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Weekly MomenToUs
Hosted by Pastor Rebecca Grate · EN
MomenToUs is a new experimental faith community, in-person & online. We are glad you are here!
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Seeing Red: Ruling Stones
4d ago00:25:17Tap to summarizeWhat is the difference between judgment and condemnation? When are either appropriate? Join us while we spend some time learning more about what Jesus does(n’t) say about judgment and condemnation, how that impacts so many aspects of our lives, and how a story about how religious leaders at the time treat a woman in their community reminds us that our work to be the church together often begins with looking at our own thoughts, behaviors, and relationships. Newsletter Signup: http://eepurl.com/in4gn6
Transcribe →Seeing Red: I Hate Everything
2w ago00:31:14Tap to summarizeThe next episode jumps in to a few places in the Gospels where Jesus tells people to hate everyone who is close to you and also says that he didn’t show up to bring peace, but instead a sword. That doesn’t sound like the Jesus we know and preach. Are we supposed to love others or hate them? Are we actually supposed to love our neighbors and hate everyone who lives inside our homes? So, what is going on in these verses? Newsletter Signup: http://eepurl.com/in4gn6
Transcribe →Seeing Red: Forgiveness is for Giving
Nov 900:28:32Tap to summarizeIn this episode, we get to talk about forgiveness - what Jesus actually says about it, what that looks like, and we’re going to acknowledge that there are nuances to situations that aren’t covered in scripture that might change how much forgiveness is possible and if there’s times it isn’t. Newsletter Signup: http://eepurl.com/in4gn6
Transcribe →Seeing Red: When the Vows Break
Aug 1800:32:37Tap to summarizeIf you are angry, frustrated, and Seeing Red at how the Christian faith and the words of Jesus are being quoted and manipulated to harm others, it's time to reclaim Christianity as a religion of peace, mercy, and hope. This episode focuses on marriage, divorce, and adultery. 😬 We’re going to be jumping around a few different places Jesus talks about both of these in the Gospels. Are there times when divorce is okay? How strong is Jesus’ response to adultery? And, is reconciliation required and what does that even look like? Newsletter Signup: http://eepurl.com/in4gn6
Transcribe →Seeing Red: Blessing or Woe?
Aug 1000:30:51Tap to summarizeIf you are angry, frustrated, and Seeing Red at how the Christian faith and the words of Jesus are being quoted and manipulated to harm others, it's time to reclaim Christianity as a religion of peace, mercy, and hope. This episode focuses on the Beatitudes as they show up in Chapter 5 of the Gospel according to Matthew and Chapter 6 of the Gospel according to Luke. This is a portion of scripture where Jesus blesses lots of surprising groups of people and, in Luke’s version, even spouts off some woes to other groups of people. What do Jesus’ words mean for most of us living in 2025? Do we receive blessing or woe? And, if it’s woe, is there hope? Newsletter Signup: http://eepurl.com/in4gn6
Transcribe →Seeing Red: Intro
Aug 300:14:01Tap to summarizeWelcome to #MomenToUs newest podcast series: Seeing Red. If you are angry, frustrated, and Seeing Red at how the Christian faith and the words of Jesus are being quoted and manipulated to harm others, it's time to reclaim Christianity as a religion of peace, mercy, and hope. This episode fills us in on the inspiration for this series and give us a glimpse at what is coming up. Newsletter Signup: http://eepurl.com/in4gn6
Transcribe →Reading between the Lines: Remembering Blessings
Jul 1300:19:40Tap to summarizeIn this episode, we revisit the stories of the women from the entire Reading between the Lines series through a series of blessings. Maybe we will see ourselves in these blessings, too. Newsletter Signup: http://eepurl.com/in4gn6
Transcribe →Reading between the Lines: Women of the Early Church
Jul 600:30:01Tap to summarizeIn this week’s episode, we are going to be jumping all around the New Testament, pulling in some short stories about some of the women who were vital to how the early Christian Church grew. In this episode, we are going to be learning more about Sapphira, Tabitha, Lydia, Priscilla, Phoebe, Euodia & Syntyche, and Junia. [T]hey are important simply because their names and a portion of their stories were included in the story of the early church. There are other women mentioned who have even less recorded about their stories. And, we know there are even more unnamed and unrecorded women who were vital to passing along this new faith to their children and grandchildren and also helped care for their communities in the ways they could. Newsletter Signup: http://eepurl.com/in4gn6
Transcribe →Reading between the Lines: Women Restored
Apr 17, 202500:28:06Tap to summarizeIn both of these stories, women encounter Jesus and they are not defined by what their culture says should keep them separate. In both stories, there is no judgment from Jesus to the women; the judgment comes from others in the story - the scribes, the Pharisees, the disciples - those who were trying so hard to be faithful to God and how they understood scripture that they missed the opportunity to extend grace and build relationships where centuries of prejudice and assumption had separated them. Each of these stories is important because they remind us that God is already on the other side of whatever dividing lines we draw between us and others. And, that God’s grace is not limited by any decision someone must make in order to secure financial security or food for another day. These stories call us to widen the nets of grace and mercy, to look for the places where inequity exists. How can we be part of a solution that brings about wholeness to a group of people who are being excluded because of the rules another group has set up? Newsletter Signup: http://eepurl.com/in4gn6
Transcribe →Reading between the Lines: Women Healed
Mar 19, 202500:22:13Tap to summarizeThese stories are sometimes pulled out to be examples of how a strong faith can result in either ourselves or someone we love being healed. These stories end up getting used as motivation to just believe more, pray more, go to church more, and stop asking so many questions. But here’s the thing: healing and being restored into community doesn’t depend on how strong or fragile someone’s faith is at any given point. Think about how cruel that system would be. I only prayed for my friend 7 times that day, but the healing required for me to pray 8 times so now all hope is lost for their healing. Or, my mind wandered while I was in prayer so therefore that prayer doesn’t count. Or, I read this really weird story from the Bible and I have a lot of questions about what it means for us today, so that means my time reading scripture didn’t count because questions bubbled up alongside my faith. That isn’t how it works. And, the fact that some people receive healing and others don’t doesn’t make sense, so we want to try to make a system or a formula that will guarantee success every time. And, that’s not how that works either. I wish I had the kind of good news that could tell you exactly how to ensure that you or someone you love will be healed from an illness, or, at the very least, to be able to know if it isn’t going to happen. But that knowledge remains God’s and God’s alone. What we do know is that in the midst of illness, God is present with us and gives us the gift of support through caregivers, family, friends, medical professionals, support staff, social networks, and social services that help ease the pain and burden. Through living and serving one another, restoration happens and connections are made and remade even if healing isn’t possible. Loving, caring for, and serving our neighbor is how God’s shalom and restoration become tangible in our world. CW: ableism Newsletter Signup: http://eepurl.com/in4gn6
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