Morning Meditations

We often find ourselves confused about what kind of temple Jesus is talking about, much like those Jesus is talking to in John 2.

In this episode, we see that in the midst of our scarcity and anxiety the answer to the question “Is God with us or not?” Is a big YES!!

In this episode, we learn that the secret that Jesus revealed to his disciples was the power of self giving love!

In this episode, we learn that it is the disciplines in the life of faith that make us into a different kind of people!

In this episode, we realize that the drama of Lent/Easter is the pattern of God bringing new life out of death!

In this episode, we encounter the God who forgives our sin and REMEMBERS IT NO MORE!!

In this episode, we are called to live differently than the dominant culture and we realize that God tends to use ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary things!

In this episode, we hear the words of the psalmist through the lens of the story of the prodigal son. Life changes when we come to our senses and realize that God is all we need!

In this episode, we hear Paul reminding the Corinthian church that, as they fix their eyes on Jesus, they will reflect his glory!

In this episode, we are challenged to trust in the new possibilities that God is bringing and to leave our world of “Yes, but”s!

In this episode, we hear that as the Spirit empowers us, we are able to live unafraid which ends up looking different than the rest of the world!

In this reading from Isaiah we read that, as we seek another way of living in the world, waiting becomes our sources of strength. This idea runs counter to our culture of productivity.

In this episode we learned that, while our pharaohs still exist in our world, we are called to be those who believe in a different kind of reality!

In this episode, we are challenged in the midst of fearful times to remember the God who has been faithful to His people throughout history!

In this episode, we read about the pattern of transformation in scripture that moves from alienation, to pain, and then newness. We are called to see god at work through all of the stages of transformation.

In this episode, we learn that the myth of scarcity tells us there is not enough, but God’s abundance says there is more than enough. Scarcity is proven to be a myth in the face of God’s bounty.

In this episode, we look at the beatitudes and talk about the balance between trusting God and having a holy dissatisfaction!

In this episode, we see that Lent should not just be a time that we turn away from things but also a time that we turn towards a new future set in motion by the God who brings a nation from a barren woman!

In this episode, we learn that the gospel is simple but not easy!

In this episode, we are reminded that God is moving and working in difficult times but it won’t be through “our ways” of consumerism, safety, and security!

In today’s episode, we talk about the new life offered in Christ that pulls us out of our old cycles of death!

In this episode, we hear a song in Isaiah that goes against the reality of exile. It is a song that envisions a day that has yet to arrive!

In this episode, we learn that in the midst of death and drought God provides life! A good word for us in the present climate!

In this episode, we learn with Nicodemus that following Jesus involves an “unsettling” of life as we know it and a call to be “born again!”

In this episode, we look at the 23rd Psalm and realize that God is the God who follows us. Our response then is to allow ourselves to be found and to live in the presence of God Fay by day!