Cascade Church Portland

Why Engage the Scriptures? :: Destroy or Restore

Scott Erickson leads us through a conversation about ayahausca trips, a magical monastery, and the ways the scriptures have been used as a tool to destroy or restore. Scott also failed at his task of never being asked to preach again. 

Why Engage the Scriptures?:: The Intro

Kurt Kroon starts off our new message series exploring the scriptures and if they are still worth engaging today. Come for the statistical analysis of Bible sales in 2024 and 2025 and stay for another look at the Ethiopian Eunuch. 

Home:: Keeping Watch by Night

Kurt Kroon shares about the nomadic home of the shepherds and ways we can keep that home with us, even when we're in the wilderness.

Home:: Mary was Perplexed

Kurt Kroon explores the nature of home, how Jesus shows up to call this world his home and how we leave home to adventure and return to tell the stories of our successes and failures. 

Esther 8 & 9

Kurt kroon concludes the series on Esther by looking at the tradition of Purim and how we remember what we repeat.

Esther 7

Kurt Kroon covers the culminating action of the story of Esther and we communally wonder about the role of violence in the ancient world and our world today. 

Esther 5 & 6

Kurt Kroon continues our exploration of the book of Esther with a focus on Haman and the ways that power corrupts him. 

In the Low:: An Interview with Scott Erickson

Scott Erickson is interviewed by Kurt Kroon about his new book "In the Low". They talk about depression, the avoidance that can exist within some Christian circles and helpful tools when we need to not feel all alone. 

Brian Recker:: Hell on Earth

Brian Recker visits and talks about how Hell has been utilized culturally today and the disconnects from the source material in the scriptures. This is part of his newly released book "Hell Bent", which you can purchase here.

Esther 3 & 4

Kurt Kroon talks through the rising tension in the story of Esther culminating in the big "for such a time as this" line. We take a look at what that looked like for Mordecai to deliver, Esther to receive and what that could mean for us today.