Best The Table Church Victoria Podcasts (2025)

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Season 5 - Lamentations: Seeds of Hope - Chapter 5 - Anna Spray 30:34

5d ago30:34

30:34

We would love to hear from you! In our last instalment on Lamentations, Anna looks at chapter 5 and asks a few questions - what do we do in times of loss and how do we reconnect to God and His goodness when it doesn't feel that He is still good?

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Season 5 - Lamentations: Seeds of Hope - Ch. 3 - Andy Withrow 27:10

6d ago27:10

27:10

We would love to hear from you! Continuing in our Lenten series on Lamentations, Andy explores the theme of God's compassion in chapter 3. In ancient Hebrew poetry, the climax of the story is often in the middle instead of the end, making this chapter very significant.

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129. Being a Good Relative in the Community of Creation, with Randy Woodley 39:13

12d ago39:13

39:13

In this special archive episode of the Earthkeepers podcast, Forrest engages with Reverend Dr. Randy Woodley, exploring the intersection of indigenous theology, environmental justice, and the need for a paradigm shift in how we relate to the earth. Woodley shares his journey of establishing the Eloheh Indigenous Center for Earth Justice, and discus…

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Season 5 - Lamentations: Seeds of Hope - Chapter 1 - Andy Withrow 26:05

16d ago26:05

26:05

We would love to hear from you! For our Lenten study, we are looking at the book of Lamentations and uncovering the seeds of hope scattered there as the poet describes the emotional experience of exile. These 5 chapters are individual eulogies which serve as a funeral for a dead city (Jerusalem) and a dead nation (Israel). This week, we read about …

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Season 5 - Ash Wednesday - Andy Withrow 16:04

16d ago16:04

16:04

We would love to hear from you! Come mark the beginning of Lent with us as we celebrate Ash Wednesday and contemplate our humanity and God's divinity.

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128. Discovering the Spiritual Wisdom of Trees, with Leah Rampy and Beth Norcross 53:33

28d ago53:33

53:33

In this conversation, Leah Rampy and Beth Norcross discuss their book Discovering the Spiritual Wisdom of Trees, exploring themes of earth care, spirituality, and the deep connections humans have with nature. They emphasize the importance of recognizing our kinship with the living world and the wisdom that trees can impart. The discussion also high…

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127. Eating as Earthcare: Shifting Toward a Plant-based Diet, with Jessica Schroeder 53:38

1M ago53:38

53:38

In this engaging conversation, Forrest speaks with Jo Swinney and Jessica Schroeder about their journeys in environmental stewardship, mindful eating, and the role of food in community building. They explore the impact of food choices on the environment, the challenges of discussing climate change, and the importance of creating a nurturing communi…

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126. Do One Thing: Earthkeeping as a Lifestyle, with Ruth Valerio 34:48

2M ago34:48

34:48

In this episode Forrest, along with Christine Sine, talk with Ruth Valerio—a British author, speaker, and activist who is passionate about both social justice and environmental justice. In this conversation, Ruth shares her journey of faith and environmental awareness, emphasizing the interconnectedness of humanity and nature. She discusses the imp…

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Season 5 - Colossians: Christ the Centre - Chapter 3 - Anna Spray 40:56

2M ago40:56

40:56

We would love to hear from you! Beginning at Colossians 3:17, Anna explores the section entitled the "household codes" where Paul wrestles with how Christians should live out their faith in their current context. How can we be faithful to God within a surrounding culture that does not respect and may despise what we believe? Who is in charge of our…

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Season 5 - Colossians: Christ the Centre - Chapter 2 - Andy Withrow 34:06

2M ago34:06

34:06

We would love to hear from you! Starting at chapter 2:6, Andy explores how different life can look for us when we place Christ at the centre. This effects all parts of our existence: our identity, our community, our job, everything. Paul tells us that with Christ we come alive in a new way. Life with Christ brings with it new freedom for us to enjo…

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Season 5 - A Service of Confirmation - Bishop Mike Stewart 26:28

2M ago26:28

26:28

We would love to hear from you! Celebrating another confirmation with us, Bishop Mike preaches on Galatians 1 and the conversion of Paul on the road to Damascus. Meeting Jesus in a powerful way, Paul changes from persecuting Christians to being one of the greatest missionaries the church has seen. Our goal as Christians is to follow in the footstep…

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125. Environmental Entrepreneurship: The Business of Earthkeeping, with Cassinia’s Paul Dettman 47:38

2M ago47:38

47:38

In these times of environmental crisis, it becomes crucial for us to think innovatively—even experimentally—to find ways to protect and advocate for the earth. In this conversation, Paul Dettmann shares insights into Cassinia, an organization dedicated to managing 30% of Australia's ecosystems for conservation. He discusses the journey of Cassinia …

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124. Practices for a Wilder Spirituality: Victoria Loorz’ New Field Guide to Church of the Wild 40:16

3M ago40:16

40:16

If you’re a regular listener, you’ll know that one of our frequent—and recent—guests is Victoria Loorz, one of the founders of the Wild Church movement. In this conversation, she discusses her book Field Guide to Church of the Wild, which serves as a resource for individuals and communities seeking to reconnect with nature and spirituality. The boo…

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Season 5 - Colossians: Christ the Centre 33:55

3M ago33:55

33:55

We would love to hear from you! New year, new series! We are diving into the book of Colossians and the revelation that Christ is the centre of everything.

