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Life is hectic, demanding, and doesn’t stop. When honest with ourselves, we must confess we often don’t know what the hell we’re doing. The Larkcast is an ongoing conversation about the inclusive and mischievous nature of God’s presence through the lens of all the things that make up the phenomena we refer to as “life.” Astonishing grace and refreshing honesty collide right here for your weekly encouragement.
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“Yeah, but…” is a common response one gets when they begin to share about the freedom and rest discovered in the finished work of Jesus. This string of podcasts is dedicated to unraveling the common ideas and bible verses at the heart of resistance to God’s amazing grace. This episode explores the Western cultural misunderstanding of the “pastor” as a necessity.
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“Yeah, but…” is a common response one gets when they begin to share about the freedom and rest discovered in the finished work of Jesus. This string of podcasts is dedicated to unraveling the common ideas and bible verses at the heart of resistance to God’s amazing grace. This episode explores why 1 John 1:9 sounds like forgiveness comes only after confession.
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“Yeah, but…” is a common response one gets when they begin to share about the freedom and rest discovered in the finished work of Jesus. This string of podcasts is dedicated to unraveling the common ideas and bible verses at the heart of resistance to God’s amazing grace. In this episode, the fellas give their response to those who question if Lark is really about "discipleship."
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“Yeah, but…” is a common response one gets when they begin to share about the freedom and rest discovered in the finished work of Jesus. This string of podcasts is dedicated to unraveling the common ideas and bible verses at the heart of resistance to God’s amazing grace. This episode discusses some ideas around Galatians 5:13.
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“Yeah, but…” is a common response one gets when they begin to share about the freedom and rest discovered in the finished work of Jesus. This string of podcasts is dedicated to unraveling the common ideas and bible verses at the heart of resistance to God’s amazing grace. This episode discusses what Paul meant when he referenced teachers who “tickle ears” in 2 Timothy.
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“Yeah, but…” is a common response one gets when they begin to share about the freedom and rest discovered in the finished work of Jesus. This string of podcasts is dedicated to unraveling the common ideas and bible verses at the heart of resistance to God’s amazing grace. This episode takes a look at The Judgment Seat of Christ in 2 Corinthians 5.
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“Yeah, but…” is a common response one gets when they begin to share about the freedom and rest discovered in the finished work of Jesus. This string of podcasts is dedicated to unraveling the common ideas and bible verses at the heart of resistance to God’s amazing grace. This episode takes a look at Matthew 7:13-14.
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“Yeah, but…” is a common response one gets when they begin to share about the freedom and rest discovered in the finished work of Jesus. This string of podcasts is dedicated to unraveling the common ideas and bible verses at the heart of resistance to God’s amazing grace. This episode takes a look at 2 Peter 1:5-9.
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“Yeah, but…” is a common response one gets when they begin to share about the freedom and rest discovered in the finished work of Jesus. This string of podcasts is dedicated to unraveling the common ideas and bible verses at the heart of resistance to God’s amazing grace. This episode takes a look at Revelation 3:14-22.
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“Yeah, but…” is a common response one gets when they begin to share about the freedom and rest discovered in the finished work of Jesus. This string of podcasts is dedicated to unraveling the common ideas and bible verses at the heart of resistance to God’s amazing grace. This episode takes a look at Matthew 7:21-23.
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Join Russ and Tony as they invite some of the Larkcast listeners and friends to celebrate their 100th episode!
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After podcasting through all 9 chapters of Reclaim the fellas wanna debrief a little.
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Join Russ & Tony as they chat through Lark’s flagship resource—Reclaim. In today’s episode, we’re talking about ministry, and no, we’re not recruiting any Lark volunteers. Join us the last episode in Reclaim, and be prepared to consider a whole new way of imaging your role as a friend and disciple in the world.
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With Thanksgiving providing all of us a shortened work week, here's a short word from Russ. We hope you enjoy! We also hope you join us next week for a discussion in John chapter 12.
