Pocketful of Grace

Welcome to Pocketful of Grace, a podcast of Grace Lutheran Church as we begin our Lenten podcast, “In Your Presence” which comes to us from Psalm 51. We say that in Lent we journey to return to God. Our returning is a lifelong ebb and flow in faith. As we travel, do we pause to remember that we are in God’s presence? Can we linger to receive the closeness of God’s love and mercy? In God’s presence...

Welcome to Pocketful of Grace, a podcast of Grace Lutheran Church as we begin our Lenten podcast, “In Your Presence” which comes to us from Psalm 51. We say that in Lent we journey to return to God. Our returning is a lifelong ebb and flow in faith. As we travel, do we pause to remember that we are in God’s presence? Can we linger to receive the closeness of God’s love and mercy? In God’s presence...

Welcome to Pocketful of Grace, a podcast of Grace Lutheran Church as we begin our Lenten podcast, “In Your Presence” which comes to us from Psalm 51. We say that in Lent we journey to return to God. Our returning is a lifelong ebb and flow in faith. As we travel, do we pause to remember that we are in God’s presence? Can we linger to receive the closeness of God’s love and mercy? In God’s presence...

Welcome to Pocketful of Grace, a podcast of Grace Lutheran Church as we begin our Lenten podcast, “In Your Presence” which comes to us from Psalm 51. We say that in Lent we journey to return to God. Our returning is a lifelong ebb and flow in faith. As we travel, do we pause to remember that we are in God’s presence? Can we linger to receive the closeness of God’s love and mercy? In God’s presence...

Welcome to Pocketful of Grace, a podcast of Grace Lutheran Church as we begin our Lenten podcast, “In Your Presence” which comes to us from Psalm 51. We say that in Lent we journey to return to God. Our returning is a lifelong ebb and flow in faith. As we travel, do we pause to remember that we are in God’s presence? Can we linger to receive the closeness of God’s love and mercy? In God’s presence...

Welcome to Pocketful of Grace, a podcast of Grace Lutheran Church as we begin our Lenten podcast, “In Your Presence” which comes to us from Psalm 51. We say that in Lent we journey to return to God. Our returning is a lifelong ebb and flow in faith. As we travel, do we pause to remember that we are in God’s presence? Can we linger to receive the closeness of God’s love and mercy? In God’s presence...

Welcome to Pocketful of Grace, a podcast of Grace Lutheran Church as we conclude the season of Advent. We have been waiting and watching and hoping with the prophet Isaiah  in some of the days to come where God is still active in ways that have been exciting, daunting and sometime just blessedly ordinary.  For all the days to still to come, we offer this moment of light as we step out of the shado...

Welcome to Pocketful of Grace, a podcast of Grace Lutheran Church as we conclude the season of Advent. We have been waiting and watching and hoping with the prophet Isaiah  in some of the days to come where God is still active in ways that have been exciting, daunting and some just blessedly ordinary.  For all the days to come, we offer this moment of peace as we step out of the harshness, the noi...

Welcome to Pocketful of Grace, a podcast of Grace Lutheran Church as we enter the season of Advent, a time of waiting and watching and hoping. The prophet Isaiah speaks of what will take place in the days to come where God is still active. Some activity is exciting, some daunting and some just blessedly ordinary.  For all the days to come, we offer this moment of guidance as we step out of the har...

Welcome to Pocketful of Grace, a podcast of Grace Lutheran Church as we enter the season of Advent, a time of waiting and watching and hoping. The prophet Isaiah speaks of what will take place in the days to come where God is still active. Some activity is exciting, some daunting and some just blessedly ordinary.  For all the days to come, we offer this moment of peace. To step out of the harshnes...

Sometimes it is hard to see God's presence in the midst of chaos and diversity. And yet, the work of the Holy Spirit among us weaves people into one in ways we can only marvel at if we pause to consider it. Let's pause and wonder at God's gifts and promises but also God's power. Pastor Carolyn Hetrick and Pastor Scott Schul, of Grace Lutheran Church, State College, PA discuss t...

Those early disciples knew so little and Jesus basically told them "Some things are not for you to know. The Spirit will guide you." Aren't we the same today? Their life of prayer and gathering strengthened them in uncharted days as did the Holy Spirit not always fully visible but powerfully at work. Unplug and recharge with us as we discuss Ascension Day, which is Thursday May 29,...