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123. Faith and Farming in Chicagoland: Matt and Mary Anne Ryan of Vineyard Green 33:32

3M ago33:32

33:32

As always, Earthkeepers is on the lookout for stories of faith communities who are creating new, imaginative ways to integrate creation care into the values and practices of faith life. In episode 121 for example, we spoke with folks at the Rainier Avenue Church about their urban community garden and their creation care study group. In this episode…

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Season 5 - Advent 4 - Andy Withrow - Light in the Darkness: The Saviour is Coming 22:01

4M ago22:01

22:01

We would love to hear from you! Andy looks at the end of Luke chapter 1 and the interaction between Elizabeth and Mary and their prophecy regarding the coming Saviour. By reading their words, we discover that they are heroes for what it means to be the church today. In spite of their low position in society, they are at the very centre of God's act…

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122. “All Our Relatives”—Learning to be Part of Creation, with Lenore Three Stars 35:51

4M ago35:51

35:51

This is a podcast interview that took place almost five years ago. We’ve chosen to air that episode again because it really speaks about the formative stages of the Earthkeepers podcast, and serves as a reminder that one of our core purposes has always been, even from the very beginning, to give more air space to “corrective voices from the margins…

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121. Urban Earthkeepers: Greening the Church and the Neighborhood 36:00

4M ago36:00

36:00

Earthkeepers podcast is committed to helping communities think creatively and boldly about ways they might care for the places where they live. In this episode, Forrest chats with three people—Rachel, Logan, and Celize—about the ways in which Rainier Avenue Church, an urban faith community in Seattle, is trying to actively integrate earth care and …

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Season 5 - Advent 2 - Anna Spray - Light in the Darkness: Preparing for Christ 31:00

5M ago31:00

31:00

We would love to hear from you! On this baptism Sunday, Anna examines Luke 3 and John the Baptist's announcement of the coming of Jesus. How do we prepare for Jesus' coming? What is the 'comfort' that the coming of Jesus will bring? What did Luke, Isaiah and John all want us to be ready for?

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120. Edgewalking: Finding New Vision in Wilderness (part 2) with Victoria Loorz 43:16

5M ago43:16

43:16

At the end of last year, Forrest spoke with Victoria Loorz about the ways in which a more ecologically-conscious faith offers hope for “edgewalkers”— a term used to describe Christ followers who have moved away from the center of conventional church, and moved toward the creative edges of the institution—those generative marginal spaces where new i…

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Season 5 - Advent 1 - Andy Withrow 16:55

6M ago16:55

16:55

We would love to hear from you! We begin Advent with a looking back at our Genesis series and how those learnings apply to this season of waiting for God to come again.

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Season 5 - Origins: Joy and Sorrow - Genesis 11 - Josh Wilton 29:21

6M ago29:21

29:21

We would love to hear from you! In our last instalment, Josh looks at Genesis 11 and the Tower of Babel story. Humans continue to resist faithful covenant with God and instead seek to build monuments to their own greatness. Despite God's offering of giving them a name, protection, and legacy, humanity decides they want to do it all on their own.…

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Season 5 - Origins: Joy and Sorrow - Genesis 6-8 - Andy Withrow 28:00

6M ago28:00

28:00

We would love to hear from you! Andy looks at the events surrounding the flood and the further development of humanity and their interactions with God. Humans continue to grasp for meaning, fame, and power apart from their relationship with God, and concern for our own name becomes more important than becoming the faithful seed of God. How will God…

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119. Edgewalking: Finding New Vision in Wilderness (part I) with Victoria Loorz 40:54

6M ago40:54

40:54

In recent past episodes you might recall hearing the term “edgewalkers”—and by that term, we mean those of us who have moved away from the center of conventional church and faith praxis, and moved toward the creative edges of the institutional church where new imaginings and alternate expressions of faith life are being explored. That includes, of …

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Season 5 - Origins: Joy and Sorrow - Genesis 4 - Anna Spray 33:35

6M ago33:35

33:35

We would love to hear from you! Anna continues our Origins series looking at the first murder recorded in the bible, as humans go from taking forbidden fruit to taking each other's lives. Human sin and violence is escalating - how will God intervene? Will there be redemption even for "bad seed" people?…

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Season 5 - Origins: Joy and Sorrow - Genesis 3 - Andy Withrow 31:34

6M ago31:34

31:34

We would love to hear from you! This week, Andy looks into the origin of sin as portrayed in Genesis 3 and the infamous fruit-eating episode. Why would a good, loving and wise God put something so dangerous in such a prominent location and forbid us from having it?