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As the final decisive turn towards the culmination of Jesus’ mission to die, he straight up tells Martha that resurrection isn’t like a software you apply to a device. HE IS THE RESURRECTION. Upon casually raising Lazarus from 4 days of death to foreshadow what he means, the Judean leaders collude to finally dispose of this Fanatic. Join Russ and Jameson as they explore the most unique gospel—the gospel of John—through the lens of the finished work of Jesus. This episode features a conversation about John 11.
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At the peak of Jesus’ controversial sayings is his declaration to be the True Shepherd who is one with the Father. File this away in the Jesus-calls-himself-God folder. The Jews fail to stone AND kidnap Jesus, proving his point—plainly—that when humans stand in as judges, people get hurt. Join Russ and Jameson as they explore the most unique gospel—the gospel of John—through the lens of the finished work of Jesus. This episode features a conversation about John 10:22-40.
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Jesus begins chapter 10 with an absolute indictment on the leaders and "shepherds" of Jerusalem by calling them thieves, killers and destroyers. Contrasted as the "Good Shepherd," Jesus tells them why he's different. But what what makes these supposed leaders of the Jews act in ways like they did in chapter 9? Join Russ and Tony as they explore the most unique gospel—the gospel of John—through the lens of the finished work of Jesus. This episode features the second half of a conversation in John 10.
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Jesus is intentionally forcing the action in John 9 with healing a man (who was born blind) — on the Sabbath! In addition to the religious establishment is doubling down in their unbelief and hatred of Jesus, they launch a religious investigation into the healing which ends up with this newly healed man and his family being ostracized from their community. Not exactly a celebration of this miraculous moment. Leave it to the ones who desire to master life rather than enjoy the mystery of Him who is life and all the ways he makes us blind fools see his grace. Join Russ and Tony as they explore the most unique gospel—the gospel of John—through the lens of the finished work of Jesus. This episode features the second half of a conversation in John 9.
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Yep. This again. This episode features a throwback conversation between Russ & Tony where they discuss our number one question, quandary, comment & complaint — GRACE. It's an oldie, but a goodie.
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It seems that Jesus is experiencing some difficulty communicating who he is, what he's come to do, and what he's inviting people into in the latter half of John 8. It's almost like the crowds and religious leaders alike have a common filter when interpreting Jesus' words. How do you convey the idea of "sitting" in trust to a culture in love with doing? How do you pass on freedom to those who are blind to their bondage? Join Russ and Tony as they explore the most unique gospel—the gospel of John—through the lens of the finished work of Jesus. This episode features the second half of a conversation in John 8.
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To get Jesus to speak and act out against the law, his biggest haters—the religious establishment—drag a woman who had been "caught" (more like trapped) in the act of adultery and carry her into the public space where Jesus is teaching and ask him what they should do with her. After brilliantly sending away those ready to condemn her, he then reveals—in the face of her exposure—neither does he condemn her. Join Russ and Tony as they explore the most unique gospel—the gospel of John—through the lens of the finished work of Jesus. This episode features the second half of a conversation in John 8.
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While Russ was playing hooky and blaming it on a "natural disaster," Tony and Jameson packed lunches and headed to work to set everyone straight on grace. We hope this episode finds you well and with power.
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Jesus and the religious leaders is at an all-time high. At first, Jesus refuses to go but eventually finds himself smack-dab in the middle of the temple rebuking his haters and contending with everyone that he is the messiah they've all been anticipating. Join Russ and Tony as they explore the most unique gospel—the gospel of John—through the lens of the finished work of Jesus. This episode features the second half of a conversation in John 7.
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The festival of all Jewish festivals is at hand, and the tension between Jesus and the religious leaders is at an all-time high. At first, Jesus refuses to go but eventually finds himself smack-dab in the middle of the temple rebuking his haters and contending with everyone that he is the messiah they've all been anticipating. Join Russ and Tony as they explore the most unique gospel—the gospel of John—through the lens of the finished work of Jesus. This episode features a conversation in John 7.
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When asked how to do God’s will, Jesus unceremoniously says “believe in ME!” Whether offended by Jesus putting himself on par with God or by his saying “eat my flesh,” the crowds are becoming disillusioned with this notorious Nazarene who makes bread and wine out of nothing. Join Russ and Jameson as they explore the most unique gospel—the gospel of John — through the lens of the finished work of Jesus. This episode features a conversation in John 6:28-71.
