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PCOM PodcastSummer Fun and Fellowship at PCOMWhat’s coming up this summer? Join Pastor Courtney for an overview of what’s in store at PCOM.2025-06-1012 minPCOM PodcastPastor Daryl on a Five Year Vision for PCOMIt's vision cast time! Where is God calling PCOM over the next few years? Join Pastors Daryl and Courtney as they talk about this exciting journey and how the faithfulness of so many here for so many years has primed us to plant some new seeds. 2023-08-2926 minPCOM PodcastStory Time! How did Pastors Courtney and Daryl Come to PCOM?Pastor Courtney takes us back to 2014 and the journey that brought her and Pastor Daryl to PCOM. From the wisdom of PCOM's Associate Pastor Nominating Committee to the patience of God to a hilarious moment with Pastor Jackson, this is a great story of adventure in the faithfulness of Jesus.2023-07-2520 minPCOM PodcastMeet Miranda, PCOM's "New" Children's Director!On this week's episode we get to know PCOM's "Newest" staff member Miranda, our Children's Ministry Director.2022-09-2021 minPCOM PodcastHenrietta Mears, Forest Home and the PCOM connectionDan dives into a local story near and dear to his own heart and with a connection to PCOM2022-09-1322 min
PCOM PodcastYOUR favorite episode of ALL time! Dr. Ian Ellis on hope amidst pandemic uncertaintyJoin us for the PCOM Podcast's Greatest Hits! In this special series, Pastor Courtney leads us through the most popular episodes of past seasons.
Today we revisit our most popular episode of ALL time, from April 6, 2020, just a few weeks into the start of the pandemic. Emergency Room Doctor Ian Ellis came to share how we could care for ourselves and our neighbors and where he saw God at work in these days of stress and uncertainty.
Subscribe to the PCOM Podcast wherever you get your podcasts, and don't forget to tell a friend!2022-08-3055 minPCOM PodcastYour favorite episodes of all time! Pastor Jackson on books, storytelling, and the faithfulness of GodJoin us for the PCOM Podcast's Greatest Hits! In this special series, Pastor Courtney leads us through the most popular episodes of past seasons.
Today we revisit Pastor Jackson's interview from May of 2020. Meeting digitally as we prayed for the pandemic to end soon, he and I met for an interview over Zoom to chat books, hope, and how literature helps us find our way through.
Subscribe to the PCOM Podcast wherever you get your podcasts, and don't forget to tell a friend!2022-08-2339 minPCOM PodcastYour favorite episodes of all time! Pastor Courtney on the best books EVERRRRRRR (with help from YOU!)Join us for the PCOM Podcast's Greatest Hits! In this special series, Pastor Courtney leads us through the most popular episodes of past seasons.
Today we revisit the "best books of all time" episode from January of 2021, with help from many of you!
Subscribe to the PCOM Podcast wherever you get your podcasts, and don't forget to tell a friend!2022-08-1627 minPCOM PodcastYour favorite episodes of all time! Pastor Daryl on joining Jesus (and how it takes all the pressure off!)It's the PCOM Podcast's Greatest Hits! In this special August series, Pastor Courtney leads us through the most popular episodes of past seasons.
Today we revisit Pastor Daryl's wisdom on joining Jesus at work from June of 2019. (Good news: it's all still true!)
Subscribe to the PCOM Podcast wherever you get your podcasts, and don't forget to tell a friend!2022-08-0940 minPCOM PodcastYour favorite episodes of all time! Jeff Given on tree trimming (and how the best things can sometimes be the simplest)Join us for the PCOM Podcast's Greatest Hits! In this special series, Pastor Courtney leads us through the most popular episodes of past seasons.
Today we revisit Jeff Given's special on tree trimming from January of 2021.
Subscribe to the PCOM Podcast wherever you get your podcasts, and don't forget to tell a friend!2022-08-0230 minPCOM PodcastAll Saints Day, Halloween, and Being the 'Masks of God' with guest host Dr. Dan van VoorhisJoin professor and professional podcaster Dr. Dan van Voorhis in a witty and wonderful journey into the history of our late-October holidays within and outside of the church. Plus: his story of how God called him and his family to PCOM (it involved a hiking trail!).
You won't want to miss this special episode of the PCOM Podcast.2021-10-2616 minPCOM PodcastGreat Reads Part 1: Best Books of 2020PCOM members share their love of story + award-winning author Susie Finkbeiner pops in to say hi.
PCOM Readers' Faves
Mudlarking by Lara Maiklem (Lauren Popkowski)
Words on Fire by Jennifer A. Nielsen (April Rudge)
Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano + The Other Americans by Laila Lalami (Elaine Pappas-Puckett)
We Are Called to Rise by Laura McBride + Bread and Wine by Shauna Niequist (April Lehman)
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson (Heidi Galloway)
Pastor Courtney's Faves
All Manner of Things by Susie Finkbeiner
...2021-01-1229 minPCOM Podcast*Special Thanksgiving Episode* Stories of gratitude from YOU!Hear from beloved PCOM members Evie Olson, Clayton Simon, Mary Smith, Arlene Weller, Ralph Parris, and Linda Payne about their gratitude on this Thanksgiving holiday.
