In this episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, we kick off the new year and introduce Love University, St. Luke’s 2026 theme centered on learning to live, love, and lead like Jesus. 3 of our pastors (Jenn, Corey, and Jad) explore St. Luke’s discipleship rhythm—Learn, Live, Love, Lead—and why deep engagement with scripture matters for faithful, thoughtful Christian living today. Drawing from Deuteronomy 11 and Matthew 22, the conversation highlights scripture as a lived, embodied practice that shapes daily life, community, worship, and public witness. The episode invites listeners to grow as “public theologians,” develop lifelong habits of learning God’s story, and take part in upcoming classes and studies designed to help faith take root beyond Sunday mornings.

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As Christmas Eve approaches, Pastors Jen, Jad, and Melissa invite listeners to look beyond the familiar glow of candles and carols and rediscover the deeper, incarnational meaning of this holy night. Rooted in Isaiah’s promise of light in the darkness and the grounded reality of Luke 2, this episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s reflects on a God who does not arrive in perfection or comfort, but enters fully into a world of dust, blood, struggle, and hope. The conversation explores how the incarnation calls us to stop looking away from suffering, to understand peace as real reconciliation and justice, and to embrace a faith shaped by God’s nearness rather than distance. Ultimately, the pastors remind us that Christmas is about making room—within ourselves and our communities—for Christ to be born anew, growing in us and calling us into lives of presence, love, and incarnational discipleship.

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As Advent draws to a close and we approach the Sunday of Joy, this episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s explores a surprising path to joy through Joseph’s often-overlooked annunciation in Matthew 1. St. Luke’s pastors Jenn, Jad, and Melissa reflect on how Joseph, a righteous man shaped by duty, expectation, and responsibility, is invited to loosen his grip, trust God’s work, and say yes to a story that disrupts all his plans. In a season when many feel overwhelmed by obligations and the pressure for everything to be “just right,” this conversation asks how we might move from fear to faith, from box-checking to presence, and from anticipation to participation. The episode invites listeners to release perfection, embrace the unexpected, and discover that true joy is found in naming Jesus in the midst of a real, messy life—Emmanuel, God with us.

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In this episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, pastors Jenn, Jad, and Melissa take us into the theme of love through the story of Mary visiting Elizabeth in Luke 1. Reflecting on the moment when Elizabeth feels John leap in her womb, they discuss how the presence of Christ brings confirmation, transformation, and a deep sense of God’s love that moves from head to heart. Drawing connections to John Wesley’s “heart strangely warmed” and even the Grinch’s growing heart, the conversation invites listeners to notice the moments when God’s love shows up in real and tangible ways as we continue our Advent journey.

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In this episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, pastors Jenn, Jad, and Melissa explore the theme of peace through Luke 1 and Mary’s encounter with the angel Gabriel. They share personal reflections on seeking peace amid life’s chaos, discuss Mary’s courageous trust and agency, and wonder about the spiritual shaping that prepared her to say “yes” to God’s call. Drawing connections to the season, daily life, and popular movies, the conversation invites listeners to consider how peace and trust intertwine, how God meets us in turmoil, and how we stay attentive to God’s voice.

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In this episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, we launch our new Advent series, A REEL Christmas: You Can’t Make This Up, exploring how beloved Christmas films help us make sense of a world that often feels unbelievable—yet the hope God offers is even more extraordinary. Pastors Jenn, Melissa, and Jad reflect on Isaiah 9, the theme of hope, and the surprising promise that God’s light enters the world not through power, but through a child. As we begin the Christian year, this episode invites you to clear space for wonder, confront cynicism, and prepare room for Christ to be born anew in our lives. Join us for a deep and hope-filled start to Advent.

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In this episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, all three pastors (Jenn, Jad, and Melissa) gather to close out the Christian year with a conversation on Christ the King Sunday and the culmination of our month-long focus on gratitude. Together, they explore what it means to claim Christ as Lord in a world full of competing allegiances, how worship recenters us in community, and why generosity is a spiritual discipline rooted in trust rather than pressure. Reflecting on 2 Corinthians 9, they discuss how giving reveals the posture of our hearts, how worship shapes our daily lives, and how the rhythms of discipleship prepare us long before moments of crisis arise. This rich conversation sets the stage for a Sunday filled with praise, thanksgiving, and a renewed commitment to live as citizens of God’s kingdom.

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In this week’s episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, Pastor Jad explores Nehemiah 2. As we close our November series, Lead Courageously with Gratitude, we look ahead with gratitude for the hope God gives us to rebuild what’s been broken. Through Nehemiah’s story, we’re reminded that faithful leadership begins with noticing, that hope rooted in gratitude gives us courage to act, and that rebuilding—whether in our lives, our church, or our community—is sacred work. Join us as we reflect on how God’s gracious hand still leads us to say together, “Let’s start building.”

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