Best Chip Off The Old Block Podcasts (2025)

Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, June 1, 2025“And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us; and we saw His glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.” From Pastor Steve’s message on John 1:14-18 we learn three ways God’s Son coming to earth in the person of Jesus Christ revealed His Father’s glory, enabling…

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John 1:35-51 - Jesus is Calling 51:56

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Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, June 15, 2025Is Jesus calling? Have you picked up? In Jesus’ call of His first disciples in John 1:35-51, we observe at least four human and divine means employed to convince people to follow Him. Pastor Steve's message follows brief announcements.Worship music permitted under CCLI License #264436.…

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Revenge 32:02

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John 1:19-34 - Case Closed 50:37

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Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, June 8, 2025"Now this was John’s testimony... He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, 'I am not the Messiah.' In John 1:19-34, Pastor Steve offers three pieces of the testimony of John the Baptist that provide compelling evidence of Messiah’s presence and purpose in the person of Jesus. Worship m…

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Cool Planetary Cores and Lava Fountains Galore 40:14

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Original top quark Tracy Becker is back to bring us up to speed Europa Clipper's flyby of Mars, and we learn about a new way for planetary cores to form without so much heat. Join us for all this, plus lava fountain trivia, space news, and much more.By Josh Colwell, Addie Dove, Tracy Becker

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The Heart Of The Law 38:09

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Never Forget 48:36

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Happy Memorial Day / Weekend 2025 from Life Worship CenterBy Jonathan Pate

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John 1:6-13 - Reacting to the Light 51:54

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Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, May 25, 2025Light is an intrusion when we’re sleeping and a welcome help when we need to find our way. Just as there are varied responses to physical light, we see varied responses to the “Light of the World.” From John 1:6-13, Pastor Steve reveals three facts highlighting the priority and possibilities of…

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The End of the Universe As We Know It and We Feel Fine 47:17

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A major update to the predicted end of the universe has it coming much earlier than previously anticipated. However, we still have plenty of time to get our affairs in order, and the update has to do with spaghettification, and anything with spaghettification can't be all bad. We also talk about active asteroids, your ideal night sky, and cosmologi…

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A Slurping Black Hole and a Win for the Streaming Instability 41:55

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We get lucky and catch a rogue supermassive black hole in the act of slurping up a star as it meanders through a distant galaxy. Closer to home, the detection of a second trinary, or triple, system in the Kuiper Belt beyond the orbit of Neptune bolsters the streaming instability theory of planet formation. We talk about all that and what it has to …

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Doing Right and Blessed 29:02

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Happy Mother's Day from Life Worship CenterBy Jonathan Pate

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Vesta Chip Off the Old Block and a Nearby Dark Molecular Cloud 49:28

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The asteroid Vesta may be a fragment of a much larger protoplanet, and astronomers examine old data to discover a large molecular cloud lurking right in the solar system's backyard. Get all the details, plus habitable exoplanets get another look, space news, and trivial matters with your friendly neighborhood astroquarks.…

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Making Peace and Blessed 47:52

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Don't Forget Christ - 1 Corinthians 4 51:54

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John Ottley :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, May 4, 2025Following a recognition of Creekside’s high school and college graduates, we welcomed back John Ottley, who served as Pastor 1998-2011 when we were known as Cornerstones Community Church. John gave an update on his chaplaincy ministry before preaching from 1 Corinthians 4, encouraging believers …

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Ultralight Dark Matter and Peanut Asteroid Hot Take 40:47

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NASA's Lucy mission had a picture perfect encounter with the asteroid Donaldjohanson on its way to the first ever flybys of Trojan asteroids. Discoveries of ancient supermassive black holes challenge theories of their formation. If dark matter is composed of ultralight particles (lighter than a neutrino), that could resolve the mystery. Join us for…

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2 Samuel 24 - Firm Yet Forgiving 50:21