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The time Jesus fed 15,000 people with 5 loves and 2 fish wasn’t meant to convince them he could do amazing things. Jesus barely escapes a forced coronation and turns his efforts away from signs to boldfaced declarations about who he really is. Join Russ and Jameson as they explore the most unique gospel—the gospel of John — through the lens of the finished work of Jesus. This episode features a conversation in John 6:1-27.
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(Part 2) Jesus, in his first big argument with the jewish religious establishment following his Sabbath miracle, explains in detail who he is (Son of God) and who sent him in an effort to offer life to his opponents. Jesus makes some lofty claims and has some intensely sharp criticism for these sons of Moses. Join Russ and Tony as they explore the most unique gospel—the gospel of John — through the lens of the finished work of Jesus. This episode features a conversation in John 5:18-47.
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Jesus, in his first big argument with the jewish religious establishment following his Sabbath miracle, explains in detail who he is (Son of God) and who sent him in an effort to offer life to his opponents. Jesus makes some lofty claims and has some intensely sharp criticism for these sons of Moses. Join Russ and Tony as they explore the most unique gospel—the gospel of John — through the lens of the finished work of Jesus. This episode features a conversation in John 5:18-47.
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Bible time with Russ and Tony continues with Jesus (intentionally) healing a man on the Sabbath—and it doesn't sit well at all with the religious establishment. Instead of rejoicing alongside the man who is now physically whole they launch a full-blown investigation to find out who would violate a law in an effort to help someone in need. Join Russ and Tony as they explore the most unique gospel—the gospel of John — through the lens of the finished work of Jesus. This episode features a conversation in John 5:1-17.
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After leaving Samaria Jesus comes back to the region he's from and is immediately met with request to heal the son of a city official. Jesus knows that we won't believe unless we see signs, miracles, and evidence. This is an indictment on humanity. However, he doesn't withhold himself from those of us with frail faith—he meets us in our weakness and invites us to trust him with as much or as little faith as we have. Join Russ and Tony as they explore the most unique gospel—the gospel of John — through the lens of the finished work of Jesus. This episode features a conversation in John 4:43-54.
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The conversation with the woman at the well turned into a full-blown weekend in Samaria. Can you imagine what was going through the disciples' minds as they were receiving hospitality from their enemies and watching them trust in Jesus? Join Russ and Tony as they explore the most unique gospel—the gospel of John — through the lens of the finished work of Jesus. This episode features a conversation in John 4:31-43.
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John 4 records a remarkable interaction between Jesus and a Samaritan woman. It's a beautiful story that should've never happened. Thank God Jesus is free to go the places and talk to the people that religion wouldn't allow. Join Russ and Tony as they explore the most unique gospel — the gospel of John — through the lens of the finished work of Jesus. This episode features a conversation in John 4:1-30.
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John the Baptist is losing followers and influence — the kind of fallout that would crush anyone in ministry. When confronted with this reality, he rejoices instead of being wrecked. John then explains why he responded this way and ends the GOAT debate forever. Join Russ and Tony as they explore the most unique gospel—the gospel of John — through the lens of the finished work of Jesus. This episode features a conversation in John 3:22-36.
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Most of us know John 3:16, but did you know what comes after is some of the best damn good news you've ever heard in your life? Join Russ and Tony as they explore the most unique gospel—the gospel of John—through the lens of the finished work of Jesus. This episode features a conversation in John 3:16-21.
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At this point in John's gospel Jesus has become an undeniable public figure. It's not whether or not you have an opinion of Jesus, but which opinion. From among his eventual enemies emerges a figure—Nicodemus. He's authentically curious about Jesus and so he comes under the guise of night to have this risky and fascinating conversation. Join Jameson and Tony as they explore the most unique gospel—the gospel of John—through the lens of the finished work of Jesus. This episode features a conversation in John 3:1-15 to explore this famous exchange between Jesus and Nicodemus.
