Wrestling with Faith
Joshua Taliaferro, Tacho Coronado, Hannah Coronado
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Three friends in search of deeper faith, and deeper community.
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May 23, 2023
Season 3: Ep. 11 | A Community Worthy of the Calling We've Received
In the finale of season 3, we sit down to discuss how we can tie it all together. Living in community is one of life's greatest challenges, but it's also one of life's greatest gifts.
Keep up with the Reading Plan here.
Stay in touch with us at www.MissionPointCC.com or email us at Tacho3@icloud.com
Here is a list of books we recommend for this season:
Life Together, Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Life Together in Christ, Ruth Haley Barton
Centered Set Church, Mark D. Baker
The Relational Soul, James Cofield
The Gift of Being Yourself, M. Basil Pennington
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May 19, 2023
Season 3: Ep. 10 | Christ Centered Community
In this episode, Tacho teaches on the Christ centered community and how we can become the reflection of Christ in our community.
Keep up with the Reading Plan here.
Stay in touch with us at www.MissionPointCC.com or email us at Tacho3@icloud.com
Here is a list of books we recommend for this season:
Life Together, Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Life Together in Christ, Ruth Haley Barton
Centered Set Church, Mark D. Baker
The Relational Soul, James Cofield
The Gift of Being Yourself, M. Basil Pennington
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May 17, 2023
Season 3: Ep. 9 | Mental Health and Community (Nathan Taliaferro and Michael Akindumila)
In this episode, Hannah sits down with two members of our ministry to discuss the journey of Mental Health and living in community.
Keep up with the Reading Plan here.
Stay in touch with us at www.MissionPointCC.com or email us at Tacho3@icloud.com
Here is a list of books we recommend for this season:
Life Together, Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Life Together in Christ, Ruth Haley Barton
Centered Set Church, Mark D. Baker
The Relational Soul, James Cofield
The Gift of Being Yourself, M. Basil Pennington
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Apr 27, 2023
Season 3: Ep. 8 | In the Name of The King: Why we Sacrifice
In this episode, we listen to a lesson taught by Joshua on why a community is founded on the basis of sacrifice.
Keep up with the Reading Plan here.
Stay in touch with us at www.MissionPointCC.com or email us at Tacho3@icloud.com
Here is a list of books we recommend for this season:
Life Together, Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Life Together in Christ, Ruth Haley Barton
Centered Set Church, Mark D. Baker
The Relational Soul, James Cofield
The Gift of Being Yourself, M. Basil Pennington
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Apr 3, 2023
Season 3: Ep. 7 | Communal Spiritual Disciplines (with Jake Ostrowski)
In this episode, we sit down with Jake Ostrowski to discuss Communal Spiritual Disciplines and why commitment to them is so integral to our spiritual growth.
Keep up with the Reading Plan here.
Stay in touch with us at www.MissionPointCC.com or email us at Tacho3@icloud.com
If you would like to reach out to Jake, please email tacho.
Here is a list of books we recommend for this season:
Life Together, Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Life Together in Christ, Ruth Haley Barton
Centered Set Church, Mark D. Baker
The Relational Soul, James Cofield
The Gift of Being Yourself, M. Basil Pennington
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Mar 29, 2023
Season 3: Ep. 6 | Eastern vs Western (with Dr. Michael Burns)
In this episode, we sit down with Michael Burns to unravel the differences between Eastern and Western Culture.
Keep up with the Reading Plan here.
Stay in touch with us at www.MissionPointCC.com or email us at Tacho3@icloud.com
If you would like to reach out to Michael Burns, please find more info at his Website: https://michaelburnsteachingministry.com.
Here is a list of books we recommend for this season:
Life Together, Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Life Together in Christ, Ruth Haley Barton
Centered Set Church, Mark D. Baker
The Relational Soul, James Cofield
The Gift of Being Yourself, M. Basil Pennington
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Mar 22, 2023
Season 3: Ep. 5 | Spiritual Direction (with Michelle Carillo)
In this episode, we sit down with Michelle Carillo to learn about Spiritual Direction.