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118. Welcoming Creation: A Celtic Advent Reflection, with Christine Sine and Brother Seán Aherne 10:46

6M ago10:46

10:46

Toward the end of the year Earthkeepers podcast always releases a special holiday episode that breaks from the usual interview mode. In this episode, we’re gifting a passage from our friend Christine Sine’s book called Celtic Advent: Following an Unfamiliar Path Through Advent. Earthkeepers recommends this book because in it, Christine brings fresh…

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117. Surviving and Thriving: Earthkeeping after the Election 17:08

7M ago17:08

17:08

What are the prospects for the planet now that Trump has been re-elected? What are the implications of the recent election in terms of how we advocate and care for the earth? In this urgent no-frills episode, James and Forrest offer thoughts on how we might care for ourselves AND how we can persist and persevere in our calling as earthkeepers. They…

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Season 5 - Origins: Joy and Sorrow - Genesis 1B - Andy Withrow 26:27

7M ago26:27

26:27

We would love to hear from you! Andy looks at the topic of work in the frame of Genesis 1. What does "to be fruitful and multiply" mean in our life today? Is this calling from God still part of our created purpose?

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Season 5 - Origins: Joy and Sorrow - Genesis 1 - Anna Spray 29:43

7M ago29:43

29:43

We would love to hear from you! Continuing in our Origins series on Genesis, Anna takes a look at the first chapter and the creation narrative. Faith prompts us to reach outwards and look at God to understand our universe and our created purpose. Genesis is just the beginning of the larger story God is wanting to tell, and he longs to show us our p…

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Season 5 - Origins: Joy and Sorrow - Genesis - Andy Withrow 22:26

7M ago22:26

22:26

We would love to hear from you! This fall we look at the first 11 chapters of Genesis and how they inform our understanding of God, ourselves, and our world. This week, Andy provides on introduction and helps us frame how to read and understand this first book of the bible and how it relates to the larger biblical story.…

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Season 4 - Summer in Acts - Read the Fine Print - Anna Spray 33:29

7M ago33:29

33:29

We would love to hear from you! As Acts continues, we see the church continuing to wrestle with the details of the good news of Jesus. How does the story of God's rescue integrate within the first century Greco-Roman culture? How do we integrate our faith into our culture today? Will I change my belief system and my life to follow Jesus? How does o…

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Season 4 - Summer in Acts - The Church in Conflict - Anna Spray 35:16

7M ago35:16

35:16

We would love to hear from you! Continuing our summer series in Acts, Anna looks at Acts 15 to 16 where despite conflict, God continues to grow his church. How do Christians remain in unity together in the midst of our disagreements and differences? How can our mission together be genuine if we are not united in Christ?…

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116. Pt. 2 The Great Search: John Philip Newell: Turning to Earth and Soul in the Search for Healing and Home 34:54

7M ago34:54

34:54

In this episode James and Forrest continue with the second part of a conversation with John Philip Newell about his new book, The Great Search: Turning to Earth and Soul in the Search for Healing and Home. In this book, John Philip argues for a re-imagining of how we relate to creation, to each other, to God and even to ourselves. He advocates for …

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115. Pt. 1 John Philip Newell: The Great Search: Turning to Earth and Soul in the Search for Healing and Home (Part One) 27:54

8M ago27:54

27:54

James and Forrest have a conversation with John Philip Newell about his new book, The Great Search: Turning to Earth and Soul in the Search for Healing and Home. In this book, John Philip argues for a re-imagining of how we relate to creation, to each other, to God and even to ourselves. He advocates for engaging creation as the primary means of kn…

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114. Uprooted: Refugee Trauma and the Healing Power of Art, with Hale Gencel 33:00

8M ago33:00

33:00

Host Forrest Inslee discusses the profound impact of displacement on individuals and communities, particularly in the context of refugees. He speaks with Hale Gencel, a Turkish mental health professional and artist, who utilizes art as a therapeutic tool to help displaced individuals process trauma and build resilience. The conversation explores th…

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113. Agrarian Spirit: Cultivating Faith, Community, and the Land with Norman Wirzba 1:02:01

9M ago1:02:01

1:02:01

In this archive episode Forrest and James talk to Norman Wirzba, professor and author of a book called Agrarian Spirit: Cultivating Faith, Community, and the Land. In this book, Dr. Wirzba makes the case for a kind of spirituality that is grounded in deep awareness of creation. Among other things, this sort of humble, earthy spirituality that he en…

