This week we dive in to some pastor FAQ's about Christmas. Specifically, does Christmas have pagan roots? And we discuss jolly old St. Nick!

JM's Album Of The Week: The Beatles - Anthology 4

Bradford's Book Club: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel: A Liturgy for Daily Worship from Advent to Epiphany by Jonathan Gibson

Jonathan Haefs returns! This week we discuss the season of Advent: what it is, why we celebrate it, how we celebrate it at Shades & more!

JM's Album Of The Week: Geese - Getting Killed

Bradford's Book Club: Waiting on the Word: A Poem a Day for Advent, Christmas & Epiphany by Malcolm Guite

On this edition of SVCC's Greatest Hits we revisit a Shades Midweek interview from episode 79 that Brad Brown led with Cort Gatliff about death!

JM's Album Of The Week: Jonny Greenwood - One Battle After Another (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Bradford's Book Club: Secrets of Sex & Marriage: 8 Surprises That Make All The Difference by Shaunti Feldhan & Dr. Michael Sytsma

This week Brad and JM hear about this year's Women's Retreat through conversations with SVCC members Anna King, Molly McLain & Kristi Crump! They also share an AI generated "jingle" for our Sports Break segment and much more!

JM's Album Of The Week: Young Oceans - Love Like Raindrops Made Of Light

Bradford's Book Club: Becoming God's Family: Why The Church Still Matters by Carmen Joy Imes

Halloween is approaching so here's another installment of Shades Cinema! Patrick Smith joins Brad and John-Mark to discuss the 1931 horror picture Frankenstein directed by James Whale! "IT'S ALIVE!!!"

JM's Album Of The Week: Daniel Caesar - Son Of Spergy

Bradford's Book Club: Frankenstein: A Guide To Reading by Karen Swallow Prior & Mary Shelley

This week Brad and John-Mark reflect on the words, music and life of Rich Mullins. If you don't know who Rich is this episode is a good starting point. You can always email us Midweek@shadesvalley.org

JM's Album Of The Week: Andrew Peterson - A Liturgy, a Legacy & the Songs of Rich Mullins (Live)

Bradford's Book Club: The Story of the Trinity: Controversy, Crisis, and the Creation of the Nicene Creed by Bryan M. Litfin

This week we continue our ongoing Meet a Member series with SVCC member Molly McLain! We also take a trip to the Email Corridor and get in a little sports break.

JM's Album Of The Week: After - After EP 2

Bradford's Book Club: A Little Theology of Exercise: Enjoying Christ in Body and Soul by David Mathis

Jonathan and Shae are back from their missions trip to Ethiopia! Get to hear all about their trip, stories of God's faithfulness, weird food and more!

JM's Album Of The Week: S Carey - Watercress (EP)

Bradford's Book Club: Cloud of Witnesses: A Treasury of Prayers and Petitions Through the Ages by Jonathan W. Arnold & Zachariah Carter