The Good Big, Bad Wolf

It’s been a while. Our plan was to start out strong in 2024 and that did not happen. We even recorded this episode back in January, but were interrupted (Elliana’s show ended, Sam woke up from his nap) and told each other we would finish the recording “in a few days”. March, Take 2. The […]

Episode 011: All Pretenses Fall

In this episode, Andrew and I get to talk with Curt and Kathleen McFarland from The Grace of Christ church in Yakima Washington. Curt talks about his ministry journey and something that struck me was when he talked about his chaplaincy experience. He described chaplaincy as non-imposing, simply listening and caring. In the hospital, when […]

Episode 010: Life After Death

When Maria Inskeep contacted me after our first episode came out offering to tell her story on the podcast, I became very anxious. “That would be amazing!” I thought, “But how do we talk about something so sad? How do I ask questions without being insensitive? How can we honor this without having an extremely […]

Episode 007: Grace, Grace, Grace!

Welcome to The Local Pastor podcast! Andrew and Amanda interview Pastor John Stevens of Zion Lutheran Church in Oregon City Oregon and the host of Dollar Store Children’s Sermons on Youtube. Andrew and Amanda discuss life and some books that have fed Andrew in this time of personal change with a knee surgery and new baby. All […]

A Letter To Our Local Church

Dear Naches Church Family, Elliana just caught her first fish! It was a joyous moment for both daughter and father. As soon as that little trout was on the bank, she squealed with glee and said, “I caught a fish!” It was a moment of joy and life. But, of course, it was also a […]

Break Time!

We are so excited to announce the birth of our son, Samuel Dean! Due to this special blessing in our lives, we are going on a break between podcasts episodes. However, when we come back we have a special narrative episode about our first day in our first pastorate. You don’t want to miss it! […]