Saint Mark UMC of Atlanta

Thursday Thoughts with Dana - 1/13

In this week's episode of Thursday Thoughts with Dana,  Dr. Dana Everhart discusses these questions:

• In a time of so much reflecting on the past and worrying about the future, how do we live in the present?
• How do we balance our anxieties with the ever-present task of doing what is right?

Rev. Jennifer Hansen‘s Sermon 1/9 - Never Stopping, Never Giving Up, Unbreaking, Always and Forever Love

Welcome to this week’s Saint Mark UMC sermon Podcast titled "Never Stopping, Never Giving Up, Unbreaking, Always and Forever Love". This sermon was originally delivered by Rev. Jennifer Hansen on January 9^th, 2022, Baptism of the Lord Sunday.

Thursday Thoughts with Dana - 1/6

In this week's episode of Thursday Thoughts with Dana,  Dr. Dana Everhart talks about what word God has given him for 2022.

Dr. Dana Everhart’s Sermon 1/2 - Go into the Light

Welcome to this week’s Saint Mark sermon Podcast titled "Go into the Light". This sermon was originally delivered by Dr. Dana Everhart on January 2^nd, 2022.

Jess Cusick’s Sermon 12/26

Welcome to this week’s Saint Mark UMC sermon Podcast.   This sermon was originally delivered by Jess Cusick, Minister of Youth & Young Adults,  on December 26^th, 2021,  the 1^st Sunday after Christmas.

Dr. Dana Everhart’s Sermon 12/24 - Rediscovering the Significance of Christmas - Word

Welcome to this week’s Saint Mark UMC special Christmas Eve sermon Podcast titled "Rediscovering the Significance of Christmas - Word". This sermon was originally delivered by Dr. Dana Everhart on December 24^th, 2021.

Less Lonely, More Loved - Love, Part Two

Welcome back to Less Lonely, More Loved - ordinary people exploring their queries of faith. And oh yeah, that’s right - Merry Belated Christmas!

Talking points for today's episode include; love as walking the dog; the “goofy things” on Atlanta highways; changing your name and skipping town; where do you find paper maps in Walmart??; Jess’ biggest secret as a seminarian (yes, really); separating Jesus from all the icky stuff; the myth of individuation; and what’s the deal with crosses? We hope you come along for our Advent journey - all are welcome!

This is our second of two episodes exploring “Love” in the context of Advent. Tomorrow we will air our special Christmas episode to close off our Advent series, so stay tuned! Who knows - there very well may be future series in the works...

If you have questions, comments, or anecdotes you want to share with us, email our producer Matthew at mcesari@stmarkumc.org. Your questions may be featured on future episodes of the podcast!

 

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Trauma and Grace, Second Edition - by Serene Jones; https://www.foxtalebookshoppe.com/book/9780664264772

Less Lonely, More Loved - Love, Part One (feat. Jessie Brownie & Matthew Cesari)

Welcome back to Less Lonely, More Loved - ordinary people exploring their queries of faith.

 

Talking points for today's episode include; Love - Twue Love; our Enneagram types (but with an explanation this time) and childhood wounds; the fever dream plots of stop-motion Christmas movies; “Jesse Trees” and co-opting pagan symbols; what Penne alla vodka and Twilight have to do with Christmas; the three phrases we’re banning for the holidays; and the demonization of the Hallmark “red coat” woman. We hope you come along for our Advent journey - all are welcome!

 

This is our first of two episodes exploring “Love” in the context of Advent. We are very excited to have our producer/editor Matthew Cesari on as a guest alongside the brilliant Jessie Brownie, who just so happens to be engaged to him.

 

Love, Part Two will premiere on Fri. December 24th, so stay tuned!

If you have questions, comments, or anecdotes you want to share with us, email our producer Matthew at mcesari@stmarkumc.org. Your questions may be featured on future episodes of the podcast!

 

Saint Mark Website: stmarkumc.org

Facebook: @StMarkUMCATL

Instagram: @StMarkUMCATL

(Saint Mark UMC of Atlanta operates under an Adobe Standard License for all music and sound used on this podcast.)

 

The Modern Enneagram: Discover Who You Are and Who You Can Be, by Kacie Berghoef & Melanie Bell

Muppet Christmas Carol "Thank you for making me a part of this."

Less Lonely, More Loved - Joy, Part Two

Welcome back to Less Lonely, More Loved - ordinary people exploring their queries of faith. We had some slight delays last week, but we are back with Joy, Part Two (our regularly scheduled episode for this week, Love, Part One, will air tomorrow, Wed. December 22nd).

Talking points for today's episode include; God as a woman; Jesus AND Prozac; our “church selves”; and being sheep in a hole together. We hope you come along for our Advent journey - all are welcome!

This is our second of two episodes exploring “Joy” in the context of Advent.

Love, Part One will premiere on Wed. December 22nd, so stay tuned!

If you have questions, comments, or anecdotes you want to share with us, email our producer Matthew at mcesari@stmarkumc.org. Your questions may be featured on future episodes of the podcast!

 

Saint Mark Website: stmarkumc.org

Facebook: @StMarkUMCATL

Instagram: @StMarkUMCATL

(Saint Mark UMC of Atlanta operates under an Adobe Standard License for all music and sound used on this podcast.)

Dr. Dana Everhart’s Sermon 12/19 - Incarnation - Emmanuel

Welcome to this week’s Saint Mark UMC sermon Podcast titled "Incarnation, Emmanuel". This sermon was originally delivered by Dr. Dana Everhart on December 19^th, 2021,  the 4^th Sunday of Advent.