Zumbro Current (Audio)

Zumbro Current (Audio)

Zumbro Current is a podcast where we dive into the stories, people, and topics shaping life and faith at Zumbro Lutheran Church in Rochester, MN. Each episode explores current and relevant conversations that connect our community, inspire reflection, and celebrate how God is at work among us.

Episodes

September 30, 2026 • 10 mins

Book of Judges: Izban, Elon, and Abdon

Pastor Rob Zahn shares a short weekly devotional about 12 different judges through the Bible's most violent book: The Book of Judges. Watch the pattern turn: people forget God, things fall apart, they cry out, God raises a rescuer — then they forget again, each time worse. Not polished superheroes. Messy, unlikely people God uses to rescue.

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“Freed in Christ…But Still Learning”--Pastor Rob Zahn sits down with Dr. Philip Quanbeck II, Emeritus Professor of Religion, Augsburg University, to take a look at the ELCA’s 1993 statement on race, ethnicity, and culture—and why its call to confront racism remains an unfinished conversation.

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September 23, 2026 • 11 mins

Book of Judges: Jepthah

Pastor Rob Zahn shares a short weekly devotional about 12 different judges through the Bible's most violent book: The Book of Judges. Watch the pattern turn: people forget God, things fall apart, they cry out, God raises a rescuer — then they forget again, each time worse. Not polished superheroes. Messy, unlikely people God uses to rescue.

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September 21, 2026 • 31 mins

Jesus is Lord. Caesar (The Government) is Not. What does the ELCA’s Faith and Civic Life: Seeking the Well-being of All social statement have to say about faith, politics, and the world we live in right now? Pastor Rob Zahn sits down with Dr. Philip Quanbeck II, Emeritus Professor of Religion, Augsburg University, for a wide-ranging—and sometimes provocative—conversation about Jesus and Caesar, Chri...

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September 17, 2026 • 6 mins

Book of Judges: Jair

Pastor Rob Zahn shares a short weekly devotional about 12 different judges through the Bible's most violent book: The Book of Judges. Watch the pattern turn: people forget God, things fall apart, they cry out, God raises a rescuer — then they forget again, each time worse. Not polished superheroes. Messy, unlikely people God uses to rescue.

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August 26, 2026 • 13 mins
Mumford's Son: 3 A detour from Judges: what can Mumford & Sons teach us about faith outside the walls of the church? From a stadium full of people singing, to love for the other, to a serendipitous connection to Pastor Rob's book — a meditation on doubt, belief, and where the honest stuff actually shows up.
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August 20, 2026 • 8 mins
Mumford's Son A detour from Judges: what can Mumford & Sons teach us about faith outside the walls of the church? From a stadium full of people singing, to love for the other, to a serendipitous connection to Pastor Rob's book — a meditation on doubt, belief, and where the honest stuff actually shows up.
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August 5, 2026 • 8 mins
Mumford's Son A detour from Judges: what can Mumford & Sons teach us about faith outside the walls of the church? From a stadium full of people singing, to love for the other, to a serendipitous connection to Pastor Rob's book — a meditation on doubt, belief, and where the honest stuff actually shows up.
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July 29, 2026 • 8 mins

Book of Judges 7: Tola

Twelve judges, twelve weeks of summer. Pastor Rob Zahn shares a short weekly devotional through the Bible's most violent book. Watch the pattern turn: people forget God, things fall apart, they cry out, God raises a rescuer — then they forget again, each time worse. Not polished superheroes. Messy, unlikely people God uses to rescue.

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July 28, 2026 • 31 mins

Pastor Rob Zahn sits down with Dr. Matthew Hafar, Program Coordinator, ELCA Central Europe Teachers Program, to discuss his mission and teaching work in Slovakia. To give to this program and Dr. Hafar's work, visit community.elca.org/missionarygiving. Select Matthew Hafar in the designation box. You can also give by calling (800) 638-3522, or mail a check to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, PO Box 1809, Merrifield, VA 22...

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July 22, 2026 • 7 mins

Book of Judges: Gideon

Twelve judges, twelve weeks of summer. Pastor Rob Zahn shares a short weekly devotional through the Bible's most violent book. Watch the pattern turn: people forget God, things fall apart, they cry out, God raises a rescuer — then they forget again, each time worse. Not polished superheroes. Messy, unlikely people God uses to rescue.

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July 15, 2026 • 10 mins

Book of Judges: Deborah

Twelve judges, twelve weeks of summer. Pastor Rob Zahn shares a short weekly devotional through the Bible's most violent book. Watch the pattern turn: people forget God, things fall apart, they cry out, God raises a rescuer — then they forget again, each time worse. Not polished superheroes. Messy, unlikely people God uses to rescue.

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Pastor Rob Zahn discusses his new book, LSD to Galilee: Incarnation of the Psychedelic Subculture, with Dr. Elizabeth Cozine, M.D., and Dr. Ben Clarkson, Ph.D., of Mayo Clinic. Together, they explore the surprising connections between the psychedelic movement, faith, and the ways God works through unexpected people and places.

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July 1, 2026 • 8 mins

Judge: Shamgar

Twelve judges, twelve weeks of summer. Pastor Rob Zahn shares a short weekly devotional through the Bible's most violent book. Watch the pattern turn: people forget God, things fall apart, they cry out, God raises a rescuer — then they forget again, each time worse. Not polished superheroes. Messy, unlikely people God uses to rescue.

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June 24, 2026 • 6 mins

Book of Judges: Ehud

Twelve judges, twelve weeks of summer. Pastor Rob Zahn shares a short weekly devotional through the Bible's most violent book. Watch the pattern turn: people forget God, things fall apart, they cry out, God raises a rescuer — then they forget again, each time worse. Not polished superheroes. Messy, unlikely people God uses to rescue.

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June 17, 2026 • 9 mins

Book of Judges: Othniel

Twelve judges, twelve weeks of summer. Pastor Rob Zahn shares a short weekly devotional through the Bible's most violent book. Watch the pattern turn: people forget God, things fall apart, they cry out, God raises a rescuer — then they forget again, each time worse. Not polished superheroes. Messy, unlikely people God uses to rescue.

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June 16, 2026 • 36 mins

Pastor Rob Zahn sits down with Pastor Tim Rotman to explore his life and experiences before Zumbro—with special guest, his wife, Pastor Marla Rotman.

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June 10, 2026 • 8 mins

Book of Judges

Twelve judges, twelve weeks of summer. Pastor Rob Zahn shares a short weekly devotional through the Bible's most violent book. Watch the pattern turn: people forget God, things fall apart, they cry out, God raises a rescuer — then they forget again, each time worse. Not polished superheroes. Messy, unlikely people God uses to rescue.

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April 27, 2026 • 47 mins

Zumbro’s Business Manager Sarah Lichty and special guest Brenda Zahn sit down with Directing Pastor Rob Zahn to talk about his passions, interests, and the journey that led him into pastoral ministry. Tune in for a meaningful and engaging conversation!

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April 16, 2026 • 36 mins

Pastor Rob Zahn sits down with Julie Knowlton, Zumbro’s Communications Director, to talk about her work, passions, and the hobbies that inspire her both in and outside the church.

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