The Faith and Science Podcast

The readings for this week for the Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost are Haggai 2:1-2:9 and Psalm 145:1-5, 17-21 or Psalm 98, or Job 19:23-27a and Psalm 17:1-9, with 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17, and Luke 20:27-38.  This week we look at how even in science we have at times where breakthroughs were overlooked or misunderstood.  Barbara McClintock is a perfect example of this and how she was 15-2...

The readings for this week for the Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost are Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 and Psalm 119:137-144, or Isaiah 1:10-18 and Psalm 32:1-7, with 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 and Luke 19:1-10.  This can also be All Saints Sunday, and if you are following those texts they are: Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18 and Psalm 149, with Ephesians 1:11-23, and Luke 6:20-31.  This week we look into the bre...

The readings for this week for the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost are Joel 2:23-32 and Psalm 65, or Sirach 35:12-17 or Jeremiah 14:7-10, 19-22 and Psalm 84:1-7, with 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18, and Luke 18:9-14.  This is also Reformation Sunday, and if you are following those texts they are: Jeremiah 31:31-34, Psalm 46, Romans 3:19-28, and John 8:31-36.  This week we look into T-cells and the discov...

The readings for this week for the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost are Jeremiah 31:27-34 and Psalm 119:97-104, or Genesis 32:22-31 and Psalm 121, with 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5, and Luke 18:1-8.  This week we talk about how seeing the places that need justice can sometimes be hidden.  When we discover these, it means that the path to justice might be long and hard but still is worth the effort and the...

The readings for this week for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost are Jeremiah 29:1, 4-7 and Psalm 66:1-12, or 2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c and Psalm 111, with 2 Timothy 2:8-15, and Luke 17:11-19.  This week we talk about how we need to slow down and think about all the things that make our lives possible.  When we do this it allows us it allows us to give thanks for all the things that make our lives...

The readings for this week for the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost are Lamentations 1:1-6 and Lamentations 3:19-26 or Psalm 137, or Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 and Psalm 37:1-9, with 2 Timothy 1:1-14, and Luke 17:5-10.  This week we look to nature to inspire us to look at how to grow our faith.  When we look at birds and plants, they use natural cycles to know when it is time for them to prepare for...

The readings for this week for the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost are Jeremiah 32:1-3a, 6-15 and Psalm 91:1-6, 14-16, or Amos 6:1a, 4-7 and Psalm 146, with 1 Timothy 6:6-19, and Luke 16:19-31.  This week we look into some major breakthroughs with artificial blood.  Even with these breakthroughs, we still have big discussions about making sure that we keep reinvesting in the community through res...

Hello Everyone, I hope you enjoy this week's podcast and I would enjoy hearing your thoughts about it.  The readings for this week for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost are Jeremiah 8:18-9:1 and Psalm 79:1-9, or Amos 8:4-7 and Psalm 113, with 1 Timothy 2:1-7, and Luke 16:1-13.  This week we learn from Ernst Leitz II and see how it is important to care for those who are seen as poor in some way....

The readings for Holy Cross Sunday are Numbers 21:4b-9, and Psalm 98:1-5, or Psalm 78:1-2, 34-38, with 1 Corinthians 1:18-24, and John 3:13-17 or for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost are Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28 and Psalm 14, or Exodus 32:7-14 and Psalm 51:1-10, with 1 Timothy 1:12-17, and Luke 15:1-10.  This week we talk about the recent potential breakthrough of the Milli Spinner for blot cl...

The readings for this week for the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost are Jeremiah 18:1-11 and Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18, or Deuteronomy 30:15-20 and Psalm 1, with Philemon 1:1-21, and Luke 14:25-33.  This week we talk about the example of a dead tree and what that can teach us.  What appears to be "dead" still can provide a lot to the living and is seen as a vital part of the tree cycle.  It is a very...

Dear Listeners,   We have made it 400 straight weeks of talking about Faith and Science!  I first want to thank everyone who has tagged along on this crazy journey.  I hope you enjoy this episode as we thank you and talk about what some of the future holds for the podcast.  Hope you enjoy it as we continue talking about Faith and Science each week.   Thank you so much, Tyler Bublitz

The readings for this week for the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost are Jeremiah 2:4-13 and Psalm 81:1, 10-16, or Sirach 10:12-18 or Proverbs 25:6-7 and Psalm 112, with Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16, and Luke 14:1, 7-14.  This week we look at flowering plants.  Have you ever considered that plants don't all flower at once?  Why don't plants flower all summer long?  How did plants get to a point of understan...