We at PCOM are thankful for each one of you, dear friends. Happy Thanksgiving!2020-11-2616 minPCOM PodcastOne week until election day? Time to panic? Or is God calling us to something deeper?We are taking a deep breath and drinking from the well of hope and peace. We are praying for our neighbors. We are sitting with the Psalms and singing blessings. As the PCOM Podcast series on politics draws to a close, we reflect on what's next.
Plus: THERE IS A PCOM APP! I know, right? Exciting times.
Richard Rohr on centering ourselves amidst the storm. (Thanks to April Rudge for sending it on!)
Download the PCOM Connect App for Apple (click here) or Android (click here)
The Pittsburgh Blessing
Ps...2020-10-2722 minPCOM PodcastVOTE! Plus: special guest Wendy Bucknum, Mission Viejo City Council MemberJoin us for a very special episode with longtime PCOM member and current Mission Viejo City Council Member Wendy Bucknum to chat about how and where to vote in 2020!
Plus, comfort from the gentle Jesus in Matthew 11, praying for our politicians, and a countdown to the election.
https://www.ocvote.com/
https://cityofmissionviejo.org/departments/city-clerk/election-information
https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/polling-place2020-10-1322 minPCOM PodcastThe burden of leadership, lessons from a hate letter, and the kindness of GodPolitics Part IV. Why keeping a kudos file can help keep a leader going. Praying for our local leadership. Plus: lessons from the book of James on why not many of us should seek to be teachers. (Hint: it's a hard gig!)
Email addresses to send notes of encouragement:
Saddleback Valley School Administrator: Dr. Crystal Turner
Capistrano Unified School Administrator: Kirsten Vital
PCOM Preschool Director Vanessa Renich
PCOM Children's Director Stephanie Cleye
PCOM Youth Director Matt Becerra
Recommendations:
Thou Shalt Not Be a...2020-09-2924 minPCOM PodcastWhat are your hopes for our country? Campaigning in poetry - and hope.PCOM Politics Pod Part III: idealism in American politics, from Emma Lazarus to Martin Luther King Jr. to Eugene Peterson. How can hope guide us? Plus, a wise word from James on true religion and the poet Scott Cairns on why paper training is so difficult for tortoises.
Emma Lazarus's "The New Colossus"
Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream"
Eugene Peterson's "Hope on the Line"
James 1:27
The Barkley Marathon
Matthew West's "Amen"
Perfectly Human: Nine Months with Cerian by Sarah Williams
Scott C...2020-09-2227 minPCOM PodcastSeeking wisdom in the political arena and listening well - even when we disagree.PCOM Politics Pod Part II (say that five times fast!). Clearing our heads so we can listen well. Reading /listening to the news rather than watching it. Proverbs illuminates the need for wisdom. Plus, how disagreeing in love can help strengthen our positions and our faith.
The Argument - Ross Douthat and Michelle Goldberg on controversial issues (also available as a podcast)
The Greatest Showman movie
The Greatest Showman workshop video
The Osterholm Update podcast - Dr. Michael Osterholm, epidemiologist at CIDRAP (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Prevention)
C...2020-09-1530 minPCOM PodcastA Politics Podcast at PCOM (Is this really a good idea?)Pastor Courtney on following Jesus into the choppy waters of politics, Pastor Daryl on 1 Peter's instruction to "honor the emperor," Pastor Tim Keller on the Christian call to engage in politics without accepting any party's entire platform, and loving each other well, even when we disagree.
Rev. Dr. Tim Keller - "How Do Christians fit into the Two-Party System? They Don't."
Marilynne Robinson's new novel Jack
Marilynne Robinson's essays: The Death of Adam2020-09-0824 minPCOM PodcastDing Dong Donuts! Plus, our very first Q&A sessionWhat month is it again? Pastor Courtney on loving our neighbors, lifting up our performers and encouraging our families. We introduce our first Q&A segment with a wonderful, thoughtful question on Matthew 1, Luke 3, and why Jesus' family lineage was so important (and so radically different in these two Gospels!).
Have a question for the PCOM Podcast? Send it to Pastor Courtney: courtney.ellis@mypcom.com 2020-07-2823 minPCOM PodcastPastor Jackson on books, faith, and redemption: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 5-25-20Pastor Jackson shares the story behind his love of reading (it involves dishes and Little House on the Prairie!) and how narratives can help us through rocky seasons. Plus, he and Pastor Courtney each share five recommended reads from their favorites lists. And we wrap it all up with Psalm 91 and praying for our pastors and those in leadership in this stretching season.
Psalm 91
Pastor Jackson's list:
Under the Unpredictable Plant by Eugene Peterson
The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene
Crime and Punishment by Fedor Doestoevsky
2020-05-2537 minPCOM PodcastJeff Given is afraid of bears! Psalm 27: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast 5-23-20Jeff shares a story about his fears out in the wild while his gracious father, Dean Given reads from Psalm 27.
