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 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...

Church Is Messy: A Question from Jonah Week 1

In the weekend message introducing the book of Jonah, Rick stated there are two common views to interpreting the story of Jonah: historical narrative or primarily para...

Church Is Messy: Intro to Jonah

Rick and Svea introduce us to the book of Jonah and its timeframe in history. This is a book filled with comedy and satire; in many ways hundreds of years before its t...

Church is Messy: Living Like the Elect Before an Election

In this episode Rick and Svea try to bring light, not heat to the discussion of politics.Svea recommends watching the message on which this episode is based before lis...

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