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Nehemiah does not doubt what the Lord is asking him to do and is confident in the Lord's plan. Emma Dotter is joined by faithful Watermark member, Hannah Rosen to walk us through how to not get distr…

What in Nehemiah's response is similar or disimilar to the way we love our city? In today’s episode, Emma Dotter is joined by Watermark CDC's Executive Director, Carson Smith to talk about how Nehemi…

What is the importance of prayer? Why might Christians be tempted to procrastinate prayer or try to push through without praying? In today’s episode, Hannah Staubs interviews one of our Watermark Hig…

Before there is action, there needs to be alignment. Emma Dotter is joined by faithful Watermark member, Kat Ateek to walk through how we can align our hearts with God and join in on His work!
 
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If you are a project manager, the book of Nehemiah is for you! Emma Dotter interviews her friend and Watermark Lead Project Manager, Scott Sengbush. Nehemiah appeals to the Lord before he appeals to …

This may be a passage that can cause confusion to the believer, but today Emma Dotter is joined by Jaclyn West to unpack a deep conversation. This passage has a beautiful example of repentance with t…

Ezra knew God's Word, he tried to do things God's way, and he worked to help others stay aligned with God's will. In today’s episode, Emma Dotter highlights Ezra 7:10 and gives context for its signif…

Where do we “see” God when it seems like He is absent? How does God work through the secular or governmental leaders of any day or age?  In today’s episode, Hannah Staubs interviews one of our Waterm…

"We need to do a better job of instituting alters for the Lord and be reminded of what He has done in our lives." In today's episode, Emma Dotter is joined by former Join The Journey intern, Makaila …

Who does God use to accomplish His purposes? As Watermark Institute student Hannah Staubs shows us, God can use those we’d least expect to accomplish His purposes! In today’s episode, Hannah walks us…

In today’s bonus episode, Emma Dotter gives a 5,000 foot view of the book of Ezra. Reminding us that whenever disaster or chaos falls, there is always a tiny remnant that God delivers. This is a them…

Emma Dotter is joined by Garrett Wikle to help us understand the Exilic prophets aka prophets that speak during the Exile. We will be covering what happens in the 70 year exile and how it relates to …

What’s with all this killing? Is the God of the Old Testament a moral monster? Emma Dotter touches on what is happening in Israel right now as well as how we make sense of 2 Kings 24-25.
 
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Today Emma Dotter is joined by Aaron and Robin Dutton! Josiah took the repentance from the Lord really seriously. How seriously are we removing the “things from our house”? The Word of God is the thi…

Today Emma Dotter is joined by Watermark high schooler, Laine Smith! In unpacking 2 Kings 21-22, Laine shows us that these men in this passage chose to work with integrity instead of choosing to work…

The reign of Hezekiah is one that is very well-known, and we are told that there is no king like him. Emma Dotter clarifies the intricacies of Hezekiah’s reign and how his ending was confusing compar…

Emma Dotter is today joined by Kendall Williams, Watermark Staff member on the Join the Journey Team. Kendall explains that God didn’t immediately allow the people of Israel to be brought into exile,…

The kings in these chapters continually did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. Emma Dotter is joined by The Porch staff member, Andrea Calderon to talk about how far the kings had drifted from t…

Today Emma Dotter breaks down one of the shortest yet wildest stories in scripture. It’s not every day you hear of a dead man falling on the bones of another dead man and living to tell the tale. The…

What is the value of mentorship? Do you have good godly counsel in your life? Today, our Join The Journey Watermark Institute fellow, Hannah Staubs, fills in for Emma and interviews Anna Sharpe—one o…