2020-05-2319 minPCOM PodcastAuthor and therapist KJ Ramsey on God's grace amidst chronic suffering: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 5-22-20"The object of our waiting is always God."
We wrap up Mental Health awareness week on the PCOM podcast with brilliant and lovely author and therapist KJ Ramsey sharing the story of her new book "This Too Shall Last: Finding Grace When Suffering Lingers," describing how trauma can steal our tongues, and reveling in the hope of the Psalms.
Plus, Psalm 126 and praying for the most vulnerable among us.2020-05-2238 minPCOM PodcastDr. Holly Oxhandler on mental health warning signs + how to get help for yourself or others - The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast: 5-21-20Associate Dean of the Baylor School of Social Work, Dr. Holly Oxhandler, on pandemic coping strategies, the pressures of this uncertain season, and what to do if we or someone we love is feeling suicidal.
COVID Mental Health Support
The Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-TALK (or text HOME to 741741)
Email Pastor Courtney for a mental health referral
Contact The Bridge Ministry for confidential spiritual care and prayer
Perfectly Hidden Depression by Margaret Robinson Rutherford
2020-05-2142 minPCOM PodcastTherapist Malaika Clelland on resilience, self-care, and the ties between disappointment and grief: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 5-20-20Our own Malaika Clelland shares strategies for coping with disappointment, the importance of small acts of self-care (are you eating well? getting enough sleep? staying connected to friends?), and the importance of acknowledging our feelings, big and small. Plus, selections from Psalm 69 from The Message and praying for those who struggle with anxiety and depression.
Email Pastor Courtney to confidentially request the list of counselors PCOM refers out to
Request spiritual care and prayer from The Bridge Ministry
The Anxiety Workbook 2020-05-2041 minPCOM PodcastTherapist Robert Vore on caring for teenagers and young adults: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 5-19-20Atlanta-based counselor specializing in adolescent mental health Robert Vore on ministering to our high schoolers, college students, and emerging adults.
Robert's tips for helping teenagers and young adults cope with difficulty and disappointment:
1) Validate their emotions. Then, after calm is restored (minutes or hours or days later), challenge the harmful thoughts.
2) Facilitate safe social interactions whenever possible. A Zoom movie night, online social gaming, phone calls with friends, digital hangouts.
3) Lean into the context of your own setting and struggles. Don't just minister to your teen, also check in on how YOU are doing...2020-05-1939 minPCOM PodcastHymn History, "It Is Well," and Psalm 13: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 5-18-20How some of the most well-loved hymns of the faith were written in remarkably difficult seasons of life. The history behind "It Is Well with My Soul," the echoes of heartache in the Psalms of lament, and praying for our listeners.2020-05-1810 minPCOM PodcastJeff & Stephanie Given on Psalm 27 and Centering Prayer in OUTER SPACE! The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast 5-16-20Jeff introduces two practical images that may help us enter into our practice of Centering Prayer. 2020-05-1616 minPCOM PodcastRemembering God and Psalm 22: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 5-15-20Is anyone else forgetting what day it is? Tips and tricks for remembering God when things are muddled. Plus, Psalm 22.2020-05-1510 minPCOM PodcastPoet and professor David Wright reads Psalm 32: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 5-14-20Poet David Wright reads "Making Confession," "Local Talent," and Psalm 32. Plus, how the pandemic is affecting universities, staff, and students and how we can pray.
Local Talent
Lines from the Provinces
2020-05-1436 minPCOM PodcastAuthor Marlena Graves reads Psalm 145 - The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 5-13-20Marlena Graves, author of "A Beautiful Disaster" and the upcoming "The Way Up is Down" on falling in love with Scripture, the hard but oh-so-powerful lessons of desert seasons, and Psalm 145.
Preorder "The Way Up is Down" at Hearts and Minds Bookstore, InterVarsity Press, or Amazon2020-05-1338 minPCOM PodcastPrayer walking and Psalm 117: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 5-12-20Praying with our feet when we run out of words. Plus, Psalm 117.2020-05-1209 minPCOM PodcastPsalm 37 and praying for our friends: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 5-11-20Exciting upcoming podcast guests (Marlena Graves! David Wright!), Psalm 37, and praying for our friends.2020-05-1108 minPCOM PodcastJeff & Stephanie Given on Psalm 123: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast 5-9-20Jeff Given talks Centering Prayer, Pineapple Guava Trees, and Belinda Carlisle!2020-05-0918 minPCOM PodcastPsalm 10 and an important announcement: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 5-8-20What does God have to teach us when we come to the end of ourselves? Plus, lessons from Psalm 10.
At the End of Ourselves, There is Grace (The Glorious Table Devotional)2020-05-0812 minPCOM PodcastAuthor Alicia Akins reads Psalm 77: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 5-7-20Deep wisdom on rhythms of prayer (and easy tools!) for an upended season of life. Plus, how the church can care for singles, praying for international students currently stuck in the United States, and the grace of a rough season leaving us different than it found us.
