In this spontaneous solo episode, Noel Thompson shares a devotional reflection on the Reformation, God’s grace, and a reminder we all need: we are loved. Without a polished agenda, Noel takes time to reflect on what it means to receive God’s love in the middle of everyday life—with our questions, struggles, and imperfections.

Noel also talks about how hard it can be to love others when we struggle to love ourselves. Learning to receive grace can shape the patience and compassion we offer both ourselves and the people around us. This devotional invites listeners to pause, take a breath, and remember that their worth doesn’t depend on having everything figured out.

Along the way, a spontaneous detour turns into a nostalgic appreciation of the iPod and how it changed everything for anyone who carried a Discman and dealt with skipping CDs.

Part devotional, part everyday conversation, this episode offers encouragement, a little nostalgia, and space to remember that God’s love meets us where we are.

After 27 years as the Office Manager, Patty Endres is getting ready to say goodbye to Christ Lutheran Church.

On this episode of Grace Period, we sit down with Patty to look back on nearly three decades of ministry, memories, changes, laughter, challenges, and the people who made Christ Lutheran home.

We talk about how she ended up at CLC in 1999, what has changed—and what hasn’t—her favorite memories, life behind the scenes in a church office, what she’ll miss most, and what she definitely won’t miss.

And after 27 years working in the church, we ask Patty one final question: What has grace come to mean to you?

Join us as we celebrate Patty Endres and an incredible 27 years at Christ Lutheran.

Our Vocation Series continues!

This week, Josh and Noel sit down with Mary Mathias-Wiseman, CLC’s Director of Finance, for a conversation that goes far beyond numbers.

Mary really opened up to us, sharing her life story, the journey that brought her to Christ Lutheran, and the impact this church community has had on her life. It’s an honest, personal conversation about vocation, faith, community, and the unexpected places life can take us.

Plus, we talk about Orange Shirt Day and dive into the wonderfully random world of all the things October is apparently the “National Month” of...

A little serious. A little ridiculous. And a whole lot of Grace Period.