Living Water Radio: For Today's Christian Life

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: Many retail businesses have rewards programs. They keep track of your purchases on their apps, and you get points toward getting rewards. Does God have a rewards app? And does the answer hold the key to overcoming the divisions we face within the Church? Today, we’re going to find out.     Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 10:40-42; Ecclesiastes 9:11; John 17:23      P...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: I’ve been trying to learn Mandarin Chinese for about a year now. What does learning a language have to do with sharing the Gospel in a world that seems indifferent and even hostile to it? Today, we’re going to find out.     Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 10:24-39      Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring en...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: Will we someday be ruled by our robot overlords? What do we know about our humanity that will give us the character to make Artificial Intelligence our servant instead of our master? Today, we’re going to find out.      Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 9:35-10:8; Psalm 8:3-5; Galatians 5:22-23; John 10:27-29      Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: Matthew, yes that Matthew, tells the story of how he came to be a disciple of Jesus Christ in the third person, as “he” not “I”. Why? And what does this tell us about what it means for us to be disciples of Jesus Christ? Today, we’re going to find out.     Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 9:9-13       Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: Something is going to happen in churches all over the world this Sunday that only happens once a year, and it’s going to endanger our sanity. Today, we’re going to find out what it is.     Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 3:13-17; Matthew 28:16-20       Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and t...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: Have you ever heard someone say, “that’s fire!” to say that something is really fantastic? The birthday of the Christian Church was fire! Except it wasn’t, at least not in the way most people think of it. Today, we’re going to find out why.    Referenced Bible verses: Acts 2:1-8, 37-42; John 20:22-23; Exodus 3:2-6; Exodus 11:1-9; 1 Corinthians 15:17-20    Please note...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: We live in a culture that worships many gods. How do we proclaim the good news of new life in the one true God to a culture that values tolerance above all else? Today, we’re going to find out.     Referenced Bible verses: Acts 17:22-31; 1 Corinthians 9:22b  Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: Have you ever longed to be given a crown? It is our sure and certain hope, and we receive it by God’s grace. And then we throw it away. How does that work? Today, we’re going to find out.     Referenced Bible verses: Revelation 4:6b-11; Galatians 5:22-23; 1 Corinthians 9:24-25    Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos t...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: What is the opposite of faith? Here’s a hint: it’s not doubt. Today we’re going to find out why.     Referenced Bible verses: 1 Peter 2:2; John 20:19-31; Genesis 2:7; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; Matthew 28:16-20    Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and the benediction.    Our Email Address:  TheRevsDa...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: The Resurrection of Jesus Christ is all about your life. Today, we’re going to find out how.     Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 28:1-10; Matthew 28:18-20; Romans 6:3-5       Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and the benediction.    Our Email Address:  TheRevsDavidandSally@gmail.com    Here’...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: Can love be commanded? Jesus thought so. Today, we’re going to find out how.     Referenced Bible verses: John 13:1-17; 31b-35; John 14:6-7; Philippians 4:11-13; Philippians 2:2-8; Galatians 5:1; Galatians 5:6b       Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and the benediction.    Our Email Address:...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary: Do you like parades? There are two parades that have shaped our lives forever. And one that will. Today, we’re going to find out what they are.     Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 21:1-11; Zechariah 9:9; Matthew 27:31-37; Revelation 7:9-10    Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and the benedic...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary:   Who killed Jesus? Was it the Jews, or the Romans, or our sinful selves? Or maybe none of the above. Who then? We get a solid, if unexpected, answer in John 11:1-45. Today, we’re going to find out what it is.     Referenced Bible verses: John 11:1-45; John 10:17-18; Romans 6:3-5    Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our video...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary:   Have you ever wondered how great it would be if you could just go back in time and see Jesus walking the earth, maybe doing a miracle? Have you ever thought that seeing just one miracle would lock-in your faith and remove all doubt? You’d be wrong. Today we’re going to find out why, and how you can see a miracle right now every day.     Referenced Bible verses: John...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary:   What if someone offered to give you a kind of water that would make it so that you would never be thirsty again? Would you drink it? Would you think it was a scam? Today we’re going to find out how one woman responded, and how you can respond to the same offer.     Referenced Bible verses: Jeremiah 2:12-13; John 7:37-39; John 4:5-42      Please note that Rev. Sally...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary:    Suppose you heard that Jesus was hanging out at a home in your neighborhood, and you went there, and they let you in? Suppose you got to see Jesus face-to-face and ask him anything you wanted? What would you ask? Nicodemus got that chance and he found out everything. Today, we’re going to find out, too.     Referenced Bible verses: John 3:1-17; Numbers 21:4-9      ...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary:      Jesus fasted for 40 days in the wilderness and then was tempted by the devil. But the devil didn’t send him there. The Holy Spirit did. Why? What happened? And what does it tell us about overcoming our own temptations. Today, we’re going to find out.     Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 4:1-11; Deuteronomy 8:3; Psalm 91:11-12; Deuteronomy 6:16; Deuteronomy 6:13;...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary:   Wednesday Addams, of The Addams Family, has experienced a popular resurgence in the dark, coming-of-age, supernatural-comedy-horror-mystery show “Wednesday” now streaming on Netflix. There are aspects of Ash Wednesday that would please her. There are also aspects that would bring her, and us, hope. Today, we’re going to find out what they are.     Referenced Bible v...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary:   What’s the secret that was the hardest for you to keep? I guarantee that three of Jesus’ disciples had one that was way harder. But we don’t have to keep that secret anymore. Today, we’re going to find out what it is.     Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 17:1-9; Matthew 16:21; Luke 16:19-31    Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary:   What do impossible expectations have to do with building a public memorial after a horrific local event? More than you might think. Today, we’re going to find out.     Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 5:21-37    Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and the benediction.    Our Email Address:  T...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary:   What do road construction, home lighting, and entering the Reign of God tell us about how to live as Christians in a time of violence and decline in a pluralistic religious environment? Today, we’re going to find out.     Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 5:13-20    Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encou...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary:   Are you blessed? You may think so, but when you read today’s telling of what Jesus calls “blessed” it will make your hair stand on end! And it will give you a clue for how to process the horrific violence we saw last Sunday in Monterey Park, where I have been temporarily serving very part-time in retirement since last June.     Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 26:33...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary:   Have you ever been a team captain, taking turns picking the players for your side? What if you were an employer, what kind of person would you be looking for? How do you decide who to vote for? Jesus doesn’t seem to look for any of the qualities that we would choose when he selects his disciples. Today, we’re going to find out who Jesus is looking for. It might be y...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary:   The Eurythmics were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame last November. One of their biggest hits, “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)”, contains the lyrics,  “Sweet dreams are made of this  Who am I to disagree  I travel the world and the seven seas  Everybody's looking for something.”    What are you looking for? Jesus is asking that question in the Bi...

Send us Fan Mail     Summary:   Rain has come to Southern California. How? The answer gives us insight into the reason for the Baptism of Jesus as well as for the gift of our own. Today, we’re going to see how.     Referenced Bible verses: Matthew 3:13-17; Mark 16:6; Romans 6:3-4      Please note that Rev. Sally Welch appears on-screen in the first 30-or so of our videos to bring encouragement and...