Ivanhoe Church Speaks serves to highlight, particularly through contemporary context, how scripture speaks to us in every age. Hosts Shelley Groh and Pastor Kris offer their insight into a scripture passage and, through their discussion, summarize meaning for their lives and actions they will take in response. Listen in and find those points which resonate strongly in your life.
Still Speaking with Ivanhoe Church
Our podcast expresses our understanding of God’s extravagant welcome by living out an inclusive church for today, sharing hope for tomorrow, and welcoming others into the journey revealed through Jesus Christ and empowered by the “still speaking” Holy Spirit. Hosts Shelley and Pastor Kris offer insights into scripture and discuss its meaning for their lives and the action it inspires. Listen for nudges God has placed before you.
Episodes
Jul 18, 2019
Jul 18, 2019
16 min
Pastor Kris and Shelley discuss Luke 10: 38-42, in which Martha, attending to hospitality for the many who have accompanied Jesus, complains to Jesus that Mary has prioritized caring for Jesus over the hospitality needs of the household. We hope that you will find a comfortable place to prepare your heart and mind for contemplation, …
Aug 1, 2019
Aug 1, 2019
17 min
Pastor Kris and Shelley discuss Luke 12: 13-21, in which Jesus is asked to settle a dispute between brothers and instead illustrates, in a more encompassing story of the rich fool who desires to tear down and build larger barns, the ways we can bind our soul to material investment.
Aug 8, 2019
Aug 8, 2019
28 min
Pastor Kris and Shelley speak about the faith of our forebears, the reality of their hope, and what sustains us as we prepare for those who follow.
Aug 29, 2019
Aug 29, 2019
25 min
This week, we discuss Psalm 80. Pastor Kris and Shelley speak of this lament, about the power of reaching out to God to repair our broken hearts.
Sep 5, 2019
Sep 5, 2019
19 min
This week, Pastor Kris and Host Shelley really get into the guts of the matter as they discuss how we are called to be compassionate through the letter from Paul to Philemon.
Sep 19, 2019
Sep 19, 2019
16 min
This week, Pastor Kris and Host Shelley discuss 1 Timothy 1:12-17. The epistle speaks to the power of God’s grace that, by its overflowing abundance, allows everything to be made new. Where each new day is a gift, we have in every moment of every day an opportunity to start anew.
Sep 26, 2019
Sep 26, 2019
18 min
This week, Pastor Kris and Host Shelley discuss Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15, and how Jeremiah’s investment in land, though knowing they will most certainly all be taken away into exile under Babylonian siege, is a symbol—a very material sign—of audacious hope. Pastor Kris brings us this quote from Walter Bruggemann: "The prophet is the one who dares to speak such a future that is out beyond all evidence."
Oct 3, 2019
Oct 3, 2019
24 min
This week, Pastor Kris and Host Shelley speak about 2 Timothy 1:1–14, and particularly about our heirloom of faith, passed down through generations, and how we serve often because we have been served.
Still Speaking...
This podcast series highlights the contemporary bearing that scripture has in our lives. Pastor Kris and Shelley Groh explore in discussion how a weekly lectionary passage has found expression in their lives.