The Wander Cast: Recent Episodes
Natasha Norton
Church of the Wandering is a small, progressive church in Olympia, WA. All are invited, regardless of background and belief to journey with us as we discover together the spirituality of Jesus. Here you will be able to find our weekly sermons as we strive to dismantle and rebuild with one another our understanding of Scripture, God, Christianity, and what it means to be connected to the Creator. For more information on how to engage in the conversation, please visit us at ChurchOTW.org
CONTENT WARNING: Racism, white supremacy, violence and murder of black people
Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor were two young black people who in recent months were unjustly killed by the police. The evils of racism and white supremacy are rampant in our society. Today we look to Jesus to see what a biblical response to injustice could look like. Church of the Wandering is a small, progressive church community in Olympia, WA. For the past several months we have been studying together through the mysterious and exhilarating book of Genesis.
As we draw to a close of our first section of Genesis, we spend this week looking at the pre-history of Genesis with a bird’s eye view. What does this origin story mean to teach us about our God and our world? We will explore the story of God from Creation to Liberation. Church of the Wandering is a small, progressive church community in Olympia, WA. For the past several months we have been studying together through the mysterious and exhilarating book of Genesis.
The creation of bricks and the building of towers would have resonated to the recently set free Hebrew people as indicators of oppressive empires. What happens when the egos of mighty men lead to the oppression of others? How does God intervene? Church of the Wandering is a small, progressive church community in Olympia, WA. For the past several months we have been studying together through the mysterious and exhilarating book of Genesis.
Noah and his family have left the ark. Noah has the opportunity to establish any kind of world he wants, but what will he choose? content warning: anti-black racism, sexual assault, incest Church of the Wandering is a small, progressive church community in Olympia, WA. For the past several months we have been studying together through the mysterious and exhilarating book of Genesis.
God takes out the whole earth with a giant flood, leaving just Noah and his family! Or was it Utnapishtim and his family? Or wait, wasn’t it Artahasis and his family? In this episode we explore and compare several flood myths. What are the implications for the bible is the Genesis account sounds just like the rest of these stories? Let’s explore together! Church of the Wandering is a small, progressive church community in Olympia, WA. For the past several months we have been studying together through the mysterious and exhilarating book of Genesis.
The world pre-flood is full of angels having sex with humans giving brith to giant warriors! Or is this just bad theology? Listen to this episode to find out! Church of the Wandering is a small, progressive church community in Olympia, WA. For the past several months we have been studying together through the mysterious and exhilarating book of Genesis.
God offered mercy to Cain, and a path toward reconciliation. We left off with our last episode with Cain rejecting this path as he instead establishes the first city. How will this impact his future generations? Church of the Wandering is a small, progressive church community in Olympia, WA. For the past several months we have been studying together through the mysterious and exhilarating book of Genesis.
Competition, death, and violence have entered our creation narrative. Is this story merely that or a brothers quarrel gone awry? Or do these siblings represent a more grand truth of what really brings death and violence into our world? Listen as we explore the story of Cain and Abel. Church of the Wandering is a small, progressive church community in Olympia, WA. For the past several months we have been studying together through the mysterious and exhilarating book of Genesis.
Easter is a time of celebration, togetherness, and worship. But this year, many of us are mourning the ways our traditional Easter celebrations are disrupted. Together let’s explore the first Easter morning and find out what it means for us today that Jesus is Risen. Risen Indeed. Church of the Wandering is a small, progressive church community in Olympia, WA. For the past several months we have been studying together through the mysterious and exhilarating book of Genesis.
Original Sin, the idea that we are all born depraved, evil, and destined for hell. But what if this pervasive and widely held belief wasn’t even true? What if the man who made mainstream this idea was operating with faulty information and was deeply influenced by his own cultural background? In this episode we look at the history of this theology and ask if maybe God has something better for us! Church of the Wandering is a small, progressive church community in Olympia, WA. For the past several months we have been studying together through the mysterious and exhilarating book of Genesis.
Church of the Wandering is a small, progressive church community in Olympia, WA. For the past several months we have been studying together through the mysterious and exhilarating book of Genesis. Is Eve supposed to be Adam’s helpmate? Is God a man? Does Genesis have anything to say for those who are persecuted and oppressed because of their gender identity? Join us this week as we explore what the creation myths of Genesis have to say regarding gender. For more information on how to join the conversation, please visit us at ChurchOTW.org
Church of the Wandering is a small, progressive church community in Olympia, WA. For the past several months we have been studying together through the mysterious and exhilarating book of Genesis. In the second episode we learn about God’s radical, counter cultural call to rest, and just what that message meant to the original audience, and what it means to us today.
Church of the Wandering is a small, progressive church community in Olympia, WA. For the past several months we have been studying together through the mysterious and exhilarating book of Genesis. In this first episode we start in the beginning, learning about the ancient Hebrew creation myth and how it compared to other prevalent stories at the time. What was God trying to communicate about themselves through this story? And what does it tell us about how God wants to relate to us?