Menlo Church Podcasts

Thomas Wasn't Wrong | Menlo Midweek | Scott Palmbush, Mark Morinishi

This week the Reverend Doctor Scott Palmbush joins us to walkthrough what it means to doubt our faiths, ask and answer questions of doubt well, and encourages us that this is, indeed, a normal and shared experience. If you struggle with doubt, or have a questions about faith deepens your doubt, text our team and we will chat about this on the next podcast!

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Thomas Wasn't Wrong | Benefit of the Doubt | Scott Palmbush

We live in an age of unraveling—where inherited faith is being deconstructed, institutions are distrusted, and certainty is rare. But maybe doubt isn’t a detour from discipleship. Maybe it’s the door. Benefit of the Doubt invites us into the tension of belief and uncertainty. We’ll learn how doubt can purify faith rather than destroy it—and why resilient discipleship in a secular age requires depth, honesty, and the courage to rebuild on something more durable than cultural Christianity. This isn’t a call to ignore your questions. It’s a call to bring them to Jesus—to surrender shallow certainty for deeper trust. In a culture obsessed with authenticity, Jesus still offers the real thing.

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Waging Peace | Menlo Midweek | Matt Summers, Orlando Cardona Jr, Mark Morinishi

This week we dive deeper into how to bring peace in a time where there is so much division around us. Matt and Junior help lay out some practical steps to take this week to lead ourselves and those around us to hope bring hope and peace.

See you this Friday at San Mateo for the Worship Night!

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Annual Congregational Meeting Q&A | Phil EuBank, Dawn Hogh, Mark Morinishi

In this special episode of the podcast, Phil and Dawn walk us through some of the big picture questions around the Annual Congregational Meeting that happened in services today, as well as answer the questions that were submitted to us to help inform voting and strategy. 

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Waging Peace: Bringing Hope to a World at War | Phil EuBank

In this message, we dive into the increasing polarization of our world, the loss of our cultural “third places,” and the way outrage has become a business model. Drawing inspiration from C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters, we explore how the real battle is not right vs. left, but darkness vs. light — and how followers of Jesus are called to wage peace instead of war.

This weekend at Menlo Church, we pause our regular series for a special ACM Weekend — celebrating what God is doing in our community, confirming elders, and updating our bylaws. You can find all of that info plus an extended strategic update video here.

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Stay A While | Menlo Midweek | Phil EuBank, Mark Morinishi

Phil and Mark close out our series by circling around the importance of having deep roots, even if that means for a short time - and how we can only expect fruit if the roots are present. And, if you are listening to this when it comes out, see you at our Annual Congregational Meeting this weekend (9/21) in services! 

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Stay A While | The Art of Showing Up | Phil EuBank

In a world that’s always looking for the next best thing—next job, next city, next community—God invites His people to plant themselves. In Jeremiah 29, God speaks to His people in exile, not with a plan for escape, but with a call to invest deeply in the place they find themselves. Even in discomfort, God calls us to build, plant, and pray. This message will challenge us to resist the cultural pull toward uprootedness and choose faithful presence instead. Because spiritual formation doesn’t happen at warp speed—it takes gardens, not microwaves.

Meet our Prospective Elders! | Menlo Midweek | Janie Sacks, Kevin Peterson, Maddie Van Gorp

On Sept 21, Covenant Partners will be able to vote in our new prospective elders! Janie has her roots at Mountain View, San Jose and most recently our Saratoga Campus. Kevin serves as a kids volunteer at our San Mateo Campus and is part of our search committee for our next permanent location for his campus. Maddie also serves with kids at our Menlo Park Campus.

Find out more information around our Annual Congregation Meeting happening in services on the 9/21. 

Making Room at the Table | Menlo Midweek | Sam Talbert, Mark Morinishi

This week Sam Talbert joins us to discus what it means to have hospitality in all spaces of our lives, and how that can translate into forming relationships that open up opportunities to talk about Jesus (in not a weird way). 

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Making Room at the Table | The Art of Showing Up | Phil EuBank

Jesus' ministry was defined by the table. He made outsiders insiders and used meals to teach grace. We’ll explore Luke 14:12–24 and the radical hospitality of the kingdom. Opening our homes is a spiritual discipline, not a social luxury. When we understand our homes as extensions of God’s grace in our lives, then we aren’t letting people into our space, we are making space for people in God’s grace.

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