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Send us Fan Mail ShowNotes for "Advent 2020: Peace (2/2)":    Today's meditation is inspired by Mark 4:35-41.    The contemplative music in the background of this meditation is written, composed, performed, & produced by Sean J Stevens.    To purchase the "Advent Medivotional" eBook, or paperback:     https://harkeningdeer.square.site/ This meditation was originally re...

Send us Fan Mail ShowNotes for "Advent 2020: Peace (1/2)" Today's meditation is inspired by Isaiah 9:6. The contemplative music in the background of this meditation is composed, performed, & produced by Sean J Stevens & is inspired by the old Carol Hymn "O Little Town of Bethlehem". To purchase the "Advent Medivotional" eBook, or paperback from which this...

Send us Fan Mail Shownotes for Advent 2020: Hope (2/2) The passage we meditate upon in this passage is John 12:46. The contemplative music in the background of this episode is composed, performed, & produced by Sean J Stevens & is based upon the old Carol Hymn "O Come, Emmanuel".. And although it is said in the intro that this meditation was released in a previous 21 Day Challeng...

Send us Fan Mail Show Notes for Advent 2020: Hope (1/2) Today's meditation is based upon Isaiah 9:2. The contemplative music in the background of this meditation is composed, performed, & produced by Sean J Stevens & is based upon the old Carol Hymn "Oh Come, Emmanuel". To purchase the eBook or paperback "Advent Medivotional", which inspired this meditation, go to:...

Send us Fan Mail Show Notes for Episode 115: Self Hug This episode is a meditation in self-care. For many of us this Advent Season is going to be very different than usual. Instead of being surrounded by loved ones, this year many of us must learn to lean on Yeshua & have compassion for the Self. The contemplative singing bowl music in the background of this meditation is written, composed, pe...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 114: Pre-Advent (Qoheleth 9) Show Notes: This episode is another transitional meditation to bridge the space between Ecclesiastes & Advent. The contemplative music in the background of this episode is written, composed, performed, & produced by Sean J Stevens. To get a copy of Advent Medivotional in print &/or digital form go to: https://harkeningdeer.square.si...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 113: The Night Before Advent (Qoheleth 8) Show Notes: The meditation of this episode is inspired by the Book of Ecclesiastes & the Story of Advent. The contemplative background music in this episode is written, composed, performed, & produced by Sean J Stevens. To visit the Harkening Deer shop, click this link: https://harkeningdeer.square.site/ +++++++++++++++++++...

Send us Fan Mail Show Notes for Episode 112: Turn, Turn, Turn The passage we meditate upon in this episode is Ecclesiastes 3:1-3. The contemplative music in the background of this episode is composed, performed, & produced by Sean J Stevens & is inspired by the old hymn "This is the Day".. To purchase "Advent Medivotional" -- the meditation devotional eBook go to: https...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 111: We Are Waves In The Ocean (Qoheleth 6) ShowNotes: The meditation in this episode is inspired by Ecclesiastes 3:20 (NIV), & 12:7 (GNT) The contemplative musical soundscape in the background of this episode is composed, performed, & produced by Sean J Stevens & is inspired by the old hymn "This Little Light of Mine". For your copy of the "Adve...

Send us Fan Mail The passage we contemplate in this episode is Ecclesiastes 2:24, as written in the NLT. The music in the background of this episode is composed, performed, & produced by Sean J Stevens & is inspired by the old hymn Peace Like A River.. If you would like to participate in the upcoming 21 day Meditation Challenge, I welcome you to click this link to find out how: https://www...

Send us Fan Mail This meditation is inspired by Ecclesiastes 1:12-18. The contemplative music in the background of this episode is composed, performed, & produced by Sean J Stevens. If you would like to learn more about how to become a Patron & participate in the Patreon exclusive rewards, click this link: https://www.patreon.com/HarkeningDeer ==============================================...

Send us Fan Mail This meditation is inspired by the words "a chasing after the wind" by the Qoheleth (Teacher) in the book of Ecclesiastes.  The contemplative music in the background of this episode is inspired the old hymn "All Creatures" & is composed, performed & produced by Sean J Stevens. If you would like to check out the rewards offered to our Patrons on Patreon,...

