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January 9, 2019

Episode 065: The Relational Soul of Community

    In this episode of the Saturate Podcast, Brad Watson, Jared Pickney, and Adam Breckenridge talk with pastoral counselor and spiritual director, Richard Plass about the underlying and bedrock of missional community experience: relationships. While we could talk about techniques…

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DiscipleshipFoundationsGospelIdentitySaturate PodcastSpiritual Growth

December 25, 2018

Arrival of Enough

    A few years ago, I ran a 5K on Thanksgiving with my whole family - three kids and two strollers. As we crossed the finish line the announcer said, “Welcome the stroller team!” The race was through the…

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December 24, 2018

Gospel Feast

    Our Advent traditions have become numerous: we cut down our tree at the Beck family farm in the shadow of Mt. Hood; we make cinnamon rolls for our neighbors; we go ice skating at the mall; I take…

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December 23, 2018

Lasting Redeeming Love

      On these last days of Advent, we turn our gaze to the love embodied in the crib. The incarnation carries into our world not just hope, peace, and joy, but Christ brings with Him a love of…

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December 22, 2018

Loved from the Beginning

    One of my favorite Christmas memories came five years ago when Mirela told me she was pregnant with our second child. I was overjoyed, amazed, and humbled. When that daughter was born we named her “Maitê,” which means…

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December 21, 2018

Future Victory and Present Joy

    We find ourselves between two arrivals - the first in Jesus in Bethlehem and the second as He comes again. We stand between resurrection and restoration.  That’s precisely why this season is so important; it locates our hope,…

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December 20, 2018

The True Light

    I haven’t found a suburban light show, a boat parade light show, or the lights in a fancy mall in Los Angeles to compare the Christmas lights of Lisbon, Portugal. My home city truly rises to the occasion…

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December 19, 2018

Emmanuel

    Christmas is one of those strange times you sing a lot. It’s also a time when you oddly sing words in Latin, Greek, Hebrew, and all sorts of languages. A favorite, I think, is the song “O Come,…

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December 18, 2018

Good Times Have Come, So Go Tell it On the Mountain

    We tell the stories that matter most to us and our world. The stories you tell at parties, over dinner, and even in small talk have two overlapping qualities: you like them and you think the people around…

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December 17, 2018

Joy to the World, Good News!

      I’ll never forget where I was when I first heard the news: LeBron James was coming to Los Angeles to play for our Lakers. King James was going to come! After years of trying to read between…

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December 16, 2018

The Meaning of Joy

    This Advent season has been a delight for me as we’ve walked through hope and peace. Now we turn our gaze toward joy. Our modern dictionaries define joy as a feeling of great happiness. It’s essentially pleasure plus,…

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December 15, 2018

When the Soul Feels Its Worth

    This past week, each reflection has focused on the theme of Peace and the Kingdom Jesus’ birth brings. It all seems so wonderful. The birth of the saving king, so glorious. The highest glory has come to us!…

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December 14, 2018

The End of War — Healing of the Nations

    My favorite Christmas movie is Joyeux Noel. It tells the true story of a Christmas Day Truce in the trenches of World War I between the Germans, French, and British. The cost of World War I was a…

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December 13, 2018

We’ve Been Brought Near

    We all have a complicated relationship with the Church. It’s a ruckus communion of saints. It’s for many a place of quarreling, a place of scheming, a place of power, and even for those same people, a place…

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December 12, 2018

The Kingdom that Divides

    Growing up, my family spent each night of the holidays sitting beneath the glow of the Christmas tree and watching Christmas movies. We watched the original Miracle on 34th Street and the “new” Miracle on 34th Street (which…

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December 11, 2018

How the Long Expected Jesus Came

  How does the king come? We know He comes to change the world. We know He was born into our world. But how does Jesus come? What is the manner, the posture, the practice of Jesus’ incarnation? Returning to…

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December 10, 2018

A Child and Big Government

  Wherever he reigns, His thriving and flourishing will be there, too! His law is peace. On May 19, 2018, Prince Harry of England married Meghan Markle in Windsor, England. The event was marked by the usual fanfare of such…

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December 9, 2018

Peace on Earth

  At the center of the angel’s announcement on the first Christmas night is this phrase found in Luke 2:14; it’s what Linus quotes at the end of A Charlie Brown Christmas: “Glory to God in the Highest, and peace…

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December 8, 2018

Mourning with Hope in a Tragic World

    Christmas can be a time of lights, trees, parties, and decadent food, but it is definitely a season of grief and sadness. For some, it’s the grief of a lost childhood; the holidays remind us of all the…

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December 7, 2018

A Humble Baby?