Keep up with the Reading Plan here.
Stay in touch with us at www.MissionPointCC.com or email us at Tacho3@icloud.com
If you would like to reach out to Dr. Hooper, please email Tacho for his info.
Here is a list of books we recommend for this season:
Life Together, Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Life Together in Christ, Ruth Haley Barton
Centered Set Church, Mark D. Baker
The Relational Soul, James Cofield
The Gift of Being Yourself, M. Basil Pennington
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Mar 17, 2023
Season 3: Ep. 4 | Why Do We Gather?
In this episode, we hear from Tacho Coronado as we dive into the question, "Why do we gather?"
Keep up with the Reading Plan here.
Stay in touch with us at www.MissionPointCC.com or email us at Tacho3@icloud.com
Here is a list of books we recommend for this season:
Life Together, Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Life Together in Christ, Ruth Haley Barton
Centered Set Church, Mark D. Baker
The Relational Soul, James Cofield
The Gift of Being Yourself, M. Basil Pennington
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Mar 8, 2023
Season 3: Ep. 3 | Spiritual Formation and Community (with Dr. David Hooper)
In this episode, we sit down with Dr. David Hooper to discuss Communal Spiritual Formation.
Keep up with the Reading Plan here, Tacho's Slides here.
Stay in touch with us at _www.MissionPointCC.com_ or email us at _Tacho3@icloud.com_
If you would like to reach out to Dr. Hooper, please email Tacho for his info.
Here is a list of books we recommend for this season:
Life Together, Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Life Together in Christ, Ruth Haley Barton
Centered Set Church, Mark D. Baker
The Relational Soul, James Cofield
The Gift of Being Yourself, M. Basil Pennington
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Mar 3, 2023
Season 3: Ep. 2 | Community Begins with You
In this episode, Tacho introduces the concept of Koinonia to the ministry and begins unfold how we want to build our community.
Keep up with the Reading Plan here, Tacho's Slides here.
Stay in touch with us at _www.MissionPointCC.com_ or email us at _Tacho3@icloud.com_
Here is a list of books we recommend for this season:
Life Together, Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Life Together in Christ, Ruth Haley Barton
Centered Set Church, Mark D. Baker
The Relational Soul, James Cofield
The Gift of Being Yourself, M. Basil Pennington
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Feb 27, 2023
Season 3: Ep. 1 | Introduction to Koinonia
Welcome back for another season of Wrestling with Faith. In the first episode of this season we begin to ask the question, what is biblical community?
Keep up with the Reading Plan here.
Stay in touch with us at _www.MissionPointCC.com_ or email us at _Tacho3@icloud.com_
Here is a list of books we recommend for this season:
Life Together, Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Life Together in Christ, Ruth Haley Barton
Centered Set Church, Mark D. Baker
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Dec 13, 2022
Season 2: Ep 13 | Abiding for the long haul
In the season finale we discuss abiding for the long haul. How do we develop our spiritual disciplines across our entire life?
Keep up with the Reading Plan here.
Stay in touch with us at _www.MissionPointCC.com_ or email us at _Tacho3@icloud.com_
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Dec 8, 2022
Season 2: Ep. 12 | Rule of Life
In this episode, we get to listen in on a message from Tacho and Joshua about Rule of Life. We break down the concept of how to develop a Rule of Life and implement Daily Office. Grab a bible and a notebook as we dive in.
Keep up with the Reading Plan here.
Stay in touch with us at _www.MissionPointCC.com__ _or email us at _Tacho3@icloud.com_
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Dec 1, 2022
Season 2: Ep. 11 | Gratitude (with Beth Pocta)
In this episode, we sit down with Beth Pocta and discuss living with Gratitude. Beth takes us on her journey of how she learned to live a grateful life every day, even after decades of being a follower of Jesus. Grab a bible and a notebook as we dive in.
Keep up with the Reading Plan here.
