The Wayside Podcast
A ministry of St. Martin's Episcopal Church in Houston, TX. New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday!
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 268
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
The Ology with Marty Machowski (Ep. 42)
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Our conversation this week is a continuation of one of our themes this season: to sow practical seeds of faith in our lives and those around us, particularly our …
Clayton Trier on "The Outskirts of Redemption" and Suicide Prevention (Ep. 41)
CW: Suicide
We want to warn listeners that our conversation this week is about suicide. September is Suicide Prevention Month and we had a conversation with parishioner and author Clayton Trier. Cla…
Sunday Sermon: Rev. Jane P. Ferguson - "Giving Up on Fairness in Pursuit of Grace"
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Jesus tells us in a parable from Matthew 20 that God's ways are higher than our ways, even though it might be hard to see. Jane calls us this week to give up on f…
Seeds of Faith, Awe, and Wonder with Ashley Monachelli, Part Two - At Home (Ep. 40)
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This week's episode is Part Two of our conversation with Ashley Monachelli, Director of Children's Ministries at St. Martin's. If you missed Part One, be sure to …
Sunday Sermon: Rev. Dr. Russell J. Levenson Jr. - "How Do You Love?"
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"We love because he first loved us."
Russ, drawing primarily from these words in 1 Corinthians 13, paints a picture of true love that never fails.
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Seeds of Faith, Awe, and Wonder with Ashley Monachelli, Part One - Sundays (Ep. 39)
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Season 2 has arrived! We're very excited to share another year of life and conversation "by the wayside" with you all - we have some wonderful plans for this seas…
Sunday Sermon: Rev. Dr. Russell J. Levenson Jr. - "Prisoners of Trust and Hope"
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Our Rector, Dr. Levenson, calls the church to live into Paul's words from Romans 12 - to be a church with a message of hope to the world.
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Sunday Sermon: Rev. Sharron L. Cox - "Authentic Intelligence"
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In light of a world saturated by more artificial intelligence every day, Sharron calls us to strive for authentic faith through Christ Jesus.
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RECAST - Episode #006: A conversation with Rev. Dr. Michael Lloyd
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For the second of our "recasted" episodes, we've to decided to take you back to our first conversation with Rev. Dr. Michael Lloyd, AKA "Dr. Evil." This conversat…
Sunday Sermon: Rev. Dr. Russell J. Levenson Jr. - "Maybe It's Time to Lose Control"
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Today, Rev. Levenson paints a picture of what true forgiveness looks like - both modeled and empowered by Jesus.
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Sunday Sermon: Rev. Martin J. Bastian - "Jesus Sees Us"
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Rev. Bastian reminded us this week that, just like the Canaanite woman from Matthew 15 who pleaded for Jesus' help, Jesus sees and hears us in our times of need.
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RECAST - Grace, Improv, and Justification with Rev. Chris Bowhay (Ep. 008)
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As promised in our Summer voicemail message, we've chosen two of our favorite episodes from this past year to republish for your continued enjoyment. The first is…
Sunday Sermon: Rev. John D. Sundara - "From Being Transformed to Flourishing"
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To close out "The Bumpy Road of Obedience," our four-week church-wide sermon series on the life of Jacob, Rev. Sundara shows us how God can use even our most hope…
Sunday Sermon: Mr. Eric Priest - "If You Want to Enter the Promised Land, God's Going to Have to Change Your Name"
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For the third week in our sermon series on the life of Jacob, "The Bumpy Road to Obedience," Eric shows us the pivotal transformation that takes place in Jacob's …
BONUS - Episode #038: Leadership On and Off the Diamond with Ted Meyer
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In another special bonus episode, Wesley and Ryan spoke with Ted Meyer, Houston-based lawyer, author, and self-taught baseball historian. Ted just published a new…
Sunday Sermon: Rev. Jane P. Ferguson - "From Believing to Persevering"
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For the second week in our "Bumpy Road to Obedience" series on the life of Jacob, Rev. Ferguson shows us how God can take even the smallest faith and do amazing t…
Sunday Sermon: Rev. Naomi Sundara - "From Hearing to Believing"
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For the first week in our church-wide "Bumpy Road to Obedience" series following the life of Jacob in Genesis, Naomi teaches us about the unexpected ways that God…
BONUS - Episode #037: Mortality and the Value of Human Life with Rev. Dr. Ephraim Radner
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In a very special bonus episode, the Rev. John Sundara - our Vicar for Worship and Evangelism - sat down with the Rev. Dr. Ephraim Radner, Professor of Historical…
Sunday Sermon: Rev. Gill Keyworth - "The Parable of the Sower"
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"Jesus tells us that the reception of God's word is determined by the condition of our heart."
Open your hearts this week to Rev. Keyworth's words about the parabl…
Sunday Sermon: Rev. Dr. Russell J. Levenson Jr. - "Really?"
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This week, our Rector, Dr. Levenson, walks us through one of the most unbelievable phrases in Paul's letters: there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ…