25 episodes
Monday Morning Phone Call Podcast Waterstone Church
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- Religion & Spirituality
Every preacher knows when they’re teetering on the edge of a topic that will result in receiving a phone call on Monday morning. Instead of backing away, Waterstone’s Monday Morning Phone Call podcast exists to work through these polarizing ideas and spark conversation.
In each episode, we’ll be covering a different topic that hopefully we’ll be able to address with more nuance and depth than we might be able to in a 30-minute sermon. We’d love for this platform to be the start of the conversation, and hopefully it sparks more in-depth dialogue with your friends, family and other areas of influence.
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Deconstruction Wrap-Up
To conclude our season on deconstruction we invited licensed counselor, Mark LaFleur, to join the conversation. Mark has walked this path with many of his clients and is able to give a little insight on how we can meet someone in their journey of...
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Deconstructing Why People Suffer
Deconstruction around suffering often happens because our theology and lived experience do not match up. Why would a loving and good God allow so many terrible things to happen in the world? Paul, Alyssa and Larry take on this challenging topic and...
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Deconstructing Patriarchy
In this episode Paul, Alyssa, and Larry discuss and deconstruct the cultural system of patriarchy and look to see how this hierarchy of power has been reinforced by mainstream Christianity. As followers of Jesus what does the Bible say about gender?...
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Deconstructing Why Jesus Died
What is the meaning behind Jesus’ death and resurrection? Christians believe that Jesus’ sacrifice reconciled the relationship between humankind and our creator, God. However, it is not quite that simple. Over thousands of years, theologians and...
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Deconstructing Purity Culture
If you grew up in the church in the ‘90s, you probably experienced purity culture—it was the church’s response to the increasing promiscuity in society. Unintentionally, purity culture caused significant harm and didn't fully capture God’s heart...
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Deconstructing the Bible
Is the Bible trustworthy? Is the Bible true? Scripture has been misused and abused, so deconstruction of the Bible often centers around these two questions. In this episode, we discuss what the Bible is, and how it might apply to our life today.