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John’s story of Jesus cleansing the temple is like a polaroid of Jesus’ entire ministry and mission. Its like the thumbnail on the desktop for the 10-terabyte file of the incarnation. The whole Gospel is there as Jesus shows himself to be the True Temple, filling to overflowing our faithless religion with the uninhibited freedom of God himself. Join Jameson and Tony as they explore the most unique gospel—the gospel of John—through the lens of the finished work of Jesus. This episode features a conversation in John 2:13-25 to explore how Jesus handles the height of Hebrew religiosity.
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Jesus' mom knew about her son what we would all eventually learn about the heart of God—Jesus can't help but to help those who desperately need help. Join Russ and Tony as they explore the most unique gospel—the gospel of John—through the lens of the finished work of Jesus. This episode features a conversation in John 2:1-13 and the story of Jesus' first recorded miracle in John's gospel.
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"Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" It seems, from this question, that the first disciples struggled with association. To what or who should we align ourselves? Join Russ and Tony as they explore the most unique gospel—the gospel of John—through the lens of the finished work of Jesus. This episode features conversation centered around John 1:35-51 and the story of the first disciples who followed Jesus.
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Surveying the spiritual landscape today one would undoubtedly be seriously confused about the requirements to have a relationship with God. There are so many distinct beliefs about what is required theologically, ceremonially, and behaviorally to enter the kingdom. The same was true in the days of John the Baptist, which is why he took it upon himself to make the path to God very very straight. Join Russ and Tony as they explore the most unique gospel—the gospel of John—through the lens of the finished work of Jesus. This episode covers John 1:19-34.
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Join Russ and Tony as they explore the most unique gospel—the gospel of John—through the lens of the finished work of Jesus. Episode 47 zeroes in on the theologically thicc verses 14 to 18 in chapter one. Don't blame us for having another conversation about grace, John is the one who said it doesn't quit.
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Helping You Learn To Live Loved
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Born Not Of Blood (John 1:6-13)
Join Russ and Tony as they explore the most unique gospel—the gospel of John—through the lens of the finished work of Jesus. Episode 46 takes a look at chapter 1 verses 6 through 13 and focuses in on what it takes to become children of God.
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What's The Word? (John 1:1-5)
Weekly, 30-minute episodes focussing on the Gospel of John starts now. Join Russ and Tony for the start of a new conversation, exploring the most unique gospel through the lens of the finished work of Jesus.
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Finding Freedom In Christianity
We know there is freedom in Jesus, but not many of us experience freedom in the communities that claim Jesus. Episode 44 of the Larkcast explores why we're more likely to receive a to-do list than the comforting news that we're loved and what you can do about it all.
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Connecting God's Liberating Grace With Everyday Life
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Irreligious Easter
On this episode of the Larkcast, we take a break from our finding freedom series to discuss why Easter is not a religious holiday, and why that matters for everyone longing to know the freedom, rest, and adventure Jesus promised. If the word “resurrection” sounds like a fairy tale, an empty concept, or something that doesn’t matter in the everyday mundane things of life, then you need to dig into this conversation!
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Finding Freedom In Work
So why are we talking about finding freedom in a culture that prides itself on being free? A large percentage of us are indeed distancing ourselves from religion and leaving the church. However, it seems our inherent religious impulse is still alive and well. Everywhere we look, we find ladders to climb, paths to walk, goals to achieve, and the relief from our pain being pursued. Anything to assure ourselves we're "okay," that we're worthy. So even though religion as we traditionally know it is fading, it seems to be rebranding itself in other areas of life where significance, security, and belonging can be found. Episode 42 explores our favorite American obsession—work.
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So why are we talking about finding freedom in a culture that prides itself on being free? A large percentage of us are indeed distancing ourselves from religion and leaving the church. However, it seems our inherent religious impulse is still alive and well. Everywhere we look, we find ladders to climb, paths to walk, goals to achieve, and the relief from our pain being pursued. Anything to assure ourselves we're "okay," that we're worthy. So even though religion as we traditionally know it is fading, it seems to be rebranding itself in other areas of life where significance, security, and belonging can be found. Episode 41 explores the topic of politics. Unless you've been living in a monastery for the past handful of years, you'll know why this one made the list.
