Awaken Bowness Podcast

Episode 5: The Nonviolent Authority of Jesus

Eric and I talk about Jesus and what Jesus' authority over nature means for us today. Jesus calms the storm, walks on water, and curses fig trees. There are themes and stories from the Old Testament which can inform our understanding of this authority and wow - Jesus is God, and Jesus is right here in our midst? This is terrifying and wonderful and inspires me to enter the mundane with great expectations. Eric shared a bit of his knowledge about the ways climate change and natural disasters are and will continue to displace the most vulnerable populations on earth and he invites affluent Christians here in Calgary to consider what it means to follow Jesus across the water. Thanks Eric and Happy Birthday :)

Episode 4: Unless a Kernel of Wheat Falls to the Ground and Dies...

Rod Olson is an urban farmer,a lamenting truth-teller, and a man who can hear the soil teach about Jesus. This was a wildly inspiring interview about the gospel, incarnation, death, resurrection, and all of the ways the earth is preaching the gospel right here in Bowness. Have a listen and be inspired! 

Episode 3 Planting Seeds in the Wild Unknown

This podcast is a look at the ways we tend to vilify the future and mythologize the past in times of crisis. We look at the story of the wilderness wandering between Egypt and Sinai and consider the disciples between Ascension and Pentecost. Ultimately, I hope it encourages you to be still and trust that there is healing yet to come - gardens yet to plant and a community right here worth belonging to, even and perhaps especially, in the wild unknown. 

Episode 2: The Grand Ecology

Eric and I wrestle with the creation stories in Genesis 1-3. We talk about science and faith, gender hierarchy, the devil, and climate change. Ultimately we find fresh hope that Jesus really offers an answer to this whole mess. We were nervous but co-hosting a podcast was a lot of fun! I think you'll enjoy it even as it might unsettle ya.
 
I referenced a book by Randy Woodley and Bo Sanders called Decolonizing Evangelicalism you can find here https://wipfandstock.com/decolonizing-evangelicalism.html 
I also referred to a Podcast Episode on Faith with a Fresh Vibe on Indigeneous Spirituality with Tony Snow you can find here https://www.rohadi.com/podcast/episode-6-with-tony-snow/?relatedposts_hit=1&relatedposts_origin=5270&relatedposts_position=2&relatedposts_hit=1&relatedposts_origin=5270&relatedposts_position=2

Episode 1 Gardener in the Graveyard

This is the first episode in a six week series about the Garden. Since it is the first week of Easter this is an overview of the Garden versus City theme from Genesis to Revelation. We begin in Genesis, hang out in Exodus and 1 Kings for a bit and then end in John 20 with Mary's shock when she finds a Gardener in the graveyard.