Podcast Cape Cod

In the pale morning light I began to notice that the wooden wall of the shower was in motion: in fact, it was crawling! A closer look revealed dozens and dozens of pillbugs roaming about, exploring the surface, bumping into each other, and apparently having a fine old time.Oleh Dennis Minsky

Why so judgy? Why so easily offended? These two seem to go together. But why do we struggle with them? And most importantly, is there a better way? Jesus thought so. And one simple question might point the way. We won’t pretend we can try harder or guilt our way to a better you. As we continue our series, “Four Questions for a Better You,” Pastor B…

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Episode 113 sees the return of film producer Frank Durant for a third interview. It is an all-encompassing chat as we look at what he's been up to over the last year. Frank speaks about traveling over to France to work on a spiritual successor to the beloved 1956 short-film The Red Balloon. It can be watched at this link: It Comes and Goes - an hom…

Life comes with hard decisions. And the hardest ones almost always involve people. Conflict, tension, disappointment, rejection, and betrayal all leave us asking, “What do I do?” The tension between going along to get along, playing nice, and being kind or being honest, helpful, and truthful. It’s no wonder sometimes we just walk away. As we contin…

Right now, we are waiting to see what the impacts of Hurricane Lee will be. Caretakers are pulling boats out of the harbor, amateur forecasters weigh in on windspeed estimations.Oleh Mary Bergman

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Most of us learn better from questions than from lessons. There’s a game people play… “What would it take to make you happy?” Usually, the question comes with a dollar amount… don’t fall for it! Here’s a hint: “How much” never equals “happy.” So, where do we find enduring happiness? As we kick off a new series, “Four Questions for a Better You,” Pa…

Episode 112 begins with a segment I've wanted to do and share for quite a while. Straddling the line between two generations has allowed me to see things the way they were and the way they became. I celebrate this fact as I look at my Cape Cod roots. Reminisce about things that used to be on the Cape, and for folks of my generation look back at how…

Over more than a half-century of observing Cape Cod’s Outer Beach, I have seen many things thrown up by or coming out of the surf: seals, seabirds, jellyfish, a dead humpback whale, even, once, a live deer,Oleh Robert Finch

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It’s Labor Day Weekend, and we’re throwing a party – a launch party! At the start of this new season, we are launching the new album, “This is my story.” As we continue our series, “This Is The Way,” Pastor Ben Feldott shares a fresh look at our vision for Cape Cod Church. We’ll explore how God forms us and calls us to be a community of love, hope,…

Episode 111 sheds some light on a very important discovery that happened during the podcast's hiatus earlier in 2023. I am the resident family historian. For years I had been searching for the biological family of my great-grandfather as my Nina revealed that he had been adopted. It was a long and often fruitless search but in March a breakthrough …

Bob has been spending a few days at one of his favorite vacation spots in Vermont. And he has a thing for spiders.Oleh Robert Finch

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Episode 110 begins with a return to Restaurant Storytime. In this chapter, we go back to the beginning of my time working in hospitality. The days of food prep in a rustic barn, loud music causing problems, mosh pit cleanup parties, broken windows, and more. This is Restaurant Storytime VI: Prep Boys Rock. Small towns typically have palpable charm.…

Cummiquid writer Susan Moeller takes in poetry in the landscapeOleh Susan Moeller

This is the way we follow Jesus. The journey from being a skeptic, outsider, questioner to becoming His follower provides a window into the way we follow Jesus. And a perfect picture of how Cape Cod Church wants to help people everywhere find a full life with God. Continuing the series “This Is The Way,” Pastor Ben Feldott turns a story about one o…

Oleh Pastor Forrest

Episode 109 is a special Bonus Episode. This is going to be a fun and unique episode. We are going to take a deep dive into what it would have been like for someone coming to visit Cape Cod on summer vacation a century ago in the year 1923. What would you see? Where would you stay? Where would you eat? How would you even get there? All of these que…

Have you ever wondered how Stellwagen Bank came to be named?Seth Rolbein did a little digging and brings us the answer.Oleh Seth Rolbein

C. S. Lewis described the Trinity as a dance. Let’s explore how that unfolds as we continue with our “This is the Way” series. The Trinity matters because we are made in the image of God, carrying all the implications that this holds for us. This also means we have a deep longing (to dance) that comes from God. This won’t be a dusty theology lesson…

Oleh Pastor Seth

Episode 108 is very Rhode Island-centric as we celebrate the smallest state in the country. It begins with a bit of pulling back the curtain. I spoke at length in Episode 30 about my friend Matt who tragically passed away in 2017. In that episode, I mentioned making two lifelong friends at virtually the same time. One was Matt and the other was Bar…

