The Faith and Science Podcast

The readings for this week for the Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany are: Deuteronomy 26:1-11, Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16, Romans 10:8b-13, and Luke 4:1-13.  This week we look at how sugar in our body is not something that is sustaining.  When we look at the temptation of Jesus, Jesus goes for things that are sustaining not only for himself, but for all of us.  Are we doing the same thing in our lives?  A...

The readings for this week for Transfiguration Sunday are: Exodus 34:29-35, Psalm 99, 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2, and Luke 9:28-36, (37-43a).  This week we look at how Myelin happened within our bodies.  We see that this was a rapid evolution within vertebrates, and due to recent studies we have figured out more about it.  This single thing has allowed for vertebrates to interact within the world/ecos...

The readings for this week for the Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany are: Genesis 45:3-11, 15, Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40, 1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50, and Luke 6:27-38.  This week we look at how fire is so important to our ecosystems.  It is the simple process that allows for our ecosystem to turn over and start anew but also allow for growth to begin.  When we have suppressed fire in the past, it ha...

The readings for this week for the Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany are: Jeremiah 17:5-10, Psalm 1, 1 Corinthians 15:12-20, and Luke 6:17-26.  This week we look at why mammals were able to survive so much better than the dinosaurs did even though we were both around at the same time. We were able to adapt, stay humble and take advantage of opportunities as they arose.  We must now continue to stay...

The readings for this week for the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany are: Isaiah 6:1-8, (9-13), Psalm 138, 1 Corinthians 15:1-11, and Luke 5:1-11.  This week we look at what lessons can we as people of faith and faith communities learn from what DeepSeek has done to the AI world.  We need to learn to be able to change course when needed quickly and to adapt and change.  Simon who becomes Peter does...

The readings for this week for the Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany are: Jeremiah 1:4-10, Psalm 71:1-6, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, and Luke 4:21-30.  This week we look to continue to discuss gifts.  When people have gifts, it allows them to be experts.  When experts give us information that is difficult, in love we need to be able to take it in, and allow ourselves to grow and change.  This is often q...

The readings for this week for the Third Sunday after the Epiphany are: Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10, Psalm 19, 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a, and Luke 4:14-21.  This week we look at gifts.  We all have them and need to be able to use them effectively but that also means that we need to be put in the right situation in order for us to succeed.  We realize that God has given us these gifts, it is our job to...

First, I apologize for the audio this week.  There was an error on my side and my microphone was recorded wrong.  I will look to fix that for next week! The readings for this week for the Second Sunday after the Epiphany are: Isaiah 62:1-5, Psalm 36:5-10, 1 Corinthians 12:1-11, and John 2:1-11.  This week we look at coaching and teaching and how valuable they are to us.  When we look at our lives,...

The readings for this week for the Baptism of Our Lord are: Isaiah 43:1-7, Psalm 29, Acts 8:14-17, and Luke 3:15-17, 21-22.  This week we look at how restoration takes time.  This is similar to us understanding what the Holy Spirit means to us and following what God is calling us to do.  There are usually early results that we can get caught up in but God works on a long timeline and we should be...

The readings for this week for the 2nd Sunday after Christmas are: Jeremiah 31:7-14 or Sirach 24:1-12, Psalm 147:12-20 or Wisdom of Solomon 10:15-2, Ephesians 1:3-14, and John 1:(1-9), 10-18.  This week we look at how nature and many things around us have a season to slow down and gather together.  Do we as people allow ourselves to do the same?  This week we talk about many of these and how they...

Surprise!  We have made it to 7 Years of doing the Faith and Science Podcast.  Yesterday, December 30th, was our birthday.  It has been quite a ride and I am so thankful for everyone tuning in and listening as we have made 366 podcasts.  Enough for every day of the year!  I am excited with some ideas for the podcast next year and I look forward to seeing where this continues to go. Here's to the n...

The readings for this week for the 1st Sunday after Christmas are: 1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26, Psalm 148, Colossians 3:12-17, and Luke 2:41-52.  This week we look at how we need to keep growing in our faith and understanding.  One great way to do that is through citizen science where we are all able to grow and learn more about our creation.  By working together we can all grow and discover things and l...

The readings for this week for the 4th Sunday in Advent are: Micah 5:2-5a, Luke 1:46b-55 or Psalm 80:1-7, Hebrews 10:5-10, and Luke 1:39-45, (46-55).  This week we look at the history of communication.  We have consistently had to have trust in the messages that we have been getting from others from context clues.  Are we connected enough to God that we hear, understand and know that the messages...