Stay in touch with us at _www.MissionPointCC.com _or email us at _Tacho3@icloud.com_
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Nov 17, 2022
Season 2: Ep. 10 | Slowing Down and Practicing Presence (with Robert Carillo)
In this episode, we sit down with Robert Carillo and discuss what he's been learning in his PHD program. Robert takes us on his journey of how he learned to slow his life down and even after decades of being a follower of Jesus, discover entire new ways to practice the presence of God in his every day life. Grab a bible and a notebook as we dive in.
Keep up with the Reading Plan here.
Stay in touch with us at _www.MissionPointCC.com__ _or email us at _Tacho3@icloud.com_
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Nov 11, 2022
Season 2: Ep. 9 | Renewing your mind (Marty Wilkinson)
In this episode, we listen in on a lesson from Marty Wilkinson. He unpacks the discipline of renewing your mind and creating Godly self-esteem. Grab a bible and notebook as we dive in.
Keep up with the Reading Plan here.
Stay in touch with us at _www.MissionPointCC.com_ or email us at _Tacho3@icloud.com_
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Nov 9, 2022
Season 2: Ep. 8 | Self Examination
In this episode, we sit down to discuss the concept of Self Examination. Grab a bible and notebook as we uncover the promises of God through accurate view of who we are meant to be.
Keep up with the Reading Plan here.
Stay in touch with us at _www.MissionPointCC.com_ or email us at _Tacho3@icloud.com_
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Oct 31, 2022
Season 2: Ep. 7 | Sabbath (with Christian Ray Flores)
In this episode, Joshua sits down with Christian Ray Flores to discuss the rich practice of Sabbath. Grab a bible and notebook as we dive into this ancient and some what mysterious practice.
Keep up with the Reading Plan here.
Stay in touch with us at www.MissionPointCC.com or email us at _Tacho3@icloud.com_
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Oct 30, 2022
Season 2: Ep. 6 | Simplicity and Fasting
In this episode, we listen in on a lesson about Simplicity and Fasting. Tacho takes us on a deep dive as we discuss our need for the simple life and how fasting shows us the idols in our heart.
Stay up to date on the Reading Plan.
Keep in touch with us at www.MissionPointCC.com or email us at _Tacho3@icloud.com_
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Oct 26, 2022
Season 2: Ep. 5 | Daily Prayer (with Angela Hooper)
In today's episode we sit down with Angela Hooper and discuss the personal journey of prayer and how it effects our spiritual growth.
BOOKS REFERENCED:
E. M. Bownds: The Complete Compilation
Timothy Keller: Prayer
James Goll: The Lost Art of Practicing his Presence
Mark Batterson: The Circle Maker
Richard Foster: The Celebration of Discipline
Dick Eastman: The Hour that Changes the World
Stay up to date on the Reading Plan Here.
Stay in touch with us at www.MissionPointCC.com or email us at Tachoc3@icloud.com
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Oct 17, 2022
Season 2: Ep. 4 | Lectio Divina (with Jake Ostrowski)
In today's episode we sit down with PHD candidate, Jake Ostrowksi. We dive into the vast subject of Spiritual Reading, and Jake unpacks the concept of Lectio Divina while sharing openly about his own journey of Faith.
Stay up to date on the Reading Plan Here.
Stay in touch with us at www.missionpointCC.com!
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Oct 16, 2022
Season 2: Ep. 3 | Solitude
In this episode, we listen into a time of teaching with Tacho Coronado. Tacho unpacks the discipline of Solitude and teaches us how we can incorporate it into our lives.
Click on the link, and get caught up on the Reading Plan here.
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Oct 10, 2022
Season 2: Ep. 2 | Beginning With the End in Mind
Today we discuss the nature of peace in our journey of faith, and how we practically build rhythms into our life that form us spiritually.
READING PLAN
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Oct 3, 2022
Season 2: Ep. 1 | Intro to Spiritual Formation
Welcome back for another season of Wrestling with Faith. In this season we will go on the journey of Spiritual Formation, and dive into the disciplines of Jesus.