Send us Fan Mail *** Special (sort of) Announcement! *** Harkening Deer is currently working on a new Medivotional e-book (meditation devotional) for Advent. The hope is that this e-book will be ready for November 1st, in order to give everyone a few weeks to grab it before Advent begins on Sunday,  November 29th. Stay tuned to this podcast feed, as well as all Harkening Deer's social media a...

Send us Fan Mail This meditation is inspired by Ecclesiastes 1:2. The contemplative singing bowl music in the background of this episode is written, composed, performed & produced by Sean J Stevens. If you would like to access the Patron-exclusive meditations & other content click the Patreon link to find out how: https://www.patreon.com/HarkeningDeer ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++...

Send us Fan Mail Celebrate Thanksgiving with this special Mindfulness Meditation on Gratitude & Thankfulness. The contemplative singing bowl music in the background is written, composed, performed, & produced by Sean J Stevens. To participate in the current 21 Day Meditation Challenge: Fruits of Harvest & discover other rewards available to Patrons, click this link: https://www.patreon...

Send us Fan Mail This mindfulness meditation is inspired by a meditation I practiced during a course on Listening Prayer by Brian & Della Headley. The contemplative music in the background of this episode was composed, performed, & produced by Sean J Stevens & was inspired by the old hymn "Come Thou Fount". To take your meditative practice deeper, consider accessing Harkening...

Send us Fan Mail This meditation is inspired by the bottle label of a kombucha I drank recently. The message seemed to reflect Biblical Wisdom in the midst of Anxiety-inducing times. The singing bowl contemplative music in the background of this episode is written, composed, performed & produced by Sean J Stevens. For information on how to participate in "Fruits of Harvest", our curr...

Send us Fan Mail This meditation is based upon the Name for God, Shammah, which means Immanent, or Present. Psalm 139:7-10 is the passage read as part of this meditation. The contemplative music in the background of this episode is written, composed, performed, & produced by Sean J Stevens. To hear this & many other Patron-exclusive meditations go to: https://www.patreon.com/HarkeningDeer...

Send us Fan Mail A meditation on one of the Hebrew Name's for God: EL Elyon. During this meditation we read Isaiah 7:14. The contemplative music in the background of this episode is written, composed, performed & produced by Sean J Stevens. To hear this meditation without the intro, as well as participate in past, present & future 21 Day Meditation Challenges, visit our Patreon page f...

Send us Fan Mail This meditation is upon the 8 Blessings given by Yeshua in Matthew 5. These Blessings have come to be known & reffered to as the Beatitudes. The contemplative music in the background of this episode is composed, performed, & produced by Sean J Stevens & is inspired by the old hymn "This Little Light of Mine".. To become a Patron & participate in the upcom...

Send us Fan Mail This meditation is based upon John 20:21. The contemplative singing bowl music in the background is composed, performed, & produced by Sean J Stevens. To explore the rewards associated with being a Patron click this Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/HarkeningDeer ======================================================= Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we explore some frequently used words in the NT (Lord, Saviour, Messiah, Son of God, & Gospel) & specifically in Romans chapter 1. The verses read in this episode are Romans 1:4, & 16-17 according from the NLT & GNT. The contemplative music in the background of this episode is composed, performed, & produced by Sean J Stevens. To explore the rew...

Send us Fan Mail This meditation is inspired by Isaiah chapters 9 & 11. The contemplative music in the background of this episode is composed, performed, & produced by Sean J Stevens & is based upon the old hymn "Immortal, Invisible".. If you would like to participate in Harkening Deer's Patron-exclusive meditations & other content go to: https://www.patreon.com/Hark...

Send us Fan Mail This meditation is based upon Psalm 46, according to the ESV, NIV, GNT, NLT, NKJV, & MSG. The contemplative music in the background of this episode is composed, performed, & produced by Sean J Stevens & is inspired by the hymn "Be Thou My Vision". To participate in the recent Names of God 21 Day Meditation Devotional & explore other rewards, go to: https:...

Send us Fan Mail This meditation is a contemplative exercise in the Four Stages of Prayer as described by  Mark Thibodeaux  in his book  Armchair Mystic: Easing Into Contemplative Prayer . The contemplative music in the background of this episode is composed, performed, & produced by Sean J Stevens at Thirsty Deer Studios & is inspired by the old Hymn "All Creatures". To particip...