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112. The God of Wild Places, with Tony Jones and Christine Sine 28:39

9M ago28:39

28:39

This is a different sort of episode from our normal format. Basically, it is a small book review followed by a conversation between that book’s author and Christine Sine. The book is called The God of Wild Places, by a chap named Tony Jones. It is a deeply honest account of the author's life, filled with stories of failure, self-doubt, and redempti…

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111. How Nature Heals: Learning to be Present to Place, with Leah Kostamo 54:58

10M ago54:58

54:58

Leah Kostamo, a counselor and spiritual director, discusses the ways in which her helping practices integrate and collaborate with nature. She emphasizes the shared meaning of caring for creation as a way of joining in God’s work and finding hope thereby. In her musings about self-care and creation care, she emphasizes the ways that nature can heal…

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Season 4 - Summer in Acts - Andy Withrow 30:05

10M ago30:05

30:05

We would love to hear from you! Starting off our second Summer in Acts series, Andy looks at Acts 14 and the good news of the coming kingdom of Jesus. Recognizing God and His kingdom work around us, we are invited to testify and to share in this wonderful work.

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110. Spiritual Practices for Creation Care: Becoming People of Restoration, with Liuan Huska 24:14

10M ago24:14

24:14

Forrest talks with Liuan Huska, about her work with what she calls “liturgies of restoration.” Commissioned by the Au Sable Institute, Liuan has developed a workbook, which is now the basis of a course—one that helps people to explore how habits of thought and action shape our character, and inform the larger stories we tell ourselves—especially as…

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Season 4 - A Service of Confirmation - Bishop Mike Stewart 22:30

10M ago22:30

22:30

We would love to hear from you! On Trinity Sunday, Bishop Mike Steward came to celebrate a confirmation service and provided a chance for us all to renew our own baptismal vows. He reminded us that we all have an open invitation to come to Jesus, the only god who himself has wounds as we do, and is eager for us to come to Him.…

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109. Learning the Art—and Heart—of Science: The Work of Au Sable Institute 42:15

11M ago42:15

42:15

Forrest, the Earthkeepers podcast host, also works for the Pacific Rim Institute for Environmental Stewardship on Whidbey Island, off the coast of Washington State. This episode focuses on one of PRI's partners, an organization called the Au Sable Institute, which serves undergraduate students whose vocational interests lie in some form of earthkee…

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108. Being a Good Relative in the Family of Creation: An archive episode with Randy Woodley 37:40

11M ago37:40

37:40

In recognition of the recent summer solstice, we are releasing an episode from the podcast archives. This is in fact an episode from season one, a conversation with Randy Woodley. Out of all the episodes we’ve done, this episode has been listened to more than any other—and for good reason! As you listen to this conversation, you might ask yourself …

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Season 4 - Revealed, the Mystery of God - Anna Spray - Part 13 32:25

11M ago32:25

32:25

We would love to hear from you! In the last instalment of our Nicene Creed series, Anna looks at baptism and what it means to belong to God and His kingdom.

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Season 4 - Revealed, the Mystery of God - Josh Wilton - Part 12 35:11

12M ago35:11

35:11

We would love to hear from you! As we come to the end of the Nicene Creed series, Josh examines the role of prophet in revealing the person of Jesus to the world.

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107. Greening Real Estate: Ecology, Community, and Bees, with Wes Willison 40:04

12M ago40:04

40:04

In this episode (part two of the conversation begun in the last episode) Forrest and Wes focus more directly on the overarching theme of season five: the idea that every vocation can somehow be made greener—and that in almost every job we can find ways to practice the values of earthkeeping. As a real estate agent in Philladelphia, Wes has given lo…

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Season 4 - Revealed, the Mystery of God - Andy Withrow - Part 11 37:00

12M ago37:00

37:00

We would love to hear from you! As we come to the last section of the Nicene Creed, Andy discusses the nature of the Holy Spirit - The Lord, the Giver of Life. The Spirit brings freedom to our lives as we keep in step with God, trusting in His love for us.

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106. A Millennial's Take on Our Climate Future, with Wes Willison 44:19

12M ago44:19

44:19

In this podcast we speak often of the particular concerns of younger generations—including Gen X, Millennials and Gen Alpha. We try to pay attention to voices representing these generations, knowing that they are the ones who will ultimately suffer more as the climate changes—bringing increasing environmental and social disruption in the coming yea…

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105. Life After Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart, with Brian McLaren 46:40

1y ago46:40

46:40

Back in 2001, Brian McLaren wrote a book called A New Kind of Christian. For many, it turned out to be a revolutionary book that explored a kind of faith outside the boxes of mainstream Christianity—a faith that challenged tired, unhelpful ways of thinking and doing, and raised exciting possibilities for a reinvigorated postmodern Christianity. His…

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