206: Our Common Faith – Become Good Soil Foundations Series (Part 1)

About this episode

The episode explores the core beliefs and assumptions of faith, using the creeds as a framework for understanding and assessing the foundations of our lives.

“The creeds function like a treasure chest, waiting to be opened and explored. The creeds are not meant to reduce our faith to simple facts; they are not intended to drive away mystery and complexity. Rather, the creeds secure a framework for the whole of our faith, so that we can freely go and explore the riches of the mystery in each part and in the whole.” —Jason Ortiz and Daniel Keating in The Nicene Creed: A Scriptural, Historical, and Theological Commentary Friends, beneath every value we express and every thought we act upon lies an underlying belief. Though often unexamined, each of us has developed a comprehensive worldview that shapes every moment of our lives. What are those beliefs and assumptions—and to what degree do they align with reality as revealed by God? Join us for the first episode of the Become Good Soil Foundations Series, where we explore these core beliefs and assumptions of our faith and the fellowship of Become Good Soil. Drawing on Jesus’ imagery in Matthew 7, we ask: what would it look like to make a fresh assessment of the foundations upon which the “house” of our lives is built? What might we notice if we paused to appreciate the beauty and…

People in this episode

Host: Morgan Snyder

Topics covered

• faith
• creeds
• worldview
• Christianity
• spirituality
• foundations

Keywords

• creeds
• faith
• worldview
• Christianity
• spirituality
• foundations
• Jesus
• assumptions

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Nicene Creed: A Scriptural, Historical, and Theological Commentary

More episodes of Become Good Soil

• 214: Rule of Life – Become Good Soil Foundation Series (Part 9) · June 2, 2026 · 1h 6m
• 213: Koinonia – Become Good Soil Foundation Series (Part 8) · May 19, 2026 · 1h 18m
• 212: Whole Person Formation – Become Good Soil Foundation Series (Part 7) · May 5, 2026 · 1h 4m
• 211: Apprenticeship and Initiation – Become Good Soil Foundations Series (Part 6) · April 21, 2026 · 1h 5m
• 210: A Story Big Enough to Live In – Become Good Soil Foundations Series (Part 5) · April 7, 2026 · 50 min
• 209: The Gospel of the Available Kingdom – Become Good Soil Foundations Series (Part 4) · March 24, 2026 · 57 min