Welcome to Church is Messy with Rick Henderson. In each episode, we will examine and discuss some of the complex, challenging, and often messy topics associated with Christianity, The Bible, faith, and church.

Whether you are curious, skeptical, or unsure about Jesus, new to church, or a longtime follower of Jesus, this podcast is designed to bring the message of The Gospel to the everyday messes of life. 

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Church Is Messy: Jonah Week 6 - Unrelenting Grace

Rick and Svea close out Jonah talking about traps, windows and mirrors, God's judgement in the Old Testament, and how we can apply the themes of Jonah to life after el...

Church Is Messy: Jonah Week 5 - God's Compassionate Love

The roles are reversed: Rick asks Svea about her message on Jonah and we get insight into what didn't make it into the message this past week.Topics discussed in this ...

Church Is Messy: Jonah Week 4 - Freedom

Rick and Svea grapple with a number of important themes from Jonah this week:God's provisionJonah is full of biblical parallelsObedienceTopics discussed in this episod...

Church Is Messy: Jonah week 3 - Repentance

Rick and Svea make light of finally getting to "the whale" and how this is often given the lion's share of the messaging about Jonah when it's really an insignificant ...

Church Is Messy: Jonah Week 2 - The Line

This week Rick and Svea look at Jonah 1:1-16. Jonah acts as an enemy of God and yet God shows him grace. They draw out a number a parallels between Jonah and Jesus and...

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