Psalm 77
The Single Ladies' Catechism
2020-05-0736 minPCOM PodcastAuthor and humanitarian Dorcas Cheng-Tozun reads Psalm 90: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 5-6-20Dorcas Cheng-Tozun on her new book about bringing light to the third world ("Let There D.Light"), outbreaks of violence against Asian-Americans, and how the church can help stand in solidarity with those who are hurting from some of the side effects of this global pandemic.
Psalm 90
Let There D.Light
Start, Love, Repeat2020-05-0638 minPCOM PodcastJana Alayra, singer, songwriter, and friend to children everywhere, reads Psalm 90: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 5-5-20Winsome worship leader Jana Alayra shares what first drew her into writing songs for children, what happens when your global tour gets cancelled, pivoting to virtual concerts, and learning more about God's great love when we realize how small we are. She also shares a gorgeous original song, "Day by Day."
Plus: Jana has a free online concert TODAY at 2pm Pacific Time! Click here or here to watch and sing along!2020-05-0534 minPCOM PodcastMaking Confession with Psalm 51: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 5-3-20Why does Scripture invite us to confess our sins not just to Jesus but to one another? Pastor Courtney shares a devotional centered around Psalm 51 and invites us into the spiritual practice of confession this morning.2020-05-0309 minPCOM PodcastEasten Given strikes again! Psalm 131: The PCOM Daily Prayer PodcastJeff Given walks us through the "simplest" of prayer practices - Contemplative Prayer - while Stephanie and Easten Given read Psalm 131.2020-05-0222 minPCOM PodcastSinger/songwriter Natalie Schlabs shares the power of music to hearten and heal: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 4-30-20Natalie Schlabs shares her new single, talks about the faithfulness of local art and ministry, and reads a beautiful version of Psalm 139.
Psalm 139
Listen to "Home is You," Natalie's new single
Natalie's website
2020-04-3035 minPCOM PodcastShawn Smucker, author and novelist, on complexity and Christian hope: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast: 4-29-20Author of Light from Distant Stars, Once We Were Strangers, and the upcoming These Nameless Things (comes out June 30th!) Shawn Smucker joins us to talk about creativity, Christian art, Psalms that dare to question God, and parenting in a pandemic.
Psalm 77
Light from Distant Stars
Once We Were Strangers
Preorder These Nameless Things
Shawn's podcast with his wife, Maile, on art and marriage - The Stories Between Us2020-04-2930 minPCOM PodcastCollege & Career Decisions with Ann Bergen (Plus, Isaiah 35!)College & career specialist and PCOM Deacon Ann Bergen encourages high school seniors (and those who love them!) in this season with wise words of advice and hope. Plus, Isaiah 35 and praying for our high schoolers, their parents, and those who work in college admissions.2020-04-2840 minPCOM PodcastAuthor & Pastor Anna Woofenden reads Psalm 116: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 4-27-20Author of the newly released "This is God's Table: Finding Church Beyond the Walls" shares how God brings hope out of unlikely places, how the churches she serves in Massachusetts are responding to the crisis, spiritual practices that can help get us through, and an excerpt from her beautiful book.
Donate to South County Outreach's Food Bank
This is God’s Table: Finding Church Beyond the Walls
It can also be found here or here
Read more from Anna Woofenden here.2020-04-2746 minPCOM PodcastPsalm 118: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 4-26-20A call for donations to South County Outreach (our local food bank), a brief appearance by Boomer (the class parakeet), rejoicing in the day the Lord has made, and the complexity of the Psalms. 2020-04-2609 minPCOM PodcastJeff and Stephanie Given on Psalm 30: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast 4.25.20"New life has not been cancelled"
2020-04-2517 minPCOM PodcastJournalist Aarik Danielsen reads Psalm 86: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 4-24-20Art & music editor for the Colombia Daily Tribune shares how his faith informs his writing, how we can pray for those working in journalism, why truth is so important, and ways we can support our local newspapers. Plus, Psalm 86 and what Andy Bernard from The Office has to teach us about the Imago Dei.
A Four-Part Miniseries on Faith and Journalism, from Fathom Mag
A Theology of The Office, from Think Christian
Don't You Forget About Me (Coronavirus and The Breakfast Club), from Fathom Mag
Subscribe to our local paper, the Orange...2020-04-2433 minPCOM PodcastWilson Ellis shares Psalm 91: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 4-23-204-year-old Wilson Ellis shares Psalm 91:1-2 from memory and asks us to pray for the mommies, the daddies, and the doctors on this short but sweet episode of the PCOM Podcast.2020-04-2303 minPCOM PodcastAuthor Catherine McNiel reads Psalm 130 and an excerpt from "All Shall Be Well:" The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 4-22-20Where is God when it's too foggy to see the next steps? Catherine McNiel reads from her book All Shall Be Well, talks about meeting God in desperate seasons, and shares wisdom from the wilderness.
