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In this episode, Rev. Gibson and Johnny Gwin discuss the themes of meeting God and Living Water. What would it be like to meet Jesus? What would you say? Would you know who he was? Jesus's interaction with the Samarian women at Jacob's Well and his meeting with Nicodemus shows us a very "human" and intimate conversation with the people around him. Jesus seems to be an excellent listener and a teacher in these gospel stories from John. What could we learn about life and ourselves from such a personal conversation with Jesus?
Moses and his Israelites are also discussed, and we are reminded of the "human nature" to not only turn on each other but God when things look bad and not going our way? Beverly illustrates how Moses shows us (in Exodus) that God is always among us and he provides when we are in need. Is our faith and spirit strong enough to see God when we think he has abandoned us?
Hear Johnny actually describe the show summary accurately this week, and he manages to sneak in a Jean Grey (from X-Men) and Bruce Lee mention into today's conversation.
What You Will Hear:
Discussion of "setting a scene" with the intimate conversations that John describes in his Gospel (Nicodemus & Samarian Women at well)
The Samarian Woman description and her significance
The well at the center of the city and the importance of Jacob's Well
Living Water = Moses delivers from a rock and Jesus discusses how we will deliver water that will quench your thirst forever
Theme of "Living Water" - not stagnant but "flowing" from one person to another. Spirit and faith should be "flowing" through us and to each other
"I am He" - how Jesus knew the Samarian woman
The "human exchange" between Jesus and the Samarian Women
The place of Samarian women in the Jewish world
Jesus is the "deep listener" that can hear what reverberates through your soul
Jean Grey (X-Men) and her burden of knowing what everyone thinks and feels
To know what to do with someone's pain and weight when you can recognize it
Third week of Lenten Journey of Spirit: meeting God
Over 40 years the Israelites turn on and quarrel with Moses many times
The actions and complaints of the Israelites is the story of "US."
Beverly shares that she has given up "Facebook" for Lent
Moses mighty Staff and his connection and relationship with God
When things don't go our way - like the Israelites - we pick up a rock, shake or fist to the sky and blame God.
Faith allows us to come back and God will provide for us
Hearing God getting "tired and over" the Israelites and their straying from Him
40 years in the desert? Moses must have wandered in circles
The controversy of where Mt. Sinai was located
Biblical maps gives some readers a grounding to a place to help us understand a story and lesson
Fleeing and hiding in "the Wilderness" is not a bad thing - it can be a regrouping and reenergizing time
Jesus's ministry and journey in the wilderness until he "points his face toward Jerusalem"
Moses also used "the Wilderness" to prepare to what was coming
Meeting your Yoda in the Wilderness
Finding focus and learning how to work without distractions - Cal Newport's Deep Work best-selling book
Withdrawing from society and going deep in your inner world, thoughts, and feelings to find some clarity
Carl Jung had to build a sanctuary to find his center and focus
The importance and power of a retreat
JK Rowling's technique to finish the last "Harry Potter" book
Going deep to see God, Jesus, the world around us and the "real you"
The difficult of judging ourselves
Deeping diving into understanding ourselves (Christ Church Cathedral) with Ministry Architects
Deep Listening and the Deep Listening Band and their music of reverberation and evolution of participating with the environment
"Going with the flow" just like water
Bruce Lee and his martial arts analogy of "being like water, not like the rock"
Emerging from "The Wilderness" and the importance of the "parking lot" conversations with others
Spiritual growth and opportunity in every interaction with people and places
Are we the same person at 18 and at 38?
Shutting out the world, looking inward, focusing and listening to others to discover who we are and what makes us happy
Cal Newport's view of "letting go" of social media
Balancing between the world of "letting go", the wilderness and the hustle and bustle of the world
Of the Earth vs. not of this Earth balancing battle
The lessons and the message from the discipline of Lent
Johnny admits that excess social media and the disruptive world getting in the way of prayer and spirituality makes him as quarrelsome as the Israelites in the desert
Living a life that embraces "minimalism"
The world and culture of "MORE"
Lent is a good time for attendance at Church
The purpose of a Sabbatical
Katherine Deaton's living artisanal water well
The Baptism - living water giving to you from a stagnant rock
Pulpit To Pew suddenly turns into a financial podcast concerning oil, artisanal water, and the upcoming water supply bubble
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