The readings for this week for the 2nd Sunday in Advent are: Zephaniah 3:14-20, Isaiah 12:2-6, Philippians 4:4-7, and Luke 3:7-18.  This week we look at the Hubble tension over the Hubble Constant.  We explore how scientists have continued to work to refine their ways of gathering data to get a more accurate and precise measurement of this constant.  This has come from: continuous questioning, bei...

The readings for this week for the 2nd Sunday in Advent are: Baruch 5:1-9, or Malachi 3:1-4, Luke 1:68-79, Philippians 1:3-1, and Luke 3:1-6.  This week we look how there are multiple animals that go through a process of preparing for the upcoming season.  In this process, or eating food, it also leaves behind something that will last generations long after us.  Are we willing to do the same and s...

The readings for this week for the 1st Sunday in Advent are: Jeremiah 33:14-16, Psalm 25:1-10, 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13, and Luke 21:25-36.  This week we look to nature to see how nature works to prepare for major changes and having to trust God for parts of it.  This can be seen in how trees sap works or in how birds prepare to migrate. Are we willing to do the same?  Thanks again for taking the ti...

The readings for this week for Reign of Christ or Christ the King Sunday are: 2 Samuel 23:1-7 and Psalm 132:1-12, (13-18), or Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14 and Psalm 93, with Revelation 1:4b-8, and John 18:33-37.  This week we look at how we often can not see the whole picture of what is going on.  God calls us to take a moment and breathe and reflect on life and yet we struggle to let ourselves do that. ...

The readings for this week for 26th Sunday after Pentecost are: 1 Samuel 1:4-20, with 1 Samuel 2:1-10, or Daniel 12:1-3, with Psalm 16, and Hebrews 10:11-14, (15-18), 19-25, and Mark 13:1-8.  This week we look at Bredt's Rule in Organic Chemistry and how this is a good thing in science even when it is difficult.  Are we allowing ourselves to do the same thing in our faith?  Without acknowledging t...

The readings for this week for 25th Sunday after Pentecost are: Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17, and Psalm 127, or 1 Kings 17:8-16 and Psalm 146, with Hebrews 9:24-28, and Mark 12:38-44.  This week we look at Marie Curie and what dedication she had to the sciences and helping all of us better understand the world around us.  Are we as people willing to do the same thing?  Are we willing to be that willing to...

The readings for this week for the All Saints Day are Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9 or Isaiah 25:6-9, with Psalm 24, Revelation 21:1-6a, and John 11:32-44  The readings for this week for 24th Sunday after Pentecost are: Jeremiah 31:31-34, Psalm 46, Romans 3:19-28, and John 8:31-36.  This week we discuss how with where we have gotten with gene editing and expression that we are now confronted with the qu...

The readings for this week for the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost are Job 42:1-6, 10-17 and Psalm 34:1-8, (19-22), or Jeremiah 31:7-9 and Psalm 126, with Hebrews 7:23-28, and Mark 10:46-52.  The readings for this week for Reformation Sunday are: Jeremiah 31:31-34, Psalm 46, Romans 3:19-28, and John 8:31-36.  This week we discuss how important it is for us to overlook different parts of God's creation...

The readings for this week are Job 38:1-7, (34-41) and Psalm 104:1-9, 24, 35c, or Isaiah 53:4-12 and Psalm 91:9-16, with Hebrews 5:1-10 and, Mark 10:35-45.  This week we discuss how asking the right question, and making the right observations is very important in science and in faith.  Without these, it is quite easy for us to get misled and have been led astray.  With asking the right questions a...

The readings for this week are Job 23:1-9, 16-17 and Psalm 22:1-15, or Amos 5:6-7, 10-15 and Psalm 90:12-17, with Hebrews 4:12-16, and Mark 10:17-31.  This week we discuss how our bodies have different things that wear out and cause aging.  In this, there are ways that we can do preventative care, but there is also the acceptance of the gifts that we have been given and embracing that.  Also reali...

The readings for this week are Job 1:1, 2:1-10 and Psalm 26, or Genesis 2:18-24 and Psalm 8, with Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12, and Mark 10:2-16.  This week we discuss how important different scientific assistants have made a significant impact on many of these discoveries for the people they helped.  Without these assistants, many of these discoveries wouldn't not have happened. We all can work on reali...

The readings for this week are Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22 and Psalm 124, or Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29 and Psalm 19:7-14, with James 5:13-20, and Mark 9:38-50.  This week we see how pride and fear often lead to the suppression of new ideas or persecution of individuals. Yet, when Jesus is given an opportunity to be prideful, he chooses to be humble instead and make sure his pride does not get i...