Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchCelebrating Parables — Mary Anne Isaak
On March 23, Mary Anne tackeld the trio of parables in Luke 15—the lost sheep, lost coin, and lost son—picking up on the theme of celebration that co…
1 year, 1 month ago
Cross Training — Palestine and Israel from First-Hand Experience with Dan Epp-Tiessen
Given all that's going on these days, on March 16, REC chose to forgo a formal sermon during our worship service and instead focus on the practice of…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Disturbing Good Samaritan — Aaron Thiessen
On March 9, Aaron took another look at the famous parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10:25-37. Rather than assume we already know this story is si…
1 year, 1 month ago
The Transfiguration (Jazz Liturgy!) — Jamie Howison
On March 2nd, we welcomed Jamie Howison to once again join with our in-house jazz quartet and guide us in a jazz liturgy. This time we used the mediu…
1 year, 1 month ago
(From the Archives) Giant Steps — Aaron Thiessen
Since this past worship service was our regular Table Sunday gathering around a communal meal, we are once again diving into the archives for this we…
1 year, 2 months ago
Vindicated By Her Children — Darryl Loewen
On February 16, we were grateful to have Darryl Loewen—the Executive Director of MCC Manitoba—speak with us on Luke 7:18-35.
1 year, 2 months ago
The Kuleshov Effect — Aaron Thiessen
On February 9, Aaron took a look at Luke 7:1-17, paying special attention to the editing present in the passage. Beyond the words themselves, what me…
1 year, 2 months ago
Healing on the Sabbath — Paul Doerksen
On February 2, 2025, Paul Doerksen explored many questions present in Luke 6:1-11. Is the Sabbath about rules, rest, or something else? Why is Jesus …
1 year, 2 months ago
Cross Training — Attachment Theory with Gerald Loewen
River East's adult Sunday School ministry is affectionately known as "Cross Training." Since there was no sermon this past week, by popular demand, h…
1 year, 3 months ago
Mystery Boxes and the Community Hermeneutic — Aaron Thiessen
On January 19, Aaron dove into the many mysterious aspects of Luke 4:14-30. Rather than finding clean answers, he rested on the questions, inviting u…
1 year, 3 months ago