READING SCHEDULE
BOOKS MENTIONED:
INIVATION TO JOURNEY by M. Robert Mulholland Jr.
SACRED RHYTHMS by Ruth Haley barton
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Apr 28, 2022
Season 1. Ep. 13 | Becoming Israel (part 2 and Season Finale)
In the season finale, we close the chapter on "Becoming Israel" and reflect on our own faith Journey. With so much life yet to be lived, how do we remain grounded in Christ, and community minded?
Thank you for listening to Season 1 of Wrestling with Faith! Stay tuned for more.
Scriptures Referenced:
Genesis 35:1-10
Then God said to Jacob, “Go up to Bethel and settle there, and build an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you were fleeing from your brother Esau.”
2 So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods you have with you, and purify yourselves and change your clothes. 3 Then come, let us go up to Bethel, where I will build an altar to God, who answered me in the day of my distress and who has been with me wherever I have gone.” 4 So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods they had and the rings in their ears, and Jacob buried them under the oak at Shechem. 5 Then they set out, and the terror of God fell on the towns…
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Apr 27, 2022
Season 1: Ep. 12 | Becoming Israel (LIVE with Mike and Anne-Brigitte Taliaferro)
The goal is not perfection, the goal is to continue to wrestle with our faith for the rest of our lives. The journey to mature faith is a narrow path, and it's filled with mountain tops and valleys. But we as enter into the last chapter of Jacobs life, he eventually became Israel--a blessing to all nations. How do we become Israel? How do we become a blessing to those around us, and stay faithful till the end?
SCRIPTURES REFERENCED:
Genesis 35:1-13
Then God said to Jacob, “Go up to Bethel and settle there, and build an altar there to God, who appeared to you when you were fleeing from your brother Esau.”
2 So Jacob said to his household and to all who were with him, “Get rid of the foreign gods you have with you, and purify yourselves and change your clothes. 3 Then come, let us go up to Bethel, where I will build an altar to God, who answered me in the day of my distress and who has been with me wherever I have gone.” 4 So they gave Jacob all the foreign gods they had and…
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Apr 27, 2022
Season 1: Ep. 11 | Forgiveness (lesson)
In this episode, Tacho Coronado take through the journey of forgiveness and reconciliation. Ultimately, how do we wrestle with man when we've been hurt?
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Apr 19, 2022
Season 1: Ep. 10 | Wrestling with Man (Part 2, an interview with Hervé and Janet Fleurant)
Hervé and Janet have been disciples for over 36 years and married for 30. They have served in the full-time ministry in Jamaica, Egypt, Haiti, Côte d’Ivoire, South Africa, Kenya, and several cities in the U.S.
We sit down with them to discuss how we still move forward in our faith despite the hurt and pain we encounter in our lives.
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Apr 13, 2022
Season 1: Ep. 9 | Wrestling with Man (Part 1)
Our life is a tapestry of joy and suffering-- with both peace and pain; so how do we navigate the hurts we experience in relationships? How do we wrestle with man?
Scriptures Referenced:
Genesis 33
Luke 15
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Apr 4, 2022
Season 1: Ep. 8 | Wrestling with God (Part 2 with Dave Pocta)
After 27 years in fulltime ministry, Dave resigned to pursue a PhD in Christian Contemporary Spirituality and is hopeful that his dissertation will be complete this year. Dave's research interests include the spiritual journey, contemporary culture and secularity, and Christian mysticism. Professionally, he has his hand in three current projects: helping develop the Institute for the Study of Contemporary Spirituality at the Oblate School of Theology, directing education efforts and content development with the Disciples Center for Education, and co-facilitating a new initiative in the city of San Antonio to assess and address community stress created from the pandemic.
In this episode, we sit down with Dave to ask the question: how do we wrestle with God?