    “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,     though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me     one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old,     from ancient times.” Therefore Israel…

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December 6, 2018

Responding to the King’s Arrival

  Go on up to a high mountain,     O Zion, herald of good news; lift up your voice with strength,     O Jerusalem, herald of good news;     lift it up, fear not; say to the cities of Judah,     “Behold your God!”  Behold,…

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December 5, 2018

Life from a Stump

    As I mentioned previously, our family always cuts down a Christmas tree. Each year, we leave a stump in the ground—something that was once growing is now dead. Stumps in Oregon are a part of life. In fact…

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December 4, 2018

Jesus Came into the World

    “Jesus came into Galilee” is offered as hope, the first hope. After centuries of silence, of struggle, and continued sin, the resignation of the people was, “No one is coming.” And yet, Jesus came into Galilee. “No-one-is-coming” is…

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December 3, 2018

The True Story of Hope

    On a December morning in Newtown, Connecticut in 2012, children and teachers were likely gearing up for a day filled with gluing cotton balls onto Santa beards when a 20-year-old man came into the school shooting and killing…

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December 2, 2018

Why Did Jesus Have to Come?

    Christmas is a magical time for kids as they see the glow of lights, trees in the home, and packages accumulate. It’s also the season when we get to regularly articulate the meaning and nature of God coming…

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December 1, 2018

Preparing for Advent

    Christmas Tree Hunting In the early days of Advent, we drive out to the Beck family farm to cut down a Christmas tree. Our only rule is it must be shorter than “Mom” so it will fit in…

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KidsMissional CommunitySaturate Podcast

November 21, 2018

New Resource Now Available!

We have a new resource for kids, families, communities, and churches. I'm very excited about it. This children's resource began as a simple guide for missional communities at Bread&Wine, a Soma Church in Portland, Oregon in 2009, during my first year…

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Saturate Podcast

November 20, 2018

Episode 64: Taking Small and Big Steps Toward Everyday Discipleship

In this episode of the Saturate Podcast, Brad Watson and Jeff Vanderstelt talk about the tension many believers face: they want to see the way they're being discipled and discipling others transformed into what they see in the Bible (or read…

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Saturate Podcast

October 31, 2018

Episode 063: Cultivating Leadership Pipeline

In this episode of the Saturate Podcast, Brad Watson and Jared Pickney talk about the importance of developing an intentional plan for developing people throughout every area of church life. They give examples, share important things to consider, and encourage…

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Saturate Podcast

October 24, 2018

Episode 062: Loving People Through Apologetics

In this episode of the Saturate Podcast, Brad Watson talks with poet and apparel designer, Preston Perry, about loving people of different faiths and speaking the truth with boldness and grace. Check his work out on his YouTube channel: BoldTV.…

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Saturate Podcast

October 17, 2018

Episode 061: Thriving as an Introvert in Community

In this episode of the Saturate Podcast, Brad Watson talks with Saturate Managing Director, Amy Lathrop about being an introvert in a missional community. They discuss the power, potential, and necessity of having all perspectives and personalities in a missional…

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Saturate Podcast

October 10, 2018

Episode 060: Here in Spirit with Jonathan Dodson

In this episode of the Saturate Podcast, Brad Watson talks with Jonathan Dodson about the person of the Holy Spirit, who He is, and what it means to live a life transformed by him. What if the Church was awakened…

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LeadershipSaturate Podcast

September 26, 2018

Episode 058: Leadership That Releases Movement

In this episode of the Saturate Podcast, Brad Watson talks with David Achata about a new premium podcast we're launching for leaders of leaders. Plus give you a preview of the first episode with Todd Engstrom and Jeff Vanderstelt. Get…

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EthicsGospelSaturate Podcast

September 19, 2018

Episode 057: Sexuality, Identity, and the Gospel with Jackie Hill Perry

In this episode of the Saturate Podcast, Brad Watson talks with writer and artist, Jackie Hill Perry about her new book Gay Girl, Good God. Their conversation touches on topics related to her story, temptation, how the church can love homosexuals, and identity.…

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Saturate Podcast

September 12, 2018

Episode 056: How the Story of God Shapes Disciples

In this episode of the Saturate Podcast, Brad Watson talks with Chris Gonzalez and Kevin Platt of Missio Dei in Phoenix, about the power of the Story of God and how the reality of the Scriptures as one redemptive story changes…

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Saturate Podcast

September 5, 2018

Episode 055: What the Karate Kid Teaches Us About Discipleship

In this episode of the Saturate Podcast, Brad Watson talks with author, pastor, and international equipper, Cole Brown about the power of being present, pointing to the goodness of the father, focusing on the basics, and being willing to be bored.…

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