The Faith and Science Podcast

The readings this week are Genesis 45:1-15 and Psalm 133, or Isaiah 56:1, 6-8 and Psalm 67, with Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32, and Matthew 15:10-20, 21-28.  This week we look at science discoveries that are showing to have bigger impacts than first thought.  These are discoveries that are and will help us understand ourselves better with time even though they come from octopi and bacteria.  Are we willin...

The readings this week are Genesis 37:1-4, 12-28 and Psalm 105: 1-6, 16-22, 45b, or1 Kings 19:9-18 and Psalm 85:8-13, with Romans 10:5-15, and Matthew 14:22-33.  This week we look at how we have a difficult walk to do with our current climate crisis.  In that though, there seems to be some hope from some recent discoveries that may require some geo-engineering.  This will be hard work, but it's no...

The readings this week are Genesis 32:22-31, with Psalm 17:1-7, 15, or Isaiah 55:1-5, with Psalm 145:8-9, 14-21, Romans 9:1-5, and Matthew 14:13-21.  This week how plants and lobsters can work in abundance and not expect a large return.  They provide in abundance and expect that God will work within that to provide.  Why don't we work in the same way?  Thanks again for taking the time out to liste...

The readings this week are Genesis 29:15-28 with Psalm 105:1-11, 45b or Psalm 128, or 1 Kings 3:5-12 with Psalm 119:129-136, Romans 8:26-39, and Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52.  This week look at how an irritant can become something beautiful.  This is something that can easily be overlooked but if we are willing to look and dig deeper we just might find something that is much more beautiful than we expe...

The readings this week are Genesis 28:10-19a and Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24, or Wisdom of Solomon 12:13, 16-19, or Isaiah 44:6-8 and Psalm 86:11-17, Romans 8:12-25, and Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43.  This week look at how much has changed in the last 500 but especially the last 200 years when it comes to communication.  Our desire to share ideas with each other quickly can be seen in how much we have improv...

The readings this week are Genesis 25:19-34 and Psalm 119:105-112, or Isaiah 55:10-13 and Psalm 65:(1-8), 9-13, Romans 8:1-11, and Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23.  This week we talk about seed dispersal and how plants communicate with each other.  If we take this information and think about it with the parable of the sower and the seed, we see the need to communicate with others with their faith.  If that...

The readings this week are Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67 with Psalm 45:10-17 or Song of Solomon 2:8-13, or Zechariah 9:9-12 with Psalm 145:8-14, Romans 7:15-25a, and Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30.  This week we talk about how we have now physically changed the tilt of our planet due to how we are changing the amount of groundwater around the world.  Are we okay with this?  Are we willing to notice and...

The readings this week are Genesis 22:1-14 and Psalm 13, or Jeremiah 28:5-9 and Psalm 89:1-4, 15-18, Romans 6:12-23, and Matthew 10:40-42.  This week we talk about regenerative farming and soil.  We have a need for food and for things to grow.  This means that we need to have a growing appreciation for the amazing gift of the ground that allows it to grow.  Thanks again for taking the time out to...

Dear Listeners,   After advertising and talking about it for months, I was able to attend Gustavus' Academy of Faith, Science, and Ethics for 2023.  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.  I believe listening to this, it gives us a glimpse of the questions that some of t...

The readings this week are Genesis 21:8-21 and Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17, or Jeremiah 20:7-13 and Psalm 69:7-10, (11-15), 16-18, Romans 6:1b-11, and Matthew 10:24-39.  This week we looking at the Migratory Bird Treaty and how that has impacted our understanding of seeing beyond barriers.  By slowly understanding how birds migrate, we start to appreciate them as a resource and see the world around us as...

The readings this week are Genesis 18:1-15, (21:1-7) and Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19, or Exodus 19:2-8a and Psalm 100, Romans 5:1-8, and Matthew 9:35-10:8, (9-23).  This week we look at how our mental state can prevent us from being able to recover or being able to do what God is calling us to do.  We can often find ourselves in a state of putting up roadblocks that prevent us from doing what needs to be...

The readings this week are Genesis 12:1-9 and Psalm 33:1-12, or Hosea 5:15-6:6 and Psalm 50:7-15, Romans 4:13-25, and Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26.  This week we look at the faith that some in the scientific community have around the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker.  Though there are questions about its existence in 2023 even though there is a peer-reviewed journal article saying there is.  This is much like the...

The readings this week are either Genesis 1:1-2:4a, Psalm 8, 2 Corinthians 13:11-13, and Matthew 28:16-20.  This week we look at how ecosystems help us understand the trinity.  Our God comes in multiple ways to be able to reach us right where we are at.  This is similar to how an ecosystem is made up of many types of plants and animals to make it resilient to whatever comes our way.  Thanks again...

