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06/03/2025

Join Zach and Matt this week. They will chat with Kreg Yingst. Kreg is a Pensacola artist who specializes in icons of saints and mystics. 🎨🙏 Kreg shares his inspiring journey. He creates powerful art that reflects on faith, history, and current events. Tune in for a thoughtful conversation on art, faith, and the search for meaning. Find Kreg's work:

Join Zach and Matt this week. They will chat with Kreg Yingst. Kreg is a Pensacola artist who specializes in icons of saints and mystics. 🎨🙏 Kreg shares his inspiring journey. He creates powerful a…

27/02/2025

The discussion focuses on Luke 6:39-49, where Jesus shares three parables or riddles. Matt highlights two key points. The first is the importance of being prepared to be like Jesus. The second is the need for self-awareness and consistency between words and actions. Zach emphasizes the theme of avoiding self-deception and the importance of inner work and accountability. …...

The discussion focuses on Luke 6:39-49, where Jesus shares three parables or riddles. Matt highlights two key points. The first is the importance of being prepared to be like Jesus. The second is t…

06/02/2025

This week Matt and Zach talk about those holy disruptions that we experience in our lives. Connect with the Bearded Theologians at You can find the Beardcast on Youtube, Stitcher, Apple, Spotify, Castbox, or wherever else you listen to Podcast.

This week Matt and Zach talk about those holy disruptions that we experience in our lives. Connect with the Bearded Theologians at You can find the Beardcast on Youtube, Stitcher, Apple, Spotify, C…

24/01/2025

Zach Bechtold is recovering from surgery, so no recording this week check out this gem:
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09/01/2025

Matt and Zach discuss the importance of Baptism of the Lord Sunday and ways to meaningfully incorporate baptism into church life. They emphasize the significance of remembering one's baptism and the theological understanding of baptism as a one-time sacramental act in the United Methodist tradition. The pastors share ideas for helping congregants engage with baptism more regularly, such as using water for remembrance rituals, discussing baptismal vows quarterly, and making baptismal fonts more accessible....

Matt and Zach discuss the importance of Baptism of the Lord Sunday and ways to meaningfully incorporate baptism into church life. They emphasize the significance of remembering one’s baptism …

20/12/2024

Brother Van (born William Wesley Van Orsdel) has been called the most well known and most loved man in Montana. He died on this date (Dec. 19) in 1919 at the age of 71.

A circuit rider for more than 50 years, Brother Van held a service almost every day and traveled 15,000 miles each year to spread Methodism throughout Montana. He also established a college, hospital, a children's home and school.

A native of Gettysburg, Penn., Brother Van arrived at Fort Benton, Mont., in 1872, where he preached that same day in a saloon and earned the nickname of "Brother Van."

Brother Van was fond of a song titled "Harvest Time" by W.A. Spencer, which continues to have significance among Methodists in Montana today.

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12/12/2024

The discussion focuses on the concept of peace during the Advent season. Zach and Matt explore the meaning of peace, defining it as wholeness or "Shalom" in Hebrew. They emphasize that peace is not merely the absence of conflict but requires active work towards wholeness. The conversation highlights the importance of personal responsibility in achieving peace, with Matt suggesting that peace begins with individual actions and responses to challenges.

The discussion focuses on the concept of peace during the Advent season. Zach and Matt explore the meaning of peace, defining it as wholeness or “Shalom” in Hebrew. They emphasize that …

06/12/2024

Zach and Matt discussed the importance of sharing the story of God's grace and work in their lives. They emphasized the need to go beyond just holding on to grace. They urged others to actively share their experiences, both the good and the bad. They also highlighted the significance of the Christmas story. It reminds them of the birth of hope and the unexpected ways in which God works....

Zach and Matt discussed the importance of sharing the story of God’s grace and work in their lives. They emphasized the need to go beyond just holding on to grace. They urged others to active…

04/12/2024

It is your Birthday Zach!

03/12/2024

December 2, 1737, was a sad day for John Wesley. It was on this date (287 years ago) that John boarded a ship and set sail for England, thus ending his missionary career in America.

The story goes like this:
Upon arriving in Georgia in 1736, John befriended a young woman, Sophy Hopkey, and, according to his journals, he fell in love with her and contemplated marriage. However, Sophy became engaged to and married another man, William Williamson. Following Sophy’s marriage, John threw himself into his work. He tried to be the Williamsons’ pastor, but of course it did not work. Five months later, John refused to serve Holy Communion to Sophy, citing unrepented sin in her life. The Williamsons sued for defamation of character. The trial dragged on for months, and finally John wrote in his journal, “I saw clearly the hour was come for leaving this place.”

John arrived home in early 1738. Four months later, on May 24, his heart was "strangley warmed" during a conversion experience. And the rest, as we know, is .

21/11/2024

Matt and Zach discuss the importance of facing challenges with hope and community support. They emphasize the need to let love guide actions during family gatherings. They draw parallels to biblical prophets and their messages of love despite difficult circumstances. Connect with the Bearded Theologians at You can find the Beardcast on Youtube, Stitcher, Apple, Spotify, Castbox, or wherever else you listen to Podcast.

Matt and Zach discuss the importance of facing challenges with hope and community support. They emphasize the need to let love guide actions during family gatherings. They draw parallels to biblica…