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So why are we talking about finding freedom in a culture that prides itself on being free? A large percentage of us are indeed distancing ourselves from religion and leaving the church. However, it seems our inherent religious impulse is still alive and well. Everywhere we look, we find ladders to climb, paths to walk, goals to achieve, and the relief from our pain being pursued. Anything to assure ourselves we're "okay," that we're worthy. So even though religion as we traditionally know it is fading, it seems to be rebranding itself in other areas of life where significance, security, and belonging can be found. Episode 40 dives into the issue of busyness. Some of us are finding justification in life through busyness while others are seeking justification in our solution to busyness.
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Finding Freedom In Technology
So why are we talking about finding freedom in a culture that prides itself on being free? A large percentage of us are indeed distancing ourselves from religion and leaving the church. However, it seems our inherent religious impulse is still alive and well. Everywhere we look, we find ladders to climb, paths to walk, goals to achieve, and the relief from our pain being pursued. Anything to assure ourselves we're "okay," that we're worthy. So even though religion as we traditionally know it is fading, it seems it's rebranded itself in other areas of life where significance, security, and belonging can be found. Episode 39 explores the phenomena of technology and all the ways we convince ourselves that we're "enough" through its various expressions.
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Finding Freedom From Yourself
Self. We think about it, work on it, talk about it, love it, and even trust in it. While everyone around us seems to be pursuing their ideal selves in a never-ending project, Jesus is the only person to know what it means to be human fully. Throughout his life, Jesus lived in complete trust of the Father, showing us where true freedom comes from—dependence. Tony and Russ explore the cultural phenomena of humanity's love of self and consider what life could look like if we dared to look outside of ourselves and onto the one who graciously made us and reconciled us. This episode is the first of a string of podcasts focused on considering how God's liberating love informs and shapes our everyday lives.
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3: Thank God For A Shady Savior (Best of 2021)
In what some have called “the hardest parable,” God decides to introduce himself to creation as a shady owner of a debt consolidation business rather than an upright bookkeeper who demands every penny of what we owe. And, as it turns out, as disreputable debtors ourselves, we’d prefer to buy from the trunk of the car in an alley than full-price in the store. All we can say is, “thank God for a shady savior!” Join Tony and Russ as the tackle The Parable of the Unjust Steward in this week’s episode of the LARKCAST.
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The Christmas Episode
Well, it's the week of Christmas. And without sounding cliché, we are talking about the theological heart of Christmas in this week's episode. Cheers to Jameson and our longtime former producer (and more importantly, our friend) Ryan for giving Russ and Tony a break and taking over the Larkcast. Episode 34 will be the last NEW podcast of 2021. See you misfits on the flip-flop!
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Getting Used To Being Free
It's not odd at all for us to receive some version of the following question. "After destroying the bookkeeping god of our fallen imaginations. After helping people see that God saves us single-handedly. After leading us to rip up our religious resumes. After challenging all our selfish motivations for being good and doing good. After helping us all embrace our deaths and cling—in dependence—to the one who met us in our deaths on the cross. After finally helping us see that it is truly FINISHED and we are absolutely FREE, how, now, do we live?"
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Church Is Now In Session
With the Larkcast still in your hands, Russ & Tony tackle a topic that often makes its way into the mix—CHURCH. There are numerous entry points into this conversation, and tackling them all wasn't the goal. The fellas share their hearts (and the heart of Lark) in this conversation and why they often find themselves pushing against the western normative approach and seeking, instead, to empower everyday people in everyday places.
Russ & Tony have written more on the topic of church in their book, Reclaim. You can find the link to purchase here (https://larksite.com/reclaim)
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Dishing On Deconstruction Pt.3
Come on. Admit it. You knew we were going to do a part three. With Russ being back on the Larkcast, we were eager to get his thoughts on the deconstruction conversation. Listen in as Russ shares some pivotal shifts (deconstruction, you could call it) in his journey from his early days as a bible college student to the launch of Lark at the beginning of this year.