For the past few weeks, we have been running, kicking, and shooting in our Live Fully Sports camps. Nearly 200 kids registered, and a few dozen volunteers from our church and community took part. Live Fully Sports camps are one way we serve our community—offering free sports camp experiences to all. And this Sunday, we finish it all off with a cele…

Nantucket Writer and Historian Mary Bergman ponders Nantucket’s endless current.Oleh Mary Bergman

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Episode 107 is filled with Cape Cod nostalgia. It begins with a bittersweet look back at the New England icon the Christmas Tree Shops as the company gets set to close all of its stores by the end of August. Although it grew to be more than a local gift shop this chain was born and developed on Cape Cod. Known as the 'Constitution State' Connecticu…

Paul’s much-loved letter has given us so many gifts in the past months, and now he has finished with two more. The closing words of this letter tell the story of two gifts. They can be connected, but they are different—contentment and people who care for you. In both, we receive something we need, and we learn to see the world and people around us …

Oleh Pastor Seth

Episode 106 takes a look back at Cape Cod's first air disaster. During the dawn of passenger air travel a company set its sights on Cape Cod for air tourism. This story goes from a spectacular triumph to a horrific tragedy in the span of a few weeks. Today however it has been mostly forgotten. This week's Road Trip takes us to a beautiful slice of …

Oleh Pastor Silas

The “Full Life” you were meant for isn’t far away. But it can feel far whether it’s interpersonal conflict with people we care about or anxiety in our lives—fullness can feel far away or impossible to find. As we continue our “Beyond Happy” series, we’ll explore the closing words of Philippians, which are some of our favorite words of encouragement…

This week Bob dips into the archives to pay tribute to Tony Bennett, one of the master singers of The Great American Songbook, who died on July 21 at the age of 96.Oleh Robert Finch

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Episode 105 is an extended trip down memory lane. It's a hybrid episode, part list, part Back In the Day, with some embarrassing stories sprinkled in. Growing up we all have our differing opinions on what is considered 'cool.' Born in the 1970s I was a child of the 80s and a teenager of the 90s. There are a lot of cool things I saw, watched, listen…

Seth Rolbein, a journalist living in Wellfleet, thinks back to the day a young lady special to him met the Governor.Oleh Seth Rolbein

What are you chasing? Good questions help us make better decisions. They bring clarity when things feel foggy. They help us set our trajectory in the right direction. Ultimately, they help get us to where we want to go. As we continue our “Beyond Happy” series on Philippians, we’ll ask one important question and one equally important follow-up: Wha…

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Episode 104 is a return to the full-length format. It begins with a story that needed to be told. For a time, a very brief time, I was part of a show on a college radio station. That was ten years ago. What was the show about? Who was a part of it? Why did it only last a short time? All of that will be revealed in hilarious detail. Wanna get away? …

We have another fun 'Lyrics' feature! Here’s a hint: If you've seen the most recent Guardians of the Galaxy movie, you might recognize this one. As we continue our “Beyond Happy” series, we talk about stamina: how do you find the strength to keep going, when the going gets tough? The key to a successful 'race' might not be what you think, and we'll…

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After some forty-odd years of observing the natural world, one of the few universal conclusions I have come to believe is this: Nature has no shame.Oleh Robert Finch

What if the path to a life beyond happiness meant leaving something behind? What if that something was oddly attractive? Philippians chapter 3 starts with a path to joy, directing us “This way, not that way.” “That” way was pretty popular 2000 years ago. And it’s odd that it still is... But we’re now on a new path together, and it’s good. As we con…

After six months on hiatus, the podcast is back with Episode 103! This is a special bonus episode that will pair well with Episode 102. So much has happened since that episode dropped and I will go into all of it here. Three books have been published which have been the lion's share of where my time has gone. I will go into the process of being pub…

Oleh Pastor Seth

We’re kicking off summer with the return of “Lyrics,” our summer tradition of popular songs. Songs from the past and present that help us set the stage for our weekly message. As we continue our “Beyond Happy” series, we’ll talk about the kind of people who stand by you. In Philippians 2, Paul donates half a chapter to two friends and we’re going t…

Oleh Pastor Silas

Have you ever tried to start a new habit or stop an old one? Tough! Habits have a big impact, both good and bad. In our next verses, we find one remarkable habit. In fact, this habit has a history for the people in the church in Philippi. It was a part of their origin story...told over and over. And it remains just as potent today as it was back th…