Cascade Church Portland

Kurt Kroon talks through Luke 1:46-55 and the impact of Power Dynamics.

Kurt Kroon talks about how our interpretation of Ephesians 6:10-17 is impacted by living in the world's largest military country and how that compares to the military factors in Paul's day. 

Harriet Congdon discusses the history and harm created by Ephesians 5:21-6:9, while suggesting various lenses for liberative interpretation. 

Kurt Kroon talks through sexuality, language and greed and the ways those topics can be shared for shame/oppression or freedom/liberation. 

Leroy Barber, Sarah Swartzendruber and Kurt Kroon discuss the inherent problems with Christian calls for unity in a post-election climate. 

Insil Kang closes our Acts series with an intersectional look at Paul and how that informs the good news of Jesus. 

A message from Pastor Sarah Swartzendruber on Acts 19 and the way money and the church interact. 

A message from Michelle Lang Raymond on Acts 17. 

A message from Leroy Barber on Lydia's table and the foundations of the church from Acts 16.

Jason Fileta is with us to talk about Acts 13 and how people seeking after God can be led astray by letting their fear grab after power. 

Pastor Sunia Gibbs shares with us a look at Acts 10 and what we can learn about human tendency to call assimilation inclusion and its consequences. 

This week we take a look at Acts 3 and how history can connect us to ourselves and those around us. 

We take a look at Acts 2 and how American individualism shapes our view of church community. 

Here's an introduction to the book of Acts and why we're taking a look at it in this particular moment in history. 

Kurt has a chat with Mike McHargue about how Spiral Dynamics functions in our world today. 

This week we take the Spiral Dynamics model and look at what healthy and unhealthy relationships to all of the stages can look like. 

This week we go into Spiral Dynamics, which is an emergent cyclical theory of adult human development (I know!). Take a listen as we hope to add this system to our collective tool bags in the hopes of growing in compassion, empathy and communication with people around us. 

Dr. James Hawkins brings a fascinating perspective at the intersection of emotionally focused therapy and racism. 

One of the best sermons I have ever heard. Effortless weaving together of the Biblical narrative and what is happening in our world right now. Give it multiple listens to let it all soak in.