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After years of thinking about this, I am going live on Thursday August 21st at Noon Central time with my first Talkin' Faith and Science Podcast.  I am excited to hear the feedback and thoughts on this new project.     See you on Thursday, Tyler Bublitz

The readings for this week for the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost are Jeremiah 1:4-10 and Psalm 71:1-6, or Isaiah 58:9b-14 and Psalm 103:1-8, with Hebrews 12:18-29, and Luke 13:10-17.  This week we look at this history of Penicillin.  We see that there were multiple people who saw potential in it but yet were not able to pursue studying it.  The first major paper that goes through some of the ben...

The readings for this week for the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost are Isaiah 5:1-7 and Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19, or Jeremiah 23:23-29 and Psalm 82, with Hebrews 11:29-12:2, and Luke 12:49-56.  This week we look at our environment.  It can no longer be ignored.  We must address that we need to take care of the place that we live in before we lose it.  If we are truly following Christ, we must be willing to...

The readings for this week for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost are Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 and Psalm 50:1-8, 22-23, or Genesis 15:1-6 and Psalm 33:12-22, with Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16, and Luke 12:32-40.  This week we look at being prepared.  The Wright Brothers' didn't expect to be the people who would fly the first manned flight but through things throughout their lives and not be intimidated by the task...

The readings for this week for the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost are Hosea 11:1-11 and Psalm 107:1-9, 43, or Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-23 and Psalm 49:1-12, with Colossians 3:1-11, and Luke 12:13-21.  This week we look at Co-Migration.  This has been observed in multiple species and is being noticed that it is happening more due to the fact of how our climate is changing.  This leads us into a...

The readings for this week for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost are Hosea 1:2-10 and Psalm 85, or Genesis 18:20-32 and Psalm 138, with Colossians 2:6-15, (16-19), and Luke 11:1-13.  This week we look at bird calls.  Just like people, there are many different ways in which birds communicate.  To do this, birds have to learn many different calls and songs to be able to connect with birds of the sa...

The readings for this week for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost are Amos 8:1-12 and Psalm 52, or Genesis 18:1-10a and Psalm 15, with Colossians 1:15-28, and Luke 10:38-42.  This week we look at the history of Climate Change.  We have ignored the warnings that have been put out for generations and still don't want to change.  Are we too busy to look into the data or change our ways?  If we are want...

The readings for this week for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost are Amos 7:7-17 and Psalm 82, or Deuteronomy 30:9-14 and Psalm 25:1-10, with Colossians 1:1-14, and Luke 10:25-37.  This week we look at blood. We talk about how the discovery of blood types and how to preserve blood for blood transfusions has been huge in human history along with the current progress on making a universal snake antiv...

The readings for this week for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost are 2 Kings 5:1-14 and Psalm 30, or Isaiah 66:10-14 and Psalm 66:1-9, with Galatians 6:(1-6), 7-16, and Luke 10:1-11, 16-20.  This week we look at how disconnected we have become with the rest of creation.  In doing that, we miss the praises and the pains that they have to offer that could teach us so much about our creator and how w...

After advertising and talking about it for months, I was able to attend the Gustavus Adolphus Faith, Science, and Ethics Camps for 2025 again this year.  I had an amazing time interacting with this amazing group of young adults and hearing how they see Faith and Science working together and also the questions they have.  It was also fun to listen and think about sugar and how it affects us.  I bel...

The readings for this week for the Third Sunday after Pentecost are 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14 and Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20, or 1 Kings 19:15-16, 19-21 and Psalm 16, with Galatians 5:1, 13-25, and Luke 9:51-62.  This week we look at how our bodies are designed to be endurance athletes.  There are great modifications that have happened to our bodies to allow this to happen.  From that we then must do the hard...

The readings for this week for the Second Sunday after Pentecost are 1 Kings 19:1-4, (5-7), 8-15a and Psalm 42 and 43, or Isaiah 65:1-9 and Psalm 22:19-28, with Galatians 3:23-29, and Luke 8:26-39.  This week we look at how animals have to trust that God is going to take care of them.  We see this in how many birds especially migrate that they have to trust that God is going to provide for them to...