Prayer and Praise : Recent Episodes
National United Methodist Church
Have you ever felt as if you are alone in the world and no one can relate? Or maybe you are just looking to hear stories you can relate to. These are stories of faith, where real people share their life stories to show the ways that they have grown in their faith and their journey with God. Maybe you have a story similar or you want to know what to do in times of difficulty. Listen to these testimonies that will show you that we are all just taking this faith journey one step at a time.
Join us as we talk to Frankie Bonilla about his journey of living out Christ's love. He tells us his story of working in the school system and how embracing a ethic of love and restorative practices for students got him fired. What might living out the love of Jesus cost us?
Music is thanks to the following:
Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com Track: Meditation by SoundStreet https://tunetank.com/track/5954-meditation/
Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com Track: Soul Vibe by Dima Tyshko https://tunetank.com/track/5064-soul-vibe/
Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com Track: 90s Urban Hip - Hop Beat by AHOAMI https://tunetank.com/track/3302-90s-urban-hip-hop-beat/
Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com Track: Rooftop Sunsets by Alexey Anisimov https://tunetank.com/track/5412-rooftop-sunsets/
Join us as we talk to Derek Willis a journalist who witnessed an interesting event for a story. He helps us to wrestle with the struggles of our concepts of vengeance and justice as Christians.
*Tigger warning: execution and death penalty
Music is thanks to the following:
Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com Track: Meditation by SoundStreet https://tunetank.com/track/5954-meditation/
Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com Track: Soul Vibe by Dima Tyshko https://tunetank.com/track/5064-soul-vibe/
Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com Track: 90s Urban Hip - Hop Beat by AHOAMI https://tunetank.com/track/3302-90s-urban-hip-hop-beat/
Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com Track: Rooftop Sunsets by Alexey Anisimov https://tunetank.com/track/5412-rooftop-sunsets/
Sit with us as we chat with Dr. Ann Michel about women in ministry within the church and God's call. Call is not limited to the clergy and pastors, but definitely comes out in the lives of all persons.
Special Thanks to:
Royalty FreeMusic from Tunetank.com Track: Meditation by SoundStreethttps://tunetank.com/track/5954-meditation/
Royalty FreeMusic from Tunetank.com Track: Soul Vibe by Dima Tyshko https://tunetank.com/track/5064-soul-vibe/
Royalty FreeMusic from Tunetank.com Track: 90s Urban Hip - Hop Beat by AHOAMI https://tunetank.com/track/3302-90s-urban-hip-hop-beat/
Royalty FreeMusic from Tunetank.com Track: Rooftop Sunsets by Alexey Anisimovhttps://tunetank.com/track/5412-rooftop-sunsets/
Join us as we talk with Alison Schwarz, a Wesley Theological Seminary student, about women in the Bible and what that means about the way we treat women today. There are many strong women in our lives and how often do we explore the details of who they are? Where better than to look at Jesus for how we should consider the role of women in our lives and our churches?
Sit with us as we talk to Dr. Lori Mitchell, who discusses what it is like to go through difficult situations that make us feel alone or that God is silent. Sometimes no one around us understands what we are going through. For her, it was experiencing a miscarriage. For you, it might be something else. But go on this journey with us as we see God is with us in her story and the story of Job.
Join us as we talk with Erik Slingerland about God's call. God calls each and every one of us to something. It is not just pastors that are called but everyone. Seek out what God is calling you to. And be bold to embrace it. God did not call you to something that you were not created for. We ask why me? Why not you?
Join us as we talk with Paula Pree about her faith journey and how she has begun to put herself into the biblical stories she hears in church. We aren't differnet from the people of the Bible, sometimes we have to make the biblical stories come alive for us so that we can really digest it and really meet Jesus. When we look at the story through a new lens, we learn about ourselves and the God we serve. Meet Jesus....
Sit with us as we talk to Dee Dee Parker Wright who gives us a message on wisdom and how to hold onto God when we are struggling to move through times of transition. If you are taking that new step toward something new, something that may even feel scary, God is with you.
Music
"Gone at Last" https://youtu.be/G7gyKj9lgMY
"Blessed Assurance" https://youtu.be/fiSkmbzS4nw
"Pass Me Not 'O Gentle Savior" https://youtu.be/FHXHkQHlMAA "Keep Your Eyes on Jesus" https://youtu.be/vh5LgSckDlA
Join us as we speak to our resident expert in all things United Methodist, Tanner Carlson, and dive deep into what it means to be holy as people of faith (Angela made me do it)
Sit down with us as we talk to Judge Kevin McKeever about forgiveness. Too often we let anger and revenge hold onto our hearts. At some point we have to let that go and release the chains on our lives. When we release the shackles and forgive, then we can be able to become reacquainted with joy. We can live our lives more fully. So love and forgive.
Join us as we sit with Rev. Erica Robinson Johnson who tells her story and challenges us to get to know the people next to us, to break down stereotypes, and love on each other. Also, take time to witness where God is moving - pause and reflect on what God is up to.
Join us as we sit with Kenneth Longmyer discussing Israel/Palestine. He challenges us as the church to treat our neighbor with love. Jesus told the parable of the Good Samaritan and asked the crowd who was the neighbor in the story even though the Samaritans and the Jews were at odds with each other. Loving your neighbor is more than just caring for the person who lives next to you. It is about building relationship with others because of Christian love. No matter where you stand on the issue, it opens up an interesting perspective. Peace and Blessings.
Join us as we sit with Thomas Larayea about the prayer warriors in his life. In this season our theme was prayer and Thomas shared with us stories of those he knew who had a faithful witness of the things that God can do through prayer. When we pray we must have faith that God is at work and that God can change things. Praying is not doing nothing, but prayer is putting our hand in the hand of God, trusting that God is moving, maybe not the way we want, but knowing that God is moving.
We hear a word from Belva Newsome about what it means to become a new creation. How can we forgive? What happens if we don't? And we wrestle with the identities that society has set for us.
Join us on this faith path as we talk to Angela Pupino, our student ministries coordinator. Journey with us as we discuss perfectionism, what happens when plans change, and what happens when the plans we have set for ourselves no longer fit God's plan for us. Sit with us as our experience is our lived out prayer and our story our praise to God.
Listen to the testimony of our Senior Pastor, Rev. Doug Robinson Johnson as we wrestle with the gift of faith that challenges us to grow in fear and take the time to look around us in the midst of fear and pain, because sometimes when we take the time to look around us, other options appear. Hear Pastor Doug's story that it may be a witness of God's movement, but also a testimony on what faith may be like for you.
Have you felt alone? Are you questioning God? Are you trying to lead a faithful life? Are you more spiritual than religious? Are you looking for your "people" on this journey called life? Believe it or not, no one gets it right all the time and no one has figured out this journey of faith. We are safe to question, we are safe to even be mad at God sometimes. But one thing is true, we are never alone, God is with us and so is the community of faith. This podcast seeks to show that our life can be a lived out prayer and our stories are our praise to God. Through stories of faith we pull together a narrative that you can relate to, learn from, and wrestle with. Join us as we seek to make the love of God obvious in all aspects of life.