Episodes

  • Full of Joy Podcast - Worship Stories: Worship Style Showdown

    Full of Joy Podcast - Worship Stories: Worship Style Showdown
    Feb 9 2026
    On this week’s podcast, you get two guests for the price of one! Heather Wald and Bella Kumagai sit down to talk with Marnie about the different styles of worship we offer at Spirit of Joy. Depending on the service, it’s a little bit of hymns, a little bit of contemporary, a little bit of liturgical elements, all blended into one. Bella and Heather talk about the enjoyment of a group of instrumentalists and singers creating music together. They give a little plug to invite more people to join in to play/sing (especially if you play guitar!). And Heather might persuade Bella to give a sample of the Lord’s Prayer in Portuguese!
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    12 mins
  • Full of Joy Podcast - Bible Stories: The Wedding at Cana

    Full of Joy Podcast - Bible Stories: The Wedding at Cana
    Feb 9 2026
    Pastor Eric is in the studio today to talk about the wedding at Cana, which is Jesus’ first sign (we’ll get into why the Gospel of John calls it a “sign” and not a “miracle”). He gives us a little background to set up the story and then treats us to a retelling of it to fill in the details. And Eric and Marnie discuss how the story is about God encountering us amid our everyday lives and saying He will be present with us.
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    12 mins
  • February 8, 2026 Message

    February 8, 2026 Message
    Feb 8 2026
    12 mins
  • Full of Joy Podcast - Faith Stories: Taylor Quinn

    Full of Joy Podcast - Faith Stories: Taylor Quinn
    Feb 2 2026
    On this episode of Full of Joy, we welcome into the studio our youngest guest to date, Taylor Quinn. Taylor shares his life story of the last twenty years which has involved major life transitions and personal tragedy, but also how these experiences have helped him to find the good in difficult situations. Currently a sophomore at Augustana University majoring in government and economics (with goals of going to law school and the military), he discusses why service is so important to his faith and why he truly believes in loving your neighbor as yourself. And he talks about the importance to his faith of being surrounded by good family and friends. Trust us, he is no ordinary Gen Z’er!
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    20 mins
  • February 1, 2026 Message

    February 1, 2026 Message
    Feb 1 2026
    14 mins
  • Full of Joy Podcast - Lutheran Stories: SOJ Organizational Structure

    Full of Joy Podcast - Lutheran Stories: SOJ Organizational Structure
    Jan 26 2026
    Okay…let’s get down to business (sort of). On today’s podcast we are explaining the organizational structure at Spirit of Joy. It’s how we do what we do. Pastor Eric lays out the framework of the church leadership and how it all starts at the top with every partner in our congregation. From there, we have our 10-person leadership team, our ministry teams, and various subteams, all of which are organized around our five core values. Eric and Marnie discuss in detail what each team does and how everyone can get involved in the mission of Spirit of Joy.
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    20 mins
  • January 25, 2026 Message

    January 25, 2026 Message
    Jan 25 2026
    9 mins
  • Full of Joy Podcast - Worship Stories: Taking Faith Home

    Full of Joy Podcast - Worship Stories: Taking Faith Home
    Jan 19 2026
    Heather Wald walks us through the different components of the Taking Faith Home insert included every Sunday in our worship bulletins. For those unfamiliar, Taking Faith Home offers a guidepost for bringing faith into your whole week. Each week it includes the following items: daily Bible readings, weekly scripture verse, prayers & blessing, weekly milestones, devotions, service ideas, rituals & traditions. Heather and Marnie talk through these things and how they have brought faith home in their own households.
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    10 mins