Let’s Go Up

Welcome to "Lets Go Up" where we explore the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. Join Karitas Townsend and Dean Maerz for the next few episodes as they explore the book "The Mirror of Simple Souls" by Marguerite Porete. Marguerite was a French mystic who lived in the 1300's. She wrote a book so profound that she was labeled a heretic and eventually burned at the stake because she would not recant...

Welcome to "Lets Go Up" where we explore the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. Have you ever wondered what John meant when he said, "As He (Jesus) is, so are we in this world?" Join Karitas Townsend and Dean Maerz in part two of this glory filled mini-series as they discuss the depths of this extraordinary statement. We are not being compared to Jesus when he was here on this earth, but Jesus no...

Welcome to "Lets Go Up" where we explore the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. Have you ever wondered what John meant when he said, "As He (Jesus) is, so are we in this world?" Join Karitas Townsend and Dean Maerz in this glory filled episode as they discuss the depths of this extraordinary statement. We are not being compared to Jesus when he was here on this earth, but Jesus now as he is in he...

Welcome to "Lets Go Up" where we explore the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. Have you ever been in a situation where you wished you had an extra set of hands? Or, maybe you needed some help in a time zone on the other side of the world somewhere. Join Karitas Townsend and Dean Maerz as they dive into the subject of partnership with heaven. The truth is - we are never alone, every detail of our...

Welcome to "Lets Go Up" where we explore the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. The act of taking communion, whether it be personally, or with a community of people is always a precious time. In this episode, Karitas Townsend and Dean Maerz talk about the manifold beauty found in the mystery of communion. Then, go get your communion elements and join us as we take communion together. You don't wa...

Welcome to "Lets Go Up" where we explore the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. Hebrews 12:1 - Therefore, since we also have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let’s rid ourselves of every obstacle and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let’s run with endurance the race that is set before us. Join Karitas Townsend and Dean Maerz as they take a deep dive into the subject of the...

Welcome to "Lets Go Up" where we explore the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. Have you ever seen an angel? Have you had a visitation from Gabriel, maybe Michael? Join Karitas Townsend and Dean Maerz in part three of this mini-series on the angelic realm. This episode talks about the different types of angels and goes into detail about some of the more well known angels who play major roles in o...

Welcome to "Lets Go Up" where we explore the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. Have you ever seen an angel? What was Jesus' relationship like with the angels? Join Karitas Townsend and Dean Maerz in part two of this mini-series as they dive deeper into the angelic realm. This episode talks about normalizing relationships with the angelic and how to honor them rather than trying to order them aro...

Welcome to "Lets Go Up" where we explore the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. How fun might it be to have relationships with our heavenly angel counterparts!? Join Karitas Townsend and Dean Maerz as they talk about the angelic realm and what it might look like to honor these stunning beings of light. This episode goes into detail about how to unclog our spiritual senses so we can approach the e...

Welcome to "Lets Go Up" where we explore the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. Have you ever needed wisdom? Join Karitas Townsend and Dean Maerz in part two of this pod-series as they put an entirely new spin on wisdom. This episode continues to introduce us to Lady Wisdom - one of the seven spirits before the throne. She has a deep history and she wants to reveal wisdom to us relationally rathe...

Welcome to "Lets Go Up" where we explore the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. Have you ever needed wisdom? Maybe you have prayed for it or sought out wise counsel. Join Karitas Townsend and Dean Maerz as they put an entirely new spin on the idea of wisdom. This episode introduces us to one of the seven spirits before the throne - Lady Wisdom. She is a person we can get to know rather than a con...

Welcome to "Lets Go Up" where we explore the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. This is the final episode in a five part mini series on sonship and being part of the bride of Christ. Join Karitas Townsend and Dean Maerz as they dive into some contrasts between the identity of a son and a bride. This episode is profound and identity packed!! You don't want to miss this one!! Website: https://letsg...

