The Anchor Podcast
Pastor Jeremy Berg offers on-the-go spiritual insights and biblical reflections to keep us anchored in Christ. More at www.KingdomHarbor.com.
Episodes
In this episode, I announce the upcoming release of my latest book, "The Tale of the Grandfather Clock" dedicated to Mom and Dad who celebrate their 50th Anniversary this week! This beautifully illustrated picture book is based on a wedding parable I wrote years ago for a wedding sermon. Now it's available as a perfect gift book for the newlyweds in your life. To introduce the book, we turn to our friends Sarah and Do...
In this episode, I talk about my new vintage guitar and Sarah & Doug discuss a piece I wrote talking about faith, life, growth and old guitars. Enjoy!
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In this episode I pay tribute to my Uncle Gary who passed away this week. About a month ago, I recorded some thoughts on an evening walk about Gary's humble service to his country church as a cemetery caretaker.
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In this hodge hodge episode, I share some of my summer adventures, roadtrips, readings, and some thoughts on recently being selected for my high school athletic hall of fame!
I am recording this from the Pepin Forest Tree House, sharing a bit about ministering to my uncle in hospice, and then picking up part 3 of the story of my call to ministry in my hometown 20 years ago. Enjoy!
This episode continues the origin story of my call to ministry in my hometown as I mark 20 years. These are excerpts from an old, unfinished manuscript I wrote back in 2010 just before we began planting the church. Today, I share about my jobs as a sub teacher and driving instructor, and how God used these odd jobs to set the stage for a "revolutionary" teen ministry I spearheaded in 2005. Enjoy!
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To celebrate 20 years of hometown ministry, I'm sharing excerpts from an unpublished "memoir" written back in 2010 detailing my call to ministry in my hometown. Enjoy a glimpse into the mind of a young leader desiring not only to read the Bible, but to be swept up into the Story its telling.
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In this episode, I share stories and precious memories behind the classic country show I'm performing with my 10-year old daughter, Abby.
Read my piece "Precious Memories" here which includes video clips and photos.
Are we drifting aimlessly on the tides of culture and blown by the winds of our whims? Jeremy finds spiritual truth in a piece of driftwood on the beach. More at www.jeremyberg.org.
A springtime reflection on two gardens in Scripture, each with people falling asleep in them. We need to learn a lesson from both if we are to be faithful gardeners of God's New Creation today.
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In this episode, Sarah and Doug do a "Deep Dive" into a series of meditations I am writing on the Road to Emmaus story in Luke 24. They introduce many key themes I am tracing through this pregnant piece of Scripture. Look for more on this series at www.jeremyberg.org.
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In this episode, I share a passing encounter with my high school cross country and basketball coach on a wooded trail one morning, and how his coaching wisdom to this now middle-age man was strangely in alignment with the Holy Spirit's whisper these days. Thanks, Coach!
Read my reflection, "Pep Talk on the Trail."
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A simple impromptu reflection from my morning walk on the trail. I share three types of people I meet on the bike trail. Which one are you?
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This is a meditation I prepared for a room full of pastors on the topic of failure and the grace of God. I explore Peter's one-on-one "performance review" with Jesus in John 21, and the most important question of all. Enjoy!
Listen to last week's "Deep Dive" with Sarah and Doug who discussed this piece.
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Our friends Sarah and Doug are back to unpack a recent meditation I prepared and shared at a recent pastor's conference. What quality matters most to Jesus for those serving in leadership?
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This is a special Holy Week presentation of Jeremy's short story about the mysterious naked guy who runs off into the night at Jesus' arrest. With historical imagination and pastoral insight, Jeremy mines this story for timeless redemptive truths to savor and ponder this Holy Week. Enjoy and share with a friend.
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This episode features a sermon on the non-human actors in the drama of Holy Week, and a foundational word about our human vocation as God's image bearers and co-rulers over God's groaning creation Jesus came to liberate that first Easter.
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In this episode, I share a bit about our spring break road trip to Myrtle Beach, including stops at the Ark Encounter in Kentucky and the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, NC. I also plug our upcoming concert this Saturday, April 5. Then Doug and Sara do a deep dive into a piece I just wrote for Holy Week that I will be sharing here soon. I reminisce about a cheesy song that used to bug me, and explore the non-human participants i...
This year marks 20 years of hometown ministry for Jeremy, and today he shares a reflection on that journey. The gift of a red guitar for graduation signaled a transition from a childhood of chasing basketball success to an adult life of pursuing a Song to give life meaning and a Song to share with others. Enjoy!
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Jeremy's back with an original short story, a creative account of Mary of Bethany and her alabaster jar in John 12:1-8. Enjoy!
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