Dan Heavenor

The Friendship with Jesus Podcast

Religion EN ↓ 87 episodes

A companion podcast to the book Friendship with Jesus: An Imaginative Prayer Journey.

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Dan Heavenor

Episodes

Jesus and the Thieves. Thursday Thoughts Holy Week. Maundy Thursday. 17.04.2025 6:50

The cross is a scandal to all our sensibilities of what God is supposed to be like. Remain at the cross and pray as Jesus interacts with the two men crucified with him.

Simon of Cyrene. Thursday Thoughts Holy Week. Wednesday 16.04.2025 11:01

We now travel the last part of Jesus’ Passion journey up the hill to Golgotha . . .

Jesus, Pilate, and Barabbas. Thursday Thoughts Holy Week Tuesday. 15.04.2025 11:18

Jesus soon stands before Pilate, likely bruised and disheveled from the blows he has received. “Are you the King of the Jews?” Enter into this scene in prayer.

In the Courtyard. Thursday Thoughts Holy Week. Monday. 14.04.2025 7:36

This Holy Week we walk with Jesus on the last days before the cross. Today, pray with the story of Peter in the courtyard.

The Silence of Jesus. Thursday Thoughts Lent Series, Week 6. 10.04.2025 9:41

You are in the room when the Sanhedrin interrogate Jesus. As you pray with the story, what will you notice?

The Test in the Garden. Thursday Thoughts Lent Series, Week 5. 03.04.2025 6:41

Join Peter, James, and John as they accompany Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane.

The Battle in the Garden. Thursday Thoughts Lent Seies Week 4 27.03.2025 12:06

Jesus enters Gethsemane in great distress and anguish. Accompany him and his friends in prayer. An imaginative prayer exercise.

Betrayal and Bravado. Thursday Thoughts Lent Series Week 3 20.03.2025 11:01

Return to the Upper Room one more time to enter into the scene with Judas and Peter; watching, listening, noticing Jesus.

The Meal. Thursday Thoughts Lent Series Week 2 14.03.2025 9:16

Sit with the disciples at the Last Supper, watching Jesus as he passes the bread and the wine, listening to him say, "This is my body, this is my blood."

Jesus Washes Feet. Thursday Thoughts Lent Series. Week 1 06.03.2025 6:36

This is the first in our Lent Series from Thursday Thoughts: Jesus Washes Feet. (John 13).

Praying with Jesus' Birth. Thursday Thoughts Advent Series, Finale 24.12.2024 7:46

The final prayer exercise from the Advent Series. Praying with Jesus' Birth. Luke 2: 1-7.

Praying with Shepherds. Thursday Thoughts Advent Series, Week Four 18.12.2024 7:31

The theme of this final week of Advent is Joy! Listen and pray with this guided prayer exercise as the angel brings the announcement of joy to the shepherds on that first Christmas night. Luke 2:6-15.

Praying with Joseph. Thursday Thoughts Advent Series, Week Three 12.12.2024 11:00

The theme of this week is Love. God's love, Jesus' love, of course. But also Joseph's love. Pray with this imaginative prayer based on Matthew 1:18-25.

Praying with Mary. Thursday Thoughts Advent Series Week Two 05.12.2024 8:40

The theme of this week of Advent is Peace. Listen and pray with an imaginative prayer exercise accompanying Mary as she receives word from Gabriel that she is to have a child. Luke 1:26-38, 46-56

Praying with Zachariah. Thursday Thoughts Advent Series, Week One 28.11.2024 9:49

The theme of the first week of Advent is Hope. This is a guided imaginative prayer to help you pray with Zachariah, from Luke 1, as you begin your journey of praying imaginatively into the story of Jesus' coming.

Season 2 Trailer 26.11.2024 1:09

A brief description of Season 2 of the Friendship with Jesus podcast.

Epilogue - Coming Home 07.08.2024 5:01

The final prayer exercise from the Epilogue, page 131, of Friendship with Jesus. I hope you have been enriched by praying through the book.

Chapter Ten - On the Beach (John 21) 07.08.2024 9:44

Prayer exercise from Chapter Ten, page 131, of Friendship with Jesus.

Chapter Ten - Mary at the Empty Tomb (John 20:1-18) 07.08.2024 6:59

Prayer exercise from Chapter Ten, page 127, of Friendship with Jesus.

Chapter Ten - Praying with Holy Saturday (Isaiah 53, Psalm 88) 07.08.2024 6:15

Prayer exercise from Chapter Ten, page 121, of Friendship with Jesus.

Chapter Nine - Mary at the Cross (Various Scriptures) 07.08.2024 12:00

Prayer exercise from Chapter Nine, page 117, of Friendship with Jesus.