All Shall Be Well: Awakening to God's Presence
Long Days of Small Things2020-04-2227 minPCOM PodcastPastor Daryl reads Psalm 1: The PCOM Daily Prayer PodcastPastor Daryl on the hidden gifts of a unique season, reading novels, practicing Sabbath, and praying for those working in finance. Plus, praying through Psalm 1.2020-04-2117 minPCOM PodcastCourtney Hinshaw, Cypress Village Elementary Teacher of the Year, reads Psalm 27: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 4-20-20Expert educator and 3rd grade teacher extraordinaire Courtney Hinshaw shares tips and tricks for parents helping their children learn at home, how to find God in the midst of the chaos, and a reminder that we're all in this together. She shares Psalm 27 and we pray for those working in education and those who are learning.
(Pastor Courtney refers to her as "Irvine teacher of the year," but Courtney Hinshaw wants to be clear that it was for her individual school, not the district at large. Please forgive the error!)
Psalm 27
Ramona Recommends...2020-04-2032 minPCOM PodcastPsalm 50 and resources to learn more about the Psalms: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 4-19-20Pastor Courtney shares some recommended resources on the Psalms, encourages us to pray for those who will be worshiping today, and we read Psalm 50 together.
Psalm 50
Reflections on the Psalms by C.S. Lewis
Psalms, the Prayer Book of the Bible by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Psalms for Everyone by John Goldingjay
The Spirituality of the Psalms by Walter Bruggemann
Everyday Psalms by Peter Santucci2020-04-1910 minPCOM PodcastStephanie Given reads Psalm 13: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast 4-18-20Jeff Given walks us through even MORE lament, post resurrection.
2020-04-1817 minPCOM PodcastJenny Kroger reads Psalm 46: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 4-17-20High school senior Jenny Kroger talks about an upended graduation year. Hear how she's mourning the losses and finding hope, ways to pray for our seniors in high school, how our youth are blessing our older members, and a beautiful reading of Psalm 46.2020-04-1717 minPCOM PodcastPsalm 125: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 4-16-20Dietrich Bonhoeffer on how we never pray alone, praying for our faithful delivery people, and Psalm 125.
Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer2020-04-1607 minPCOM PodcastMary Smith reads Psalm 16: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 4-15-20Elder for spiritual formation Mary Smith shares a call to daily, listening prayer, including the importance of setting a "cue" so we're reminded daily. Plus, Psalm 16 and praying for our seniors.
Psalm 162020-04-1516 minPCOM PodcastPsalm 124: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 4-14-20Writer and theologian Hannah Anderson on the danger of conspiracy theories and the importance of expertise, praying for those who are grieving, and Psalm 124.
Hannah Anderson's post
The Center for Disease Control's Coronavirus Info Center
The World Health Organization's COVID-19 Response Page2020-04-1412 minPCOM PodcastPsalm 147: The PCOM Daily Podcast - 4-13-20Upcoming special guests (Mary Smith! Ray Irwin! Courtney Hinshaw! Jenny Kroger! Catherine McNiel!), the blessing of Eastertide, and Psalm 147.2020-04-1307 minPCOM PodcastEaster joy & Psalm 150: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 4-12-20Encouragement from Frederich Buechner, the great joy of Easter, and Psalm 150.2020-04-1206 minPCOM PodcastStephanie Given reads a song of lament, Psalm 88: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast 4-11-20Stephanie and Jeff Given walk us through a Psalm of Lament on this Holy Saturday.2020-04-1114 minPCOM PodcastPCOM's Good Friday Radio HourGood Friday noon worship led by Pastor Dee Lilly, with music by Gene Roberson and a reading of Scripture by longtime PCOM Member Terry Jenkins.2020-04-1029 minPCOM PodcastChris Blumhofer, New Testament Professor at Fuller Seminary, reads Psalm 131: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast for Good Friday - 4-10-20Where is God when we're forced to wait? Why must we never call bad things good? Lessons from Jesus on Good Friday, brought to us by the deeply wise Visiting Assistant Professor of New Testament (and occasional PCOM guest preacher!) Chris Blumhofer. Plus, praying for our educators, and those who have been drafted into home education in this unique season.
C.S. Lewis - "Learning in War Time."
Psalm 131 set to music - Waterdeep
Psalm 131 set to music - Sandra McCracken
2020-04-1020 minPCOM PodcastPastor Courtney reads from Psalm 119 on Maundy Thursday: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 4-9-20Praying for our tech workers and volunteers, the meaning behind Maundy Thursday, an encouragement to love and serve one another however we can with what we have right where we are, and a reading from Psalm 119.
Psalm 119
Vanderbilt Divinity School's Revised Common Lectionary Resource2020-04-0911 minPCOM PodcastPastor Courtney reads Psalm 70: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 4-8-20Praying for the poor and those struggling financially, the Wednesday of Betrayal, updates on Holy Week, and Psalm 70.