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Dishing On Deconstruction Pt.2
Tony and Jameson sit down to talk about a thing called deconstruction. 90 minutes later we finished. This podcast is part two of that conversation. While deconstruction has become a sort of junk drawer term where we've decided to place every and any bit of doubting and rethinking, we must acknowledge that not all deconstruction is created equal. Instead of acting like it's all bad or all good, let's ask what—no, who is at the center. We hope this is a helpful contribution to the conversation.
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In this episode Tony and Jameson sit down to talk about a thing called deconstruction. 90 minutes later we finished. This conversation will be a two-part podcast just like the one on transformation (Ep.27-28). While deconstruction has become a sort of junk drawer term where we've decided to place every and any bit of doubting and rethinking, we must acknowledge that not all deconstruction is created equal. Instead of acting like it's all bad or all good, let's ask what—no, who is at the center. We hope this is a helpful contribution to the conversation.
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Untangling Transformation Pt.2
Our attempt to untangle transformation continues in part two.
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Untangling Transformation Pt.1
Wow! You guys have lots of questions about transformation. Don’t the Scriptures tell us to pursue it? Shouldn’t we be experiencing it? What is my role in being transformed? What is my role in other’s transformation? I get that God welcomes us as we are, but I’ve heard it said that he loves us enough to not leave us where we are? Why am I not experiencing the transformation that I was told would be mine in turning to Jesus? Doesn’t God give us the grace to be transformed? Isn’t transformation just a choice?
Join us for the next two podcasts as we attempt to untangle all we’ve been handed concerning transformation.
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LARKCAST EP26 | Grace Just Doesn't Work
Throughout history, every person committed to teaching grace (with no fine print) was ridiculed. "Grace encourages lawlessness!" "People will think they have permission to do any old thing they want!" "This will lead to ghostly faith that is of no benefit to neighbor or society!" Whether you find yourself on the religious left, concerned with a better world, or you find yourself on the religious right concerned about personal holiness, we must all confess that the topic of grace makes us all a bit uneasy. Tony and Russ put the Larkcast in the audience's hands, and the first conversation centers on the question we get the most.
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Parabolic Reflections
After 21 podcasts on the parables of Jesus, the guys take a minute to reflect on their favorite and most frustrating moments. They also lay down the plans for the Larkcast moving forward. You better submit your questions, comments, thoughts, and suggestions at Howdy@larksite.com because the Larkcast is now in your hands.
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The Ballad Of The Yays & Nays (Parables #21)
The last podcast in the parables series is a doozy. Not only is it a long podcast, it’s a weighty one. The parable of our focus is the last of the Matthew 25 trio—The Parable of the Sheep and Goats. It’s also known as “The Final Judgment.” In this episode, the guys point out some sneaky, but blatant, ways in which God’s grace appears in the text. They also talk about the primacy of faith and how dead serious God is about you saying "yay" to him and how he will (sadly) honor the "nays"—those who refuse to enjoy the party. They also have a frank discussion about hell..
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Fearing An Imaginary God (Parables #20)
Yes, this is a parable of judgment, but not how you may think. While much of Christendom insists that judgment is based on our performance, the Lark crew is committed to the good news that we are “in” due to Someone Else’s performance. Since beliefs lie at the heart of every and any action, “What is God like?” is still life’s most important question. The Parable Of The Talents is not a story about what you could’ve done but didn’t. It is not a cautionary tale about what happens when you don’t do enough or invest enough in the kingdom. It is not God’s judgment on your missing the mark; it is God’s judgment on the fear that results from a false idea of who he is.
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Accept Your Acceptance (Parables #19)
God is throwing the party of the ages in honor of his Son and nothing will deter him. The date is secured. The guests are invited. The meats are ready. The estate is prepared and decorated. You could say, “it is finished” and ready to be enjoyed. Sadly, there are some who refuse (and others who boldly refuse) to accept the incessant invitation of the King. You also have that one guy who commits a memorable party foul. In this week's parable Jesus describes just how serious God is about partying and how dead serious he is about the world being invited.