Welcome to "Lets Go Up" where we explore the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. Have you ever wondered what it means to be part of the bride of Christ? Join hosts, Karitas Townsend and Dean Maerz in part four of this mini-series as they talk about betrothal and the voice of the bride and the bridegroom. Things get a wee bit tipsy at the end of this episode after getting a taste of the new wine! Y...

Welcome to "Lets Go Up" where we explore the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. Have you ever wondered what it means to be part of the bride of Christ? Join hosts, Karitas Townsend and Dean Maerz in part three of this mini-series as they take a look at what the bride looks like in the new heaven and the new earth. Get ready for some imagery that is unlike anything you have ever imagined before -...

Welcome to "Lets Go Up" where we explore the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. Have you ever wondered what it means to be part of the bride of Christ? Join hosts, Karitas Townsend and Dean Maerz in part two of this mini-series as they take a look at the fullness of being part of the bride. Paul says this subject is a great mystery - and we are all over mystery here on "Let's Go UP!!" This episod...

Welcome to "Lets Go Up" where we explore the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. Have you ever wondered what the fullness of sonship looks like in the kingdom of heaven? How about what it means to be part of the bride of Christ? Join hosts, Karitas Townsend and Dean Maerz in part one of this part mini-series as they take a look at the differences between sonship and brideship - two crucial relatio...

Welcome to "Lets Go Up" where we explore the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. Have you ever felt disconnected from God? Or maybe you just don't feel as close to him as you used to. Join hosts, Karitas Townsend and Dean Maerz as they take a deep dive into the world of "Union Consciousness" where we live in 24/7 awareness of the fact that we have been united with the trinity. Friends, we are alre...

Welcome to "Lets Go Up" where we explore the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. This is the final episode in a seven part mini series on living out of frequency. Join Karitas Townsend and Dean Maerz as they take a look at the perfect law of love - the most excellent way!! Love perfects, fulfills, and drives out all fear! This episode is filled with laughter and light. You don't want to miss this...

Welcome to "Lets Go Up" where we explore the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. There is a joyful sound that we can hear as kainos new creation followers of Christ. It is called "Eternal Judgement!" Join Karitas Townsend and Dean Maerz as they take a deep dive into this subject - going where few dare to go!! Judgement can be one of the most exhilarating and liberating things that we ever experien...

Welcome to "Lets Go Up" where we explore the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. The resurrection from the dead was a hot topic in the days of the early church. There was, in fact, an entire sect called the Sadducees who were dedicated to the idea that there was no such thing as the resurrection Join hosts, Karitas Townsend and Dean Maerz as they have a conversation about this very foundational pr...

Welcome to "Lets Go Up" where we explore the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. The laying on of hands was something very precious to the early church, so valuable that it became one of the elementary principals of our faith. Join hosts, Karitas Townsend and Dean Maerz as they take a closer look at this mode of glory transfer and discuss how it might be fulfilled in the frequency of love. This ep...

Welcome to "Lets Go Up" where we explore the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. The baptism experience of Jesus was entirely unique, unlike anything else recorded in the new testament. Join hosts, Karitas Townsend and Dean Maerz as they take a deep dive into the world of the "doctrines of baptisms" as described in Hebrews chapter six. This episode is filled with humour and several personal storie...

Welcome to "Lets Go Up" where we explore the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. We are all aware that Jesus operated at a different level than we have normalized in our faith walk. However, might there be a much simpler key to doing the greater works than we might have at first thought? Join hosts, Karitas Townsend and Dean Maerz as they have a conversation about the perfect way of love - a way o...

Welcome to "Lets Go Up" where we explore the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. We are all aware that Jesus looked at things differently than we do and he often said, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." Join hosts, Karitas Townsend and Dean Maerz as they have a conversation about repentance from dead works and how it is fulfilled in the way of love. This episode is filled with freedom...

Welcome to "Lets Go Up" where we explore the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven. There are many scriptures in the gospels where Jesus exhorts us to "come to him." They are found in a surprising variety of contexts. Join hosts, Karitas Townsend and Dean Maerz as they take a dive into the mysteries of coming to Jesus - the essence of being in the world but not being there all at the same time. This...