Scriptures Referenced:
Genesis 32:22-32
22 That night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two female servants and his eleven sons and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. 23 After he had sent them across the stream, he sent over…
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Mar 28, 2022
Season 1: Ep. 7 | Wrestling with God (Part 1)
How do we wrestle with God? What does that actually look like? In this episode we begin part 1 of the discussion: Wrestling with God.
Genesis 32:1
Jacob also went on his way, and the angels of God met him. 2 When Jacob saw them, he said, “This is the camp of God!” So he named that place Mahanaim.
3 Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom. 4 He instructed them: “This is what you are to say to my lord Esau: ‘Your servant Jacob says, I have been staying with Laban and have remained there till now. 5 I have cattle and donkeys, sheep and goats, male and female servants. Now I am sending this message to my lord, that I may find favor in your eyes.’”
6 When the messengers returned to Jacob, they said, “We went to your brother Esau, and now he is coming to meet you, and four hundred men are with him.”
7 In great fear and distress Jacob divided the people who were with him into two groups, and the flocks and herds and…
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Mar 24, 2022
Season 1: Ep. 6 | Wrestling with God (Lesson)
This episode gives us a window into our Wednesday night gathering. Recorded live, Tacho and Hannah Coronado begin to unravel the topic of how we wrestle with God.
Click here for Link to Tacho's Power Point
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Mar 23, 2022
Season 1: Ep. 5 | God Intervenes
In this episode, we explore how God chose to intervene into Jacob's story, and how the blessing he gives him not only changes his life--but changes the world...forever.
SCRIPTURES REFERENCED:
GENESIS 28:10-22
10 Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Harran. 11 When he reached a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones there, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep. 12 He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. 13 There above it stood the Lord, and he said: “I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you are lying. 14 Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south. All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.[_d_] 15 I am with…
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Mar 13, 2022
Season 1: Ep. 4 | Wrestling with Ego (Part 2)
In Part 2 of our discussion on wrestling with ego, we take a deeper look into the mind behind the man. Just how far can our over inflated ego take us?
CLICK HERE: FOUR TYPES OF EGO
SCRIPTURES REFERENCED IN TODAY'S EPISODE:
Genesis 27:1-27
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Mar 7, 2022
Season 2: Ep. 3 | Wrestling with Ego (Part 1)
Today we dive into the life of Jacob and wrestle with the question: is ego inherently bad?
SCRIPTURES FOR THIS EPISODE:
GENESIS 25:19-34
19 This is the account of the family line of Abraham’s son Isaac.
Abraham became the father of Isaac, 20 and Isaac was forty years old when he married Rebekah daughter of Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram[_c_] and sister of Laban the Aramean.
21 Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was childless. The Lord answered his prayer, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant. 22 The babies jostled each other within her, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” So she went to inquire of the Lord.
23 The Lord said to her,
“Two nations are in your womb,
and two peoples from within you will be separated;
one people will be stronger than the other,
and the older will serve the younger.”
24 When the time came for her to give birth, there were twin boys in her womb. 25 The first to come out was red, and his whole body wa…
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Mar 4, 2022
Season 1: Ep. 2 | Wrestling with Ego (Lesson)
In this episode we get to Listen in on the first lesson of our series: Wrestling with Faith. Not your typical podcast episode, but we really wanted to include you in our time at church. God is moving powerfully and we wouldn't you to miss out! Check out this episode and stay tuned for more.
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Feb 24, 2022
Season 1: Ep. 1 | Intro to Wrestling with Faith
Wrestling with Faith is a non-profit podcast that has one mission: we are on a search for deeper faith, and deeper community.
Scripture reference for todays episode:
Genesis 32:22-32
22 That night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two female servants and his eleven sons and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. 23 After he had sent them across the stream, he sent over all his possessions. 24 So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak. 25 When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip so that his hip was wrenched as he wrestled with the man. 26 Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.”
But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”
27 The man asked him, “What is your name?”
“Jacob,” he answered.
28 Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.”
29 Jacob said, “Please tell me…
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