Spirituals and the Exodus: There is a Balm in Gilead
Radical Grace for Real People with Ben Bergren
Release Date: 03/16/2026
KCLC Radio: Hold On
Radical Grace for Real People with Ben Bergren
Thirty-six years ago, a girl group with some serious rock-and-roll pedigree wrote a song about hitting bottom, and it became a number one hit. Today we're going back to that song, and further back to a judge named Samson, to ask a question most of us would rather dodge: why do you keep repeating unhealthy patterns even after you know better?
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KCLC Radio: Believe it or Not
Radical Grace for Real People with Ben Bergren
1981 was a year that swung wildly between despair and disbelief · hostages freed, a president and a pope both shot at, and a one-hit-wonder song that somehow still gets stuck in your head. That song is the key to today's episode and the story from Acts 3.
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KCLC Radio: Landslide
Radical Grace for Real People with Ben Bergren
The meaning behind Fleetwood Mac's Landslide changes depending on what season of life you're in: changes, growing older, wondering if you can handle what's next. In this episode, Pastor Ben Bergren follows that same question through the story of Moses.
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Galatians 6: Grace Refined
Radical Grace for Real People with Ben Bergren
Stop comparing yourself to others·Paul says grace already settled your worth, not your ledger. If you've ever caught yourself keeping score—against a sibling, a coworker, that person from high school on Facebook—you're not alone, and you're not crazy. It's how we're wired. Paul helps us see a better path forward.
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Galatians 4: Who's Your Momma?
Radical Grace for Real People with Ben Bergren
Why is grace so hard to accept? Jesus offers forgiveness and love without a price tag — and yet most of us keep reaching for something we can manage, something we can earn. In this sermon from Galatians 4. You didn't find grace, grace found you.
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Galatians 2: The Jerusalem Crowd
Radical Grace for Real People with Ben Bergren
Most of us have a "Jerusalem crowd" · a person or a room that makes us go quiet when we know we should speak up. Peter had one too. And when that crowd showed up in Antioch, he stopped living out what he actually believed. Paul called him on it publicly.
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Galatians 1: No Fine Print
Radical Grace for Real People with Ben Bergren
Grace is free·no asterisks, no fine print. So why do we keep building tollbooths on a road we didn·t pave? A look at Paul·s letter to the Galatians.
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Galatians 1: No Fine Print
Radical Grace for Real People with Ben Bergren
Grace is free·no asterisks, no fine print. So why do we keep building tollbooths on a road we didn·t pave? A look at Paul·s letter to the Galatians.
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Pentecost: Love that Unites
Radical Grace for Real People with Ben Bergren
Pentecost is the day the Holy Spirit was given to the early church. Nothing has changed God's heart and mind since then. We have the same Spirit and the same mission today.
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Did Jesus Just Turn Down a Hug? What He Said to Mary and Thomas Changes Everything
Radical Grace for Real People with Ben Bergren
Jesus told Mary ·don·t hold on to me· · then told Thomas ·put your finger here.· Same risen Jesus, opposite instructions. Here·s why both make perfect sense.
info_outlineThere is quite a story to the Spiritual, "There is a Balm in Gilead." Hear the hymn and how it ties to the book of Numbers, Jeremiah and the gospel of John. There is healing to be found in your life!