The Faith and Science Podcast

The readings for this week are Acts 3:12-19, Psalm 4, 1 John 3:1-7, and Luke 24:36b-48.  This week we look at Albert Einstein pushing himself to think beyond where people had thought before with his Theory of General Relativity.  He then had to wait to see the result from the next total solar eclipse and had to even have other scientists run the experiment due to world conflicts wrapping up.  Jesu...

The readings for this week are Acts 4:32-35, Psalm 133, 1 John 1:1-2:2, and John 20:19-31.  This week we look at animal extinction and when do we really know that an animal is gone?  What evidence is needed to change our minds about this?  This is quite similar to what the disciples went through but especially Thomas.  Thomas does us a favor by showing us it is okay to question and to be human and...

The readings for the week for Easter Vigil are Genesis 1:1-2:4a and Psalm 136:1-9, 23-26, Genesis 7:1-5, 11-18; 8:6-18; 9:8-13 and Psalm 46, Genesis 22:1-18 and Psalm 16, Exodus 14:10-31; 15:20-21 and Exodus 15:1b-13, 17-18, Isaiah 55:1-11 and Isaiah 12:2-6, Baruch 3:9-15, 3:32-4:4 or Proverbs 8:1-8, 19-21; 9:4b-6 and Psalm 19, Ezekiel 36:24-28 and Psalm 42, 43, Ezekiel 37:1-14 and Psalm 143, Zeph...

The readings for the week for Palm Sunday are Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 and Mark 11:1-11 or John 12:12-16.  The readings for the Sunday of the Passion are Isaiah 50:4-9a, Psalm 31:9-16, Philippians 2:5-11, and Mark 14:1-15:47 or Mark 15:1-39, (40-47).  This week we look at pathological science and how our human experience has sometimes gotten caught up in the results that we overlook possible mistakes...

The readings for the week are Jeremiah 31:31-34, either Psalm 51:1-12 or Psalm 119:9-16, Hebrews 5:5-10, and John 12:20-33.  This week we look at the biology of seeds and how they work.  From this understanding, we are better able to understand what Jesus is saying in John 12:24 about the grain seed that must die, as Jesus prepares for his death and the future thereafter. Thanks again for taking t...

The readings for the week are Numbers 21:4-9, Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22, Ephesians 2:1-10, and John 3:14-21.  This week we look at how Jesus was a catalyst for transforming our relationship with God. Like how Nicodemus didn't fully understand how Jesus was laying out his whole ministry, we sometimes miss what God is trying to do for us as well.  This often happens when we see God has bridged the gap of...

The readings for the week are Exodus 20:1-17, Psalm 19, 1 Corinthians 1:18-25, and John 2:13-22.  This week we look at how sometimes science misses the target too.  We have to make sure that the new thing is actually doing what it is advertised to do, and be better for us, in both the short and long term.  This is something that can easily be overlooked for convenience or profits inside of making...

The readings for the week are Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16, Psalm 22:23-31, Romans 4:13-25, and either Mark 8:31-38 or Mark 9:2-9.  This week we look at how we can get stuck in our ideas and hurt where God is trying to take us.  We need to be willing and able to hear new ideas and willing to adapt ours so that we can continue to grow. Thanks again for taking the time out to listen to this and I hope this...

The readings for the week are Genesis 9:8-17, Psalm 25:1-10, 1 Peter 3:18-22, and Mark 1:9-15.  This week we look at how timing is important to God in Jesus' ministry but also how it is baked into our world as well.  Are we willing to acknowledge it as well?  Thanks again for taking the time out to listen to this and I hope this is a tool that you find useful. Remember to answer this week's questi...

The readings for the week are 2 Kings 2:1-12, Psalm 50:1-6, 2 Corinthians 4:3-6, and Mark 9:2-9.  This week we look at something seen as waste material, such as an orange peel or coffee grounds, which can produce so much more than we expect.  Jesus gives a taste of what is coming and shows there is so much more there than we understand of what Jesus is doing and shows it to us in 7 weeks.  Thanks...

The readings for the week are Isaiah 40:21-31, Psalm 147:1-11, 20c, 1 Corinthians 9:16-23, and Mark 1:29-39.  This week we look at Boston Dynamics, Spot is allowing us to explore places here on earth that were very difficult previously.  When we look at what Jesus does in the end of Mark Chapter 1, we see a similar challenge of challenging his disciples to not get overly comfortable and to keep mo...

The readings for the week are Deuteronomy 18:15-20, Psalm 111, 1 Corinthians 8:1-13, and Mark 1:21-28.  This week we look at penicillin and see the surprise that new insights can bring to science and to faith.  The important thing is staying humble in faith and in science in things like citizen science.  Thanks again for taking the time out to listen to this and I hope this is a tool that you find...