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Dear Jesus, Just Leave Us Alone (Parables #18)
Jesus was and is a disrupter. And rather than heed his warnings regarding the cracks in our religious foundations, discrediting the one disrupting us is much easier. Like those on the receiving end of this episode’s parables, we’d rather live in the illusion of our control and controlled environments than deal with the violence that is the grace of God, who it includes, and a life of faith alone. Come for the Norm Macdonald intro and stick around for a couple of pointed punchlines from Jesus.
As promised, here's a link to the blog referenced in the podcast > https://www.1517.org/articles/the-gospel-according-to-norm
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The Party At The End Of The World (Parables #17)
The Larkcast duo is headed to our last wedding of the season. It's the wedding party at the end of the world, and the groom is running unusually late to the reception, which converts this wedding into a slumber party—at least among the bridesmaids. When the groom finally arrives to consummate all of human history, some feared being seen as they truly are. Desiring to better themselves, they left the party and returned to locked doors and the sad reality that they never had a relationship with the groom in the first place. Episode 20 serves as a fantastic introduction to the principle of "inclusion before exclusion" and the urgency of faith alone in the God who reveals himself in the foolishness of Jesus.
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The First Shall Hate Happy Hour (Parables #16)
Tony and Russ are back after taking a month off, and they're taking a trip to a winery. But before we get to spend some time in the tasting room, we have to spend some time in the vineyard with the employees. It's harvest time, and there is a big job at hand. It's so big that it takes four waves of laborers throughout the day to get it done. The jovial and generous vineyard owner lines up the whole crew for the payout at the day's end, starting with the last hired. Let's just say those first hired have a hard time enjoying happy hour.
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Thank God For A Shady Savior (Parables #15)
In what some have called “the hardest parable,” God decides to introduce himself to creation as a shady owner of a debt consolidation business rather than an upright bookkeeper who demands every penny of what we owe. And, as it turns out, as disreputable debtors ourselves, we’d prefer to buy from the trunk of the car in an alley than full-price in the store. All we can say is, “thank God for a shady savior!” Join Tony and Russ as the tackle The Parable of the Unjust Steward in this week’s episode of the LARKCAST.
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Two Guys Walk Into A Temple (Parables #14)
Aware of his audience's perpetual love affair with performance, Jesus tells his best "two guys walk into a bar" joke to help them to stop trusting in themselves. Stop me if you've heard this one. The Pharisee went to the temple to pray and present his impressive personal religious resume. At the same time, the Tax-Collector—the community outcast and playboy—knelt in the ruin of his own life, clinging wholly to God's mercy. Only one walked away justified, and it wasn't the one his hearers would have assumed. Enjoy as Tony and Russ dive into a Lark staple parable on this week's LARKCAST.
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The Unjust God (Parables #13)
For a good long while a widow demanded a local judge to justify her in court against her adversary, but her case was dismissed time and time again because it had no legal merit. The widow, unable take no for an answer, kept coming back to the judge. At the risk of his reputation and an ethic committee investigation into grounds for disbarment—he decides to justify her. This illegal vindication came not from the law, but the selfishness of the judge who desired to once and for all be finished with the wet blanket of our cries for justice. Thank God Jesus felt the freedom to use a bad character as a fill-in for the Father in a parable or else we wouldn’t have the Parable of the Widow & the Unjust Judge.
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How To Pray Improperly
The disciples want Jesus to host a prayer retreat so they can learn how to pray properly. After Jesus underwhelms them with the Lord’s Prayer, he then tells the story of a shameless neighbor who (apparently) doesn’t know there are appropriate and inappropriate times of day to ask your neighbor for things. Listen in as Russ & Tony talk about the Parable of the Friend at Midnight through the lens of death and resurrection. It’s sure to be a lesson in how to pray improperly.
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Parables • #11 • Death Before Resurrection
A hot-shot young lawyer, looking to make a name for himself, went to pick a theological fight with Jesus. Let’s just say death is an uncomfortable topic for those who imagine themselves as winners. The Parable of the Good Samaritan is up to bat on this week’s episode of the LARKCAST. Listen in as Tony and Russ do a deep dive on yet another misnamed parable.
