s…

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The Truth is in the Glory (Psalm 19:1-6) 42:09

9M ago42:09

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We just moved back inside to our old home, New Traditions Elementary School! You can find more information about our Sunday gatherings on this page. Summary Dave continues with the second sermon in the series “Verily: Courageous Knowing and Living”. Modern society has an abundance of information, ready at our fingertips, on anything and everything …

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What is Truth? (John 18:37-38) 45:00

9M ago45:00

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We just moved back inside to our old home, New Traditions Elementary School! You can find more information about our Sunday gatherings on this page. Summary At Jesus’ sham trial, Pilate famously asks the Son of God, “What is truth?” Many of us find ourselves asking that question today, but is there an answer? Today we begin a new sermon series on h…

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Season 2 | Episode 2 – Empathy Interviews - Guest: Kara Imm, PhD. 31:04

9M ago31:04

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Rounding Up Season 2 | Episode 2 – Empathy Interviews Guest: Dr. Kara Imm Mike Wallus: If there were a list of social skills we hope to foster in children, empathy is likely close to the top. Empathy matters. It helps us understand how others are feeling so we can respond appropriately, and it can help teachers understand the way their students are…

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Sabbath as Resistance (Matthew 11:28-30) 43:43

9M ago43:43

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We just moved back inside to our old home, New Traditions Elementary School! You can find more information about our Sunday gatherings on this page. Summary For many of us, the practice of Sabbath is difficult and counter to the work culture we are a part of. Listen to Adam as he speaks to the importance of Sabbath and how essential it is to the Ch…

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Season 2 | Episode 1 – Practical Ways to Build Strength-Based Math Classroom - Guest: Beth Kobett, EdD 24:28

10M ago24:28

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Rounding Up Season 2 | Episode 1 – Practical Ways to Build Strengths-based Math Classrooms Guest: Beth Kobett Mike Wallus: What if it were possible to capture all of the words teachers said or thought about students and put them in word clouds that hovered over each student throughout the day? What impact might the words in the clouds have on stude…

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The Cost of Glory (John 11:1-44) 35:28

10M ago35:28

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We just moved back inside to our old home, New Traditions Elementary School! You can find more information about our Sunday gatherings on this page. Summary What is the cost of glory? The cost of witnessing glory? The cost of advancing glory? Experiencing glory? Listen as Dave examines how John expounds upon this in John 11. Text John 11:1-44 Now a…

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