The readings for the week are Jonah 3:1-5, 10, Psalm 62:5-12, 1 Corinthians 7:29-31, and Mark 1:14-20.  This week we look at how we have to accept change and be willing to react immediately.  When we see Jesus calling his disciples by the sea we see that along with how our body reacts to bacteria attacking it.  The reactions are immediate, but the relationships that have been built over time is wh...

The readings for the week are 1 Samuel 3:1-10, (11-20), Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18, 1 Corinthians 6:12-20, and John 1:43-51.  This week we look at how challenges can be very good for us.  Just like President Kennedy challenged the United States in the 1960's to go and reach the moon by the end of the decade, Jesus does the same when the early disciples get impressed with simple details.  We are told to...

The readings for the week are Genesis 1:1-5, Psalm 29, Acts 19:1-7, and Mark 1:4-11.  This week we look at the properties of water and how that along with the news of ignition of nuclear fusion opens to us a new world.  We see in baptism that it opens up the beginning of Jesus' ministry and it appears that we are at a beginning of a new energy horizon potentially as well.  Just like the disciples...

Surprise!  We have made it to 6 Years of doing the Faith and Science Podcast.  It has been quite a ride and I am so thankful for everyone tuning in and listening as we have made 2 turns through the lectionary.  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 next year and Thank you for all the support, Tyler Bublitz

The readings for the week are Isaiah 61:10-62:3, Psalm 148, Galatians 4:4-7, and Luke 2:22-40.  This week we look at the history of Polio and how we discovered a vaccine.  The process was long, but we were able to fulfil the promises made in the March of Dimes to almost eradicate the disease from the planet.  It is a good reminder that there was a point that Jesus hadn't done everything yet and we...

The readings for the 4th Sunday of Advent are 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16, Luke 1:46b-55 or Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26, Romans 16:25-27, and Luke 1:26-38.  The Reading for the Nativity of Our Lord are Isaiah 9:2-7, Psalm 96, Titus 2:11-14, and Luke 2:1-14, (15-20), or Isaiah 62:6-12, Psalm 97, Titus 3:4-7, and Luke 2:(1-7), 8-20, or  Isaiah 52:7-10, Psalm 98, Hebrews 1:1-4, (5-12), and John 1:1-14.  This week we...

The readings this week are Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11, Psalm 126 or Luke 1:46b-55, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24, and John 1:6-8, 19-28.  This week look at how seed distribution shows us how God likes preparing the way from plants to people.  There is a need to be patient and trust while also allowing us to take risks as needed as well.  Thanks again for taking the time out to listen to this and I hope this is...

The readings this week are Isaiah 40:1-11, Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13, 2 Peter 3:8-15a, and Mark 1:1-8.  This week we see how John the Baptist was laying the foundation for Jesus coming but was there to start the work but not to finish.  The work had to keep moving, just like our world with succession.  The world keeps moving and changing but are we allowing ourselves to grow in the ways God is calling us...

The readings this week are Isaiah 64:1-9, Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19, 1 Corinthians 1:3-9, and Mark 13:24-37.  This week we talk about preparation.  We see nature do this and see that God is calling us into it without knowing the end date.  This is hard for us, and makes it feel at times that things are too big or too much for us, but that doesn't mean that we shouldn't try.  Working together is somethin...

The readings this week are Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24, Psalm 100, or Psalm 95:1-7a, with Ephesians 1:15-23, and Matthew 25:31-46.  This week we talk about observations in science and how we also need to do that in our faith and life as well.  We need to be able to see the small things in order for us to be the hands and feet as God is calling us into.  While seeing the small things, we will also see...

The readings this week are Judges 4:1-7 and Psalm 123, or Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18 and Psalm 90:1-8, (9-11), 12, with 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11, and Matthew 25:14-30.  This week we talk about how we have run through many of our water reserves and they will not be able to come back.  To prevent further damage, we have to be willing to take this inconvenient fact and start working on making adjustments eve...

The readings this week are Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25 and Psalm 78:1-7, or Wisdom of Solomon 6:12-16 or Amos 5:18-24 and Wisdom of Solomon 6:17-20 or Psalm 70, with 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 and Matthew 25:1-13.  This week we talk about trees and how they have evolved to grow while being prepared.  This is something that we as people can learn from that it is okay for us to pause for a moment to allow Go...

The readings this week for the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost are Joshua 3:7-17 and Psalm 107:1-7, 33-37, or Micah 3:5-12 and Psalm 43, with 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13, and Matthew 23:1-12.  The readings for All Saints Sunday are Revelation 7:9-17, Psalm 34:1-10, 22, 1 John 3:1-3, and Matthew 5:1-12.  This week we talk about making sure our egos are in check and use the example of Gregor Mendel to help u...