Psalm 70
Bread & Wine: Readings for Lent and Easter2020-04-0811 minPCOM PodcastKendall Kennedy, Nick Nolan, and Psalm 117: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 4-7-20High school juniors Kendall Kennedy and Nick Nolan share their idea for a new and vital ministry at PCOM, the courage of following Jesus, and how we can be praying for our teenagers during the coronavirus crisis. Plus, Pastor Courtney reads the short and sweet Psalm 117.
Psalm 117
Click here to request grocery assistance (or offer grocery assistance!)2020-04-0710 minPCOM PodcastER Doctor Ian Ellis reads Psalm 91: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 4-6-20Emergency Room doctor Ian Ellis fills us in on everything from face masks to virus shedding, including how we can help care for our neighbors, pray for our medical professionals, and remember that Jesus is Lord, even in the storm.
Psalm 91
Ian's sneeze video - why wearing a mask can help keep us all safer
DIY sewing face masks
Where to donate N95 respirator masks in Orange County
2020-04-0650 minPCOM PodcastA Palm Sunday reading of Psalm 5: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 4-5-20Pastor Courtney reads Psalm 5, shares some wisdom from theologian Edna Hong on returning, again and again, to the cross during Lent. Plus, a preview of some exciting upcoming special guests (Emergency Room Doc Ian Ellis! New Testament professor Chris Blumhofer!) and some notes on our Palm Sunday worship.
Psalm 5
2020-04-0510 minPCOM PodcastJeff Given reads from Psalm 139: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast 4-4-20Today we let the "third way" response we found in the Welcoming Prayer (neither avoidance or aggression) point us toward Jesus' invitation to love even our enemies.
2020-04-0420 minPCOM PodcastEmily Wood reads Psalm 130: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 4-3-20Brilliant musician Emily Wood shares how we can prayer for artists and musicians, what happens when a graduate program in music moves completely online, the silver linings in the midst of the storm, and how music practices can bless and embolden us. Plus, an original song written and performed by Emily, and a prayer from Psalm 130.
Psalm 130
Opera Livestreams from the Met
Digital Concert Hall's Livestream
Voces8
Early Music America
2020-04-0326 minPCOM PodcastMalaika Clelland reads Psalm 62: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast 4-2-20Licensed clinical social worker (and registered play therapist!) Malaika Clelland joins us to talk about healthy coping strategies, tools of the trade, online therapy, getting outside, and her prayer for our nation.
Psalm 62
Malaika Clelland: The Nest Family Therapy
2020-04-0231 minPCOM PodcastPsalm 4: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 4-1-20Pastor Courtney reads Psalm 4, plus words of wisdom from Catherine McNiel's book "All Shall Be Well," prayers for our widows and widowers, and updates on virtual Holy Week.
All Shall Be Well by Catherine McNiel
Psalm 42020-04-0110 minPCOM PodcastPsalm 6: The PCOM Daily Podcast - 3-31-20Pastor Courtney reads Psalm 6, plus N.T. Wright on lament, a poem by Thomas Curtis Clark (shared by longtime PCOM member Bob Everett), and happy birthday to Wilson!
Psalm 6
Christianity Offers No Answers to the Coronavirus. It's Not Supposed To. N.T. Wright in Time Magazine
Hymn writer and poet Thomas Curtis Clark2020-03-3111 minPCOM PodcastSonia Justl Ellis reads Psalm 100: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 3-30-20Wisdom from Emergency Room doctor's wife, Sonia Justl Ellis, on how we can pray for those on the front lines. Why we're short of equipment like ventilators in the United States, what type of masks doctors need most, and what the average layperson can do to help the most.
Psalm 100
Mortality vs. Morbidity by Ian Ellis, Emergency Room Doctor
Flattening the Curve2020-03-3020 minPCOM PodcastPsalm 92: The PCOM Daily Prayer PodcastPraying for those on the front lines by name, a reminder that it's okay (and important!) to keep laughing, and Psalm 92, read by Pastor Courtney.
Clergy Bloopers from online services
Psalm 922020-03-2909 minPCOM PodcastEasten Given shares from Matthew 11: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 3-28-20Easten Given leads us in Matthew 11:28-30, plus Stephanie and Jeff Given walk us through The Welcoming Prayer:
Welcome, welcome, welcome.
I welcome everything that comes to me in this moment
because I know it is for my healing.
I welcome thoughts, feelings, emotions, persons, situations and conditions.
I let go of my desire for security.
I let go of my desire for approval.
I let go of my desire for control.
I let go of my desire to change any...2020-03-2815 minPCOM PodcastPsalm 76: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 3-27-20Pastor Courtney reads Psalm 76, plus prayers for the sick, exciting upcoming podcast guests, and ancient words of wisdom from church leaders who have lived in times of plague.
Martin Luther's "Whether One May Flee From A Deadly Plague" (1527 A.D.)
