Episode 40 of Season 3 is a Maundy Thursday meditation on Matthew 26:26-29 and John 13:34-35 where Jesus issues a "new command" during the last supper to love one another in the same way He has loved them. Connect with me at [email protected] // feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or comment Background tracks (licensed via Musicbed): - Cartopeira by Jo Blankenburg - Closure by Max LL - Clouds Not Clocks by Slow Meadow

Episode 39 of season 3 is a Holy Wednesday meditation on Matthew 11:28-30 where Jesus invites all who are weary to come to Him to find rest for their souls. We are to learn from Him because He is humble. His yoke is easy, and His burden is light. Connect with me at [email protected] // feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or comment Background tracks (licensed via Musicbed): - Canopus by Jo Blankenburg - Cautious by Roary - Civilized (instrumental) by Voyageur -...

Episode 38 of Season 3 is a Holy Tuesday meditation on John 12:20-26 where Jesus responds to the audience of a few Greeks by explaining that His true glorification will come through His death so that greater harvest may come in, and then invites His followers to walk the same path. Connect with me at [email protected] // feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or comment Background tracks (licensed via Musicbed): - Breathe Again (feat. Iolite, instrumental) by Roary - By the Ash...

Episode 37 of Season 3 is a Holy Monday meditation on Mark 11:12-14 and 20-25 where Jesus curses the fig tree and uses the illustration to teach us about abiding, prayer, and forgiveness. Connect with me at [email protected] // feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or comment Background tracks (licensed via Musicbed): - Born (feat. Meaning Machine) by Roary - Boy In a Water Globe by Slow Meadow - Hatchala by Slow Meadow

Episode 36 of Season 3 is a Palm Sunday reflection on Matthew 21:6-14, being released on Palm Sunday, 2024. Jesus rides into Jerusalem to the praise of the people expecting a triumphant political ruler. But Jesus is seated on a donkey, not a warhorse. He goes to the temple, not Herod's palace. He drives out the money changers, not the Romans. But in so doing, He makes way for peace amid violence; healing amid injustice. Connect with me at [email protected] // feel free to share,...

Episode 35 of Season 3 is a meditation on Psalm 67 where the Psalmist writes a chiastic reflection on the blessing of God in order that we might become a blessing to the nations. Connect with me at [email protected] // feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or comment Background tracks (licensed via Musicbed): - Birth (with Bombay) by Roary - Black Rock Forest by TOLO - Blink by House of Hum - Cambria by Async Ross

Episode 34 of Season 3 is a prayerful meditation on Psalm 133 where the poet reflects on the blessings of the people of God dwelling together in unity. Connect with me at [email protected] // feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or comment Background tracks (licensed via Musicbed): - A Step Further by Max LL - Beneath by Katharine Petkovski - Beyond this World by Jo Blankenburg - Beyond the Treeline by Voyageur

Episode 33 of Season 3 is a prayerful reflection on Romans 5:1-5 where Paul encourages believes to rejoice in hope, even in the face of suffering, in light of our eternal hope in Christ Jesus, and because of what trials produce in us in the present. Connect with me at [email protected] // feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or comment Background tracks (licensed via Musicbed): - Tape Meditation IV by Async Ross - Before Your Eyes by Max LL - Being by Roary

Episode 32 of Season 3 is a meditation on 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17 where Paul gives thanks for the church and the work of the Spirit in and through them, exhorting them to stand firm in light of the eternal comfort and good hope through grace available to us in Jesus Christ. Connect with me at [email protected] // feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or comment Background tracks (licensed via Musicbed): - A Way to You by TOLO - A Second Chance by Max LL - Aware (Eventide) by...

Episode 31 of Season 3 is a prayerful reflection on Psalm 93 where the Psalmist praises God for the twin realities of His majesty and trustworthiness - He is able AND willing. Connect with me at [email protected] // feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or comment Background tracks (licensed via Musicbed): - A Portrait by Max LL - Arcadia by Jordan Critz - At Dawn by Voyageur

Episode 30 of Season 3 is a meditation on James 1:2-12 where the half-brother of Jesus encourages us to see beyond the present trial to the result of having been formed into the image of Jesus through pain. And, amid difficulty, we can ask God for wisdom to navigate our circumstances and expect His response. Connect with me at [email protected] // feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or comment Background tracks (licensed via Musicbed): - A New Home by Max LL - Animals...

Episode 29 of Season 3 is a meditation on Paul's plea in 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 for God to remove the thorn in his flesh, and God's response that His grace is sufficient for the very reason that His power is made perfect in our weakness. Connect with me at [email protected] // feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or comment Background tracks (licensed via Musicbed): - All That's Left (feat. Rore, instrumental) by Voyageur - Anastasis by Tony Anderson - An Evening with You...