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Parables • #10 • The Real F-Word Part 2
The conversation surrounding the complex topic of forgiveness continues with part two of The Real F-Word. Just after Tony and Russ each share a story of a time when they've wanted to kill each other, they dive into several things, like:
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• The freedom of forgiveness
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• God's presence in it all.
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Parables • #9 • The Real F-Word
Imagine having 3.5 billion dollars in debt erased in an instant and the next day you're choking out a neighbor over eighty bucks. Join Russ and Tony as they dive into the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant, where Jesus shows us just how astonishingly immense God's forgiveness is and just how bad we all are at receiving and extending it.
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The Two Lost Sons
The grace parables of Luke 15 end with a familiar story—or so you think. Russ and Tony invite you to take a closer look at what is commonly referred to as ‘The Prodigal Son’ in order to see a dad who is willing to risk public shame and humiliation on his way to loving his two lost sons.
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The Lost & Dead Search Party
Heaven is throwing a party in honor of the lost and dead, and there’s only one person on the planning committee. Join Tony and Russ as they kick off the Parables of Grace in Luke 15.
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Parables • Ep.6 • Last Call: Kingdom Edition
With the Kingdom Parables wrapping up, Russ and Tony turn up the empty bottles and drain the dregs to serve one last round of thoughts before moving on to the Grace Parables.
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Parables • #5 • Caught in the Net
The Kingdom is going fishing in this week’s podcast. The whole world, both good and bad, has found itself caught in the net of the kingdom. Eventually, this net will reach the shore and be sorted out, but until then it mysteriously operates as an indiscriminate catch-all of everything and everyone. Come for the parable, stay for Russ’ bedtime story.
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Parables • #4 • Out In Left Field
A field filled with rodents, weeds, sinkholes, marshes, poison ivy, and thorn bushes is an unusual place for a valued treasure. And liquidating your entire business capital to purchase one rare pearl seems a bit eccentric. Listen in as Tony and Russ spend all their time taking a hard look at two short but impossibly rich passages about the kingdom.
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Parables • #3 • Time To Take Our Lumps
The parabolic podcasting presses on with the parables of the Mustard Seed and the Leaven. Like the kingdom itself, feel free to take your time and lie around like a lump of dough while listening to Russ and Tony discuss yet another parable on the invasive and universal nature of the Kingdom.
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Parables • #2 • The Threat of Religious Help
What does any respectable person do when they see evil and injustice in the world? They take immediate action. In the parable of the weeds, the hired hands at a local farm display an eagerness to jump in make an insidious wrong right only to find out that their well-intentioned good deeds are an actual threat to the good they want to preserve.
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Parables • #1 • Last Call: Are You In Or Out Of The Kingdom
Final and extra thoughts that didn't fit in the full episode. Check it out!
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Parables • #1 • Are You In or Out of the Kingdom?
“A sower went out to sow.” What kind of mischief could this farmer possibly get into? Russ and Tony kick off a run of podcasts on the parables of Jesus with His first parable: The Parable of the Sower & The Seed. Be careful how you listen to this one.
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Larkcast • Last Call • Is The World Really Religious?
More thoughts from Russ and Tony on the religious nature of the world.
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Larkcast • Is The World Really Religious?
With church affiliation at an all-time low in the US and emerging generations being labeled the “religious nones,” is the world really religious? Russ and Tony discuss some recent events, look for the “bread crumbs” of religion in society, and bring a bunch of Good News into the conversation.
Larkcast • Is God Really Reckless?
In this episode Russ and Tony celebrate the launch of Lark and dive into the word “reckless” and why they are committed to using this word when describing God’s grace.
Join in the mischief and find out more about LARK at https://larksite.com
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Larkcast • 0 • Welcome to the Larkcast
After a lengthy renaming (formerly Table Network) process, Russ and Tony landed on the name “LARK.”
Drawing its secondary meaning from the high-flying songbird, the word LARK refers to a “cheerful adventure” or “mischievous playfulness.” The word refers to the kind of risky, unrestrained behavior that flows from uninhibited freedom.
LARK begs us to ask the question: What would you do if you knew you were held by a love that will never let you go?
Listen in on the very first Larkcast episode as the fellas talk about the switch to LARK and what to expect from this new platform.
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