Meditations 4 Misfits

In this week’s podcast we take a look at a Resurrection story as recorded in Luke’s Gospel, chapter 24. We consider what it might mean to be a “witness” and wonder what if the “Good News” is really good news. 

In this reflection on the story of Jesus meeting with his followers on the evening of the Resurrection as recorded in John chapter 20, we consider what it might mean to live the resurrected life. “The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult; and left untried.” – G. K. Chesterton 

This Easter podcast offers a reflection on the Resurrection story of Jesus as recorded in St. John’s Gospel. The question being considered is, “What is Resurrection Life?” “I have come that you might have life – and have it to the fullest!” – Jesus (John 10:10) 

This podcast offers a reflection on the Triumphal Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem on the week he was murdered as recorded in the Gospel of John (12:12-16). In this episode we consider the competing agendas that would lead to Jesus’s eventual execution. 

This lecture, The Value of Existential Distress, was delivered at the YOLO Cares Quintessential Care Summit on March 15, 2024, on the campus of Sacramento State University. A link to the slide deck that accompanies the lecture is below. 

Slides: The Value of Existential Distress

This podcast offers a reflection on the most famous verse in the Bible, John 3:16, and suggests what it might mean to “trust in Jesus.” 

This podcast offers a reflection on the episode of Jesus turning over the money-changers tables as recorded in the Gospel of John, Chapter 2. We consider Jesus’s declaration that The Beloved’s house is to be a house a prayer for ALL nations (referencing Isaiah 56:7). 

This podcast offers a reflection on the story of Jesus’s transfiguration as recorded in Mark’s Gospel 9:2-9.  This reading invites us to consider how we might connect with the God who helps us get un-stuck. “God, you know that if we don’t change the direction we’re going, we’re likely to end up where we’re headed. Show us a better way. Show us your way.” – Vicki Kemper 

This podcast offers a reflection on the temptations that Jesus encountered in the wilderness (as recorded in the Gospel of Mark, chapter one). Instead of considering “Who we are?” a better question might be, “Who do we want to become?” “The men and women who are truly filled with light are those who have gazed deeply into the darkness of their own imperfect existence.” – Brennan Manning

In this reflection on the story of Zacchaeus found in Luke’s Gospel (chapter 19), we consider what it might have meant to have been “saved” by Jesus. “At the still point of the turning world, neither flesh nor fleshless; neither from nor towards; at the still point, there the dance is … “ – T.S. Eliot