Episode 28 of Season 3 is a prayerful reflection on one of the most poignant passages in all scripture. This poem was written from a tremendous place of pain, and I'm amazed at the license God gives us to be honest with our struggles by codifying this Psalm in the Bible. All scriptures quoted from the ESV Connect with me at [email protected] // feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or comment Background tracks (licensed via Musicbed): - A Ripple in Time by Jordan Critz - A...

Episode 27 of Season 3 is a prayerful reflection on Jesus' temptations in the wilderness recorded in Luke 4:1-13 and how He resisted by standing on the word of God in a posture of dependence on the Spirit. Connect with me at [email protected] // feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or comment Background tracks (licensed via Musicbed): - Against the Odds by Tony Anderson - A Homecoming by Traveler - All I wanted (alt. version, instrumental) by Voyageur - A Moment of Silence...

Episode 26 of Season 3 is a meditation on Galatians 3:23-29 where Paul reflects on the fact that followers of Jesus are no longer held captive under the law, but are rather children of God by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. We are one in Christ, heirs according to promise, not according to our works. Connect with me at [email protected] // feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or comment Background tracks (licensed via Musicbed): - Adorned In Ribbons by Slow Meadow -...

Episode 25 of Season 3 is a meditation on Jeremiah 31:1-6 where God prophesies that, despite the Israelites' disobedience leading to exile, He has loved them with an everlasting love and will reestablish them. Connect with me at [email protected] // feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or comment Background tracks (licensed via Musicbed): - 2977 by Tony Anderson - Anatomy (instrumental) by Voyageur

Episode 24 of Season 3 is a meditation on Psalm 42 where the psalmist yearns for God amid pain, modeling how to both lament and declare faith in God's steadfast love for us. Connect with me at [email protected] // feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or comment Background tracks (licensed via Musicbed): - Hollywood Love (instrumental) by Noelle Johnson - Abigail by Tony Anderson - Adagio No. 1 by Max LL - Adrift by Katharine Petkovski - Hope Rising by Tony Anderson

Episode 23 of Season 3 is a reflection on Psalm 91 where the psalmist rejoices in the protection of God for the one who loves God and dwells in His shelter. Connect with me at [email protected] // feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or comment Background tracks (licensed via Musicbed): - Floating (instrumental) by Kollen - Waking Up by The Light The Heat - Once and For All (alt version, instrumental) by Adrian Disch - When the Light Comes In (eventide) by Adrian Disch

Episode 22 of Season 3 is a meditation on Psalm 19 where the poet marvels at the glory of God revealed in both the world and the word. Connect with me at [email protected] // feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or comment Background tracks (licensed via Musicbed): - Unwritten Story by Adrian Disch - Boundless (piano version) by Adrian Disch - Restoration by Adrian Disch

Episode 21 of Season 3 is a prayerful reflection on Ezekiel 1, verses 1, 4-5, and 22-28, where Ezekiel sees a vision of the glory of the Lord in a most unexpected place - exile in Babylon. What a wonder that God pursues us even in our exile! Connect with me at [email protected] // feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or comment Background tracks (licensed via Musicbed): - Farthest Reach by Adrian Disch - Part of Me (instrumental) by The Coast - Night by Wil Pearce

Episode 20 of Season 3 is a meditation on Daniel 7:9-14 where the prophet recounts a vision of the ultimate authority of the son of man over the kingdoms of this earth. Connect with me at [email protected] // feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or comment Background tracks (licensed via Musicbed): - United by Adrian Disch - Intrinsic (piano version) by Adrian Disch - Composite by Thrupence

Episode 19 of Season 3 is a meditation on 1 Peter 2:4-12 where Peter reflects on our identity as "a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light." As those who have founded our lives on the Cornerstone, we are to walk in His way in order to bring glory to Him.  Connect with me at [email protected] // feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or...

Episode 18 of Season 3 is a reflection on the shortest chapter in the Bible - Psalm 117 - where the psalmist calls all people to worship God for his steadfast love and enduring faithfulness. Connect with me at [email protected] // feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or comment Background tracks (licensed via Musicbed): - Holding On (eventide) by Adrian Disch - Last Light of Day by Adrian Disch

Episode 17 of Season 3 is a meditation on Amos 5:14-24 where the prophet exhorts the people of God to repent for the way their worship of God has been tainted by injustice. Worship God, yes, but make sure your treatment of the vulnerable is commensurate with the justice and mercy of God. Connect with me at [email protected] // feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or comment Background tracks (licensed via Musicbed): - Restoration by Adrian Disch - Anew by Kino - Intrinsic by...

Episode 16 of Season 3 is a prayerful reflection on Acts 4:24-35 where the church responded to the threats of the rulers, elders, and scribes by lifting their voices to God in worship and intercession - wondering why people vainly try to thwart the predetermined purposes of God and asking that they would be filled with the Spirit to continue to preach the message and live in the manner of Jesus. Connect with me at [email protected] // feel free to share, subscribe, rate, and/or...