Cultural Studies The Battle for the Soul of America: There is No Spoon 7 Jan 202121 Jan 2021 By Justin Rossow A battle is raging for the soul of America. And we are all losing. One of my favorite movie quotes comes as Neo waits to see the…
For Me Midnight Packing 6 Jan 2021 By Justin Rossow Opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their…
Advent… What Child Is This? 3 Jan 2021 The Next Step PodcastSeason 3: Light in the DarknessEpisode 11: What Child Is This?Date: 03 January 2021Guests: Jeff Gibbs, Professor Emeritus, Concordia Seminary--St. Louis Also available on: Apple Podcasts, Google…
Advent… Joy to the World 26 Dec 202014 Jan 2021 The Next Step PodcastSeason 3: Light in the DarknessEpisode 9: Joy to the WorldDate: 26 December 2020Guests: Conrad Gempf, London School of Theology Also available on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts,…
Cultural Studies… Far as the Curse is Found 26 Dec 202029 Dec 2020 By Justin Rossow When Isaac Watts published the text for the now-famous hymn Joy to the World in 1719, he was actually paraphrasing Psalm 98:4-9. (Read more.) Watts pushes poetic…
Cultural Studies… When Joy to the World Comes True 25 Dec 202026 Dec 2020 By Justin Rossow Joy to the World, one of the best-loved Christmas hymns, wasn't originally written for Christmas at all. At least, that's what I heard on a Christmas special…
Advent… Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence 19 Dec 202021 Dec 2020 The Next Step PodcastSeason 3: Light in the DarknessEpisode 7: Let All Mortal Flesh Keep SilenceDate: 19 December 2020Guests: Pastor, author, and coach Jeff Meyer Also available on: Apple Podcasts,…
Advent… Have A Very … Christmas 18 Dec 2020 By Justin Rossow I love Christmas time! Except when I don't. And a Covid Christmas brings up all kinds of mixed emotions (shaken, not stirred). My parents decided not to…
Advent… Noel 12 Dec 202011 Dec 2020 The Next Step PodcastSeason 3: Light in the DarknessEpisode 5: NoelDate: 12 December 2020Guests: Artist Deanna Rossow& Author Heidi Goehmann Also available on: iTunes, Spotify, Pandora, and Amazon Music. In…
Advent… Emmanuel 5 Dec 20204 Dec 2020 The Next Step PodcastSeason 3: Light in the DarknessEpisode 3: EmmanuelDate: 5 December 2020Guests: Musician Brendan Knorp & Visual Faith™ Ministry Artist Ann Gillaspie Also available on: iTunes, Spotify, Pandora,…
Cultural Studies… My Identity, On Deposit 4 Dec 2020 By Justin Rossow I’ve been struggling a lot lately with the question of identity. Well before COVID made working from home a common, cultural experience, I left a job and…
Advent… To Us 28 Nov 202028 Nov 2020 The Next Step PodcastSeason 3: Light in the DarknessEpisode 1: To UsDate: 28 November 2020Guests: Singer/songwriter Brooke Orozco & Visual Faith™ Ministry Artist Katie Helmreich Also available on: iTunes, Spotify,…
Cultural Studies… Expanding Your Sermon Into The Week 24 Nov 202025 Nov 2020 An interview with Rev. Sam Fink This special episode of the Next Step Podcast captures a conversation between Rev. Sam Fink, Associate Pastor at St. John's Lutheran Church in Orchard…
Advent… Introducing Light in the Darkness 15 Nov 2020 The Next Step PodcastSeason 3: Light in the DarknessEpisode 0: IntroductionDate: 15 November 2020Guest: Lead Illustrator Valerie MatyasAlso available on: iTunes Welcome to Season 3 of the Next Step Podcast,…
Discipling Leaders… Direction, Alignment, And Your Preaching Ministry Post-Covid 12 Nov 202025 Nov 2020 An interview with Rev. Jeff Meyer This special episode of the Next Step Podcast captures a conversation between Rev. Jeff Meyer, pastor, author, coach, and consultant, and Rev. Justin Rossow,…
For Me… Living With Delight, Part 2 11 Nov 2020 The Next Step PodcastSeason 4: Delight! Book ReadingEpisode 24: God's Word Propels Your Adventure, Part 3Date: 11 November 2020Also available on: iTunes Episode 24, Season 4 of the Next Step…
For Me… Living With Delight, Part 1 10 Nov 2020 The Next Step PodcastSeason 4: Delight! Book ReadingEpisode 23: God's Word Propels Your Adventure, Part 3Date: 10 November 2020Also available on: iTunes Episode 23, Season 4 of the Next Step…
For Me… God’s Word Propels Your Adventure, Part 3 9 Nov 2020 The Next Step PodcastSeason 4: Delight! Book ReadingEpisode 22: God's Word Propels Your Adventure, Part 3Date: 9 November 2020Also available on: iTunes Season 4, Episode 22 of the Next Step…