Episodes

  • Thank You Deb Hansen
    May 16 2025

    Spiritual Director Deborah Hansen shares the wisdom she's learned over a lifetime of listening to God and others as she prepares to say good-bye to First Lutheran while Pr. Katie breaks down the theology of what happens when people part, especially our graduates and their families.

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    50 mins
  • Teaching Creativity
    May 10 2025

    FLC Member and first year teacher Kirsten Hermstad chats with Pr. Craig about creation, life, death, and the advancements coming in teaching science to the next generation.

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    42 mins
  • Reclaiming Peter
    May 2 2025

    Jesus reclaims Peter back into the fold by forgiving him the exact number of times Peter betrayed Jesus. Pr. Steve says this is a good example of how our stumbles along the way can have the biggest impact in our journey how God ultimately shapes our good news we share with others.

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    30 mins
  • And Now the GOOD News
    Apr 25 2025

    After Jesus' resurrection Thomas gives the strongest profession of faith in the entire Bible. So why do we stick him with the nickname "Doubting Thomas?" Pr. Craig tells Pr. Steve our entire experience in life depends how we spin it as we begin a new worship series with the focus "And Now the Good News."

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    33 mins
  • Nevertheless...
    Apr 17 2025

    As bad as things seem to be getting in our world, nevertheless the resurrection at Easter is about to change everything. Pr. Steve, Pr. Katie, and Pr. Craig ponder the mysteries of God at work in our world this Holy Week.

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    38 mins
  • Passionate God
    Apr 11 2025

    Pr. Steve describes step-by-step the passionate depths that God in Christ is willing to go for each of us over the next week starting on Palm Sunday while Pr. Craig looks into what other churches are doing to allow you to leave the phone on the hook and just simply send a text into the church.

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    33 mins
  • Expensive Love
    Apr 4 2025

    Pr. Craig is floored how a contestant on the TV show Survivor is willing to risk a million dollars for a personal relationship. Perhaps just as wild as Mary dumping a year's salary worth of perfume on Jesus' feet to show her love for him. Discover what situation you feel it's ok to extravagantly spend money on someone in this week's Faith First podcast.

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    32 mins
  • 100!
    Mar 27 2025

    In the 100th episode of the Faith First podcast we talk with special guest Bishop Amy Current about the future of the church and Pr. Steve and Pr. Craig take you inside the numbers and count down your Top 10 favorite episodes so far.

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    50 mins