"Against Heresies" from Bishop Irenaeus (200 A.D.)2020-03-2711 minPCOM PodcastPastor Courtney reads Psalm 87: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 3-36-20Wise words from C.S. Lewis, songs to encourage and bless, prayers for our food service workers, and a reminder about our new PCOM Family website where you can connect to offer help or receive it. We're all in this together, friends!
Psalm 87
Sparrows and Lillies - Pat Barrett
Isaiah 43 - Jeff Given
We Will Feast - Sandra McCracken
"On Living in an Atomic Age" by C.S. Lewis2020-03-2613 minPCOM PodcastPastor Courtney reads Psalm 43: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 3-25-20What role do creativity and beauty have in times of difficulty? A call to pray for the leaders of our nation, our state, and our community. Plus, a few links to stories of the arts in anxious times that just might lift your spirit. Pastor Courtney reads Psalm 43 today.
A virtual art opening by textile artist Michelle Montjoy at LUX
JG's Reptile show (great for kids!)
San Clemente pianist serenades her neighbors2020-03-2509 minPCOM PodcastMaddi Hundley reads Psalm 61: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 3-24-20College student Maddi Hundley had her freshman year at the University of Utah cut unexpectedly short. How can we be supporting and praying for our college students, where is God in the midst of disorienting times, and what Psalm is giving her hope today?
Psalm 612020-03-2415 minPCOM PodcastPastor Courtney reads Psalm 18: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 3-23-20A prayer for our scientists and researchers working to stop this nasty virus, a reminder to reach out to the widows, widowers, and singles who may be feeling the isolation in particularly acute ways, and a prayer from Hebrews 12 that God would help us strengthen muscles we haven't used in awhile--muscles like staying put, being creative, and being still.
Psalm 18
The Doctor Who Helped Stop Smallpox Explains What’s Coming
The Hammer and the Dance: Stopping Coronavirus2020-03-2315 minPCOM PodcastPastor Courtney reads Psalm 16: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 3-22-20Stop the pandemic, I want to get off! A reminder that God is with us in this journey, Lynn Ungar's poem "Pandemic," a reminder about our Sunday worship service (connect here!) and wisdom from Psalm 16.
2020-03-2208 minPCOM PodcastJeff and Stephanie Given read Psalm 23: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast - 3-21-20Who are these new voices hosting the pod today? It's Jeff and Stephanie Given! Jeff directs our AWAKE worship service (and performed our podcast music!) reading Psalm 23.
Plus, a story from Lloyd Ogilvie, wisdom from Jeff's dad, clinical psychologist Dean Given, and a word of comfort in the midst of fear.
Pastor Courtney returns as host tomorrow. Jeff has graciously agreed to be our new regular Saturday host because he's just that awesome!
Psalm 23
2020-03-2114 minPCOM PodcastMV City Council Member Wendy Bucknum & Psalm 71: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast, 3-20-20City Council Member (and longtime PCOM-er) Wendy Bucknum on what the city is doing to protect the health and safety of our people, the importance of supporting local businesses in creative ways (food delivery! buying gift cards online!), where to go for local updates, and how to pray for those on the front lines. Plus, Pastor Courtney shares Psalm 71 and closes us in prayer.
Psalm 71
City of Mission Viejo COVID-91 Information
Creative Ways to Support Local Businesses During Coronavirus2020-03-2020 minPCOM PodcastPaul Belcher reads Psalm 100: The PCOM Daily Prayer PodcastPastor Courtney's dad weighs in on God's lessons in times of uncertainty, being thankful for each breath, and the love of God that extends throughout all generations.
Psalm 100
Philippians 4:4-6
Best Vince Lombardi quotes
2020-03-1916 minPCOM PodcastApril Rudge reads Psalm 138: The PCOM Daily Prayer PodcastApril Rudge, educator, music teacher, Bridge minister, and all-around-awesome human, joins us to read Psalm 138, share prayers that are boosting her spirits, describe the ways music can bring us together (even while we're under a lockdown in Orange County!), and how God meets us in grief, big and small. (Scroll down to see the show notes with lots of links and goodies!)
Psalm 138
The Orange County Emergency Health Measures
The Metropolitan Opera's free live stream
The Serenity Prayer
Then Sings My Soul: 150 of the World's Greatest Hymn Stories
...2020-03-1827 minPCOM PodcastPsalm 1: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast, March 17, 2020When anxiety rises, what's a person to do? Clues from breath prayers, poet Jane Kenyon, WWII Christian Corrie Ten Boom, and Psalm 1.2020-03-1711 minPCOM PodcastPsalm 95 (again!): The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast, March 16, 2020Online worship around the world, Italians singing from balconies, a poem by Richard Hendrick about the music of this unique season, and (just to make you smile) the groceries NO one is panic buying. Join us to pray Psalm 95 together.
Pastor Katie Nix at Grace United Methodist Church in St. Louis.
Pastor Steve Yamaguchi at Union Presbyterian Church in Tokyo.
Our worship service from yesterday.
Groceries no one is panic buying.
