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Perspectives Podcast - Perspectives on Santa Claus
In this episode, Brady Randall, George Palombo, & Emily Roberts have a conversation about some different perspectives on Santa Claus in our culture, what their experiences were with Santa as kids, how they addressed the issue in raising their own kids, and more!
Barriers to Joy
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! If you are a follower of Jesus that verse may be familiar to you. And if you are in a season where the last thing you feel like doing is rejoicing then that may make you feel guilty or irritated. How can I possibly rejoice in the Lord always if my circumstances are lousy?
Perspectives Podcast - Christians in Politics
In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, Butler County Campus Pastor, Brady Randall, and Life Stage Pastor, George Palombo, have a discussion about politics with the coming election in November, what it looks like to engage in politics as a Christian, and how our Biblical worldview should inform how we vote.
Who is Jesus Anyway?
I want to pose a simple question today. Who was and is Jesus Christ? It is a controversial question because most people have an opinion on who Jesus was. In fact, this was one of the questions he posed to his disciples. “Who do YOU say that I am?”
Upside Down Living #5 - Mercy in a Time of Score Keeping
Butler County Campus Pastor, Brady Randall looks at Matthew 5:7 and the idea of mercy, what being merciful means in the bible, how God has shown mercy to people throughout the bible, and how we can share the Gospel with others through mercy.
Ask a Pastor Ep. 105 - Why Orchard Hill Uses the NIV Bible Translation
This episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, sits down with Butler County Campus Pastor, Brady Randall, to have a conversation around Bible translations, what the differences are between the many translations, why Orchard Hill Church has decided to use the NIV, and more!
Delighting in God During the Coronavirus
Do you find yourself looking at the world around you and asking, “Is this how things are supposed to be?” God gives us two helpful responses in times like these in Psalm 37: Wait on Him and find your delight in Him.
Preparing for Easter: Hope for Restoration
Have you ever blown it? I mean really blown it? And as a result, filled with regret, shame, and disappointment. The people of Israel knew what that was like. God repeatedly told them He would be their God and they would be His people. And yet, because of their continual idolatry and sin, God exiled them to Babylon.
10 Opportunities for Christians During the Coronavirus Crisis
The Coronavirus and its impact will be with us now and reverberate well into the future. Drastic measures have been taken all over the globe trying to manage this pandemic. Rather than trying to explain what God’s rationale may or may not be, I wanted to share some opportunities that God may be giving His followers.
Kobe Bryant and the Reality of Eternity
On January 26, I got a news alert on my phone that said Kobe Bryant (and 8 others, including his daughter) had died in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles, CA. I found myself asking and saying: “How can this be? This doesn’t seem fair.”
Ask a Pastor Ep. 80 - Does the Holy Spirit Lead or Speak to Us?
This episode, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, Joel Haldeman and Brady Randall sit down to have a conversation about the situation at Bethel Church with praying for a resurrection, how the Holy Spirit leads us and how God works in the world.
Ask a Pastor Ep. 66 - Creation of the Bible, Gospel Variations, Sacredness of Places and Times
This episode Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, talks with Butler County Campus Pastor, Brady Randall, about how the Bible canon was created, dealing with variations in the Gospels and if they prove inaccuracy, and the sacredness of places and times.
Ask a Pastor Ep. 54 - Personal Devotions, Cremation vs. Burial, Managing Wealth
This episode our Strip Disctrict Campus Pastor, Joel Haldeman, talks with Butler County Campus Pastor, Brady Randall, about having personal devotions and quiet time, the debate between cremation vs. burial, and managing your wealth.
Controversial Jesus #12 - Access
Brady Randall, Campus Pastor at Orchard Hill: Butler County, breaks down Jesus's message in John 10 and what it means to have "one way" and how Jesus acts as our shepherd through life.
Why Does God Allow Suffering?
If God is so good, why is there so much suffering in the world? This is an age-old question that causes a stumbling block for many people coming to faith in Christ. If God is truly capable, why doesn’t He merely speak the word and do away with it once and for all?
Ask a Pastor Ep. 35 - Fasting, Closed Communion, The Trinity
This episode our Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, talks with Butler County Campus Pastor, Brady Randall on the topics of fasting in the Bible and today, if closed communion is biblical, and what the Trinity is.
Satisfaction in 2019
The Rolling Stones had a song entitled “I can’t get no satisfaction.” What the song implies is probably what many of us feel on a consistent basis: try as we might, much of life leaves us feeling unsatisfied!