Pastor Scott Schul and Pastor Carolyn Hetrick, of Grace Lutheran Church, State College, PA discuss the prayer and lessons for the 6th Sunday of Easter: Acts 16:9-15 Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5 Today's music: "Thine is the Glory," played by Adam H Smith, pianist. by Thomas Keesecker, from Easter Hope, was recorded by Adam H. Smith, pianist, for worship use for Grace Lutheran Church, St...

If we don't interpret the Bible from the perspective of being grounded in love, we end up making some false journeys, taking wrong turns. Lots of things we do have mixed motives. Jesus reminds us his motive was always love. In this season of Resurrections, we are invited to see love grounding new life in the resurrected life of Jesus, in the church centered in Christ, and the life into which...

This is a re-broadcast of part an episode for the 3rd Sunday of Easter (April 14, 2021). Join Pastor Scott Schul and Pastor Carolyn Hetrick for prayer and discussion of  Acts 9:36-43   Revelation 7:9-17   Today's music is: Thine is the Glory from Easter Hope   (Thomas Keesecker), played by Adam H. Smith, pianist. Copyright (c) 2020 Birnamwood Publications (ASCAP), a division of MorningStar Mu...

Do you ever find yourself trying to talk yourself down off a ledge to remember God is with you? What grounds you in difficult times? This is where resurrection gets real. How do we carry forward the gospel into our places of hunger and fear? This is a re-broadcast of part an episode for the 2nd Sunday of Easter (April 14, 2021). Join Pastor Scott Schul and Pastor Carolyn Hetrick for prayer and dis...

Put a bunch of people together in new and challenging times and fear abounds. Does hope? Jesus enters with peace knowing who we are, where we've been and what is possible through him. This is a re-broadcast of part an episode for the 2nd Sunday of Easter (April 7, 2021). Join Pastor Scott Schul and Pastor Carolyn Hetrick for prayer and discussion of Acts 4:32-35 and John 20:19-31.  The gospel...

Here we are preparing to enter Holy Week. Journeys are not just about getting from Point A to Point B. We have walked with Jesus and each other and we will be walking still. Today we consider what God showed us in the wilderness, in fears, strength, and relationships as we have been encouraged to shift our focus to allow God to be more fully reflected and as Jesus invites us to move from fasting t...

We are wired for relationship in the very way we are created. Created in the image of God who created in love. Love is a relationship and our very essence is bound up in God's vision. That vision is blurred at best and fractured at worst, due to the effect of what we call "sin." Lent is a time to be open with God about our dissatisfactions and our desire for a deeper life of faith....

Jesus wants us to do more than merely acknowledge the difference between reality and importance and truth, he calls us to embrace it. So to day we take on how Jesus see strength. What does that mean for you as a person of faith? Who are the strong? In what way do you wish you were stronger? Join Pastor Carolyn Hetrick and Pastor Scott Schul of Grace Lutheran Church in State College, PA to be still...

When this world makes us fearful, we can believe no one else will take care of us, or be led into temptation to demonize others even when it isn't true. We can get caught up in a vicious cycle of fear. Allowing God into our pain, to interrupt our fear cycle can change the direction of our life. Join Pastor Carolyn Hetrick and Pastor Scott Schul of Grace Lutheran Church in State College, PA to...

Our journey in life and in Lent includes walking in the wilderness.  What have been the wildernesses in your life? Can we see God offering peace and strength or maybe even unplugging from the distractions? What might God be preparing in you? Join Pastor Carolyn Hetrick and Pastor Scott Schul of Grace Lutheran Church in State College, PA as we remember God heals and changes us and is revealed even...

A Good Lent can change your life. Join us on a journey, traveling with Jesus from wilderness to the cross. When we journey with Jesus, instead of time just marching by, we can experience God more deeply in our midst. We can grow spiritually and our lives can become healthier and stronger, impacting not only us but the world around us. Join Pastor Carolyn Hetrick and Pastor Scott Schul of Grace Lut...

We are in the final days of the season of Advent, that has led up to the celebration of Jesus’ birth, a time to focus upon waiting, preparing and hoping, as we recall the historic birth of Jesus, and await the return of Christ in the fullness of time. We can also train our hearts and minds to look for and expect to see Christ entering our world in the here and now in between. Each week we have foc...

We continue in the season of Advent, the weeks leading up to the celebration of Jesus’ birth, a time to focus upon waiting, preparing and hoping, as we recall the historic birth of Jesus, and await the return of Christ in the fullness of time. We can also train our hearts and minds to look for and expect to see Christ entering our world in the here and now in between. Each week we will focus upon...