A poem by Father Richard Hendrick - "Lockdown"
Neighbors singing to neighbors under lockdown in I...2020-03-1611 minPCOM PodcastPsalm 23: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast, Sunday, March 15, 2020Encouragement from God's people offering help in creative ways, a note from a wise Wheaton College professor, and Psalm 23 read by Wilson Ellis, age 3.
Show notes:
"When Loving Your Neighbor Means Staying Home" by Esau McCaulley, Wheaton College professor, in the New York Times
Psalm 23
PCOM's worship livestream2020-03-1509 minPCOM PodcastPsalm 95: The PCOM Daily Prayer Podcast, Saturday, March 14, 2020News about our online worship for this Sunday, a poem about the strength of God's love by Denise Levertov, and a morning Psalm with Pastor Courtney.2020-03-1406 min
PCOM PodcastPsalm 91: The PCOM Daily Prayer PodcastPostponing in-person worship? Closing down campus events? Coronavirus pandemic? I HAVE FEELINGS ABOUT THIS. Good thing God is here for our deepest feelings, be they frustration, grief, fear, anger, or anything in between.
Tune in to our new, 10-minute daily prayer PCOM podcast with Pastor Courtney and a variety of guests. Today we hear from Pastor Daryl, talk about the beauty of both collective worship and church beyond its walls, and read through Psalm 91.2020-03-1324 minPCOM PodcastKristy Vetter on grief, vulnerability, and JesusLongtime PCOM member (and Sunday School teacher, former Women's Ministries coordinator, dentist, mom, sister, ballroom dancer, and more!) Kristy Vetter shares her walk down a path no one wants to tread - the death of a spouse. Where is Jesus in grief, how can the church support those who suffer such a significant loss, and what is the balance between vulnerability and keeping things close?
For more information on the Grief Recovery program or the Bridge Ministry that Kristy mentions, contact Pastor Courtney or the church office. We'd love to help get you connected with that type...2020-03-0434 minPCOM PodcastDwight Woodruff, Elder for Buildings and Grounds, on grief, loss, and hope"There was still life to be lived and still church and community and God to be served." Lessons from 48 years of marriage, the loss of a wife, daughter, and son all within fifteen years, and the decision to walk with Jesus through the valleys of life as well as the joys. Dwight Woodruff is our current Elder for Buildings & Grounds, a longtime member of the PCOM Choir, an avid reader, former Air Force serviceman, and is currently working on a memoir of his life.2020-02-1931 minPCOM PodcastKristen Cerfogli, Sunday School CoordinatorOne vitally important (and super easy!) thing parents can do to help raise their children in the faith, why so many teenagers and young adults wander from the church for a season, and why historical novels are the best kind (it's true!). Plus, lessons of daily bread, daily trust, and daily joy from our Sunday School Coordinator and longtime PCOM member Kristen Cerfogli. 2020-01-0842 minPCOM PodcastKelly Kroger, Elder for YouthWhat do brownies, ping pong, and an open door have to do with youth ministry? Just about everything! Former radio DJ Kelly Kroger does the traffic report (yes, really!) and shares her story of God's faithfulness at PCOM, from Vacation Bible School silliness to digging deep in the faith and beyond.2019-12-1124 minPCOM PodcastKassy Najm - Lessons on Faith and Prayer from a ComaWhat happens when a 24-year-old ends up in a medically induced coma immediately after giving birth? How can we pray when it looks like our plans might not be God's? What does it look like to ask for a miracle? Join us for a truly incredible story of God's faithfulness from longtime PCOM member Kassy Najm, just in time for Thanksgiving.2019-11-2746 minPCOM PodcastChildren's Director Stephanie Cleye on the joy of helping children discover Jesus' love for themStephanie Cleye, PCOM's Children's Ministries Director, shares stories of God at work in the lives of our children, parents, and families, and tells us about some exciting upcoming ministry events.2019-10-3029 minPCOM PodcastPastor Jackson Clelland on the strength found in silence and rest, God's kindness, and what's next for PCOMPastor Jackson shares about his sabbatical, finding God in new rhythms of silence, prayer, and Scripture reading, traveling to Italy, missing home, and what's next for PCOM2019-10-0242 minPCOM PodcastJoining Jesus in the lives of teens with Youth Director Matt BecerraYouth Director, loud laugher, and Scrabble-master Matt Becerra on what draws teenagers to Jesus, what brought him to PCOM, how having fun has a deeper purpose, and his famous tattoo (you'll recognize it!). 2019-08-2246 minPCOM PodcastPreschool Director Vanessa Renich on why play is good for both the brain and the soul.Get to know Vanessa Renich, the creative mind behind PCOM Preschool, learn what makes her tick, and discover why play is good for both the brain and the soul. 2019-07-0437 minPCOM PodcastPastor Daryl Ellis on the joys of joining Jesus on his mission.Get to know Pastor Daryl Ellis, his heart for Jesus, how he came to faith, how many years passed between him asking his wife Courtney out on a date and her finally saying yes (!), and what he's most excited about as PCOM continues on mission.2019-06-2538 min