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Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, April 27, 2025In wrath God punishes our sin, but in mercy He pardons it. As our final message in our sermon series covering 2nd Samuel, Pastor Steve preaches from chapter 24 of a firm yet forgiving God.Worship music permitted under CCLI License #264436.By CreeksideDM

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Pure In Heart and Blessed 52:14

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Celebrating the Life of Betty Stanger 51:40

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In Memory of Betty Louise (Fredregill) StangerJuly 13, 1929 ~ April 6, 2025Memorial Service3:00 P.M., Saturday, April 26, 2025Creekside ChurchUrbandale, IAWelcome: Pastor Steve SmithOfficiating: Pastor Mark Stanger"In the Garden" — C. Austin Miles - Betty’s Favorite SongSharing of Memories of Betty"I’ll Fly Away" — Reba McIntireThe Family invites y…

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Hot Takes on Water on Earth and Black Hole Singularities 42:40

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The astroquarks discover hot takes and explore the nature of ice, the origin of Earth's water, and the trouble with the singularities at the hearts of black holes. Plus, we have a stumper, astronomical trivia, and much more.By Josh Colwell, Addie Dove, Jim Cooney, Audrey Martin

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Filled With Mercy and Blessed 49:18

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Easter SundayBy Jonathan Pate

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Easter 2025: Resurrection Ramifications 53:06

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Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025The apostle Paul stressed that if Christ had not been raised from the dead, Christianity would be useless. “But the fact is, Christ has been raised.” This Easter Sunday, Pastor Steve presents a message from 1st Corinthians 15:20-34 and both the comfort and challenge the reality of a ri…

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Hungry and Thirsty and Blessed 44:26

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2 Samuel 23:8-39 - Memorial to Might Men 52:35

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Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, April 13, 2025In Pastor Steve's Palm Sunday message from 2 Samuel 23:8-39, we learn several lessons from David’s mighty men who protected and perpetuated God’s kingdom. From this story we see God's victory that involves us, genuine loyalty that humbles us, great notoriety that encourages us, and grievous f…

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Weird Convection on Venus and a Wrinkle in the Lambda Cold Dark Matter Model 43:37

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Venus's extra-thick crust may be extra chewy, allowing convection to occur and helping power volcanoes into the current era. New observations of the distant universe, meanwhile, show that dark energy may not have behaved as expected in the standard cosmological model. We'll break it all down for you together with space news and trivia with your fri…

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Meek and Blessed 30:57

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2 Samuel 23:1-7 - Kingdom Comfort 56:43

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Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, April 6, 2025What we get a taste of now will become a feast in heaven. From “the last words of David” in 2 Samuel 23:1-7, Scripture provides us with good reason for confidence and comfort in the coming kingdom, especially in contrast to our present world. From Pastor Steve’s message, we are convinced by th…

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Supernovas and Mass Extinctions 49:04

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A survey of nearby stars establishes the rate of supernovas in our general neighborhood. Evidence indicates we had nearby stellar explosions at the times of two mass extinctions. Those supernovas may have decimated the ozone layer and contributed to extinctions and climate changes. Plus, we recorded on April 1 and take a look at silly April 1 scien…

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Crying and Blessed 28:44

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2 Samuel 22 - Sing His Praises 1:06:55

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Steve Smith :: Creekside Church :: Sunday, March 30, 2025“I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, And I am saved from my enemies.” David, whose song of praise is recorded both in 2nd Samuel 22 and Psalm 18, was an expert at being rescued. From Pastor Steve’s message we find 3 aspects of God’s deliverance that inform, improve, and instruc…

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Life on Hycean Worlds, Interstellar Debris, and Dark Matter Survey 43:38

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If there are Hycean worlds and if they have a certain kind of microbial life and if there is enough of it, JWST might be able to see the chemical products of that in the planet's atmosphere. We take a look at that, debris from neighboring stars entering our solar system, and the first results from the Euclid space telescope. Join us for all this pl…