The readings this week are either Acts 2:1-21 or Numbers 11:24-30, Psalm 104:24-34, 35b, 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13 or Acts 2:1-21, and John 20:19-23 or John 7:37-39.  This week we look at how the wind works.  In understanding this, it opens the door to a connection to the coming of the Holy Spirit and then can be used to further help us understand how the Holy Spirit is here to guide us.  Thanks agai...

The readings this week are either Acts 1:1-11, Psalm 47 or Psalm 93, Ephesians 1:15-23, and Luke 24:44-53 or Acts 1:6-14, Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35, 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11, and John 17:1-11.  This week we look at the Frog Cycle.  A frog goes through its life and gets to the point where it has to take the "leap" of faith and leave the water and everything it's known and go into the world beyond the wat...

The readings this week are Acts 17:22-31, Psalm 66:8-20, 1 Peter 3:13-22, and John 14:15-21.  This week we look at how we can see how "the Advocate", the Holy Spirit, has been working with us for decades.  An easy example of this is seeing that the breakthroughs in understanding and being able to use DNA over the last 150 years has helped us prepare for what is coming.  Are we willing to see these...

The readings this week are Acts 7:55-60, Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16, 1 Peter 2:2-10, and John 14:1-14.  This week we look at how succession is a part of everyday life in nature.  When Jesus starts to prepare the disciples for his leaving they resist.  Are we going to allow for natural succession to happen in our lives? Thanks again for taking the time out to listen to this and I hope this is a tool that...

The readings this week are Acts 2:42-47, Psalm 23, 1 Peter 2:19-25, and John 10:1-10.  This week we look at how trust is a major part of creation even though as humans we struggle with this idea.  We can see bats and penguins doing huge amounts of trust in their daily lives.  Do we do the same with our faith with God? Thanks again for taking the time out to listen to this and I hope this is a tool...

The readings this week are Acts 2:14a, 36-41, Psalm 116:1-4, 12-19, 1 Peter 1:17-23, and Luke 24:13-35.  This week we look at an overlooked figure, along with overlooked caterpillars, and the power of music.  All of these have helped us, or can help us put the pieces together.  Are we going to allow ourselves to be curious so that God can then help us put pieces together that God wants to share wi...

The readings this week are Acts 2:14a, 22-32, Psalm 16, 1 Peter 1:3-9, and John 20:19-31.  This week we look at how quantum computers are coming quickly and have the possibility of being able to help us solve problems that recently seemed almost impossible to do.  In the same breath, many of us have a hard time understanding how classical computing works.  Is this similar to what was happening wit...

The readings this week are Acts 10:34-43 or Jeremiah 31:1-6, Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24, Colossians 3:1-4 or Acts 10:34-43, and John 20:1-18 or Matthew 28:1-10.  This week we look at how quickly we as people have made the impossible possible.  We can see it simply in how we are now able to fly when 120 years ago flying was much different.  Jesus Christ did this for us also in regards to our sin and we s...

The readings this week are Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29, and Matthew 21:1-11, or Isaiah 50:4-9a, Psalm 31:9-16, Philippians 2:5-11, and Matthew 26:14-27:66 or Matthew 27:11-54.  This week we look at how quickly we forget and thus take things for granted.  Do we not recognize how far we have come with our mobile technology over the last 15 years?  If we can't recognize that, how are we to recognize the bea...

The readings this week are Ezekiel 37:1-14, Psalm 130, Romans 8:6-11, and John 11:1-45.  This week we look at how time is quite different to God then us.  When God is looking at a long horizon that is over many generations, it is easy for us to miss the intent of what God is doing just looking at our here and now.  It often takes a lot of time for us to understand it and we see this as a continuin...

The readings this week are 1 Samuel 16:1-13, Psalm 23, Ephesians 5:8-14, and John 9:1-41.  This week we look at ocean plastics and how they are affecting the ecosystems around us.  Are we really going to stand by and allow this to happen and be happy with the results of business as usual?  Or will we allow ourselves to be like Jesus and change the culture around us?  Thanks again for taking the ti...

The readings this week are Exodus 17:1-7, Psalm 95, Romans 5:1-11, and John 4:5-42.  This week we look at how easy it is for us to overlook things and to conveniently forget things.  In doing this, it also makes it easy for us to miss the power of things going on or downplay the power of what God is doing or can do through us.  Thanks again for taking the time out to listen to this and I hope this...