Koinonia21C: Recent Episodes
Matt Lenahan
How do we talk about, reflect on, and act faithfully and courageously about things that really matter? How do we curate the mystery of God, faith traditions we have inherited, and a Christian spiritual life as a community in the 21st century world? In a time of both global access and connectivity, how do we overcome the profound sense of disconnection, isolation, and dislocation so many of us experience in our lives? In this podcast, we will try to recover what we've lost, explore a meaningful Christian spiritual life, and make new connections with God, one another, and the earth.
Listening to the Beatitudes of Jesus from Matthew 5 we explore the meaning of blessedness. Who does God favor?
The rain reminds us that the God of creation weeps. We also weep tears of sorrow, loss, and pain. May our tears draw us closer to the God of the rain and the sun.
On this meditation we hear a meditation on the cross. How does the violence of the cross save? There are many ways to think about it.
Psalms, with readings, prayers, and blessings from the Celtic Christian tradition. Text from J. Philip Newell and John O'Donohue.
With Pla reading from the Psalms. prayers and blessings from the Celtic Christian tradition.
A daily reading from the Psalms with prayers and blessings from the Celtic Christian tradition.
Today, we ask why read the bible and how to read the bible well, faithfully, or spiritually? We talk to Pastor Rob Myallis, a faithful leader, preacher, and teacher of the bible.
We live in a time and culture that does not respect limits. Prohibitions of any kind are considered infringements on personal liberties. Our hectic, frantic lives exhaust us and we don't know how to stop. We're addicted to busyness. And it's killing us. But what if there is another way, an ancient teaching, that could change our lives?
This is an introduction to my weekly podcast. We will walk together and listen to the world with wonder and imagination, hoping and expecting to be inspired to make the world a better place for all of us to live.